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29 oktober RELEASE: Xbox 360 Arcade for $279.99This is so awesome it's sick. The best next generation console on the market for only $279, and it comes with 5 hit Xbox Live Arcade games out of the box: What's Pac-Man Championship Edition you ask? Think of it this way: What was the problem with the original Pac Man? PATTERNS. You could run the same pattern over and over again and keep playing until you flipped the game. Pac-Mac Championship Edition actually changes the map on you and only certain sections of it have pellets on it that you have to gobble. UNO is hands down the best card game on Xbox Live. Luxor 2 is as addictive as Bejeweled 2 or Tetris. Boom Boom Rocket is the closest thing to a free Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix that you're gonna get, and Feeding Frenzy is like getting Freddy Fish free. But what's ever crazier is you get a 256MB memory card and a Wireless Controller FREE. And the console is HDMI ready. What other Next Generation Gaming Console is going to give you:
26 oktober BETA: Microsoft Deployment Release Candidate 1Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) is now Microsoft Deployment! We are pleased to announce the RC1 release and new name for the fourth generation deployment Solution Accelerator, Microsoft Deployment. The current generation of automated deployment tools from Microsoft is increasingly unified; the same tools, utilities and products in many cases offer support and functionality for desktop and server deployment tasks. Following the trend of unified tools, the Business Desktop Deployment team has incorporated new functionality and guidance to support automated server deployment in addition to desktop deployment capabilities. This expanded feature set, with its guidance and ability to automate installation of Windows client and server operating systems – as well as applications – has effectively outgrown the current name, Business Desktop Deployment. Previous Beta releases have been using the code name “Deployment 4” to refer to Microsoft Deployment before the name was finalized. Microsoft Deployment is the next version of Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007. It unifies the tools and processes required for desktop and server deployment into a common deployment console and collection of guidance. Microsoft Deployment adds integration with current Microsoft deployment technologies – System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Windows Deployment Services, and the Windows Automated Installation Kit – to create a single path for image creation and automated installation. Microsoft Deployment adds integration with recently released Microsoft deployment technologies to create a single path for image creation and deployment, including:
Enhanced Program on Microsoft Connect This release candidate also offers an enhanced Microsoft Connect portal including technical frequently asked questions, deployment tips and tricks, a recommended 10-step program for new users to quickly get acquainted with deployment accelerators, customer-ready Solution Accelerator informational materials, and deployment-related conference presentations. Accelerator Description Microsoft Deployment combines the guidance and toolset from previous releases of Business Desktop Deployment and Beta releases of Windows Server Deployment. This release continues to support Zero Touch Installation (ZTI) of desktop operating systems using Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 with the Operating System Deployment Feature Pack and adds new deployment and task sequencing capabilities for desktops and servers using System Center Configuration Manager 2007. Microsoft Deployment also continues to provide Lite Touch Installation (LTI) support without infrastructure requirements and adds capabilities for Windows Server 2003 and pre-release versions of Windows Server 2008. New Features in Microsoft Deployment Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 support, with the following features:
Lite Touch Installation (LTI) support for Windows Server 2008:
Lite Touch Installation (LTI) enhancements:
Lite Touch Installation (LTI) multicast support:
Where to Find Microsoft Deployment Microsoft Deployment is available as an open beta download. Join the Microsoft Deployment Connection program on Microsoft Connect. If you are already registered for the program, click here. If you have not previously registered with Microsoft Connect, you might be required to register before you continue with the invitation process. Related Resources Desktop Deployment Center on Microsoft TechNet System Center Configuration Manager on Microsoft TechNet System Center Configuration Manager evaluation software on Microsoft TechNet Windows Server 2008 on Microsoft TechNet Please send your comments and feedback to satfdbk@microsoft.com. 25 oktober INFO: Cracking NTLM password hashes using a $150 nVidia graphics adapter GPUHYPE
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PATCH: Windows Vista Ultimate Language InstallerHaving problems installing the Windows Vista Ultimate language packs? The problem of not being able to install Language Packs in Windows Vista Ultimate results in “Error 2” at the conclusion of an attempted installation. There’s a new Language Pack installer for Windows Vista Ultimate that fixes this problem. I know I had the problem and this installer fixes it. This is not a Windows Update patch that’s available even though the Language Packs are. Installation of Windows Vista language pack from Windows Update fails Update for Windows Vista (KB942903) GADGET: Office Tips & Tricks Sidebar gadget for Windows Vista
