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James Senior at Microsoft: Like a kid in a candy store
Halo 3 + HD + Silverlight = cool
One for Friday this, and a quick reminder about the Vista After Hours sessions we are running at the...
Author: james Date: 08/31/2007
Windows Vista SP1
We've just announced the beta of Windows Vista SP1 which is available on beta in two weeks time....
Author: james Date: 08/29/2007
Inspect the shuttle repairs with Photosynth
I thought it was quite cool that NASA - after taking pictures of the underside of the shuttle - sent...
Author: james Date: 08/29/2007
Live.com velocity
Interesting eye chart from Compete.com which shows the "velocity" of Live.com relative to google.com...
Author: james Date: 08/24/2007
Bamboo for Vista
The guys at Wacom surprised me by sending over a Bamboo pen tablet the other week which was rather...
Author: james Date: 08/24/2007
Blue Monster at the Future of Web Apps
Representing Microsoft at this year's FOWA (Future of Web Apps) conference in London, I'll be there...
Author: james Date: 08/22/2007
Vista Application Compatibility Training available
This Application Compatibility Training has been delivered worldwide to MCS Consultants, partners...
Author: james Date: 08/22/2007
Vista After Hours - The Return!!!
We're back by popular demand! Matt and I are being unleashed on 4 cities up and down the UK to...
Author: james Date: 08/20/2007
Social Bookmarking Plugin
Thanks to Scott who pointed out a rather tasty plugin for Live Writer that adds Social Bookmarking...
Author: james Date: 08/16/2007
BBC goes Web 2.0
Interesting that the Beeb have got their Web 2.0 thinking hat on and have started adding bookmark...
Author: james Date: 08/16/2007
Partner TV goes Silverlight
I promised some changes to Partner TV, the first of which (if you don't count a bit more text...
Author: james Date: 08/15/2007
Deployment Event with a difference
Keith Baker, one of our resident deployment gurus here at Microsoft UK is running a trial event for...
Author: james Date: 08/08/2007
New Deployment training (BDD v3)
We are pleased to announce the new Desktop Deployment Planning Services Readiness (BDD v3) Workshop...
Author: james Date: 08/08/2007
Watch the UK Foot and Mouth outbreak spread
Well hopefully not, but this is how it looks at the moment... Here in the UK, during the great...
Author: james Date: 08/07/2007
When error messages are good
I was playing around with the new image library of the space shuttle when I broke Photosynth. I got...
Author: james Date: 08/07/2007
Win a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate
Yes you heard right, we want to hear your feedback on the Exploring Windows newsletter and in return...
Author: james Date: 07/31/2007
In Seattle, coffee anyone?
I'm in Seattle this week; if anyone wants to get a coffee and have a chat then drop me a comment!...
Author: james Date: 07/26/2007
Windows Live Quick Apps - Mashup apps with source code
Steve Ballmer announced today two example apps that show off how to put the Live Services we have on...
Author: james Date: 07/11/2007
Building the business case for Windows Vista
Create Personalized ROI and TCO Assessments for Your Customers & Stakeholders I frequently have...
Author: james Date: 07/10/2007
Introducing the Microsoft Search Appliance
This orange server was developed by one of our UK partners, Scan who used Microsoft Office...
Author: james Date: 07/09/2007
Live Earth On Demand Clips now available
I watched some of the Live Earth concerts on my laptop at the weekend and I have to say I was...
Author: james Date: 07/09/2007
Learn Silverlight at Microsoft HQ this summer
Want to learn about Silverlight from the experts in Redmond? Tim Sneath has posted about a unique...
Author: james Date: 07/09/2007
Windows Live Writer British-English Dictionary
Are you the kind of person who likes to specialise/specialize your dictionary for writing blog posts...
Author: james Date: 07/09/2007
Learn how to efficiently deploy Vista and Office 2007 in your business
One of the things that I spend much of time talking to partners about is how to use the excellent...
Author: james Date: 06/25/2007
Import Outlook PST into Windows Mail
I've been asked recently how to import an Outlook PST file into Windows Mail and I thought it would...
