http://desktopengineer.com/feeds DesktopEngineer.com Feeds This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76588195/new_virtual_machine_blog_cateogory_and_rss_feed We have added a new category and RSS feed to DesktopEngineer.com for news about Virtual Machines... Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:39:59 CST http://desktopengineer.com/home/all_articles/new_virtual_machine_blog_cateogory_and_rss_feed http://desktopengineer.com/home/all_articles/new_virtual_machine_blog_cateogory_and_rss_feed Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76570201/got_channel_9_-_coffee_talk_with_microsoft_employees Microsoft employees have banded together and built a video blog/wiki website on which to have personal Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:39:10 CST http://desktopengineer.com/home/all_articles/got_channel_9_-_coffee_talk_with_microsoft_employees http://desktopengineer.com/home/all_articles/got_channel_9_-_coffee_talk_with_microsoft_employees Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76622827/story_20040823054713188 Most of us have some Windows 9x (and Windows 3.1 - shhh don't tell anyone your age!) hangovers. One of them is the idea of needing to keep memory freed up - especially since under older versions of the OS we'd have application problems and system hangs... Mon, 23 Aug 2004 06:47:13 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20040823054713188 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20040823054713188 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76588196/story_20030814165928278 If you purchased the Action Pack you have enough of a partner relationship with Microsoft to get this official Microsoft Online Cirriculum course for free. Thu, 14 Aug 2003 17:59:28 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20030814165928278 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20030814165928278 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76570203/story_20030714071417376 As a consultant it is constantly baffling why more information is not available on strictly the difference between two versions of any given technology products - especially something as massive as a Microsoft OS release. It can take months to "discover and devine" the differences that seem to be purposely obscured by marketing materials that want to make existing features sound like compelling new reasons to go with the most recent version. Not so with this book. Mon, 14 Jul 2003 08:14:17 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20030714071417376 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20030714071417376 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76622828/story_20030421151841820 Mark Manasi's server book sounds like a home-runner. One of the coolest things is the first chapter (which outlines all the new stuff) can be downloaded for free! Thu, 17 Apr 2003 08:32:25 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20030421151841820 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20030421151841820 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76570204/story_20030311114107859 Microsoft has consolidated links to information on deploying their desktop OSes to a new Deployment portal. Fri, 07 Mar 2003 11:41:07 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20030311114107859 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20030311114107859 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76570205/story_20030311112305321 There are many good Windows Tips sites that can get you out of your latest Windows Blue-screen - but who has time to check them all when you are in the middle of your fourth trouble ticket? You do - when you use Brian's Buzz handy meta-search! Thu, 06 Mar 2003 08:32:05 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20030311112305321 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20030311112305321 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76570206/story_20030311071639918 This is my kind of read - covers the issues without belaboring the details. This book is great for administrators wanting to get start with wireless Wed, 05 Mar 2003 07:16:39 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20030311071639918 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20030311071639918 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76570207/story_2003022010251680 Microsoft has bought into virtualization in a big way. This article even hints at possible inclusion in future versions of Windows. Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:25:16 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_2003022010251680 http://desktopengineer.com/story_2003022010251680 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76611515/story_20030206141324727 The first chapter of the latest RealTime Publishers book is available. The Definitive Guide to Desktop Administration has an enterprise perspective on how to get things done right. Thu, 06 Feb 2003 14:13:24 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20030206141324727 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20030206141324727 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76622829/story_20021111122955144 Some admins use Visual Basic to put together utilities. .NET is the next step in the evolution of Microsoft Development technologies. This book helps you get started with .NET. Thu, 07 Nov 2002 06:51:15 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20021111122955144 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20021111122955144 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76672339/story_20020821001522600 OnDemand has "acquired" WinINSTALL from Veritas. The legacy of handoffs goes full circle. Thu, 15 Aug 2002 08:32:44 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020821001522600 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020821001522600 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76570219/story_20020816170725959 Are you doing an SOS trying to figure out whether to use SUS or SMS for updating your computers? Microsoft gives you a little guidance. Wed, 07 Aug 2002 13:57:11 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020816170725959 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020816170725959 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76672341/story_20020808172526584 Wise is offering new dates on their very successful Application Black Belt Series! Fri, 02 Aug 2002 08:44:09 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020808172526584 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020808172526584 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76570221/story_20020710012519585 Realtime Publishers and Lanovation released Chapter 7 of The Definitive Guide to Software Deployment. It should have been called "Windows Installer" Tue, 02 Jul 2002 07:46:52 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020710012519585 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020710012519585 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76611517/story_20020611100450711 If you've ever gotten Windows into a serious bind where it cannot boot Wed, 05 Jun 2002 12:11:22 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020611100450711 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020611100450711 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76570222/story_20020511073705136 Not sure where to get started with VBScript? Here's an online primer by Microsoft. Tue, 07 May 2002 11:10:10 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020511073705136 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020511073705136 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76611519/story_20020429180033217 Chapter 5 of "The Definitive Guide to Deploying Software" has been published. It is focused the most challenging user community to service - the mobile users. Thu, 25 Apr 2002 08:09:03 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020429180033217 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020429180033217 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76588197/story_2002040922455641 Microsoft has a course on WMI scripting. The course focuses on VBScript Fri, 05 Apr 2002 07:21:14 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_2002040922455641 http://desktopengineer.com/story_2002040922455641 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76622830/story_2002040915342476 Got stuck with the telecommuter project? Which of the 250 broadband routers should you have folks get? Check out this guide for some help. Thu, 04 Apr 2002 08:31:24 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_2002040915342476 http://desktopengineer.com/story_2002040915342476 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76570223/story_20020409223844316 I don't know how many times I've been asked about a course on VBScript - but it has been many. Microsoft now has an offering. Wed, 03 Apr 2002 07:08:09 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020409223844316 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020409223844316 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76622831/story_20020328091123943 Weighting in at a couple gigabytes of disk and a couple giga-dollars to deploy Thu, 28 Mar 2002 10:11:23 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020328091123943 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020328091123943 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76570225/story_20020402165128924 ExtremeTech is running a great article on VMWare. If you don't have the time or money to pick up the book - this is a good summary. Wed, 27 Mar 2002 10:51:47 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020402165128924 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020402165128924 Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Desktopengineercom-Readings/~3/76570226/story_20020402164845695 Getting WMI fully functional on Windows 95 and 98 is possible Tue, 26 Mar 2002 06:04:09 CST http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020402164845695 http://desktopengineer.com/story_20020402164845695