The Curious Engineer

Keith Combs' Blahg

2004–2007

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2007 256

December 2007

  1. Congrats to the Pats !!!
  2. Office:mac 2008 RTM's - coming in January
  3. Merry Cluster Christmas !!!
  4. Would someone please bring a good phone to the US ?
  5. Verizon FIOS Turns Three - ups the ante
  6. Happy Blahg Birthday !!!
  7. I wonder if this has a Zune dock...
  8. Gee, I wonder when Hyper-V will be available.
  9. Windows Vista SP1 RC1 now available to the galaxy !!!
  10. If you see one of these in your conf room, call security!!!
  11. And a Dell XPS 420 in a pear tree...
  12. Windows Vista SP1 IT Pro Guides now available
  13. The Face of Windows Server 2008
  14. Which is more important, WinXP SP3 or Vista SP1 ?
  15. Kai "Ninja Goalie" Axford talks about Microsoft premise security
  16. New Pre-configured Virtual Machines and Demos now available
  17. Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit - now available for download
  18. Are You A Hero?
  19. Got RC1 ???

November 2007

  1. TiVoToGo likes my Zune 80 and Archos 605 WIFI
  2. Zune 80 First Impressions
  3. New Mobile Specialist hired !!!
  4. Installing Zune on the managed corporate machine
  5. Gang of puppies!!!
  6. Good thing the Zune profanity filter is working
  7. What is it like to run Windows Vista on this?
  8. How do you deal with 888 new Inbox messages?
  9. Now they are making this hard on me... Zune Originals
  10. Guess what is getting ready to go on sale !!!
  11. Get Microsoft Hyper-V server for $28
  12. Installing Windows Vista x64 on a ThinkPad T61p
  13. Xbox Live is 5IVE !!!
  14. Huge... Oh really?
  15. Windows Live Writer is LIVE !!!
  16. Virtual Machine Additions for Linux - now available for download
  17. Matt enters the "Dawg Pound" and lives to tell about it
  18. Windows Server 2008 Core screencast series - watch all eight parts here
  19. Time Machine crashed my Mac

October 2007

  1. More Halo 3 fun
  2. Microsoft versus the F.B.I.
  3. Engadget compares OS X v10.5 to Windows Vista
  4. Sean's Time Machine Review
  5. iAttended the "Leopard" launch tonight
  6. Oops - WSUS WDS issue investigation results
  7. Need a Windows Server 2008 deployment tool ??? - check this out
  8. Belkin n52te - let the games begin
  9. More Windows Vista screencasts are getting published
  10. Is your internet service 20/20 ?
  11. Want to win $25,000 cash ???
  12. Go Walt Go
  13. T-minus 7 days for Apple speculation
  14. What's interesting about Data Protection Manager 2007 ???
  15. Shades of dial-up Batman!!!
  16. Running The Orange Box on Windows Vista x64
  17. Geek out with Keith and Robert - TechNet Radio on Virtualization
  18. The HD video camera I have
  19. Lance does the WOW thang
  20. System Center Virtual Machine Manager available for download
  21. Zune vs iPod Comparison Chart
  22. Apple Bling
  23. Be careful with that new NVIDIA Windows XP video driver
  24. Applications I'm running on Windows Vista x64
  25. Microsoft is cool again !

September 2007

  1. The Halo 3 Badges of Honor
  2. Kewlest Halo 3 desktop wallpaper ever!
  3. Windows Vista DreamScene is no longer a dream
  4. Spartan 117 is a MIT Alum
  5. The US Evangelism Team locks down our demo platform
  6. Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Release Candidate - download now
  7. Key IIS7 trainings in October
  8. The Secrets to Halo 3 Success
  9. New Forefront Server Security Management Console
  10. Firefox Loves Silverlight
  11. Throttle Your Users
  12. System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) now available for download
  13. Virtual Machine Manager PowerShell Cmdlet Reference released !!!
  14. Windows Server 2008 screencast - Virtualization 10 Minute Tour
  15. SUN becomes a Windows Server OEM
  16. Students can get Office Ultimate 2007 for $59
  17. Windows Server virtualization (WSv) is coming with Windows Server 2008 RC0
  18. Windows Server 2008 screencast - NAP VLANs with a Cisco Switch
  19. Windows Server 2008 screencast - User Account Control (UAC)
  20. Windows Server 2008 screencast - Password policies
  21. Windows Media Center WebGuide
  22. So it wasn't cell phone use - Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)
  23. Everything you need to know about SCVMM in 15 minutes !!!
  24. System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 screencast - Checkpoints
  25. Windows Vista x64 on the Lenovo ThinkPad T61p
  26. Apple reveals their fall collection

