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DFW ITPRO next evening meeting
DFW IT Professionals December 3rd User Group Meeting Speech Title: Social Media Basics v2.0 Topic...
Author: jweston Date: 11/10/2009
Chart Your Career
Today, more than ever, your career is the best investment you can make. Microsoft provides...
Author: jweston Date: 10/29/2009
Windows 7 overview webcast
Here is a webcast I did this morning with AITP(Association of Information Technology...
Author: jweston Date: 10/28/2009
Austin and Tulsa get “Best of Launch” events
TechNet & MSDN Events Present: Highlights from “the New Efficiency” Launch Join us as we...
Author: jweston Date: 10/16/2009
Tulsa anyone?
I will be speaking at this event as part of the IT Pro track, come see Windows 7, Server 2008...
Author: jweston Date: 10/07/2009
24 hours of PURE
24 hrs ago I purchased a new phone. Yep it’s been almost 2 year since I got a new...
Author: jweston Date: 10/07/2009
New Dallas IT Pro User Group
DFW IT Professionals October 20th User Group Meeting Speech Title: Windows 7! Tip, Tricks, and...
Author: jweston Date: 10/07/2009
TechNet Plus
Now that you watched the video, I can get you 25% off that price. use code TMSAM06 only good...
Author: jweston Date: 10/02/2009
Two great announcements today on Office Communications Server
REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 1, 2009 — Microsoft today announced two new offerings for Microsoft Office...
Author: jweston Date: 10/01/2009
Did you miss the local Azure event…..
Well Next week we are having one broadcast on a webcast. TechNet Events Present: Real World...
Author: jweston Date: 09/25/2009
Windows 7 for College Students for $29.99
This is from www.win741.com here are some of the details, go check it out. Which...
Author: jweston Date: 09/18/2009
I love this new WINDOWS 7 commercial we launched last night.
Author: jweston Date: 09/11/2009
PDC09
This is the final week to get the $500 early discount on PDC registration. Go sign up now! ABOUT THE...
Author: jweston Date: 09/09/2009
Windows 7 Application Compatibility
Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable Windows 7 Application Compatibility Part 2:...
Author: jweston Date: 09/02/2009
Golf anyone? for a good cause.
You are invited to join us this year for our 4th Annual AITP Dallas NCC Golf Classic being held on...
Author: jweston Date: 08/28/2009
AITP Texas(Region 3) conference coming soon!
Here is the website: https://www.aitputd.org/conference/ I will be speaking, and coordinating...
Author: jweston Date: 08/28/2009
Give back to the community
This week I have been helping at KIDS camp at UTA(University of Texas at Arlington). Our local...
Author: jweston Date: 08/06/2009
Windows 7 Great blog post
I just read Stephen Rose’s post on Windows 7. Great article. It talks about Enterprise...
Author: jweston Date: 08/06/2009
Windows 7 is here today for TechNet Plus subscribers
You probably got this email today like me. Showing you were to go download Windows 7. Go get it!!...
Author: jweston Date: 08/06/2009
What an amazing day at Microsoft
I am in Seattle, land of the mother-ship. The meeting is TechReady 9, kinda like our internal...
Author: jweston Date: 07/29/2009
Do you want to help Dallas area Kids?
DONATIONS FOR KIDS CAMP NEEDED: A great opportunity to support the future generation of our IT...
Author: jweston Date: 07/22/2009
Windows Azure
TechNet & MSDN Events Present: Real World Azure with Microsoft IT Come spend a day with...
Author: jweston Date: 07/21/2009
BI? Take this survey and you might win!
Take the “Thinking Bigger About Business Intelligence” Survey and Enter to Win a Zune Take a few...
Author: jweston Date: 06/08/2009
Are you concerned about Application Compatibility in Windows 7?
Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable Windows 7 Application Compatibility: Your Questions...
Author: jweston Date: 06/08/2009
BING? #2 search engine leap frogs Yahoo!
Check out this article I just read. Did Bing Just Leapfrog Yahoo Search-
Author: jweston Date: 06/05/2009
Bing Commercials start tonight
Here is a preview from youtube. Check out the bing channel on youtube. bing what...
Author: jweston Date: 06/03/2009
Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 GA and RTM Dates!
TAIPEI, Taiwan — June 3, 2009 — Today during a keynote address at Computex 2009 in Taipei,...
Author: jweston Date: 06/03/2009
Bing is live
It’s not just a search engine. More like a Decision engine. It went live yesterday at bing.com...
Author: jweston Date: 06/02/2009
BING!
So watch this video, it’s great at explaining what the new “decision engine” not search...
Author: jweston Date: 05/28/2009
Association of Information Technology Professionals
In this video Deborah Lovell, President of AITP (Association of Information Technology...
Author: jweston Date: 05/28/2009
BizSpark comes to Dallas June 12th
SparkStart - June 12th – MTC Dallas SparkStart is a full day of business and technology...
Author: jweston Date: 05/19/2009
IT Job market place today
As you probably heard, MS made some layoffs this week. I was not affected, but many of my friends...
Author: jweston Date: 05/08/2009
Are you a SQL rock star in Dallas?
We only have very limited openings right now at MS, but i heard about one great opportunity with our...
Author: jweston Date: 04/30/2009
Notes from the Field IE8 Testing how it’s going
I was talking to a customer the other day about what technology he is piloting and testing to...
Author: jweston Date: 04/21/2009
IE8 video
https://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/nethistory/#fbid:uP1C71wPjmE Interesting...
Author: jweston Date: 04/15/2009
Let the gamer in you out! Serverquest II!
https://www.microsoft.com/click/serverquest/ Help MATT rule the IT World, are you game enough?
Author: jweston Date: 04/15/2009
E14 is now Exchange 2010 Beta released today
https://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/2010office/default.aspx Microsoft Corp. is...
Author: jweston Date: 04/15/2009
Building a Virtualized UC Development Environment:
My co worker Chris Mayo just put this post up on his blog. He does a bunch around UC and development...
Author: jweston Date: 04/10/2009
Windows Client Road Show Featuring Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8
Spring brings not only rain and flowers (you know, April shows and May flowers), it also brings our...
Author: jweston Date: 04/09/2009
TechNet Events Unleashed events come to Central Region
TechNet Events Unleashed Session 1: Windows Server 2008 R2 – Optimize your Time Get a jump start on...
Author: jweston Date: 04/07/2009
TechNet Flash and Scripting Guys
I have become a big fan of the TechNet Flash newsletter. Many times I have been reading it and run...
Author: jweston Date: 04/01/2009
2019 what will computers look like in 10 years
or more importantly, how will technology effect our daily lives in 10 years. Well here at Microsoft,...
Author: jweston Date: 03/24/2009
a tough day in the biking world
As you know I am an avid bicycle rider. Over the weekend a couple of very high profile...
Author: jweston Date: 03/24/2009