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James Senior at Microsoft: Like a kid in a candy store
Developers found making up hip-hop tunes with Office 2007
The Office 2007 platform is nearly ready and as such, it would be rude not to show the developer...
Author: james Date: 10/23/2006
Zune Battery Life
I saw a post on Zune Insider that talked about the battery life of the Zune player and it got me...
Author: james Date: 10/23/2006
Live Meeting Hotfix for Vista
I know my team have been having some issues when running Live Meeting on Vista so I just wanted to...
Author: james Date: 10/23/2006
My Webcast Picks for the next Month
Developer Webcasts .NET 3.0 Series: Windows Presentation Foundation Overview Monday, October 23,...
Author: james Date: 10/21/2006
Small Business Support Packages and Free Trial
There's a week left to take advantage of the free technical support trial for small businesses in...
Author: james Date: 10/21/2006
View on Vista - Windows Meeting Space
I've been wanting to post this screencast for a while now - because it shows off one of the killer...
Author: james Date: 10/20/2006
Software Developers Innovate on Office 2007 System
Are your apps ready to take advantage of the Office 2007 System? If not then you need to get...
Author: james Date: 10/20/2006
3 Minute View on Vista - Sidebar and Gadgets
The Sidebar in Vista is a dock for small, lightweight applications that provide useful information...
Author: james Date: 10/20/2006
Exchange 2007 Virtual Labs
Exchange Server 2007 Virtual Labs These labs will walk you through administration in Exchange Server...
Author: james Date: 10/20/2006
3 Minute View on Vista - ReadyDrive
Windows Vista introduces a number of new technologies, among them one called Windows ReadyDrive that...
Author: james Date: 10/19/2006
UK Vista & Office 2007 Events
Envisioning Session (Vista & Office 2007) Date: 1st November Audience: Senior BDM / TDM Purpose:...
Author: james Date: 10/19/2006
Royal Mail Postage Calculator Gadget
Gadgets for the sidebar are coming out thick and fast - just check out the Windows Live Gallery...
Author: james Date: 10/19/2006
DirectX 10 - Next generation graphics
Here's a video on Soapbox which shows off the graphics capabilities of DirectX 10 - pretty cool...
Author: james Date: 10/19/2006
Download IE7 Today
IE7 is now available for download on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. It's a big jump from IE6...
Author: james Date: 10/19/2006
TechNet Beta Central - One stop shop for your beta needs
This is a great location where you can get all the betas for Microsoft products in one place....
Author: james Date: 10/19/2006
Vista Kernal Patch Protection and Security Center FAQ
Kernel Patch Protection · Kernel Patch Protection was developed to protect the kernel from...
Author: james Date: 10/19/2006
Swiss Cheese vs Oracle
"Oracle is years behind Microsoft and other companies on security," said Cesar Cerrudo, CEO at...
Author: james Date: 10/19/2006
UK Vista Hands on Labs - places going quickly
Windows Vista Certification Lab, Reading, 09/11/2006, Ltd B3-3-H Normandy (12) Int,...
Author: james Date: 10/19/2006
Give Microsoft feedback on the Windows User Interface
I just got an email from corp asking me for feedback on the Windows User Interface. It asked me to...
Author: james Date: 10/19/2006
Security Center in Vista can be disabled
We released some code on Monday that will allow Vista's Security Center to be disabled and be...
Author: james Date: 10/19/2006
Vista Deployment - What is Imaging?
Having just been on some rather good training about Vista deployment I wanted to put together a...
Author: james Date: 10/18/2006
Quick Start for Microsoft Search
Following on from my post about the 13 billion dollar opportunity here's an annoucement about two...
Author: james Date: 10/18/2006
Vista Development Webcasts
Designing Application Installations for User Account Control with Windows Installer 4.0 in Windows...
Author: james Date: 10/18/2006
Vista and Longhorn Server: Better Together
So hopefully you are all familiar with Windows Vista but what you might not have heard about is the...
Author: james Date: 10/17/2006
Things to do before you.... install IE7
David Overton kindly pointed out a little quirk in the installation of the imminent release of IE7...
