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Top Three takeaway's for @TiffanyWI at #TechED
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06-15-2010
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Hi @TiffanyWI here with a closing report from Tech ED 2010! Here are my top three takeaways in no particular order and my assignment for the next 11 months… Community: In my role at New Horizons, I am entrenched in the Microsoft Partner Community...
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Thank You!
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06-11-2010
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On behalf of the Green Team and all of the victims of Alzheimer's disease and their families I want to extend my sincere thanks. My mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in her early 50's and remained alive for 20 years. This was a difficult...
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Runoff winner: Green Team!
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06-11-2010
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Congrats to the Green team for clinching the runoff and $5,000 for Alzheimer's Association. It was close to the end but they pulled it off. Also congrats to the Red and Blue teams as well as the Gold team. Without all of you, this wouldn't have...
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Building suspense...
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06-11-2010
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So the competition is over and there's still no winner. Why? It appears the database I use to pull the Exam Challenge data is undergoing a backup and restore and thus it's offline The score for first is close. Green holds a 3 point margin over...
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Just a few more hours...
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06-10-2010
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Until the end of the runoff....this is your last chance to update your subscription (make sure you use the same email as the one you used to register here) or Are You Certifiable. I'll have scores for you late tonight (around 11p-12am) as I'm...
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One more day for the runoff!
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06-09-2010
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Just updated the scores and there's one more day for the runoff for $5000 and it's a close one. If it ended today, Green wins with 44, Blue in close second with 41. So one more day and this is all over!
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Another chance to win for your team and charity!
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06-07-2010
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The IT Grand Prix is (sort of) over and the Gold Team has won $10,000 for International Development Enterprises. Congratulations to Susan Ibach, Christopher Harrison, and the 447 members of the Gold Team pit crew! You can watch the winning team announcement...
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The Winner of the IT Grand Prix is...
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06-07-2010
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Ken and Steve Holcomb announce the winner of the IT Grand Prix! More below - Congrats Gold Team! Well done and congrats to all teams involved. You guys did a great job. The scoreboard has been updated so you can see the breakdown. It was very close to...
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IT Grand Prix: Crossing the Finish Line!
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06-06-2010
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All our racers are now in New Orleans, awaiting the announcement of the final results this afternoon at TechEd! Friday’s challenge was a pulse-pounding one—our teams got quite the tour of New Orleans. How did it go? Watch and see…
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Day 4 and the New Orleans Challenge
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06-04-2010
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Day 4 and we started out at New Horizons New Orleans where we recorded videos as a follow to the non profits we had visited during the week. The team at New Horizons opened their doors to us, and that legendary southern hospitality was in full flight...
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IT Grand Prix Day 3: Houston
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06-04-2010
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Watch what happened in Houston! After training students at Technology Service Corp and NPower in New York, the teams find themselves heading to the Audobon society to help them with different IT projects: network infrastructure, win 7 deployment, training...
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ITGP - Last day
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06-04-2010
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Hi all! I'm working on updating the scores and uploading the Day 3 video. Our teams are doing a pretty amazing job and I hope you guys are watching the videos to see what they're up to. I wanted to give you a schedule of what's going to happen...
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@NHMicrosoft Welcome's the teams =)
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06-04-2010
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They are here and off to a great start on the final day of challenges! Stay posted today as we update you on the great day of activities that we have planned for these brilliant MCT's =)
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Red Team Rigged to Fail; Error saving your comment!
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06-04-2010
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Hey Guys! I don't know about you, but I've been running into some issues while commenting (as I just tried to comment on my good Green Team friends Blog) and it got me thinking... Is this all a conspiracy to ensure that the RED TEAM who have been...
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IT Grand Prix Day 2 – No Sleep to Brooklyn, NPowering Students through education! (cross-post)
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06-04-2010
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(Feel free to visit IT Grand Prix Day 2 – No Sleep to Brooklyn, NPowering Students through education! for the original unmodified post!) Wow, let me say that again. Wow! Welcome to Day 2! It’s hard to say where Day 2 begins or ends so for...
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Day 3 and the Grand Prix makes a difference in Houston
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06-03-2010
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Day 3 saw us in Houston. Arriving late from NYC, we were greeted by a truly impressive thunderstorm. Massive forks of lightning lit up the sky and the rain bucketed down as we made our way from the airport to the hotel. We really knew we were in the south...
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IT Grand Prix Day 2 Results: Blue Team Wins!
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06-03-2010
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Day 2 of the IT Grand Prix have the teams in New York City. Watch the video to see what happens. Results 1st Place: Blue Team 2nd Place: Gold Team 3rd Place: Red Team 4th Place: Green Team Also read the Red Team's account of the day - http://borntolearn...
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Pit Crews - LAST CHANCE!
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06-03-2010
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The ground teams are running around the US and are working hard to win for their charity. You the pit crews have a major impact on that. All of the online challenges end at 11:59 PM Friday, June 4th PDT. There are still some close challenges. Exam Challenge...
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IT Grand Prix Day 1 Results: Green Team Victorious!
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06-02-2010
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The results are in: Team Green wins the Washington, DC challenge ! With two of our ten challenges now closed (Build Your Team and Washington, DC), the Green and Gold teams are tied for first place with 15 points each, with the Red and Blue teams tied...
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Do you run Windows 7 on your laptop? New Yorkers Do!
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06-02-2010
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Sitting here within the Starbucks at 50 Court Street, Brooklyn NY we polled passer bys as they entered in to get coffee. The question of the day; "Are you running Windows 7 on your laptop?" The responsiveness we got from various individuals...
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IT Grand Prix Day 1 – Application Virtualization taking KIPP DC by storm! (external referral!)
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06-01-2010
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So here we are kicking off the first official day of the IT Grand Prix in Washington DC! We were supplied with a USB Key with our puzzle, an Internet connection USB card, and a $500 cash card for our incidentals! Our host David Elfassy gave us a ‘puzzle’...
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The Teams kick off in DC!
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06-01-2010
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You, the pit crews, have been competing for several weeks. Now it's the Ground Teams' turn! With David Elfassy as host, we start the trip to New Orleans. Stay tuned each day as we'll have a report of the competition that day.
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The Heat is On in NOLA! (Cue the Beverly Hills Cop Theme Song)
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06-01-2010
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@TiffanyWI here! "The Heat is ON" literally! The forecast for next week is unbearably Warm! Summer is here… Before you get here next week a few things you should/need to know about New Orleans that have very little to do with the conference...
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Did somebody say "competition"?
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05-30-2010
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Can you beat the "Are you Certifiable" Green team score? LOVE these new MCP t-shirts! Deadline for the first round t-Shirt give-away is nearing. Check out the scores and details on deadlines here . Must be registered with the GREEN TEAM, then...
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IT's Easy Being Green!
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05-20-2010
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In the immortal words of Kermit the Frog, Green's the color of Spring And green can be cool and friendly-like And green can be big like an ocean Or important like a mountain Or tall like a tree When green is all there is to be It could make you wonder...
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