August 2007

  1. How about a little crow with that DVD burner dinner?
  2. Here's my definitive Windows Vista SP1 information
  3. Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) - weekend issue explained
  4. I spy OCS 2007 in the download area
  5. See if you can find my picture on Tafiti
  6. What OS is this?
  7. Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Complete PC Backup and Restore
  8. Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Security Center
  9. Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Windows Defender
  10. Can your backup solution do this?
  11. Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - User Account Control
  12. Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Windows Update
  13. Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Windows Firewall
  14. Podcasts, Webcasts and Chats oh my!!!
  15. Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Windows Experience Index
  16. Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Welcome Center
  17. Sound off if you want to shape the future of TechNet Plus
  18. Be careful what you wish for...
  19. North Texas weather YTD stats
  20. Spaceworld - taking the NASA tour via Photosynth
  21. Windows Vista sleep states demystified
  22. OEM's start to quietly ship Windows Vista CableCard HDTV capable PC's
  23. Office Communication Server 2007 - trial download
  24. Windows Server 2008 Step-by-step Guides - download now
  25. NFL Network begins HD season this weekend
  26. Hub and Spoke package delivery systems
  27. Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - the Calendar

July 2007

  1. Latest Cat warez
  2. Windows Vista Product Guide - Shadow Copy screencast
  3. Windows Vista Hardware Assessment webcast now available
  4. Windows Server 2008 Component Posters - download available
  5. Windows Vista Hardware Assessment v2.0 released
  6. Windows Vista Product Guide screencast - Sidebar and Gadgets
  7. Windows Home Server has shipped !!!
  8. Did anyone actually watch all 22 hours of the "Live Earth" concert ???
  9. Windows Server 2008 screencast - Core Read Only DC creation
  10. NETMON 3.1 has been released to the web
  11. Have you seen the VHD repository lately?
  12. Marc is blogging
  13. Xbox 360 LIVE Marketplace expands HD movie offerings
  14. Lenovo - are they insane?
  15. Will "Live Earth" crater my TiVo ???
  16. Before you buy, know your WEI

June 2007

  1. Closing the books on Fiscal Year 2007
  2. Texas breaks the record !!!
  3. VMRCPlus goes public - download now
  4. Windows Server 2008 IDS-3 is now on the TechNet Download Center
  5. Windows Vista - 6 Month Vulnerability Report
  6. Is Conan O'Brien live?
  7. Ready, Set, TiVo
  8. The cat is out of the bag - Windows Vista Product Guide screencasts
  9. I want one in copper
  10. microsoft.com availability - 99.83% YTD
  11. Archos Launches Generation 5 PMP
  12. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007
  13. Windows Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 available for download
  14. Are you Windows XP free?
  15. Pick the brains of the Vista Backup team
  16. Who's taking the TiVo plunge?
  17. Only a couple more weeks left to win an Acer Ferrari notebook
  18. Do Google employees use Windows?
  19. HDHomeRun Update - Give Me Life!!!
  20. Looking for a new home router?

May 2007

  1. The 100 Best Products of 2007
  2. Let the comparisons begin - Dell Ubuntu and Windows Vista offerings
  3. Windows Server 2008 screencast - Core installation and initial configuration
  4. Windows Vista Client Monitoring Management Pack - download available
  5. Windows Server 2008 screencast - Server Manager
  6. Windows Server 2008 screencast - Initial Configuration Tasks
  7. Windows Server 2008 screencast - Setup
  8. Automatic Image Compression in Outlook 2007
  9. Verizon ships VZAccess for Windows Vista - PC 5740 updated
  10. Shhhhhh... let's spy on the CEO's
  11. Nerds Rule !!!
  12. The Technical Architecture of Exchange Server 2007
  13. Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 3 Step-by-Steps
  14. UPDATE: Windows Vista Volume Activation Technical Guidance
  15. "Shipping is a feature"
  16. Preorder the OPhone
  17. Lets ride the "Santa Rosa" wave
  18. The sands of time are running out...
  19. Network Monitor 3.1 Beta does Wireless
  20. https://www.launchtour2007.com/download/ Office Pro broken link
  21. There's something missing in Longhorn

April 2007

  1. Halo 2 for Windows Vista arrives in 10 days
  2. Need a Halo 3 fix? It's coming...
  3. A new Microsoft record?
  4. Longhorn Beta 3 - NAP Updated Step-by-Step Guides
  5. Hook Em Horns !!!
  6. How do you notify users of updates?
  7. "I'm just buzzed" - Will Ferrell gold
  8. Windows Vista Resource Kit - in the wild
  9. Is Mark Minasi right about perpendicular drives?
  10. Vulnerability in RPC on Windows DNS Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution
  11. Apple Rulz
  12. All I need now is Virtual 360
  13. People, Process and Technology sometimes collide
  14. Come Chat with the NAP guys
  15. Windows Connections Conference slides posted

