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Wet String and Sellotape
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Want a great update on what is in Vista - great review and update from the BBC..!
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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...
Link to the Oil and Gas Event Site for Fluent and 2 great Windows CCS Partners!
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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!
Oil & Gas Conference with Fluent - how to snap your back in one go with 120Kg of Windows Cluster!
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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...
Zune in #2 slot for portable digital player market...not bad after first 4 days of sales!
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over 8 years ago
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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...
Like to track your Wind Levels - check out this cool Vistagadget...!
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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...
Make more $$$ with Microsoft - understand where we can help you!
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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...
Want to Port your code to WCCS 2003 - Free labs coming up in Europe and US!!
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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...
Free: SharePoint 2007 Resource DVD - why it's useful to own and how I use them...!
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over 8 years ago
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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...
CCS Pricing....on the web...great resource for understanding how toprice Windows Compute Cluster Server!
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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...
More Live Ads in the press....check out page 18 of the Sunday Times!
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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...
Nuns on the run on the tinterweb...
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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...
Personality Test - Quite Amusing results...here're mine!
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over 8 years ago
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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 :-) ...
Fantastic Oil & Gas video from Schlumberger Sema - Microsoft CCS inaction...nice and simple - nice and clear!
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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...
Great video on HPC Fluid Dynamics used in Yacht Design...cool stuff from the French!
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over 8 years ago
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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!
More ads from the Metro all about Live.com!
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
And there’s more... Great work guys....
If you are in London today check out the Metro....Live.com advertising!
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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!
It's Zune time - homma homma!!!
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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...
Search Course registration link - you saw it here first!!
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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...
MOM Pack available for Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003!
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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...
HPC Through the Ages - Great funny Video for Friday viewing...check it out..
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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...
How does HPC affect your everyday lives....check out this Video showcasing Prof Simon Cox from Southampton University
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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...
Less High Performance Computing more High Performance Eating....
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over 8 years ago
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One box down...more to come! Marvellous!
Quite possibly the best thing to happen in the world all week..
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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
OpenSource and HPC..dangerous regarding IP...Have your say?
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over 8 years ago
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Mike P_1
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...
Had me crying with laughter...race horses, flocks of chickens and harnessing huskies :-)
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over 8 years ago
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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...
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