The new UK TechNet Magazine comes out next week and I dont mind saying that I think it looks pretty damn good! We also have the beta of Windows Server 2008 on the front so make sure you get your copy of it. I have some at my desk so if anyone needs...

I seem to have been upsetting quite a few people in the office lately. I took delivery of my new Toschiba M400 in January and to this day have not removed the protective plastic cover from the lid. Then last week, I got my new E600 phone (loving it by...

Get a head start working with Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows PowerShell: Microsoft Press has just made sample chapters of “Introducing Windows Server 2008” and “Microsoft Windows PowerShell” available online. You can download selected chapters...

Today is a momentous day, I have finally given in and signed up to Facebook. Lorrayne has just written on my wall "welcome to the dark side"!. I'm not sure how dark it will be, but I'm not sure I am goign to get much work done today!

Should it be spelt with a "s" or a "z" in the UK??? I get so confused.....

A while ago we were all upgraded to Exchange 2007, then a few weeks ago the voice user interface element was let loose on us. This caused great amusement in the office, when we were suddenly able to get voicemails sent through as emails and listen to...

I am surprised at how many questions I get about this product through the newsletter so thought I would share this You can download the free trial software here I have also heard on the grapevine that there will be some new learning courses coming out...

The www.microsoft.com team is now running all of their servers on IIS7 - check out the IIS team blog to find out more

I had a bit of a shock the other day when I printed out the TechNet newsletter and sellotaped it end to end. The result was 9 A4 pages and a total length way taller than me! Imagine having to scroll through that - it must wear you out! So I have decided...

With a new product coming up, there are usually streams upon streams upon streams of information, but I saw this top 10 new features in Windows Server 2008 that really clearly explains what it does and why these things are any good So thank you to Scott...

I was watching ER last night and this was a quote from one of the new doctors in the ER department. He quickly followed this with "I want to change the way we practice medicine every single day" It just made me think of Steve Clayton and his mission at...

Oh happy days!! Here are the loves of my life...I just think these absolutely exemplify how great life can be as a kitty cat.....

Virtual Labs are a great way of getting your hands on a product - here is what is available for you at the moment: § 2007 Microsoft Office System § BizTalk Server § Branch Office § Enterprise Search § Exchange Server 2007 § Forefront Security § Identity...

Windows Server Virtualization Calculator (Version 2) has been released. The new calculator lets you interactively build virtual machines running multiple Microsoft server products to estimate the licenses and costs for Windows Server by edition (Standard...

I moved house recently and had the challenge of relocating the 2 most precious things in the world to me...Murphy & Sid (my 2 tabby cats). After speaking to the vet, they advised me to keep them in for 2 weeks before letting them out. D-day arrived...

Jason Langridge pointed out that the Download Squad have put together a great guide on how to make a Windows Mobile device look like Windows XP or Vista I love the app that gives you a Vista-stylee start menu and programme launcher!

We ran an event a while ago in Reading that presented a selection of content from this year's global Microsoft Management Summit held in San Diego from 26 - 30 March. We had such an overwhelming response that we have put 3 more on in Manchester , Glasgow...

Check out this really cool video about the naming of Windows Server 2008!!

TechEd in the US took place last week and Eileen came home buzzing after presenting her session. The European TechEd IT Forum for IT professionals is from the 12-16 November in Barcelona. they have done away with the pre-conference day this and so you...