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Musings about Marketing and the Microsoft IT Academy program....
Using Windows 2008 as a workstation....
As a part of upgrading my network, I am toying with the idea of using Windows 2008 server as a...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/14/2008
I can fix that slow WiFi for you....
*** Updated *** - Corrected the command for enabled autotuning. I travel a fair amount which means I...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/24/2008
Tweet(le) Dee and Tweet(le) Dum...
Forgive me Twitter for I have been silent. It has been 9 months since my last Tweet... I decided to...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/09/2008
Links to Keith's IIS/PHP/Open Source Screencasts
Here is the link to Keith's screencasts on installing PHP, MySQL and Wordpress to a Windows...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/09/2008
Slides for the launch content....
I have had several people email telling me they can't locate the slides for the launch content on my...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/09/2008
My sites graphics and pictures....
I noticed after my most recent post my sunset banner and other graphics are not showing in my blog....
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/08/2008
Excuse me....I just tweeted....
Way back in January, I asked my readers to explain to me why I should be on Facebook or Twitter. You...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/08/2008
New TechNet Radio session posted....
While at the Seattle Windows Server Launch event this week, I sat down with Michael Cooper, a...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/03/2008
Thank you Seattle!
Great turnout in Seattle yesterday! The weather stayed in check and we had a great event. Great...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/02/2008
Why my email alias is missing an "s"....
chrisavi@microsoft.com -- That has been my email alias at Microsoft for over 10 years now. You would...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/28/2008
What machines should I virtualize?
Yesterday, in Spokane, I mentioned a tool that can be used to evaluate physical machines and help...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/28/2008
Windows Vista Remote Server Admin Tools (RSAT)...
Here are the links for the Vista RSAT tool as well as the Windows 2003 Admin tools Windows 2003...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/28/2008
Updated locations for Group Policy settings spreadsheets....
It seems we can't keep things in one place for more than a couple of months. Back in January I...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/28/2008
The Ramblin' Man....
...is me! I was in Hartford, CT at 2pm Eastern Time yesterday. I walked in the front door of my...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/26/2008
Cutting the wires....
subtitled......Oh Tesla, oh Tesla....where art thou? Trapeze Networks is on stage right now at the...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/25/2008
Angelbeat in Hartford, CT...
Back on the east coast again! I am in Hartford, CT speaking at an Angelbeat conference. Today....
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/25/2008
By your frakkin' command....
Many, many moons ago, when life in the late 70's was simple, disco sucked (it still does, btw....),...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/20/2008
ISA BPA v6.0.1 is RTW....
I am a little late on this one. It has been out there since about mid February. I just haven't...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/10/2008
Live Concert streamed.....live!
On March 15th, Ice Cube will be at SXSW doing a concert that will get streamed live over the web....
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/10/2008
Download the Windows 2008 Evaluation now....
For those of you that are not able to get out to a Launch event, you can still get Windows...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/10/2008
Are you running Internet Explorer 8?
What? That's right....IE 8. IE8 Beta 1 to be specific. I am running the Vista x64...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/10/2008
Updated slide locations....
I received some reports that my slides were blocked by some systems. I have moved them over to my...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/07/2008
Thank you, Harrisburg, PA!
I had a great time today! We had some issues with getting everyone into the venue but it was amazing...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/06/2008
Slides - Session 4 - Windows 2008 Web and Application Technologies
This was the hardest session for me to pull together links for. As I noted in my session, I just...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/05/2008
Slides - Session 3 - Securing your Infrastructure with Windows 2008
I could post 42 bazillion security related links if I had the time. I have have tried to keep the...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/05/2008
Slides - Session 2 - Virtualization and your Infrastructure
There is a ton of virtualization information out there. Ben Armstrong maintains an excellent...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/05/2008
UltimatePC.com
I ran across an announcement in email this morning that we (MS) recently brought a new website...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/05/2008
Awesome Launch Event in New York!
I wish I had my camera today to take a picture of the crowd. I was in the big room just after the...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/04/2008
Launch Time....
Yeah, yeah, yeah.....Chris Henley beat me out by presenting in Los Angeles last week, but nothing is...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/04/2008
A picture of an island.....
Cheers!
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 02/27/2008
Where am I....
Cheers!
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 02/25/2008
Vacation....
I am on vacation this week. I will start posting pictures tomorrow of where and we will see if you...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 02/24/2008
Have you done this?
Source - https://www.philoking.com/2008/02/20/i-think-i-have-a-few-readers-like-this/ Cheers!
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 02/20/2008
Speaking of content....
What do you want to know about in June when we switch content again? Should we continue talking...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 02/20/2008
Has it really been 3 weeks since my last post?
Wow. I took advantage of some hardware issues and hectic travel to take a break from blogging but I...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 02/20/2008
New TechNet Radio Interview posted....
I recently did an interview with Anatharam Chadalavada, A Microsoft IT Senior Program Manager on how...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 01/30/2008
What would you ask a BitLocker PM....
I know this is short notice, but I want your feedback. This morning I will be doing my first...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 01/25/2008
Look Ma...No moving parts....
Solid State "hard drives" are starting to get a lot more press these days. I ran across...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 01/24/2008
Virtualizing Vista Home & Premium editions...
Mary Jo Foley has reported that we are "lifting the ban" on Virtualizing these two...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 01/22/2008
BitLocker with only a single partition....
No...I don't have a secret method of BitLocking a single partition. But my buddy John Baker posted...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 01/20/2008
Tweet this....
I have been meaning to ask my audience if they use Twitter and explain to me why. I was also going...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 01/17/2008
Intro to Exchange Webcast in about an hour and a half....
Short notice I know, but I want to get this out there. I am delivering Part 1 of an 8 part series on...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 01/16/2008
Follow up to my webcast post....
First....a big thank you to everyone who posted comments...including the most recent comment by...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 01/15/2008
What to do with my HD Video Camera....
So I have this nice Sony HD video camera that I want to start using for video interviews. In fact,...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 01/15/2008
Join the Windows 2008 Server Security Guide Beta...
Interested in taking a look at a new solution accelerator? You can sign up to join the beta for the...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 01/14/2008