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    Mike P_1
    One for the Easter weekend....sometimes life can pass you by and you have to look at what is truly important. The post below said a lot to me about how people change when they get something they didn't expect - have a read then mosy on further down this post: http://fortifyservices.blogspot.com/2007...
    on 6 Apr 2007

  • Blog Post: Offtopic - love cars?

    Mike P_1
      Love cars? Check out this blog: http://jalopnik.com/ Just fab!
    on 1 May 2008

  • Blog Post: Scottish Innovation at it's best....so inspiring to spend some time in Glasgow and Edinburgh...learnings we can take from Google to bespoke system builders to new business start ups!

    Mike P_1
    Right so get yourself a digestive biccie and a nice cup of cocoa as I wax lyrical on some time in the Lowlands of Scotland. For those of you from an international bent, this is where I was for the last few days: http://maps.live.com/?q=edinburgh&mkt=en-gb&FORM=L... Both myself and the...
    on 7 Feb 2007

  • Blog Post: Top tip - if you have another half who doesnt like getting out of bed in the morning...

    Mike P_1
    Then just tell them it has been snowing - for some reason it only takes them 2 seconds to get out then :-) This was the gorgeous view we had this morning: Made me laugh all the way to the office!
    on 24 Jan 2007

  • Blog Post: Claire O'Halloran aka the Armadillo joins the Blogosphere...

    Mike P_1
    If you are interested in Software, Services & Next Generation Partnerships then head over to Claire's blog and check out her blog ramblings! http://blogs.msdn.com/armadillo/ Particularly liked the posts on What is this Web 2.0 thing? and Open Borders stay tuned for more from COH! Enjoy!
    on 29 Jan 2007

  • Blog Post: So what is the Live Maps response...

    Mike P_1
    So I guess I thought I would check what Live Maps did and happily here's the result: http://maps.live.com/?q=london%20to%20san%20francisco&mkt=en-GB&FORM=BDRE Phew!
    on 11 Apr 2007

  • Blog Post: London to San Fran with Google maps...

    Mike P_1
    This made me smile, doubtless there are similar 2.0 errors in Live Maps: http://tinyurl.com/2yqwz5 Step 37 is a cracker: Lol :-)
    on 11 Apr 2007

  • Blog Post: Zune launches - Some very cool media comments...will it continue?

    Mike P_1
    Well for one I hope so!! These are some of the comments we are seeing in the press at the moment: “Brown is extremely fashionable now. Many people say it's the new black…’Brown in the past has been somewhat earth-related… It's been grounded and practical. But I think the new browns are purple browns...
    on 14 Nov 2006

  • Blog Post: Microsoft Surface: Coolest piece of Microsoft Technology for a decade?

    Mike P_1
    Click on the picture above and enjoy....least said the better....seriously cool technology with amazing potential....think I need a new dining able... :)
    on 30 May 2007

  • Blog Post: So why: 'Wet String and Sellotape'...?

    Mike P_1
      So it's probably worth a post to enlighten a few of you on the new title I have decided upon for this blog. There have been a few people who have impacted me whilst I have been working in the IT Industry and I love hearing new phrases that different people use around the world to really simply...
    on 7 Aug 2008

  • Blog Post: TechGuys coming soon to a house near you..!

    Mike P_1
    So was out and about today and happened to have 5 minutes spare when I went past the new TechGuys shop in Woodley near Reading. Really friendly people, really cool set of services that would definitely be useful for some of my neighbours and my parents! Check out there simple list of most popular services...
    on 17 Apr 2007

  • Blog Post: Offtopic: Brilliant video on Zune over on On10...bought mine...well 3 actually :-)

    Mike P_1
    Right so today I took a little plunge and bought my Zune and 2 for some friends of mine....surfing around I found this great video showing all the details on the Zune - great overview of all the features from the product team in Redmond! http://www.on10.net/Blogs/duncan/zune-walkthrough/ Looking...
    on 18 Oct 2006

  • Blog Post: Win Prizes from Microsoft with Capital Radio...

