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October 21, 2013

Free eBook: Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals

Title: Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals
Author: Ed Bott
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Published: 10/14/2013
Pages: 136
ISBN: 978-0-7356-8427-0
PDF: Microsoft Press ebook Introducing Windows ITPro PDF.pdf
Size: 9.3 MB
Price: FREE
Download URL: Click here for download

OTHER FORMATS

ePUB – coming soon (same URL above).
Mobi (Kindle) – coming soon (same URL above).
Hard copy – available from Amazon.com on 11/04/2013 for $8.99 US.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

An overview of Windows 8.1
The Windows 8.1 user experience
Deploying Windows 8.1
Security in Windows 8.1
Internet Explorer 11
Delivering Windows Store apps
Recovery options in Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 and networks
Virtualization in Windows 8.1
Windows RT 8.1
Managing mobile devices

DESCRIPTION

The goal in this book is to help you on the upgrade path by presenting the
facts and features about Windows 8.1 as clearly as possible. If you’ve been living in an environment built around a previous version of Windows, you have a lot to absorb in the transition to Windows 8.1. This book tries to lay out those facts in as neutral a fashion as possible, starting with an overview of the operating system, explaining the many changes to the user experience, and diving deep into deployment and management tools where it’s necessary.

By design, this book focuses on things that are new, with a special emphasis on
topics of interest to IT pros. So you might find fewer tips and tricks about the new user experience than your users want but more about management, deployment, and security—which ultimately is what matters to the long-term well-being of the company you work for.

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September 9, 2013

Windows Server 2012 R2 and 8.1 RTM on MSDN/TechNet

Per this blog announcement, the final bits of the next wave of Windows products are available on MSDN & TechNet.

Note: General Availability (GA) to the public for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 is Friday, October 18, 2013.

MSDN

TechNet

Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1 (multiple editions) (x86) – DVD (English)
File size: 2,780 MB
File name: en_windows_8_1_x86_dvd_2707392.iso
SHA1: 802CFCD3A411D99C097EA7E747F0B6697F9BDAC4
Windows 8.1 (multiple editions) (x64) – DVD (English)
File size: 3,719 MB
File name: en_windows_8_1_x64_dvd_2707217.iso
SHA1: BC2F7FF5C91C9F0F8676E39E703085C65072139B

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) – DVD (English)
File size: 4,071 MB
File name: en_windows_server_2012_r2_x64_dvd_2707946.iso
SHA1: B6F063436056510357CB19CB77DB781ED9C11DF3
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 (x64) – DVD (English)
File size: 1,917 MB
File name: en_microsoft_hyper-v_server_2012_r2
_x64_dvd_2708236.iso
SHA1: 1EEC2EE8DD77E8EB970B210C9B0E01986D7210DD
Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation (x64) – DVD (English)
File size: 3,860 MB
File name: en_windows_storage_server_2012_r2_and_windows
_server_2012_r2_foundation_x64_dvd_2708426.iso
SHA1: E3F320EACACFC7F2B000D3E6B02872133BCA547C
Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials (x64) – DVD (English)
File size: 3,861 MB
File name: en_windows_server_2012_r2_essentials_x64
_dvd_2707177.iso
SHA1: 8A4CB96563DDA4F1BF637E57A992F3255D56B6F8

Rating: 8.0/10 (5 votes cast)

September 4, 2013

Download – Claims-Based Identity Guide eBook

Title: A Guide to Claims-Based Identity and Access Control (Second Edition)
Authors: Dominick Baier, Vittorio Bertocci,
Keith Brown, Scott Densmore, Eugenio Pace,
& Matias Wolosk
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Version: 2.0
Published: 9/3/2013
Pages: 411
PDF: Claims-based Identity Second Edition device.pdf
Size: 19.3 MB
Price: FREE
Download URL: Click here for download

Also available in ePUB format (same URL above)
ePUB: ClaimsBasedIdentityandAccessControl.epub
Size: 9.1 MB

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – An Introduction to Claims
Chapter 2 – Claims -Based Architectures
Chapter 3 – Claims-Based Single Sign-On for the Web and Windows Azure
Chapter 4 – Federated Identity for Web Applications
Chapter 5 – Federated Identity with Windows Azure Access Control Service
Chapter 6 – Federated Identity with Multiple Partners
Chapter 7 – Federated Identity with Multiple Partners and Windows Azure Access Control Service
Chapter 8 – Claims Enabling Web Services
Chapter 9 – Securing REST Services
Chapter 10 – Accessing REST Services from a Windows Phone Device
Chapter 11 – Claims-Based Single Sign-On for Microsoft SharePoint 2010
Chapter 12 – Federated Identity for SharePoint Applications

Description

Claims-based identity seeks to control the digital experience and allocate digital resources based on claims made by one party about another. A party can be a person, organization, government, website, web service, or even a device. The very simplest example of a claim is something that a party says about itself.

