IT

Thanks to a tweet from Microsoft MVP Alvin Ashcraft, I’ve discovered a new tool that almost makes me want to return to I.T. (OK, not really, but it’s still cool): RDCMan. This updated Remote Desktop management program is an improvement upon the Remote Desktops MMC Snap-in which I used exclusively…

Since Internet Explorer 8 made its beta debut, there has been much talk about its new features, a lot of which lately has centered on Web Slices – those bits of code that allow for interactive bookmarks that pop-up small windows of live web content within your browser window. But while Web Slices…

AppDeploy Repackager is a free tool for IT professionals that packages apps for deployment with just the click of the button. Although still in beta, the tool has already become an invaluable resource to many IT pros looking for an easy way to package apps for enterprise deployment. Unlike other…

This one’s for the IT Pros – a new beta of Identity Lifecycle Manager has been released – the ILM beta helps your users better manage their multiple identities across network resources via a solution that provides identity synchronization, certificate & password management, and user provisioning…

Anyone who has ever worked in I.T. knows the name Mark Russinovich (and might even have a little alter set up in his honor). Thanks to his toolset dubbed Sysinternals, I.T. Pros and other tech enthusiasts have had access to a large number of utilities for managing, troubleshooting, and diagnosing…

Don't miss this Technet Edge video on the new IT Probot out of Microsoft Research. It is the a core commitment to have one of these in every datacenter. I'll let you in on a little secret, the IT Probot was a program that got off the ground after several failed attempts to retrofit Conan…

   Last April I posted a piece on this Blog entitled "If Disney Did Healthcare".  I commented that there was a lot the healthcare industry could learn from Disney about customer service, customer experience, and customer satisfaction.  It was one of…

The Internet is abuzz today following a New York Times article by Steve Lohr about Microsoft's and Google's designs to change the game in healthcare.  Readers who follow this Blog will understand very well where I come down on all of this.  As a country, maintaining the status quo in…

I've mentioned before on this Blog that I'm a fan of Most-Wired Online and its guest editorials.  Every so often, a Most-Wired edition comes across my desk that especially draws me in.  This week's editorials by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island on Building a National Health IT…

   If your company ever comes to Redmond for a health industry briefing at our Executive Briefing Center, or you happen to attend one of the many keynotes I give at industry conferences throughout the year, you'll more than likely see what is known as our Health Future Vision video. …