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MOM 2005 Service Pack 1 is now available!
MOM 2005 Service Pack 1 Download MOM 2005 SP1 to get enhancements, such as broader OS and database...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 08/03/2005
Going up?
According to Engadget, who in turn got it from TheDamnBlog, you can hack your next elevator...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 08/03/2005
MSN Messenger Audio / Video through ISA Server 2004
I received a question via email this morning. An attendee of one of my on-demand webcasts had a...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 08/03/2005
You're in for a Wednesday Webcasting treat...
My friend and coworker Chris Henley is delivering a webcast on Active Directory Remote...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 08/02/2005
Air Travelers: I'm not sure I should share this with you...
I’d hate to think you got the seat that I wanted!Here’s a site that helps you find a...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/29/2005
NEWS: Windows Vista Beta 1 is officially "signed off"
Robert Scoble interviews Chris Jones for Channel 9, where he makes this announcement, plus demos the...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/27/2005
Do you want Windows Vista Beta 1? Are you a TechNet Plus Subscriber?
If you answered YES to both of these questions, you’ll be happy to know that you WILL be...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/26/2005
SQL Server 2005 allows you to escape!
Escape from Yester-world! This is great stuff. Dean Andrew’s found it and blogged it on his...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/26/2005
PDC '05 - Convince Your Boss!
WARNING: The following is targeted at developers. You IT Pros can look away for just a minute....
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/26/2005
It's not Longhorn, it's...
Yes! Yesterday afternoon the Microsoft employees here at MGB in Atlanta were told that what was...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/22/2005
I want a blog of my own!
Some of you reading this blog may have wondered if you can set up a blog of your own. “Well?...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/20/2005
TechEd Video Blog #8 - Final Thoughts
Here is my final TechEd 2005 Video Blog entry. In it you get to see our winner, Ken, who won our...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/19/2005
Password? Passphrase?
How secure is your password? UK IT Pro Evangelist Steve Lamb blogged about some really good...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/19/2005
Presenting Outside the Box
As a technology presenter, I really appreciate hearing about how the really REALLY successful guys...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/19/2005
Wow... I didn't even know it wasn't dead already!
I read a “rumination” recently that went something like this:You know that strange...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/19/2005
Tell me how to keep my accounts secure
Okay… let’s say you’re an IT Professional (and who wouldn’t want to be,...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/19/2005
I love being flashed
“Huh?!”Let me explain…If you’re an IT Pro, and you don’t mind the...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/18/2005
Visual Status of your Network Security
If you have Visio, and you’re interested in MBSA (Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer), this...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/16/2005
Backup-Shmackup. Tell me about your RECOVERY strategy.
Don’t talk to me about backup strategy, please. Backups alone are not worth the media...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/15/2005
All the pretty colors...
I happened upon postings for this upcoming Game Developer conference, and just thought it looked...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/15/2005
"Update Tuesday" rolls around again...
If you’ve already subscribed to the Microsoft Security Notification Service, you already know...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/12/2005
A Video-Taped Chat with Steve Balmer
Blogging in the "better late than never" category... Robert Scoble interviewed Steve Balmer and...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/12/2005
I'm refreshed!
If you’re like me, sometimes vacations are hard to take. You know you should. You schedule...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/10/2005
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.0 is HERE!
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) MBSA is an easy-to-use tool designed for the IT...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 07/01/2005
Are you a part of a "Midsized Business"?
And perhaps you’re one of the many people supporting a midsized business who have told us that...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/30/2005
TechEd Video Blog #7 - Universal Chaos
Here is my TechEd 2005 Video Blog entry #7! We’re all headed towards the exits after the...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/30/2005
TechEd Video Blog #6 - A Musical Wednesday
Here we are with TechEd 2005 Video Blog entry #6! This is a short couple of samples of the music...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/30/2005
TechEd Video Blog #5 - Born to be SQL!
TechEd 2005 Video Blog entry #5! Chris Henley and Bryan Von Axelson came to me with a great idea:...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/30/2005
TechEd Video Blog #4 - Out-and-About
Here we are with TechEd 2005 Video Blog entry #4 already! These are some out-and-about video shot at...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/30/2005
Security Rollup for Windows 2000 SP4 now available
Microsoft Security Advisory (891861)Release of Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/29/2005
TechEd Video Blog #3 - Travelin' Thru
Man... Better late than never! I'm finally finding the time to edit these! This video –...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/29/2005
Today is a US Holiday
Independence! Freedom!No longer are we subjects of the British Crown!I think they celebrate this in...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/29/2005
Got IE? Of course you do...
I saw a link recently to a spoof/parody site (domain and all) called...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/29/2005
Exchange Server SP2
For those of you curious about the next Service Pack for Exchange Server (SP2), Eileen Brown (UK IT...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/29/2005
Another one!
I don’t see the connection between powerful database management tools and food!Why are they...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/29/2005
R2? Or not R2?
No… not THAT R2! I’m talking about the next version of Windows Server 2003! Coming...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/28/2005
Just what IS Business Intelligence really?
Microsoft UK IT Evangelist Mat Stephen has posted a most excellent article – Business...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/28/2005
Skip the gym?
I had to laugh when I saw this banner ad today. It hits a little too close to home…I...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/28/2005
Planning for Security just got a whole lot easier
Got this via an email to my district here at Microsoft, so I hope the source of the email...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/27/2005
Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit Beta Is Now Available
Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP (Beta)Earlier this year we employees heard about...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/27/2005
Notes from the TechNet Briefing in Peoria, IL
Hi Peoria!Nice to meet you!Here are the questions (with answers) I jotted down at our TechNet...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/27/2005
Can my son the college student buy Microsoft Software Cheap?
I have been asked this question several times, so I thought the answer was worthy of a blog...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/22/2005
Notes from the TechNet Briefing in Anchorage, AK
Anchorage! I’m way over-due posting this… Check it out!Sorry for the delay. I enjoyed a...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/22/2005
Are you growing out of SBS 2003?
…then the “Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 with SP1 Transition Pack”...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/22/2005
Travelin' Man - This Week's FREE TechNet Briefings
This week is another travelin’ TechNet Briefings week for me. I’ll have the pleasure of...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/20/2005
Resources and Answers to Questions for the Anchorage, AK TechNet event
Greetings! Hello to all my new Alaskan friends! Here is the link to the resource document that...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/15/2005
SQL 2005 June CTP is available for download
Yes, you heard right! The most recent Community Technology Preview (CTP**) of SQL Server 2005 is...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/14/2005
TechEd Video Blog - HOL Fixup
Finally, another video blog entry…On Monday, June 6th, Chris Henley and I were working in the...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/14/2005