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TechEd 2006 AU and NZ: Developer Track
Good onya Coatesy! Coatesy is running the Developer Tools track for TechEd AU and NZ. He's blogged...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/25/2006
New TechEd 2006 AU website released
Hey the new TechED website just released. It has more information than before about the tracks and...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/22/2006
Windows Deployment Services: My first take
Lately Ive been playing around and presenting with Longhorn Server - build 5381 x64 edition. Build...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/18/2006
TechEd 2006: 2nd Draft: Messaging, WinSrvr, WinClient, Security
Heres the next draft of 4 tracks....any feedback? Community submissions have now been included!!...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/18/2006
MEDC 2006 in Melbourne
I'm posting like mad today!! I had a whole bunch of things queued up as you can see! I know you have...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/16/2006
Innovation 2006: Vista and Office 2007 Technical Readiness
As we promised in the Security Seminar, we're doing a small roadshow for Vista and Office 2007....
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/15/2006
SQL Down Under Show #15 Released : Kim Tripp presents...
Go Greg Low for doing these! SQL Down Under show 15 with guest SQL Server MVP and MSDN Regional...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/15/2006
ADFS Operations Guide Released
I like to understand when things go wrong and why. When I first started playing with ADFS I got...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/15/2006
TechEd 2006 Australia Registration is now live!!!
Ive been asked several times now when registration is going to be open - well its now open!! All the...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/28/2006
TechEd 2006 AU and NZ: SQL Track Preliminary released
Dave Glover, the track owner for the SQL and BI track for TechEd AU and NZ has just released his...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/27/2006
Vista Firewall hobbled? I think not.
I was reading a ZDnet article today about the Vista firewall being hobbled because it apparently...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/26/2006
TechEd 2006 AU and NZ: Content Release Plans
A few people have emailed me lately asking about their content submissions and whether they were...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/19/2006
Pentagon adopts Smartcards - a discussion in technology limitations
Hmm - was reading this story today on eWeek - its about the Pentagon adopting the use of smartcards...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/11/2006
TechEd 2006 AU and NZ: Windows Client, Conn Systems and Architecture
Heres more ideas! Comments please! Windows Client Using Windows PE to Customize Your Windows Vista...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/10/2006
TechEd 2006 AU and NZ: Web Developer Track preliminaries
Nigel Parker has pulled his finger out and got me his Web Developer track! Way to go Nigel! :) Web...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/07/2006
TechEd AU and NZ 2006 Planning: More content for your review!
So heres some of the early thinking around the Office System and Developer tracks. Still to come are...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/06/2006
Virtual Server 2005 R2 is now free..surprised?
Yes Virtual Server 2005 R2 is now free...as in click here to download it Im interested...even though...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/05/2006
Proclarity acquired by MSFT
Very excited to tell you about a new acquisition of ProClarity. If youve never used it before its a...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/03/2006
TechEd 2006 AU and NZ: Preliminary Ideas
Hey - Jeff and I have just been doing our top 16 sessions (and maybe a couple more :) ) for TechEd...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/03/2006
I've caved...I bought an XBOX360 on the weekend...
I tried to resist...really I did... First my best mate bought one with my first favourite game of...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/02/2006
Improvements in the IP stack for Vista
I saw this recently and didnt get time to post it. Vista's going to get some core improvements to...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/29/2006
Security Seminar Webcasts are live!
Yay! Im pleased to announce that the webcasts are live right now for the Security Seminar.The IT Pro...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/28/2006
Getting up to speed on Monad
Want some help on getting up to speed on Monad scripting but dont know where to start? Readify has...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/26/2006
The coolest web site you ever saw!
I was watching the MIX '06 webcasts (after Frank said how cool they were) and I came across the one...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/22/2006
Security Seminar: Last Day of the Australian tour and the vegetarian Lasagna
Well todays the last day! Whew! Im home in Perth about to present on Provisioning Identity...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/13/2006
SQL Business Intelligence Workshops
Hey - some great workshops coming up for SQL BI run by the legendary Peter Myers! He's such an...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/13/2006
New release: Ultra Mobile PC's Released!
Wahoo! A new cool device to play with. Its a new device based on Windows XP Tablet PC editions and...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/09/2006
TechEd 2006 planning is underway...again!
As Chuck wrote in his blog, TechEd 2006 planning is underway - track titles are going to be:...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/08/2006
SAP now certified to run on SQL 2005
SAP customers now have the option of running on SQL Server 2005! We've been running it for ages now...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/08/2006
Security Seminar Live Chats!
Hey guys - the online chats have just launched! If you want to find out about the full schedule of...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/01/2006
Security Interchange: Adelaide goes first!
The Security Seminar tour has started! Adelaide kicked off yesterday with the Security Interchange -...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/27/2006
Email Contact through my blog is fixed!
My apologies - some people have let me know that email contact through my blog wasnt working. I got...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/27/2006
Moving from FRS to DFS-R...
My friend Paul Young had some fun experiences recently with FRS. You see he had a few problems with...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/22/2006
Exchange 12 Webcast Series
This series of webcasts came across my email today: An Overview of Exchange “12” (Level 200) Date:...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/22/2006
TechEd 2006 in Australia...wow!!
You may or may not know (or care :) )but I get the privilege of running the TechEd content for 2006....
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/09/2006
New! Improved!...The Blogcast Repository!
My good friend Brian Tucker rocks! He's the one who put up the site www.blogcastrepository.com Well...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/02/2006
Come to the Security Interchange Event across Australia
Hey everyone - just wanted to let you all know that we have the Security Interchange event on in...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/01/2006
Blogcast: Exchange 2003 Mobile Services with Windows Mobile 5.0
Well I said to Brian Tucker that I'd do it. Here it is! Ive done a short three part blogcast on...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/27/2006
Free Terminal Services Advanced eBook!
For those of you playing with Terminal Services design - heres a good resource for you....
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/27/2006
ADFS support with SharePoint for extranets
One of Windows Server R2's cool things I think is Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) and is...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/26/2006
SQL Podcast #11: DMV's in SQL 2005
I'm pleased to announce that show 11 of SQL Down Under featuring guest Dr Tom Moreau is now...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/17/2006
Day 4: Internal Conference: SMS v4 and DCM
Day 4 SMS 2003 Desired Configuration ManagementWow. Its been ages since I blogged about SMS. I went...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/12/2006
Day 3: Internal Conference: MIIS and Exchange 12...maybe
Using MIIS SP2 and Password Portal to connect to other directoriesIdentity Management is kinda an...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/12/2006
Internal Conference: Day 2: SharePoint, Linux AuthN and Virtual Server
Connecting UNIX and Linux to Active Directory I went to this session today - presenter discussed...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/10/2006
Where have I been? Im back....at an internal conference!
Well its been a long time between posts. I took some leave over Christmas/New Year but now am in...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/09/2006
Common Criteria for Windows Server 2003, XP, Exch 2k3 and ISA 2004
Hey now this is really great news...Windows 2000 had it with EAL4+Flaw remediation but now we have...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 12/16/2005
Open Standards in the Web Services World: Im published! :)
I originally wrote this article on the use of Webservices as open standards and interfaces towards...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 12/16/2005