March 2007

  1. PowerShell in "every" version of Windows Server?
  2. Dell will begin offering Linux
  3. Break VoIP Barriers with Office Communications Server 2007
  4. Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool RTW's
  5. Camtasia v4.01 ships for Windows Vista
  6. Motion Computing's LE1700wt lets you touch Aero
  7. MMS 2007 - I wonder what's going to happen
  8. Process Explorer v1.1 released at Sysinternals
  9. Planet Earth looks kewl
  10. ADMX Migrator download
  11. Cure your fear of heights here
  12. Ultimate backgrounds for Vista lovers
  13. Registered for Windows "Longhorn" Server Beta 3 ???
  14. Claire is Jack's sister?
  15. Help my Help
  16. Is the ballot box stuffed?
  17. I have seen the light and it is fiber optic
  18. Should you upgrade a system to 4GB of memory?
  19. Get your Daylight Savings Time (DST) answers real time
  20. I am in the dark
  21. A new world record for blog posts...

February 2007

  1. I'm passionate and opinionated !
  2. What is the useful life of your machine?
  3. Repent!!! Er, I mean Revalidate !!!
  4. Who's your NETMON daddy?
  5. Next week is Windows Vista week on Channel9
  6. Hello Kitty Hell
  7. Use your Xbox360 wireless stuff with your PC
  8. Longhorn Server now available for download
  9. Win 10 hours on a private jet
  10. Windows Vista Demo Readiness Toolkit now available for partners
  11. Are you a Blue Monster?
  12. Virtual PC 2007 goes gold - download link is live
  13. Windows Vista Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) released
  14. Windows Vista key management is now available on Windows Server 2003 SP1
  15. Matt's manager has a strange sense of humor
  16. I never win didley, but these people did !!!
  17. Windows Vista Enterprise available for TechNet Subscribers
  18. Remote controlled Dragonfly's for the office
  19. Multi-Touch Interaction Research
  20. Run wild, run free
  21. Multicast imaging support coming to Longhorn Server
  22. A Champion emerges...
  23. Life After Vista
  24. Is DST the new Y2K ???
  25. Test drive Windows Vista without a seat belt or insurance
  26. Windows Mobile Device Center for Windows Vista RTW's

January 2007

  1. Cult of Mac blog - Windows Vista review
  2. Windows Vista Family Discount
  3. Now this is kewl - bring a mirror
  4. In case you haven't noticed, it's time
  5. What is the most commonly used screen resolution these days?
  6. Office 2007 Pro BCM download mystery solved
  7. After five years of waiting...
  8. Singing in the wrong key
  9. Desktop Deployment Tools - one stop shopping
  10. Don't "Frost" Kai Axford - UAC revisited
  11. Launch 2007 post event resources
  12. Matt's most excellent Launch 2007 answers
  13. Gefen announces a Digital PVR - close-up pics
  14. Now if I can just get this in a 2.5" model, I'm set
  15. Hey, the mouse wheel does something new!!!
  16. Imagine Halo3 in this bedroom...
  17. But does it dice?
  18. Loads of stuff happening tonight at 8:30 CST
  19. How would you like a complimentary copy of Office Professional 2007?
  20. One of my favorite Zune things
  21. Download the Exchange Server 2007 Helpfile here

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December 2006

  1. The Mystery
  2. Using the SIIG RAID ExpressCard with the Dell Latitude D820
  3. Want to win a Ferrari ???
  4. Windows Vista on a Compaq Evo N620c
  5. Exchange Server 2007 RTM downloads now available
  6. Merry Christmas again - how about an Adminpack ?
  7. Merry Christmas from the Xbox team
  8. Zune and Windows Vista now play nice
  9. On this day in history...
  10. Seattle wind storm - webcasts canceled
  11. New USA Rules of Civil Procedure
  12. The scariest phone call a parent can get
  13. The Trifecta is done - Exchange Server 2007 RTMs
  14. New Halo 3 Trailer - Halo 3 Public Beta Signup information

