Just thought I’d share a cool/useful web resource. It’s a “video blog” (pronounced “vblog”, I presume) called “Talking About Windows”. http://www.talkingaboutwindows.comEver wonder about the details around the deep inner-workings of some of your favorite features in Windows? Want to hear about it from the guys and gals who actually created it? “Heck yeah!”Check it out. … Continue reading Talking About Windows
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
“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..
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!
“Unleashed? How about ‘TechNet Unplugged’?”Hmm… That might be fun. But the demos would be pretty lame. No.. I’m talking about a series of events we’re doing for IT Pros in the Central Region (where I work) called “TechNet Unleashed”. These are typically held at a local Microsoft office, and are free events. They run from … Continue reading TechNet is “Unleashed”
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
Some might remember that I blogged about this, or perhaps played this game over a year ago: Server QuestWell, the saga continues. Server Quest II is launched and ready for play.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 … Continue reading Part II: The Quest Continues…
(RTW = Released to Web) There’s a new version of the Application Compatibility Toolkit out. ACT 5.5.Download hereFor those of you not familiar with this toolset, check out the main TechNet Library pages about it. Oddly, that page was updated two days from now.“Huh? ‘Was updated.. Wednesday’ ? ”This blog post is happening April 6, … Continue reading Breaking News: Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5 is RTW
Okay.. ‘bout time for some shameless self-promotion… Actually, and honestly.. I don’t look like this anymore. My hair is shorter, and I’ve decided to let the grey just be grey. This is what I look like now: But that’s not what this post is about. It’s about you IT Managers. As you may (or may … Continue reading IT Manager Community Talks with Kevin (That’s me!)
Really? Just Microsoft? Not likely. Most companies have some need for interoperability between vendors and technologies.. and those technologies don’t always play well together. Microsoft, Linux, MySQL, Apple… these can be a big challenge to support and get working well together.To help address this - to give you some good options around such interoperability challenges … Continue reading “We’re just a Microsoft Shop..”
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