Hey - Jeff and I have just been doing our top 16 sessions (and maybe a couple more :) ) for TechEd this year. We're looking for your feedback again! Messaging and Mobility Telephony Integration and Voice Over IP with Microsoft Office Communicator...

Ive been asked several times now when registration is going to be open - well its now open!! All the information you need is at: www.microsoft.com.au/teched2006 Initial track plans are at http://blogs.technet.com/mkleef/archive/category/10983.aspx

Heres more ideas! Comments please! Windows Client Using Windows PE to Customize Your Windows Vista Deployments Windows Vista: Remote Deployments What's new in Software Installation on Windows Vista Image Engineering: Creating Your Perfect...

Nigel Parker has pulled his finger out and got me his Web Developer track! Way to go Nigel! :) Web Developer IIS 7: End-to-End Overview of Microsoft's New Web Application Server IIS 7: Building Custom Web Server Extensions IIS 7: Under...

I was reading a ZDnet article today about the Vista firewall being hobbled because it apparently wont support "Outbound firewall protection by default" - which is not quite correct. Of course it will still support inbound protection by default as in XP...

So heres some of the early thinking around the Office System and Developer tracks. Still to come are "Database and Business Intelligence", "Windows Client", "Patterns and Practises (Architecture)", "Web Developer" and "Connected Systems" Thanks to...

Hmm - was reading this story today on eWeek - its about the Pentagon adopting the use of smartcards for system logons, building access and potential payment of services. Im not that impressed - at Microsoft we have been doing that for years! We use...

Dave Glover , the track owner for the SQL and BI track for TechEd AU and NZ has just released his first draft. He posted it at his blog - check it out and give him lots of comments!

I tried to resist...really I did... First my best mate bought one with my first favourite game of PGR3 ...then David Olive from Westnet (favourite ISP!) emails me gushing about his 360 and how awesome Ghost Recon is with the Live integration ...which...

A few people have emailed me lately asking about their content submissions and whether they were successful - this post is to let you all know about the primary focus areas for the event in our minds and when community submissions will be accepted or...

Yes Virtual Server 2005 R2 is now free...as in click here to download it Im interested...even though it was a reallly good thing...were you really surprised about this announcement? VMWare was also recently announced to be free so now you have a "free...

Very excited to tell you about a new acquisition of ProClarity . If youve never used it before its a fabulous Business Intelligence client to SQL 2000 and 2005 Analysis Services . Allows great data visualisation. Heres the announcement! http://www...