Swiss IT Professional and TechNet Blog : Other

Microsoft Surface – What is it?

mepprecht — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:08:21 GMT

The Microsoft Surface device has been available in Switzerland since 1 September 2009.

You may have seen it at our various events, but for those who have not see it in action yet, there is a quick 30 second video summary on the Surface blog

Microsoft Bing - The Decision Engine

mepprecht — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:24:18 GMT

Introducing Bing Search by Microsoft. A Decision Engine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et0rUzRAXGE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK5IYlZECmE

http://www.microsoft.com/emea/presscentre/pressreleases/ProductLaunchPR_280509.mspx

So from 3 June 2009, don’t Google It, or Live It, Bing It!

Microsoft Surface – 20min Online has a look at it

mepprecht — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:14:53 GMT

The Swiss daily newspaper 20minuten Online had a closer look at the Microsoft Surface. See the Article and Video (German) here:

http://www.20min.ch/digital/hardware/story/PC-der-Zukunft-erfordert-Fingerspitzengefuehl-18929865

XING Vista Gadget

mepprecht — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:01:00 GMT

XING, the social network platform focusing on Professional-Professional contact has made a Vista (and Windows 7) Sidebar gadget available on gallery.live.com

http://gallery.live.com/liveitemdetail.aspx?li=b329b15b-8ab3-4c9e-8aa6-8247b3f701a7&pl=1&bt=1&dpt=ma&ttp=sysnews&plf=own&pid=20090305&xtr=vstgdgt

My Profile on XING. Contact me if you want.

When is a meeting not a meeting, or a meeting is a waste of time?

mepprecht — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Do you ever sit in a meeting, and you ponder, “Am I sitting in the wrong movie?”

Seth Godin published a very concise list of meetings, and what they are supposed to result in:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/03/three-kinds-of-meetings.html

If you are in a meeting where none of this is happening, or you just see no result, maybe it is time to get up and have a coffee.

At least if you are using Microsoft Office Communication Server R2, you can turn it off or mute it and get back to doing your real work.