July, 2012

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The New Outlook.com

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
Today, Microsoft announced the release of Outlook.com, a new email service which is a preview of modern email from Microsoft designed to work seamlessly on the web and with Windows 8, Windows Phone and the new Office. The new Outlook is now available...
Chat: Dr Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
Dr Hamadoun Touré , Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) since January 2007, was re-elected for a second four-year term in October 2010. As Secretary-General, Dr Touré is committed to ITU's mission of connecting...
On The Next AlignIT Manager Tech Talk: An App for Every Business

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
Apps, apps, apps – it’s all about apps these days, across phones, tablets, and desktops. It seems that regardless of the size of company, small and large alike, every company has an app. Take a look at the apps that you have installed on your devices...
WinMetro Requests is Now Available

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
The Windows Store is ever growing, but sometimes the application you’re looking for is only available for Windows Desktop or other environments. WinMetro , launched this week by Visual C# MVP Scott Dorman, is you’re opportunity to request applications...
Windows 8 Available October 26th

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
It was officially announced by Steven Sinofsky that Windows 8 will be available on October 26 th . Click here to read more about it.
The New Office is Here

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
The release of the Office Customer Preview is part of the “Wave 15” release of products which also includes updates to Office 365 and mobile apps. It’s a huge milestone for Microsoft as it is the first time that the Office team is refreshing all...
“Windows Live ID” is Transitioning to “Microsoft Account”

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
Beginning on Friday, July 20 th , Live ID began its transition to Microsoft Account. At a high level, this is primarily a name change from Windows Live ID to Microsoft account. The sign-in page for Windows Live ID will be updated and adopt...
Chat: Andrew Guitarte, Business Architect Wells Fargo, Founding Chairman Business Architecture Society

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
Andrew Guitarte, PMP, CBAP is the AVP/Business Architect of Internet Services at Wells Fargo Bank. Mr. Guitarte is also the founding Chairman/CEO of the Business Architecture Society and a delegate to the Federation of Enterprise Architecture Professional...
Update: ZoomIt v4.31

Posted over 2 years ago

by Chris Di Lullo
ZoomIt v4.31 : This release fixes a bug that caused ZoomIt to sometimes report an error when dismissing the options dialog.
Updates: Handle v3.5, Process Explorer v15.22, Process Monitor v3.03, RAMMap v1.21, ZoomIt v4.3

Posted over 2 years ago

by Chris Di Lullo
Handle v3.5 : This update to Handle, a command-line utility that lists open handles, uses the most recent Process Explorer driver so that it now resolves system process handles and types. Process Explorer v15.22 : This release addresses a bug that...
Chat: Leon Strous, IFIP President's Insights on the World IT Forum and World Computer Congress

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
Leon Strous was born in 1960 in the Netherlands and he is still residing there today with his wife Pattry. Leon has bachelor-equivalent degrees in business economics and business informatics, a postgraduate degree in EDP-Audit, he is qualified as a...
Get your team up to speed on the latest with free, online courses

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
If you haven’t taken a look at the Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) yet, now is the time to do it and pass the link along to your team. There are 7 new Private Cloud courses available which I outline on the Canadian IT Professional Connection blog...
Upcoming Windows 8 Milestones Shared with Partners at WPC

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
This week at Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference , Windows Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer Tami Reller shared some exciting new details regarding Windows 8. Tami confirmed that Windows 8 is on track to Release to Manufacturing...
Chat with Frits Bussemaker, CIONET Partner, Founding Top Global Leader

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
Frits Bussemaker has worked in the international IT industry since the 80s. He is Partner at CIONET, a European Community of 3500 CIOs and IT leaders. He is responsible for CIONET's relation with the European Commission. He is the founder and chair of...
Cloud for Small Business

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
My dad is in his retirement years, but he’s one of those guys who will never really retire. Once part of the engineering team that built the communications system for the Expo line for Vancouver’s SkyTrain in the mid-80’s among other things, he now works...
Join BizSpark in Toronto to Celebrate Startups

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
Here’s an announcement I wanted to share with you … In just a few weeks, Microsoft and partners will descend on Toronto for the 2012 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). It will be an amazing week in the city and we felt it was important...
Journal: ISACA World Congress INSIGHTS 2012 June 25-27 San Francisco

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
Journal: ISACA World Congress INSIGHTS 2012 June 25-27 San Francisco ISACA is the world’s premier and largest organization in IT governance, IT alignment, audit, risk management, security and professional certifications with over 100,000 members (and...
The Case of the Veeerrry Slow Logons

Posted over 2 years ago

by Chris Di Lullo
This case is my favorite kind of case, one where I use my own tools to solve a problem affecting me personally. The problem at the root of it is also one you might run into, especially if you travel, and demonstrates the use of some Process Monitor...
Oh Canada! Happy Birthday.

Posted over 2 years ago

by Ruth Morton
Photo collage attributed to Robyn Jay ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/learnscope/2602795913/ )

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July, 2012

The New Outlook.com

Chat: Dr Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

On The Next AlignIT Manager Tech Talk: An App for Every Business

WinMetro Requests is Now Available

Windows 8 Available October 26th

The New Office is Here

“Windows Live ID” is Transitioning to “Microsoft Account”

Chat: Andrew Guitarte, Business Architect Wells Fargo, Founding Chairman Business Architecture Society

Update: ZoomIt v4.31

Updates: Handle v3.5, Process Explorer v15.22, Process Monitor v3.03, RAMMap v1.21, ZoomIt v4.3

Chat: Leon Strous, IFIP President's Insights on the World IT Forum and World Computer Congress

Get your team up to speed on the latest with free, online courses

Upcoming Windows 8 Milestones Shared with Partners at WPC

Chat with Frits Bussemaker, CIONET Partner, Founding Top Global Leader

Cloud for Small Business

Join BizSpark in Toronto to Celebrate Startups

Journal: ISACA World Congress INSIGHTS 2012 June 25-27 San Francisco

The Case of the Veeerrry Slow Logons

Oh Canada! Happy Birthday.