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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

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