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Technology Evangelist :: Microsoft New Zealand :: bat phone 021375503
Watch BillG at the RSA keynote over breakfast tomorrow morning
6AM tomorrow morning NZ time Add a reminder to your Outlook calendar I'm not a morning person :( but...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 02/14/2006
IE7 Beta 2 Preview Available for download
IE7 Beta2 preview is now available for download from https://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/ This...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 01/31/2006
Nigel blogs about Seattle sport
First time to see a live NBA basketball match, Nigel has more details about the fun and oncourt...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 01/26/2006
Ambient Design release ArtRage 2
Ambient Design release ArtRage 2 download it from https://artrage.com/artragedown.html Made in New...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 01/25/2006
Need an invite to Windows Live Messenger Beta?
I have a bunch of invites available if anyone wants to try out Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 01/20/2006
Invite to the Xbox 360 launch in NZ
From the Xbox team: Over March we will be traveling NZ in a custom built bus loaded with Xbox 360...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 01/17/2006
Toshiba Gigabeat S looks hot, PMC v2
Toshiba Gigabeat S Series Portable Media Center yummy yummy, where do I get one, I can't wait till...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 01/16/2006
WinPE 2.0 will be available widely...
Windows PE with Windows Vista will be available much more widely than the current version of WinPE...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 01/16/2006
January/February TechNet Magazine is now available
Happy New Year! The January/February TechNet Magazine is now available online... The complete...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 01/08/2006
Merry Christmas!
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer is in New Zealand enjoying the festive season with his family. There...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 12/25/2005
So whats in the latest Windows Vista (December) CTP?
The December CTP (Community Technology Preview) build released out through MSDN Subscription...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 12/21/2005
Virtual Server 2005 R2 Evaluation is now available online for immediate download
Interested in evaluating Virtual Server 2005 R2? Here are some of the new key features: Virtual...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 12/06/2005
Download Virtual Machine additions for Virtual Server 2005 R2
are now available for download. No more calling up PSS or Microsoft Services requesting the hotfix...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 12/06/2005
ActiveSync 4.1 is the latest sync software release for Windows Mobile 5.0 devices
If you've got a flashy new WM5.0 device, it's recommended that you use this latest version 4.1,...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 11/18/2005
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Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 10/19/2005
Released to Web: Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (download)
Just came out, download away and start your testing......
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 10/19/2005
System Center Capacity Planner 2006 Beta release is now available
System Center Capacity Planner 2006 Beta release is now available We are proud to announce public...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 10/07/2005
MS Security announcements
10PM Thursday night NZ time, Microsoft made a few announcements around Security Strategy and product...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 10/06/2005
Why can't I upgrade my existing Windows Mobile device to WM5.0 ?
A frequently asked question, I get asked this pretty much every week. So the Windows Mobile Team...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 10/06/2005
Native PDF support in Office "12"
Steven Sinofsky just announced at the MVP Summit that we will build in native support for the PDF...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 10/02/2005
new Acer tablet: convertible but with a Direct Hinge instead of swivel
Tablet PC pioneer Acer does it again, looks like they will be first to market with the new Tablet PC...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 09/19/2005
download IntelliPoint 5.3 - get magnified
The Hardware guys announced a whole lot of new products today including a very cool new highend...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 09/08/2005
TechEd New Zealand 2005
TechEd is on next week and to help demo Windows Sharepoint Services and prepare for his 2 sessions...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 08/23/2005
Its official: "Longhorn" is Windows Vista
Just officially announced this morning...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 07/22/2005
Search the GAL from a Windows Mobile - Microsoft Global Contact Access
How do you lookup and search the Exchange Global Address Book (GAL) when you're on the road, with...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 07/13/2005
News from Tech Ed USA
TechEd is on in the USA (Orlando, Florida) right now, Steve Ballmer did the opening Keynote (titled...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 06/08/2005
IE7 IIS7
Last week Tony on the IEBlog announced (or confirmed depending on your POV) that IE7 would have tabs...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 05/28/2005
x64
With the launch of Windows x64 at WinHEC 2005, last week I was in Auckland and Christchurch with AMD...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 05/28/2005
Wellington Windows Mobile User Group meeting Thursday June 9th, 2005
Details for the next Windows Mobile User Group https://www.wmug.co.nz/ meeting have just been sent...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 05/14/2005
download final version of Office Communicator 2005 (trial)
Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 is an enterprise messenger that integrates communications...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 05/13/2005
Windows OneCare
all over the web now...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 05/13/2005
XBOX360
The MTV show was broadcast about half an hour ago, now the new https://www.xbox360.com/ site is up,...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 05/12/2005
Bill Gates Keynote from the Microsoft Mobile & Embedded Developers Conference in Las Vegas
Hooray, now that the cat is out of the bag we can finally talk about Windows Mobile 5.0. That's the...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 05/11/2005
Windows Server 2003 R2 downloads
R2? If you haven't heard of it yet, you will soon. R2 its a new interim release of Windows Server...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 05/11/2005
Free desktop backgrounds and themes from Microsoft New Zealand.
Desktop Backgrounds for Windows Free desktop backgrounds and themes from Microsoft New Zealand....
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 05/11/2005
Microsoft Connect 05
So it's been a month or so since we did the 3-city Microsoft Connect 05 event. Christchurch,...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 05/11/2005
So who am I and I what do I do at Microsoft
Great question Mr. Rhetorical, firstly Who am I? Nathan Mercer, I work for Microsoft New Zealand and...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 05/11/2005
Post numero uno
Hi there, welcome to post number one of my new blog on blogs.technet.com. I've finally got my act...
Author: Nathan Mercer Date: 05/11/2005