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IE8 Beta 2

Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 8:54 AM by mattmcspirit
Bit off topic, but useful to know nonetheless.  IE8 Beta 2 has shipped, and I have to be honest, it’s a big improvement on IE8 Beta 1.  That’s not to say that Beta 1 was naff, it’s just, well, you could tell it was Beta.  This release is Read More...
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Belgium: Here I come!

Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:18 PM by mattmcspirit
Yep, that's right, I'm off to Belgium in the morning, on the Eurostar, to present the closing keynote session at the Belgium 'Heroes Happen Here' Launch event!  It's a real privilege being invited by Arlindo , who's been helping to coordinate the 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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Windows Vista: After Hours....a teaser...

Posted Monday, September 17, 2007 3:09 PM by mattmcspirit
Last minute testing today with the Xbox 360 Elite, Zune, the T7-HSA and...what's that other controller...? This is just the start.... If you still want to register for the events, you can still do it: 20th September, Manchester 25th September, Newcastle Read More...
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Windows Vista: After Hours - Update

Posted Friday, August 24, 2007 11:46 AM by mattmcspirit
Just a quick update, tickets are going fast for the Vista: After Hours events, but you still have a chance to get hold of them! We had some brilliant feedback to our last After Hours events , back in May, and these promise to be even cooler, with even Read More...
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The coolest Microsoft website I've seen in a long time.

Posted Monday, August 13, 2007 3:09 PM by mattmcspirit
I have not seen a website make me go 'Whoa!' in quite a while (Not even my own blog!) but this one sure did.  The Microsoft Digital Lifestyle is something that's really close to my heart, being a keen Xbox 360 gamer (gamertag - mattmcspirit), a lover Read More...
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Cool Vista App - The Daily Mail eReader...

Posted Wednesday, May 09, 2007 4:42 PM by mattmcspirit
I've been meaning to blog about this for ages and today is the day. I've tried to embrace as many cool Vista applications and gadgets as I possibly can, but I don't have time to use and write about them all, and what with WPF and now Silverlight gaining Read More...
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Vista: After Hours - Follow Up...

Posted Tuesday, May 08, 2007 5:37 PM by mattmcspirit
Firstly, a MASSIVE thanks to everyone who came along to the 2 events that James and I put on last week in Leeds and Reading respectively - we had an absolute blast doing them, and from the feedback, many of you guys had a great time, and took a lot away Read More...
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Windows Vista: After Hours...Live and Uncut...

Posted Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:50 AM by mattmcspirit
I mentioned the other day about a couple of TechNet events that James and I are doing in a couple of weeks time, and I thought I'd spill the beans a little more on what we will be covering in the sessions. Just a note before I continue - this stuff if Read More...
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Now this is cool - WindowsVistaRetail.com...

Posted Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:01 PM by mattmcspirit
Thanks to Marcel, a colleague from Microsoft Germany, for sending this through. I wasn't sure if this was for real at first, and to be honest, I'm still not, but it is great, it's cool, and it's really useful too. Basically, some bright spark has created Read More...
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Vista Gadgets: Thick and fast...

Posted Monday, November 20, 2006 2:43 PM by mattmcspirit
The amount of gadgets now available on the Vista Gadget Site , is growing daily, and there are some pretty darn cool ones out there to pop in your sidebar. I've highlighted a few that I really have come to grow and love... Wifi Gadget This one is great, Read More...
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Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Pack for Software Assurance

Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 6:02 PM by mattmcspirit
The guys over at the Windows Vista Team Blog have made an announcement today, which relates to some of the acquisitions we have made over the last few months, such as Softricity, Winternals, DesktopStandard, and AssetMetrix. But, you may be thinking, Read More...
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Sync up with Windows Mobile Device Center

Posted Sunday, October 08, 2006 4:22 PM by mattmcspirit
To coincide nicely with the release of Vista RC2 just the other day, Microsoft has released the 3rd beta of the Windows Mobile Device Center, so, for all you Vista users, who have a Windows Mobile device, either 2003 or WM5, get on over to the download Read More...
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Windows Experience Index - 4.2 - on a laptop!

Posted Tuesday, October 03, 2006 10:51 PM by mattmcspirit
Can you beat this? An index score of 4.2 on a laptop!!! Do you to know which laptop I used to achieve this score? Well, here you are... Say hello to the Alienware Aurora m9700 - quoted as being the Ultimate Gaming Notebook, with 1gb of graphics, and it Read More...
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