As the authors of this book point out, there is nothing new about the use of claims. As far back as the early days of mainframe computing, the operating system asked users for passwords and then passed each new application a “claim” about who was using it. But this world was based to some extent on wishful thinking because applications didn’t question what they were told.

As systems became interconnected and more complicated, we needed ways to identify parties across multiple computers. One way to do this was for the parties that used applications on one computer to authenticate to the applications (and/or operating systems) that ran on the other computers. This mechanism is still widely used—for example, when logging on to a great number of Web sites.

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August 20, 2013January 13, 2017

Download – Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 eBook

Title: Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Release
Author: Mitch Tulloch with the Windows Server Team
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Published: © 2013 by Microsoft Corporation
Pages: 108
ISBN: 978-0-7356-8293-1
File size: 5.1 MB
Price: FREE preview*
Download URL: Click here for download

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – Cloud OS
Chapter 2 – Hyper-V
Chapter 3 – Storage
Chapter 4 – Failover Clustering
Chapter 5 – Networking
Chapter 6 – Other Enhancements

Description

Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Release (ISBN 9780735682931), by Mitch Tulloch with the Windows Server Team, introduces new features and capabilities, with scenario-based advice on how the platform can meet the needs of your business. Get the high-level overview you need to begin preparing your deployment now. This book is based on the Preview release and will be updated to cover Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM.

Download the PDF version of this title here (108 pages, 5.1 MB). UPDATE: The EPUB format is here and the MOBI format is here.

Watch for the lengthier RTM edition of this ebook later this year!

If you prefer a hard copy of the book, you can order it here from the official distributor, O’Reilly Media, for $9.99.

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August 17, 2013

Download Even More Free Visio Network Stencils

But wait, there’s more!

Here are a bunch of Microsoft Official Visio Stencils.

Title: Visio Stencils for IT Pro Posters
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Published: 03/02/2009
Version: 1.0
Filename: ITPostersVisioTemplate.zip
File size: 603 KB
Download URL: Click here to download

Description:

Download this zip file of Microsoft Office Visio stencils to create your own diagrams for models of server deployments. For examples of how the IT pro content publishing team for Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Microsoft Search Server 2008, and Windows SharePoint Services used these shapes, see these pages:

Sample content:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11616

Title: Visio shapes for SharePoint Server, Project Server, Search Server, and Office posters
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Published: 2/06/2010
Version: 1.0
Filename: ITPro_PosterStencils.zip
File size: 1.0 MB
Download URL: Click here to download

Description:
Visio shapes to use to create models of server deployment environments.

Sample content:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21480

Title: New Office Visio Stencil
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Published: 12/18/2012
Version: 1.0
Filename: FLEX_Stencil_121412.vss
File size: 3.9 MB
Download URL: Click here to download

Description:
This stencil contains more than 300 icons to help you create visual representations of Microsoft Office or Microsoft Office 365 deployments including Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, Microsoft Lync Server 2013, and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013.

Sample content:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35772

Title: Office Visio Stencil for Exchange 2013
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Published: 1/25/2013
Version: Jan 2013
Filename: Exchange 2013 Office Visio Stencil.vss
File size: 2.0 MB
Download URL: Click here to download

Description:

This stencil contains Exchange 2013 specific icons to help you create visual representations of Microsoft Exchange 2013 deployments, including on-premises, hybrid, and Office 365.

Sample content:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36448

Title: Microsoft Exchange 2010 Visio Stencil
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Published: 11/05/2010
Version: Nov 2010
Filename: Exchange2010.vss
File size: 6.2 MB
Download URL: Click here to download

Description:

Use this stencil to create Visio drawings that contain Exchange 2010 objects. These shapes include icons for the following:

Exchange 2010 server roles

Features new to Exchange 2010 SP1

Networking, telephony, and Unified Messaging objects

Active Directory and directory service objects

Client computers and devices

Other Exchange organization elements

Sample content:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6977

Title: Lync Server 2010 Visio Stencil
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Published: 2/09/2011
Version: Feb 2011
Filename: LyncServer2010VisioStencil.vss
File size: 19.4 MB
Download URL: Click here to download

Description:

This stencil provides over 125 shapes to help you create a visual presentation of your Lync Server architecture.

Sample content:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20891

Title: Rack Server Virtualization Template for Visio 2010
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Published: 10/17/2011
Version: 1.0
Filename: Rack_Server_Virtualization.vst
File size: 468 KB
Download URL: Click here to download

Description:

Get started with diagramming a virtualized rack server or data center environment with this Visio 2010 template.

