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Surveys, Polls and Dell Vista Deployment
In order to help with anticipated demand, Dell have acquired a British IT firm called ACS who...
Author: james Date: 11/17/2006
Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange 2007 Certifications
Preview Office, Vista, and Exchange Certifications (Worldwide) Although we're still finalizing...
Author: james Date: 11/16/2006
iPod connectivity on planes
Genius! :-P "On Tuesday, Apple announced a partnership with carriers Air France, Continental, Delta,...
Author: james Date: 11/15/2006
Windows Live Search - new kid on the 3D block
Video: Virtual Earth 3D Trailer Live Search is sneaking up behind Google in terms of relevance all...
Author: james Date: 11/15/2006
An unparalleled Windows Vista Demo environment
If you're a Microsoft Partner then you will be very interested in what we call the Windows Vista...
Author: james Date: 11/14/2006
When is 4GB not 4GB?
When you're running 32bit operating systems - that's when! Mike Tricker, the Program Manager for...
Author: james Date: 11/14/2006
Virtual Lab on Security Layering
Neutralise Threats with Multiple Layers of Security Find out how multiple layers of security in your...
Author: james Date: 11/13/2006
And the winner is.....
Thanks to the 823 people who entered the Windows Vista Lanyard competition. I've not had the time to...
Author: james Date: 11/10/2006
Exchange 2007 will RTM in December
Not to be left out the cold by the recent Office 2007 and Vista RTM announcements, Exchange 2007 is...
Author: james Date: 11/10/2006
Photosynth Technology Preview is Live!
This is the application that blew me away at Microsoft's annual sales conference in July. The demo...
Author: james Date: 11/09/2006
prepareforwindowsvista.com
The Windows Vista Demo for IT Pros will help you understand the features and functionality that will...
Author: james Date: 11/09/2006
Upcoming Vista Events in the UK
9 November 2006, Bristol: Windows Vista System Integrity Technologies and Internet Explorer 7...
Author: james Date: 11/09/2006
WinFX Screencast
I've been talking a lot about the power of WinFX (aka .NET 3.0) for some time now and I'm seeing...
Author: james Date: 11/09/2006
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 CTP
You can get SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 on the Community Technology Preview Program now! Service...
Author: james Date: 11/09/2006
Windows Vista - It's Time
Video: Windows Vista JimAllchin RTM Announcement 8th November 2006 19:00 GMT The anticipation has...
Author: james Date: 11/08/2006
Download Exchange Server Beta 2
I've been talking about it recently, and we're running it happily at Microsoft so why not give it a...
Author: james Date: 11/08/2006
UK Vista Early Adopter Lab
Here's some event information for ISVs in the UK who are building apps on the Vista platform. It's a...
Author: james Date: 11/08/2006
IE feeding Firefox
The IE team made a nice gesture to the Firefox team and sent them a big cake as a congratulation for...
Author: james Date: 11/08/2006
The Zune Ecosystem already growing
The number of third party addons and products for the Zune is already starting to increase with...
Author: james Date: 11/08/2006
Virtual Billboards
I like the way businesses can hire out virtual billboards as advertising space on Virtual Earth - I...
Author: james Date: 11/07/2006
Guided Help not shipping with RTM
But don't panic it'll be online instead! The guided help feature that I've been shouting about...
Author: james Date: 11/07/2006
Screencasts - embedded!
I've tamed the screencasts and have managed to embed them within the pages of this blog - which is...
Author: james Date: 11/07/2006
Virtual Earth 3D
Microsoft has just released Virtual Earth 3D which complements our local.live.com map offering by...
Author: james Date: 11/07/2006
Office 2007 RTM (it's finished)
"It's in the bag!" It's the first one out of the starting blocks - with Vista and Exchange 2007...
Author: james Date: 11/06/2006
Resolution Gadget
Found this handy gadget which helps you change resolution very quickly - great for designers or...
Author: james Date: 11/06/2006
Microsoft: Change the world or go home?
It's interesting how different people are interpreting Hugh MacLeod's latest cartoon on Microsoft...
Author: james Date: 11/06/2006
Windows Vista Packaging: Pivotal
Even after rummaging around the patent registrations, not even Long could have predicted the...
Author: james Date: 11/05/2006
What does "Unified Communications" really mean?
When talking to Mark Deakin - the UK Product Manager for UC (Unified Communications), I've always...
Author: james Date: 11/05/2006
Microsoft Watch(ed)
I've been reading Microsoft Watch for a while (just out of curiosity mainly) but today was the day I...
Author: james Date: 11/04/2006
Exchange 2007 = new features enabled in Outlook 2007
Having completed my migration from Exchange 2003 to 2007 whilst I was tucked up in bed (thank you...
Author: james Date: 11/03/2006
Friday Humour
Courtesy of BoingBoing:
Author: james Date: 11/03/2006
Windows Live Barcode
If you've got a Windows Mobile device then you might want to try out this new application called...
Author: james Date: 11/03/2006
Zune.net
It's live and beautiful - Zune.net https://www.zune.net Technorati tags: Zune.net
Author: james Date: 11/02/2006
Microsoft TV IPTV Launched in Switzerland
As well as enjoying Cukoo clocks, Toblerone and annoymous banking the Swiss have been one of the...
Author: james Date: 11/02/2006
Jim Allchin talks Vista Security
After taking some flak from other security vendors on the security features in upcoming Windows...
Author: james Date: 11/01/2006
Vista Express Upgrade
Buy a Vista-capable PC today and get an upgrade when Vista hits the shelves in the new year. The...
Author: james Date: 10/31/2006
Screencasts on Microsoft.com
The friendly chaps over at the Microsoft.com UK Partner site have provided me with space on their...
Author: james Date: 10/31/2006
Windows Vista Sounds
The user experience is a high priority for Windows Vista, and part of that "experience" are the...
Author: james Date: 10/30/2006
How to detect Vista and Longhorn with WMI Filters
This ones for the IT admins out there. When applying Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in active directory...
Author: james Date: 10/30/2006
Background Problem to be fixed in RTM
Talk about last minute, but the guys over on the Shell Team managed to get the problem with setting...
Author: james Date: 10/28/2006
Competition: Win a Vista Lanyard!
Be the envy of all your colleagues when you turn up to meetings with this fantastic Windows Vista...
Author: james Date: 10/27/2006
Vista Lanyard Competition
I've got 10 high-quality Vista lanyards to give away which will allow you to be the most envied...
Author: james Date: 10/26/2006
Vista Screencasts
Group Policy for USB Removable Devices A big worry for IT Managers is the removal of intellectual...
Author: james Date: 10/26/2006
Vista Deployment Screencast
The latest screencast insallment is on Vista deployment; to give it the proper name - Business...
Author: james Date: 10/26/2006
Tablet Input Panel Screencast
Now in high definition (relative to Soapbox): Tablet Input Panel Screencast (9.2 MB WMV) Technorati...
Author: james Date: 10/26/2006
Bitlockered
I'm currently preparing a Bitlocker screencast for your viewing pleasure and recently noticed one of...
Author: james Date: 10/26/2006
Vista User Access Control - FAQ
There have been lots of questions on UAC (User Access Control) coming in to me over the past couple...
Author: james Date: 10/26/2006
Vista Screencasts - now in high quality
Soapbox is great, but it does process videos when they upload and much of the quality is lost when...
Author: james Date: 10/25/2006
Innovate On Windows Vista
I've been talking recently about the cool stuff you can do when developing applications on Windows...
Author: james Date: 10/24/2006
Screencast: Next Generation Applications on Vista
Software vendors are already busy developing their range of next generation applications based upon...
Author: james Date: 10/24/2006