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Behind the scenes at the TechNet MSDN Technology Summit in Malaysia, Kuala lumpur

After a spell of around two years, it was so great to be back at the TechNet/MSDN Keynote in Kuala Lumpur recently. Our theme was “ Spotting the Future ” and during the nearly 3 hour demo fest extravaganza it was our idea to show everyone how Microsoft Read More...
Posted Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:00 PM by darien | 1 Comments

URL SCAN 3.0... an excellent update

I've always been a fan of URLScan, originally part of the IIS Lockdown Tool, as it gave tremendous flexibility in URL filtering across different IIS versions that didn't have these capabilities natively built in. Sure, you lost a bit of performance running Read More...
Posted Saturday, September 13, 2008 1:30 PM by darien | 1 Comments
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Where's my memory gone?...Got a 4GB 32-bit Windows System?.. Read on...

Here's a common question that we're having to answer with our customers over and over again. It's getting common because 4GB of RAM is no longer the big deal that it was a few years ago, and unfortunately with the extra memory comes extra overhead that Read More...
Posted Saturday, August 16, 2008 7:53 PM by darien | 1 Comments

Where's my hard disk space gone?

Ever find yourself asking, "Where's all my hard disk drive space gone?", and even more so, "Which application has stolen it?!". Well, guess no more... I came across this really handy free application called WinDirStat (you can download Read More...
Posted Sunday, May 25, 2008 9:15 AM by darien | 7 Comments

F5's "Pump It Up! Hi-5 2008" APAC Partner Conference in Malaysia

I was honored to be invited to present a speaking slot at the keynote of the recent F5 " Pump it up! Hi-5 2008 " APAC partner conference, held in the Westin, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I've always respected F5's products as being best in class in their field, Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 10, 2008 10:58 AM by darien | 0 Comments

RosettaNet Global Summit & Conference in Penang, Malaysia

I was honored to be invited to speak for the RosettaNet Global Summit and Conference which, this year, was held in Penang, Malaysia. It was a great opportunity to catch up with old friends, as well as make some new global acquaintances. I especially enjoyed Read More...
Posted Sunday, November 25, 2007 1:09 PM by darien | 1 Comments

Wonderful New Windows Live Releases!

It's been a big few days for the larger Windows Live team with lots of great releases that are really coming together to work as a whole. I've just upgraded my machines at work and at home, and I'm really enjoying all the new services. What am I talking Read More...
Posted Friday, November 09, 2007 10:00 AM by darien | 1 Comments

Professional Audio on Windows Vista with Cakewalk Sonar et al.

After watching the Cakewalk: Making Music with Sonar video on Channel 9, I was once again inspired by the state of professional audio on Windows, and in particular Windows Vista. Audio engineers and producers alike now have a wonderful, robust, glorious-looking Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 17, 2007 7:17 PM by darien | 1 Comments
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Microsoft TechEd SEA 2007... "Thanks for the great sessions, guys!"

I just finished my Windows Compute Cluster Server session, and yesterday, my IIS 7.0 (and 6.0) Security session. I don't know which one I enjoyed more, revisiting my favourite topic of all time with IIS, or seeing the looks on everyone's faces when we Read More...
Posted Sunday, September 09, 2007 7:39 PM by darien | 1 Comments

Draft Slide Decks uploaded for my TechEd SEA 2007 Sessions

Everyone, here are the drafts of my slide decks for my TechEd Sessions. Please give me your feedback, because I can still change my sessions to incorporate your suggestions. This is the first year I'm posting my slides up in advance, so I hope with your Read More...
Posted Saturday, September 01, 2007 5:45 PM by darien | 1 Comments

TechED SEA 2007 Compute Cluster Server Session shaping up... thanks to HP

My Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 session at TechEd is really shaping up thanks to HP and some really cool hardware, their HP Proliant c-Class Server Blades . I'll be working to build a 4-node "Windows Supercomputer" to show during the session, running Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 23, 2007 1:28 PM by darien | 1 Comments
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The Microsoft 'Quests'

You may have heard either Bill Gates or Steve Ballmer talking about something we call the Microsoft Quests. Essentially, this is our long-term vision on how the magic of software will help our everyday lives in the future. The quests are really broken Read More...
Posted Friday, August 03, 2007 4:50 PM by darien | 0 Comments

Microsoft's TechReady5 comes to a close...

Just a quick note...I'm here in downtown Seattle and I've just come out of the final keynote for TechReady5, Microsoft's own "internal TechEd". It's been a great week with a wonderful look at all the technologies that we have, and a little of what's to Read More...
Posted Saturday, July 28, 2007 2:33 AM by darien | 0 Comments

TechEd South East Asia 2007 Coming Soon....

It's soon going to be TechEd time again here in Malaysia and once again I have the honor of speaking. This year I have two great sessions:- Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 (and 6.0) Security - This is my traditional session that I've been doing Read More...
Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 3:12 AM by darien | 0 Comments

Microsoft.com running IIS 7.0 and Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn) now? You bet!..

I came across a CNet article talking about the microsoft.com team running IIS 7.0 on one of the busiest web sites in the world. IIS 7.0 is an amazing web server, and now with our "Go Live" license, customers can also run IIS 7.0 in production as of Beta Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 08, 2007 10:05 AM by darien | 1 Comments
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