Brian Groth's Life at Microsoft
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More about the WMI Command-Line (WMIC)
I thought I would do a few searches for WMIC, and I realized I am a bit behind the times. From July...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/11/2004
Flight Simulator 2004
Scoble has a couple of recent blogs about Flight Simulator 2004 that are pretty interesting: Their...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/09/2004
My Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) Results
I thought of one more management related topic to share with you.... my own brain. Managers are...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/08/2004
Summary of Brian Groth's Management Tips
I don't claim to be the worlds best or most experienced manager at Microsoft, but I do try to share...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/07/2004
Management Tip: Growing Skills and Driving Careers
My approach to self improvement is pretty simple: You and your employees need to keep improving your...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/07/2004
Management Tip: Motivating your Employees
How do you motivate people, especially if they work for you? I ran across this list regarding how to...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/06/2004
Management Tip: Principals for Leadership
Today's tip is around the principals for leadership to help keep you focused on leading your team....
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/06/2004
Why run the RemoteRegistry Service?
In a recent post of mine, Uses for the TaskList Command Line app in Windows XP SP2, someone (didn’t...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/05/2004
Differences between SPS and WSS
What are the differences between SharePoint Portal Server and Windows SharePoint Services? Sure,...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/05/2004
Management Tip: Be Aware of What Is Behind Your Actions
Thanks to Dennis Grindberg for pointing out the Achieve model for change in a feedback for my...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/05/2004
Management Tip: Selling Your Vision
As a manager, you often have to get people excited in your plan, ideas, or goals. I call this...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/05/2004
Media Center Moves Out My TV
A great write-up about how seeing a Windows XP Media Center in someone’s living room is really...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/05/2004
Management Tip: Negotiating and/or Meetings
Chances are, if you are a manager you are going to hold meetings and you’ll actually want something...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/04/2004
Living with Virtual Server and Remote Desktop
As I have mentioned in previous blogs, my job involves building a very large demo. The way we build...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/04/2004
Developing for the Microsoft Smart Watch
Some fellow bloggers have recently pointed out that MSN Direct is looking for some creative...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/03/2004
The C prompt – command line information
To some, the command-line (Start, Run, CMD) is a confusing place to be. To others, it’s the place to...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/02/2004
Management Tip: Active Listening
Tip number 2 is about “active listening”, which can be useful in any interaction, but...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/01/2004
Management Tip: Giving Feedback
Over the years, I have compiled a handful of tips that I try to refer to as a manager, employee, and...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/01/2004
Using a GPS
Have you ever got seriously into navigating or tracking yourself with a GPS? I am thinking of...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/30/2004
Feedback on Microsoft Products
Have you ever wanted to tell Microsoft about a feature that you want in a product? You can easily do...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/30/2004
NASA World Wind
This is great! Thanks to Steve Makofsky for pointing it out. Check out NASA's WorldWind software...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/30/2004
Solar Power in Washington State
Yes it is possible and you can learn more about it on October 2nd (this Saturday) at a variety of...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/30/2004
An InfoPath Form to Translate Text
InfoPath is part of the Microsoft Office System and lets you easily create forms that can do pretty...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/29/2004
Solar Powered Backpack
I just saw this via Gizmodo: The Voltaic backpack has 3 waterproof solar panels embedded into the...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/29/2004
The Microsoft Home
The Seattle Times has an article about the latest version of the Microsoft Home. It's hard to...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/28/2004
How to deploy Windows XP SP2?
There are quite a few ways to deploy Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Check out what TechNet has to...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/28/2004
Why is a manhole cover round? A Microsoft interview question.
OK, so it probably isn't an "official" interview question (if there are any), but I have asked it...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/27/2004
Uses for the TaslkList Command Line app in Windows XP SP2
This entry is a very simple explanation of "TaskList /SVC /FO TABLE" When using Windows Task...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/27/2004
PowerPoint Speaker Notes Text to Speech via the Excel Object Model
Back when Office XP was in beta, I was building "Information Worker" demos. One of them was to show...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/26/2004
Customer and Technical Facilities at Microsoft
When I tell people that I work at the Redmond MTC, I often get asked about other customer-focused...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/25/2004
How environmentally friendly is your community?
Thankfully, Seattle is still a pretty clean place to live, although traffic seems to get worse all...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/25/2004
Living Your Values
At Microsoft, we are fortunate enough to have a variety of guest speakers come to campus. Recently,...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/24/2004
Partnering with the MTC: The Enterprise Engineering Center
Check out the Enterprise Engineering Center’s WebLog at https://blogs.msdn.com/eec/. We partner with...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/24/2004
Japanese Business Relations and Culture
I just wrapped up a day-long training session with Doug Lipp and some of his associates. The course...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/23/2004
The demo at a Microsoft Technology Center
So what is in this demo that I have mentioned? Without listing all the products that we have in it,...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/23/2004
You can buy an old ski chair!
If only I had the room for one. Check this out from a newsletter I just got from...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/23/2004
The Demo and the Demo Platform at the Microsoft Technology Centers
More about what my team and I do: From...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/22/2004
New MSFT blog, but different
What Makes This Blog Different? Most of the blogs at Microsoft are from some great people who either...
Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/22/2004