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UK Partner? Exchange-Vista-Office Microsite goes live...

Posted Wednesday, September 27, 2006 11:38 AM by mattmcspirit
Those guys over in the UK Partner team have been working away on this little beauty over the past few weeks. But what is it all about you may ask? Well, primarily aimed at the Microsoft UK Partners, the portal site is a new site, aimed at providing information Read More...
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Study: Windows and Linux cost Equal...

Posted Tuesday, September 26, 2006 4:36 PM by mattmcspirit
Hot on the back of the ' Get the Facts ' campaign that has been running for a while now, which examines the costs and risks of both Windows and Linux, Microsoft is refuelling the argument around whether enterprises spend less money managing Windows systems Read More...
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Love UI? We want you!!

Posted Monday, September 25, 2006 10:36 PM by mattmcspirit
Do you love User Interface design? Are you happy with Vista's UI? Or...Does it make you unhappy? Well, we now have a place for you to have a good ol' rant and rave on what's great, or what's not so great, until you are blue in the face! Imaginatively Read More...
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Fancy some Vista 5728 action?

Posted Saturday, September 23, 2006 9:45 AM by mattmcspirit
Well, it's your lucky day - you can now download it , and you don't even have to be on MSDN, CPP, TAP or any of the other programs! It's yours! Take it ! Before you go zooming off to download this little beauty, it's important that you read the following: Read More...
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We Listen!! Mute the Vista Start-Up Sound!

Posted Saturday, September 23, 2006 9:23 AM by mattmcspirit
See - your feedback does work! Over the last few weeks, it's been flying round the web that we were going to include a default sound that would play when you boot up Windows. Many of you out there wanted at least an ability to turn it off if you wanted Read More...
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$2.5 billion and growing...

Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 4:29 PM by mattmcspirit
Now there are many people out there who don't like Microsoft, for a variety of different reasons, which I'm not going to go into here - after all, everyone is entitled to an opinion, but, no matter how positive or negative your opinion is, there is no Read More...
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Microsoft Partner? Know our plans for the next year?

Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 3:15 PM by mattmcspirit
Are you a Microsoft Partner, and if so, would you like to be kept in the know as to what our plans are for the next year? I thought so. Well, the Virtual Partner Conference is a new concept that we've developed as a way to provide you, our partners, with Read More...
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R U ISV? Get Ready!

Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 2:00 PM by mattmcspirit
Are you an ISV? Would you like to be as happy as this fine chap? If you'd like to be so happy, that you could do the YMCA whilst simultaneously doing the Limbo, read on.... Vista's coming, don't you know. As an ISV (Independent Software Vendor), it represents Read More...
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Comparing Vista with Manchester United

Posted Wednesday, September 20, 2006 4:30 PM by mattmcspirit
Rubbish title. I know. But, if you’d have driven the 6 hour journey (I know, it should be 3, but traffic was shocking!) from Reading to Manchester this weekend, just to see Manchester United be beaten, at home, by our resident French Premiership team, Read More...
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Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000

Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2006 4:06 PM by mattmcspirit
In an update to a recent post , Microsoft has released more information about this sexy piece of kit. Feel free to have a play with the cool flash demo below, before reading on! For those of you interested in an overview of the product, you can find that Read More...
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10 things I love about Windows Vista: Part I

Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2006 2:29 PM by mattmcspirit
10 – Optimised for Mobile Hardware In at Number 10, is a feature that won’t really apply to those desktop users out there, but for those notebook users among us, and more specifically, those with swanky Tablet PC’s, Vista is the OS to Enable a Mobile Read More...
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Vista PC's: Cool Inside and Out

Posted Monday, September 11, 2006 3:53 PM by mattmcspirit
Not only does Windows Vista make PC's look cool on the inside, with its swanky Glass effects as part of the Aero interface, but, for the last 7 months, Microsoft has offered computer manufacturers guidelines on colour, shape and other design elements Read More...
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No Longer Out of Office: Save to PDF and XPS

Posted Monday, September 11, 2006 10:29 AM by mattmcspirit
It's back. Back in June , it was announced that Microsoft would no longer be including the ability to save to PDF from within the 2007 Microsoft Office System, which was a shame, because many users out there, as Steve Marsh mentions , would find it incredibly Read More...
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UK Partner? Vista and Exchange Training is here...

Posted Saturday, September 09, 2006 9:49 AM by mattmcspirit
With billions of dollars of R&D coming to market this year in the shape of Exchange, Vista and Office we have a major focus on helping our UK partners get ready for "EVO" wave. This is a big team effort from the UK partner team and you will see lots Read More...
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The Ultimate Keyboard??

Posted Thursday, September 07, 2006 2:37 PM by mattmcspirit
Now this is cool. Off topic, but cool. Have you seen this keyboard? Now to be honest, my keyboard at home must have cost me about £5 (approx $9), so as you can imagine, I was purely interested in something that worked, however, seeing this beauty, my Read More...
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Windows Vista: Editions and Prices

Posted Wednesday, September 06, 2006 10:35 AM by mattmcspirit
With the release of Windows Vista RC1, Microsoft has also announced pricing for the various editions of Vista: For the home user, the editions and prices are as follows: Windows Vista Home Basic - $199.00 USD (Upgrade - $99.95 USD) Windows Vista Home Read More...
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Safer Surfing with BrowserShield

Posted Wednesday, September 06, 2006 9:10 AM by mattmcspirit
The guys and girls over at Microsoft Research have been busy working away on a new prototype framework for Internet Explorer, called BrowserShield, which promises to allow IE to intercept and remove, on the fly, malicious code hidden on Web pages, instead Read More...
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Media Player 11 hits Beta 2...

Posted Monday, September 04, 2006 9:00 AM by mattmcspirit
Microsoft has just released the Beta 2 of Windows Media Player 11 which now allows users to share content with multiple devices around the home, and also includes additional music stores; eMusic, VidZone and Music Giants. The article goes on to say that Read More...
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Making Vista Accessible

Posted Sunday, September 03, 2006 12:42 PM by mattmcspirit
(Click to Enlarge) I found a great article over in the Business and Technology section of the Seattle Times which really highlights how Microsoft is helping to change lives with Windows Vista. The article is about a girl, Logan Olsen, who at 16 years Read More...
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