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TechNet Radio: Preserving Data Privacy and Confidentiality in the Cloud
Join me and Javier Salido, Senior Program Manager with the Trustworthy Computing Group at Microsoft,...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 10/14/2010
New Horizons Offer for Microsoft Partners to Get Certified to Meet Requirements of the Microsoft Partner Program
Many Microsoft Partners have to get more of their staff certified on MS products to meet the new...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 10/14/2010
Migrating Mapped Network Printers and Network Drives with the MDT 2010 Update 1
I was asked about printer migrations using the MDT 2010 last week and wasn’t sure about the...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 10/11/2010
Birmingham SharePoint Users Group Meeting
Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Where: New Horizons Learning Center Start...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 10/08/2010
TechNet Radio: Microsoft Security Essentials
Join me and Theresa Burch, Director of Product Management at Microsoft , as we discuss Microsoft...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 10/07/2010
Exam 70-681: TS: Windows 7 and Office 2010 Now Available
If you've been deploying Windows 7 and Office 2010 with Microsoft tools like the Microsoft...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 10/06/2010
Windows 7 Deployment FireStarter PowerPoints
The four Windows 7 Deployment FireStarter sessions below are now available to download. Click...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 10/04/2010
Photosynth – Make 3D Scenes out of your Photos
What is Photosynth? Photosynth takes your photos, mashes them together and recreates a 3D scene out...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 10/02/2010
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) Wizard Editor
If you’re doing Windows 7 deployments with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 and...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 09/24/2010
Students Are You Up for a Challenge? Enter the Imagine Cup 2011 IT Challenge NOW!
Are you a student, do you know a student or are you going back to school and can you answer this...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 09/23/2010
Atlanta Systems Management User Group Meeting–October 11th, 2010 10:00am-4:00pm
The Atlanta Southeast Management User Group and System Center Virtual User Group invites you...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 09/22/2010
Internet Explorer 9 Beta is Here!
Internet Explorer 9 Beta is Here! Experience the Beauty of the Web! IE9 is the browser that defines...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 09/15/2010
Windows Powershell Basics for IT Pros: Ask your questions LIVE!
Are there admin tasks you’d like to automate, but not sure how? Do you want to learn Windows...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 09/07/2010
Atlanta Active Directory User Group Meeting
Where: Microsoft Office 1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 300 Alpharetta, GA 30004 When: September 14th...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 09/02/2010
How to Make Your USB Stick Drive Bootable
Have you ever needed to make a bootable USB stick drive? We will actually be doing this as...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 08/30/2010
Windows Live Devices and Sync beta: Ever wanted to have the same files on multiple computers… and have them sync’d?
One of the really cool applications that comes with the Windows Live Essentials beta is Windows Live...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 08/26/2010
TechNet Events: Windows 7 Deployment and SharePoint
TechNet Events registration is now OPEN! Many who have attended the TechNet events in the past...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 08/11/2010
Just Announced!!! Latest Beta Release of the Security Baselines for Windows Server 2008 R2 Solution Accelerator
The Solution Accelerators team is pleased to announce its latest Beta release—the Security Baselines...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 07/30/2010
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With an annual subscription, you can evaluate over 70+ full-version Microsoft software titles like...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 07/27/2010
My Client VM is Unable to get a DHCP Address from the DHCP Server VM in Windows Virtual PC on Windows 7
I was working on a demo environment for session we’ll be doing in the upcoming TechNet...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 07/19/2010
New Microsoft Certification for Students: Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) available today!
