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The Mini-Microsoft blog is worth watching
27 September 11 11:03 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

…particularly now. Last Friday’s company meeting brought about a lot of interesting material. http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2011/09/friday-friday-friday...

Filed under: Blogging, Microsoft

Create your own TechNet widget for your website, blog, etc.
27 April 11 03:59 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

http://www.technetwidget.com/ hahahaha…they actually say something about using the code in your MySpace pages!  Is this a widget from the 90’s?

Filed under: Microsoft

System Center Configuration Manager User Experience survey: Mobile Devices USED for IT tasks
28 February 11 04:55 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

The Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager User Experience research team is conducting a short online survey and your participation would be most...

Filed under: ConfigMgr 2007, Microsoft, Surveys/Polls

User Group Leader and Member Survey–chance to win a TechNet Professional Subscription
22 February 11 01:30 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Microsoft needs to understand your needs as leaders and members of your user group so that they can support the technical community to the best of their...

Filed under: Microsoft, User Groups

Satya Nadella is Microsoft's new Server & Tools president
09 February 11 12:49 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today appointed Satya Nadella as president of the company's lucrative Server and Tools Business, filling a spot...

Filed under: System Center, Microsoft

“Talk TechNet” Episode 2 - SCCM with Jason Sandys - Register Now!
21 January 11 05:14 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  For our second show on 1/28/2011 we invited Jason Sandys .    Jason is a Microsoft MVP and SME on the management product System Center...

Filed under: ConfigMgr 2007, Events, Microsoft, Event

Muglia is out!
10 January 11 03:21 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Wow…what news.  Bob Muglia has been blasted a lot for his inability to provide a meaningful and exciting keynote at server and management conferences...

Filed under: Microsoft

Microsoft’s Rules on IE Virtualization are Confusing and “Crippling”
06 December 10 12:28 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

There’s an interesting article over at TechTarget.com ( IT pros fume over Microsoft's rules against IE virtualization ).  You might remember that...

Filed under: Internet, Windows, Virtualization, Microsoft, Licensing

What is your journey towards IT as a Service? Allow Microsoft to accelerate your journey!
30 November 10 02:05 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  If yesterday’s demand of IT was “do it cheaper”, today’s business/ application owner demands “faster & simpler & cheaper” services. If you...

Filed under: Microsoft, Cloud Computing

Microsoft Asks Spoon.Net to Take Internet Explorer Off the Cloud
16 November 10 09:44 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Spoon is one of those really innovative products/services that has some serious promise in the world of the Cloud.  I was first made aware of Spoon...

Filed under: Internet, Virtualization, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Cloud Computing

Microsoft Unveils the Community Contributor Award (not to be confused with the MVP award…)
10 November 10 07:39 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Rack up your number of posts on the Microsoft.com properties and get awarded for your efforts. From the web site: The Microsoft Community Contributor Award...

Filed under: Community, Microsoft

Microsoft’s Top Support Solutions on myITforum.com
18 October 10 07:59 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

myITforum.com does a great job of highlighting and centralizing System Center solutions from the web.  To enhance this even further, we’ve added an...

Filed under: Community, System Center, Microsoft, Support, myITforum.com

How to become a Microsoft MVP, find a Microsoft MVP, nominate a Microsoft MVP, and more
05 October 10 07:50 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Last week there were a number of announcements and congratulations being made and passed around online as numerous announcements of new and renewed...

Filed under: Microsoft, MVP

Microsoft Readying New Product Updates and Betas -- Government Computer News
17 August 10 12:35 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Microsoft this week provided notice of some upcoming product updates and betas to expect in the coming months. Microsoft Readying New Product Updates...

Filed under: Microsoft

Wally Mead speaking on ConfigMgr v.Next at the AZ Systems Management User Group
11 August 10 02:43 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  We are planning on having our third meeting of 2010, which will also coincide with the user group's four year anniversary.  This meeting...

Filed under: Community, System Center, ConfigMgr 2007, Microsoft, User Groups, myITforum.com, v.Next