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Windows 8.1 Bits (RTM)!
This is cut and pasted directly from the TechNet blog: Based on the feedback from you and our partners, we’re pleased to announce that we will be making available our current Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro RTM builds (as well as Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM builds) to the developer and IT professional communities…
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Thank you for your support!
What a year it’s been. That’s right, it’s been a year since I joined the DPE Team at Microsoft Canada as a Virtual Technical Evangelist. I blogged about it here and I was as excited as could be. I can assure you that the excitement has not waned for one minute during my tenure here.…
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The advantages of selling Office 365 and Windows Server
Many small and midsize businesses today are considering the use of cloud-based software applications for the ease, accessibility, and cost benefits they can offer. At the same time, many still need an on-site platform for a range of needs from hosting applications, to print sharing, to storing sensitive financial data. As our valued partner of…
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First ALL GREEN DAY!
Today is the first day since I started back on exercise – walking for now, until I lose weight – that the FitBit dashboard was entirely green. Woohoo! Hope for a lot more of these. I went for a nice walk in Minneapolis today (Okay, Plymouth, MN)… nearly 5 miles, and it was 90 degrees…
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Mall of America
I love my parents… I really do. I just don’t always enjoy spending time with them. I dislike shopping, and I hate mall. So when my parents asked me to take them to the Mall of America this morning I figured I would grin and bear it. Thankfully at the middle of this retail hell…
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New solutions for small business customers!
Many small and midsize businesses today are considering the use of cloud-based software applications for the ease, accessibility, and cost benefits they can offer. At the same time, many still need an on-site platform for a range of needs from hosting applications, to print sharing, to storing sensitive financial data. As our valued Windows Server…
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BitLocker Recovery
Like all of you I never expect a day that starts with a call to IT Helpdesk to go well. Fortunately this story has a happy ending. This morning I got to my desk and discovered that my laptop corrupted somehow last night. No problem – Windows 8 has some great self-healing tools built in,…
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Back on RunAs Radio!
Over the past few months I have recorded a number of webinars and webcasts on a plethora of topics around virtualization, but the one that seems to have gotten the most attention is the one I did for VMTraining that pitted me against Jeff Weiss – Microsoft versus VMware. A few days later Richard Campbell,…
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TechNet Subscription for MCTs: Extended!
As you know on July 1st Microsoft announced that it would be ending the TechNet Subscriptions (TNS) that so many of us rely on. As the MCT Regional Lead I have fielded several complaints about this issue. Last week I reminded you all that August 31, 2013 would be the last day that MCTs would…
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Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Release
Hey folks! have you ever wondered how book authors are able to get their books out almost as soon as the software they are writing about is available? Well the simple answer is that they write based on the pre-release (beta) software! As such there’s a new book for you to peruse! Introducing Windows Server…
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MCT Regional Lead: Step Up!
This is a message direct from Veronica Sopher, the MCT Community Manager. If you are an MCT who is interested in becoming more involved you should read it and click to apply! I have done it for the past year, and would love to see some fresh faces! –MDG — Call for Applications: MCT Regional…
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The TechNet Subscription for MCTs
Originally posted on The World According to Mitch: As you have probably heard, the TechNet Subscription service is going away. If you have your subscription because you are an MCT, or are hoping to get it because you are (or will soon be) an MCT, then there is a very important milestone coming up next…
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The TechNet Subscription for MCTs
As you have probably heard, the TechNet Subscription service is going away. If you have your subscription because you are an MCT, or are hoping to get it because you are (or will soon be) an MCT, then there is a very important milestone coming up next week. August 31, 2013 will be the last…
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A Thumbs-Up for Windows 8
James Kendrick writes for ZDNet, and has been a tablet-fanatic for years. So when I read his article lauding Windows 8 on the right hardware platform I was happy… I happen to like my Surface Pro, but it took the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 for James to truly see the value of Windows 8 on…
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An Unexpected Consequence of Super-Stability
This would never have happened with Windows XP. As I always do after a long day of driving I woke up this morning and reached for my phone. I had driven 1,092kms the previous day, which meant that I spent my attention on the road and not on my phone – doubly so because it…
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The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
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