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Sunfish World Championships
I don't usually write too much here about personal stuff. But being so proud of one of my...
Author: jweston Date: 08/25/2008
Live TechNet events! Does anyone in Chicago read this?
Below is a post from my buddy Kevin Remde. Come see him at one of these events, or go read...
Author: jweston Date: 08/13/2008
Are you into Packet Analysis?
If you are, then you need to meet this guy Chris Sanders at www.chrissanders.org He wrote: Practical...
Author: jweston Date: 08/11/2008
Vista, it's time you thought about deploying it
It's time. Yep, time to deploy Vista in your company. This week I am doing...
Author: jweston Date: 08/11/2008
Words just can't explain this
Do you know any of these people?
Author: jweston Date: 08/07/2008
I (finally) join the HD TV flat panel world
Computer Technology I am bleeding edge. I have to have the latest and greatest. Always trying...
Author: jweston Date: 08/07/2008
Why is Microsoft Stock up 10% this week?
We started Monday and the stock was about $25.25 or something, a few minutes ago it was...
Author: jweston Date: 08/07/2008
Has anyone seen my Dog food?
Dog Food? That's the term we use here at Microsoft for using our own products before we...
Author: jweston Date: 08/06/2008
Since when is $3.65 a gallon a good price?
I just got back from Seattle. I was up there 10 days. In the Seattle area, gas was still...
Author: jweston Date: 08/03/2008
The Golden Circle tokenofinspiration.com
I am attending a Microsoft Technical training session for internal field sale force. ...
Author: jweston Date: 07/31/2008
Microsoft Test Taking
It's been 7 years since I have taken one of those Test. I think the first one I took...
Author: jweston Date: 07/31/2008
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 Released
SOLUTIONACCELERATORS Act faster. Go further. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 RELEASE UPDATE...
Author: jweston Date: 07/31/2008
Digital Rights Management and Digital Media MVP
I met Christopher Levy from www.buydrm.com the other day. He has been a Microsoft MVP for 4...
Author: jweston Date: 07/29/2008
cool new search engine, I think we should go buy them!
Enough about Yahoo! and even Google. These two guys left Google and started their...
Author: jweston Date: 07/29/2008
True Microsoft Passion
Dan Woodman, one of my co-workers here at Microsoft has found a way to show his true passion for...
Author: jweston Date: 07/29/2008
Do you Run MoJave? I do!!
Here at MS we have some great Marketing people. They came up with this idea around...
Author: jweston Date: 07/29/2008
TechNet Plus Subscription Discount
This is the ONLY code you should use this year! It's My code, get's you 15% off TechNet...
Author: jweston Date: 07/24/2008
ExchangeExchange.com
Yesterday I met Joel Stidley. He is a newly awarded Microsoft MVP(Most Valuable Professional)...
Author: jweston Date: 07/16/2008
Exchange and Unified Communications for $15/seat/month
We made a really cool announcement this morning at the world wide partner conference in Houston....
Author: jweston Date: 07/08/2008
Roundtable Demo video
Yesterday I was in our Las Colinas office, we got some of the new Microsoft Roundtable Cameras in...
Author: jweston Date: 07/02/2008
DPM now backups up Windows Server 2008
DPM you say? Data Protection Manager 2007 is what DPM is. Support includes: · Able to run DPM2007...
Author: jweston Date: 06/30/2008
The Scooter Store Hyper-V case study
This is really cool. My dad has been the TV commercial spokesperson for The Scooter Store for...
Author: jweston Date: 06/26/2008
Hyper-V for Windows Server 2008 released today
Microsoft’s Hypervisor Technology Gives Customers Combined Benefits of Windows Server 2008 and...
Author: jweston Date: 06/26/2008
Unified Communications Demo
You have heard about UC, but what is it really? Well I want to start to show you. ...
Author: jweston Date: 06/20/2008
Unified Communications and Office Communication Server
What are these? These are the terms for a great solution from Microsoft, bringing...
Author: jweston Date: 06/02/2008
Social Bookmarking Latest Web 2.0 Social networking thingy
I am just overwhelmed with Web 2.0 What's gonna win? Facebook, Twitter, Blogging,...
Author: jweston Date: 05/29/2008
Are you into Systems Management and live near Austin?
If so.... then you need to know about the next meeting of CTSMUG Central Texas Systems...
Author: jweston Date: 05/19/2008
Boat labor of love
What does John do when he isn't working on computers? Anything Sailboats! Teaching kids how to...
Author: jweston Date: 05/19/2008
Did you miss the launch in your town? Do you need an excuse to go to the beach?
Well I have a solution for you. We will be doing the Windows Server 2008 Heroes Happen...
Author: jweston Date: 04/15/2008
Heroes Happen Here (Windows Server 2008 launch) on second life!
Zain on our team is leading up an effort over on second life. He is going to do a...
Author: jweston Date: 04/15/2008
Hyper-V HCL for Server 2008
At a bunch of my events people want to know exactly what Laptop I am running so they can do...
Author: jweston Date: 04/10/2008
WEBCAST!! get the links here.
Have you always needed to watch a good webcast and can't find that link to the download? Well...
Author: jweston Date: 04/07/2008
Windows Server 2008 Admin tools for Vista SP1, Released to WEB
Now finally you can administer your Active Directory.. your DHCP, DNS, NPS... Group Policy all from...
Author: jweston Date: 03/25/2008
Windows Server 2008 Launch Slides
https://www.technetevents.com/2008-launch-resources.aspx is the official location the finally...
Author: jweston Date: 03/25/2008
Microsoft offers free support for Vista SP1 installs
Great computerworld article...
Author: jweston Date: 03/24/2008
Windows Server 2008 IIS 7.0 Module
Here is the info for Module 4 of the Launches we have been doing. It is on Windows...
Author: jweston Date: 03/24/2008
Do you need help with running a Pilot on Windows Server or Unified Communications?
Is IT Pro Momentum right for you? Do you want to learn more about the newest Microsoft technologies?...
Author: jweston Date: 03/24/2008
Happy ending to Tilt Story.
Well! I just got back from lunch and there was a box waiting for me on the front door step....
Author: jweston Date: 03/12/2008
AT&T lack of Customer Service..... Story continues
See my previous post for what happened to my HTC TILT phone. Remember I was told I had "a...
Author: jweston Date: 03/11/2008
Time Change Broke my AT&T TILT Phone
"Tilt Off" At&t.. This is my relatively new Tilt phone. I love the Windows...
Author: jweston Date: 03/10/2008
Windows Server 2008 Launch Slides Module 3 Security
Hello! Thanks for checking out my blog. We just started doing Launch Events for Windows Server 2008....
Author: jweston Date: 03/05/2008