Blog :: It's Here; Put Away Your Pre-Conceptions on What an OS Must Be: Part I
Traenk relates his past experience with Operating Systems that goes back 25 years, ok, more than that but he ain't tellin'
View ArticleBlog :: It's Here; Put Away Your Pre-Conceptions on What an OS Must Be: Part V
It's been a long while since you had a chance to be excited about a new version of an 'old' OS. Now is your chance.
View ArticleBlog :: It's Here; Put Away Your Pre-Conceptions on What an OS Must Be: Part IV
Graphical User Interfaces were important. So was cost control. Just what must an OS be?
View ArticleBlog :: Windows 7 Feature Focus: Cutting Through the Myths About XP Mode
Windows 7's XP Mode (aka Virtual Windows XP) is one of the most misunderstood options available for Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions. Go beyond the myths and get the FAQs you...
View ArticleBlog :: How Long?
John is in shock as the Apple Juggernaut rolls forward. How long before Win Mobile gets the respect it deserves?
View ArticleBlog :: There are no secrets II
After the discussion on client configurations betraying your infrastructure choices, my talk with Sim Pul Simon (my corrected spelling) turned to other server examples.
View ArticleBlog :: VMware's Thinapp gives Big Benefits
Need to sandbox existing parts of your technical infrastructure? ThinApp offers interesting possibilities...
View ArticleBlog :: I like ThinApp as a Way to Contain Stupid App Installations
Installing applications on Windows is difficult. Older apps make that difficulty painful.
View ArticleBlog :: Coming back, coming back home
After a year spent 'roughing it' with alternate vendor technologies, Traenk is returning to his Microsoft home.
View ArticleBlog :: InformIT's 17 Days of Giveaways
Get ready for a month full of giveaways. From July 9 through the end of the month, InformIT will be having 17 days of giveaways. Each week has a theme to make sure that there’s something YOU will be...
View ArticleBlog :: Day 17 of #17DaysofGiveaways - Microsoft Week
This is it – Day 17 of the 17 Days of Giveaways. For our final giveaway, three winners will each receive a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM) Unleashed eBook by Kerrie Meyler, Byron Holt,...
View ArticleBlog :: Security Street Smarts
Online banking, shopping from your armchair, and computer-initiated loans are leaving people more vulnerable to theft. Traenk discloses a new series in this blog.
View ArticleBlog :: I'm done playing; can I have my real computer back?
Tablet, schmablet. It's time to have a real computer available...
View ArticleBlog :: Keynote - SPTechCon from Boston
I attended Joel Oleson’s keynote this morning at SPTechCon in Boston. I always enjoy attending keynotes, as they generally provide a soup-to-nuts overview (marketing spew aside) on new products....
View ArticleBlog :: More Compelling Windows 9 Features
Many post little more than harsh criticism of Microsoft's Metro Interface in Windows 8. Traenk thinks there is a middle path that can get people talking about the powerful Operating System instead of...
View ArticleBlog :: A Chat with Sue Hanley: Reigning Queen of SharePoint Governance
Last week I had a few minutes (literally) to catch up with Susan Hanley at SPTechCon. Sue is one of three authors (with Scott Jamison and Chris Bortlik) of “Essential SharePoint 2013”, now on its third...
View ArticleBlog :: Windows 9 Final Ideas
So many principles introduced in these Windows 9 blogs now appear in Windows and Surface advertising. We are not alone, we Windows users who want Microsoft to take Windows to the next level...
View ArticleBlog :: New Operating System Upgrades--And the winner is . . .
Traenk recently upgraded to the free Windows 8.1 and Mac OS X Mavericks updates. Which of the two was the better, more effortless upgrade?
View ArticleBlog :: And the People were Heard
Traenk's not out on a limb when complaining about Windows 8. Today, let's discuss options...
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