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• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 11-21-2008

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Active Directory Migration Tool v3.0 · Response Point White Paper: Maintaining Response Point · Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB953467) · Response... Posted Nov 26 2008, 04:36 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IIS, Beta, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• Interesting Download for Week Ending - 11-14-2008....

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile (2007 Release) · Windows Server 2008 Evaluation Virtual Hard Drive Images (for Virtual Server 2005) · Windows Server 2008 Evaluation Virtual Hard Drive Images... Posted Nov 22 2008, 11:02 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IPv6, IIS, Competitive, On the Edge, Beta, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud

• Interesting Sownloads for Week Ending - 11-07-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Help · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Protocol Documentation · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standards Documentation · DEPLOYMENT GUIDE -... Posted Nov 13 2008, 10:31 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IIS, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 10/17/2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB957000) · Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB957000) · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB957000) · Update for Windows Vista... Posted Oct 22 2008, 10:20 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, IPv6, IIS, Digital Imaging, Competitive, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, twitterfeed, The Cloud

• Speaking about System Center and Forefront tomorrow....

  I am in Austin and will be speaking at the InnoTech Conference tomorrow. I was tapped on short notice to do a 1 hour presentation on System Center and Forefront. I spent a lot of time today trying to figure out how to get everything I would like to talk... Posted Oct 15 2008, 10:45 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Exchange, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Live Events, Downloads, Virtualization, Tech News, ForeFront, Competitive, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, twitterfeed

• Beta von MAP 3.2 (Microsoft Assessment & Planning Toolkit)

  Neuerungen im Umfeld von MAP -- neueste Funktionen stehen nun in BETA zur Verfügung.   Was ist neu? -MAP 3.2 ASSESSMENT Bereiche beinhalten:: · SQL Server 2008 Migration Proposals and Reports (neu) · Security Assessment Proposal (neu... Posted Oct 15 2008, 12:53 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Security, Windows Vista, Tips, SQL Server, Virtualisierung, Beta, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 10-03-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 - English · Branch Office Infrastructure Solution for Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft Windows Server 2008 UNIX Interoperability Management Pack for Microsoft OpsMgr... Posted Oct 06 2008, 08:09 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Webcasts, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, IPv6, IIS, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 09-26-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Windows HPC Server 2008 · Impact of Groove on a Network for TechNet · Microsoft Response Point 1.0 Service Pack 1 · Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB954920) - English · Update for... Posted Sep 30 2008, 09:32 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, IIS, Screencasts, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 09-19-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Update for Outlook 2003 (KB924423) · Windows Home Server Technical Brief for Drive Extender · Windows Home Server Technical Brief for Home Networking · Windows Home Server Technical Brief... Posted Sep 22 2008, 09:15 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, On the Edge, music, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 09-12-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Virtualization with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB956697) · Ultrasound - Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tool for File Replication Service (FRS)... Posted Sep 16 2008, 04:26 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, Tech News, User Groups, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Competitive, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 09-05-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Protocol Documentation · Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync Web Administration Tool · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Help · Internet Explorer... Posted Sep 09 2008, 12:36 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, SharePoint, Active Directory, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, User Groups, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 08-22-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 · System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Hotfix Rollup Package (KB954641) (x86 Systems) · System Center Data Protection... Posted Aug 26 2008, 12:06 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Hardware, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Interviews, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Podcasts, Powershell, Tech News, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Digital Imaging, Academia, Competitive, Demos, On the Edge, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Zunecasts, Systems Management, Live!, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 08-15-08

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Troubleshooting Windows Home Server Connector Installation · Microsoft Office Live Meeting Service Administrator's Guide - English · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB954366... Posted Aug 21 2008, 05:28 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, User Groups, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 08-08-2008

  As a heads up, I am posting the interesting DL info in the long format one more time. Partly because of a time crunch to get the info posted and partly because the alternative means of posting I wanted to do has caused me to raise some questions that... Posted Aug 12 2008, 12:32 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• A good case for BitLocker....

  I just read this article and it gave me a bit of a chill. I do a fair amount of traveling and my laptop goes with me almost always. Sometimes two laptops which cause enough trouble getting through airport security. Fortunately I don't much international... Posted Aug 01 2008, 04:15 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Windows, TechNet, Mobility, Blather, On the Edge, Travel, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Big Brother

• 10 Days into my blogging extravaganza...

