Editor's Note - August 2000

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New Topics on TechNet

I've delayed the usually prompt delivery of this missive to coincide mid-month with the debut of new and revamped areas on TechNet:

New areas:

And in the revamped category, we reorganized the Windows 2000 information by client and server, per your requests:

Explore these new areas, send us suggestions for topics you'd like to see, and let us know how you like the topics we've posted. We've got more new topics planned for early fall, and as I type this I'm tempted to spill the beans because I think you'll find them very, very useful. However, discretion -- or coyness – has got the better of me so I'll leave you with a reminder to keep checking back. I'll also let you know in this column when more new topics are added.

Technical Chats

Here's the lineup for the last half of August. Please attend and pose your most difficult questions to the product managers, product developers, and PSS engineers we've assembled. To join a chat, go to https://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/chats/default.mspx on the dates as specified below.

Deploying Windows 2000 and Office 2000

Wednesday, August 16, 2000 10AM - 11AM PDT (18:00 - 19:00 GMT)

Windows 2000 Active Directory Q&A

Tuesday, August 22, 2000 10AM - 11AM PDT (18:00 - 19:00 GMT)

Managing the Enterprise - Best Practices and Tips for SQL Server

Wednesday, August 23, 2000 10AM - 11AM PDT (18:00 - 19:00 GMT)

Planning Your Commerce Server 2000 Site

Thursday, August 24, 2000 10AM - 11AM PDT (18:00 - 19:00 GMT)

We frequently add chats to our schedule. For the latest scoop on our chat topics, see https://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/chats/default.mspx.

Puzzler Update

The latest round of the famous Puzzler challenge began just two weeks ago. It's your chance to use your technical expertise to win great prizes, along with your name's publication on our Winners List and no small measure of fame. For this round, we've got great hardware to give away: an HP Jornada 548 hand-held color PC and two runner up prizes of Compaq Aero 1500 Palm-size PCs.

And not least, those who answer four questions correctly win a coveted Puzzler T-shirt.

As always, let me know your thoughts and ideas on how we can continue to make TechNet even better.

Tim McBride
Group Manager
Microsoft TechNet