Video Diary: Office 2010 / SharePoint 2010 Launch Event

As I’ve done in the past, here is a compilation of random scenes (aka “Video Diary”) of our team’s Readiness Launch event for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 that happened in Bloomington, Minnesota on May 27, 2010. I was the presenter for the IT Pro track covering those products.  We discussed planning for, deploying, and … Continue reading Video Diary: Office 2010 / SharePoint 2010 Launch Event

WAG – It’s like Bacon Flavored Dog Treats for the IT Professional

WAG = Windows Administrator GroupsLast week I decided to try something new, and it’s catching on in a big way.  I wanted to create a new set of user groups for IT Administrators who primarily work with MIcrosoft Windows-based infrastructures.  So I came up with the acronym WAG.  I’m also a recent big fan of … Continue reading WAG – It’s like Bacon Flavored Dog Treats for the IT Professional

Celebrate! I’ve been “Full of I.T.” for five Years!

Wow.. I just looked at my calendar, and noted that this here blog has reached the five year mark TODAY.“Really?  Five years?”Yep.  You and I have been chatting here ever since my first blog post back on October 17, 2004.  Since then I’ve posted 891 blog posts, and only 6 inaccuracies. (okay.. I made up … Continue reading Celebrate! I’ve been “Full of I.T.” for five Years!

News: Free 90-Day Evaluation Copy of Windows 7 Enterprise Edition is now available!

The Windows Team  and the Springboard Series team have made a special evaluation edition of Windows 7 Enterprise Edition available for download.  It’s a 90-day trial copy, just for IT Professionals who don't already have a Volume License or TechNet Subscription or some other way of evaluating Windows 7 Enterprise edition.“Trial?  Do I have to … Continue reading News: Free 90-Day Evaluation Copy of Windows 7 Enterprise Edition is now available!

NEW Bigger Discount on TechNet Plus Subscriptions!

IMPORTANT UPDATE: This promotion and promotion code have expired.Please CLICK HERE for the most current promotion. Whenever I present a live TechNet Event, I ask my audience to raise their hands if they are a TechNet subscriber.  Usually about 1/3 of the audience raises their hand.  Considering that this is typically a Microsoft-friendly audience, I'm … Continue reading NEW Bigger Discount on TechNet Plus Subscriptions!

Breaking News: “Bing Zips Past Yahoo To Be Number Two in Search”

Hey Yahoo.. Bing this:  Enterprise Software - Bing Zips Past Yahoo To Be Number Two in SearchMy take…As much as I love the news that Bing is now ahead of Yahoo! search, I’m not ready to celebrate just yet.  Sure, it’s cool that Bing has moved into the number two spot world-wide, but is that … Continue reading Breaking News: “Bing Zips Past Yahoo To Be Number Two in Search”

Ooo.. Microsoft buying Citrix would be cool…

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10249161-75.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20What do you think?  Last week I attended a few presentations by both Citrix and VMware, and heard all about their respective VDI solutions.  Citrix has always built amazing things and added pretty decent value on top of Microsoft platforms, and that platform is going to get oh-so-much-better with the addition of native VDI support … Continue reading Ooo.. Microsoft buying Citrix would be cool…

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