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Microsoft enjoyed LINUX User Group LUGRadio
Thanks to everyone who made me so welcome at last weekend's LUGRadio Live - it's the UK's largest...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/11/2007
All of the Live Earth video and audio content will be streamed and available for replay afterwards
Browse to the MSN Live Earth website to view both streamed audio and video plus access the material...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/06/2007
The email titled "Reminder: Important changes to PayPal Accounts in the European Union" is NOT a Phishing email
The reason for this post is to make sure that those who subscribe to my blog and saw my earlier...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/06/2007
Are you allowed to set up an out-of-office message at your company?
Mark posted an interesting comment on my post regarding "Outlook 2007's Out of Office" feature...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/06/2007
Upcoming Security Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft July Security Bulletins (Level 200)Wed, 11 Jul 2007...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/03/2007
ISA Server 2006 has been approved for Common Criteria EAL4+ certification
The certification status has been posted on the BSI website stating that ISA Server 2006 has been...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/27/2007
How to quickly find all the voicemail messages in your Exchange Unified Communications Inbox
Microsoft Ltd recently implemented the Unified Communications features of Exchange 2007 resulting in...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/25/2007
How to become a Security Guru - do you seek perfection or good enough?
Errata Security includes an interesting post titled "How to become a security guru" which discusses...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/25/2007
Beware - Cookies are addictive!
I picked up a couple of packets of cookies whilst in France to share with my colleagues. A few...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/25/2007
Another day, another scam - my post was incorrect, the message titled "Reminder: Important changes to PayPal Accounts in the European Union" is NOT a Phishing Email
My apologies to PayPal - my post was incorrect - the email titled "Reminder: Important changes to...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/25/2007
Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (MOSS) 2007 provides the means to easily create and manage wikis within your intranet
There's a nice introductory article titled Wiki While You Work that was written by Mauro Cardarelli...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/13/2007
How to rebuild a machine that was encrypted via Windows Vista's Bitlocker feature by someone else
If you are given a machine by a colleague that they no longer need and wish to re-install it then...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/11/2007
The Out of Office feature is so much better in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 than previous versions
*Amendment - thanks to those of you who commented that you require Exchange Server 2007 to take...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/08/2007
HTC have released the beautiful "touch" mobile device- who on Earth would want an iPhone?!
I played with a HTC Touch device a few moments ago - it's beautiful! It's slim, light, has a good...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/07/2007
Ooh goodness - my Paypal account has been flagged!
Yes folks it's another attempted scam. There's a link to an explictly hardcoded IP address that I'm...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/06/2007
The Security Guard's face was a picture when I arrived at work on a skateboard!
It's a beautiful Summer's day in England today and like many people I made the most of my lunch...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/05/2007
It's easy to find encrypted areas of hard disk as illustrated by DiskScape Drive Analysis
At recent TechNet events I've demonstrated a tool named DiskScape to show quite how easy it is to...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/05/2007
This made me smile - book publisher steals Google laptops
I'm not advocating stealing as an acceptable behaviour before anyone asks! The Register posted a...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/05/2007
How to set up "Presenter View" in Powerpoint
Earlier this afternoon I helped a friend (Tony) with a couple of Microsoft Outlook problems (mainly...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/04/2007
How can I join the Early Adoption Programme for the next generation of SQL Server code named "katmai"
There's a datasheet for the next generation of SQL Server code named "katmai" and an Early Adoption...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/29/2007
Last night's VistaSquad User Group Meeting was fun! - Ray demonstrated Expression Blend
Ray Booysen gave an excellent demonstration showing the wonders of Windows Presentation Foundation...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/25/2007
IIS 7 will have even better security than IIS 6 due to it's enhanced modular architecture
IIS 6 (Windows Server 2003's web server) has a good security track record as it was developed under...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/24/2007
I keep seeing phrases like "secure firewall friendly connection" on products - what does it really mean?
Like many of you I keep seeing and hearing statements like "secure firewall friendly connection" on...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/24/2007
Would you like free support to help you try Windows Vista's BitLocker disk encryption feature?