November 2006

  1. Come out with yer hands up!!!
  2. Ready for a new day?
  3. Windows Vista Product Guide - download gold version
  4. Windows Vista and Office 2007 free promotion
  5. Windows Vista - group policy settings spreadsheet here
  6. Thanksgiving = Drama
  7. Let the real Windows Vista testing begin
  8. The HDTV holy grail of 1080p
  9. Office 2007 GPO Admin templates now available
  10. ADMX Migration Tool for GPO templates is released
  11. Windows Vista Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) now available
  12. Best of luck on your launch PS3!!!
  13. English x86 Windows Vista now available for download
  14. Will Santa have enough Zune's?
  15. The Glass is 10% Full
  16. PMP My Ride
  17. Zune reviews keep trickling in...
  18. Windows Vista Security Guide releases - download here
  19. Do IT Virtually Anywhere
  20. US 2007 Launch - signup here
  21. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas...usually
  22. Exchange Server 2007 PowerShell Cmdlets Quick Reference - download here
  23. Windows Vista Volume Activation 2.0 Technical Guidance - download here
  24. Anyone else have a 1.5 terabyte laptop?

October 2006

  1. What are we thinking? Lets sell this stuff!!!
  2. Guess who's giving away Xbox 360's ???
  3. How do I find ReadyBoost devices this holiday season?
  4. Why do you think they call it dope?
  5. Get a Motorola Q for $99
  6. Seen the Windows Vista Tips and Tricks website?
  7. Well that was fun - IE 7 installation results
  8. If we can't break it, nobody can break it
  9. Been there, done that
  10. So what's going on?
  11. What 64bit machine should I get?
  12. The weekly install comes to a screeching halt

September 2006

  1. Halo Wars
  2. Karma
  3. Silence is Golden?
  4. Windows Vista Post RC1 build now available
  5. Zune details emerge... YEAH baby!!!
  6. 2007 Microsoft Office System Beta 2 Technical Refresh - now available for download
  7. Dell Rocks - a new machine for mom-in-law
  8. VZAccess EVDO Update for Windows Vista RC1
  9. Where can I get those TechNet USA live seminar slide decks?
  10. Using Intel or AMD Virtual Technology with Microsoft Virtual Server
  11. Windows Vista Security Guide coming - download and webcast information
  12. I'm sure glad my Xbox360 doesn't have a blog
  13. Has Scobleizer lost his blog power?
  14. Windows Vista RC1 is complete - my download is in progress

August 2006

  1. Windows Vista build 5536 now available for download
  2. Windows Vista 5536 is coming - let the downloads begin
  3. Windows 95 History - Start Me Up
  4. Windows Vista Imaging screencast
  5. I have got to get me one of these...
  6. Windows Vista Performance and Reliability Tools screencast
  7. Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides Updated
  8. Windows Vista Instant Search screencast
  9. Windows Vista Aero Glass and Usability screencast
  10. Windows Vista Release Candidate coming
  11. ReadyBoost, ReadyDrive and SuperFetch podcast
  12. Windows Vista Flip and Flip3D Screencast
  13. Microsoft Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant released - get it here
  14. What on earth is a labcast?
  15. Publish or perish
  16. Current Windows Vista laptop speed champion
  17. How much longer will my PSP last?

July 2006

  1. Windows Vista Deployment - Imaging
  2. What is your mobile device doing?
  3. June TechNet "Best Of" Webcasts Posted
  4. iSCSI Update
  5. Are your shipments arriving on time?
  6. Say What? Disable the local admin account?
  7. This isn't virtual, it's for real
  8. Dell decides to blog
  9. The End of an Era
  10. Doom3 As a Video Card Benchmark
  11. Soccer is boring
  12. ActiveSync 4.2 has released - download details here
  13. What would you put on your business card if you could?
  14. WANTED: 100-120gig 7200rpm 2.5" SATA drive
  15. Test your Windows Mobile device speed

June 2006

  1. Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 Beta 1 - go get it
  2. Where's my stone tablet?
  3. My phone is obsolete
  4. Take this TechEDians !!!
  5. Watching the TechED 2006 action poolside
  6. Guess how many Windows Vista downloads in 24 hours
  7. Got a phat internet connection? Download Windows Vista Beta 2 now!!!
  8. Verizon Motorola Q Update - bad news for me
  9. Windows Vista Beta 2 shipment for TechNet Plus subscribers
  10. Our new networking center is now live
  11. https://www.seewindowsvista.com/

