Matt Hester's WebLog
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I have to admit, when it comes to NFL predictions I may not be that good. Some would say...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/06/2009
I wanted to put together a quick post that highlights some great resources to get you up to speed...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/02/2009
Thank you for attending the 3rd part of the webcast series and thank you to Keith Combs for all of...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/01/2009
Thank you for attending part 2 of the webcast series, again we had some great questions. thank you...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/01/2009
Thanks for attending part 2 of the webcast series and talking about how to pick the right systems to...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 02/01/2009
Okay I saw this post on my buddies Keith’s blog and I thought that is a great post, so I “borrowed”...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/31/2009
MIX09 is coming! If you Register with code MIX09offer by Feb. 13 you will Save $400! When you...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/28/2009
I saw this quick little article on how the President got to keep his blackberry for personal...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/23/2009
CIO magazine had an interesting article, in which they listed: The 9 Hottest IT Skills for 2009 They...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/19/2009
Just learned you can get this free book on Virtualization here: Understanding Microsoft...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/16/2009
As you are all well aware one of the hottest topics in the IT world is virtualization. So...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/14/2009
As I have posted in the past we have a great program called Momentum that will help you with...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/09/2009
Okay so you just got through the holidays with some great new gifts and goodies. Hopefully you...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/09/2009
TechNet, MSDN and Techbeta customers can download it now. Consumers who want to test-drive the beta...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/07/2009
I read this great article by Paul Thurrott today: Windows 7 Beta Compatibility He talks about...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/07/2009
We are still offering a cool 15% discount on TechNet Subscriptions. There are more details on...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/07/2009
Finally after several weeks of training, race week is here! I am a jumble of emotions, but mostly...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 01/05/2009
This is the last full week of training before I head to Orlando. My last double digit run was...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/30/2008
I was checking this fun little video out of a talk delivered by Jennifer 8. Lee, and she talks about...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/30/2008
So the only question I have this week is when should I run on Thursday, I have three choices: Wake...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/22/2008
As I was on the tread mill this morning I saw this highlight. I remember hearing about...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/20/2008
I just learned some more information and webcast links for security update MS08-078 that we released...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/17/2008
I just discovered that Doritos is sponsoring a free game called Dash of Destruction for download....
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/17/2008
As you may recall I announced a contest Keith and I were having for MVP’s and creating a ...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/17/2008
Every so often you watch a TV show and think I know that person. Well My buddy Zain, and...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/17/2008
4 weeks to go and somewhere along the line I messed up the math in calculating my weeks left for the...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/17/2008
On December the 12th (Friday) we had a Windows FireStarter event at the Microsoft Conference Center....
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/15/2008
I was checking some new downloads and I caught this beta for a program called HealthVault which...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/13/2008
Does anyone have a spare 10k that they want to lend me? Well if you do then I can buy the...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/12/2008
Tomorrow I will share a gift that will hopefully keep your loved ones out of your dog house, click...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/11/2008
As of today I am one month away from the Goofy Challenge! I am starting to get excited and the...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/11/2008
I wanted to share with you our recently launched tool at www.hyper-green.com. The tool creates a...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/09/2008
Okay this was too good not to share, it had me ROFL, Now I can post this one because I am...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/09/2008
I was checking out, Chris Koenig blog, who is one of the developer evangelists I work with, and I...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/03/2008
This book of the month was a book I read based on a recommendation by Keith and Kai. The...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/03/2008
One of my regular attendees from the Louisville made a wonderful blog post comparing TouchFlo and...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/02/2008
Happy Monday and I am glad it is Monday. Last weeks schedule was the hardest to date and I was...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 12/01/2008
I was browsing one of my favorite sites espn.com and noticed they have a new online show called...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/26/2008
I caught up with Pete LePage again, this in time in Barcelona. More importantly I caught up...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/25/2008
During PDC I got a chance to chat with Pete LePage, a PM on the IE 8 team to talk about some of the...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/25/2008
Last weekend was a great training weekend. I had a great run on Saturday and I ended up...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/24/2008
So what do you really think about Cloud Computing? I know you all have an opinion. ...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/21/2008
NO!!!!!! but man I wish we were! I think it is official I have finally hit the grind of training,...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/19/2008
Doing a lot of work with Windows Search I have learned how the tool works and I have worked with a...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/19/2008
I picked this month’s book on the way out of the store at the checkout lane. It is an eye...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/18/2008
Hey all you MVP rockstars are you out there? Are you working hard on putting together your...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/17/2008
Previously I posted an article about how a divorcee killed her ex-hubby’s avatar. Well now it...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/14/2008