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Microsoft Office Labs
Microsoft Office Labs This is cool, if you get a chance check it out... From the site: Welcome to...
Author: the_hardman Date: 04/29/2008
Some thinking fun for a Friday
So some colleagues stopped me in the hallway and asked if I could solve the following brain teaser,...
Author: the_hardman Date: 04/25/2008
Report: Microsoft fastest to issue OS patches, Sun slowest
Symantec have just released their malware report on security threats in the industry and it is great...
Author: the_hardman Date: 04/12/2008
Winplay - Winplay - Guitar Hero 3 Mobile (One-time Purchase)
Totally non-work related, although it does involve Windows Mobile... Guitar Hero III for Windows...
Author: the_hardman Date: 04/11/2008
Free Microsoft software tools for Spore students
I am personally very excited about this initiative "DreamSpark". DreamSpark is a programme...
Author: the_hardman Date: 04/11/2008
Mainsoft supports Microsoft technology for Java, Linux | InfoWorld | News | 2008-04-08 | By Paul Krill
This is cool stuff, Mainsoft is releasing technology that will enable Microsoft's ASP .NET AJAX...
Author: the_hardman Date: 04/10/2008
Rocker eyes holographic touring to save planet | Entertainment | Music | Reuters
I am a big fan of the band System of a Down, and am really enjoying some of the solo work that lead...
Author: the_hardman Date: 04/09/2008
Interoperability Principles
Back in February you would have heard the interoperability principles that Microsoft announced to...
Author: the_hardman Date: 04/09/2008
MySong: Automatic Accompaniment for Vocal Melodies
Just for a bit of fun, Microsoft Research appears to be making the move in to Pop stardom a little...
Author: the_hardman Date: 04/09/2008
Virtual Maps Case Study now in Flash format
Ok, so from one of my previous blog posts a Linux user was having difficulties with regards to the...
Author: the_hardman Date: 04/05/2008
Search Server Express RTM
Im not quite sure how I missed this one, although last month was a pretty packed one, but Search...
Author: the_hardman Date: 04/03/2008
Virtual Maps Video Case Study
In follow up to the case study I just posted, I wanted to share with you the video case study,...
Author: the_hardman Date: 04/01/2008
PHP runs up to 130% faster on Windows Server 2008
Some might say this is a pretty outlandish statement to make, but we recently did some work with a...
Author: the_hardman Date: 04/01/2008
Tech·Ed SEA 2008: Widen Your Possibilities
Tech·Ed SEA 2008: Widen Your Possibilities Once again the doors are opening on the next Tech Ed...
Author: the_hardman Date: 03/17/2008
Database expert: Oracle trails Microsoft on patch management | InfoWorld | News | 2008-03-13 | By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Service
Database expert: Oracle trails Microsoft on patch management | InfoWorld | News | 2008-03-13 | By...
Author: the_hardman Date: 03/16/2008
Even {heroes} need guidance sometimes...
Well I guess if you have not heard Microsoft is launching Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and...
Author: the_hardman Date: 03/12/2008
Jeff Jones Security Blog : Download: Windows Vista One Year Vulnerability Report
Hey everyone, Wanted to point you to a report produced by a colleague of mine about Vista...
Author: the_hardman Date: 01/24/2008
Social Engineering
Social engineering is a very real problem in today's enterprise world. To get an understanding of...
Author: the_hardman Date: 01/20/2008
Back online for 2008
Well that certainly took a lot out of me... For Christmas I headed down to Australia to catch up...
Author: the_hardman Date: 01/18/2008
PHP User Group in Singapore
I was very lucky to get invited along to the 2nd PHP user group in Singapore by my good colleague...
Author: the_hardman Date: 12/16/2007
Running PHP and MySQL on Windows Server 2008 Core
Dennis has done it, he has finished his technical opus... If you want to learn how to get this up...
Author: the_hardman Date: 11/20/2007
Top 5 security-menace predictions for 2008 - Network World
Interesting article from Network World on the Top 5 security menace predictions of for 2008. In...
Author: the_hardman Date: 11/19/2007
Sneak Peak - How to use Windows Server 2008 Core for PHP, MySQL
I challenged Dennis Chung (my counterpart in the security bytes video, and one of the smartest guys...
Author: the_hardman Date: 11/19/2007
Couple of big announcements
These last two weeks have been busy with announcements, and I have not had a chance to talk about...
Author: the_hardman Date: 11/13/2007
Security Bytes 02 - Automated Patch Management... FREE!!!
Technorati Tags: Security,Security Bytes As our IT environments continually grow in size both on the...
Author: the_hardman Date: 11/13/2007
Security Bytes 01 in Silverlight
Technorati Tags: Security,Security Bytes One of the pieces of advice I got from some people that had...
Author: the_hardman Date: 10/26/2007
Security Bytes Episode 1: Managing the services on workstations in your office network.
As promised we would be addressing Singaporean customers questions regarding security. Check out the...
Author: the_hardman Date: 10/25/2007
Microsoft Popfly - Open for Business!!
Awesome news over the weekend, Popfly is now open in public beta for all users. Previously by invite...
Author: the_hardman Date: 10/21/2007
Events home - Windows Live Spaces
Wanted to point you all to this new service that we have released as a part of the Windows Live...
Author: the_hardman Date: 10/15/2007
Making Search Better
Not sure how many of you have seen the recent changes in the search functions of Windows Live of...
Author: the_hardman Date: 10/07/2007
Releasing the Source Code for the .NET Framework Libraries - ScottGu's Blog
Hi All, Don't know how many of you picked up on this awesome piece of news, but with the release of...
Author: the_hardman Date: 10/03/2007
Technet Singapore Security Briefing - Friday 28th of September
Last Friday I had the pleasure of opening the Security Briefings my esteemed colleague Yasmeen...
Author: the_hardman Date: 09/30/2007
Innovation in the everyday
This afternoon about 5pm my air conditioner decided that outputting cold air was not enough, but...
Author: the_hardman Date: 09/30/2007
Microsoft Protocols (MCPP, WSPP) to help developers build interoperability.
Morning all, Just wanted to point you all in the direction of this new program we are offering at...
Author: the_hardman Date: 09/24/2007
The beginning of something new
Hi All, There needs to be a support group of some kind, to help people like me keep blogs up to...
Author: the_hardman Date: 09/24/2007