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Yesterday I attended a Blogger Breakfast with members of the Microsoft Trustworthy Computing team. Marteen Goet of Techlog.org already posted an overview of the event here . Man, some of you bloggers are fast. Anyway, here's some additional information on the topics discussed during the breakfast: Security...
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The releases just keep coming... today it's Network Monitor (NetMon) 3.0. NetMon is a much needed upgrade over the version included with Windows, and even the 'enhanced' version that has shipped with Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) for quite some time. The final version number is 3.0.372 and...
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Let's face it - most Microsoft customers purchase Software Assurance (SA) for the version upgrade rights. Sure, SA offers other benefits like work-at-home usage rights, training vouchers, and other relatively minor technical offerings. However, the cost of SA vs. other software vendor 'maintenance'...
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When Vista RC1 launched on Friday I was surprised by the lack of RC1-optimized drivers on the ATI web site. They've been stuck in 'Beta 2 Land' for quite some time. Even more surprising was the fact that nVidia drivers were almost immediately available. Well, I'm pleased to report that ATI released RC1...
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Official launch info on the Windows Vista Team Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/windowsvista/ A quick note from Jim Allchin: To the TechBeta community: It’s official — Windows Vista RC1 is done! We could not have achieved this milestone without your support. The quantity and quality of feedback...
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When is a new software release not exciting? When it simply replaces functionality removed by a previous release. This is the case with Windows Desktop Search 3.0 Beta 2, which is now available on the Microsoft Download page ( 32–bit XP , 64–bit XP and Windows Server 2003 32–bit and...
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I’ve already had a couple inquiries about today’s IE 7 distribution announcement . Their concern is specifically around how to block IE 7 upgrades in a managed environment. Apparently Microsoft anticipated this level of concern, and they’ve posted an FAQ for your viewing pleasure. Bottom...
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Wouldn’t it be nice if you could sit down at your computer, answer a few simple questions, and then be given a set of instructions for fixing/improving your life? Heck, the only thing better than that would be an ‘undo’ button for those little mistakes we all make. But alas, we’ll...
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I subscribe to quite a few RSS feeds and mailing lists… but the following thread on Shavlik’s Patch Management list really takes the cake. Be afraid – be very afraid: Post Subject: Patch Management for Automated Teller Machines (ATM) Hi All, The company that I work with will be rolling out ATM's with...
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After months/years of waiting, Cisco has finally published a Vista-compatible VPN client. The version number is 4.8.01.0410, and the download is approximately 11MB. I haven’t had a chance to install and test this yet since I’m on my way to another Tech-Ed 2006 session. However, I wanted to get the info...
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It appears that Vista Beta 2 and Longhorn Beta 2 are both available via Connect. If you can’t get good download speeds in the US, try the UK servers
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Free Office 2007 Training Available While you’re waiting on your Office 2007 download, be sure to check out the free Office 2007 training being offered at the following site: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/office2007/default.mspx FYI – as of the time of this post the Office 2007 download servers are...
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This morning I received an IM from Josh saying the WindowsConnected server was offline. Being a server-focused guy… he asked if I had any ideas on how to troubleshoot the outage. Here’s how we found the problem and got in touch with the appropriate people to bring the server back online...
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Things have been a little busier than normal lately. I just wrapped up a 3200 user e-mail migration for a local client (Sendmail to Exchange). I’ve also been working on a new room addition for our house. Add to that the normal grass mowing, car maintenance, time with my wife and daughter…...
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In a not-so-unexpected move, Microsoft announced today that Virtual Server 2005 R2 is now available for free download . The only “catch” is that you must register using your Passport to gain access to the download. But seriously, if you’re interested in Virtual Server, something as...