The friendly DHL guy stopped by today, and he always brings the good stuff.
Today he delivered the Windows Server Code Name “Cougar” Beta 1 DVD.  

And no, I’m not leaking any news - CRN announced Cougar back in January.  But I am posting the info here to thank Kevin Beares and the Microsoft Windows Server team for listening […]

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I see far-out error messages and event IDs all the time (like the recent AVG “Something bad has happened in the application” messages this week).  But this one takes the cake…
PROBLEM REPORTED:  Client’s computer was locking up randomly.  After it locked up, the three-finger-salute wouldn’t bring it back, only killing the power would do the […]

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You know him and love him from the 2005 & 2006 SBS Tours, the 70-282 Exam Prep Series 1 & 2, and numerous webcasts and live events.  And once again, I’m happy to announce that our favorite Microsoft TS2 Presenter, Ronald Grattopp, is coming back to Kentucky!

TS2 Live Seminar - Lexington, KYTuesday June 19, 2007Start […]

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Did you know that you can blog with Microsoft Word 2007? I’m sure I heard this at a launch event or something, but it must have slipped my mind.

I ‘discovered’ this feature today when I right-clicked a tab in Microsoft OneNote and saw the phrase “Blog this”.

I clicked it, and here I am - […]

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Last year, after much prodding from Chris and Vlad, I made the switch from Blogger to WordPress for the website engine.  And there was much rejoicing!
Now, over a year later, I’m happy to announce that today marks another major upgrade to the www.nogeekleftbehind.com website. 
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AFTER

Here is a […]

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This annoyance has been around for a very long time, and it’s been covered in numerous places throughout the web.   But since it still exists and since I came across it twice today, I thought I’d post the fix here.
The annoyance in question is the factory wallpaper from Dell (or any other manufacturer) that fills […]

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Today in Madison, Wisconsin USA I saw half a dozen pregnant women firing off model rockets in a field….
I think I will call this picture, “Rocket Moms“

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