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Why do they choose to blog at myITforum.com?
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Do all of my posts have to be technical?
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Is there a quota on my blog posts?
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Something really neat I did this past week – attended my first-ever Virtual User ConferenceStephen Wynkoop (remember him? he’s almost like a big brother to myITforum.com) has put together an amazing set of technologies that allow for a real-time virtual user conference. Stephen has captured the ability to give the the same look and feel as a real-world conference, but you get to attend in the comfort of your office and at your desk.
Stephen contacted me last week to give me the opportunity to attend the vConference. I was amazed. I’m still amazed.
Here’s a page with a video demo:
http://www.vconferenceonline.com/sswug/demo.asp
…and, here’s a page with all the rest of the details:
http://www.vconferenceonline.com/sswug/
If you get a chance to attend one of his conferences, I highly recommend it.
I have a con-call with Stephen this next week to work on putting together a myITforum.com vConference very soon. I’m really sold on this idea, and particularly how Stephen has put it all together. The experience is flawless. You even get to “mingle” with other attendees in the lobby, talk with presenters, and even take a look at vendors’ products in the Expo. The only things not included is the after-hours get-togethers, the provided meals, the SWAG grab, or the mad rush for the myITforum.com party button.
We’ll see how it all shakes out, but this has definite possibilities and it will be great to work with Stephen again.
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Back to topToday's Articles Search the Articles Online System Center Configuration Manager 
Setup ConfigMgr 2007 SP1 from start to finish by Ying Li - 6/30/2008 As I promised, I will share this end to end ConfigMgr SP1 setup guide.
SMS 2003Forum Stories: Question about editing the MOF by Rod Trent - 6/30/2008 I wanted to pull the data in for reporting. I have hit some trouble. I cannot run a successfully check on the custom mof that I created for compile.
App-V (formerly SoftGrid)Forum Stories: sequencer workstation requirements by Rod Trent - 6/30/2008 It is suggested to sequence on a machine that is the lowest common denominator for the target client. Do we need to keep Windows security updates updated on the sequencing machine?
System Center Operations ManagerOM 2007 Cmdlets using the -criteria option by Scott Moss - 6/30/2008 When using cmdlets that fetch data in operations Manager 2007 like get-alert, get-event, get-override and many others, use the -criteria option to filter your data.
ScriptingVBS Script To Get All Users Information And Last Login Information And Send To Excel by Don Hite - 6/30/2008 This VBS script will allow you to enter an Active Directory (AD) domain name and will return the following information to an Excel spreadsheet: Login Name, First Name, Last Name, Full Name, Description, Last Login and Password Last Changed information.
WindowsHow To Disable The Windows Vista Splash Screen by Don Hite - 6/30/2008 Here you will find information on how to remove or disable the Windows Vista splash screen.
SQL ServerSQL Query To List Machines With IIS , FTP Or Telnet Installed by Don Hite - 6/30/2008 This SQL query will list all of the machines that have the World Wide Web Publishing Service, the FTP Publishing Service or the Telnet server services installed by their Service name.
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SCCM DiscoveryPLUS by Chris Sugdinis
Wondering if SMS 2003 SP3 or Configuration Manager 2007 Supports Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 Clients?
Strange days ahead – a Microsoft without Bill Gates
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The story of Bill Gates, from the early years to starting Microsoft to the next big idea.
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Click Here To WatchHyper-V Part 3 - TAP and VSS Snapshots - Interview with PMs 
John Howard, Ben Armstrong, Bryon Surace are program managers in the server virtualization team and give us the technical details on various components of the Hyper-V architecture.
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Click Here To WatchHyper-V Part 4 - Disks and iSCSI - Interview with PMs 
John Howard, Ben Armstrong, Bryon Surace are program managers in the server virtualization team and give us the technical details on various components of the Hyper-V architecture.
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Click Here To WatchIntel® vPro™ Technology Demo in Microsoft Management Summit 2008 Keynote 
On Wednesday, April 30th, Brad Anderson, General Manager of Microsoft Management and Services Division, demonstrated the capabilities of Intel vPro technology with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 in his keynote at MMS 2008. Brad, along with Dave Randall, Microsoft Program Manager for System Center Configuration Manager, showed off the secure power control capabilities of Intel vPro technology by shutting off a collection of 20 PCs with Intel vPro technology during Brad's keynote. Further, Dave went through a remote diagnosis and repair scenario from System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 using Intel vPro technology's Serial Over LAN (SOL) capability.
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Provides a dynamic curriculum preparing students for a tech-savvy workforce.
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Click Here To WatchTechNet Webcast: Planning for Hyper-V and Terminal Services (Level 300) 
Learn about the architectural decision trees for Windows Server 2008 Virtualization, including Hyper-V and Terminal Services. Fergus Stewart, senior program manager with Microsoft Corporation, talks about infrastructure requirements and scalability and architectural recommendations. Also learn about Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides, which clarify and streamline design processes.
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Friday, June 27, 2008
c|net
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers voted Thursday to relax rules for naming Web sites.
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California to drivers: Drop the cell phone, dude
Friday, June 27, 2008
Reuters
Next week California will try to wrest cell phones from the hands of drivers, telling everyone from movie starlets and dot-com millionaires to surfers and soccer moms that conversations behind the wheel must be on a headset.
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Tech Industry Takes Aim at 'Password Overload'
Friday, June 27, 2008
NewsFactor
The idea is to bring the concept of an identity card, like a driver's license, to the online world. Rather than logging on to sites with user IDs and passwords, people would gain access to sites using a secure digital identity overseen by a third party. Such identity cards would also reduce the number of phishing incidents.
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Apple's Official Website Confirms Opening Of Store In China
Friday, June 27, 2008
ChinaTechNews.com
Apple (AAPL) China's official website shows that Apple will soon set up its first direct-operated store in China in Beijing's Sanlitun area, but the website does not disclose when exactly the store will be opened.
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Gates leaves Microsoft to focus on philanthropy
Friday, June 27, 2008
Reuters
Sensing the start of a personal computer revolution, Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard University in 1975 to start Microsoft Corp and pursue a vision of a computer on every desk and in every home.
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Shavlik Technologies Nominated for SYS-CON's "Virtualization Journal Readers' Choice Awards"
Thursday, June 26, 2008
SOA World
NetChk Protect Nominated for "Best Virtual Security".
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