RCs = Release CandidatesRTW = Released to Web“for some” means “for TechNet and MSDN subscribers”You remember several days ago we announced that the RC for Windows 7 would be available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers on April 30th.“Hey, that’s today!”Yep. And of course the first thing I did this morning was to connect up to … Continue reading Breaking News: It’s here! RCs are RTW! (for some)
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April-June 2009 – TechNet UNLEASHED Event Resources
Feedback e-mail to my boss: Harry Caldwell – HarryCal@microsoft.com Future Live, In-Person Event InformationTechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremdeMSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.com NEW - IT Managers Community Hub - http://technet.microsoft.com/itmanagementNEW - IT Manager Community Forum - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/itmanager THRIVE: Me >> My Skills >> My Organizationhttp://www.microsoft.com/click/thrive/ User Group Resources:User Group Support Services - http://ugss.codezone.comCulminis - http://new.culminisconnections.com 28%-OFF Special TechNet Plus … Continue reading April-June 2009 – TechNet UNLEASHED Event Resources
BIG Breaking News: The Windows 7 RC wait is almost over..
“Huh?!”Yep. Release Candidate 1 (and only, I’ve heard) will be available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers on April 30, 2009.“Says who? All I’ve heard is leaks and rumors of leaks.”Says the Windows 7 team on the Windows 7 Team Blog. “Can I get it now?”Do you have a TechNet Plus or MSDN subscription?“No”Then you should … Continue reading BIG Breaking News: The Windows 7 RC wait is almost over..
Breaking News: Exchange Server “14” has a name! And the BETA is available today!
Microsoft announced today that the next version of Microsoft Exchange (previously known as version 14) is now called Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Here’s the MS PressPass article about it.Great name! Surprised?“No.”I didn’t think so. But the good news is that the beta is now available today as well. You can get it here. Is that … Continue reading Breaking News: Exchange Server “14” has a name! And the BETA is available today!
Important Windows 7 Beta-to-RC Upgrade (?!) Information
Now.. before you kill the messenger, you really need to read and understand this post from the “Engineering Windows 7” blog in its entirety:Delivering a quality upgrade experienceDon’t want to read it all? Okay.. If you really want the summary instead, here are important bits: We are thrilled that so many people are running and … Continue reading Important Windows 7 Beta-to-RC Upgrade (?!) Information
Kevin’s “Connections 2009” Event Resources
Orlando - March 16, 2009 NOTE: My demo scripts are attached to this post. You'll find the attachment at the bottom. E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com Feedback e-mail to my boss: Harry Caldwell – HarryCal@microsoft.com IT Manager Community Hub and Forumhttp://technet.microsoft.com/itmanagementhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itmanager/threads/ Thrive: “Me > My Skills > My Organization”http://www.microsoft.com/thrive 28% off Special TechNet … Continue reading Kevin’s “Connections 2009” Event Resources
Internet Explorer 8: You want it faster? How’s this?
Awesome. The IE team put up a “performance testing” video showing tests they did comparing IE8 and other well-loved browsers. See it, plus other IE8 videos, here: Internet Explorer 8: VideosNOTE: We don’t win every scenario. I think this is a good, honest video. While we do come out on top for page load speed … Continue reading Internet Explorer 8: You want it faster? How’s this?
A Virtually Great Day
“Friday the 13th?”No.. I’m talking about the availability of a new Beta ("New Beta?" Yeah, I know.. redundant): System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2.This beta is full of features that coincide with the up-coming version of Windows Server 2008 (Windows Server 2008 R2) and the new Hyper-V therein (also currently in Beta). Many of … Continue reading A Virtually Great Day
Breaking News: Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Release Candidate Available
Today Microsoft reached another milestone in the release cycle for the next version of Internet Explorer - “IE8”. I’ve been running Beta 2 very happily for quite awhile, and recently gained access to an internal release of Release Candidate 1. Today we’ve made that release available for anyone who wants to try it out. “Where … Continue reading Breaking News: Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Release Candidate Available
News: Windows 7 Beta Download Period Extended
Good news! The Windows 7 Team Blog announced that they’ve yet again extended the period in which you can download the Window 7 Beta. As you may recall, I blogged about the original extension a couple weeks ago. And now we’re doing it again. You now have until Feb 10, 2009 to start the download. … Continue reading News: Windows 7 Beta Download Period Extended
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