The Blog at the End of the Universe
by: Dan Woodman
It is with Great Sadness....
If you haven't heard by now, then I will tell you -- last week, Microsoft laid off 1,400 employees....
Date: 01/30/2009
Physical Access Trumps All
This is a phrase I have heard more than once when discussing security. It shouldn't come as a...
Date: 01/20/2009
Photosynth in(auguration) Action!
At the inauguration, Microsoft is going to help make history. If you saw my earlier posts...
Date: 01/16/2009
Windows 7 Beta Now Available!
The much anticipated beta version of Windows 7 is now available for download. You can find the...
Date: 01/11/2009
Windows 7 Beta Release Delayed a Bit...
But probably not for the reason you think. The code is ready to go. It's actually the...
Date: 01/09/2009
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things...
I'm sitting in the local Microsoft Office today and it is simply abuzz, which is what I am going to...
Date: 01/09/2009
Mesh: It's the Latest Thing Going
Fortunately, I am talking about Live Mesh, the program, not wearable mesh, which made an appearance...
Date: 01/08/2009
iSCSI: Latest Apple Peripheral or Easy SAN? (Continued Discussion of Server Clusters)
While iSCSI might have the little "i" so common in Apple's naming schemes, it has nothing...
Date: 01/06/2009
Virtual Clusters: A Tamagotchi for Your Network!
First of all, if you missed out on the whole digital pet revolution, a Tamagotchi is a virtual...
Date: 01/05/2009
I'm Certifiable
I had set a goal with my manager earlier in the year to achieve at least one more certification...
Date: 01/02/2009
Security is Everyone's Business
In case you haven't heard, an out-of-band security update was released today for Internet Explorer...
Date: 12/17/2008
My New Coffee Table
Wondering where I have been and what I have been up to? Well, a LOT of my free time has been...
Date: 12/17/2008
Zune vs. iPod
What does the iPod have going for it? It is ubiquitous. It was out before the Zune and,...
Date: 12/01/2008
Stick to the Business, Kid....
As you may have noticed, I typically try to keep these postings somewhat related to the business...
Date: 11/19/2008
Wireless Internet Access Going Green?
I'm guessing this will make some other wireless providers green with envy, too. What I am...
Date: 11/19/2008
Cincinnati Updated....
Ok. I have compiled all of the names and addresses I have from the Cincinnati...
Date: 11/13/2008
For My Cincinnati Attendees...
For those of you who had attended the Cincinnati event and are patiently waiting for your copy of...
Date: 11/13/2008
What a Day! An Essay by Dan Woodman
This is going to be different from my usual blog post. I'm going back to my roots as an...
Date: 11/05/2008
But Wait! There's More!
Last week, I posted a couple articles about Microsoft Office OneNote 2007. I wanted to do a...
Date: 11/02/2008
My Portland Event (again)
One of the other discussions which occurred at my Portland event was around Vista. As always,...
Date: 11/01/2008
OneNote to Rule Them All!
In yesterday's post, I talked about some of the capabilities of Microsoft Office OneNote 2007. One...
Date: 10/31/2008
Happy Halloween!!!
This is my favorite holiday of the year. I love the spookiness, the creepy, and the fact that...
Date: 10/31/2008
My Portland Event
At the event I just did in Portland, OR (which ROCKED by the way!), I raffled off some copies of...
Date: 10/30/2008
You Might Have Heard the News Somewhere Else....
but here, you get links! :) Microsoft announced recently that the next version of the popular...
Date: 10/30/2008
Vista... Meet XP. XP? XP? XP! This is Vista.
If that title conjured up a vision of a mother yelling at her child when she's trying to...
Date: 10/22/2008
So You've Gone Virtual.... Now What?
One of the main things that separates Microsoft's efforts in virtualization from those of our...
Date: 10/21/2008
Photosynth on CSI
I was watching a re-run of CSI: Miami last night and finally saw what I'd heard about awhile...
Date: 10/20/2008
Are You Certifiable?
Hmmm... did I mean to say, "Are you planning on getting certified?" Guess that isn't...
Date: 10/15/2008
Microsoft's New Hyper-V Server -- A Blog Post 5 Days in the Making!
I got home from San Francisco on Friday afternoon. I had one thing in mind (this is going to...
Date: 10/15/2008
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
Remember that essay from grade school? Well, it isn't really summer anymore, but I took a few...
Date: 10/11/2008
Podcast Updated.... (An Update)
If you attempted to listen to all of my podcasts on SharePoint, what you may have noticed is that...
Date: 10/04/2008
Podcast Updated...
I got the rest of my podcasts in the "Features in SharePoint You Never Knew Existed"...
Date: 10/02/2008
Podcast Series
SharePoint Features You Never Knew Existed (7 Parts) 1. Introduction 2. Blogs 3. Wikis 4. My Sites...
Date: 10/02/2008
Facts About SharePoint You Never Knew - Podcast
I did a podcast series today on the way to Omaha. I called it Facts About SharePoint You Never...
Date: 10/02/2008
Microsoft Hyper-V Server Goes Live!
If you aren't familiar with Hyper-V Server 2008 (which is not the same as Microsoft Hyper-V), you...
Date: 10/01/2008
Virtualization gets bigger....
We announced this week that our own virtualization product, Microsoft Hyper-V, is now capable of...
Date: 09/25/2008
What's with the One Way Street?
When I talk about SharePoint during my presentations, one of the things I always discuss is the use...
Date: 09/23/2008
Every Generation..... Blames the One Before
Hopefully, I'm not the only one who remembers that Mike and the Mechanics song, The Living...
Date: 09/22/2008
Arrrr...... I Be a PC, Me Hearties!
It be that time of year again.... time to be talkin' like a pirate. Arrrr...... I be...
Date: 09/19/2008
Who Took My Teeth Out of the Freezer?
You've probably already seen it, but if not, feel free to check out the second commercial in the...
Date: 09/16/2008
A New Choice in Virtualization
In previous posts, I've discussed Hyper-V. We have a new product out now, offering yet another...
Date: 09/16/2008
Today's a Big Day in the World of PC Hardware
Microsoft Research strikes again! This time, they've decided that we can do better than a laser in...
Date: 09/09/2008
What Happens in Vegas.... Gets Blogged About!
I'm sitting on an airplane as I type this. An airplane bound for Vegas. We're headed out for a team...
Date: 09/08/2008
Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld?
If you haven't seen it yet, it is true. Microsoft has released a new ad campaign featuring...
Date: 09/05/2008
Microsoft Changes Its Stance on Virtualization
Huge News in the virtualization world. I'm a little late getting to it, but better late than...
Date: 09/05/2008
Microsoft Research Puts Their Collage Degrees to Work...
No, that's not a typo. Microsoft Research is always working on cool new projects. One of...
Date: 09/04/2008