Jeff Alexander's Weblog
Technical Solution Professional, Enterprise Mobility + Security
Security Bulletin: February 2009 Updates
We have released the 4 security updates for February 2009. A Summary of these bulletins is...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 02/11/2009
TechNet User Group Tour – Windows 7 Cometh!
During February and March I’m going to be going around Australia talking about all the goodness in...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 02/04/2009
TechNet Magazine: February 2009 Issue Available
The February 2009 edition of TechNet Magazine is now online and highlights business intelligence and...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 01/30/2009
Life at the Coalface featuring Kleefy
James Bannnan from APC has uploaded the second instalment of the Life at the Coalface podcast series...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 01/27/2009
Security Bulletin: January 2009 Release
I’m a bit late on this one but better late than never. Please see details below for this...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 01/20/2009
My first post of 2009
Hi everyone, Yes it has been awhile! I’ve been away for 5 weeks on annual leave over the...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 01/19/2009
Taking a break…
It’s that time of year again. Time to take a break after a long and busy year. I’m going...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 12/19/2008
Windows Live Essentials Beta Available Now!
We have now released an update to the Windows Live Essentials beta. You can get all the bits...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 12/16/2008
Security Bulletin Release: Out of Band!
We are schedule released a security bulletin (out-of-band) to address a vulnerability in...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 12/16/2008
Security Bulletin: December 2008 Update
Just in time for Christmas we have 8 new security bulletins being released today. Please see...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 12/09/2008
Another free MS Press Book!
And this time it’s on the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and our own Greg Low wrote a chapter in the...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 12/03/2008
TechNet Live! Event: Windows Vista Deployment
Hot on the heels of our first event we are squeezing in another before the silly season kicks in and...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 12/02/2008
Free Microsoft Press E-Book Offer!
This has to be the best deal I’ve come across in awhile. As you know I’m a big fan of Network...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 12/02/2008
TechNet Live! Feedback Needed
Well last week we ran our first ever TechNet Live! event in Australia. For those of you that...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 11/30/2008
I’m at the Whiteboard
Yes as painful as it is to watch myself online; I’m up there presenting a new series in partnership...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 11/30/2008
TechNet Magazine: December 08 Edition Online
The December Edition of TechNet Magazine is online now and this issue is all about interoperability;...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 11/13/2008
Security Bulletin: November Update
This bulletin give you details about new security bulletins being released today. Please find...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 11/11/2008
Life at the Coalface
As IT Pro’s we are at the frontlines everyday. Well it’s good to hear from some real IT Pro’s...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 11/05/2008
Yes We Can!
Obama Wins!! More at his blog. It was great to also see Microsoft Surface being used by...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 11/05/2008
Security Resources Updated
As I recently posted we had an out of band security update released last week which means security...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 11/04/2008
Start doing more with Windows Mobile
Want to Start doing more with Windows Mobile? Then check out the latest devices on offer!...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 11/02/2008
Windows Server 2008 R2 announced!
Today at PDC 2008 we announced Windows Server 2008 R2 This release is part of our roadmap...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 10/28/2008
Security Bulletin: Out of Band Release!
We have released a critical security bulletin today. This is not a drill. ...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 10/23/2008
BitLocker Deployment Planning
One of the most compelling security features of Windows Vista is BitLocker Drive Encryption. ...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 10/21/2008
The Value of TechNet
I thought I would leave you with this one for the weekend. Deeps put together this really good...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 10/17/2008
Great local IT Showcase article
Our internal IT Showcase team has released a great article on how we use Microsoft Roundtable...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 10/16/2008
Microsoft Security Bulletin: October 2008
It’s that time again and this month we have 11 updates this month so make sure you check out...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 10/16/2008
Talking about UNIX and Linux
Recently I got a chance to speak at Melbourne Novell User Group October meeting. The topic was...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 10/11/2008
Web Platform Installer Beta
Sometimes deploying an IIS website can be a daunting task because there are so many pieces you need...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 10/10/2008
TechNet Magazine: October 2008 Issue
This month in TechNet Magazine it’s all about Virtualization and how you can consolidate your...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 10/09/2008
Windows Server 2008 Security
Windows Server 2008 has a big focus on security and last night I got a chance to talk with some...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 10/02/2008
Bare metal Hyper-V Server is here!
Yesterday we announced the availability of Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 for free download. ...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 10/01/2008
Hyper-V now supports 24 Logical Processors!
We’ve just released an update for Hyper-V which enables 24 Logical Processor Support. This is...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 09/26/2008
Exchange Hosted Services at Microsoft
At Microsoft we have challenges around messaging protection just like other organisations....
Author: Jeffadude Date: 09/23/2008
Windows: Life Without Walls and I’m a PC
Today is a big day for Microsoft. Today we launch our Life without Walls campaign to reconnect...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 09/19/2008
Next version of Windows Live
Today seem to be the day for new software. We just released the Wave 3 beta of our Windows...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 09/18/2008
Zune 3.0 Update
This week we released an update to the Zune Software and firmware for Zune devices. Now I know...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 09/18/2008
Another XBOX 360 Contest
Went downstairs the other day for lunch and this was sitting in the foyer. If you want the chance to...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 09/14/2008
Australian Daylight Savings Changes - October 2008
In October 2008 we will again be experiencing changes to Daylight Savings in Australia. I wanted to...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 09/12/2008
The New Windows Ads are cool..
You've probably seen the first Windows ad with Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld floating around the...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 09/12/2008
My new mouse?
We have just announced to new Mouse products based on a new tracking technology called BlueTrack....
Author: Jeffadude Date: 09/11/2008
Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable: Vista Performance
I just wanted to let you know of an upcoming event with Mark Russinovich on Windows Vista...
Author: Jeffadude Date: 09/11/2008