Want to really take your productivity to the next level? You can also click on the Tips & Tricks logo in the top right corner of the gadget and you will visit our website loaded with in-depth timesaving resources like webcasts, podcasts and more! Click here to download now. 22 oktober NEWS: Microsoft opens new Software Development office
Well, we just opened a new office... Microsoft hopes to tap local talent 19 oktober RELEASE: Live Search 411 (1-800-CALL-411) launches<taken from the LiveSearch blog> On Monday we announced a new service that brings the power of local search to any phone-and lets you access it just by speaking. Think about all the times you need to find quick local information: you're driving home from work and need make reservations at your favorite restaurant. Or maybe you're already downtown, and want to get movie times for theaters nearby along with a map and directions. Or perhaps you're traveling and want to call the car rental agency to avoid the lines at the airport counter. Live Search 411 enables you to do this for free, from any phone in the US. Just call 1-800-CALL-411 (1-800-225-5411) and say where you are and what you're looking for. You can also get text messages, maps, traffic maps, and text-based driving directions sent to your mobile phone (with a service plan that supports text messages or data access, of course!). We've built this system in cooperation with Tellme, which we acquired in March of this year. Tellme has been a leader in voice technology since 1999. We're excited about the voice experience and attention to detail they bring to this new service. We've built Live Search 411 to go beyond just finding business information. Because our goal is to help you complete your task, we've included features like:
Try it now More info is also on our website. (http://www.livesearch411.com) WEBCAST: Learning to Deploy Windows Vista through Windows Imaging (.WIM)Our local Desktop Deployment Specialist wrote up a list of resources that customers can take advantage of in order to learn how to deploy Windows Vista using Windows Imaging technologies and the Desktop Deployment solutions we've made available to automate provisioning, configuration, and imaging such as the Business Desktop Deployment Workbench. Windows Vista Virtual Lab Express Windows Vista Virtual Labs
Vista Deployment On-Demand Webcasts
In addition Enterprise Agreement customers may have as many as 10 days of Desktop Deployment Planning Services (DDPS) as part of their Software Assurance benefits . This would allow MCS or a partner to come in and perform a customized training/consulting session for you on BDD 2007. For details please see the below link: INFO: MVLS software for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 coming!UPDATE: (10/19/07) How cool is that? ----------------------- For those of you with Enterprise Agreements or Select looking at upgrading to the new System Center Configuration Manager 2007, one of my coworkers, just passed this info down to me:
EVENT: "Optimizing Your Application Platform" - an SOA Technology Forum
Join other IT industry leaders to hear how SOA and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) strategies are helping companies increase the business value of IT. Discover approaches you can use to build out the right SOA/ALM strategy for your business and learn how you can leverage development resources. This event is presented by Avanade, and hosted by Microsoft. Irvine , CA - Dec 4, 2007 AGENDA
PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING and I will provide you with registration information, the registration URL, and the reg code. OOF: Kurt's out on business travelHi. Sorry I haven't posted anything in a long time, but I'm currently "out of office" or as we say at Microsoft, "I'm oof". As some folks know based on my physical presence at their locations, I've been on the road traveling to customer sites for an unusually long time. I will be gone for all of next week as well. "What? So you don't have Internet access? You can't even post?" Pretty much. I've been so busy that I haven't even had the opportunity in the last couple days to post any new trainings of events going on. One thing I do have however is a bunch of new Xbox 360 games, including Halo 3 so if by chance you're an enterprise customer of mine and you're one of the first ten people reading this paragraph, send me a ping with the subject line 'blog', along with a mailing address and I'll put a copy of whatever I have available from Microsoft Game Studios in the mail for you. If there's something specific you want or more importantly something you don't want, let me know and I'll try to accommodate once I get back. And of course, if you don't know how to get in contact with me, you probably aren't my customer. See you in a week or so. 14 oktober RESOURCES: Sharepoint 2007 Developer ResourcesOur Sharepoint Specialist, Charles Maxson (originally from OfficeZealot.com fame) provided us with some good "starter" resources for Sharepoint development.
