The Sean Blog
Meet the Sundancers
On Friday, I blogged about “Project Sundance”, which is an upcoming release from the Solution...
Author: smearp Date: 12/15/2008
Gathering Feedback
SharePoint and Office go together like peanut butter and chocolate, like Captain & Tennille,...
Author: smearp Date: 12/12/2008
Project Sundance – Managing Your Baseline
If you are in charge of maintaining the security baseline at your company, you know that there are...
Author: smearp Date: 12/11/2008
Web Application Installer
Wow… not sure how I missed this (especially as Scott covered it recently)! A perfect companion...
Author: smearp Date: 12/09/2008
Web Platform Installer
Scott Hanselman has already done a good job of covering it, but if you do any sort of web...
Author: smearp Date: 12/09/2008
Now Playing
If you have played with the Zune 3.0 software and let it sit for a few minutes, you’ve probably seen...
Author: smearp Date: 12/05/2008
Zune Autoplaylists
Looks like I’m going buck-wild with the Zune stuff today :) With my Zune Pass, I can download as...
Author: smearp Date: 12/05/2008
Zune Wallpapers
Huge collection of wallpaper/backgrounds for your Zune....
Author: smearp Date: 12/05/2008
SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide
Just released, and only weighing in at 490 pages. You didn’t have anything better to do over...
Author: smearp Date: 11/25/2008
SQL Server 2008 Governance, Risk, and Compliance
I was just reading through the SQL Server 2008 Compliance Guide that was just released, and it...
Author: smearp Date: 11/15/2008
In my head
I know I have fallen woefully behind in my blogging… for some reason I thought it would be a good...
Author: smearp Date: 11/14/2008
Speed up your PC!
When browsing around on the Internet today, I ended up on one of those “your computer is running...
Author: smearp Date: 11/03/2008
Nuclear Controls
On a nuclear submarine, it takes two keys to initiate the launch of a nuclear missile (if movies...
Author: smearp Date: 10/03/2008
CISSP® Baby!
In my Inbox today from (ISC)2: Congratulations! It gives me great pleasure to be the first to...
Author: smearp Date: 10/03/2008
Threats and Countermeasures Guide updated for Windows Vista
It looks like the Threats and Countermeasures guide has been updated for Windows Vista. This guide...
Author: smearp Date: 10/03/2008
Process Monitor 2 Released - Now with more cowbell!
If you have any need to find out what your computer is really doing under the hood, you know that...
Author: smearp Date: 10/01/2008
You might be a PM if…
Fun compile of a lengthy thread on an internal discussion list (thanks Eric!) :) You...
Author: smearp Date: 09/30/2008
Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Free eBook available here: https://csna01.libredigital.com/?urss1q2we6 Learn about major new features...
Author: smearp Date: 09/29/2008
Because you needed a poster, right?
The darndest things show up on the Microsoft Download Center. If you’ve been looking for some...
Author: smearp Date: 09/19/2008
Can you say Virtualization?
It looks like this month’s TechNet Magazine is going buck-wild on Virtualization. October 2008 An...
Author: smearp Date: 09/17/2008
Now Hiring
Okay... here's the deal. My team is hiring. This is a limited-time, clock-is-ticking,...
Author: smearp Date: 09/16/2008
Should I go there?
Below are screenshots from IE8, Safari, and Firefox 3 when visiting a phishing website that hit my...
Author: smearp Date: 09/15/2008
MOF licensed under Creative Commons
I know this has been in the works for a while, but I see over on the MOF blog that Microsoft...
Author: smearp Date: 09/12/2008
Beta Announcement - Solution Accelerators for Compliance Management
It has been too long since I posted about the latest Solution Accelerators from my favorite team at...
Author: smearp Date: 09/10/2008
Are you a Windows Guru?
If you love technology, Windows Vista, and live in one of the following locations, you can be a...
Author: smearp Date: 09/07/2008
Beyond Best Practices
After mentioning the new SharePoint Best Practices Resource Center, I see that they have also put up...
Author: smearp Date: 09/05/2008
SQL Server Best Practices
In my last post, I lauded the SharePoint team for putting up a site covering their Best Practices,...
Author: smearp Date: 09/05/2008
SharePoint Server Best Practices
Great concept! I hope that the other product groups follow suit and put their best practices...
Author: smearp Date: 09/05/2008
Followup
When managing projects or people, delegation is A Good Thing™. I have had a problem, however,...
Author: smearp Date: 09/05/2008
This is my life
The next time my friends or family ask what I do, I will point them to this video… The only...
Author: smearp Date: 09/02/2008
Search and Give
Neat opportunity to make a difference throughout the day without even having to get out of your...
Author: smearp Date: 08/18/2008
Blogging Windows 7
AWESOME news… two of the smartest people I have ever met are starting up a blog on Windows 7, and...
Author: smearp Date: 08/14/2008
Microsoft, you are my friend
https://microsoft.youaremyfriend.com Priceless ;) (Make sure you listen with sound)
Author: smearp Date: 07/28/2008
Viewing RSS Feeds Chronologically in Outlook 2007
Wow... that is a painful post title. Titles like that that make my wife re-affirm her decision...
Author: smearp Date: 07/27/2008
Gigabits and Petabytes
Just saw this over on Microsoft Watch, but this is a fascinating interview with Debra Chrapaty, the...
Author: smearp Date: 07/02/2008
Network Utilization between Vista and Windows Server 2008
I love the next-generation TCP/IP Stack and SMB 2.0. It makes for quite zippy transfers :) More on...
Author: smearp Date: 07/01/2008
Installing SQL Server 2005 on Windows Server 2008
I am in the process of installing SQL Server 2005 on a new Windows 2008 Server, and ran into the...
Author: smearp Date: 07/01/2008
Linux on Hyper-V
As you have probably seen on every blog under the sun, Hyper-V has released. Rather than rehash the...
Author: smearp Date: 06/28/2008
Made My Day
If you haven't seen any of the "Where the Hell is Matt?" videos, do yourself a favor and check them...
Author: smearp Date: 06/22/2008
Sometimes the error message means what it says
I'm in the process of setting up a new Hyper-V server, and for some reason I was unable to connect...
Author: smearp Date: 06/22/2008
24 Hours of SQL Server 2008
With the SQL Server 2008 release coming next quarter, now is a good time to start ramping up on the...
Author: smearp Date: 06/19/2008
Feeling Blue
If you have used Windows for a few years, you have likely encountered a Blue Screen of Death. ...
Author: smearp Date: 06/19/2008
Performance Tuning for Hyper-V
It looks like the Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 document has been updated to...
Author: smearp Date: 06/17/2008
Visio Bonanza
WOW. This is an AWESOME resource. So much so that I capitalized, bolded, italicized, AND...
Author: smearp Date: 06/17/2008
TCP/IP Fundamentals for Microsoft Windows
Download the eBook here. There is nothing particularly fundamental about this book, unless you are a...
Author: smearp Date: 05/31/2008