    Mike P_1
    Just off to Scotland to meet with a bunch of Oil and Gas partners and our colleagues in the far North.....on the wonderful GNER train and just before cracking on with a whole load of work I fancied some tunes and so logged onto Capital Radio....what should meet me but the opportunity to win a whole load...
    on 5 Feb 2007

  • Blog Post: Mind the skills gap...?

    Mike P_1
    Fantastic opportunity from my colleague Claire for ISV's looking for technical skills abroad, read on for more: Helping ISV’s access Microsoft Skills Overseas Following on from successful events in October and January to highlight the opportunity around off-shore development to SE Asia, UK Trade &...
    on 15 Apr 2007

  • Blog Post: Green Computing: Check out the Vista green credentials!!

    Mike P_1
    Real stats on how to save money and help save the environment: · Reduce the carbon dioxide generated by an organisation, equal to 45 tonnes per year for a business with 200 desktop PCs. · Deliver savings on energy bills of up to £46 per desktop PC per year. Enough said, read this: http://www.microsoft...
    on 21 Mar 2007

  • Blog Post: Things that make me smile...World Communications Awards...:-)

    Mike P_1
    So there I was working away and an e-mail from the World Communications Awards dropped into my inbox - so I had a quick look and the irony was amazing! Made me smile - happens to us all!
    on 4 Jun 2007

  • Blog Post: Rumourmill...Microsoft to buy Yahoo?

    Mike P_1
    Seen some press reports about Microsoft potentially buying Yahoo.. BBC Yahoo shares up on Microsoft talk Associated Press: http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=AP&Date=20070504&ID=6846679&Symbol=YHOO Reuters article: http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx...
    on 4 May 2007

  • Blog Post: Nuns on the run on the tinterweb...

    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 resist that one) and the leaps Microsoft have...
    on 27 Nov 2006

  • Blog Post: For all those people who think that bosses are perfect - remember we are all learning...

    Mike P_1
    I was just reading a new blog that I have recently subscribed to called Execupundit.com - it's truly a great place to read some pragmatic cool advice and the following really got me thinking: http://www.execupundit.com/2007/02/note-from-boss-to-employees-what-some.html Sure we are all guilty of sometimes...
    on 3 Mar 2007

  • Blog Post: Topten of Web 2.0...interesting stuff!

    Mike P_1
    Saw this site the other night and loved the list here: Top 10 Ajax Applications and the even more interesting is the top 23 Mashups Well worth a browse if you get a spare moment! Enjoy!
    on 24 Apr 2007

  • Blog Post: Saw this on CNET - Goofiest tech moves of 2006

    Mike P_1
    These round ups always serve as a good reminder of the year that has been :) Security implications of confidential information Removal of Pluto from the planets Interests in Consumer gadgets and how excited people get about them :) http://news.com.com/1606-2_3-6144305.html?tag=ne.video.6134071 Enjoy...
    on 21 Dec 2006

  • Blog Post: Career Manifesto...get on the bus or...

    Mike P_1
    I really like the Execupundit blog and came across this Career Manifesto . Some great words of wisdom from Michael Wade. Some of the most frustrating things I find in business, both the one I work in but also people I meet from other companies (ironically called representatives ;-)), are comments like...
    on 17 Mar 2007

  • Blog Post: Giving...fancy joining in?

    Mike P_1
    So I was having a look around at a few blogs over the weekend and I read the following really interesting post: http://www.trizle.com/how-giving-rocks/ It made me think about using this blog to highlight a charity a few mates and I run in our spare time called the Silicon Cup - the idea is simple...
    on 13 Mar 2007

  • Blog Post: Offtopic: What small change in a car, would deliver a 3.5% difference in top speed? (Hint it's a Lamborghini...)

    Mike P_1
    Well I know it is offtopic but that small detail in question is merely putting the roof up on a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder - 190 mph roof down and 197mph with the roof up gives a 3.5% or 7mph increase in top speed....wow! Small changes big impact, now where is my piggy bank... :-) So to bring...
    on 16 Oct 2006

  • Blog Post: Zune: Boy did I like the sight of this...at last - love it, sooooo good!

    Mike P_1
    Enough said:
    on 3 Dec 2006