Archive for the 'asides' Category

Exchange 2007 support on Server 2008 R2

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.

Microsoft cuts BPOS pricing.

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.

Free Exchange 2010 e-book

Red Gate Software is offering a free e-book on Exchange 2010. (via SysAdmin Network)

L.A. adopts Google e-mail

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” is ready to use especially with the downtime that Google has had recently.

Windows 7 shortcuts

The Master List of New Windows 7 Shortcuts. There are a few more in the comments too.

Windows 7 deployment tools

7 deployment tools for Windows 7.

Deploying Windows 7 eBook

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.”

Droid does

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

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.

Exchange 2010 virtual labs

Brand new Exchange 2010 Virtual Labs. They have one on transitioning from Exchange 2007 to 2010.

Database virtualization

Databases: The Next Big Virtualization Thing.

Conan interviews the real Ajay Bhatt


(via Mashable)

T-Mobile, Danger lose Sidekick customer data

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)

Exchange 2010 reaches RTM

Exchange 2010 is Code Complete and on its way to General Availability.

End of life for Exchange 2007

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.