Daniel just put this perfectly in the latest MSDN newsletter . You may not think it is perfect as it doesn't tell you a whole lot but trust us! Daniel & I had to fight to even get this much info out to at this stage Keep the 18th & 19th March...

To celebrate this spooky day, here are some Halloween themed things from the Office team, including - Halloween clip art magnets - Halloween card templates

So this is very marketing but I actually quite like it (shame on me!!) I stumbled across the new Microsoft Forefront website, which gives you all the latest information on the product. But before you get to the serious stuff, you can choose your foe i...

Steve , who has been so involved with the conception of Blue Monster and its journey over the last year, points out that it is the Monsters 1st birthday today In short, as Steve puts it...Blue Monster = Conversation The monster may be a little controversial...

No it isn't Mr Paperclip or whatever he is called ;) It's the Windows Vista gadget to update you on tips and tricks - download from here

As Jason wrote about recently, at CTIA Wireless on 23rd October, Microsoft announced System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 What is Mobile Device Manager 2008? Mobile Device Manager 2008 is a solution that gives organizations enhanced on-device security...

For those of you that are attending TechEd IT Forum in Barcelona next month, then I am looking forward to seeing you. We have now finalised details for the UK party so look out for the official invitation next week! For those of you that are unable...

2007 Microsoft Office System: Plan and Deploy with Confidence Active Directory: Learn the Basics and Master Advanced Concepts Agility Now: Take Control of Your IT Infrastructure Ask the Security Experts: Understand the Latest in Digital Security...

We have begun to realise in our team that some IT folk have more to do with licensing than we had realised, so in the lastyear or so we have tired to step up and help IT professionals with licensing. We regularly put on TechNet events that fill out -...

Darren wrote a really great post on SharePoint and Infopath training which I wanted to share As well as a big hats off to Darren for for including TechNet :)

What is TechNet Spotlight? TechNet Spotlight is an on-demand video site that gives you instant access to near-DVD quality videos featuring well known IT experts from Microsoft's top events across the world. Apparently, it's like being in the first...

To mark the launch of Project Gotham Racing 4, the XBOX team partnered up with the UK's top stunt driver to carve a good luck message on the tarmac outside Battersea Power Station to Lewis Hamilton before the big race this weekend.

That name kinda has a ring to it, doesn't it ;) I was reading up on Allister's blog and thought that I would share with you. SkyDrive is basically a password protected online file storage....1GB of free storage to anyone with a LiveID actually. Allister...

We have teamed up with some of the UK’s retailers to provide some offers when purchasing Windows Vista (offers end 30 October 2007) Just go here to see the offers

I do harp on about System Center a lot but just because it has become such a good management product suite and I dont think enough people know it! The products in question: System Center Configuration Managed (formally SMS) - this helps with...

For those of you that didn't get or read (shame on you you!) the TechNet newsletter this week, we have now announced the next series of the "TechNet on the Road" events. I can almost hear the presenters sigh as they are still getting over the last round...

We want to start a monthly award that is light-hearted but with a serious message for IT pros – to recognise the work that they do (i.e. they get noticed when things go wrong but not when things go well) We need to create some kind of identity for it...

What is the user study for? The study is about social tagging: We are interested in the way users describe Web pages and the choice of keywords (also known as tags) they use. Our findings will be used to help the scientific community better understand...

The RSA conference 2007 takes place on 22-24 October 2007 at the Excel in London. This conference gives you the opportunity to to hear the latest security and management technologies and philosophies being showcased. There are over 100 educational sessions...

I am a few of these behind so thought I would share them with you. It would be great to know if you have any feedback as it is early days for these and Steve would love to hear your thoughts. TechNet Conversations podcast with Andrew Fryer who explains...

I heard before the weekend that Darren was due to be on the shoppign channel at the weekend but wasnt totally sure it was going to happen.....I am unfortunately insanely gullible and this is quite often the cause of me looking quite silly for believing...

Technorati Tags: Windows Server 2008 Microsoft across the world has recently launched a website to provide the latest information of Windows Server 2008, but also to recognise the effort of IT professionals in making the product what it is today. You...

You can view the full list here #1 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint...

I will admit that it has taken me a long time not to automatically head to Google for my searches, but I can honestly now say that www.live.com has now become my first thought and increasingly gives me the results I want. The new release of Live Search...

Here is half the TechNet IT pro team busy at work (above), while James and Steve (below) are even busier presenting the Creating and Managing a Virtual Environment for the 5th and final time (this time in our new Microsoft Office in London) We have been...