Author: james Date: 10/17/2006
Microsoft BI platform revenue grows 35.9%
In 2005, the Microsoft Business Intelligence platform witnessed growth of 35.9% highlighting the...
Author: james Date: 10/17/2006
Windows Live OneCare UK public beta
OneCare is our new anti-virus offering which aims to hit a sweet spot between the more pricey end of...
Author: james Date: 10/17/2006
Scoble Discovers Soapbox
It seems that Scoble has come across Soapbox which is Microsoft's "answer to YouTube". I'm signed up...
Author: james Date: 10/16/2006
UK Virtualisation Event!
21 November 2006, West Yorkshire: Virtualisation Unplugged This interactive session will focus on...
Author: james Date: 10/16/2006
UK SQL Server Events
07 November 2006, Edinburgh and 27 November, London: Enhance Your Business's Reporting Capability:...
Author: james Date: 10/16/2006
UK Exchange Event!
17 October 2006, Reading, and 08 November, Manchester: Overview of Exchange 2007: what's new? Find...
Author: james Date: 10/16/2006
UK Windows Vista Events
11 October 2006, Edinburgh, and 19 October, Manchester: What's New in Administering Vista In this...
Author: james Date: 10/16/2006
Views on Vista - Pen Flicks
As a tablet PC user, you've got to love Vista. The handwriting recognition is fantastic - it...
Author: james Date: 10/16/2006
View on Vista: Reliability Monitor
Video: Views On Vista - Reliability Monitor Here's the latest screencast which is on Reliability...
Author: james Date: 10/16/2006
Barenuckle Boxing: Microsoft vs Adobe
I love a good cat fight and the MSDN team have just come out with this new comparison of features...
Author: james Date: 10/12/2006
EVO Roadshow Teaser
Tickets are selling out fast for the EVO Roadshow - so make sure you get yours quick! On the tour...
Author: james Date: 10/10/2006
Score a Touchdown with your EVO app!
Ok, so here's the deal. I'm looking for software that is written for Exchange 2007, Vista or Office...
Author: james Date: 10/09/2006
Windows Vista RC2
The newest, publically available version of Vista has just hit the download servers. With only days...
Author: james Date: 10/09/2006
Clever stuff with Offline Files in Windows Vista
Offline Files for Dummies One of the more subtle changes in Windows Vista is the way the operating...
Author: james Date: 10/05/2006
Developing on Vista and Windows Workflow Foundation
The number of ISVs who are exploring the potential of developing on the Vista platform is growing...
Author: james Date: 10/04/2006
UK Partner Site features Business Intelligence Solution Selling
I was perusing the UK Partner website earlier and they've come up with some great content on selling...
Author: james Date: 10/04/2006
ReadyBoost & Removable Device Group policy - working in harmony
Vista comes with a raft of new security features many of which can be configured via the wonders of...
Author: james Date: 10/03/2006
Forefront Security Overview Video
I heard about this new product a little while back and didn't really where it fitted in with all the...
Author: james Date: 10/03/2006
Office 2007 Development Webcasts
Get your developers tooled up with the skills they need to take advantage of the huge opportunity...
Author: james Date: 10/03/2006
Bitlocker Recovery FAQ
How is the recovery process fulfilled? Does recovery use passwords or tokens and what happens if...
Author: james Date: 10/02/2006
The Microsoft Home
In January I was fortunate enough to visit the Microsoft Home, a fully kitted-out home representing...
Author: james Date: 10/02/2006
Search: The 13 billion dollar question
The explosion of the information age has resulted in an incredible opportunity around search for...
Author: james Date: 10/02/2006
EVO Roadshow!!!
Exchange, Vista and Office (EVO) are around the corner and this launch represents a huge opportunity...
Author: james Date: 10/02/2006
EC Vista Christmas List
I bit my tongue when I heard about the security inquiry that the EC were doing on Vista, but today I...
Author: james Date: 10/02/2006
Lunchtime kickoff: Arsenal vs Vista
Yesterday, I was presenting at an event in the new Emirates Stadium which is the home of Arsenal FC....
Author: james Date: 09/30/2006