Blog Tracker
This page is just a quick glance of the blogs and news I track on a day to day basis. Mostly tech, though there are some music, arts, and other miscellaneous feeds thrown in as well.
- Rejoining Small Business Server 2008 into a Preserved Domain after a Disaster 9 Mar 2010, 3:05 pm
[Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Wayne Gordon McIntyre from Commercial Technical Support] You may find yourself in a scenario where your SBS 2008 server has died and you have no backups availab. […] - Virtualization ain’t goin’ out like that 9 Mar 2010, 2:40 pm
It seems like every virtualization insider I talk to these days — vendor, analyst, admin, you name it — says the same thing. “The hypervisor is commoditized.” “The cloud is the future.” . […] - Help Secure your Business Information using Encrypting File System 9 Mar 2010, 2:11 pm
[Today’s post comes to us courtesy of JoAnn McKimpson from the SBS Marketing Team] Every day, your users work with information that is valuable to your business. However, this same information—inc. […] - Cool Forms! Team Signoff Form 9 Mar 2010, 10:42 am
This week’s cool InfoPath form is a simple form that we’re using for each team in Office to sign off that Office 2010 is ready to ship. One of the neat things about this form is that it makes the. […] - Microsoft Open License Basics – 5 license minimum applies only on initial order 9 Mar 2010, 8:52 am
As a follow-up to my earlier, “Microsoft Open License Basics – You only need 2 computers to qualify for Volume Licensing” post where I showed you that you only need five (5) licenses, not five (. […] - Unique Document URLs in MOSS 2007 and the new Document ID feature in SharePoint 2010 9 Mar 2010, 12:05 am
A few years ago, I was working with a Microsoft customer to deploy a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS 2007) solution. SharePoint 2007 had just been released at the time. The customer needed do. […] - Virtualization for Server Workloads: Avanade Case Study, NetApp Whitepaper 8 Mar 2010, 5:18 pm
Our customers often deploy Microsoft server workloads, such as SQL Server, SharePoint and Exchange, on Microsoft Hyper-V and System Center, and want to know how other customers have deployed these wor. […] - And the winner is… 8 Mar 2010, 12:29 pm
The InfoPath Solution Video Contest is over! We assembled the team last Friday, and screened the final submissions, debated, re-watched, debated, re-screened again, and finally voted to determine the. […] - Microsoft Open License Basics – You only need 2 computers to qualify for Volume Licensing 8 Mar 2010, 9:37 am
Here is a misunderstanding I come across from time to time. I will be talking with a Partner or see a conversation between a couple of Partners and someone will say something like, “My client does. […] - Using Boot Camp in Windows 7 7 Mar 2010, 10:27 pm
For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918. In my last article I described the proper way to install Windows 7 on an Intel-based Mac using. […] - Running Windows 7 on a Mac (Using Boot Camp) 5 Mar 2010, 4:37 pm
For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918. If you are reading this article on your Mac, this is an important article for you. Before you s. […] - Future Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server Development Discontinued – Information, FAQs, and more 5 Mar 2010, 3:00 pm
Today, Microsoft announced the decision to streamline our server product portfolio and that we will discontinue future development of Essential Business Server, effective June 30th, 2010. A few poi. […] - The Sad End to a Suite of Unattained Potential 5 Mar 2010, 11:24 am
I was so excited about the product from the minute I heard of it. In January, 2007 Kevin Beares took me into his office and showed me the three servers running a VERY early alpha (read: dogfood) bui. […] - New IT Trends Bring Change to Mid-Market Product Line 5 Mar 2010, 10:00 am
Today Microsoft announced that effective June 30, 2010, Microsoft will discontinue future development of Windows Essential Business Server (EBS), the infrastructure solution we designed specifically f. […] - New IT Trends Bring Change to Mid-Market Product Line 5 Mar 2010, 10:00 am
Four years ago, we committed to building an infrastructure solution for the mid-market. Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) which was the first of its kind to meet the unique needs of mid-market I. […] - Mitch Goes Mac!? Nah! 5 Mar 2010, 8:52 am
For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918. My name is Mitch, and I am a PC and I run Windows 7! This statement will not surprise anyone w. […] - If you’re not sure and don’t feel comfortable… 4 Mar 2010, 2:05 pm
As I sit watching Rabbi Wise’s computer upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 I am thinking about a conversation that he and I just had. Three weeks ago he and I started discussing the benefits of. […] - Use Rules and Filters to Create Cascading Dropdowns in Forms 4 Mar 2010, 12:30 pm
Hi, my name is Anson Hidajat and I’m a program manager on the InfoPath team. In this week’s “5 for forms” video demo, I will show how you can use rules and filters to create cascading dropdown l. […] - Win vSphere training videos! 3 Mar 2010, 4:07 pm
St. Patrick’s Day is coming up, and to celebrate, I thought I’d take this opportunity to encourage all of our readers to dye their servers green. No dice? How about this instead: Write a virtualiz. […] - Microsoft Central Region Partner Briefing Series – Register today 3 Mar 2010, 10:27 am
Here’s a quick note for all of you Partners in the U.S. Central Region Heartland Area. Based on overwhelming partner feedback, The Heartland Area team has evolved the Heartland Partner Briefing Se. […]