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Candygrams for the IT Pro on Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V Server, System Center 2012, Azure, Windows 8, PowerShell, Cloud and Office 365

What does Internet Explorer 8 mean for you?

I took a look at this great article about Internet Explorer 8.  The article provides a nice...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/14/2008

Windows Search 4.0 Policy and Security Overview

I wanted to create a quick post to highlight some of the key improvements in Policy and Security for...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/13/2008

Goofy Training Jet Lag free and back on track

Hola!  Sorry I missed last weeks post but I was way out of town in Barcelona!  I was asked...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/13/2008

Office 2007 the Ultimate Deal for Students: $59.95

Take a look here for more information: Office 2007 The Ultimate Steal  That includes: Word 2007...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/02/2008

Matt and Keith Invade PDC and chat after they showed Windows 7

Keith and I got to go to PDC well we decided to chat about what we saw after they announce Windows 7...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/01/2008

Is your Laptop your phone?

For one of my teammates, John Weston, his laptop is his phone.  John recorded a couple of...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/29/2008

Deployment Planning for BitLocker Drive Encryption for Windows Vista, How Microsoft does IT

Microsoft IT Showcase just published the Deployment Planning for BitLocker Drive Encryption for...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/29/2008

Goofy Training In LA and running around PDC

Well the training is hitting the road for the next two weeks.  This is a fun thing but also my...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/28/2008

What do you think of the new logo for .NET?

I know most of you are like me and not developers, but wanted to get your opinion.  Personally...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/28/2008

PDC Day 1 Azure announced

Hello everyone, I was a bit of a stranger in a strange land today.  I am attending PDC with my...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/28/2008

Goofy Training Update, I feel sooooooo stupid!

As for the running I felt great last week.  Enough about that .  So let’s review, why I am...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/24/2008

How much do you love your Avatar?

How do you know you have gone too far with online gaming?  This article is an indication of...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/23/2008

Do you want some FREE help with your critical applications that seem incompatible to Vista?

I hear from a lot of customers that one of the biggest sticking point in deployment of Windows Vista...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/21/2008

Goofy Training Back from Watching the Browns put the Beat Down on the Giants!

What a way to start a week of training!  I got watch in person my Browns beat the defending...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/16/2008

Do you want to win* a Lenovo T61P ThinkPad or Xbox 360 Pro with 60 GB?

Are you a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)? Do you want to win* some great prizes just in...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/10/2008

Winners

Check back here on December 15th, 2008 to see the list of winners from the Fall MVP Screencast...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/09/2008

Official Rules

THE MICROSOFT MVP SCREENCAST CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES PLEASE NOTE: It is your sole responsibility to...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/09/2008

MVP Fall Screencast Contest

Want to win cool stuff

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/08/2008

Another Great Video about the Future of Video Games

I subscribe to the TED.com speech feed and I came across an very interesting and thought provoking...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/06/2008

Book of the Month October 2008: The Historian

For this month I have chosen a spooky story in the spirit of Halloween The Historian by Elizabeth...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/06/2008

Goofy Training 6 Weeks down and headed to Cleveland to watch Monday Night Football!

Last week was a great week of training and I am looking forward to the next 2/3rds of my training as...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/06/2008

Interview: Doug Ware from Atlanta TechDays

During the Atlanta TechDays Keith and I had our cameras out and got some great interviews. ...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/03/2008

Interview: Ten Minutes with Blain Barton

Keith and I pinned down one of our teammates Blain Barton and we chatted about his experiences with...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/02/2008

Upcoming Second Life Events on Powershell

Blain recorded a quick pitch about the upcoming second life events on Powershell: To learn more...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/02/2008

Goofy Training Doubt as a Motivator

What a difference a week makes!!!!!  After my last long run, I was really questioning my...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/30/2008

Coming to a city near you, Dynamics Roadshow!

The Microsoft Dynamics Customer Roadshow is coming to a location near you! With today’s economic...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/29/2008

Goofy Training, Heading to Hottlanta

Well I survived last week, thanks for the thousands…err hundreds….err 1 email I got wanting to see...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/23/2008

Want your own Shoe Circus Clown Club Card?

Well my7 buddy Dan Woodman, found a great office template that will allow you to get your own. ...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/17/2008

Want to be Like Michael Phelps?

Too funny! Check out the Michael Phelps Diet: Michael Phelps diet from Saturday Night Live 

Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/16/2008

Goofy Training, What Inspires Me

Well folks, I survived Vegas and still made all my runs every morning.  I have a fun story...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/15/2008

Second Part of Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld Commercials is live

I really enjoyed the second part of the commercial, let me know what you think, click on the...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/12/2008

Real Business, Real Experiences, Real Customer Success Stories with Windows Vista

I just learned about this great little website, that has quite a few video case studies from...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/11/2008

Want to take Windows Vista SP1 for a Test Drive?

Click the picture to take a Virtual Test drive, and evaluate Windows Vista for yourself!

Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/10/2008

Goofy Training is Headed to Vegas Baby!

Viva Las Mileage.  :-) Last week was great week of training with the exception, believe it or...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/08/2008

Screencast: Introduction to ImageX

In July I did a quick screencast that showed how to slipstream IE8 into Windows Vista.  If you...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/04/2008

Are you Ready for Windows EBS?

In case you do not know , Windows EBS stands is Windows essential business server.  The launch...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/03/2008

Cliff Stoll Delivers a Fantastic presentation.

As some of you know I am a Cliff Stoll fan, I even blogged his book in 2006: Book of the Month for...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/03/2008

Goofy Training this Week

Well I had a good week of training, and a not so good week of eating, holiday weekend, friends,...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/02/2008

More Great IE 8 Beta 2 Resources: IEAK and Technical Overview

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Technical Overview for IT Pros Internet Explorer 8 is enterprise ready:...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/29/2008

Screencast: Chris Henley shows how to build Custom Win PE Images

Happy Friday everyone, my buddy Chris Henley put together a great little screencast on how to build...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/29/2008

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Screencast: More Reliable and Interoperable Browsing

Okay this is the last screencast in this quick 3 part series I hoped you enjoyed all 3 screencasts...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/27/2008

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Screencast: More Secure and Private Browsing

In this screencast I talk about how IE 8 is more secure, how IE 8 provides many teachable moments in...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/27/2008

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Screencast: Faster and Easier Browsing

00As you can tell I am pretty excited about IE8, I believe it will fundamentally improve’s...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/27/2008

Microsoft is Coming to your Campus: The Great Techxploration

The Great Techxploration Campus Tour is a back-to-school tour travelling across the U.S. this...

Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/27/2008

What happens when I get a new PC?

Two Words: Hurricane Mongo More on the new PC later.

Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/25/2008

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