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First myITforum.com post from Intel – Log Viewer for SCCM Logs
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rodtrent
I was waiting to officially welcome the new blogging crew from Intel after their first post – and here it is… http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jhilliker/archive/2008/07/03/log-viewer-for-sccm-logs.aspx Josh...
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Microsoft buys a community for Windows Media Center from Windows Media Center MVP
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If you can’t build a better community, why not buy it? From: http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/271642.aspx Dear Members, Since the inception of TheGreenButton.com five years ago, the forum...
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Look who just stopped in to say “Hi!”
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Is anyone else concerned – or even noticed – that the new German Pope looks a bit odd – scary even?
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rodtrent
And, his appearance seems to continue changing. Early on… Recently…
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Adobe Reader 9.0 includes it’s own Download “helper”
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rodtrent
Now, what do I need this for? Seems like Adobe hasn’t learned their lesson in including additional crapware with their products. I opted out of the Google browser toolbar, like I always do...
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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) Wizard Editor released to CodePlex
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rodtrent
The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MTD) Wizard Editor is a simple .NET application designed to assist with the process of editing the wizard XML manifest files used by the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit....
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Have you seen Adobe’s main page lately?
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rodtrent
http://www.adobe.com
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Robert Hensing says Adobe has finally gotten serious about security in Reader
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rodtrent
Despite Adobe opening up a hole in the product by supporting playback of FLV and SWF files , Robert does some investigation into the security of the newly released Reader product… http://blogs.technet...
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Africa doesn’t like Firefox…Greenland Hates it…
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rodtrent
From the World Record page …
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Updates on recent myITforum.com polls…
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rodtrent
We threw some good polls out recently and here are the most current stats. Do you like the new System Center branding? Yes - 63.01% No - 31.51% Salary polls don't generally...
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New Survey on Data Warehousing
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rodtrent
Microsoft has requested a new survey to capture your experiences and interest in Data Warehousing – particularly for those using ConfigMgr 2007, OpsMgr 2007, MOM 2005, and SMS 2003. Take the short, 10...
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Uninstalling a Management Pack using PowerShell
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rodtrent
Dan Kregor shows how to use Windows PowerShell to uninstall an OpsMgr 2007 management pack: http://blog.lazyindustries.com/opsmgr-uninstalling-a-managementpack-using-powershell/
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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for July 2008
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rodtrent
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification issued: July 3, 2008 Microsoft Security Bulletins to be issued: July 8, 2008 This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending...
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Windows Update to get update
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rodtrent
The Windows Update updated client will be rolled out gradually by Microsoft over the next few weeks. For Administrators who want to roll this out within their company, a download link is provided...
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Do *you* Yahoo?
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rodtrent
John posted an interesting table showing how the various parts of Yahoo rank. http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jgormly/archive/2008/07/03/what-s-good-about-yahoo.aspx I looked down the list and, frankly...
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Good riddance to Bill Gates… by Jim “Lynchmob” Lynch
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rodtrent
Jim Lynch falls off his rocker, traveling beyond the speed of light, and heads straight into an industrial metal fan. Here he blasts Bill Gates for creating the technologies that he is using to write his...
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Importing Drivers in ConfigMgr 2007 : Inside view
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rodtrent
Wrong acronym, right topic (you’ll see what I mean when you hit the link). Kim passes on some info from Brett Flag from the OSD Team on how to import drivers… http://scug.be/blogs/sccm/archive/2008...
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ConfigMgr 2007
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How to Configure ISA SSL Bridging for System Center Configuration Manager Internet-Based Client Management – the real story…
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rodtrent
I see links all over about this new piece of documentation released. But, there’s a really good story here that I think a lot of us are missing. This is a great story about how Microsoft listens...
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Subscribing to an RSS feed is nuts!
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rodtrent
I go to subscribe to a feed today and am smacked straight in the face with the following list of options… This is out of hand! Someone should really reconsider how easy this technology is versus...
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RSS
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Chimping
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Adobe adds to Reader’s security problems by releasing a new version
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rodtrent
How can Adobe put these two paragraphs together in the same announcement without snickering just a little? Adobe says the new version is more secure, yet they added support for reading SWF and FLV...
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SCCM 2007 & ISA 2006 Configuration Documentation
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rodtrent
Thanks to community member aellis for posting this in the forums: http://www.myitforum.com/forums/m_181913/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm
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Usability study for System Center Configuration Manager Users
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rodtrent
Microsoft Usability is conducting a study focusing on the on design ideas for the next version of System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) starting July, 2008. Studies will be conducted once every month...
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ConfigMgr 2007
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System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 to release by end of year
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rodtrent
Yep…that’s what the System Center Team says… http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenter/archive/2008/07/02/news-system-center-vmm-2008-to-release-by-end-of-year.aspx
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Virtualization
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Hyper-V
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Dell Deployment Toolkit for ConfigMgr – now in Beta!
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rodtrent
Dell is looking for beta testers for the new Deployment Toolkit for ConfigMgr 2007. See what it's all about and learn how to be part of the beta: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/gramsey/archive/2008...
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Spike Jones gives a proper rant on community
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rodtrent
Spike is dead-on. This article is worth a read if you are attempting to generate “community”. http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/06/30/social-community-shortcuts/
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The first picture of Trent 4.0
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rodtrent
Meg and I attended our first sonogram for our pending addition. Baby #4 looks like this:
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My worst fears realized - PDF is now ISO 32000-1
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rodtrent
http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=5201&z=71 Please, please! Someone step up and topple this doc format!
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Did you know? Windows Live has OneCare for Servers?
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rodtrent
Windows Live OneCare for Server has all the award winning functionality of Windows Live OneCare, with exciting support for Windows Server environment. Windows Live OneCare for Server is designed with small...
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Windows Live OneCare
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Windows Live
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1E revitalizes their blog
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rodtrent
1E’s last post to you all was in August of 2006. Yesterday, they started posting again to remind everyone about the upcoming Shopping Webinar. Check it out… http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/1e/archive...
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Firefox confusing the users with 2 versions
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rodtrent
I was reading this news article about BetaNews about how the Mozilla folks have released a new version of Firefox 2 today. Then, I darted down to the comments and read one that really stood out:...
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