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• TechEd Trustworthy Computing Discussion

  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... Posted Jun 06 2007, 11:56 AM by Jeff with | with no comments Filed under: Windows-General, Security, Windows Vista, TechEd

• Network Monitor 3.0 Final Released to Connect

  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... Posted Nov 21 2006, 10:20 PM by Jeff with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Windows-General

• Software Assurance (Finally) Adds Value

  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... Posted Oct 17 2006, 02:19 PM by Jeff with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Windows-General, System Center

• Released: ATI Video Drivers for Vista RC1

  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... Posted Sep 03 2006, 08:44 AM by Jeff with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Windows-General

• Vista RC1 is Live!

  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... Posted Sep 01 2006, 11:55 AM by Jeff with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Windows-General

• Yawn... New Windows Desktop Search 3.0 Beta 2 Released

  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... Posted Aug 22 2006, 01:42 PM by Jeff with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Windows-General

• IE 7 Pushed as High-Priority Update

  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 Jul 26 2006, 02:22 PM by Jeff with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: WSUS, Windows-General

• Life Needs a 'Best Practices Analyzer'

  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... Posted Jul 25 2006, 03:43 PM by Jeff with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: MOM, Exchange, Windows-General

• Hmmm... Should I Patch My ATM Machines?

  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... Posted Jul 18 2006, 07:59 PM by Jeff with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: WSUS, Windows-General, Security

• Finally... Cisco VPN Client for Vista Beta 2

  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... Posted Jun 15 2006, 03:21 PM by Jeff with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: Windows-General

• Vista and Longhorn Beta 2 Available on Connect

  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 Posted May 23 2006, 12:31 PM by Jeff with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Windows-General

• Free Office 2007 Training Available

  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... Posted May 23 2006, 12:30 PM by Jeff with | with no comments Filed under: Windows-General

• Troubleshooting WindowsConnected Outage

  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... Posted May 21 2006, 11:49 PM by Jeff with | with no comments Filed under: Windows-General

• Playing Catch-Up

  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... Posted May 10 2006, 10:30 PM by Jeff with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Windows-General, Security

• Microsoft Sets Virtual Server Free

  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... Posted Apr 03 2006, 12:50 PM by Jeff with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Windows-General