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Mon, Apr 21 2008 11:42

A Lighter Moment

I ran across a perfect commentary on how the life of a Microsoft MVP works, in this comic on the xkcd site. Of course, it was sent to me originally by my wife. Wonder what she was trying to tell me...
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Mon, Mar 24 2008 10:22

Unwanted Services when installing iTunes (for SHAME, Apple!)

OK, we've all complained about unnecessary services and silent installs, but to give them credit, Microsoft has done a pretty good job of cutting back on that sort of thing. Heck, they even allow installing a server without a GUI, finally. So I recently...
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Fri, Aug 10 2007 15:47

ExchangeDefender is a Winner

As most of you know, we run our writing and consulting business on Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2. It includes Exchange Server 2003 SP2, and we've been using the same, quite public, email addresses for at least 17 years since our first book...
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Mon, Apr 16 2007 1:12

My New Favourite Excuse for Everything

From the Washington Post: Here's an innovative excuse from White House spokeswoman Dana Perino yesterday: "I can't be held accountable for statements I make when it turns out later on I didn't know what I was talking about." I love it. Charlie.
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Sat, Jan 13 2007 19:36

CPU Temperatures - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

I've long been a believer in keeping my systems as cool as possible. Not because I overclock, but just because it's better for everything and improves the stability of the system. I've discovered, over the years, that cheaping out on cases is a bad idea...
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Mon, Jan 8 2007 6:44

Windows Home Server

OK, this is going to be cool. I'll bet I can even use it to store programs for my TiVo! The new Windows Home Server is a headless multimedia storage, secure backup, and remote access server that sits in your closet and just does it's job. Quietly and...
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Thu, Dec 28 2006 16:51

Bloggers getting Ferrari Laptops

So, the net is buzzing (what's new) about several bloggers getting brand new Ferrari laptops . And the cries and moans of those who didn't get one are all about how this will compromise the bloggers, etc. Horsepucky. Now I confess, I didn't get one. I...
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Mon, Nov 6 2006 18:18

Evaluation VHDs from Microsoft

Microsoft has finally broken down and is providing pre-built VHDs of Server software. They're running eval versions, obviously, but this is a definite step forward. The VHD home page has details, as does The Virtual PC Guy . Charlie.
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Mon, Oct 9 2006 0:51

Cool new tool/toy

OK, I admit, I'm a hopeless toy junkie. But sometimes, something comes across my desk that I think is so simple and obvious, I wonder why no one ever did it before. The new USB to IDE/SATA Bridge Adapter from Granite Digital is one of those things...
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Mon, Jul 24 2006 16:40

AMD and ATI

Oh, my. AMD is buying out ATI. This may not be directly x64 related, folks, but it will definitely have a huge impact on x64 hardware. Currently, the most popular chipsets for AMD boards are from ATI’s main competitor – Nvidia. I suspect they’ll...
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Mon, Jul 3 2006 15:33

Blog Skins

Ah, new blog skins available thanks to Susan. Had to try a different look. We’ll see what the comments are and what I think after a while with this one. If we don’t like it, we’ll go back to FoggyBottom. Update: We're back to the old look. The other one...
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Mon, May 29 2006 16:15

Finally, BlogJet back!

Many thanks to Susan Bradley , the extraordinary MVP who manages this blog space. After much pain, she has managed to get the underlying Community Server that we run on to work with BlogJet , my preferred tool for uploading blogs. I’m not sure if...
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Tue, May 16 2006 21:54

Longhorn Server - New Server Manager

Want to know more about Longhorn Server and how it will be administered and confirgured? Then tune in to the TechNet Webcast coming on Wednesday, May 31. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032294712&EventCategory=4&culture...
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