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April 2009 - Posts

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 hit RC today

Yes! Find the latest and greatest about both release candidates (RC) on TechNet Edge . TechNet Edge, your source for up to date news, interviews and screen cast for IT Professionals worldwide. Some links IT Professionals (and developers as well) will Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:08 AM by Volker Will | 1 Comments

April 2009 Cumulative Update of the SQL Server Driver for PHP, version 1.0 is live!

The second cumulative update to version 1.0 of the SQL Server Driver for PHP is now available for download on the MSDN download site.  We have also published the updates to the source on the CodePlex site. The source code has been modified specifically Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009 8:35 AM by Volker Will | 1 Comments
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New Windows HPC Resource Kit Available

My team just updated the Windows HPC Resource Kit on http://resourcekit.windowshpc.net . The HPC kit is a great collection of technical documents, presentations and training for developer and IT Professionals. Everything you need to get started and beyond Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:53 AM by Volker Will | 1 Comments

Windows XP to Windows 7 migration over wireless

TechNet Edge video demonstrating migration of 20 laptop computers from XP SP3 to Windows 7 over WIRELESS! Video . Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2009 1:46 PM by Volker Will | 1 Comments
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Windows 7 – Boot from VHD

Booting from a virtual hard disk or VHD is a new feature shipping with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. This post applies to both, client and server. Why Booting from a VHD offers a variety of benefits for different scenarios. Contained operating Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:25 AM by Volker Will | 1 Comments

Microsoft Management Summit 2009

No time to attend? Watch live or recorded sessions and keynotes via the MMS website or on TechNet Edge . Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:28 PM by Volker Will | 1 Comments
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Hyper-V with Windows Server 2008 R2

Want to know more about Hyper-V and what’s coming with R2? Here’s a collection of resources: TechNet Virtualization landing page What's New in Hyper-V Download the Beta of Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 R2 Beta Using Live Migration in Windows Server Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:05 AM by Volker Will | 1 Comments

Got Rain, want Sun?

Here’s 3:45 hours of uninterrupted sunshine in Redmond, WA. Camera view out of my office window on One Microsoft Way. Time lapsed to 8 minutes. Enjoy the sun. Video: Seattle Sun Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 6:58 PM by Volker Will | 1 Comments
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Got Rain?

Here’s 2 hours of uninterrupted rain shower in Redmond, WA. Camera view out of my office window on One Microsoft Way. Time lapsed to 8 minutes. Enjoy the rain. Video: Seattle Rain Read More...
Posted Friday, April 03, 2009 2:22 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Sysinternals now on Twitter

Too good to be true? @ sysinternals on Twitter (since December 2008). Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:28 AM by Volker Will | 1 Comments

Virtual Deep Dive Lab Coming in April

You’ve probably read about the upcoming virtual developer lab for Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Core. If not, here’s the link to more details about the lab. We have just finalized the agenda of the 3 day event and you can find the agenda in the screenshots Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:17 AM by Volker Will | 1 Comments

Look, it’s a Server - OS

Today, April 1st, Microsoft launched a new family member of the Windows Server family. Windows Server 2008 Foundation. Mary Jo Foley calls it a “new netbook-like Windows Server option”. You can read today’s press announcement right from the delivery room Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 01, 2009 1:26 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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IT Skills and Talent in Canada and elsewhere

itWorldCanada conducted an interview with Mark Relph , the evangelism lead in  Canada. They looked at the myths around IT professionals, their roles, their perceptions and how IT Professionals are perceived within their organizations and companies. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 01, 2009 8:45 AM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Twitter and Facebook in real Life

New social networking study from Microsoft. Implications of Twitter and Facebook on our daily life in the office. http://tinyurl.com/fbtwa1 . Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 01, 2009 7:17 AM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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