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November 2007 - Posts

The Power to Manage...

Posted Tuesday, November 13, 2007 2:15 PM by mattmcspirit
Would you say, that in your organisation, you've got an effective management strategy?  By management strategy, I mean from an IT perspective.  Can you ensure your machines are operating effectively?  How are they patched and updated?  Read More...
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Welcome (back) to the Social...

Posted Tuesday, November 13, 2007 2:04 PM by mattmcspirit
Both the new Zune media software, and device firmware have been released today and I have to be honest, I'm really impressed.  I'm impressed for a few reasons actually.  Firstly, that we've improved the interface of the Zune media software sitting Read More...
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Windows Server 2008 Pricing, and introducing the Hyper-V Server...

Posted Monday, November 12, 2007 3:33 PM by mattmcspirit
It's out.  I've been wanted to tell people since I heard about this last week, and it's finally been made public.   Hyper-V; the artist formerly known as Viridian, will be available in 3 of the 8 Windows Server 2008 versions, so customers will Read More...
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Innovating on Windows Server 2008

Posted Tuesday, November 06, 2007 9:54 AM by mattmcspirit
If you are developing applications for the next generation of Server software, namely, Windows Server 2008, I'd strongly advise you to take a look at http://microsoft.mrmpslc.com/InnovateOnWindowsServer/Default.aspx . By taking part in the Innovate on Read More...
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What would your 'Dream Office' look like?

Posted Tuesday, November 06, 2007 9:36 AM by mattmcspirit
Anything like the one above?  Mine sure would, although the Xbox would be a little closer to the PC, and the wireless controller would obviously be next to me as I worked.  Also, where's the home cinema system?  :-) Anyway, the idea is Read More...
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Old PC? Why not make it a Media Center or...a Windows Home Server?

Posted Monday, November 05, 2007 1:09 PM by mattmcspirit
OK, so maybe not that old.... It's an idea though!  You have an old machine sat around, doing nothing, waiting to be retired, so why not make use of it?  You could easily turn it into a Media Center, Windows based or otherwise, serving up content Read More...
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UK Licensing Update - FAQ now added...

Posted Thursday, November 01, 2007 12:56 PM by mattmcspirit
There's a couple of new useful FAQ's that have been released for the UK audience, aimed to answer some of the common questions that you have around licensing.  Both the licensing and response management teams are committed to keeping this information Read More...
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