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This is the first in an unknown number of posts about bugs vs features.  It was inspired by the following. I was recently discussing XenDe...

Words that sum up my thoughts on the June 18, 2012 announcement from Microsoft of the new Surface tablets that will run various flavors of W...

Something that's always been difficult for me, probably because I rarely use this information, is remembering what the userAccountContro...

I've been lucky enough to interview with Microsoft a few times in the last 9 months or so.  I've learned that when you interview wit...

This could be somewhat of a controversial post.  It deals with certification and braindumps and "cheating".  You have been warned....

I was exchanging e-mails with an old friend today, and started talking about my experiences and how I've changed since I started working...

A little something I just wrote that will dump to a .CSV file the Password Expiration date for a list of users from an input text file.  It...

Keith Combs' mini-review of the Lenovo ThinkPad W520 Oh, by the way - you can order one from Lenovo starting today. :)

Ok, Lenovo, you have my attention again - Lenovo ThinkPad W520 The page says "Available late March 2011".  It's March 21, do...

Here's a little something I learned when trying to enable the functionality of the Active Directory Module for Powershell a few weeks b...

In June 2009, I purchased a Lenovo T500 laptop.  I selected it because it was, at the time, near the top-of-the-line for specs - T9400 Intel...

Office 2010 has gone RTM as of 4/16/2010! TechNetPlus and MSDN subscribers will be able to grab the bits on 4/22/2010, Volume Licensing cus...

Long time, no blog. But enough about me. ;) There are just a slew of new products that have come down the pike and/or are coming soon from ...

For anyone who has an MSDN or TechNet subscription, circle April 30, 2009 on your calendars - that's the day the RC for Windows 7 is sla...

So, Yahoo! has rejected Microsoft's last offer of $33/share, saying it won't accept anything less than $37/share for the company. T...

This was a post I made earlier today on a message forum, in response to several people who were advocating limiting oil company profits. A ...

Time flies when you don't pay attention to your blog. :) It's been a year, I figure it's time to update this puppy. I'm with...

Not blogging for the nearly 3 months, that's for sure. I'm busy with work and home life. Work is great - we're working with th...

Exchange 2007 is now RTM. Whoo hoo!!! http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/12/07/431782.aspx

It's up to you to figure out what they are for. ;)

1. Office RTM's - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/FX100487411033.aspx?pid=CL100571081033 2. Vista RTM's - http://www.mi...

These are the days a techie loves - lots of new software coming out from everyone's favorite (?) company, Microsoft. In no particular o...

Ok, time for an update, since it's been about two months. I attended a technical training class last month in New York City. Manhattan, ...

The Exchange team posted a lot of new demo videos. Take some time and check some of the videos out at: http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/pr...

Tech-Ed 2006, in Boston. What I would consider the ultimate Microsoft gathering. I was hoping to go this year, but those plans were nixed....

I'm still having a hard time saying "Exchange 2007", because "Exchange 12" just seems to roll off the tongue much ea...

How the media, in the Bush presidency, portrays 75,000 new jobs in a month: "Job growth faltered in May, with employers boosting payrol...

Well, I'm at my new job, which started on Monday. I'm excited to be here! My title is Consultant, and I'll be working with clie...

to the blog. Help me, please.... Ok, there must be a point to a blog, right? Here's mine - a place to vent, rant, or simply enlighten....