Liked this view on the new bits in Vista from the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6160327.stm Check out this section: and of course this bit: but I really like this: Have to say the files and folders search is sooooo...

Here’s a link to the Oil & Gas Fluent site with some of the other great partners who were there: http://www.fluent.com/worldwide/europe/events/iocc_06/index.htm The following are well worth checking out: & Enjoy!

So you know some days start better than others – well today it started by Dr. Michael Newberry and I carrying a 64 node cluster from Tyan (thanks to Mark Burnett of Tyan who kindly leant us the cluster) onto the HQS Wekkington on the Thames - we nearly...

With all the popular bashing of the Zune going on at the moment you have to ask yourself a couple of things: 1. Have you test driven the product? 2. Have you seen the actual numbers for the first week of launch? Nice article from CNN on the...

So a few of my close friends will know that I am quite keen on sailing – with the huge momentum behind Vista at the moment imagine how pleased I was to see this Vista Gadget come out specifically for sailors: You can change the location to any one...

Some of the Partner team here at Microsoft are hosting a day to help partners understand how they can make more cash from our new technology competency areas. Search will be included and I will be there to talk to partners and our Search plans and incentives...

Interested in porting code to run on Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003? Want to get best practices, talk direct to the hpc experts from Redmond, and understand the full roadmap for Microsoft in the HPC space – then this training is for you! This...

Hi All – Seriously cool brand new offering – A DVD full of presentations and content from the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2006 including Keynotes presentations, general sessions, breakout sessions and Hands-On Labs... Order product 005170 from https...

So righty ho, I am sure some of you have been looking for this page and it is the US pricing page – I have given a gentle poke in the ribs to our UK Marketing chappie Michael Newberry to get a similar page up for the UK Partners but here’s...

Another nice ad in the Sunday Times from the Live Team – cool stuff, this time a mix of the other 4 ads... Also – a nice article about the cool new functionality I blogged about a few weeks back around 3d mapping: http://www.timesonline.co...

Leafing through my copy of the Sunday Times today this story made me smile about Nuns blogging: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2471917.html The parallels to what the nuns are doing in giving us a review of their habits (sorry couldn’t...

Right so I am often sceptical about these things but I have never seen them come out in a graphical way. Apparently I am a Benevolent Builder, hmmm! The immediate feedback from my brothers isn't really printable here :-) ...

I saw this the other day and had forgotten to post it until now – SchlumbergerSema have done some great work with CCS 2003 and delivered a great video talking about the benefits of CCS and their proposition in the Oil and Gas Industry: http://workshop...

Now I absolutely love sailing and so it was very cool to see this video showing fluid dynamics working in the yacht design industry for the Americas Cup. Check out this video: http://www.rocketscientism.com/AREVA/ Enjoy!

And there’s more... Great work guys....

Some great advertising by our Live.com team today in the Metro – really nice ads: Will post the next 2 pages in a sec... Nice!

A good friend was sat in the London office today and hopped over to show me his Zune....just 24 hours to go and mine will be firmly in my sweaty little paw – Hurray! I may well have to bore you about how cool they are....first impressions: - Smaller...

As I posted last week the hands on Enterprise Search course is now available for registration here: http://www.microsoft.co.uk/events/eventdetail.aspx?eventid=8586 The course content can be viewed here: Announcement: Hands on Enterprise Search Course...

Great news we have just announced a MOM pack for WCCS 2003 – want to be among the first to get it, then go here now: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=78279 . So what does it do, here’s what it says in the site – yes a blatant cut...

So you all probably know that we dream up these videos showing development of software over the years and then what happens when Microsoft enters the market – this one is ever so slightly biased in our direction rather surprisingly J SC06...

I wish I had seen this when I kicked off my work around the channel in HPC – really cool information in plain English (almost..:-)) about how HPC affects our everyday lives. Say goodbye to geek and say hello to your Mum or boss understanding what you...

One box down...more to come! Marvellous!

Well alright maybe not – but now I am very very excited.... Now, who will be the first to get theirs me or Steve C aka the Geek in Disguise (http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/default.aspx) .... J

Right so today saw a very interesting announcement in the Bangkok Post about OpenSource and Intellectual Property. Now I have lived in the Middle East, US and a few countries in Europe and found these views at a national level quite interesting especially...

Righty ho, so about a month ago a new product manager started in Microsoft UK called Dr. Michael Newberry – he’s a fantastic Australian and (being wary that there are more than a few Aussies reading this blog) I am looking forward hugely to the Ashes...