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Exchange 2007 support on Server 2008 R2
5 November 2009 | asides | No Comments
Microsoft has decided to offer support for Exchange 2007 running on Server 2008 R2 after customers gave some feedback. They are going to release an update early next year.
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Microsoft cuts BPOS pricing.
3 November 2009 | asides | No Comments
Microsoft Cuts E-Mail Price, a Bid to Ward Off Google. It seems that Microsoft it getting aggressive with their pricing to compete with Google. Of course, they say it has nothing to do with Google.
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Free Exchange 2010 e-book
3 November 2009 | asides | No Comments
Red Gate Software is offering a free e-book on Exchange 2010. (via SysAdmin Network)
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L.A. adopts Google e-mail
28 October 2009 | asides | No Comments
Los Angeles adopts Google e-mail system for 30,000 city employees. I recently switched my email to Google Apps and have been pretty pleased with it so far. This along with Google Sync made it easy for me to sync my contacts, calendar and email in near real-time. However, I’m not 100% convinced that the “cloud” [...]
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Windows 7 shortcuts
27 October 2009 | asides | No Comments
The Master List of New Windows 7 Shortcuts. There are a few more in the comments too.
Windows 7 deployment tools
22 October 2009 | asides | No Comments
7 deployment tools for Windows 7.
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Deploying Windows 7 eBook
22 October 2009 | asides | No Comments
Microsoft Press is offering an eBook with selected chapters from the Windows 7 Resource Kit for free. The topics discussed are “deployment platforms, planning, testing application compatibility and more.”
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Droid does
18 October 2009 | asides | No Comments
Verizon’s anti-iPhone gets its first commercial: ‘Droid Does’. I guess this means that Verizon has no interest in getting the iPhone on its network despite all the rumors.
Windows XP boot from VHD
18 October 2009 | asides | No Comments
Native boot from VHD on a Windows XP computer. I figured it would be a matter of time before someone found a way to make this possible. And now it is.
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Exchange 2010 virtual labs
13 October 2009 | asides | No Comments
Brand new Exchange 2010 Virtual Labs. They have one on transitioning from Exchange 2007 to 2010.
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Database virtualization
11 October 2009 | asides | No Comments
Databases: The Next Big Virtualization Thing.
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Conan interviews the real Ajay Bhatt
11 October 2009 | video | No Comments
(via Mashable)
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T-Mobile, Danger lose Sidekick customer data
11 October 2009 | asides | No Comments
T-Mobile, Danger lose Sidekick customer data due to server failure. Rumor on the street is that a SAN upgrade gone awry caused the data loss. And it seems that there were no backups of the data. (via TechCrunch)
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Exchange 2010 reaches RTM
9 October 2009 | asides | No Comments
Exchange 2010 is Code Complete and on its way to General Availability.
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End of life for Exchange 2007
6 October 2009 | asides | No Comments
Exchange Server 2007 won’t run on next Windows Server. This includes Server 2008 R2. I wonder how many customers are going to be thrilled with this news.
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Virtual Active Directory domain controllers
29 September 2009 | asides | No Comments
Considerations when hosting Active Directory domain controller in virtual hosting environments. Some of these may seem obvious, but it’s still worth reading.
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Zune HD review by Joe Wilcox
28 September 2009 | asides | No Comments
Zune HD: The best portable media player you may never buy.
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Clearing out pagefile effect
13 September 2009 | asides | No Comments
Clearing the Windows page file and its effect on server performance.
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Windows 7 RTM’ed
22 July 2009 | asides | No Comments
Windows 7 has been officially RTM’ed with a release date of August 6th to Technet and MSDN subscribers, and October 22nd as the official release date.
System Center Management Pack catalog
21 July 2009 | asides | No Comments
System Center Management Pack Catalog. I didn’t realize that they had management packs for that many products.
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Suck it up, Apple
16 July 2009 | asides | No Comments
Apple can dish it out, but can’t take it?
Google Voice app released
15 July 2009 | asides | No Comments
Google has released their Google Voice App for both Blackberry and Android. I tested it out on a local call, and it sounds great. You can download the app by visiting m.google.com/voice on your Blackberry or searching for “Google Voice” in the Android Market. If you don’t have a Google Voice account, you can request [...]
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Wordpress app for Blackberry
8 July 2009 | asides | No Comments
WordPress for BlackBerry Public Beta. I’ve installed this and it looks pretty good. I was able to login without any problems, but some of the commenters seem to be running into issues.
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PSTs unsupported over network
8 July 2009 | asides | No Comments
Personal folder files are unsupported over a LAN or over a WAN link. I never knew this.
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TechNet’s Active Directory poster
30 June 2009 | asides | No Comments
TechNet Magazine Active Directory Component Jigsaw Poster.