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Microsoft buying Facebook????
I just saw this on Techmeme (link back to the InsideMicrosoft blog). I have not heard any rumblings...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/13/2007
Red Zuny Goodness...other Zuny things...
My house now has three Zunes - White Zune for the wife and Black Zune for me. Red is my favorite...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/10/2007
Livestation....kind of Orby....
I have been a fan of Orb for years now. Orb is a free service that lets you stream anything you have...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/06/2007
Update on Technet Webcast stuff...
Last week I pointed out a new site that lets you find webcasts by your favorite Microsoft Across...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/05/2007
Demoing Zune and Media Center this evening at the LPA Conference....
I am heading to downtown Seattle this evening to Demo the Zune and Media Center products for the...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/03/2007
Finding the webcasts you want....
For the longest time I have heard this question.... "I heard Harold Wong was doing a series of...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/29/2007
Up late with Darwyn and Hayden....
I have three daughters from two previous marriages. I remarried for the final time just over a year...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/28/2007
Why Deploy IPv6 - Resources....
I am delivering a webcast today on Why to Deploy IPv6 at 9am Pacific time today... Here are some...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/27/2007
Screencast - Dynamic Security Protection - IE7 Features
This screencast discusses the simplified means of removing password, cookies, and history...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/19/2007
Screencast - Vista Power Management - Power Plans
This is the second in a series of Screencasts I have recently completed. This one deals with the...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/19/2007
Publishing Exchange services with a single NIC ISA 2006 Server....
A few weeks ago I received an email with the following question..... I want to publish an internal...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/18/2007
Whew...
It has been a hectic few weeks (well.....year!). I have been noticeably absent from the blogosphere...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/18/2007
Back from a much needed vacation....
I am back online after a week of ignoring my cell phone and email. I have to say, it was difficult...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/11/2007
Media Center Music Library Screencast...
My team is working on a rather extensive project to publish screencasts on Vista features. My first...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/01/2007
Microsoft Surface....wow....
I know I am not the first person to post about Microsoft Surface, but I am not going to not post...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/30/2007
The First IT Pro....ever....
I have had several requests to post the video of the First IT Pro Ever that I have shown at a few of...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/29/2007
Comments not working....
It has been brought to my attention that comments are not working on my blog....I will get some...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/24/2007
More on Certification....
There is some timely information posted on a blog managed by some of my Canadian counterparts...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/23/2007
Back from a mini-vacation....
I am now catching up on email and blogs topics. Look for a flurry of activity over the next few days...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/22/2007
Why I REALLY dig Vista Ultimate.....
I am on the road today (like that is a big surprise....) in Redmond, OR at the Deschutes County...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/12/2007
Longhorn Screencasts.....
I am working on a project to do some screen casts for Vista. I also want to do some for Longhorn as...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/08/2007
Free Technet Plus Subscriptions....
*** Update -- All three have been claimed! *** I have three (3) Technet Plus subscriptions that I am...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/04/2007
Stupid Videos....
(subtitled - too much time on my hands....) Sometimes I can't help but laugh at some of the comments...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/03/2007
Stephen Hawking in Zero-G...
I have casually followed Stephen Hawking's life for many years now. His recent foray into...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/27/2007
I'm comin' back to Cali...to Cali....to Cali.....
I will be in my old stomping grounds of Southern California to deliver some Technet Briefings next...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/27/2007
ISA 2006 and Computer Sets....
**Updated - Tom Shinder over at ISASERVER.ORG pointed out some legacy thinking I had in my post...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/27/2007
What's in a user name.....
...a domain name, silly! For those of you in Eugene, Or who came to my live event, one of the demos...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/25/2007
Longhorn Beta 3 available for download....
I will be grabbing this as soon as I get home and have something better than dial-up....<j/k>...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/25/2007
Why can't it 'just work'?...
(subtitled - Isn't technology supposed to be making our lives easier? Simpler? Less complicated?) I...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/20/2007
Information from Deploying Windows Vista Webcast...
Great questions on the webcast yesterday, folks! I am sure some of you will email in with more but I...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/18/2007
Office 2007 Coolness...Part 2 of at least 10!
Outlook. It is one of the best applications Microsoft has ever produced. Some might argue that...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/13/2007
Bridging the gap....
subtitle - an overuse of parentheticals.... An email came across an internal alias today that really...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/13/2007
Return of the SideShow....
So imagine this...... You are in a meeting. Being the good corporate citizen that you are, your...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/12/2007
Missed a Technet Event? Get the slides here.....
I often receive a number of emails immediately after the Technet Events I deliver requesting the...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/11/2007
What hofixes do I have installed?
I received the following in email today - I know there is a command that lists all of the security...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/05/2007
Oh Happy Day....
I have had an absolutely fantastic week at the conferences here on Orlando. I have met some great...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/04/2007
Need Answers? Ask!
I am just wrapping up a long day talking to customers at the Windows/Office Connections conference...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/02/2007
Office 2007 Coolness...Part 1 of at least 10!
I am delivering a session at the Windows Connections Conference in Orlando tomorrow called, "Top 10...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/01/2007
What do you want to know today....
The Microsoft Across America IT Pro Evangelist team is meeting this week. Well....most of us are...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/26/2007
MBSA 2.1 (Beta 1) Available....
The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer is a fantastic tool for scanning machines for missing...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/21/2007
Windows 2003 SP2 Available...
Wow. This one snuck up on me. First...the download link for Windows 2003 SP2. Second...did it sneak...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/13/2007
Looking for an "ulu" in Anchorage...
...how much like a singles ad does that sound? (I am sure it doesn't at all if you are native to...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/13/2007
Developer Roadshow 2007 in Cape Town, Africa...
Not exactly in my backyard, but having met a few of the evangelists from around the world, and them...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/13/2007
Where did IPv5 go?
I am increasingly getting more question about IPv6. Especially now that IPv6 is installed and turned...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 03/12/2007