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Offtopic - love cars?

Posted Thursday, May 01, 2008 6:11 PM by Mike P
  Love cars? Check out this blog: http://jalopnik.com/ Just fab! Read More...
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The Future of Web Search

Posted Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:16 AM by Mike P
A very simple post here, amazing work from the Microsoft Live Labs team - simple and really cool graphics using Silverlight. I love the following: The Halo skin (okay so I am a sucker!) The graphics around the different types of content search The accuracy Read More...
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Solid work ethics and the big picture - don't confuse the two...

Posted Tuesday, June 19, 2007 11:48 AM by Mike P
Hmmm ever felt that someone is putting their heart and soul into something but don't quite see the big picture? Made me smile, thanks to Jon at TBS for sending through! Read More...
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Human 2.0: Windows Compute Human Server...early product team discussions..

Posted Monday, June 04, 2007 4:45 PM by Mike P
So as you will have seen last week and will see again tomorrow we have been out and about with the Partner TV video camera taking shots from the product teams when we manage to catch them! Here is a fascinating video clip of some early work we have planned Read More...
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Is Google Enterprise Search a joke?

Posted Monday, May 21, 2007 10:36 AM by Mike P
Well that was the title of a recent ZDNet article - and there was one question in particular that Donna asked which caught my eye: How Google will specifically be able to significantly grow Google Enterprise revenues, given the core products have 1) low Read More...
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High Productivity Computing...Linux and Microsoft??

Posted Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:05 AM by Mike P
It's all just about doing things easier isn't it? In many of my external meetings I meet partners and customers who say things like the following: I want to focus on our business more I want it to just work Why does it not recognise this widget? We have Read More...
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CCS and MSFT Share price...!

Posted Friday, April 27, 2007 3:51 PM by Mike P
So whilst we run the first user group for CCS at Microsoft, look what happens to the MSFT share price! Made me smile! Read More...
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Business Schools and NoBs...

Posted Monday, April 09, 2007 6:47 PM by Mike P
Controversial and hilarious post entitled: 'NOBS, the end of the MBA' by Seth Godin - really amusing parody of what the old style of MBA is and doesn't do: NOBS, the end of the MBA I slightly disagree with him, not sure you can tar all MBA courses with Read More...
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Software Passion...or a means to an end...

Posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 6:08 PM by Mike P
I have been waiting to write about software passion for a little while now, and just recently have had two great examples of Software Passion in Business: Attending the Partnering for the Future day at Microsoft Research Cambridge - we gathered a group Read More...
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Free, Simple business advice simply spoken..

Posted Saturday, March 24, 2007 1:15 PM by Mike P
Want to freshen your skills and get a reality check - read on! Came across this site a few weeks back and have been meaning to share with you all - Trizle The whole blog is an interesting one with some really cool advice around lots of areas, I had a Read More...
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Another reason why Compute Cluster Server...

Posted Friday, March 23, 2007 5:24 PM by Mike P
So many years ago, Microsoft used to have a hard time around Security, it's been really great to see our progress in this area and now it's actually becoming quite a key differentiator for us. Check out the great post below from Jeff Jones - I used to Read More...
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Fancy a Revolution anyone?

Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2007 1:03 PM by Mike P
Was on the tube yesterday and saw this rather cool ad about the Information Revolution, Steve also captured this in his blog: Get a free Information Revolution t-shirt as did Valley Wag with a slightly more jaded view point. Some great videos from people Read More...
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Comcast to switch from Google to Microsoft - more to it methinks!

Posted Monday, March 19, 2007 9:29 PM by Mike P
Just seen this post over on LiveSide 'Comcast unhappy with Google, may use MS Search?' Now it would be very easy for me to start crowing about the business proposition that Microsoft has, the account teams, the customer care, the security development Read More...
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Time to stop the hype about Google?

Posted Friday, March 16, 2007 11:33 AM by Mike P
So I guess a few things have been niggling away at the back of my mind around the new kids on the block and I want to put a few ideas out there, around the whole experience piece: I like to eat out in a restaurant cared for by an owner, chef and a good Read More...
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More on presentations..had me in tears..

Posted Sunday, March 11, 2007 1:58 PM by Mike P
Simple choice it's either me or the presenter...decisions decisions... Now this really made me laugh out loud, Rowan from Fortify your Oasis has some absolutely superb points to describe those less skilled presenters: Ass Narcissism - "I’m just going Read More...
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