TRAINING: LiveMeeting 2007 Online CoursewareThe folks at LiveMeeting finally put up some training for learning the new LiveMeeting 2007 interface, being that's it's changed so dramatically from the LiveMeeting 2005 UI.
There are also some "supplemental courses" coming as well:
NEWS: Re-registration required at the Do Not Call Registry by June 2008<concept from the San Francisco Chronicle article, "It's time to redial Do Not Call Registry"> You may recall that back in 2003, the government enacted a program that enables consumers to avoid calls from telemarketers by signing up on a registration list. Well, that registration of yours, assuming you signed up the moment the list went live, was set to expire in 5 years and lo-and-behold, 5 years is coming up. This of course means that people like myself, need to re-register for fear of getting those lousy phone calls during dinner again about "low interest credit cards" and "refinancing my mortgage". So consider this your friendly reminder to do so. You may register up to 3 phones under your name at a time, (multiple registrations are possible for those with more numbers) including cell phones, home phones, and other phone numbers you have. Wait. What does this have to do with Microsoft? Well, what you probably didn't know is that we helped the develop this site using Microsoft technology. That's right: "Do Not Call" is a Microsoft .NET application. DRIVEN BY .NET
12 oktober RELEASE: Windows Live Events - Event planning & invitation serviceTired of eVite? Try Windows Live Events: A new free service for Windows Live! eWeek wrote a nice article about Windows Live Events. Basically, it's a site that incorporates all the integration that you want for an event leveraging other Windows Live services as well as Office. Windows Live Events enables customers to create Web sites based on more than 100 templates for different kinds of parties and events. Users can invite anyone with a valid e-mail address to attend, and the event can be added to any competing calendaring services. It will also provide great integration with other Windows Live services to help people gather information about the event after the fact:
Or you can use competing photo/video services like YouTube or Flickr. PATCH: Reliability & Stability Fix patch for Windows Vista (941649)UPDATE: ------------------
The actual download is located here: 11 oktober DOWNLOAD: Internet Explorer 7.0 Administration KitWant to configure Internet Explorer 7.0 for your corporate deployment? Want to add your own logo to Internet Explorer or preprovision it with URLs for your own company's internal web sites? Want to change the default search engine, the default home page, and the default RSS feeds that are configured? That's the IEAK7. Download it for the language you need! 10 oktober NEWS: Infoworld - "Security researchers look beyond Vista"Infoworld wrote a particularly interesting article that helps answer the question:
The article does a good job illustrating what others have had a difficult time articulating:
The result is great news for companies looking to protect their computing infrastructure:
ARTICLE: Security researchers look beyond Vista TOOL: Microsoft Active Directory Topology Diagrammer for Visio 2007Active Directory Topology Diagrammer tool can read your Active Directory structure through Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO). The tool automates Office Visio to draw a diagram of the Active Directory Domain topology, your Active Directory Site topology, your OU structure or your current Exchange 200X Server Organization (including domains, sites, servers, administrative groups, routing groups and connectors). With the Active Directory Topology Diagrammer tool, you can also draw partial Information from your Active Directory, like only one Domain or one site. The objects are linked together, and arranged in a reasonable layout that you can later interactively work withthe objects in Microsoft Office Visio. TRIAL: Office LiveMeeting 2007 60-day Trial ReleaseHey! Wanna try the new Office LiveMeeting 2007? Find out more about how the 2007 release of Office Live Meeting lets you host real-time web-based meetings and collaboration sessions online. Sign up for a 60-day trial today by requesting activation. See how easy it is to schedule meetings, invite attendees, and host fully interactive sessions in just minutes. You can host your web-based meetings and collaboration sessions online with up to 1250 simultaneous participants. During the 60-day trial, no shared recording, audio broadcasting, or storage is available. |
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