In an all-round smart move, the TechNet folk have published the WAIK documentation online for your deployment pleasure. My favourite bits are where you can customise the Out of Box Experience (OOBE) and configure the Welcome Center and also what the user...

IDC estimates that over the next five years, more than one million new servers will be installed by businesses with fewer than 100 employees each. Expanding your portfolio can enable you to better meet this demand—and can drive incremental revenue for...

There's a murmour of anticipation around TVP this morning. An unspoken excitement has breached the hallways and permeates the Microsofties as they use flip 3d and integrated search. And why? The time is nearly upon us when we will introduce the Vista...

Dr Overton has been digging up all manner of Vista tweaks, customisations and enhancements over on his blog recently . Boot Screens, DreamScene content, Screensaver customisation, Search etc. I love the way the community is embracing the APIs we put out...

Extending Office Live has recently been made easier through the introduction of this web service which provides specific API access to core parts of the platform. There are also many Sharepoint Services APIs to play with via web services but some of these...

I have to admit I'm still finding small bits of functionality that I didn't know about and that makes me smile. It's the attention to detail that makes me feel proud to be associated with such a quality product. Take for instance today when I plugged...

Being an earlier adopter can sometimes be painful because you have to do a lot of the learning and path finding on your own. Microsoft IT are the best example of early adopters and it's good to see they are sharing their experiences with the rest of us...

Something more on the consumer side this. John Swenson has written a nice article on how your computer gets updated with the latest and greatest drivers and security patches automatically over the internet. Worth sharing with family members and friends...

With Vista running in your business (and at home) you can help save energy and also money! With Vista installed you will: Reduce the carbon dioxide generated by an organisation, equal to 45 tonnes per year for a business with 200 desktop PCs. ...

Another addition to the Vista Deployment Den , this frequently updated list show applications that have earned "Certified for Windows Vista" and "Works with Windows Vista" status: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/933305 As Eric points out...

I know it's a question on a lot of people's lips, but actually what does the desk of a Unified Comms Technical Specialist at Microsoft look like? Lots of gadgets and a desk that looks like the starship enterprise. On his excellent blog Julian talks about...

Something I've been crafting for the last couple of weeks is a one stop shop for all your deployment resources and information. Well here it is, the Vista Deployment Den ! Most recent additions include: Vista Driver Compatibility Assess your Hardware...

Some say that they code in C# whilst they sleep, others say that they eat java beans for kicks. All we know is that they are called the Vista Squad. If you are in the UK and you need a Vista community you can trust and rely on, and noone else can help...

Stanimir Stoyanov has developed a Sidebar Styler which among other things allows Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) to be run in a Sidebar gadget. What does this mean? Well, WPF is a very rich graphics subsystem with which designers can create stunning...

I wrote recently about the Google Hype particularly on mapping technology and Mike has continued the thread on his blog with a piece about Google Apps and his conspiracy theory about Google and their true motives. An interesting perspective. I'm sure...

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Have you bought the wrong version of Windows Vista? Did you want Home Premium instead of Home Basic? Did you get Business but still want to use your laptop at home as a Media Center? Let's face it - it's something that can happen, you get the wrong version...

I came across this rather groundbreaking application from Yahoo! the other week and I really have to hand it to the developers over there - this is very, very cool. I'm talking about something called " Pipes " which is currently in beta and which will...

Stumbled across this - looks worth a look and I think there might be a bit of Longhorn shown off too :-) Join Microsoft Certified Architect Allen Stewart in our second talk in a series of English-language MCA Live Meetings that are open only to MCPs....

For Your Information: Windows Vista Beta Exams 71-621 and 71-622 (Worldwide) A reminder: The releases of the Professional (MCITP) exams for the Windows Vista operating system will be delayed in order to ensure that they have adequate application support...

We are pleased to announce the new Desktop Deployment Planning Services Readiness (BDD v3) Workshop for partners. Duration 4 Days Cost £400 4 Deliveries in H2 Technologies & Products used during the course User State Migration Tool 3.0 Windows Vista...

If they haven't deployed already, businesses are starting to think about deploying Windows Vista and Office 2007. Microsoft Partners have a great opportunity to provide deployment services for these new technologies and do so in a repeatable, process...

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Because I gave feedback to Nvidia on their drivers for Windows Vista, I received an email from them today about the latest set of updates to the following boards but not the mobile GPUs: GeForce 6 GeForce 7 GeForce 8 What's coming with the new drivers...