Monthly Archives: July 2005

Vista First Look

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So here is my first impression of Longhorn along with a somewhat attractive screenshot: Other interesting stuff? There seems to be a built-in, easy to use Windows Backup which is very good. IE 7 by default looks a lot less … Continue reading

Small Business Server Specialist Webcast

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If you missed the Small Business Specialist webcast yesterday, the TS2 presentation is now available online. I saw a good part of the presentation and it was quite specific, informative and even motivational. If you are still on the fence … Continue reading

Windows Vista Beta 1 Out

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Windows Vista (aka, Longhorn) has entered the beta stage. I am on a 2 hour wait till the 2.4 Gb DVD ISO image has completely downloaded to my system so I can being playing with it. It is only available … Continue reading

Microsoft Genuine Advantage Goes Live

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For about a year now Microsoft has been testing the Genuine Advantage program that checks if the license of your Windows system is valid or if it is a pirated copy. This system has been in place for some premium … Continue reading

Russia’s Biggest Spammer Brutally Murdered

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How many unsolicited messages do you get each day? The man that lost his life recently was probably responsible for at least some of the clutter in your inbox… and when he was killed there was an outpour of emotion … Continue reading

Announcing Windows Vista

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After a long process of going to the next version of Windows (Codename: Longhorn) Microsoft has found the official name for it: Windows Vista. Press Announcement Let the domain squatting begin. Check out the Press Announcement for the video of … Continue reading

MSN Screen Saver

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Now a screen saver by itself usually does not warrant a mention, but this screen saver is special for two interesting reason. The good: MSN Screen Saver integrates news, picture album slideshows, videos and a lot of other interesting information … Continue reading

Surveying the SBS Land

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It has been a quiet few days in the IT land lately and I’ve been working quite hard to figure out just what motivates people to attend IT Professonal user groups. This is a multi-dimensional survey that not only attempts … Continue reading

SMS & SUS webcasts for August

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Another great series of webcasts. I’m generally the first line of support for many of you and everyone always asks where I learn all that I know. Part of it is from hitting the wall in the lab and production … Continue reading

SMS & SUS webcasts for August

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Another great series of webcasts. I’m generally the first line of support for many of you and everyone always asks where I learn all that I know. Part of it is from hitting the wall in the lab and production … Continue reading