I wanted to post a quick update from our end to let you know whats happening. Ive had a flood of emails to ask how quickly we are going to respond in getting out the patches to affected products. Heres the official bit... "...Microsoft is aware of the...

Good news - the patch for Windows has gone live to the Microsoft.com downloads site and can be found here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c6a2c8fe-abda-4051-a24f-3ec933089747&DisplayLang=en . Thanks to David and dogs for making...

I've not really kept this one much of a secret. Anyone who talks to me regularly will know this already - but I guess I better announce it officially. I'm leaving Microsoft Australia like so many others from Australia to join Microsoft Corporation in...

I read this article from Angus today with much amusement. Apparently Vista is more insecure than Windows 2000. I found this really very funny. Why? The number of virus infections found by a virus vendor does not necessarily equal poor security. In...

An extra special offer for readers of my blog.... Subscribe to a new TechNet Plus Direct subscription at http://www.microsoft.com.au/technetplus with the special subscription offer code of TLNW08 (valid only in Australia as far as I know) and receive...

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...

IT Pros in WA! Some good news for your day today! We have completed work on the Exchange 2003 CDO patch that will address the current WADST issues. You can call Microsoft Professional Support on 132058 and request the hotfix under KB article number 929895...

Im on my way home from TechEd on Saturday morning. As usual I take my server and laptop bag as carry on luggage on the flight because I just dont trust them to keep it safe and un-damaged . Its not exactly big after all.... I proceed to check in for...

Well todays the last day! Whew! Im home in Perth about to present on Provisioning Identity Management Solutions in the IT Pro track. My session is right after lunch...which brings me to the next point. On tours you get to try all sorts of food. Much of...

I've had a few questions on this now. "Is the copy of Windows Server to be given away at the Australian launch a full copy?" As part of the Australian Windows Server launch (you know the "Heroes Happen Here" thing - yeah I know the name is a bit crap...

Yep its true. NTBackup is gone....at least as you know it! You can have it back again with a download but its only so that you can read data from tapes or media you already have that you created previously. Its been replaced with Windows Server backup...

Its not often that I really like a mobile device. They have either compromised too hard on making it a phone while other models steer right away from that in becoming a PDA. The last one I actually used a lot was the imate SP5 which was a Windows Mobile...

I’m a Qantas Platinum flyer. I have been for nearly 4 years now I think and a Gold flier for several years before that – though I’m about to lose Platinum at the end of this year. After the move to Redmond I (thankfully) just don’t fly much anymore. Though...

Got this in my mail from John Hathaway, who like me, laments the inability of hardware vendors to re-release/update their driver installers to work with Windows 7. I blogged about this some time ago but John has updated it further. Here's his feedback...

Finally its happened. The government has put in place a three year trial thats likely to begin the 1st of December . Rob Farley hates it and laments the developer issues associated with it. Microsoft is no different. Already theres an internal discussion...

Well its time for a first again! Recently my British colleagues have pipped me in the blogging stakes and the new trend of blogcasting. Well now its my turn! I have some hosting space now and I'm using Windows Media Services 9 series to stream the content...

If you had questions WRT the sessions I did at Melbourne's Security Summit....post them here! I did the SMS and MOM session aswell as the Identity Management session.

On the way home Friday after work I had to pick up my son from where my wife was working. As I parked I noticed a fantastic bright red Ducati 748 . Now anyone who knows me will know what a bike fan I am - and Ducati to me represents the Ferrari of the...

Currently were in planning for next year's Security Summit event - likely to be March 2007. I have some ideas Id like to bounce off you to see if you think they are relevant. We havent fully thought about the content yet though the structure is important...

A lot of people come up to me after presentations and ask what sort of hardware I use. Im a big AMD fan - I have an HP nx6125 laptop which is AMD 64 bit powered and for ages Ive had a small server in an Antec NSK1300 case that I take around with me too...

Recently Jeff has been showing off his Lenovo T61p . He was having stacks of problems with his Toshiba A7 which was out of warranty and breaking down so he needed a new one. Its a nice unit actually - scores really well in Vista's performance and...

Well after a few issues in finding out where it was after I ordered it which were subsequently (and rapidly!!) resolved...its time. It arrived yesterday! Yay! I was curious to see if the hype really was all it was cracked up to be on this unit - initial...

Yesterday marked the start of the Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 - Sydney was the beginning. The was plenty of buzz at the event with Deeps running around with a video camera interviewing people, there was a Twitter feed...

Recently I've been thinking more and more about the problem of end user risk. It was prompted by some discussions with a small company here who lamented that they had to place extreme policy controls in place because their users would "wreck it " otherwise...

TechEd Australia has had its finest moment! Apparently theres some history to this one. Pete Calvert is one of the instructors on the Instructor Lead Learning (ILL) labs at TechEd Australia. In the email communications to ILL trainers for dress code,...