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Get On The Bus Tour Presentation

2009-11-24T15:59:39Z

Some of you had asked for the presentation I used on the Bus Tour. Thank you again all of you who attended the sessions. Bus Tour Windows 7 Deck (Full) View more presentations from Stephen L Rose ....(read more)

Need to prepare your end users for Windows 7?

2009-11-23T04:31:06Z

With Windows 7 now available to everyone, we are beginning to hear more and more requests from IT Professionals for content they can use to get their support teams and users up to speed on the end user features of Windows 7. We have spent a lot of time creating this content and you can find it various places like the Windows 7 Help and How To page, Springboard Series IT pro Tip and Tricks and the Microsoft Learning site, but we know there is a lot of content out there and you want a simple way to...(read more)

New Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals

2009-11-23T04:30:52Z

Until now there were a couple of ways to determine if your applications were compatible with Windows 7 – you can test everything, look them up one-by-one in the Windows Compatibility Center, or inventory your production machines using the Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5 and synchronize your inventory with hosted compatibility data from Microsoft and ISVs. For about a year, we’ve been posting regular updates to the Windows Vista Application Compatibility List for IT pros and even though compatibility...(read more)

TechEd Berlin Wrap Up

2009-11-13T12:39:36Z

What an amazing week here in Berlin. We had over 60 sessions presented by over 80 different speakers on Windows 7 this week. We had hundreds of people stop by our Springboard Series on TechNet booth and the Talking About Windows booth. Since we localize Springboard in 10 languages we had a cool time showing demoing the site in all of the different languages. I also want to give out a huge thanks to our STEP (Springboard Technical Experts Program) members who helped to work our booth. These amazing...(read more)

Mark Russinovich and I Discuss Windows 4.0

2009-11-12T13:04:18Z

Mark and I at the Springboard Party at TechEd Berlin...(read more)

Getting Off The “Get On The Bus” Tour

2009-11-08T14:38:20Z

For those of you reading our newsletter , following our Twitter feed or blogs, you are aware that I the Springboard Series partnered with Microsoft Learning for the “ Get On The Bus Tour ” The goal was to bring information on Windows 7, Server 2008 R2, Exchange 2010 and Certification. So, I agreed to spend 5 days working, traveling and even sleeping on a bus. I have to first start by stating what an amazing group of people I had the chance to work with. From Ken Rosen, Tjeerd Veninga, Liberty Munson,...(read more)

Coming to TechEd EMEA in Berlin?

2009-11-08T14:35:57Z

Coming to TechEd EMEA? Well make sure you stop by the Springboard or Talking About Windows booths! Why? Well, in addition to all the cool information on Windows 7 we have to share with you we have tons of cool opportunities and prizes! Talking About Windows booth Attendees who find the Talking About Windows Video crew and record their thoughts about Windows 7 will have the opportunity to win prizes. Videos will be shown in the booth on the TAW plasma and on the TAW web site. Plus some cool...(read more)

I’m not yo I.T. guy, I’m yo I.T. man

2009-10-29T15:11:00Z

I had the great pleasure to be a judge at the Windows 7 72 hr Film Festival last week. Saw some amazing videos that were all shot and completed within 72 hrs. Thanks again to everyone who participated! Here is one of my favorites from the competition. To see all the entries visit http://www.youtube.com/user/Win7FilmFest Enjoy!...(read more)

Windows 7 Early Adopter Panel at the Gartner Symposium

2009-10-28T15:14:13Z

This post was written by Devrim Iyigun, a Senior Product Manager here in Redmond. I had a chance to attend Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2009 last week in Orlando, Florida. For those of you who are at the early stages of deploying Windows 7, looking for some insider information and did not have the opportunity to attend the conference, I have a great resource I would love to share with you. Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2009 is one of industry’s largest and most important annual gathering of CIOs and their senior...(read more)

The “Get On The Bus Tour” Kicks Off Today In Milan

2009-10-26T15:45:57Z

Beginning today, 26 October, the Springboard/Microsoft Learning “Get On The Bus” tour will kick off an 11-city European road show that will begin in Milan and end at Tech-Ed Europe in Berlin on 9 November. At each tour stop, you’ll get an exclusive preview of Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP), Med-V, App-V, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. The Career Express tour spotlights new training and certification opportunities that will sharpen...(read more)

It’s final—Windows 7 is here!

2009-10-23T04:50:03Z

Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave this past year you probably know that today is the official market launch of Windows 7. While Windows 7 has been available to commercial customers since July, this milestone marks the point where the final release is now available to the general public through retail purchase or preloaded on new PCs. It has been quite a journey—from the first beta release in January, the Release Candidate (RC) in May through the final RTM in July, IT professionals have played...(read more)

What should I expect from the bus tour if I attend?

2009-10-14T17:38:38Z

Wondering what my Windows 7 sessions will be on? Now you know! (and knowing is half the battle!) ...(read more)

Align IT Canada Podcast on Windows 7

2009-10-13T04:37:57Z

Click the image below to hear a webcast I did for Align IT in Canada on Windows 7. Special thanks for my interviewer Ruth Morton....(read more)

Great video from 2 of our STEP Members from TechEd Australia

2009-10-12T15:01:04Z

Kyle and Erdal talk Win 7 and Netbooks...(read more)

By POPULAR DEMAND, My “ShamWow” video for TechNet +

2009-10-09T07:16:21Z

I have had numerous requests to share my TechNet+ “ShamWow” video. I am finally giving into the pressure. Enjoy...(read more)