  On July 21st, I challenged myself to make a blog post at least once a day for the next 365 days. Here I am a week and a half later and I am happy to report that I have made good on the promise so far. They say it takes 21 days to form a habit so I have... Posted Jul 31 2008, 09:14 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, IE, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Deployment, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, User Groups, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Zunecasts, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Learn me somethin..., twitterfeed

• My 4 hours with Microsoft tech support....

  I just got off the phone after 4 hours with our very own Microsoft Tech support. My Exchange 2007 server stopped moving mail in or out and it appeared to be a hosed Edge Subscription. Turns out it was simpler yet far more complicated than that. A few... Posted Jul 29 2008, 08:05 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Exchange, Active Directory, Windows, TechNet, SBS, Networking, ForeFront, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Post #1 of 365... (some BitLocker stuff)....

  And so it begins.....this is the first post of the 1 year test that I am doing to make at least one post a day for the next 365 days. At first I thought I would shoot for just business days but I figure I can get the other 104 posts in as well. I don't... Posted Jul 21 2008, 07:01 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Windows, TechNet, Group Policy, SBS, Live Events, Deployment, Virtualization, Opinion, Competitive, Demos, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, Tech Support

• TMSAM02 gets you 15% of NEW TechNet Subscription....

  When you sign up for a NEW TechNet Subscription over at the TechNet site , at some point you will get prompted for a discount/promotional code. Use TMSAM02 and it will net you 15% off. This only applies to NEW subscriptions at the moment and it it should... Posted Jul 15 2008, 12:43 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Virtualization, Powershell, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Competitive, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, Live!, 64bit Computing

• BitLocker Interview is finally online.....

  BUT! You won't be accessing it directly from my blog. Instead, I have posted it through the Technet EDGE portal . Why?  Because the file is 325 megs in size and hosting it at home really isn't an option. Also, I am limited on storage space... Posted Jun 10 2008, 04:13 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Windows, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Interviews, Competitive, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, Learn me somethin...

• Security Compliance Management Toolkit verfügbar

  Ausgangslage: Im heutigen Informatik Umfeld ist es essentiell, Anforderungen der verschiedensten Regulationen (wie z.B. Sarbanes Oxley Act) sowie Industrie Standards zu befolgen und zu implementieren. Zusätzlich sind die entsprechenden Risiken durch stetig... Posted Jun 09 2008, 06:10 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Security, Windows Vista, Tips, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management

• IT Pro Momentum Program - Helping you test/pilot Microsoft Technologies...

  Need some help to test/pilot the latest Microsoft infrastructure technologies list here? Windows Server 2008 SQL Server 2008 IIS7 Forefront Edge (ISA) Forefront Client & Server Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 or Windows Server Virtualization Windows Vista... Posted May 19 2008, 11:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Live Events, Interviews, Deployment, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, User Groups, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Digital Imaging, Academia, Competitive, On the Edge, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, Live!, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Learn me somethin...

• Home Network Update......

  As a part of upgrading my home network , I decided to re-purpose one of my machines as a WSUS server. Sleestak was going to end up as a second DC and a test machine. Now is is a DC and a WSUS 3.0 server. I had an old version of SUS that I wasn't using... Posted May 15 2008, 09:57 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, Active Directory, Windows, TechNet, Deployment, Learning, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Tech Support

• Rebuilding the home network....

  I have spoken about my home network at a  few presentations and during the breaks there have been plenty of "oh yeah!?!?! well I have....." conversations. I think some of the most interesting conversations are around how we name our machines... Posted May 02 2008, 06:42 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, Active Directory, Windows, TechNet, Group Policy, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Virtualization, Opinion, ForeFront, Media Center, Digital Imaging, Blather, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing

• Links to Keith's IIS/PHP/Open Source Screencasts

  Here is the link to Keith's screencasts on installing PHP, MySQL and Wordpress to a Windows 2008/IIS7 Core Server.     Cheers!...( read more ) Share this post: Read More... Posted Apr 09 2008, 01:21 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, SBS, Networking, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Learning, Competitive, Demos, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Zunecasts, Systems Management, Developery Stuff