Entries from February 2008

Vista Ultimate & SP1 in Next Action Pack

Date February 23, 2008

Per Ron Grattopp’s blog (Microsoft TS2 Presenter Extraordinaire) , the next Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (MAPS) update will include Windows Vista Business w/ SP1 slipstreamed.
That’s cool, but even cooler, the MAPS update will contain one copy of Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1.
Per the Microsoft Partner web site:

Mid-March 2008 delivery of […]

Downloading Vista Service Pack 1

Date February 15, 2008

As Susan pointed out yesterday, Vista Service Pack 1 is available for TechNet Plus subscribers.
Since I can’t find my TechNet info, the good news is that Vista SP1 is also available for MSDN subscribers:

The EXE version weighs in at 434.5 MB:

The ISO DVD version is a stout 1.13 […]

KYSBSUG Feb 2008 - Windows Mobile Hands-On Lab

Date February 13, 2008

Are you interested in setting up a Windows Mobile device with SBS, but just haven’t gotten around to doing it?
If so, you’re not alone.  Next to Windows SharePoint Services, Windows Mobile devices are the most under-used killer technology in SBS.
This month our topic for the KYSBSUG meeting is a free hands-on […]

Video - Microsoft Conference Call

Date February 2, 2008

I sit on a lot of conference calls and Live Meetings with Microsoft. Now you know what’s happening in ‘the snap’ before the conference:

Bet you’ll never look at being on hold before a conference call the same way again
Props: Thanks to ‘grandpa’ (Grey Lancaster) for the link!