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Get On The Bus Tour Presentation

Stephen L Rose — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:59:39 GMT

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?

Stephen L Rose — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:31:06 GMT

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...(read more)

New Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals

Stephen L Rose — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:30:52 GMT

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...(read more)

TechEd Berlin Wrap Up

Stephen L Rose — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:36 GMT

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...(read more)

Mark Russinovich and I Discuss Windows 4.0

Stephen L Rose — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:04:18 GMT

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

Getting Off The “Get On The Bus” Tour

Stephen L Rose — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:38:20 GMT

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,...(read more)

Coming to TechEd EMEA in Berlin?

Stephen L Rose — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:35:57 GMT

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...(read more)

I’m not yo I.T. guy, I’m yo I.T. man

Stephen L Rose — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:11:00 GMT

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....(read more)

Windows 7 Early Adopter Panel at the Gartner Symposium

Stephen L Rose — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:14:13 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Stephen L Rose — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:45:57 GMT

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...(read more)

It’s final—Windows 7 is here!

Stephen L Rose — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:50:03 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Stephen L Rose — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:38:38 GMT

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

Stephen L Rose — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:37:57 GMT

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

Stephen L Rose — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:01:04 GMT

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

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

Stephen L Rose — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:16:21 GMT

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