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Sounds Like Vista

Jim Allchin has posted an interesting blog post on The Sounds of Vista follow the link for more.

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Windows Vista RTM!

“Windows Vista has now RTM’d!
It should be availalbe to business customers before the end of the month and for consumers in January.
Here are some links:
Windows Vista Blog
Executive Q&A Feature Story – Nov. 8
Congratulations to the Vista team!

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Office 2007 RTM!

Today Microsoft announced that Office 2007 has “gone “gold” and was released to manufacturing.  This is a great milestone in what I think is a great product.  Read the full press release here.
Why am I excited about Office 2007?  Here is the short list:

Cleaner, easier to use, easier to navigate “ribbon” UI that is also […]

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10 Things You Need to Know about Deploying Windows Vista

This article by Michael Niehaus in the latest issue of TechNet Magazine is a great summery of the most important deployment advances in Windows Vista:
10 Things You Need to Know about Deploying Windows Vista
The is a good starting point if you have not yet seen these technologies.

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Windows PowerShell Scripting Week

Microsoft is holding a week of Windows PowerShell scripting webcasts.  Worth checking out if you are into scripting or Windows PowerShell (if you’re not you should be!).  Click on the link for more information:
Windows PowerShell Week
November 6 - 10, 2006

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Windows Server x64 Edition Resources

I’ve been looking into Windows Server x64 Edition server deployment and came across a couple of good white papers from Microsoft.  they are not new or anything, but definitely recommended reading if you are planning on working with Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition.  Here are the links:
Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Deployment Scenarios
Benefits of Microsoft Windows x64 […]

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Windows Server x64 Edition White Papers

I’ve been looking into x64 edition server deployment and came across a couple of good white papers from Microsoft.  they are not new or anything, but definitely recommended reading if you are planning on working with Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition.  Here are the links:
Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Deployment Scenarios
Benefits of Microsoft Windows x64 Editions
Some other […]

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I’ve Sold Out

I’ve sold out and joined the Google Economy, you will notice a banner of Google Powered ads across the top of the site as well as a Google Search button.  I added it more as an experiment to see how it was done rather than as some great money making scheme.  Although, it would be […]

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Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack

Announced today on the Windows Vista Team Blog Microsoft will make available the Desktop Optimization Pack that brings together many of the technologies that Microsoft has acquired recently through companies like Softricity, DesktopStandard and others.  This will be available to Software Assurance Customers using Vista Enterprise Edition. Here are some of the details:
Microsoft Desktop Optimization […]

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New iPod feature for Windows: iVirus

Just heard that Apple shipped thousands of video iPods with a Windows virus onboard:
Small Number of Video iPods Shipped With Windows Virus
We recently discovered that a small number - less than 1% - of the Video iPods available for purchase after September 12, 2006, left our contract manufacturer carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus. This known […]

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