As some of you may remember, I interviewed Celine Allee at TechEd this year for a TechEd Online video. We spoke about the then-brand-new Microsoft TechNet Springboard Series web site. Celine just sent an e-mail out informing us of the fact that she and the Springboard team now have a blog.From the text of her … Continue reading It’s Live: The Springboard Blog
“It is? It’s announced? What’s the name?”“Windows 7”“Yeah.. the product that was codename ‘Windows 7’. What’s the official name?”“Windows 7”“Um.. The official name of what was known as ‘Windows 7’ is..”“Windows 7”! Yep. “I’m confused.”That’s the official name now. Windows 7 is now the official name of the product formerly codename “Windows 7”.Check out the … Continue reading Breaking News: Official Name of “Windows 7” Announced
“Second Life? Isn’t that that online social web networking alter-ego persona thingy?”Yep, that’s the one. Second Life is “virtual worlds, avatars, 3D chat, online meetings”. Many people use it just for socializing, but it’s also become a pretty interesting way to hold big meetings. Some of you may recall that we actually held a virtual … Continue reading Want to learn PowerShell? How about in a “Second Life”?
This is just way too clever. No guarantees on how long this will be up and running, because I can’t imagine that it’s NOT spreading like wildfire right now.. but it’s worth a look. http://www.tsgnet.com/pres.php?id=46832&altf=Lfwjo&altl=SfnefI appreciate your vote! (Tattoo is optional)
When asked, my friend and coworker (and the guy who hired me to Microsoft) John Weston jumped at the chance to help out. One of the things our MSAM (Microsoft Across America) team manages are these big “Mobile Event Experience” trucks that are outfitted with all of the latest/greatest Microsoft technologies. But another nice thing … Continue reading One Way Microsoft Helps With Hurricane Relief
If you’re into troubleshooting network traffic, and are a real “packet-head”, then this news is for you.. On Monday the team that creates and updates the NETMON (Network Monitor) tool announced that the new version 3.2 is now available. Check out this blog announcement for the details on what’s new and improved. And you can … Continue reading New Network Monitor Version Available
I love it!My opinion, of course.. but I think the big campaign Microsoft is putting out now is just wonderful. Over a billion people around the world are proud to call themselves “a PC” by using, connecting with, and appreciating Windows. And I’m one of ‘em.Check this out: http://www.msn.com today has put dozens of little … Continue reading I’m a PC!
Just a few minutes ago I sent the following e-mail to the members of the Boy Scout Troop that my two boys belong to. My eldest just completed the work-portion of his Eagle Scout project last weekend… The photographers, or even the more “geeky” among you will appreciate this… Today I took a set of … Continue reading A Personal Photosynth Example
RTM = Released to Manufacturing It’s a big week! Not only is Microsoft releasing an update to the Zune software today, but yesterday (September 15, 2008) the newest offering of Server products – this time specifically for mid-sized businesses – is released: Essential Business Server 2008 “Windows Essential Business Server 2008 is an enterprise-class server … Continue reading Breaking News: Essential Business Server 2008 is RTM!
Microsoft announced that we’re making yet another product available for free. Microsoft Hyper-V Server, which originally was said to be roughly $28, is now going to be a free download.“Free is good.. but what is it?”I’m glad you asked. As you may know (and if you don’t, you should go HERE and find out), Hyper-V … Continue reading Breaking News: Want Hyper-V for free?
Absolutely Full of I.T. 