May 2006

  1. How much do 40,000 gallons of water cost where you live?
  2. Come watch me bomb !!!
  3. Windows Vista - turning on Aero Glass
  4. Got 2007 Office System Beta 2 ??? - now available for download
  5. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Beta - now available for download
  6. It's back !!! - The Book of Windows Vista - download now
  7. Wireless on openSUSE 10.1
  8. Is blogging with Word 2007 a big deal?
  9. Windows Mobile Device Emulator now available!!!
  10. Feed Your Habit
  11. Windows Vista User Account Control (UAC) - love it?
  12. Desktop Search - new screencast available
  13. Managing the WSUS Automatic Updates Client Download, Install, and Reboot Behavior with Group Policy
  14. Marvel Entertainment Halo Graphic Novel due in July
  15. The Exchange Team Blog has moved!!!
  16. Windows Vista App Compat Readiness Labs @ TechEd06
  17. My visit to an Apple store
  18. Jesper speaks - Windows Vista firewall is goodness

April 2006

  1. Using Verizon EVDO with Windows Vista
  2. Xbox360 High Definition game videos here
  3. How would you solve this security problem?
  4. Windows Vista Security - webcast questions and answers (tons)
  5. Windows Vista Webcasts - 4/17 through 5/17
  6. Does your file system have attitude or altitude?
  7. The Windows Vista Product Guide was here...
  8. Microsoft Helps the Red Cross
  9. Virtual Server Stuff Happens

March 2006

  1. Get On The Bike
  2. My Brain Hurts
  3. Honey, did that pilot say he was rebooting the airplane?
  4. What's with the fluffy stuff?
  5. When Pigs Fly
  6. Exchange 12 is in the mail. No, really!!!

February 2006

  1. Breaking Into Las Vegas
  2. Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides are here!!!
  3. Harold Wong's Most Excellent Exchange Adventure
  4. Do you talk to your computer? Does it listen? Windows Vista does!!!
  5. Taking Vista Virtual and "Going Deep With Virtualization"
  6. Hello World
  7. Here Ye Here Ye, Announcing Office 2007!!!
  8. Ripping DVD's to the PlayStation Portable (PSP)
  9. The UNIX Haters Handbook
  10. Halo 2 Comes to Windows Vista !!!
  11. What is the perfect Microsoft demo laptop?
  12. Podcasting is now available from blogs.technet.com
  13. Do 2gig SoDIMMs really exist?
  14. We Share Your Pain (WSYP) v1.0

January 2006

  1. Smart Alecs

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December 2005

  1. There Is A Santa Claus!!!

November 2005

  1. My pictures are gone
  2. SQL Server 2005 Data Encryption
  3. Where to find the SQL Server 2005 Books Online?
  4. Emptiest Blog Hall of Shame
  5. SQL Server 2005 Trip Wires
  6. Happy Birthday WWW !!!
  7. IT Heroes: Stories from the Trenches
  8. Where on earth is Keith?

October 2005

  1. Ok, we can change the name back to Longhorn now
  2. Is your SQL Server 2005 engine Pessimistic or Optimistic?

September 2005

  1. Last Chance to Break It!!!
  2. Backing up Windows Media Audio Files
  3. Xbox Live Wins An Emmy!!!
  4. Verizon Begins Taking Orders For FIOS TV
  5. 6.8 Ghz, 1 TB RAM, 2 TB Disk Laptop
  6. It's a Bird, It's a Plane, no it's Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 !!!
  7. When is 1080p not 1080p?

August 2005

  1. Windows OneCare Live Beta
  2. Security Advisory: Acrobat and Adobe Reader plug-in buffer overflow
  3. The Blogs Of War
  4. Fun With Themes
  5. Can you beat this?
  6. Messaging enhancements are on the way!!!

July 2005

  1. WinV Commeth
  2. 3G EVDO Here I Come!!!
  3. The Need For Speed
  4. HDTV help needed

June 2005

  1. The Horrors Of Teens And Their Blogs
  2. Got SQL 2005?

May 2005

  1. DNS testing - try these automated tests
  2. Passive FTP errors with ISA 2004
  3. Offline Address Book (OAB) Head On Collisions
  4. Windows Server 2003 SP1 Slipstreaming
  5. Does anyone use MS Reader?
  6. What should I run? SBS 2003 Premium SP1 or individual components?

April 2005

  1. Halo 2 Update Releases tomorrow 4/18/2005
  2. Microsoft Updates The Virtual Server 2005 Support Policy
  3. Windows Server 2003 SP1 - firewall program exceptions
  4. Converting .DVR-MS to MPEG4 for use on a Playstation Portable (PSP)

March 2005

  1. Hey! I'm back!

January 2005

  1. Blocking Websites - Creating A Firewall Access Rule Using Scripting
  2. Blocking Peer File Sharing and Chat Clients Using ISA Server 2004
  3. ADUC Exchange Tasks - move mailbox error

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December 2004

  1. The Halo2 Chicken Award
  2. The Giant Orange Spool!!!

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