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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