Matt Hester's WebLog
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Migration to Windows Server 2008 from Novell Powered by Momentum
Here is another interesting project that was powered by IT Pro Momentum. This project was just...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/13/2009
Windows Vista SP1 project Powered By Momentum
Here is another interesting project that was powered by IT Pro Momentum This next project was run by...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/13/2009
Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Deployment powered by Momentum
For the next few posts, I will be sharing real customer stories and success with deploying Microsoft...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/13/2009
Attention: Columbus, OH and Los Angeles, CA: Interop Roadshow events just added, sign up now!
We recently just added two cities to the road show tour: Columbus and LA just got added for June...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/13/2009
Integrate Your IT Environment, Roadshow Questions, Answers, and Resources
Thank you so much for everyone who attended the Interoperability roadshow the events have been great...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/13/2009
Still accepting entries for the Windows 7 Rocks Screencast Contest: Only 15 days left!!!!!!
It is crunch time folks there are only 15 days left in the Windows 7 Rocks Screencast Contest. ...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/15/2009
Windows Client Road Show Featuring Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8
Spring brings not only rain and flowers (you know, April shows and May flowers), it also brings our...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/13/2009
Continue the Quest now: Server Quest II
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/07/2009
Take a Tour of Yosemite with Deep Zoom and Silverlight
I had a chance to see some really cool technology at SXSW. Aside from the worlds fastest...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/03/2009
TechNet Events Unleashed: Registration Now Open!
Well I am hitting the road again this time heading back to Ohio, Michigan, and Tennessee! We...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/03/2009
Interview: Your Digital Identity- Make Sure you have a Web Presence
This is the last part of the 5 part interview with David Meerman Scott. David shares the critical...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/03/2009
Interview: SXSW Conversation- Is Your Personal Blog Dead?
This is part 4 of the 5 part interview with David Meerman Scott. David, author, and prolific...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/02/2009
Data Protection Manager Virtual Labs Now Live
My buddy Jason has just posted a great little link for the Data Protection Manager (DPM) labs here:...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/01/2009
Interview: Only You Care about Your Products & Services
This is part 3 of the 5 part interview with David Meerman Scott. David , likely the most...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/01/2009
Interview: Marketers Should think like Publishers
This is part 2 of the 5 part interview with David Meerman Scott. David’s first Social...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/31/2009
Interview: Social Marketing & Social Media
This is part 1 of 5 of the interview with David Meerman Scott. David is likely the most published...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/30/2009
Interview: SocialWendy educates me on Social Marketing
As you have noticed during some of the interviews at SXSW I had a partner in crime, Wendy Meadley...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/27/2009
Published Again: What’s New in Internet Explorer 8?
Hey Everyone, I was privileged enough to be published again in the April issue of TechNet...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/27/2009
Interview: Epicenter with Mark Kurtz from Gage
This was a cool little demo I saw as I was walking around the Microsoft area and I ran into Mark...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/27/2009
Best Practices for Deploying Virtual Machines using Hyper-V Virtualization Technology
Microsoft IT virtually deploys more than 80% of new servers using Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. To...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/27/2009
Interview: Surface Computing and New Opportunities
This was another fun interview with Rick Barazza from cynergy systems. As you may recall from...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/27/2009
Confessions of A PC-Aholic
Video: Laptop Hunters $1000 - Lauren Gets an HP Pavilion There was also another interesting article...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/26/2009
Interview: So you want to make a movie, Massify it!
Walking around the floor of SXSW, I got to see some great new technologies. One that caught my...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/26/2009
What do you do day-to-day as an IT Administrator?
I am getting ready to create several short screencasts on Windows Server 2008 R2 that talk about the...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/25/2009
Interview: Taking a look at the Microsoft Interactive Canvas
As I was walking around the floor at SXSW, I came across a very cool Technology called the Microsoft...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/25/2009
Interview: Talking 3D Surface Applications with Phenomblue
Everyone has asked me how did I get into SXSW? My answer is that I had to work for it, mainly...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/25/2009
Internet Explorer 8 Virtual Labs Live now!
I was doing some checking and there are some really cool virtual labs on IE 8 that just went live...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/25/2009
Interview: The WORLDS FASTEST SERVER!
Can your server do 121mph? Well the server from the folks at hostmysite.com can! Wendy...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/23/2009
Interview: PhizzPop Design Challenge Champions Zeus Jones and Sierra-Bravo
Last week I had an awesome time at South By Southwest (SXSW) during the movie and interactive...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/20/2009
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Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/19/2009
Brief History of the Web from MIX09 IE 8 launch!
Check out this fun video!
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/19/2009
Launched: Internet Explorer 8 Get it Now!
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/19/2009
Book of the Month March 2009: Inside Delta Force (plus a Bonus TV show of the month)
Go for Hester, this months book Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/19/2009
Interop Road Show – registration now open
Is your IT Infrastructure fully dedicated to just one technology solution? Chances are you work in a...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/18/2009
Update to a Book of the Month from August 2008
I blogged about the book The Blind Side in August which followed Michael Oher a football player and...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/13/2009
Which browser is faster: FireFox, Chrome or IE? You may be surprised!
Click on the picture to find out or here Browser Performance Testing: Surprised? Testing browsers I...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/13/2009
How much is your Xbox 360 worth to you?
Would you say your Xbox is worth $10, $300, or how about $1,000? What about $1,000,000? ...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/11/2009
Announcement: Windows 7 Rocks Screencast Contest: Now Accepting Applications!
Alright Keith and I are at it again and this time we want to give away the cool stuff like a: Lenovo...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 03/01/2009
Windows 7 Screencast Official Winners
This is where we will post the winners.
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/22/2009
Official Rules for Windows 7 Screencast Contest
THE MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 ROCKS SCREENCAST CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES PLEASE NOTE: It is your sole...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/22/2009
What does 4,353,130 calories look like?
Boxes and Boxes of Girl Scout Cookies. My lovely wife took on the task of “Cookie Mom” this...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/19/2009
IT Pro Momentum Program: Still Accepting Applications
As I blogged last month: Want Some Help on Piloting Microsoft Technologies like Windows 7? The...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/17/2009
Cleveland will Rock at the end of February!!!!!
start Willie Nelson method On the road again Just can't wait to get on the road again The life I...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/12/2009
Interview: Kai Axford talking about Preventing Corporate Espionage
During one of our internal conferences at TechReady I got to speak with my good friend Kai...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/11/2009
Interview: Thriving as an IT Pro a chat with Julie-Anne Arsenault
During our internal training event in Seattle, I had a chance to meet with Julie-Anne Arsenault to...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/11/2009
Silverlight Developer Contest you could win 5k and be a part of the ServerQuest game
Checkout the new contest here:
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/10/2009
TechNet Radio Interview --- SharePoint Virtualization
I had a great conversation with Michael Noel on TechNet Radio, we talked about the many benefits on...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/06/2009
Book of the month February 2009: Total Access: A Journey to the Center of the NFL Universe
With the NFL season officially over, and Arena Football canceled, what now? How is one...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/06/2009