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MvcConf is tomorrow Tuesday
An Awesome Conference MvcConf is a virtual conference focused on one thing: writing awesome...
Author: jweston Date: 02/07/2011
Lync 2010 Developers Training Kit
We have a new free download of a training kit on how to develop on Lync 2010. I just wrote an...
Author: jweston Date: 02/03/2011
Blog O’ February
Wow it's already February, Ground Hog Day. A very strange Ground Hog Day here in Texas....
Author: jweston Date: 02/02/2011
Data Privacy Day is tomorrow January 28th.
I was reading this great post today by Brendon Lynch our Chief Privacy Officer. ...
Author: jweston Date: 01/27/2011
WinFest 2011 San Antonio coming soon!
WinFest 2011 Regional Conference on the Windows Environment February 18, 2011 A presentation of the...
Author: jweston Date: 01/24/2011
Unified Communications Lync Community Houston Texas
Hello, Are you out there? We all know VoIP is coming to replace a PBX near you. We all...
Author: jweston Date: 01/19/2011
Hello Security…. How about Austin Bsides event?
Last year we had the DFW Bsides Security “Un-conference” event at the Microsoft office in Dallas. I...
Author: jweston Date: 01/19/2011
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.5 Now Available
Migration planning made easier with MAP Toolkit 5.5 The Solution Accelerators team is pleased to...
Author: jweston Date: 01/18/2011
New Mouse for Windows 7 announced at CES
Check our hardware team’s blog https://microsofthardwareblog.com/you-can-touch-this-touch-mouse/ for...
Author: jweston Date: 01/06/2011
4 San Antonio Students make Imagine Cup Finals
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/article/Imagine-Cup-win-would-be-a-dream-933293.php I was...
Author: jweston Date: 01/05/2011
TechNet Radio Community Corner. 3 months of episodes just posted!
We have been behind getting radio shows up on edge.technet.com but I finally got them posted....
Author: jweston Date: 12/08/2010
FTW! (For the Windows, that is...)
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- = What do WPF, Silverlight 4, and Internet Explorer 9 have in common? No, that's not a riddle....
Author: jweston Date: 12/08/2010
Angelbeat events
Next week I am speaking at Angelbeat.com. Do you live in Houston, Austin, El Paso, or New...
Author: jweston Date: 11/30/2010
Are you a Windows 7 developer?
Windows 7 Optimized - CNET Download.com and Windows 7 have partnered together to offer an exciting...
Author: jweston Date: 11/10/2010
Casting Call: Microsoft Career Factor Share Your Story!
Matt Hester just did this great post about Microsoft Career Factor...
Author: jweston Date: 11/10/2010
P2v for Migration
P2V Migration for Software Assurance Brief Description Microsoft P2V Migration for Software...
Author: jweston Date: 11/10/2010
B-Sides DFW Security event
First a little something about SecurityBSides (https://www.securitybsides.org/): Security B-Sides is...
Author: jweston Date: 10/13/2010
Lync 2010 worth the effort
https://blogs.technet.com/b/ucexperts/archive/2010/10/13/lync-2010-worth-the-effort.aspx is a...
Author: jweston Date: 10/13/2010
Windows Phone 7
Today was a huge day for Windows Phone. We announced that the Windows Phone 7 will be...
Author: jweston Date: 10/11/2010
October is going to be a blast!
Wow! it’s also going to be busy. Here are the events I will be at. 10/7 DFW IT...
Author: jweston Date: 10/01/2010
Office for the Mac 2011 Available October 26
More information here: https://blog.officeformac.com/office-for-mac-2011-available-october-26/ ...
Author: jweston Date: 09/28/2010
Lync 2010 Server Pricing announced
See my post on...
Author: jweston Date: 09/28/2010
TechNet Subscription Discount code TNITQ407 good in US until October 31 for 25% off
use the code TNITQ407 to get 25% off new TechNet subscriptions in the US.
Author: jweston Date: 09/27/2010
TechNet events are back! They are called Firestarters this time! Windows 7 deployment!
