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Hyper-V How-To: Convert VM Memory Contents to a Dump File
Released today for free-as-in-beer on MSDN Code Gallery: Microsoft Hyper-V VM State to Memory Dump...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/01/2010
Daleks Invade Seattle
Only for those who know what a Dalek is. I thought you would be amused to see this architectural...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/01/2010
Hyper-V TV: Virtualized SLES 10.2 on Hyper-V v2
There’s a new video from Shai Ofek on screencast.com showing installation of Virtualized SLES 10.2...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 01/27/2010
How Deep is Your Bench?
Do you know where your next IT staffer is coming from? Do you know what they are doing right now to...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 01/22/2010
Hyper-V TV: Getting to Know Hyper-V
Technical writer Felipe Ayora has a new video out to drive awareness of the new Getting to Know...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 12/21/2009
Hyper-V How To: Find Hyper-V Technical Information and Resources
There’s a new aggregation page on TechNet that collates TechNet Library, Blog, and other resources...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 12/18/2009
This is Your Brain on Twitter
The interwebs quote “studies” that claim we humans have ~70K thoughts a day. That’s about .81...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 12/14/2009
Hyper-V TV: Martin McClean on the Free-as-in-beer Windows Server 2008 R2 Feature Components Poster for IT Pros
My colleague Martin McClean recently sat down with me to record a video with some information about...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 12/07/2009
Hyper-V How To: Backup Hyper-V with Windows
John Kelbley’s blog has a recent series of posts (including helpful screenies) explaining everything...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 12/03/2009
How Content Planning Works
Once again XKCD proves how much content development for the IT Pro is like software engineering:
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 12/03/2009
Free-as-in-beer Windows Server 2008 R2 Feature Components poster
There’s a new free-as-in-beer poster on the download center showing Windows Server 2008 R2 features...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 12/02/2009
Hyper-V How To: Configure Windows Server 2008 R2 Core
The newly released (and free-as-in-beer) Core Configurator 2.0, helps with config tasks including:...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 12/02/2009
Hyper-V How To: Plan Performance
Customers often ask “Given a hardware load-out X, how many Ys can I get/run/host?” The frustrating...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/30/2009
Love Me, Love My OS
There is an interesting IT Pro content development over in KBs. When I go to a KB that does...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/30/2009
Duck, Duck, Goose: Can Non_Humans Participate in Community?
There’s an interesting experiment in community just started over at TechNet/MSDN called the...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/25/2009
Day in the Life of an IT Pro/Dev Writer/Editor
IO XKCD 1K words…cause his pictures say it all… BTW, among the ultra-coolness of XKCD: Re-use...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/20/2009
TechNet Community Machine Translation Pilot
Localization is a hugely important activity those of working on IT Pro content development. So is...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/17/2009
Hyper-V How To: Fix Hyper-V Top Issue - Unknown Devices
Update 11_20_09: Not everyone will need to reinstall the Guest OS, if you are confident the OS in...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/17/2009
Hyper-V TV: Import/Export in Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
We’ve published a new video on import/export in Hyper-V R2 on MSN Showcase (which has changed it’s...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/16/2009
Hats Off to Bing
Like I said in Magnificent Desolation, I would not want the job of selecting the Bing homepage image...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/11/2009
Using ConfigMgr to install software updates in an offline (disconnected/isolated) environment
Aaron Czechowski’s blog: ConfigMgr Software Updates on an Isolated Network Jeff Gilbert’s blog:...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/11/2009
Windows Server Content Joins the ‘Sphere
Twitter. IT Pros. Seems like vinegar and oil? Perhaps not. We’ve started a twitter feed to notify...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/10/2009
Where is the Arrow?
Did you know there is an arrow in the FedEx logo? Now that it has been pointed out, will you ever...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/10/2009
Free-as-in-beer VHD Test Drive Updates
The Appliance Test Drive — VHD Test Drive Program page has some updates: Including a link to the...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/05/2009
I Want My, I Want My, I Want My Hyper-V TV
We’ve published a new topic in the TN Library that lists new Hyper-V videos in LIFO order. Check it...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/05/2009
How to: Set Bing Images as Your Desktop Wallpaper
CodePlex has a nifty free-as-in-beer app that sets your desktop wallpaper with the Bing daily image....
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/30/2009
PowerShell PowerBoots
The good folks at Codeplex, the folks who bring you the free-as-in-beer Hyper-V PowerShell SnapIn...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/29/2009
Script Center Gallery Hits
The new TechNet Script Center Gallery has a useful RSS feed of most active submitted scripts. This...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/29/2009
Free-as-in-beer Security Baselines for Win7, BL and IE8
The Security Compliance Management Toolkit Series provides organizations with an end-to-end solution...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/29/2009
Job Templates for HPC
Josh Barnard on the High Performance Computing team at Microsoft has a new video out explaining Job...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/27/2009
Hyper-V How To: Test Hosts for Proc Compatibility for VM Migration
In Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V R2, when a running or a saved state virtual machine is migrated to...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/27/2009
How To: Deploy Windows XP Mode
There’s a new video showing How to Deploy Windows XP Mode. Requisite see alsos: Others who...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/27/2009
Hyper-V How To: Do a VM Config-only Export in Hyper-V R2
Ben’s blog post lays out all the background and details on import/export of VMs in Windows Server...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/26/2009
This Is Your Brain on Drugs
Scientists in Switzerland map the human brain on hallucinogens. Measured this way, all tripper’s...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/26/2009
Books are the way the dead talk to the living.
I was a ha-yuge Laurie Anderson fan in the 80s. I’ve seen her perform live more than I’ve seen any...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/23/2009
Forget the Whopper, Win 7 is Wheedonesque
There is a fascinating new time-waster at https://www.microsoft.com/windows/social/, including this...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/23/2009
DIY Zune Speakers – the IT Pro Way
John shares how to hack your 12V drill to power you Zune speakers. He also tells How to Detect The...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/22/2009
Not the Windows 7 Launch Post You Were Expecting
Yesterday I blogged about the awesome new bing search for twitter. You don’t need to follow the...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/22/2009
Download Windows XP Mode
Windows XP Mode is ready for download. Read about Windows XP Mode modes of operation over on the VPC...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/22/2009
Avatar: Av two, they’re small
This is not the image search for Tony Soper you were looking for… Doing a Bing image search on...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/21/2009
Bing Does Twitter
Bing.com now searches twitter. Interesting way to keep tabs on the twitterverse chatter about...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/21/2009
Devs Lead the Way
In the beginning, there was blogs.msdn.com. IT Pro bloggers posted there, because there was no place...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/21/2009
Hyper-V How To: Free Tools for Hyper-V Management
Free-as-in-beer Codeplex help for Hyper-V admins. PowerShell Management Library for Hyper-V A...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/21/2009
Free-as-in-beer IT Pro Scripts
There wasn’t a lot of hoopla last month about the launch of Technet Script Center Gallery, but there...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/19/2009
Hyper-V How To: Upgrade Hyper-V to Hyper-V R2
KB957256 describes the options that are available for upgrading or migrating from a Windows Server...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/16/2009
Free-as-in-beer PowerShellPack
10 modules to help supercharge your Windows PowerShell scripting. The PowerShellPack lets you write...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/15/2009
Follow vs Post: What’s the Payback for Time Spent on Twitter?
According to my teenager, “twitter is creepy, its just stalking. I mean the button you push says...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/15/2009