Oh how I love my team.....I entered a meeting room today to find that I was being blackmailed into wearing this glorious hat to have a piece of birthday cake

Just when you thought your eyes had finally healed from years of straining to make out pixelated adventure game graphics, Server Quest rolls into your browser like an avalanche of early nineties gaming action. In order to find out, you’ll have to dig...

Ed Gibson, Chief Security Advisor Back to Basics: Telephone Scams with a Technology Twist Sometimes we get so busy we forget the basics. This certainly applies in the world of online security. Not too long ago, I was reading...

I was just reading the Security newsletter and saw this useful entry: Microsoft Product Lifecycle Information Find information about your particular products on the Microsoft Product Lifecycle web site. See a List of Supported Service Packs : Microsoft...

Register to Evaluate Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate -- Hyper-V Now Available Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, the next-generation hypervisor-based server virtualization technology, allows you to make the best use of your server hardware investments...

According to a recent report commissioned by reseller CDW, the number of organisations evaluating and testing Windows Vista increased from 29 percent in February 2007 to 48 percent by early November 2007. If yours is among them, here’s some recommended...

Thanks to Mark Parris for bringing this to my attention. Mary J Foley wrote on Jan 21st about how Microsoft has lifted its ban on enabling Windows Vista Home and Premium in virtual machine environments Here are a few of the key announcements: ...

Due to popular demand, Second Shot has been extended! Now you have more opportunity to get a free second chance to pass your Microsoft Certification Exam through June 30, 2008. This is a limited offer, click here for more information or to register...

On 19 March, the ICC in Birmingham will see us launch three ground-breaking products: Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. We'll feature real-world IT heroes delivering solutions for the Microsoft platform, and showcase some of...

Again, the Office Rocker has done a cracking round up so here you go My personal favourite is the Office Quiz and someone's attempt at encourage Darren to eat his own dog food!!!

Hat tip to James for writing about this. James did a great demo of Virtual Earth at the Vista After Hours events, including how to navigate it using an Xbox 360 Controller James points out that over Christmas, Reading was added to 3D and I was amazed...

I have worked on a few launches at Microsoft now and I have to say that I am really impressed with the thinking they have put behind the creative ideas for the launch of Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 & Visual Studio 2008. One top thing is...

Here are the details of the January MMMUG meeting. This event will be held in London at the MS offices near Victoria. Ben Appleby from MCS will be back to talk us through all things backup and recovery. The session will take a detailed look at...

Eileen has just pointed out that I didnt include all 25 for each and that list includes Steve - so 2 of our UK team :) (thanks to The Sean Blog for the full list) TechNet MSDN http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich...

BIG hat tip to our very own Eileen B I just noticed that Harry's post has a list of the 25 top blog sites found on TechNet and MSDN. I felt proud as anything when I saw Eileen on there!!! TechNet - List of Top Blog Sites http://blogs.technet.com...

There are 2 posters available to download: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Components.pdf Windows Server 2008 Feature Components.pdf These always prove very popular (I know you all like to use them as wallpaper in your offices ;)) You can download...

We had some brilliant entries to the first ever round of ChampionIT and it was a tough job for the panel to select the top 3 that would go to the public vote. The chosen 3 are very different but each highlight a fantastic use of technology So make sure...

Viral does a good write up on this product which hits the shelves today There is a great new site here: http://www.macoffice2008.com/#ex_fg

I just picked this tip up from an internal email...simple but effective! In Outlook select ... Tools > Options > Calendar Options > Add Holidays

Help to Securely deploy Windows Server 2008 with the Windows Server 2008 Security Guide! Every day, adversaries are attempting to invade your networks and access your servers—to bring them down, infect them with viruses, or steal information about...

I was just reading my RSS feeds from Darren "the Office Rocker" Strange and there were so many cracking posts that I thought I would highlight my top ones here: 1. Can you all update your sections of the document and email it back to me? Brilliant...

The Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution helps organisations align resource with business priorities and effectively manage work from ad-hoc projects through to complex programs. EPMConnect puts all the resources you need at your...

Here are some great resources to keep you busy at the weekend: Channel9 : New OGF Web Service Interface with Windows HPC Server 2008 New Job Scheduler Features with Windows HPC Server 2008 New Network Direct RDMA Interface with HPC Server...

Join the Microsoft Certification team for guidance on your certification path for SQL Server. Click to register for: • February 6, 2008, at 7:30 A.M. Pacific Time • February 6, 2008, at 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time

This story is based on the true story of the “Lone Server” -- the last server left at MS.com that’s still running Windows Server 03. Just imagine it now....and get your tissues at the ready, as this is a sad plight of a server....... Once I was...