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• SharePoint Patterns & Practices Guidance for November

  This guidance helps architects and developers design, build, test, deploy, and upgrade SharePoint intranet applications. A reference implementation that is named the Contoso Training Management application demonstrates solutions to common architectural... Posted Nov 21 2008, 09:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SharePoint, Tips, resources

• All You Need To Know About Vista SP1

  TechNet Resource for Windows Vista SP1   Share this post: Read More... Posted Jan 21 2008, 06:42 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Windows, Tips, Microsoft, resources, SP1, ServicePack

• Live At BETT 2008 - Day 1

  Hello Everyone, For the next three days I will be talking with customers at the Microsoft booth.  For those that do not know what BETT is, it is the largest Education-focused tradeshow in the UK.  There are a lot of exciting technologies on... Posted Jan 09 2008, 06:35 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, SharePoint, Windows, Tips, Microsoft, Photography, Tools, resources, Education

• Office 2003 SP3 - The Facts and Fiction

  What turned out to be a relatively simple security service pack for an end-of-life version of Office has turned into an all out blood-rage instigated by individuals who's resumes would lead us to believe they expound technical competence and experience... Posted Jan 07 2008, 05:45 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Office, Tips, Microsoft, Platform, Tools, OpenXML, resources, correction, ServicePack

• Online Office 2007 Training Resources

  During an internal discussion involving a secret plugin, an email was sent out basically giving a laundry list of training material for Office 2007.  Thanks Jessica for sending out this email! I particularly like the printable article and spreadsheets... Posted Jan 02 2008, 03:50 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Webcast, Office, Tips, resources, Laundry List

• Windows Server 2008 RC1, ForeFront and System Center Demo Kit, SQL 2008 November CTP, and Service Pack Blocker Tool

  Thursday was a busy day at Microsoft.  RC1 for Longhorn is now out and available for download.  To read up on some analysis about the update, check out James O'Neill's post . Going over to the other side of the "pond," Keith Combs... Posted Dec 07 2007, 05:20 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Exchange, Windows, Tips, Microsoft, Platform, Tools, OS, resources, SP1, Laundry List, ServicePack

• Do You Deploy Windows with Floppy Disks?

  Of course not, if you do, you're dumb.  Please unsubscribe from my RSS feed now please.  During a late night after-party recap, me and James started talking about cool stuff *deployment? Where's Kanye? *  that people should do but don't... Posted Nov 07 2007, 12:48 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Tips, Deployment, Tools, IT, rant, resources

• Meet Microsoft Server Core

  The evangelists at Microsoft Across America have have just released a great 8-part screencast of Windows Server 2008 Core.  None of the videos are longer than eight minutes and most are around five so WATCH THEM ALL!  Here is an excerpt... Posted Nov 06 2007, 01:24 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Webcast, Windows, Tips, Microsoft, Platform, resources