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Was TechEd 2008 a Fail?

I am curious to hear from those of you out there if you liked the format of the this years teched and if you think they should continue to host the event this way? Did you get the same or more value than you had previous years from this event? I skipped...

Published Thu, Jun 06 2008 6:09 AM by Josh Phillips

IE 8 Getting Slipstream Support

At Teched yesterday the IE team revealed a little more about IE8 for IT Pro's. They are planning to make IE8 slipstreamable into images. Meaning updating your image to include IE8 will take 10-15 minutes versus the time it might take to wake it up...

Published Thu, Jun 06 2008 10:01 AM by Josh Phillips

Netmon 3.2 Beta Begins

If you make regular use of Netmon you will probably want to know that Microsoft has released a beta of Netmon 3. 2 to connect. Netmon Connect Site Here is what is new according to the site: Process Tracking: View all the processes on your machine generating...

Published Thu, Jun 06 2008 9:40 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Beta, netmon

Some thoughts on HP's new lineup

The other day HP had me out to campus to look at the new notebook lineup they would be launching this week in Berlin. This lineup includes 16 new models of notebooks . The HP Consumer line will updated its Pavilion lineup as seen below with a new new...

Published Thu, Jun 06 2008 8:30 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: HP, Pavilion, Elitebook

TechEd 2008 NA IT Pro Keynote - Bob Muglia 8:30AM EST

Today Kicks off week two of TechEd 2008 North America with a keynote by Bob Muglia Sr. V.P. of Server and Tools. This week of TechEd is devoted to IT Professionals and if you are up early enough you can watch the keynote streamed live starting at 8:30am...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2008 4:10 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Teched, Teched 2008, bob muglia

HP Launches New Lineup

Today in Germany at " Connecting your world Berlin " HP has launched over 17 new models of notebooks , a new HP TouchSmart all in one PC , and a new display technology that boast over a billion colors called the HP DreamColor Display . Here...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2008 4:02 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: HP

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Public Beta Available

The Windows Home Server Blog just announced that the Power Pack 1 Public Beta is available for download at connect. This beta should fix the data corruption bug as well as offering the following new features. Support for PCs running Windows Vista x64...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2008 4:40 PM by Josh Phillips

PDC 2008, Sinofsky's First Real Test

Apple again proved that it is great at generating buzz today at the WWDC. The amount of discussion and positive PR they are able generate is a game Microsoft really needs to learn to play better. Since the inception of a policy of translucency under Steven...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2008 4:07 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Live, Windows 7, sinofsky, PDC

Apple's Mobile ME where Windows Live needs to be

I watched most of the WWDC as I am sure most watchers of technology did to see what was coming up for Apple. The largely anticipated 3G iphone was discussed. The next version of OSX got a code-name (Snow Leopard). However the most interesting aspect of...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2008 3:27 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Microsoft, Apple, Windows Live, Mobile Me, WWDC

31 Days of the Dragon Wraps Up

The last of the sites offering up an HP HDX "Dragon" wrapped up over the weekend ending 31 straight days of prize giveaways brought to you by HP and BuzzCorps. I hope you enjoyed the varying contests and exploring all of these wonderful sites...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2008 7:24 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: HP, BuzzCorps, HP HDX, 31daysofthedragon, 31dragon

Microsoft Ships Silverlight 2 Beta 2

Microsoft made good on its promise at the TechEd Keynote to deliver Silverlight 2 Beta 2 by the end of week, as noted at Ars . This release adds a number of new features, including a slew of new controls. You can read more about them at Scott Guthrie's...

Published Sat, Jun 06 2008 7:07 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Beta2, silverlight 2

Add Qik to your Windows Mobile Phone

Today Qik announced an invitation-only alpha release of its product for Samsung BlackJacks and Motorola Q Windows Mobile devices. Currently in alpha, Motorola Q and Samsung BlackJack users can request an invitation for the service by signing up at http...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2008 11:27 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Mobile, qik

Microsoft Producer for PowerPoint 2007 Beta Available

Microsoft just kicked off a short beta of Producer for PowerPoint 2007 . After initially refusing to put out an updated version, it would seem there has been sufficient feedback that nothing filed the gap left by Producer that they have decided to do...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2008 10:17 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Microsoft, Beta, Producer

Security Bulletin Advance Notification for June 2008

There will be a total of 7 security updates next week. Three Critical, Three Important, One Moderate. Details below: Bulletin Identifier - Bluetooth Bulletin Maximum Severity Rating - Critical Impact of Vulnerability - Remote Code Execution Affected Software...

Published Thu, Jun 06 2008 7:34 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: security, bulletins, june 2008

Windows Installer 4.5 is available

Windows Installer 4.5 is now available . The following new and improved features for 4.5. Multiple package transaction Embedded UI handler Embedded chainer Update supersedence resiliency Shared component patching resiliency during uninstall Custom action...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2008 8:41 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Installer 4.5

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