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  • Blog Post: Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us

    Mike P_1
    Awesome video on You Tube - check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE A few lines I loved in this: The web changes the way we do things It's not a machine, it is us and learns from us It connects people and joins communities Simple thoughts, nice simple message - cool! Enjoy!
    on 9 Mar 2007

  • Blog Post: Zune Desktop download yours now!

    Mike P_1
    Get yours from here: Zune desktop theme (1.64mb)
    on 4 Nov 2006

  • Blog Post: CCS and MSFT Share price...!

    Mike P_1
    So whilst we run the first user group for CCS at Microsoft, look what happens to the MSFT share price! Made me smile!
    on 27 Apr 2007

  • Blog Post: Make a difference or go home...that's the polite version!

    Mike P_1
    So Steve ( http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/default.aspx ) got his friend Hugh Macleod to put the following together: Regardless of your passion for different technologies the sentiments I absolutely subscribe to, namely: (Start Rant) Dont bother coming to work unless you want to make...
    on 5 Nov 2006

  • Blog Post: A day in the life of SteveB..

    Mike P_1
    Some of you may have seen this but kind of cool to share again anyway! Here Enjoy!
    on 16 May 2007

  • Blog Post: Inbound to Houston...check out digital WPC from your sofa

    Mike P_1
    I am lucky enough to be heading over to Houston along with around 500 partners from the UK and a host of Microsoft folks to learn what we have in store for partners next year. I always get a huge buzz from these types of events and feel energised as a result, I know from speaking to many of you - you...
    on 3 Jul 2008

  • Blog Post: Moving on...

    Mike P_1
    For a number of years now I have had the huge opportunity of working with a very talented bunch of folks in Microsoft UK and the UK technology market. Whether it was in my early days in Microsoft UK in the Enterprise customer space or later on in the Small and Medium Partner world I have had a fantastic...
    on 4 Aug 2008

  • Blog Post: Very cool - want to upgrade your Zune to 80Gb...read on :-)

    Mike P_1
    Hmmm think I have another gift to ask Santa for, check out this cool 80Gb upgrade for your Zune: http://www.ipodmods.com/shop/microsoft-zune-parts.html Nice work guys!
    on 7 Dec 2006

  • Blog Post: Solid work ethics and the big picture - don't confuse the two...

    Mike P_1
    Hmmm ever felt that someone is putting their heart and soul into something but don't quite see the big picture? Made me smile, thanks to Jon at TBS for sending through!
    on 19 Jun 2007

  • Blog Post: SharePoint Seattle Conference - UK Party Information Here!

    Mike P_1
    Roll up Roll Up all UK attendees of the Seattle SharePoint conference - we have confirmed the venue and timing for the UK soiree - an evening of sophisticated discussion, sporting activity and of course fine food and refreshment! Date: Monday 3rd March - 6pm until midnight Location: Garage Billiards...
    on 21 Feb 2008

  • Blog Post: See if this works...BlogRMail with Tags and Photos...

    Mike P_1
    Seriously cool new application – blogging is just sending e-mail now! Kudos to Steve for the find: http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/default.aspx Published with BlogMailr
    on 8 Nov 2006

  • Blog Post: Top Stuff I have seen recently..

    Mike P_1
    Made me smile: How to tell if your boss is nuts: saw this from the brilliant Execupundit blog: http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/bing/0706/quiz.crazybosses.fortune/index.html Think I might be lucky having read some of those weirdo options to tick!
    on 18 Jun 2007

  • Blog Post: Make IT simpler - sign the Open XML petition today!

    Mike P_1
    I don't usually post this type of thing, but this is important for all customers and partner alike. Support the Open XML petition - many companies are trying to achieve greater interoperability between front end and back end offices - the Open XML standard that we are trying to drive along with Apple...
    on 4 Apr 2007

  • Blog Post: New Microsoft Action Pack - details here!

    Mike P_1
    24,000 of our 34,000 Registered Partners currently subscribe to Action Pack, our quarterly toolkits of software and sales and marketing materials. These are created to help our partners stay competitive, meet their sales goals and grow their business. So what is in the new action pack? New Rules and...
    on 20 Feb 2008

  • Blog Post: Zune in #2 slot for portable digital player market...not bad after first 4 days of sales!

    Mike P_1
    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 launch and the real stats: http://money.cnn.com...
    on 29 Nov 2006

  • Blog Post: More on presentations..had me in tears..

    Mike P_1
    Simple choice it's either me or the presenter...decisions decisions... Now this really made me laugh out loud, Rowan from Fortify your Oasis has some absolutely superb points to describe those less skilled presenters: Ass Narcissism - "I’m just going to turn my back on you now and read all my slides...
    on 11 Mar 2007

  • Blog Post: Great new look...just 'wash and go' for blogs!

    Mike P_1
    Huge huge thanks to my mate Matt for helping me make this blog look soooo much better! Really needed the 'pimp my blog' experience! If you fancy checking out Vista, Virtualisation and more then check out his blog Peering through Windows . Enjoy!
    on 19 Mar 2007

  • Blog Post: Like to track your Wind Levels - check out this cool Vistagadget...!

    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 of around a 100 locations and gives a great indicator...
    on 29 Nov 2006

  • Blog Post: Opportunity Of a Lifetime - Play at Wembley...?

    Mike P_1
    Quick post - do you fancy a dream come true by playing on the hallowed turf at Wembley? We had a channel team last year and raised over £59,000 for the Wooden Spoon Charity. Fancy taking part then....send a mail to Donna Chubb @ i-dchubb@microsoft.com with your bid - the top 15 bids will get to take...
    on 13 Feb 2008

  • Blog Post: Screenshot of the British Library 'Turning pages Application' - Bill Gates own book by Leonardo da Vinci!!

    Mike P_1
    So very cool!
    on 30 Jan 2007

  • Blog Post: My favourite books...

    Mike P_1
    Thought I would share my favourite books with you all: Social Intelligence - Daniel Goleman How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie Fish! - Stephen C. Lundin The Art of War - Sun Tzu Good to Great - Jim Collins All well worth a read and fantastic books! Enjoy!
    on 18 Jun 2007

  • Blog Post: The Future of Web Search

    Mike P_1
    A very simple post here, amazing work from the Microsoft Live Labs team - simple and really cool graphics using Silverlight. I love the following: The Halo skin (okay so I am a sucker!) The graphics around the different types of content search The accuracy and speed Try it out for yourself, I suspect...
    on 23 Oct 2007

  • Blog Post: Quick apology...

    Mike P_1
    Righty ho, so not being the most technical person in the world I have been trying out a few different blog writers/posting apps to varying success. My favorite was Live Writer until I realised that it does sometimes cut off URLs hence the apology to you all for some frustrating posts where you cannot...
    on 25 Feb 2007

  • Blog Post: Microsoft gives to charity every time you search - save this link and send to your friends!

    Mike P_1
    Give to nine million.org with every search. Each time you search here, Microsoft will contribute to nine million.org , a UN agency-led campaign providing education and sports programs for the nine million refugee youth around the world. http://click4thecause.live.com/Search/Charity/Default.aspx Set the...
    on 24 Jan 2007

  • Blog Post: Free, Simple business advice simply spoken..

    Mike P_1
    Want to freshen your skills and get a reality check - read on! Came across this site a few weeks back and have been meaning to share with you all - Trizle The whole blog is an interesting one with some really cool advice around lots of areas, I had a scoot around it this morning and came up with my...
    on 24 Mar 2007