I’ve always been a big fan of a) The Adventures of Pete and Pete show (I own all the DVDs) and b) funny Microsoft videos. This morning I came across a video on the Microsoft OEM Partner Center that was pretty hilarious. And to top it off, one of the actors in the video reminded […]

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Nice video interview from EDGE with Sean Daniel, Program Manager for Windows Small Business Server 2008.  If you haven’t seen the Cougar interface yet, this video is a treat. Plus, Sean gives a tour of the new backup as well.
SBS 2008 PM Interview and Demo Source: http://edge.technet.com/Media/SBS-2008-PM-Interview-and-Demo/

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There was some talk Wednesday night at Fox & Hound about Internet Explorer 8, and I wanted to share these videos for those interested in seeing what’s new and cool.
MIX video:First Look at IE8 Activities and WebSlices
Channel 10 video:First Look: Internet Explorer 8
Download: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Vista & Server 2008
Note - […]

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Sunday morning, pretty day outside. Meeting was canceled due to snow-removal issues, so that injects some extra free time in my day. But the Daylight Saving Time change took some of that free time back away. And this freaky early DST has me checking my watch every 20 minutes, which feels weird and […]

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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!

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Well, it’s been almost two weeks since I got the news of the SBS-MVP award for 2008 (my first).  Yeah, I was shocked too.
It’s been pretty cool so far, with lots, and lots, and LOTS of email to read. They call it ‘The Firehose’. And they’re not kidding.
In fact, here is a video of what […]

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Chris, scooped me on this today, but my post has became a tragedy involving crushed hopes and dreams for mo-bettah Office 2007 love on my WM5 PPC. I hope you fare better and have a smooth upgrade.  Me? Notsomuch.
Title: Microsoft Office Mobile 6.1Subtitle: Upgrade for Microsoft Office 2007 file formatsFile Name: OfficeMobile_Licensed_0409_US.msi Version: 6.1 Date […]

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Seam carving is one of those new technologies that you have to see to understand.  I’ve heard this called “content-aware image resizing”, “retargeting” “rescaling”, etc., and those names fall flat. 
You really need to see this - it’s just too cool to even try to describe:

Pretty nice, eh? Wanna try it yourself?

Download The GIMP […]

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Usually, technology and convergence of digital devices are wonderful things.  But when a Best Buy Geek Squad employee abuses technology to *allegedly* use his cell phone to video record a female customer showering in their own home, that’s disgusting.  Just imagine if that was your wife or sister - it’s unbelievable! 
Best Buy does background & credit […]

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Chris doesn’t call me Doctor Codec for nothing - I LOVE playing with video and audio, especially when it’s of the Geek flavor. 
Today I found this video (run time 5:00) on the Microsoft Software Piracy Protection website, and it just smacked of Schoolhouse Rock, sans music, so I had to share it with everyone. 
It’s […]

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