Then you're reading the wrong blog! …Or more correctly... you should ALSO be reading these other folk’s blogs! Allow me to introduce to you some great blogs for developers. These developers are members of our MSDN Events team: Mike Benkovich Rory Blyth Ron Cundiff Jacob Cynamon Russ Fustino Glen Gordon Anand Iyer Rob Jackson Ken … Continue reading Are you a developer? Really?
Another great TechEd Memory… the Jam Sessions! NetIQ and others over the years have sponsored evening Jam Sessions, which I really enjoy. Yeah, sure, the talent isn’t always the best, but it’s always entertaining and fun.Are you gonna be there this year?
RSS. Really Simple Syndication. “Feeds”. “” logos…“What does it all mean, Kevin?”Well.. Let me describe a very cool use of this technology as a way of introduction to you…You want to know when there’s some new resource available of specific importance to you. For example, let’s say you are the SQL DBA or database server administrator for your company. … Continue reading It’s time to embrace it
If you haven’t signed up already, you’d better get signed up soon! I’d love to meet you there! Make sure you introduce yourself to me. I’ll probably be hanging out by the cabanas and answering questions when I’m not attending the many great IT Pro-related sessions going on.See you there!Kevin
Sometimes I see or read about really cool things from Microsoft.. development tools and resources that really make me wish I were still a Software Engineer. I’ve always loved the creativity and problem solving that software development affords. Example: the new tools coming in Visual Studio 2005 still make me salivate, quite frankly. I remember when … Continue reading I’d pounce on this if I were still a Software Engineer
My esteemed Canadian colleague, Bruce Cowper, has created a wonderful resource for anyone curious about making .ISO images from CDs, or creating bootable CDs from them. Or taking bootable floppy disks and creating bootable virtual floppy disk (.VFD) files for use with Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 or Microsoft Virtual Server 2005. Here is the link … Continue reading CD, ISO, and VFD Disk Image Resources
Ray Ozzie is now Microsoft’s CTO! And equally good new: Microsoft Acquired his company, Groove Networks. Watch for some great stuff to be coming out of that deal!UPDATE: Here’s the Microsoft PressPass announcement.
Just saw this offer in the MCP Flash newsletter… Certified Do-Over: Retake a Microsoft Exam for Free Your chances to pass any Microsoft IT Pro or Developer exam just doubled. Register for this offer by May 31 before taking your exam. If you do not pass on the first attempt, you can retake the same … Continue reading Gimme a “Do-Over”
It's Official: Exchange Server 2003 Co-Existence and Migration tools for GroupWise 6.5.x now supportedExchange Server 2003 offers co-existence and migration tools for customers interested in migrating from Novell GroupWise, Lotus Notes, and other products. Today Microsoft announced that we will support customers who are on GroupWise 6.5.x and are interested in moving to Exchange Server … Continue reading It’s Official: Co-Existence and Migration tools for GroupWise 6.5.x now supported
Sweet! Microsoft Events has has a face-lift. Not only that, but some new functionality has been added as well. “How about RSS feeds for scheduled Live Events or Webcasts?”Yes! You can subscribe to feeds that will send you a summary of events as they are posted. Here are the new release highlights from the Launch Announcement … Continue reading *New* Microsoft Events Homepage
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