Windows Vista's Bitlocker featureset can provide the technical means to encrypt the data on hard...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/21/2007
Now you can run VME Mainframe applications natively on Windows Server
Fujitsu kindly invited me to join them last week for the lauch of SuperNova - it's the next...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/21/2007
Here's a case of very wierd security for a public wireless access point
I've been on the road for much of the last week and had little Internet access (hence not blogging)....
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/21/2007
How many laptop computers and mobile phones were left in London taxis in a six month period?
Unbelievably 4,073 laptops, 5,838 PDAs and 63,135 mobile phones were left in London taxi seats in a...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/14/2007
Where can I meet other Vista and .net enthusiasts? At the next VistaSquad User Group meeting of course!
Word's out. The next VistaSquad User Group meeting is taking place in the evening of 24th May at the...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/03/2007
How to run Windows Vista's BitLocker feature set in a Virtual Machiine
Ben Armstrong (aka "The VirtualPC Guy") has posted an interesting article detailing how to set up a...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/03/2007
Windows Vista won't connect to the network - how to fix the problem by making Vista less aggressive on the network
Windows Vista automatically tunes it's network settings to make the most of the available bandwidth....
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/01/2007
Why can't I see the contents of my Archived Calendar in Outlook?
Some time ago I archived the majority of my calendar in Outlook 2007. When I recently wanted to open...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/01/2007
It's easy to buy products, fixing your architecture is much more difficult, and more rewarding!
Last week I joined sixteen thousand other IT Professionals at one of the largest Information...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/01/2007
What is TagSpace? Announcing the Beta of Microsoft Forums and Microsoft Blogs
The Microsoft Community team in corp have released betas of TagSpace, Microsoft Forums and Microsoft...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/17/2007
How to stop your software from being reported as malicious by Windows Defender and OneCare
Thanks to Dahna for sharing the URL to dispute false positives for malicious software reports in...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/16/2007
How to use your mobile phone as a modem for Windows Vista
Jason's posted a detailed article explaining exactly how to use Internet Connection Sharing from...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/13/2007
Where can I find out what's coming in the next generation of Windows Server codenamed Longhorn Server? Here's a free lecture
As James explained in his post titled Longhorn Server 101 there's a senior member of the Longhorn...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/11/2007
When will the work of Information Security Specialists be done?
<Gaze into crystal ball> As long as there's something worth stealing there will be those...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/10/2007
Which business critical "off the shelf" software won't work on Windows Vista?
Please share by hitting the "Comment" button (or email me with the subject "These Apps don't work on...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/05/2007
What do you think of Windows Vista? If you haven't deployed yet what's holding you back?
Windows Vista has been out in the market for several months now and the dust has had time to settle....
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/05/2007
How to support freedom of choice for open standards
As James eloquently described in his post titled "Sign-up for freedom of choice" we're looking for...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/04/2007
The Playstation 3 is a Monster - a VERY hungry one!
Apparently the Sony Playstation 3 consumes up to 380 watts of power according to a review in the...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/02/2007
Congratulations to the Vista Squad
Last night's inaugural (don't ask me to spell that again!) Vista Squad User Group meeting was very...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 03/29/2007
How to make the most of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
Thanks to James Senior for posting about the location of the recently released WAIK documentation....
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 03/29/2007
How to make Vista look even cooler - here are some of the best third party add ons
Thanks to David Overton and James Senior for sharing the following... If you want to see what people...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 03/29/2007
How many vulnerabilities are on each platform? Here's a vulnerability analysis podcast covering Microsoft, Apple and LINUX
Thanks to Rodney Buike for sharing his interview with Jeff Jones (Director of Trustworthy Computing...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 03/28/2007
Data data everywhere - how to make sense of it?
I'm now responsible for the Data technology area of evangelism at Microsoft (in the UK) in addition...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 03/28/2007
Where can I find out about SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services and Business Intelligence
A good place to start is by joining Peter Blackburn for his session titled Introduction to SQL...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 03/28/2007
Roll up, roll up, Rafal Lukawiecki's in the house...well he will be @ Fest '07 in May
It's not long until the NxtGenUG Fest '07 event - it's taking place on 23rd May at the Microsoft...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 03/28/2007
Why does this have to be so hard - I just want to book a flight!
Microsoft has a wonderful "self help" culture whereby employees are easily able to directly access...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 03/27/2007