TECHbash 2007 has been officially announced. To check out a full agenda and to regsiter for some really cool swag including Vista and Office 2007 licenses, visit techbash.com. At TECHbash 2007, you will have the chance to learn the latest technologies in the industry including: Microsoft Exchange 2007 Microsoft Windows Code-Named ...

I've been reading up on recent blog posts by Mitch Denny lately regarding a laptop he had received from Microsoft. Earlier today, I received my daily email from eWeek containing an opinion post regarding the *free* laptops. I followed through all of the links provided and read up on the stories behind the laptops. It seems as though they are ...

Great! Windows Vista is now off for production. You can read more about the release notice here: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/nov06/11-08VistaRTM.mspx

According to a press release by Microsoft, they are on track to release Vista in November to all Volume License companies. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/Oct06/10-13VistaReleasePR.mspx

Below is a basic Registry script to reset your Internet Explorer homepage. In this example, the homepage is being reset to jasongaylord.com:  Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Start ...

Virtual PC 2004 has something within its build that prevents the Vista RC1 from being setup. When the setup begins, you'll receive an error message about a corrupt install.wim file following the entry of your installation code. To get around this issue, download the free version of Virtual Server 2005 RC2. Setup Vista using that. Then, if ...

I'm not happy with the July CTP of Vista. There are a bunch of reasons why I'm not satisfied. First, Microsoft does not appear to be working with many of the media companies. Vista's big ''thing'' is multimedia and unless someone found some hacks, neither Nero or LightScribe can install on Vista. Most home PCs that have been purchased over the ...

Ever receive those spam messages saying that you can save up to 50% on your Microsoft licensing? Well, you can. Microsoft has a website for submitting rebates and for viewing licensing incentives. To see what I mean, visit MicrosoftIncentives.com.

For some time now I thought it would be nice for Microsoft to offer a backup application that will completely back up the entire PC. Well, now it looks like they have. The feature is called CompletePC Backup. From what I have heard from others, you can also remove the SID information from the backup to allow imaging. If that's the case I can ...

I've been using IE 7 now for over a week and noticed a few bugs. Visiting some web sites that utilize the browscaps.ini file can cause unusual 500 errors for the sites. I've seen this while visiting www.skmmenu.com. This has been documented on the skmmenu project board at ...