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  • Windows 7 Beta x64… first thoughts

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    So after realizing that just using the VMWare Workstation 6.5.1. “Easy Installer” method set to Windows Vista x64 edition, I’ve got my VM of Windows 7 Beta x64 operational and working.  So far I’m fairly pleased in how amazingly snappy it is.  I am curious however why the base image is ~13 GB when it’s…

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta available on MSDN

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    Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta is now available over on MSDN for download if you have an MSDN subscription.  Much like Windows 7 Beta, expect that if you don’t hop to it now that it will be a slow download with everyone else hammering the servers for it. Currently only the x64 edition seems to…

  • Windows 7 Beta on MSDN

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    So it would seem that the folks at Microsoft have pulled the trigger a little earlier than first believed and Windows 7 Beta is now on MSDN for anyone that has a subscription. I expect the download speed is going to be fairly slow here for the next few days.  Grab it while you can.…

  • Silverlight and x64 Compatability

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    While Silverlight may be storming the gates to provide a more liquid and more graphically appealing user interface for .net and SharePoint systems, there are still a few quirks that need to be worked out with Silverlight on its own.  Primarily in that similarly to Flash, there does not seem to be an x64 compatible…

  • Washington, DC Area Upcoming SharePoint Related Events…

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    In the greater DC area there are a few events upcoming to make note of… SharePoint Users Group of DC – 8 January 2009 – 6PM-9PM – Meeting at HireStrategy (more information click here) SharePoint Saturday – 10 January 2009 – 8AM-6:30PM – ISPA event in Virginia Beach (more information click here) Richmond SharePoint Users…

  • Expiring Service Accounts…

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    Recently I read an article regarding service accounts and how they should never be set to expire.  Bold statement that in some respects I agree with.  In the context of the author, I completely understand their frustration with the identity management system not properly alerting the end user that their account was about to be…

  • TechNet iCalendar Reminders…

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    The other evening, I discovered that my esteemed colleague, Spencer Harbar, will be presenting a MSDN webcast on the topic of “SharePoint Products and Technologies for Internet Site Development: Content Deployment”.  Upon registering, I realized that I didn’t have Outlook setup to connect to my work e-mail (rather it’s set up for my test servers…

  • What’s in your Website?

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    This afternoon while scaling through Google Reader, attempting to catch up on what’s going on in the SharePoint Community, I came across Mike Gannotti’s “Websites as Graphs” post.  I remember coming across a similar generator several years ago but thought, why not see what my current site looks like – besides everyone likes visualizations and…

  • First Thoughts… Wrox Books: Professional Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007

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    Way back in July of 2008, I saw “yet another book on SharePoint” publicized via Amazon and decided to add it to my ever growing collection and knowledge base of books on SharePoint and associated networking infrastructure technologies and development methods. Nonetheless, yesterday, 2 January 2009, a mere six months after putting in my pre-order,…

  • Dual Monitors = Increased Productivity

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    So I finally went ahead and ordered a 24″ Dell Flat Panel Ultrasharp and have to say that I’m quite pleased. So now I’ve got a 24″ widescreen sitting next to my 20″ cube TFT – sweetness… now just have to get a video card with dual DVI. Any recommendations?