Update: We are now done - please let us know what you think in the comments section! As many of you may be aware, the TechNet Blogs run on the Telligent Community platform. It's a great product, but we're a little out of date in terms of...

On January 27th the TechNet Blog user accounts merged with the TechNet Forums Profiles. This was part of a profile centralization effort, which consolidated our users’ profile suites down to a single instance that can be used across the TechNet...

General Search Tips You can begin a search with title: to search within the title of blog posts. For example, a running a search on " title: Windows 7 " will search for "Windows 7" in the title field of all TechNet blog posts. The more specific...

Last Update: Jan. 30, 2011 How to change your avatar and display name Listed below are steps to change your avatar and display name. For more information on managing your profile, please read our Frequently Asked Questions . Note: Some of the...

Today I’d like to go over some information regarding the sign up process as well as the account creation and association process. It seems the introduction of Windows Live ID with the MSDN and TechNet blogs has confused a few too many of you –...

By the time you read this, you’ll have seen the new home pages of the MSDN and TechNet Blogs. I wanted to give a little more insight into what’s on there and how it all works. I’m using the MSDN home page in the images but it’s...