Keith Combs' Blahg
Ramblings from another nerd on the grid
Prepping a new hard drive for “Native Boot from VHD”
When was the last time you manually partitioned a hard drive? If you are using a modern operating...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 03/17/2011
Black Gold
Author: Keith Combs Date: 03/16/2011
Sprint HTC Arrive Reviewed
bgr.com just published a review of the Sprint HTC Arrive. See...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 03/16/2011
Phone updates: process and timing
Eric Hautala, General Manager of Windows Phone Customer Experience Engineering posted a blog post...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 03/10/2011
Tony Lama Celebrates 100 Years of Boots
Yes, you read that correctly. $50,000 for a pair of boots. Pretty cool, but sheesh.
Author: Keith Combs Date: 03/08/2011
Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals - Free Training - Register Now!
Just one week after Microsoft Management Summit 2011 (MMS), Microsoft Learning is hosting an...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 03/08/2011
Windows Phone 7 Goes to Space
This is pretty interesting. Friday a Windows Phone 7 device took a 90mph ride on a balloon to...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 03/07/2011
What if? New Windows Phone Ad sneaks out
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/25/2011
You Had Me at Dual-Channel 10Gbps per port - Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt technology is a new, high-speed, dual-protocol I/O technology designed for performance,...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/24/2011
Converting a ThinkPad T410s Optimus from Physical -> Native Boot from VHD
Like a lot of other folks, I’ll be attending the MVP Summit. I contemplated which laptop to...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/24/2011
Sprint Announces HTC Arrive Windows Phone 7 device - Available 3/20/2011
Details at https://www.sprint.com/arrive
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/24/2011
Ben Rudolph and Ryan Asdourian show off some cool notebooks
Ben the PC Guy and cohort Ryan Asdourian get more toys than I do. Yea, I’m jealous and...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/22/2011
Office Deployment - get some answers at Talk TechNet on 2/23/2011 at 9am PST
Talk TechNet is all about discussing topics and trends in the world of IT Professionals. In...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/22/2011
Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) SP1 - now available for download
The Windows® Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is a set of tools and documentation that...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/22/2011
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 - Service Pack 1 Docs Now Available
Microsoft® continuously collects feedback on Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/22/2011
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 to the Lenovo ThinkPad T410
A friend of mine was having some issues with his R2 install. He was trying to get the Ethernet...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/22/2011
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 on a ThinkPad W510
Next week is the general availability date for Windows Server 2008 SP1. It just so happens the 2/22...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/21/2011
How about a pet Nano Hummingbird robot?
You really must see this thing fly. Amazing! See it at https://www.avinc.com/nano.
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/19/2011
More birds of prey - McLaren MP4-12C
Configure yours at https://www.mclarenautomotive.com/uk/p11/Configurator/default.aspx#/configurator.
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/18/2011
Let’s face it, we’re spoiled rotten
How about some comic relief and perspective? Soo true.
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/17/2011
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 breaks cover
Pretty impressive feature set. I definitely want to see this one up close. See Sammy’s info site at...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/17/2011
Windows Security Survival Guide goes live on the TechNet WIKI
Many companies invest a good amount of money trying to protect their resources by adding more...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/16/2011
Windows Command-line Reference - now available for download
The Windows command-line tools are used to perform various tasks related to Windows Server 2008 R2,...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/15/2011
Office Web Apps - Guide for IT Pros - now available for download
Office Web Apps gives users a browser-based viewing and editing experience by providing a...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/15/2011
Internet Explorer 9 RC Product Guide - now available for download
With Windows® Internet Explorer® 9, your websites look and perform as if they were native to...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/15/2011
Windows Phone KINECT Demo Debut
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/14/2011
If you put a keyboard on my phone, use something like this
Anyone remotely interested in gaming will appreciate the work Sony is doing in their XPERIA Play...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/13/2011
Internet Explorer 9 hits RC milestone! Download now available
Head on over to the IE homepage or directly to the download area. I certainly like the changes...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/10/2011
Detroit Muscle is Back
The all new Camaro ZL1 with 550 horse's. See https://www.chevrolet.com/camaro-zl1/. Available “early...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/10/2011
Talk TechNet show at 9am PST today on Deployment!
Registration at...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/09/2011
Back in Black
Porsche Boxster S Black Edition. Great for Texas winters and summer nights. Slightly less than a...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/03/2011
Thunder Snow
Obviously this guys hasn’t spent much time in Texas or Florida in the spring. Otherwise he’d...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/03/2011
Expression Encoder 4 Service Pack 1 - now available
https://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/Encoder4SP1_WhatsNew.aspx
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/02/2011
Talk TechNet - Episode 3 - Small Business Server with Amy Babinchak - 2/2 at 9am PST
Talk TechNet is all about discussing topics and trends in the world of IT Professionals. In...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 02/01/2011
IBM Centennial Film: They Were There - People who changed the way the world works
THINK
Author: Keith Combs Date: 01/29/2011
Come Fly With Me!
Is this an automobile or a jet? You owe it to yourself to checkout the wonderful gallery on...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 01/27/2011
“Long time listener, first time caller”
For anyone hosting a “radio show”, those words are certainly music. Yesterday Matt Hester and...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 01/27/2011
Talk TechNet Landing Page Launches
See https://technet.microsoft.com/talk for the radio show launch page. In this area of TechNet...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 01/25/2011
Will.i.am is Intel’s Director of Creative Innovation
Press release at...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 01/25/2011
System Center Service Manager – Exchange Connector - ready for download
The System Center Service Manager – Exchange Connector connects Service Manager to Exchange for...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 01/22/2011
The Office Resource Kit (ORK) - updated download now available
Are you an expert on all facets of deploying Office 2010? If so, you’re a rare bird. If...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 01/22/2011
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) 5.5 - ready for download
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) is an agentless, automated, multi-product...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 01/22/2011
“Talk TechNet” Episode 2 - Sys Center Config Mgr with Jason Sandys - Register Now!
Next Friday is Talk TechNet Episode 2. Matt Hester and I are the hosts and each week we’ll...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 01/21/2011
“Talk TechNet” Episode 1 - GPOs with Jeremy Moskowitz - Register Now!
Next Wednesday we launch the “Talk TechNet” show. Keith Combs and I are the hosts and each...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 01/19/2011
Dig this slate device - noteslate®
I have often wondered if I have a device like this, what my doodles will be like. I am...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 01/18/2011
OneNote Mobile for iPhone now available!
See...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 01/18/2011
Have your Lexus LFA on order?
It’ll do 202mph for $375,000. Available in a variety of colors.
Author: Keith Combs Date: 01/16/2011
I Love This Rule
I was intrigued by the Apple promotion for a $10,000 gift card for the person that downloads app...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 01/16/2011