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This is the community blog for Brendon Schwartz and Matt Ranlett.  If you want to see their technical posts visit http://www.sharepointguys.com

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    Great news from our hosting provider MaximumASP, great job guys
    Here is the press release we just got from them being awarded the Hosting Solutions Go To Partner. June 24, 2009 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time MaximumASP Honored as 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards Winner in Hosting Solutions LOUISVILLE...
    Posted: 06-25-2009 12:26 AM by Brendon Schwartz | with no comments
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    Talking about Windows
    The Next Generation of Windows® is almost here! Microsoft has released a video blog called Talking About Windows. This video blog provides insight on Windows 7 from the Microsoft engineers who helped build the product. www.talkingaboutwindows.com...
    10 best iPhone applications
    It seems like a mandatory thing – own an iPhone, download a ton of apps (mostly free) and write about them on your blog. My turn. My Top Ten (this one goes to Eleven!) Evernote (free) – truly one of the best apps, Evernote is an extremely...
    Sweet times at SweetWater Brewery
    Stephen, Ken and I wandered down to the SweetWater Brewery for their weekly tasting event yesterday. I was blown away by how many people came out for this – maybe 200 to 300 people in total. Stephen and Ken Backstage tour of the giant brewing tanks...
    Awesome iPhone game earns my money
    I bought an iPhone game today – an awesome game called Crayon Physics Deluxe. This little app is incredibly cool. You get to draw shapes and lines with your finger and have these amazing Rube Goldberg Crayola machines spring into action. I showed...
    Enhance delivery speed and excellence with mock user interfaces
    User Interface design sessions typically start on a white board if everyone can be in the room together, but what's the next step? How do you capture that UI mockup effectively and modify it according to user feedback? Some folks turn to Visio for...
    Giving thanks to our sponsors during the holidays
    During this time of year it is always nice to thank and give thanks to the sponsors who make this site possible. We would like to thank MaximumASP for their continued efforts to make this a great community. The recently announced a new offering for their...
    Posted: 12-23-2008 10:55 AM by Brendon Schwartz | with no comments
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    My Microsoft Life Experience - updated!
    I make not secret of the fact that I'm a Microsoft fanboy. I use a Microsoft Zune. I have several Xboxes (I kept 1 and gave 2 away). I use a Windows Mobile phone. This morning, my Microsoft Life got updated. I fired up my Xbox 360 and downloaded the...
    Local community member working with HeroBox.org
    Ryan Housley, one of the Atlanta community members that helped start and run MOSSmosis , a SharePoint user groups, is now going to help another great cause. He is helping HeroBox.org to send custom care packages to American soliders. Help support him...
    Posted: 10-08-2008 5:01 AM by Brendon Schwartz | with no comments
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    Need to remember what tasks to do
    If you want to have lists of items to track that you can make public and private check out Remember The Milk http://www.rememberthemilk.com/ It is funny they have a very similar logo to ours. The great part is that it is available from many different...
    DevCow calendar now up to date
    If anyone doesn't know, the DevCow calendar is actually manually updated every month. I have been updating the calendar for about 3-4 years now every month. The process I take is to go directly to the websites of the user groups that we list on the...
    Bad stuff happening in threes
    It has been a rough week or so for Kim and I recently. It started a week or so back with Kim's car. I took it in to get the oil changed and found that the car needed a bunch of expensive fluid changes. I spent a bunch of money on that, took the car...
    Posted: 05-28-2008 11:52 AM by Matt Ranlett | with 4 comment(s)
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    Twitter is seriously impacting my blogging
    Now I can say most of what I used to say here in a far more immediate and visceral way using Twitter. You should all be using Twitter and Twhirl! Go forth and tell everyone what you're doing. What is Twitter ? How do I get an account ? What is Twhirl...
    Posted: 04-29-2008 8:51 AM by Matt Ranlett | with no comments
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    Camtasia: video presentations for everyone!
    I've been playing around with Camtasia recently as I record videos for the SharePoint course of the Dot Net University . The tool is totally AWESOME! I'm about to become a video blogging fool!
    Posted: 04-12-2008 11:35 PM by Matt Ranlett | with no comments
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    [RANT] Troubles with Linksys WCG200
    If you are from Linksys give me a call and we can talk, I just might put you on hold for 5 hours and resolve your issue in 2 days! Where do you start with any customer support call? Well I used to think that Linksys was one of the best brands on the market...
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