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Available NOW: Windows Live Essentials 2011
Just announced today: Windows Live Essentials 2011 available for download now. Windows Live...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/30/2010
Cleveland Browns Think Pink: See you Sunday, and Please Wear the Ribbon!
One of the most touching and powerful experiences I have gotten to do , on and off, for the last few...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/29/2010
What Kind of Cloud is Your Business Looking to Become?
When you were a child, chances are you looked up into the sky and wondered what kind of cloud...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/24/2010
Registration Now: TechNet Events Windows 7 Deployment Firestarter
Happy Monday one and all! I am VERY Pleased to announce Registration is Open for our Windows 7...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/20/2010
Ready, Down, Set, Save 25% withTNITQ406 on TechNet Professional subscriptions until 10-31-2010
Hey it is football season, and I get a little excited. I also get excited if your...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/16/2010
Get the IE 9 Beta Today!
IE 9 beta was announced today you can download it here: https://www.beautyoftheweb.com/ or...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/15/2010
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: Matt Hester Date: 09/14/2010
Bytes by TechNet, Oliver Rist talks Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Get the inside scoop, from Oliver Rist of the Microsoft Windows Server Marketing Team, on the best...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/13/2010
Walt Disney World Goofy Challenge Training Week 2: How I train
Happy Monday 1 week done and 17 to go! This was a great week of training but I have to admit,...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/13/2010
Server Bedtime Story by Chris Henley
If you are tired of reading the same old stories like Green Eggs and Ham, The Giving Tree, or any...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/10/2010
NEW: Microsoft P2V Desktop Virtualization Beta Tool
Just announced we have a new tool to work for P2V desktops. Simply put this tool will allow...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/10/2010
5 Bold Predictions for the NFL 2010
Wow, almost miss this post before the season starts tonight! So last year I did better and I...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/09/2010
Walt Disney World Goofy Challenge Training Week 1: Going Goofy Round 2!
Well since I have already paid my money for the run, my brother-in-law is coming, and my wonderful...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/03/2010
Book of the Month September 2010: The Imagineering Way
Alright Disney book time again. This month’s book The Imagineering Way provides some great...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/01/2010
Interview: In Studio with the guys from Fuller Computer Solutions Part 4
This is the last segment of the show we talked about my book and the process of how I got...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/01/2010
The IT Investigators Interview Microsoft Corporate VP and CIO, Tony Scott
Keith Combs and I have a podcast show called the IT Investigators. We like to have fun...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/30/2010
Interview: In Studio with the guys from Fuller Computer Solutions Part 3
This is part 3 of the segment with the fantastic folks at Fuller Computer Solutions. ...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/30/2010
What does Microsoft have to offer Students?
My good friend Sarah (aka: the codinggeekette) just recently wrote this great post. If you are...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/27/2010
Want to know what it is like at an interview?
My good friend Keith has a great post about the interview process I went through at Microsoft, and...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/26/2010
Interview: In Studio with the guys from Fuller Computer Solutions Part 2
In the segment of the show, I reaffirm my love for the Cleveland Browns. With the great guys...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/25/2010
Outlook 2010 helps with Clean Up After Vacation
So last week we took the family up north to Sandusky, OH. We went to one of the greatest...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/23/2010
Podcast: Episode 6 of The Tri-Athlete and the Fat Guy: Excuses
This podcast speaks for itself. -->
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/16/2010
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0: Software Usage Tracker part 6
Happy Friday!!! Welcome to part 6 of a 6 part series talking about a great FREE tool, which has...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/13/2010
DevLink Hyper-V session Questions and Answers
I had the pleasure and speaking at DevLink in Nashville on Aug. 5th and 6th last week. There...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/13/2010
Podcast: Episode 5 of The Tri-Athlete and the Fat Guy: Barefoot Running
This a great little video where Brian chats with my good friend Jimmy on the concept of bare foot...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/10/2010
Bytes by TechNet, Chris Henley and I Chat
Working with one of my best friends is a fantastic. More importantly getting to sit down and...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/10/2010
Book of the Month August 2010: The Runners Rule Book
Happy August, and happy running season. With my goofy challenge training right around the...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/05/2010
Matt get’s first official Book Interview
That is right, here is my very first interview about my book, and my role as an IT Pro Evangelist,...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/02/2010
Looking to Integrate Linux and Windows Server 2008 Hyper-VR2
We announced today (7-29-2010) the availability of the Hyper-V Linux Integration Services for Linux...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/29/2010
2011 Walt Disney World® Marathon Medal Revealed!
This was just announced There were over 50,000 votes cast, the 2011 Marathon medal will be the...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/29/2010
Hot off the Presses, still going, Save 25% withTNITQ406 until 10-31-2010
Thanks for everyone’s patience, I just found out that the 25% discount for TechNet Professional...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/28/2010
Happy Monday, skip to it!
Happy Monday, this was filmed at a halftime show at a US Naval Academy game: The group is called the...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/19/2010
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0: Heterogeneous Server Environment Inventory part 5
Welcome to part 5 of a 6 part series talking about a great FREE tool, which has released it’s 5th...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/19/2010
Interview IT investigators New Orleans Hornets
Here is part 3, interview with New Orleans Hornets Senior Director of Player Personnel Brian Hagen:
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/16/2010
Interview IT Investigators Play Ball in a Hornet’s Nest
One of the fun things my partner in crime Keith and I did get to visit was the New Orleans...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/16/2010
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0: Database Discovery for SQL Server part 4
Welcome to part 4 of a 6 part series talking about a great FREE tool, which has released it’s 5th...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/16/2010
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0: Windows Server Consolidation part 3
Welcome to part 3 of a 6 part series talking about a great FREE tool, which has released it’s 5th...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/15/2010
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0: Office 2010 part 2
Welcome to part 2 of a 6 part series talking about a great FREE tool, which has released it’s 5th...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/14/2010
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0: Overview part 1
Welcome to part 1 of a 6 part series talking about a great FREE tool, which has released it’s 5th...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/13/2010
Available Now: SP1 Beta for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
Yesterday at the WPC, we announced the availability of the public beta for Windows 7 and Windows...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/13/2010
Test Drive Windows 7, take a survey and enter to WIN a Toshiba notebook
This just in! A new survey, and chance at a new shiny notebook! The Windows 7 Test Drive is...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/02/2010
IT Pro Momentum Powers an IIS 7 and Centralize Management for Projects
This case study shows the power of utilizing Windows in your heterogonous environment. IIS 7.0...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/30/2010
Launched @ TechEd Bytes by TechNet
We just launched Bytes by TechNet for IT Professionals a 22 part interview series of Microsoft...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/29/2010
Going Goofy….Again!
If you have read my blog for the last few years you are probably thinking, Matt has really lost it,...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/29/2010
Call for Speakers: SharePoint Saturday Columbus August 14, 2010
On August 14, 2010, join SharePoint architects, developers, and other professionals that work with...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/21/2010