Many of the questions I get asked have to do with licensing and activation. I just found out about a video that does a good job of summarizing what KMS Activation is and how it works in Windows 7. It also mentions some of the changes and new functionality that goes beyond how KMS Activation … Continue reading Were you wondering about volume-activating Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2?
RTM = Released to Manufacturing At 1:40pm Pacific (Redmond) time, the party started around the world, as both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 finally ship; that is to say, they are “RTM’d”. The bits are ready. They’ll be sent to OEMs, then made available to partners, businesses, TechNet and MSDN subscribers, and finally … Continue reading Breaking News: Finally! Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SHIPPED! RTM, Baby!
Happy Friday!On June 11, 2009 I delivered part 2 of a 2 part TechNet Webcast Series on Windows Server 2008 R2. It was the second of a series of Windows Server 2008 R2 TechNet Webcasts. Lately, as you may know, I’ve also been recording the webcast demos as screencasts.** I thought you might find them … Continue reading Screencasts of Windows Server 2008 R2 Demos (Set 2 of 2)
As promised, here are the “Best of Q&A” from the webcast I delivered on June 3, 2009, entitled "TechNet Webcast: Windows 7 Feature Overview (200)”A BIG THANK YOU to Dan Stolts and Matt Hester for assisting in answering questions during the webcast. This blog post is primarily a result of their efforts.Thanks for attending! ...and … Continue reading Best of Questions and Answers from TechNet Webcast: Windows 7 Feature Overview (200)
At TechEd 2009 this year in Los Angeles I was asked to help with "booth duty", which was a pleasure to do. One reason I agreed to do this was that I am passionate about the topic of the booth, which was for the sake of the IT Management Community Hub (http://www.technet.com/itmanagement). Another reason was … Continue reading IT Manager Community Hub – Evren Toktas Interview at TechEd 2009
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
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!)
Hello all,Today finds me in Orlando Florida. I’m currently listening to Harold Wong talk about Exchange Disaster Recovery options (good stuff), but I’m not paying completely attention (obviously). But I thought I’d take a moment and direct you to the resources I put together for my three PowerShell talks I gave today. The related links, … Continue reading Resources for my “Connections” presentations in Orlando, FL
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
Today I had the pleasure of participating in the very first Thrive webcast. Lilyn Chang kicked it off with a good overview of what the Thrive program and website are all about (http://www.microsoft.com/thrivemicrosoft.com/thrive), Karen Forster (Director of Platform Vision at Advaiya, Inc.) discussed how you should avoid the costly mistakes that so many businesses make … Continue reading Are you just surviving? Or are you THRIVING? (Webcast Questions and Answers)
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