Author Archives: halberenson

Is Microsoft going to miss the Internet TV/Streaming Video revolution?

Posted on December 5, 2010 by halberenson

My friends on Facebook know that one of my focuses since retiring from Microsoft has been reworking my home entertainment setup.  In researching all my options one thing stands out, Microsoft products are going to play a very small role … Continue reading →

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Samsung Focus, AT&T Zero, and Micro-USB Cables

Posted on December 5, 2010 by halberenson

I recently acquired a Samsung Focus along with an AT&T Zero charger and, in order to qualify for a discount that more than made it free, added an AT&T branded extra Micro-USB cable to the lot.  For those unfamiliar with the … Continue reading →

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Capturing my final microsoft.com bio…and realized it needed an update :-)

Posted on September 28, 2010 by halberenson

Hal Berenson is a Distinguished Engineer in Microsoft’s Identity and Security Division where he leads the division-wide architecture team and serves as general manager of the Anywhere Access Group. Previously Berenson worked in the Office of the CTO, where he … Continue reading →

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Coming soon…

Posted on September 28, 2010 by halberenson

Well, with my re-retirement from Microsoft scheduled for October 1st I expect to begin blogging again.  The site has moved to WordPress, and I’ll get it cleaned up and ready to go over the next few weeks.

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Hello world!

Posted on September 27, 2010 by halberenson

Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!

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Microsoft Security Essentials

Posted on July 20, 2009 by halberenson

A little housekeeping before I talk about MSE….  I’m going to be starting a separate blog for work-related items and will post the address for that when it is ready.  I mention that because this blog entry is about something … Continue reading →

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First signs of life in Vegas in 3 months

Posted on March 18, 2009 by halberenson

Last night when I told "a local" that I was in town for MIX they mentioned this was the first week LV hadn’t seemed dead in about 3 months. Now MIX is tiney by LV (think CES) standards, but it’s … Continue reading →

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Preparing for MIX09

Posted on March 13, 2009 by halberenson

I actually am going to blog about work for a change!  I’ve attended quite a few Microsoft conferences, spoken at most of those, and even keynoted a couple.  But I’ve never been to MIX.  Now that I’m working in the … Continue reading →

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Nice Win7 Power Management Feature

Posted on January 14, 2009 by halberenson

The command line “powercfg –energy” checks your system for power-related issues.  I tried it on my server system and the error part of the results are below.  I wish I had this on Vista, so I could figure out why … Continue reading →

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A funny Win7 Experience

Posted on January 14, 2009 by halberenson

Just after my last posting Win7 appeared to lose the mouse.  I’m using a wireless Microsoft mouse, and Win7 seemed quite happy to do so without my installing Intellipoint.  Well, after the mouse pointer refused to move, even after trying … Continue reading →

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