Checkout the new website www.seewindowsvista.com going live today where you can see more about Windows Vista and the possibilities that are possible with the platform through demonstrations of how partners and customers are using it. Be sure to watch...

Gordon Bell from Microsoft Research has been in town for the last few days and is being interviewed on TV3s Campbell Live program tonight from 7PM The interview will focus on his MyLifeBits Project Should be interesting.. There was an article...

Windows Vista Beta 2 is now available for IT professionals and developers with MSDN and TechNet subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not members...

Some big Microsoft virtualisation announcements happening real soon now Check it out http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/may06/05-22Virtualization.mspx Windows Server virtualization: Microsoft’s hypervisor-based solution is on track...

I have been using and testing Windows Vista beta2 builds on my work and home machines for several weeks now. I'm finding it hard to go back and use Windows XP, I really like the Windows Vista UI and particularly the entry points into using desktop search...

The Tech Ed 2006 Early Bird Registration launches TODAY at www.microsoft.co.nz/teched I'm organising the Windows Client track across both New Zealand & Australia, and will be back shortly with the draft list of sessions we are looking to run...

The Connect ’06 Technical Training Sessions are coming to Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland during May: Wellington – 11th May – Intercontinental Christchurch – 17th May – Grand Chancellor Auckland – 22nd May – Sky City Agenda, registration...

Its been quiet around here, I've been on a long overdue holiday, overseas :) But I'm back now rested, relaxed and firing on all cylinders: IE7 beta2 releases to the web and is now downloadable (including the real Beta 2 of IE7 for Windows XP SP2, Windows...

As part of our presence and activities for the MIX06 conference that kicked off this morning in Las Vegas, we have refreshed the IE7 Beta 2 Preview release on the web with a new build. You can install it straight from the web at http://www.microsoft...

The download site for the Security Seminar presentations from last week is now live here: http://www.microsoft.com/nz/events/security/downloads.mspx Our slide deck from the keynote will be published up there, real soon now

See you in Auckland on Friday, I will be co-presenting in the Keynote at the start of the day, with demos on Windows Vista security, Network Access Protection in "Longhorn Server" and also a quick look at whats new in ISA 2006 http://www.microsoft...

There is a new User Group getting started this week in Wellington, to provide information and support to users of Microsoft Office. The group organiser is Steve Schapel, a Microsoft MVP on Access. The group aims to cater to the interests of Information...

A new Mobile PC form factor. Full Windows functionality with an enhanced touch screen, pen and keyboard input. UMPCs combine the power of the Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system and other innovative new technologies from Microsoft...

Interesting article about Windows Vista advances http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1931913,00.asp “It’s hard to take a real look at Vista, both on the surface and under the hood, and consider it just another Windows rehash. This is a dramatic...

Latest Version of MOM 2005 Resource Kit Now Available for Download The resource kit has been updated to support MOM 2005 SP1 and new tools have been added: Alert to RSS Utility – Enable subscriptions to alert information via RSS. DAS Role...

Announcing the Release of SMS v4 Beta 1 Announcing Microsoft’s next generation in change and configuration management solution. Available today, SMS v4 Beta 1, is the lowest cost solution for managing changes to your Windows-based assets, including...

The March/April 2006 issue of TechNet Magazine is now online! http://www.technetmagazine.com The March/April issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online at http://www.technetmagazine.com . This month’s issue includes feature articles on...

The Windows Vista product lineup consists of six versions, two for businesses, three for consumers, and one for emerging markets: Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate...

For a limited time, you can get a free second shot at any Microsoft IT Professional, Developer, or Microsoft Dynamics (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions) Certification exam. Just register for this offer before your first exam, and you'll get two chances...

and geek out with this Channel 9 video http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=163022 wow, cool video (yes I'm a geek)

Its available for download now Existing beta1 users should be getting software notification upgrade prompts shortly. Enjoy the fast upgrade experience from Microsoft AntiSpyware beta1, and no reboots required :) Checkout the FAQ http://www.microsoft...

Interesting to see a bank in NZ launched a new offering today: Internet Banking services that includes two-factor authentication by default for "free" RaboBank launched RaboPlus in NZ today I think they may be the first in NZ to do this by default...

There is a new version of the Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides for IT Professionals out and up on the download centre at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=311f4be8-9983-4ab0-9685-f1bfec1e7d62&displaylang=en There are...

6AM tomorrow morning NZ time Add a reminder to your Outlook calendar I'm not a morning person :( but I'll be up (getting picked up from the Hotel at 7AM to go present to infrastructure partners!) This will be an interesting keynote: featuring some...

IE7 Beta2 preview is now available for download from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/ This beta2 release is primarily for Devs and ITPros (application compatibility and website compat testing) See the IE website for an IT Pro checklist http...