Posted by: kurtsh | July 20, 2005

EVENT: Professional Developers Conference 2005

The Microsoft Professional Developers Conference
Sept 13-16, 2005 at the Los Angeles Convention Center is coming to SoCal!

The Future of the Microsoft Platform is Developer Powered

Designed by developers, for developers, PDC05 is the place to learn about exciting new software that’s in development at Microsoft, including the developer capabilities of Windows® "Longhorn" and the next version of the Microsoft Office System.  It’s also the place to meet with other passionate developers to explore the future of the Microsoft platform, get ideas and build relationships.  Whether you’re building applications for yourself, your company, or the entire Internet, PDC05 has something for you. It features six tracks filled with learning sessions ranging from 100 to 400 level technical depth.

GO HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION:  http://www.microsoft.com/pdc

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 20, 2005

TRAINING: Introduction to MOM2005 Hands-on

This is a free workshop designed to deliver practical, hands-on information about managing your infrastructure with Microsoft’s Operations Manager (MOM) 2005. This workshop is follow up to the complimentary copy of MOM that you recently received in the mail and provides information on service and operations management concepts, and identifies the basic requirements for managing computers and the applications that they host.
 
The agenda includes:
  • Overview of MOM 2005
  • MOM Operations Components
  • MOM User Interface
  • The MOM Feature Set and Concepts
  • Lab Portion: Planning and Deploying MOM 2005

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 20, 2005

SECURITY: Messaging Security Solutions from Microsoft

There is an overview of all of our Messaging Security technologies (mainly the Sybari Antigen acquisition properties) available at the following web site:
 
It covers:
– Antispam Products
– Antivirus Products
– ISA Server Gateway Filters
 

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 20, 2005

TWEAK: Adding SuperFetch to Windows XP SP2

It is rumored on the Internet that one can get a significant performance boost on their system if they do the following:
 
1) Go to RegEdit and look up the following Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory ManagementPrefetcher
 
2) Find the value:
EnablePrefetcher = 3
 
3) Add the value: 
EnableSuperfetch = 1
 
This is purported to be a feature of Longhorn that works on Windows XP SP2 machines. 
Contrary to statements made by lame scriptkiddies however, this is HARDLY the only way that Longhorn is faster that Windows XP.

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 17, 2005

Summer Vacation

Hi.  If you’re reading this, I apologize for not putting much up recently.  I’ve been very busy sitting on my duff on vacation.  Or more appropriately, either laying out poolside at the Hard Rock Hotel or playing swim-up Blackjack in said pool.
 
I do actually have a lot to write about, not the least of which is my new Verizon Samsung i730 Pocket PC Phone.  This thing is just AMAZING – I haven’t gotten this giddy over a mobile device since my original Pocket PC Phone from T-Mobile, and that thing initially was pretty unstable. 
 
This i730 is rock solid – I’ve only encountered 1 bug and that’s just a piece of software that doesn’t work quite right.
 
More on all of this later.

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 13, 2005

RELEASE: Microsoft Global Contact Access for Windows Mobile

Microsoft Global Contact Access is a free power toy for Windows Mobile devices which enables customers to look up contacts in the Global Address List (GAL) and check co-worker schedules on their Exchange server. Global Contact Access is available now for employees and external customers at the Windows Mobile download site: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/downloads/global/default.mspx.
 
Global Contact Access can be installed on any device running Windows Mobile 2003 or 5.0. It is designed to work with Exchange Server 2003, and requires users to have access their Exchange accounts via Outlook Web Access.  The download website also includes a FAQ with more information about system requirements and functionality.

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 5, 2005

BOOK: Windows Administrator’s Automation Toolkit

I was quite surprised by the number of people that  immediately went to go get the book I wrote about called "Windows Group Policy Guide".  In fact, I had no idea so many people read this blog.
 
That being said, check this out:
This is the Windows Administrator’s Automation Toolkit.  It’s focused on writing scripts against Windows XP & Windows 2000/2003 for automating redudant or scheduleable tasks.
 
Get the detailed guidance, tips, and tools you need to automate Windows system administration—including 120 full working scripts with command-line controls on the CD! Windows automation expert Don Jones shows you how to run the scripts as written or customize them for your unique requirements. You’ll learn how to reconfigure multiple services on a computer, shut down multiple remote computers, add users to Active Directory® directory service, automate security configurations, work with Internet Information Services 6.0, and perform other key computer and network management tasks. You’ll also explore advanced scripting tools. The CD features all 120 timesaving scripts, plus a bonus eBook to further your scripting expertise

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 2, 2005

NEWS: Halo2 Cheaters!

This is a blog entry just to some of my friends that have asked about this ever mission critical business topic: 
 
 
(There is a autoupdate coming around the week of July 11th that will eliminate a lot of the cheating.)

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 2, 2005

NEW: “Windows Game Advisor”

Hmm.  I find it interesting that I learn about things within our company that no one ever bothered telling me… and I’m an employee!   How is the rest of the world supposed to hear about this stuff?!?
 
Microsoft Windows Game Advisor
This site lists all the latest games out there and helps people make sure they have the technical capability to play said games. 
 
"Put more fun in your life with the new Windows Game Advisor. Get demos, trailers, updates, and other game information. You can even see if your computer running Windows has the hardware you need to play a game before you buy it."
 

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 1, 2005

RTW: Outlook 2003 Business Contact Manager for Pocket PC

Business Contacts for Pocket PC is a program that allows you to synchronize your business contacts and a subset of your communication history to your Microsoft Windows Mobile Pocket PC device. While on the go, you can make changes to your business contacts and later synchronize the changes made with the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager database.

Note: Business Contacts for Pocket PC is not supported on Smartphones.

This download contains two parts: a sync provider for Microsoft Active Sync and a program residing on the Microsoft Windows Mobile Pocket PC device.

DOWNLOAD:  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f3bc2918-c310-4599-81d1-558cf385ed88&displaylang=en

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