Go to www.technetevents.com to register. here is the information from the website: Join...
Author: jweston Date: 09/20/2010
Houston TechFest is coming soon October 9th, 2010 University of Houston
Join your colleagues from the surrounding area to hear from respected professionals on various...
Author: jweston Date: 09/17/2010
Microsoft Lync: A New Name for a New Generation of Unified Communications Solutions
REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 13, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release candidate of Microsoft...
Author: jweston Date: 09/13/2010
What’s New in OCS 14?
I have been wanting to write this post for sometime. Internally we have been playing around...
Author: jweston Date: 09/09/2010
Next OK Sharepoint User Group
September Meeting Notice The next meeting of the OK SharePoint User Group will be held on Thursday,...
Author: jweston Date: 08/26/2010
Houston Unified Communications User Group had first meeting TONIGHT!
Mission Statement The mission of the HOU-UCUG (Houston – Unified Communications User Group) is to...
Author: jweston Date: 08/26/2010
Imagine Cup 2011 USA!!
Inspired by Your Imagination Change the world? Sure, it’s a pretty big task. But with your...
Author: jweston Date: 08/23/2010
Fort Worth Texas IT Pro User Group
We have the first meeting scheduled for next week Tuesday 8/24, but only 4 people have signed up so...
Author: jweston Date: 08/18/2010
Kinect deep inside Xbox 360
I was reading this article this morning on Gizmodo about Kinect for Xbox 360. Amazing detail...
Author: jweston Date: 08/06/2010
Because it’s Everybody’s Business
We have a blog site BIEB, or Because it’s everybody’s business. I started writing today for...
Author: jweston Date: 08/05/2010
Where to see John Weston August 2010
August 5th, DFW IT Professionals meeting www.dfwitprofessionals.com August 17th OKC AITP...
Author: jweston Date: 08/02/2010
Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools
Windows Phone Developer Tools Beta Released It’s time to get serious about building the actual apps...
Author: jweston Date: 07/13/2010
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 is Now Available
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 Now Available Help customers accelerate IT...
Author: jweston Date: 07/13/2010
OK Sharepoint UG next meeting
OK SUG The Oklahoma SharePoint User Group SharePoint Workflow: Tim Beamer, Technology Evangelist at...
Author: jweston Date: 07/13/2010
DFW IT PRO next meeting
DFW IT Professionals July 1st User Group Meeting Meeting Topic: DFW IT Pro July 1st UG – Cloud 101...
Author: jweston Date: 06/22/2010
Windows XP SP2 EOS coming soon, get ready.
Support ends July 13, 2010 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows 2000 Server and...
Author: jweston Date: 06/22/2010
Oklahoma Sharepoint User Group
Meeting Notice Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 22nd at Chesapeake Energy. Chesapeake...
Author: jweston Date: 06/15/2010
Are you a member of a Local User Group?
Then we would like you to please take this short survey, help us at MS do a better job. ...
Author: jweston Date: 06/14/2010
Sailing
I don’t put much personal on this blog, but I have to share this. This week my Dad’s...
Author: jweston Date: 06/11/2010
2010 Copies of Office 2010 in Office Social Media Challenge
I saw this great contest we are having on:...
Author: jweston Date: 06/02/2010
Where to see John Weston in June 2010
June 3rd. Austin, TX Best of Launch Office 2010 and Sharepoint 2010 at MS Austin offices,...
Author: jweston Date: 06/01/2010
DFW IT Pro June 3rd UG - Windows 7 Deployment & Migration DOs and DON'Ts
DFW IT Pro June 3rd UG - Windows 7 Deployment & Migration DOs and DON'Ts x All repeats Just this...
Author: jweston Date: 06/01/2010
Welcome to the new Blog
If you couldn’t tell, we did an upgrade to blogs.technet.com. Do you like the changes? It is...
Author: jweston Date: 06/01/2010
Office 2010
We have a new version of the suite of products coming out this year. I am currently doing a...
Author: jweston Date: 05/10/2010