My teammate Matt “Mongo” Hester just posted a pretty cool demo screencast on the process of adding bits (in this case, the currently-in-beta next version of Internet Explorer) into an offline image of Windows Vista. Yes.. “offline” because it’s an installation of Vista that exists in a .wim file. So we’re applying IE 8 as … Continue reading Mongo-Cool Screencast on Slipstreaming IE 8 into a Windows Vista SP1 Image
Dear Video Diary,Yeah.. I know I said that the last one was the LAST one.. but I decided to take my entire 16 minutes of wandering around the Exhibit Hall and speed it up to fit in just over 3.5 minutes. Maybe I'm alone in this (let me know), but I think it's fun to … Continue reading Kevin’s TechEd Video Diaries – Bonus Reel
Dear Video Diary,Another busy day. I was pleased to be a part of the TechNet Springboard Series panel discussion on Vista Deployment. We had some tough-but-fair questions around Vista thrown our way, and it was fun! After that I did one video interview as well. I had another scheduled for the afternoon, but the interviewee … Continue reading Kevin’s TechEd Video Diaries – Part 4 – June 12, 2008
Dear Video Diary,This was a busy day. I was originally scheduled to do three video interviews. It turned into 4, and then 5! So I spent a lot of time in a comfy chair, with a not-so-comfy microphone attached to my head. Really enjoyed the conversations, though. I hope you take a moment to check … Continue reading Kevin’s TechEd Video Diaries – Part 3 – June 11, 2008
Dear Video Diary,Today started off with the opening keynote for the conference. Bob Muglia gave a good talk about IT, naturally."What about Developers?"That was last year.. and all the other US TechEds. This is the first year that TechEd was split into a Developer week and an IT Pro week. I did hear some people … Continue reading Kevin’s TechEd Video Diaries – Part 2 – June 10, 2008
"Hey Kevin! I know you were at TechEd US 2008 IT Pro last week. Where are your blog entries about it?"Well.. yeah.. It's a really busy week! Those of you who have followed my blog for the past couple of years know that I like to keep a diary of sorts about my daily activities … Continue reading Kevin’s TechEd Video Diaries – Part 1 – June 9, 2008
Yes.. this is my last one! Unless I get the call to fill in for another presenter, I am done with all of my Heroes Happen { here } events. It's been a blast. Every event was full of IT Pros who really enjoyed learning more about Windows Server 2008. I don't know if it … Continue reading Heroes happen { here } Launch Video Diary 8 – Grand Rapids
From April 24, 2008... Didn't take a lot of video during this day - so it's a short diary entry.Enjoy! http://silverlight.services.live.com/invoke/30195/20080424DesMoinesLaunch/iframe.html Double-click to get the full-screen view!
Video diary from April 22, 2008. "Wow.. that was awhile ago, Kevin!"I know.. but I finally have been home long enough to edit and render these for Silverlight. Let me know what you think! http://silverlight.services.live.com/invoke/30195/20080422Omaha/iframe.html And remember to double-click to get full-screen.. to see the HiDef in all its beauty!
Those of you who have followed my blog for more than 12 months already know what a HUGE FAN I am of the TechEd conference. Since it began in 1993, I have only missed three TechEds. And during my 4+ years as a Microsoft employee, it's been a real treat to work at TechEd as … Continue reading TechEd Online is.. well… ONLINE!
Absolutely Full of I.T. 