How to Manage Mobile Devices by Using the Windows Intune Connector in...
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 lets you manage Windows Phone 8, Windows RT, iOS, and Android devices by using the Windows Intune service over the internet. Although you use the Windows...
View ArticleCross-Post: Windows Azure Store: New add-ons and expanded availability
During the BUILD 2012 conference we announced a new capability of Windows Azure: the Windows Azure Store. The Windows Azure Store makes it incredibly easy for you to discover, purchase, and provision...
View ArticleAntivirus Exclusions and Additional Information for System Center 2012...
I just ran across a great article written by one of our PFEs (Premier Field Engineer) talking about Antivirus Exclusion issues around OSD and Boot Image related activities with ConfigMgr 2012 SP1:With...
View ArticleThe Windows Phone Map Control
This blog post was authored by Mike O'Malley, a program manager on the Windows Phone developer tools team.- AdamOne of our main goals of the new Windows Phone map control is the seamless integration...
View ArticleSamsung ATIV Odyssey arrives at Verizon. Plus: A Lumia for Valentine’s Day
Sweet news for Verizon Wireless subscribers: Starting today, you have two more great and affordable Windows Phones to choose from.As promised, the Samsung ATIV Odyssey made its much-awaited debut. Buy...
View ArticleSQL Server Backup and Restore to Cloud Simplified
Editor’s Note: Today’s post was written by Guy Bowerman and Karthika Raman from the Microsoft Data Platform team.SQL Server 2012 SP1 Cumulative Update 2 includes new functionality that simplifies the...
View ArticleImproved Cloud Scenarios and Compatibility with SQL Server 2012 SP1 CU2 and...
On Thursday, Microsoft is releasing SQL Server 2012 SP1 Cumulative Update 2 and new ODBC drivers. The key benefits of the cumulative update include simplifying backup of SQL Server databases to...
View ArticleCumulative Update #2 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1
Dear Customers, The second cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. SQL Server 2012 SP1 CU2 contains a rollup of all...
View ArticleRequuirements and security considerations for SkyDrive Pro
Here's some basic information you'll want to have if you want to support SkyDrive Pro libraries and Sync services in your organization.If you just want to get your bearings around SkyDrive Pro, you can...
View ArticleYou are not your code.
I'm a lousy programmer. However, I am less lousy than I was last year, and significantly less lousy than I was 20 years ago. Even still, there's a lot of crap on my GitHub and Bitbucket repos - but I'm...
View ArticleWhat’s New in MultiPoint Server 2012 Dashboard
Hi, James here. The most prominent feature in WMS 2012 thatgets used day in and day out, real time in the classroom is the MultiPointDashboard. In a way everything is new because the features that were...
View ArticleAfter the Jump
This is a follow up to Jumping Into C++, a first-hand account of my experiences writing my first modern C++ application. It was a simple exercise that turned out to be not so simple and much more...
View ArticleIntegrating Mozilla Persona with ASP.NET
ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 is coming soon, but one of the features of ASP.NET that you can use TODAY is support for Google, Twitter, Microsoft and Facebook logins out of the box with ASP.NET...
View ArticleNow you can reset or remove a password from a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint...
This post describes how to use the new DocRecrypt tool and your company public and private key to unlock password-protected Office 2010 or Office 2013 Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files.Password...
View ArticlePowerPoint 2013: Widescreen Presentations
Widescreen (16:9) is the default aspect ratio in the new PowerPoint. To make your experience with the new dimensions pleasant, we’ve built a brand new set of themes specifically targeting this aspect...
View ArticleExchange 2013 Client Access Server Role
In a previous article, I discussed the new server role architecture in Exchange 2013. This article continues the series by discussing the Client Access server role.While this Exchange server role...
View ArticleJoin us in Las Vegas, April 8-12, 2013 for MMS
The Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) is tailored specifically to IT Professionals and provides some of the deepest level of technical training Microsoft has to offer. Attendees will learn from...
View ArticleA Business Analytics Webcast Extravaganza on January 30th
By guest blogger: Denise McInerney, PASS Board DirectorPlease join our industry experts as they take to the virtual stage for 24 hours of business analytics online training on January 30. I’ve recently...
View Article24 Chances to Win During the 24 Hours of PASS!
Mark your calendars for January 30th and play along on Twitter to win prizes during the 24 Hours of PASS!If you’re a business analytics professional, you won’t want to miss the upcoming 24 Hours of...
View ArticleRedditors: Ask the HP Workstation Team Anything!
Hello everyone! If you’ve been reading the Extreme Windows Blog lately, you’ve seen me demonstrate some of latest and greatest HP Workstations, including the HP Z820 desktop, the HP Z1 All-In-One, and...
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