Matt Hester's WebLog
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Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Search Part 3
Welcome to the last part in the mini 3 part series. This is also happens to be my last Windows Vista...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/25/2007
Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Organizational Features Part 2
In the first part of these 3 part series I gave a general overview of the organizational features in...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/23/2007
Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Search and Organization Overview Part 1
I hope you have enjoyed all the screencasts I have recently posted. I would like to welcome you to...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/21/2007
Microsoft Connections from Las Vegas: Slide Presentation Links
I had the chance a few weeks ago to present some Exchange sessions at the Connections Conference in...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/19/2007
Offline Files and Folder Redirection in Windows Vista: Webcast (10-17-2007)
Good afternoon everyone, we had a great webcast on Vista offline files, and just a few questions on...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/19/2007
Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Common IE 7 tasks
Many of you have already played with Internet Explorer 7 which is in both Windows Vista and...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/16/2007
Microsoft: The Latest Disruptor in Enterprise Search
I just learned about a recent research paper from Forrester Research, Inc....
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/14/2007
Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Help System
Is there a doctor in the house? Sometimes we all need help when it comes to working with our PC's. I...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/14/2007
Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Media Player
Another fun topic for Friday's screencast is the new Media Player! The new media player is a...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/09/2007
Announcing Microsoft Search Server (MSS) 2008 and Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express (MSS Express)
Yesterday we announced some huge news the addition of two new search products for you! Microsoft...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/07/2007
Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Aero
One of the fantastic features that catches everyone's eye is Aero, especially if you have ever...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/07/2007
Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Games, Games, Games
Happy Friday! What is technology if you cannot have a little fun from now and again! This screencast...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/02/2007
SharePoint Search, Business Data Catalogs (BDC) and Oracle... oh my
One of the more fantastic features of SharePoint Server 2007 is the Business Data Catalog (BDC). The...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/01/2007
Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Flexible Device Control
Ahhh love those new devices! Have you ever walked around your office and notice new devices plugged...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/31/2007
What will the future hold for the Search Engine battle?
It may not be Google and it even may not even be any search engine that we know of today. I just...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/30/2007
Get Dialed into System Center
I just came across a great new blog around System Center. The System Center team put up their team...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/30/2007
Windows Desktop Search (WDS) Patch and WSUS Information
Normally when I have been writing about search it has been some great news, well I had a few of...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/26/2007
Windows Vista Product Guide screencasts - DVD Maker and DVD Menus
In addition to Windows Vista Movie Maker, Windows Vista provides a great new tool to allow you take...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/26/2007
Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Movie Maker
What can be said about this fantastic free utility in Windows Vista. Movie Maker is not a new tool...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/24/2007
Are you a TechNet Subscriber...Do you want to be one, I can save you $100!
This is not spam, this is a great offer from corporate. So if you are looking at buying a...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/23/2007
Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - ReadyBoost
Hello everyone over the next few weeks I will be posting a couple of screencasts a week starting...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/20/2007
CTIA Live Keynote Session via Webcast with Steve Ballmer
Can't attend CTIA in person? Watch the live Keynote with Steve Ballmer via Live Webcast! Mobile...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/17/2007
Enter the World of Virtualization Webcast Series
Want to learn more about Virtualization and Microsoft Technologies? Check out the following webcast...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/04/2007
Halo what will the future bring?
What do you do after you have had the most successful video game launch in history? You continue...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/02/2007
TechNet Event Detroit, MI (9/27/07)
Good morning motor city! Thank you all for coming to the event last week on Thursday! I hope...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/02/2007
End-to-End Overview of Internet Information Services 7.0: Webcast (09-07-2007)
Good afternoon all my next generation web administrators! Thanks for coming to the webcast on IIS...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/28/2007
Technical Overview of Forefront Security for Exchange Server: Webcast (09-14-2007)
Good afternoon all my Forefront protectors! Thank you for coming to the webcast and thank you to...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/28/2007
Tafiti is ready to Finish the Fight are you?
Good afternoon all my future master chief candidates. Last week I recorded a quick screencast on...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/21/2007
Another Great Search Interview
I hope everyone has had to change to check out some the recent news around search as well as check...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/18/2007
What is better than an extra shot from Starbucks when studying for your exams?
A Second Shot! That is right the program is back and it is just a awesome as it was before. So what...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/18/2007
Do you Tafiti?
One of the announcements last week was the launch of Silverlight. Now initially I was like, big...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/15/2007
Believe --- Halo 3 John-117 Monument
The other day I posted a quick entry about the new tease trailer museum, with a link to a new Halo 3...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/14/2007
Halo 3 New Commercial (or at least a small taste): Museum!
I was online checking on my pre-order for Halo 3, and making sure my vacation days for the 24th and...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/12/2007
TechNet Radio Interview --- System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 (DPM2007)
I interviewed Jason Buffington a few weeks ago and we talked about Data Protection Manger. The...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/12/2007
Good Search Articles
As a lot of you know I am pretty passionate about search and I have seen some articles on the topic...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/10/2007
Got Virtualization...No, then check out this?
My teammate, and resident Virtualization expert Keith Combs has been working closely with the folks...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/07/2007
TechNet Event Dayton, OH (8/28/2007)
Good morning Everyone! It was great seeing everyone again and I really enjoyed my time in Ohio. We...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/07/2007
Security Features in Windows Vista: Webcast (08-22-2007)
Good afternoon all of my Vista Security gurus! A huge thank you to Keith Combs and Shawn Travers for...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/04/2007
Backing up with Data Protection Manager
One of my buddies in Texas, Jason Buffington is a product manger in the Storage Server group and is...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/27/2007
TechNet Radio Interview --- Windows Branch Office Scenarios
I just got done delivering another fun interview with Patrick Hevesi around Windows in the branch...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/24/2007
Exchange PowerShell Webcast Question Clarification
Good afternoon everyone! I wanted to post a clarification and a longer answer to a question that I...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/24/2007
Are you up for a challenge or are you too Chicken?
How many of you love the online free games but all you get is a good and fun way to waste time. Well...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/23/2007
Virtualization with Virtual Server 2005 R2: Webcast (08-14-2007)
Thank you for attending the webcast! I hope you enjoyed and getting a look at Microsoft...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/22/2007
Windows Server 2008 Technical Overview (Part 1 of 2): Webcast (08-03-2007)
Good afternoon all my windows 2008 testers! First off thank you for attending the webcast! Secondly...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/21/2007
Windows PowerShell and Microsoft Management Console (08-02-2007)
Good afternoon all of MY Powershell developers. I am glad you tuned into the webcast on powershell...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/16/2007
TechNet Events Grand Rapids, MI and Toledo, OH (8/7/2007 and 8/9/2007)
Good morning everyone! Thank you for everyone coming to the events! I hope everyone had a lot of fun...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/14/2007