So it would be silly to blog about the fact that Windows 7 is out there in beta now, and from everyone’s opinion its a solid build… very very solid build. I am running this on my production machine at work on a Lenovo T61p and on my Acer Aspire 9500....

The Singapore Windows User Group and SGDOTNET User Group are organising the Community Technology Update 2007 on Nov 3 at Microsoft Auditorium. Come meet the Influencer army of internal and external Microsoft experts who will share the latest on...

There have been lots of rumors around Windows Vista Service Pack 1; when will it be released, what it will contain etc but now the Vista team tries to answer all these questions in this blog post. What is interesting to see is that for Vista they try...

Just wanted to point you all to two great screencasts on how you can develop applications on Windows Media Center. Personally I love Windows Media Center, it is the center of my entire home entertainment experience, it is networked and streamed all around...

Microsoft will be launching the next wave of Unified Communications products and services worldwide on Oct 16 and in Singapore, on Oct 23rd. The launch event at Suntec sees speakers from Gartner and customers who will share their views in the UC arena...

If IT security is a top priority for you, then this seminar would be of interest to you. Come listen to Microsoft internal and external experts share best practices in IT Security at this half-day event which is on Sept 28 at Microsoft Auditorium. This...

On September 13 th the Security and Information InteGrity community will have an event in Singapore. The title for the event is Landscape and Trends of BCP/DR & Thumbnail Analysis and the topic will include how to work with Business Continuity Management...

If you want to check out the next version of SMS 2003, that's System Center Configuration Manager 2007, you can register for a download of it at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/configmgr/bb629404.aspx

Do you want to learn more about Windows Server 2008? For a limited time we have four free E-learning clinics available online. The clinics cover server virtualization, security and policy management, branch office management, centralized application access...

I challenged Dennis Chung (my counterpart in the security bytes video, and one of the smartest guys I know when it comes to IT) recently to see what kind of usage scenarios we could use Windows Server 2008 Core . For those of you who are unaware of what...

Dennis has done it, he has finished his technical opus... If you want to learn how to get this up and running his article is awesome, its step by step and really easy to follow. Check it out here, http://windowsmvp.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!80195647FE07388F...

As you might know, Dennis is running something called the “Windows Server 2008 Insiders” group in Singapore where the members learn about Windows Server 2008 every month and get the chance to try it out within the IT Pro Momentum Program. One of the...

This program gives you 2 chances to pass your exams! For a limited time, you can get an extra chance to pass any Microsoft IT Professional, Developer, or Microsoft Dynamics ä Certification exam – FREE. Check this out for the offer , and also to find out...

Finally up. This is a new site to reflect the voice and activities of the bloggers in all of us!! Watch out for more as we build this up..

Technorati Tags: Windows Server 2008 , SQL Server 2008 , Visual Studio 2008 , TechNet , MSDN Just to round the year up for IT pros and Developers in Singapore, i thought we needed some fun and some sneak peeks into the slew of Windows Server 2008 wave...

Run by MS Singapore's very own WS08 enthusiastic evangelist, Dennis Chung (whose blog is featured in my sidebar on the right), the WS08 Insider group provides exclusive, deep-level trainings to a selected group of passionate IT Pros. As a result, Dennis...

The founders - spot BillG? since it is my 1st-ever posting for MS, i thought i'd share my recent field trip to Redmond campus (home of MS HQ). It was the 1st time i was on campus as well, and i was playing host to SUPER-FLY teens who had won the National...

Microsoft Singapore is on the lookout for the next IT Hero! We would like to recognize the unsung heroes of the IT world, who harness the power of Windows Server, SQL Server and Visual Studio to work their magic and solve the real life IT problems...

The August issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online. The focus of this month is System Center with everything from System Center Essentials for medium size business to virtualization of your applications with Softgrid . //Maria

Found this interesting series of videos on Microsoft licensing - done comic-book style, it almost has a Sin City series feel to it..i thought it was a pretty cool way to explain some common questions people have about Microsoft's licensing structures...

so i know the thrill now...and i'd like to dedicate this to all the dedicated IT Pros out there. You may not be flash, You may not have cash Glam parties may pass you by And technology gets you high I may have left the parties behind And those freebies...

Awesome news over the weekend, Popfly is now open in public beta for all users. Previously by invite only, Popfly enables users to rapidly build mash-ups, from data sources all over the world in to a visual experience. Some of them these can be as simple...

What is TechNet Edge ? It’s a community site for IT Pros, similar to Channel 8 , 9 and 10 that we have for students, developers and enthusiasts. The site went live this week so sign in now to meet with fellow IT Pros and find content like screen casts...

If you're looking to get a brain blitz of the latest tech info, check out TechEd SEA 2007 - http://www.microsoft.com/malaysia/techedsea2007/ there's over 100 sessions over 7 tracks and you'll be hearing from speakers around the world - full list...

Technorati Tags: Silverlight. Security Bytes , Security Silverlight Streaming One of the pieces of advice I got from some people that had seen the video was to try out using Silverlight streaming. So after installing Expression Encoder I encoded the file...