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Date: 06/05/2014
Why run IE9 and Firefox or Chrome?
It’s clearer now IMO that undisputedly Internet Explorer is the only real browser for...
Date: 06/30/2011
FEP 2012 and SCCM 2012 features
At TechEd NorthAmerica I interviewed Mike Chan about the next version of Forefront Endpoint...
Date: 06/15/2011
Windows Phone Mango Enterprise comparison
I did an interview with Paul Bryan on the Windows Phone product team at TechEd North America about...
Date: 06/06/2011
IE App Compatibility VHD VPC images update
So the base Internet Explorer (IE) Virtual PC (VPC) images were due for a refresh and I signed up...
Date: 05/19/2011
IE 9 Tracking Protection Video
I interviewed the program manager responsible for the privacy features in IE 9, such as the IE 9...
Date: 02/10/2011
Silverlight 4 Deployment Guide
A few days ago the new version of the Silverlight 4 Deployment Guide was made available for...
Date: 04/29/2010
IE 8 security video interview
When I say IE 8 is the most secure browser out of the box, the natural inclination most people have...
Date: 03/22/2010
IE 8 Reopen Closed Tabs
In Internet Explorer 8, you might wonder how to reopen/restore your last browsing session –...
Date: 02/28/2010
IE 8 localized Enterprise and IT Pro Guidance
Just letting you know there is updated localized guidance for IE 8 in Simplified Chinese, French,...
Date: 01/15/2010
Mark Russinovich interview in Berlin
I interviewed Mark Russinovich again (see my 1st interview with him in his office the future of...
Date: 12/10/2009
Office 2010 Web Applications
I did an interview with Chris Bryant who gave me a cool tour of the new Office Web applications....
Date: 09/22/2009
Windows Firestarter Event
On September 18th you can attend locally or interact live via Live Meeting to learn about some of...
Date: 09/10/2009
Forefront Protection (vs Online) for Exchange – FPE vs FOPE
In this interview with Mike Chan, I help clarify when you might want to utilize Forefront Protection...
Date: 08/24/2009
Remove Active Partition
I couldn't find any good search results on how to remove an active partition on a Windows system...
Date: 08/06/2009
Save TechNet Library content offline
Ever wanted to not have to scroll through endless expansions of bite-sized content on the TechNet...
Date: 07/30/2009
Silverlight Enterprise Deployment Guide v2 available
I finished creating the Silverlight deployment guide awhile ago, but after a number of reviews,...
Date: 05/28/2009
ADMX policy missing or blank - bug
When you create a policy with a custom ADMX template which uses a registry key outside of the...
Date: 04/10/2009
Silverlight Installation Switches
Below is a list of all of the Silverlight 1, 2, and 3 installation switches available and their...
Date: 04/02/2009
Mapple, myPhonies, myPod, myCube, and Steve Mobs
I'm not an Apple hater, but I couldn't resist posting this up. Hopefully, you'll get a laugh out of...
Date: 01/12/2009
Bing vs Google vs Yahoo Search
Want an easy way to know if Bing, Yahoo, or Google search will return better quality results? There...
Date: 11/21/2008
Windows Server 2008 R2 features
Microsoft disclosed Windows Server 2008 R2 today at PDC for the 1st time today. Here is a short...
Date: 10/28/2008
Forefront Stirling Policies : Feature of the Week
Even in Beta 1 of Forefront Stirling you can check out the security policy capabilities the product...
Date: 09/11/2008
Next operating system after Windows: codename Midori
The Midori I'm talking about is not an alcohol; it's an "incubation software project" at...
Date: 07/31/2008
DFSR and Bitlocker work together + performance tests
As far as I can tell, there isn't anywhere on Microsoft's sites or documentation which state DFS +...
Date: 07/17/2008