I've held back from posting about the recent buzz around a statement made by the EC regarding the security features in Windows Vista. So no ranting here - although I might want to - just a link to an article on FT.com. This article is simply a letter...

So the user interface looks pretty slick I have to say, and also the ability to share wirelessly is really cool. I know what I want for Christmas! :-)

The IDC have published a report about the economic impact of the release of Windows Vista in Europe. There are some really interesting facts and some of the numbers (Euros) relating to the partner and IT ecosystems are truly staggering. Without posting...

The Zune Experience Available this holiday season in the United States, Zune includes a 30GB digital media player, the Zune Marketplace music service and a foundation for an online community that will enable music fans to discover new music. The Zune...

When I was introduced to the SideBar in Windows Vista my first thoughts were “wow, this is really cool”; good looking, small applications in a convenient location that are fun or help you be more productive. The next thing I noticed was how simple it...

Woah, it's been a while since I posted about BI, but it's still very dear to my heart so here's a little tidbit about the MCITP certification: "In response to feedback from our database business intelligence customers and partners, we are streamlining...

Today, I noticed something really cool in Vista. When I was using IE, i had a security warning come from the a website that wanted to run an Active X control. I was also listening to music in Media Player 11. So that I could hear the warning "ding" in...

Following on from my post the other day on Presentation Settings, I wanted to give you some technical details on how to code your applications so users have a good experience when they are making presentations. Firstly, it's worth checking out the...

UPDATE: The portal is still in pilot mode so full benefits are not quite available yet - however you can still get 10 free hours of email support!! Help your customers understand that your software is high quality and certified for use with Vista...

This is a rather cool gadget that system admins will find useful. It allows you to quickly type in a server name and remote in using remote desktop. Very slick indeed. Download it here: http://gallery.microsoft.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=c7f9c661...

I recently read a great article on flexible working which presented some great ideas on how to maximise employee effectiveness when away from their desks whether in on out of the office. Some of the things they mentioned were: Eliminating dead...

20 September 2006, Edinburgh UK Windows Vista brings with it a fantastic platform for managed development, namely .NET Framework v3.0 (formerly WinFX). However, there are many new native APIs in Windows Vista that aren’t a part of .NET Framework 3.0...

Developer Developer Developer (that's the name in case you thought I had just discovered copy and paste) has been announced and I would highly recommend that if you are in the least bit interested in development on the Windows platform you should get...

Suggested retail prices have now been published on Microsoft.com: Business: $299.00 ($199.00 upgrade) Enterprise: only available to volume license customers Home Premium: $239.00 ($159.00 upgrade) Home Basic: $199.00 ($99.00 upgrade) ...

At the moment I'm on training in Paris, learning about advanced .NET & all things code-like. One of the fellow delegates who also works at Microsoft UK is Saqib Shaikh who sits in the Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS) group as a developer. One of...

For the past 6 years I've used Macromedia/Adobe Dreamweaver to do my web designing - it's a really good piece of software and I stuck by it because I considered it to be the best on the market. Two months ago I uninstalled because I found a much better...

So, here's the deal. I'm creating some screencasts (videos of my desktop) showing new features and more importantly the business value of Vista. I've already got some ideas for content, but I need some suggestions from you guys so feel free to leave a...

Repost I'm re-posting because Long sent me an email telling me about the changes he made to his Tube map of Vista releases following a conversation with Microsoft's Vista Beta program manager. Here's the new map with the following changes as outlined...

Check out this cool new Windows Live site called Live Q&A . It's a community driven site where you can ask any question and get it answered by a whole host of different people. I did a quick search for Vista and came across this question: Do you...

:-) Courtesy of Long Zheng .

After all the hype this week about Microsoft vs. Google caused mainly by two bits of news: Google announcing their version of Office called Google Apps for your Domain Eric Schmidt (CEO of Google) joining the board of Apple it's important...