Author: james Date: 06/25/2007
Nibble on this: Blend & Silverlight Tutorials
I rather like this site. Firstly, it shows a rather nice design that uses Silverlight and secondly...
Author: james Date: 06/22/2007
Vista's 6 month security check-up: Bill Gates' push on security pays off
Five years ago Bill Gates launched the "Trustworthy Computing Initiative" which put secure, private...
Author: james Date: 06/22/2007
Window Vista Upgrade offers - ends 24th June
It's now 100 days since the launch of Windows Vista, and to celebrate we've rounded up the very best...
Author: james Date: 06/22/2007
Vista Enterprise: Licensing FAQ for Virtualization
ABOUT LICENSING RIGHTS TO 4 VIRTUAL OPERATING SYSTEMS Q. What does licensing rights to 4 virtual...
Author: james Date: 06/21/2007
Windows Vista Tips
The Windows Vista Help and Support team have released these great video demos which show how to get...
Author: james Date: 06/20/2007
"We all do agree the world is not flat, right?"
At the recent BI conference that my colleague Ben has been shouting about recently, one of the...
Author: james Date: 06/19/2007
Word 2007 freezes after installing patch from Windows Update
Jeff from New Jersey left a comment on one of my posts telling me about a problem he was having with...
Author: james Date: 06/19/2007
Why Steve Jobs has lost his mojo
Off the back of a disappointing keynote, there's been a lot of speculation as to why Jobs has lost...
Author: james Date: 06/18/2007
Channel 9 gets a new look
Channel 9 has a new look which is in beta and it is very good. They've moved away from the Lego feel...
Author: james Date: 06/18/2007
Cut down on your SPAM
I recently moved my personal website and email hosting from a third party host to Office Live. The...
Author: james Date: 06/15/2007
Where are all the WPF Applications?
Whilst soaking of some Vista goodness at the last Vista Squad event one of the attendees asked where...
Author: james Date: 06/15/2007
Calling all web design and web developer students - event to learn about Microsoft's web technologies
I learnt about this particular event through Mark Johnston's blog and it's a great opportunity for...
Author: james Date: 06/14/2007
Virtual Earth captures sinking ship
It really was a case of now you see it, now you don't with the "Cariddi II" - a ship that sunk...
Author: james Date: 06/14/2007
Windows Vista on Windows Mobile
Here's the Windows Mobile skin that makes your mobile phone look like Vista I was talking about the...
Author: james Date: 06/13/2007
4 great features every user should know
Hey Home user, were you wondering what are some of the cool features in Windows Vista that you...
Author: james Date: 06/13/2007
How to spot a spoofed website
You know those emails you get from banks asking you to visit their website to confirm your details?...
Author: james Date: 06/13/2007
Hardware products: Get down the Gym
Getting certified for Windows Vista is all about ensuring that users of hardware products and...
Author: james Date: 06/13/2007
Wait a minute, is that Office 2007 Web Edition?
I nearly did a back flip this morning when I was visiting MSN.co.uk and saw the page layout below. I...
Author: james Date: 06/12/2007
Silverlight on Windows Mobile
Love it, love it, love it!!! Now, from Steve's reports with the HTC Touch the serious drawback is...
Author: james Date: 06/12/2007
Chat to the team who created backup in Windows Vista
Have you got a burning question about anything related to the backup technologies in Windows Vista?...
Author: james Date: 06/12/2007
Importing Outlook Express DBX files into Windows Vista
I received a question from a user who had recently upgraded from XP and they wanted to know how to...
Author: james Date: 06/08/2007
HTC Touch - anything you can do, iPhone can do better?
Not to be out done by Apple, HTC have released their Touch phone based on Windows Mobile with an...
Author: james Date: 06/08/2007
What is MDOP and what's the big deal?
We've sold 1,000,000 licenses for MDOP since October 2006 - so it must be pretty important right? So...
Author: james Date: 06/07/2007
Windows Home Server add-ins: come get some
We showed off Windows Home Server at the Vista After hours sessions last month and there was much...
Author: james Date: 06/06/2007
News from TechEd; free evaluation of Vista
Want to try Vista? Now you can with these free trials. Here's the news from Dave Kim. Recently we...
Author: james Date: 06/06/2007