Sample content:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27735

And some older ones…

Network Equipment Shapes for Microsoft Visio (38.3 MB)
(24 stencils, lots of older network objects from Dell, Compaq, Panduit, etc.)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4604

Software and Database Shapes for Microsoft Visio
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25110

Office Communications Server 2007 and 2007 R2 Visio
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=9194

Microsoft Office Visio Stencil Containing Shapes for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 (2.1 MB)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4290

Rating: 8.9/10 (42 votes cast)

August 17, 2013August 17, 2013

Download Free Visio Stencils for Network Documentation

Here are some free (and really nice) Visio stencils for networks to accompany the videos from KYSBSUG #114:

Hyper-V Virtualization Stencils
http://www.jonathancusson.com/tag/virtualization-stencil

Unofficial VMware Visio Stencils
(the ‘icons’ one mentioned in the presentation)
http://technodrone.blogspot.com/2013/04/vmware-visio.html

Visio Cafe
http://www.visiocafe.com

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July 24, 2013July 24, 2013

Download – Service Pack 2 for Office 2010

Title: Service Pack 2 for Office 2010
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Published: 7/21/2013

32-bit Version
Filename: officesp2010-kb2687455-fullfile-x86-en-us.exe
File size: 638.2 MB
Download URL: Click here to download

64-bit version
Filename: officesp2010-kb2687455-fullfile-x64-en-us.exe
File size: 730.4 MB
Download URL: Click here to download

KB 2687455 – What’s new in Office 2010 SP2:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687455

Spreadsheet listing bug fixes in Office 2010 SP2:
Click here to download

If you just need to download Service Pack 2 for a specific Office 2010 application, check this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687521

Rating: 10.0/10 (2 votes cast)

July 18, 2013

Download – Windows Server 2012 R2 Test Lab Guide

Whitepaper - Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Test Lab Guide Title: Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Test Lab Guide
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Published: 7/17/2013
Filename: Win2012_R2_Preview_TLG.docx
File size: 199 KB
Pages: 33
Price: FREE
Download URL: Click here to download

Description:

This Microsoft Test Lab Guide (TLG) provides you with step-by-step instructions to create the Windows Base Configuration test lab, using computers running Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview.

With the resulting test lab environment, you can build test labs based on other Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview-based TLGs from Microsoft, TLG extensions in the TechNet Wiki, or a test lab of your own design that can include Microsoft or non-Microsoft products.

For a test lab based on physical computers, you can image the drives for future test labs.
For a test lab based on virtual machines, you can create snapshots of the base configuration virtual machines.

This enables you to easily return to the base configuration test lab, where most of the routine infrastructure and networking services have already been configured, so that you can focus on building a test lab for the product, technology, or solution of interest.

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July 16, 2013

Download – Digital Citizenship Toolkit – 27 Documents

There are two old sayings that often come to mind:

“Safety is no accident”

“Common sense isn’t very common”

Computer lessons that are learned the hard way (through first-hand experience) are very painful. But these days those lessons can cost you a lot more than lost time – you can lose your identity or the safety of the ones you care about.

Microsoft has released a series of 27 documents to help.

Title: Digital Citizenship Toolkit – Brochures, Factsheets & Tip Cards
Author: Microsoft Virtualization Team
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Published: 7/10/2013
Price: FREE
Download URL: Click here to download

Defend Your Computer Brochure.pdf (1.6 MB)
DigiDucks Big Decision Book Sample.pdf (15.2 MB)
Digital Citizenship Begins with You Factsheet.pdf (1.2 MB)
Get Game Smart PACT.pdf (2.2 MB)
Help Kids Stand Up to Online Bullying Brochure.pdf (294 KB)
Help Kids Stand Up to Online Bullying Factsheet.pdf (236 KB)
Is the Online World More Dangerous Than the Real World Factsheet.pdf (198 KB)
Making Safer Financial Transactions Online Brochure.pdf (1.7 MB)
Microsoft_Family_Safety_Tools_brochure.pdf (3.4 MB)
Microsoft_Family_Safety_Tools_factsheet.pdf (3.5 MB)
Play It Safe Gaming Online Brochure.pdf (1.4 MB)
Protecting Tweens and Teens Online Brochure.pdf (1.6 MB)
Protecting Young Children Online Brochure.pdf (1.6 MB)
Protecting Your Information On the Go Brochure.pdf (1.4 MB)
Protecting Your Privacy Online Brochure.pdf (1.1 MB)
Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft Online Brochure.pdf (2.0 MB)
Protecting Yourself from Phishing Scams Brochure.pdf (1.2 MB)
Safer Online Socializing Brochure.pdf (1.4 MB)
Seniors Stay Safer on the Internet Brochure.pdf (1.3 MB)
Take Charge of Your Online Reputation Factsheet.pdf (1.4 MB)
Talking Safely Online Brochure.pdf (1.1 MB)
Teach Kids Mobile Phone Safety Brochure.pdf (1.5 MB)
Top Tips for Internet Safety at Work Tip Card.pdf (356 KB)
Top Tips for Online Safety at Home Tip Card.pdf (398 KB)
Top Tips for Online Safety for Secondary Students Factsheet.pdf (900 KB)
Top Tips for Online Safety in Secondary Schools Tip Card_For Teachers.pdf (1.7 MB)
Use Location Services More Safely Factsheet.pdf (1.1 MB)