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Solarwinds free network monitoring tools
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rodtrent
You have to fill out some personal information to get to the download page for each tool, but here’s some tools you may find useful. SolarWinds Free TFTP Server - upload and download executable...
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Reminder - Windows Search 4 coming to WU soon
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PowerShell ASP
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rodtrent
PowerShellASP is an ASP-like template language for Web Applications; templates contain a mixture of markup (HTML, XML or whatever you want to generate) and inline PowerShell code. At runtime, templates...
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UnprovisionEX Command Line Utility Released
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rodtrent
The UnprovisionEx Utility is a simple command line utility that allows users to remotely unprovision an Intel(R) AMT system without requiring a separate management console. This utility supports Intel...
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One way to separate padded stats from real stats
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rodtrent
I've seen in several instances where web sites will show a really neat graph of site stats, displaying a huge amount of traffic, yet you have to pull back and scratch your head because there seems...
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Potential New TechNet Subscribers save 15%
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rodtrent
http://blogs.technet.com/matthewms/archive/2008/07/18/are-you-a-technet-subscriber-use-tmsam09-and-i-can-save-you-15.aspx
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System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Feature Pack (x86 and x64)
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rodtrent
The DPM 2007 Update Rollup is a feature pack that includes previously released hotfixes alongside several new features aimed to enhance overall applicability and usability of DPM. Added features include...
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Sites that provide active content *only* by pulling in information from other places
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rodtrent
Have you seen this? I’ve seen a lot of it, lately. To increase Google ad exposure, show activity on a site, increase site stats, and/or appear to be a more active site than it is, some sites...
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The MAP Toolkit version 3.1, released last week in Houston Texas at the WPC Conference – Deck provided to User Groups
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rodtrent
What is the MAP toolkit? MAP is an agent-less network-wide IT asset inventory and planning tool (formerly known as the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment tool). Why is it so popular? MAP provides...
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MAP
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Recommended antivirus exclusions for OpsMgr
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rodtrent
We’ve dealt with AV exclusions for SMS and ConfigMgr for a long time, so having information about recommended exclusion practices for OpsMgr 2007 is definitely welcome. While not officially documented...
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OpsMgr 2007
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Apple secretly installing crapware with latest iTunes update
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rodtrent
No notification given… Vista users greeted with an unexpected surprise: MobileMe
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App-V ADM Template Now Available on Connect!
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rodtrent
The App-V team is excited to make available a RC version of our App-V 4.5 ADM template. It has just been posted over on the Microsoft Connect site ( http://connect.microsoft.com ). The template focus is...
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AVICode offering a free whitepaper for myITforum’ers
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rodtrent
…and, also to those that simply want to join in on the myITforum offer. So, if you know someone not a regular myITforum.com participant, you may want to forward this information to them, particularly...
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Create HTML Help Files of PowerShell text files
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rodtrent
Too cool! http://blogs.vmware.com/vipowershell/2007/09/new-htmlhelp.html
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Windows PowerShell
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Create your own Windows PowerShell manual
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rodtrent
The Windows PowerShell teams posts a script that will merge all of the PowerShell text files together into a nice MS Word document that you can peruse, search, and even print. Looks good… http://blogs...
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Windows PowerShell
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VMWare blogger, Geert Baeke
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rodtrent
With the Virtualization market heating up, it’s good to find new blogs working with all types of virtualization products. This helps cut down on the level of industry and vendor hype surrounding...
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What is Intel vPro?
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rodtrent
Take the online web-based training to find out: http://vprotraining.intel.com/
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ConfigMgr 2007
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vPro
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New myITforum.com email discussion list: Intel vPro
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rodtrent
Our partnership with Intel has really taken off over the past couple weeks, with Intel investing heavily in resources and time to make the partnership work extremely well. Today, we’ve unveiled a new email...
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vPro
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Intel
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Name that Captcha character
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rodtrent
Here’s a good one. When filling out a form online, I was prompted to enter a Captcha string. No problem, I think, until I get to the last Captcha character (I’ve circled it for clarity)… Uhhh...
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Internet
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The MMS 2008 DVDs are on their way!
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rodtrent
Dear MMS 2008 Attendee, This e-mail serves as confirmation that your MMS 2008 DVD set has been shipped and you should be receiving it within 1-2 weeks (International locations may take longer). The...
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Ad Criminal: Enterprise OpenSource Magazine
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rodtrent
I had gone almost all day without finding an ad criminal, but just as I was thinking my life was getting better – WHAM! – I had to drop out to Enterprise OpenSource Magazine’s web site to read another...
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Importing Non-Microsoft License Data into the Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 Site Database
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rodtrent
Jeff Gilbert, from the ConfigMgr docs team, is updating the official docs now for clarification, but he wanted to give everyone a quick update on this issue prior to it going live. http://myitforum.com...
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ConfigMgr 2007
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Microsoft rolls-out Silverlight-enabled Windows Mobile application site
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rodtrent
http://www.microsoft.com/emea/windowsmobileapps/default.mspx
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Windows Mobile
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HyperVoria launched to capture and republish Hyper-V news on the web
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rodtrent
Yet, another site built on top of Community Server … Site: http://hypervoria.com/ RSS Feed: http://feeds.hypervoria.com/HyperVoria
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Internet
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Hyper-V
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Amazon.com Unbox is dead – long live the next Amazon.com thingie…
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rodtrent
http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/IndustryNews.aspx?articleid=5295&zoneid=71
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Internet
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Media
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Schuff is one winner of the System Center Solutions Contest
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rodtrent
Congrats to our own Jason Scheffelmaer as the first category winner for the System Center Solutions Contest for submitting a SCCM Roles Wizard over at the SC User Group site: http://systemcenterusergroup...
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Systems Management
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System Center
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ConfigMgr 2007
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Beyond batteries: Long-lasting fuel cells are the future of mobile power
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rodtrent
Can’t wait for this to happen… http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/IndustryNews.aspx?articleid=5292&zoneid=71
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Hardware
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Opera Mobile 9.5 beta
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rodtrent
Windows Mobile 5/6 Pocket PC , version 9.51b1(Touchscreen-based devices only)
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Windows Mobile
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Live Mesh is now openly available to anyone in the U.S
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rodtrent
The Live Mesh team is pleased to announce that anyone in the U.S. can now use Live Mesh just by signing in to www.mesh.com with a valid Windows Live ID. No sign up needed to participate! International...
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Industry News
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Live Mesh
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MMS 2008 Fun Facts
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rodtrent
Registration by the numbers 22,500: The number of miles roundtrip 6 attendees flew to be at MMS 2008 1,309: The number of attendees who have previously attended an MMS 1,100: The number of attendees checked...
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MMS 2009
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MMS
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