Following my earlier post How to run Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 on a machie that's already running Vista/XP I thought it worthwhile to explain a nice feature of Vista and Server 2008 which enables you to dynamically resize disk partitions without...

Andy recently contacted me via Mrs TechNet asking how to get SBS 2008 Standard running on a machine that already had a client operating system running on it hence he was keen to run it as a virtual machine. The trouble is that SBS is needs to run on a...

Thanks to whomever nominated this blog for the Computer Weekly IT Blog awards 2008 - I'm really flattered. The power of this blog is the contributions many of you make by taking the time to share your views via comments - so regardless of whether you...

I have recently qualified with PADI to use a Drysuit to dive in cold water. In order to submit the paperwork the dive company I took the course with require a couple of passport sized photographs. I wanted to know what the dimensions were for a "passport...

The Windows Management User Group (WMUG) are meeting in a couple of weeks time with the following details as copied from their site : 15th of July 2008 at the Microsoft Cardinal Place London office @ 6:30pm 6.30pm - 6.45pm WMUG Introduction ...

Thanks to Mr Magoo for the following picture Don't worry - I haven't lost the plot. If you've been around people who work for Microsoft recently you may have heard them refer to "next year" when in reality they meant some time after today - this...

I lost most of the weekend to hiding away from beasties like this one. I know it's a lovely flower and in reality grass pollen is probably causing more hayfever than this lovely flower. I know there are many people who suffer with hayfever far more than...

I really like the way that the VistaSquad User Group comprises both IT Pros and Developers - it makes for a really interesting mix of people and conversations. Following last month's excellent VistaSquad user group meeting they've already scheduled the...

As you can read on the Mozilla website the IE team sent the Firefox development team a cake to congratulate them on shipping v3 - thanks to Viral for mentioning it to me earlier.

My earlier post titled How to get download access to Microsoft Infrastructure products including Windows Vista and Server 2008 for under £200 per year covered the details of why it's worthwhile buying a TechNetPlus subscription. The offer's only available...

You can read the full details here - it's free, technical and should be fun too - just add a comment to their post if you're coming along The agenda is as follows: 6pm - 6.30pm: Arrive and introductions 6.30pm - 7:30pm: Building RIA Apps 7.30pm...

As I mentioned in my earlier post DesignIT: a mashup of charity, art and technology we held a debate at the Music Room Gallery to discuss whether Blogging is Art. We broadly agreed in the first couple of minutes that blogging is certainly a form of expression...

I'm proud to have been involved in Microsoft's DesignIT competition (in partnership with Computer Weekly) for the last three years. It's a great idea as IT Professionals propose innovate designs to help charities make the most of technology to improve...

I enjoyed reading the Hacking Coffee Makers post on Security Focus . Thanks to Barry Dorrans for sharing it with me via Twitter Thanks to Faye Yu for the image (which isn't related to the story - it's just a nice looking coffee machine) - she's...

The BBC's 50 office-speak phrases you love to hate article has certainly sparked plenty of amusement amongst the Twitter community. The worst phrase I encounter at Microsoft is to "socialize the idea" - meaning to ask people what they think! I'm...

For the last few months I've enjoyed watching live (and recorded) video being streamed from the mobile phones of quite a few interesting people in the Geek community. I've been a little frustrated that Qik was only available for Nokia devices - given...

Following my Have RoundTable will travel post yesterday I'm now at the event itself. You can follow via Twitter using @MSFT_DesignIT Here's a picture of what I can see - taken a few moments ago. I've posted a series of images (and will post more...

I'm looking forward to tomorrow's (12th June 2008) DesignIT 2008 Roundtable discussion. Neville Hobson's blog post titled blog as an art form at DesignIT 08 describes the event really well. I'm taking a Microsoft RoundTable device with me as a creative...

For one day only we'll be hosting an event at our Microsoft Campus near Reading titled Microsoft Virtualisation and Management technologies - if you would like to join us and are able to be in Reading for the day then all you have to do is visit the registration...

As you may imagine I often receive requests for advice about how an individual or company can get into blogging. My typical reply starts with "what are you trying to achive/ why do you want to blog?" as all too many people simply want to reap the benefits...

Note: thanks to cnet for the image from their iPhone 3G First Take Thanks to Neville Hobson’s post titled Data costs could make the new iPhone an expensive proposition I now have a much better understanding of both the upfront and ongoing costs of...

Before you ask "No I don't have any financial involvement in BookRabbit" - I just think it's a cool idea as I mentioned in my post yesterday titled what fun - browse the bookshelves of people you know online . Steve Clayton's BookRabbit - Facebook for...

I've just stumbled across Steve Clayton's BookRabbit - Facebook for your bookshelf post and given it a whirl for myself. I don't use much paper at all but like Steve I do still enjoy reading good books. BookRabbit is cool as not only can you easily browse...

Here's a picture of the office I work in: I go there to collaborate with other members of Microsoft and to meet customers. Microsoft measures my worth by the results I achieve. I have clear objectives. If I waste time and fail to do my job then...

Many of the questions I've been asked recently regarding Bitlocker are covered on the excellent Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption Freuqently Asked Questions . For me the most important thing to consider is how on Earth to deal with the "the dog ate...