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Feedback requested: TN2.0 is going live
There is really one huge change that will impact us all as IT Pros. We are launching TechNet 2.0,...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/05/2010
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Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/03/2010
Matt Gets Better: Recap 5 bold NFL Predictions
As we draw closer to Super Bowl 44, I have to go back and take a look at my 5 bold predictions for...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/02/2010
Download Trial Software Today.
If you have been looking for a place to download trial software to build out your test environment,...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/02/2010
Book of the Month For February 2010: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Administration Instant Reference
I know it is a couple of days before February, and it has been a while since I have written a post...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/29/2010
Are you ready for Season 6 of Lost
Season 6 starts on Feb 2nd. at 9est on ABC. If you need a recap here is a great video:...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/27/2010
Enter now only a couple of weeks left to win an HP Envy? Enter the Toolbox.com Windows @ Work Contest & for a Chance!!!!
Sign up to join the Toolbox.com IT Windows 7 Community so you can enter the Windows @ Work contest,...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/26/2010
RTW: FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 5.1 and IIS 6.0
The FastCGI module v1.5 has been released for IIS 6 and IIS 5.1. Take a look at at a full post here:...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/26/2010
Announcement, new event in Cincinnati talking about the power of online marketing
LET Your Mouse Do the Marketing! Join us for this exclusive event for Microsoft Partners! Meet...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/25/2010
Important: Critical Out-Of-Band Security Update
This security update resolves seven privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/22/2010
Happy Friday!
Wanted to share some happiness on this Friday, provided by Coca-Cola. This reminded me about...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/22/2010
CodeMash PowerShell Recap and Screencast!
PowerShell is a great tool, and if you have not started to learn, it is never too old to learn this...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/21/2010
Sign up now! More cities for TechNet Events: Windows Azure, Hyper-V and Windows 7 Deployment
Good morning everyone, I just wanted to post a quick update, last week I posted a quick snapshot of...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/21/2010
Amazing Movie, and amazing Windows 7 Theme
I had a chance last week to see Avatar in 3d and was extremely impressed by the movies...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/18/2010
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Good morning everyone, I want to mention we are still offering the discount for the TechNet...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/18/2010
TechNet Events: Windows Azure, Hyper-V and Windows 7 Deployment
Join your local TechNet Events team for a lively tour of the latest tools and resources for IT Pros....
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/13/2010
MSDN Events: Take Your Applications Sky High with Cloud Computing and the Windows Azure Platform
Join your local MSDN Events team as we take a deep dive into cloud computing and the Windows Azure...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/13/2010
Want to win an HP Envy? Enter the Toolbox.com Windows @ Work Contest & for a Chance!!!!
Sign up to join the Toolbox.com IT Windows 7 Community so you can enter the Windows @ Work contest,...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/11/2010
See the Beginning of Natal
Here is a great little video from CES highlighting the beginning of Natal
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/11/2010
IT Pro Momentum Windows 7 Laptop Project completed with Server in the Future
Another IT Pro momentum project for laptops and the driver support exists for the...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/08/2010
Launch Events Questions and Answers
Thank you everyone for coming to the launch events and I apologize in the delay in getting the...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/21/2009
Resources for IE 8 and Silverlight Deployment
As some of you know I am very passionate about IE 8 and Silverlight is some great stuff as...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/17/2009
Enter the Toolbox.com Windows @ Work Contest & for a Chance to Win An HP Envy
Sign up to join the Toolbox.com IT Windows 7 Community so you can enter the Windows @ Work contest,...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/15/2009
Take a look Bing vs. Google
Try for your self: https://www.bing-vs-google.com/
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/11/2009
Make Your Favorite IT Pro Happy for the Holidays and save 25% on a new TechNet Subscription with TMSAM09
Good morning everyone, I want to mention we are still offering the discount for the TechNet...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/10/2009
Screencast: Windows 7 Enhanced Security and Control: Introduction
So as some of you have seen I did 4 brief screencasts on Windows 7 and some of the security...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/09/2009
Screencast: Windows 7 Enhanced Security and Control: Internet Explorer 8
As many of you know I am very passionate about Internet Explorer 8. One of the great areas in...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/09/2009
Screencast: Windows 7 Enhanced Security and Control: App Locker
One of the great tools we always had for management of our Active Directory Infrastructures is Group...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/08/2009
Screencast: Windows 7 Enhanced Security and Control: BitLocker and BitLocker to Go
One of the great enhancements you may used in Windows Vista was BitLocker. BitLocker is...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/08/2009
Screencast: Windows 7 Enhanced Security and Control: User Account Control
One of the more common areas of annoyance and confusion since Windows Vista is User Account...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/07/2009
Artwork for your Favorite IT pro for the Holidays
Get your Windows Server 2008 R2 Feature Components Poster: Click on the picture above or this link:...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/07/2009
Copper is not supposed to care about color.
So I had to make some new network cables for my house. I understand the concept of how to make...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/04/2009
Are you ready for Windows 7, what about compatibility?
Some of you may be thinking about Upgrading to Windows 7 and not sure where to start, if you have to...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/03/2009
Visual Search check it out on Bing
Hopefully you have been using Bing a lot lately, if not check out the new visual search beta. ...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/02/2009
Exchange TechCenter announced
In support of the Exchange 2010 release recently , we also launched the new: Exchange TechCenter....
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/01/2009
IT Pro momentum and helping Diabetes patients and families
As you can imagine from the title of this one, it is an simply amazing project. This project...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/30/2009
Where did my Shadow Copies go in Windows 7 with an Small Business Server (SBS)?
I got an interesting email from one of the folks, Richard, that comes to my events on a regular...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/30/2009
Screencast: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 – Service Level Dashboard part 3: Configuration
Here is part 3 of the screencast series, were you will learn how to configure the dashboard, this...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/25/2009
Screencast: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 – Service Level Dashboard part 2 Installation
Here is part 2 of the screencast series, were you will learn how to install the dashboard. The...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/24/2009
Screencast: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 – Service Level Dashboard part 1: Introduction
One of the great things I get to do as an IT Pro Evangelist I get to play with some cool...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/23/2009
Proud Dad Moment: Mitchell’s first TD
Here is a proud moment I got to witness and extremely lucky one of the team moms (thanks Liz!!!) was...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/19/2009
Available now Bets of the Next Wave of Productivity … Office 2010!
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Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/18/2009
Do you want to be a TechNet Subscriber? Use TMSAM09 and you will save 25%
Good morning everyone, I want to mention we are still offering the discount for the TechNet...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/18/2009
Do you want to be a TechNet Subscriber? Use TMSAM09 and you will save 25%
Good morning everyone, I want to mention we are still offering the discount for the TechNet...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/18/2009
Windows 7 Film Fest Contest
Check out the fun films from the Windows 7 Film Fest The contest took 17 film teams in the...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/09/2009
Nachos vs Popcorn?
Who doesn't love the movies...and the movies' snacks? It's hard to resist the colorful candy...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/07/2009
IT Pro Momentum Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
This is great project involving both Windows Server and Windows 7, take a look at the challenges and...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/06/2009