Category Archives: Microsoft

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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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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First Windows 7 Experience

Posted on January 13, 2009 by halberenson

(Note: This is all personal experience at home…it isn’t related to my employment.) I downloaded and installed the Windows 7 Beta on my decommissioned SBS machine.  I’d intended to put a real graphics board in it, but hadn’t gotten around … Continue reading →

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Controlled Information Release

Posted on May 20, 2008 by halberenson

Wow, what a dry title! Mary Jo Foley has continued the trend of Bloggers expressing indignation over how little Microsoft has said about Windows 7 (Windows 7: The information lockdown continues by ZDNet‘s Mary Jo Foley — When is Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Windows Home Server

Posted on May 6, 2008 by halberenson

Another update…I replaced my Seagate Mirra Server with an HP MediaSmart Server running Windows Home Server.  Installation of the server was painless, it’s basically a black box.  Installation of the client software, on each client, was also painless.  Far better … Continue reading →

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The fun way to market things

Posted on December 7, 2007 by halberenson

This video for Microsoft Home Server is the kind of thing most of us wish Microsoft would do more of.  How else are you going to get people’s attention for this type of product?  How many people wake up saying … Continue reading →

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