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March 2007 - Posts

WAIK documentation online

Posted Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:32 PM by James Senior
In an all-round smart move, the TechNet folk have published the WAIK documentation online for your deployment pleasure. My favourite bits are where you can customise the Out of Box Experience (OOBE) and configure the Welcome Center and also what the user Read More...
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When to use Office Live, when to use SBS 2003 R2 and when to use both...

Posted Tuesday, March 27, 2007 2:38 PM by James Senior
IDC estimates that over the next five years, more than one million new servers will be installed by businesses with fewer than 100 employees each. Expanding your portfolio can enable you to better meet this demand—and can drive incremental revenue for Read More...
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Vista Lego men sighted in the UK

Posted Tuesday, March 27, 2007 10:03 AM by James Senior
There's a murmour of anticipation around TVP this morning. An unspoken excitement has breached the hallways and permeates the Microsofties as they use flip 3d and integrated search. And why? The time is nearly upon us when we will introduce the Vista Read More...
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Tweak Vista, Customise Vista, Love Vista

Posted Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:34 AM by James Senior
Dr Overton has been digging up all manner of Vista tweaks, customisations and enhancements over on his blog recently . Boot Screens, DreamScene content, Screensaver customisation, Search etc. I love the way the community is embracing the APIs we put out Read More...
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Office Live Web Services - make it want you want

Posted Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:25 AM by James Senior
Extending Office Live has recently been made easier through the introduction of this web service which provides specific API access to core parts of the platform. There are also many Sharepoint Services APIs to play with via web services but some of these Read More...
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Little things in Vista that make me smile

Posted Monday, March 26, 2007 3:38 PM by James Senior
I have to admit I'm still finding small bits of functionality that I didn't know about and that makes me smile. It's the attention to detail that makes me feel proud to be associated with such a quality product. Take for instance today when I plugged Read More...
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Vista: Microsoft IT share experiences and best practices

Posted Monday, March 26, 2007 8:36 AM by James Senior
Being an earlier adopter can sometimes be painful because you have to do a lot of the learning and path finding on your own. Microsoft IT are the best example of early adopters and it's good to see they are sharing their experiences with the rest of us Read More...
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The hunt for Vista Drivers

Posted Saturday, March 24, 2007 3:53 PM by James Senior
Something more on the consumer side this. John Swenson has written a nice article on how your computer gets updated with the latest and greatest drivers and security patches automatically over the internet. Worth sharing with family members and friends. Read More...
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Vista is Green - Eco friendly

Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2007 11:59 AM by James Senior
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/microsoft/Vista_helps_reduce_carbon_emissions'; digg_skin = 'compact'; With Vista running in your business (and at home) you can help save energy and also money! With Vista installed you will: Reduce the carbon dioxide generated Read More...
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Apps that work on Vista

Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2007 10:29 AM by James Senior
Another addition to the Vista Deployment Den , this frequently updated list show applications that have earned "Certified for Windows Vista" and "Works with Windows Vista" status: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/933305 As Eric points out Read More...
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The desk of an Exchange and Unified Comms Technical Specialist

Posted Tuesday, March 20, 2007 2:36 PM by James Senior
I know it's a question on a lot of people's lips, but actually what does the desk of a Unified Comms Technical Specialist at Microsoft look like? Lots of gadgets and a desk that looks like the starship enterprise. On his excellent blog Julian talks about Read More...
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The Vista Deployment Den

Posted Tuesday, March 20, 2007 1:43 PM by James Senior
Something I've been crafting for the last couple of weeks is a one stop shop for all your deployment resources and information. Well here it is, the Vista Deployment Den ! Most recent additions include: Vista Driver Compatibility Assess your Hardware Read More...
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Vista Squad Launches

Posted Monday, March 19, 2007 6:41 PM by James Senior
Some say that they code in C# whilst they sleep, others say that they eat java beans for kicks. All we know is that they are called the Vista Squad. If you are in the UK and you need a Vista community you can trust and rely on, and noone else can help... Read More...
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WPF in Sidebar Gadgets

Posted Monday, March 19, 2007 9:49 AM by James Senior
Stanimir Stoyanov has developed a Sidebar Styler which among other things allows Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) to be run in a Sidebar gadget. What does this mean? Well, WPF is a very rich graphics subsystem with which designers can create stunning Read More...
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G.0

Posted Friday, March 16, 2007 7:44 PM by James Senior
I wrote recently about the Google Hype particularly on mapping technology and Mike has continued the thread on his blog with a piece about Google Apps and his conspiracy theory about Google and their true motives. An interesting perspective. I'm sure Read More...
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Partner Sales Training on SMS & MOM

Posted Friday, March 16, 2007 8:06 AM by James Senior
This training has been purpose built and is fully funded to equip partner attendees with Understanding of the market opportunity in IT infrastructure management up to date sales positioning on System Center family and individual products technical content/messaging/demos Read More...
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Did you buy the wrong version of Vista?

Posted Wednesday, March 14, 2007 10:08 AM by James Senior
Have you bought the wrong version of Windows Vista? Did you want Home Premium instead of Home Basic? Did you get Business but still want to use your laptop at home as a Media Center? Let's face it - it's something that can happen, you get the wrong version Read More...
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Pipe Dreams courtesy of Yahoo!

Posted Tuesday, March 13, 2007 6:43 PM by James Senior
I came across this rather groundbreaking application from Yahoo! the other week and I really have to hand it to the developers over there - this is very, very cool. I'm talking about something called " Pipes " which is currently in beta and which will Read More...
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Virtualization Live Meeting for MCP only

Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 7:48 PM by James Senior
Stumbled across this - looks worth a look and I think there might be a bit of Longhorn shown off too :-) Join Microsoft Certified Architect Allen Stewart in our second talk in a series of English-language MCA Live Meetings that are open only to MCPs. Read More...
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Vista Certifications

Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 7:45 PM by James Senior
For Your Information: Windows Vista Beta Exams 71-621 and 71-622 (Worldwide) A reminder: The releases of the Professional (MCITP) exams for the Windows Vista operating system will be delayed in order to ensure that they have adequate application support Read More...
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BDD version 3 Workshops

Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 11:57 AM by James Senior
We are pleased to announce the new Desktop Deployment Planning Services Readiness (BDD v3) Workshop for partners. Duration 4 Days Cost £400 4 Deliveries in H2 Technologies & Products used during the course User State Migration Tool 3.0 Windows Vista Read More...
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Partner Opportunity: Vista and Office 2007 Deployment

Posted Monday, March 05, 2007 7:49 AM by James Senior
If they haven't deployed already, businesses are starting to think about deploying Windows Vista and Office 2007. Microsoft Partners have a great opportunity to provide deployment services for these new technologies and do so in a repeatable, process-driven Read More...
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Daylight Saving Time Support Update

Posted Friday, March 02, 2007 8:51 AM by James Senior
Support Assistance: Microsoft has implemented worldwide procedures to provide customers and partners no-charge support for DST assistance. Check them out below: Premier 1. For technical support at no-cost contact the local Microsoft Customer Support: Read More...
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Vista Nvidia Driver Updates

Posted Thursday, March 01, 2007 3:05 PM by James Senior
Because I gave feedback to Nvidia on their drivers for Windows Vista, I received an email from them today about the latest set of updates to the following boards but not the mobile GPUs: GeForce 6 GeForce 7 GeForce 8 What's coming with the new drivers: Read More...
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