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8 hidden Windows Phone 8 settings you’ll actually use
OK, so none of these are technically hidden. But I know many people who treat the Settings section of their smartphone or PC like terra pericolosa—scary territory worth venturing into only when...
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I'd like to use the web my way, thank you very much Quora.
I was browsing the web today, as I often do, with my iPhone on the can. (Yeah, you do it to, don't front.)A link to an interesting Q&A on Quora came along, so I clicked. And got this.Wow. This is...
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Hyper-V Replica Kerberos Error
David is one of our Premier Field Engineers and he approached us with an interesting problem where the customer was encountering a Kerberos error when trying to create a replication relationship. On...
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How to set up a product-centric website in SharePoint 2013
In this series of "how to's" blog posts I'll describe how you can use SharePoint 2013 to set up a website that is based on product catalog data. I'll show you how to use the cross-site publishing...
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Address Book Policies, Jamba Jokes and Secret Agents
Since we added the Address Book Policy feature in Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2, one of the questions I frequently hear (related to ABP’s that is) is, “when are you adding ABP’s to Office 365?”...
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Networking in VMM 2012 SP1 – Logical Networks (Part I)
In this blog, the second in our series, we will take a closer look at Logical Networks and review some of the key considerations, best practice recommendations and guidance for designing, implementing...
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New MSMQ Management Pack Now Available!
OverviewMessage Queuing (also known as MSMQ) is a server application that enables applications to communicate across heterogeneous networks and systems that may be temporarily offline or otherwise...
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DFSR Reparse Point Support (or: Avoiding Schrödinger's File)
Hi folks, Ned Pyle here again. We are occasionally asked which reparse points DFS Replication can handle, and if we can add more. Today I explain DFSR behaviors and why simply adding reparse point...
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Office and the Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro device — what's supported?
Learn what versions of Office are supported on the Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro device and how that device differs from the Surface with Windows RT device for deploying Office.Back in November,...
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Windows 7 RTM End Of Support Is Right Around The Corner
Has it been that long already? Windows 7 SP1 was released almost two years ago. As a result of that release, Windows 7 RTM (with no service pack) will no longer be supported as of April 9th, 2013,...
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Recommended SQL Server 2012 SP1 Hotfix available for msiexec issue (KB2793634)
SQL Server 2012 SP1 installations are currently experiencing an issue in certain configurations as described in Knowledge Base article KB2793634 . This article provides a fix for this issue which is...
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Connecting to Availability Group Listener in Hybrid IT
In this blog, I'd like to explore client connectivity strategy when you have an availability group that spans both your on-premise servers and Windows Azure VMs. From the outset, I should clarify that...
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Choosing between SQL Server in Windows Azure VM & Windows Azure SQL Database
Editor's Note: This post was co-written by Madhan Arumugam and Guy Bowerman from the SQL Server Cloud Infrastructure Team.IntroductionWindows Azure gives you a choice in where to host your SQL data,...
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Get in the mood for love with these Windows Phone Photo Challenge winners
Happy Valentine’s Day! A few weeks ago, we asked you to submit photos that somehow captured the emotion of love. Many of you shared moving stories and powerful images. After much consideration, we’ve...
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Learn About Office 365 Migration in our Latest Ignite Webcast!
To sign up for this webcast please download and save the attached calendar invite below where you will find the Webcast Meeting information. Ignite Webcasts are online sessions led by Microsoft Office...
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Getting a MIME type from a file extension in ASP.NET 4.5
If you've ever implemented a file upload or download scenario in ASP.NET, you've likely come across the situation of having to provide a MIME type based off of a file extension. IIS does this...
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February 2013 Security Bulletin Webcast, Q&A, and Slide Deck
Today we’re publishing the February 2013 Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page . We fielded 15 questions on various topics during the webcast, with specific bulletin questions focusing...
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Everything’s bigger in Texas: State adopts Office 365 for more than 100,000...
The following is a post fromMichael Donlan, Vice President of U.S. State and Local Government at Microsoft.The Texas Department of Information Resources is adopting Office 365 for more than 100,000...
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Nerd Achievement Unlocked: We’re On Hey Scripting Guy!
Hey y’all, Mark here with a quick post. A while back Tom Moser and I wrote a powershell script to help backup and remove ADM...
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Professional Team Foundation Server 2012
Grant Holliday and friends just put out a new version of their excellent TFS book, now updated for TFS 2012. It’s worth having if you are really trying to understand the ins and outs of TFS. Learn...
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