"Fast blog? Why would you say that?"I assumed it, because the people contributing to this brand new product team blog, the Windows Server Performance Team blog, are all about anything relating to performance. So they might also be quick, efficient, or otherwise performant in other areas of their lives. All they think about is computing … Continue reading The Fastest Blog Ever
If you've been keeping up with the goings-on around the looming launch of Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, and Visual Studio 2008, you've more than likely heard the theme: Heros happen {here}. And naturally there has been a lot of creative effort around getting the word out.Here is another such example: Heros Happen {here} … Continue reading Heros Happen {here} – The Comic Series
Our TechNet folks have put together a promotion, and a fun game to go along with it. Those of us who spent too many hours playing cheesy pixilated adventure games** about 15-20 years ago will appreciate the awesome reproduction in the form of this cute online game, "Server Quest". The sappy soundblaster-esque (you have my … Continue reading A Geek On A Quest (But does he get the girl?)
http://silverlight.services.live.com/invoke/30195/BreakfastMPG/iframe.html This time I took my original AVCHD file and rendered it as a high-quality MPEG-2 file before rendering it again for Silverlight using Expression Encoder.It looks a little better in my opinion. Not so many interlacing effects visible. What do you think?
http://silverlight.services.live.com/invoke/30195/Breakfast3/iframe.html HINT: Double-click to show fullscreen.The first test I did (I've removed that post - it's annoying when all these videos start playing all at once in each blog post) rendered it down a little - more like DVD quality than true HD.This later one is a much bigger file, and is true HD 720p … Continue reading HD Silverlight Stream Test 2 – even higher quality
Kevin’s “Save the Day” TechNet ResourcesEvent Resources – October-December, 2007 E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.comKevin’s Blog “Full of I.T.” – Additional Resources and Discussionhttp://blogs.technet.com/kevinremdeFeedback e-mail to my boss: Rich Russell – richruss@microsoft.comFuture Live, In-Person Event InformationTechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremdeMSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.comMicrosoft Across America: http://www.microsoft.com/acrossamericaNext Scheduled Area “Microsoft Across America” Events: Watch … Continue reading October-December 2007 – TechNet Event Resources
Yes indeed, I'm going to TechEd again! (I've only missed three... and they've been happening since '93!) I'm excited! This is always an awesome opportunity to learn and to mingle.. mix it up with geeks like me. "Got anything special planned while you're there?"Well, I'm hoping to do some more video diaries, and this time some podcasting from the … Continue reading I’m Making My Mark!
TechNet Online Media Update: May 2007 Access TechNet webcasts, virtual labs, and podcasts for information on the latest products and technologies from Microsoft. During webcasts, see technical demonstrations and hear subject matter experts answer your questions. Take part in a virtual lab to evaluate and test Microsoft's newest server products. Stream or download podcasts on … Continue reading TechNet Online Media – May 2007
Yes, I'm here. "Hey! Your blogging has been seriously thin these past couple of months!"Yeah.. I know. And I feel bad about that. "What have you been doing instead?"Well... Let me answer that question with a little bit of history... In past years our team (Microsoft Across America - IT Pro / TechNet Presenter Lot) … Continue reading Kevin? You there?
Blain Barton is a great guy. Seriously. Those of you in the southeastern part of the country know Blain as the IT Pro Evangelist and TechNet Presenter doing events in your area. He's also a fellow blogger, who has posted a very interesting item about some things - 5 things, to be exact - that you … Continue reading Blain’s Best Blog Entry Yet (his words) about Windows Vista Installation Considerations
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