Microsoft Certifications have helped many professionals start and advance their careers in the IT...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 07/16/2010
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 Now Available
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 is an agentless tool designed to...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 07/12/2010
Reminder: Support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) Ends on July 13, 2010
In case you’ve forgotten, Microsoft will be ending support for these operating systems on July...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 07/08/2010
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 Update 1
If you’re using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 then you’ll be pleased to know the MDT...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 07/08/2010
Test Drive Windows 7, take a survey and enter to WIN a Toshiba notebook
The Windows 7 Test Drive is designed to let you explore the great new features in Windows 7 – with...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 07/02/2010
Windows 7 Deployment – Step 5: Deploy Windows 7 to Target Computer (Part 8 of 8)
In this screencast I'll go through the process of deploying the custom image created in Part 7 of...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 05/25/2010
Atlanta User Groups TechStravaganza -
The Atlanta Active Directory user Group in conjunction with The Small Business Server UG, Powershell...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 05/10/2010
Windows 7 Deployment – Step 4: Deploy Windows 7 and Capture Reference Computer Image (Part 7 of 8)
How do I get to a standard operating system image? In this screencast we’ll use the Microsoft...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 05/06/2010
Windows 7 Deployment – Deployment Step 3: Create the Reference Computer (Part 6 of 8)
In this screencast we’ll continue to go through the Windows 7 deployment process using the Microsoft...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 04/30/2010
Windows 7 Deployment – Step 2: Prepare the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Environment (Part 5 of 8)
In this screencast we’ll look at what needs to be done to prepare the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 04/28/2010
End of an Era: Sony to stop manufacturing 3-1/2” Floppies
Really? Come on, own up!!! Who’s still buying these in 2010? I can’t remember the...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 04/26/2010
Windows 7 Deployment – Deployment Step 1: Gather Required Software (Part 4 of 8)
In this screencast I’ll review the software required for Lite Touch Installation (LTI)...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 04/25/2010
TechNet Radio: Preparing for SharePoint 2010 from a SQL Server Perspective
In part two of our SQL Server and SharePoint series, our host John Baker interviews Joel Oleson, Sr....
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 04/13/2010
Windows 7 Deployment – MDT 2010 Deployment Process (Part 3 of 8)
In this screencast I walk through the Windows 7 deployment process using the Microsoft Deployment...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 04/12/2010
Just Released: Microsoft Desktop Player
What is it? Microsoft Desktop player allows IT Pros and Developers to access technical...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 04/11/2010
Windows 7 Deployment – Deployment Tools (Part 2 of 8)
In this screencast I talk about some of the free tools to help simplify Windows 7 deployment and...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 04/09/2010
Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Launch Events – US
Find out how to plan for, implement, and deploy the next wave in business productivity. Learn what...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 04/04/2010
New Discount Promotion on NEW TechNet Plus Direct subscriptions!!! 25% off Regular Price
Good News! We are continuing our discount promotion on NEW TechNet Plus Direct...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 04/02/2010
Screencast: Windows 7 Deployment – Introduction to Deployment (Part 1 of 8)
During this eight part series I’ll talk about how to use the Microsoft Deployment...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 03/28/2010
TechNet Radio: Large Scale Planning of SQL Server & Optimization for SharePoint
In this episode of TechNet Radio, our host John Baker interviews Joel Oleson, Sr. Product Manager...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 03/13/2010
Deploying Windows 7? Links to Some Great Resources…..
If you’ve been given the task of deploying Windows 7 in your environment then take a look at the...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 03/01/2010
IT Pros in the SouthEast… Interested in Speaking at the CodeStock Event?
IT Pros!!! If you’re interested in speaking at the CodeStock event in June, then go to Call For...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 02/18/2010
Security Compliance Manager Beta program now open!!!!
Hardening operating systems and applications, implementing security settings, and enforcing...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 02/11/2010
Creating a Firewall Rule to Allow ICMPv4 Echo Requests
You're trying to do some basic troubleshooting on your network and you ping a machine but it doesn't...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 02/11/2010
An Interview With Jeremy Moskowitz
Last week SPECOPS Software's roadshow "Changes, Challenges and Choices When rolling out Windows...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 02/09/2010
Active Directory User Group Meeting at the SPECOPS Event at the Microsoft Office in Alpharetta, GA
Spent the day in SPECOPS event at the Microsoft Alpharetta office. Most of the day was spent...
Author: johnbake-msft Date: 02/03/2010