Canadian IT Manager

Release of SP1 to the Public and More Vista Deployment Resources

We've been talking quite a bit about various aspects of Vista on the IT Manager Connection blog as well as the Canadian IT Pro blog - aspects such as configuration, deployment and the impact of service pack 1. SP1 became available to TechNet and MSDN Read More...

In the Groove

Microsoft Groove is one of the collaboration tools that come with Office 2007. That is not news but how many of you have taken the time to take it for a test drive or as a minimum looked under the covers. I have been meaning to find out more about Groove Read More...

Visual Studio for Database Professionals (aka Datadude) : CTP5 is out

I just came across the following on the Visual Studio for Database developers blog: CTP5 is out . This is a follow-up to the post they had last week talking about what is new in CTP5. As an IT Manager, you may have to develop applications to work with Read More...

XBox 360: Texas Hold'em Poker free in Live Arcade for the first 48hrs.

In previous posts both Damir and I have talked about getting the community together for some much needed relaxation time. If you happen to be a little more competitive, or prefer playing cards to crashing into things and blowing things up, then this might Read More...

TechNet Plus subscribers downloads now online!

I'm just getting back into the swing of things after a couple of weeks of vacation and noticed Rick's post over on the CanITPro blog regarding TechNet Plus subscriptions. For those of you that have a TechNet Plus subscription, you can now download software Read More...

Writer Zone: Introducing Windows Live Writer

Today's posts seem to be following a theme. Stephen's post just finished telling you about Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta , and now here I am telling you about Windows Live Writer. For those of you that maintain a blog, or after reading Richard Giles' Read More...

Try it: Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta

I’m always on the lookout for those "special" goodies. I got this notice and wanted to share it with you… _________________ Hello there, We’ve finally done it! Our 'little' project to bring you the next generation consumer mail application is going public. Read More...

Some new Categories on the blog

As I add new content to the Canadian IT Managers blog, it makes sense to add additional categories to help you, the reader, easily identify the content that you are looking for. In the next few posts you will see some information about some of the Windows Read More...