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Wednesday, November 28, 2007 6:36 PM

Are you allowed to use social networks at work?

Technorati Tags: I would Love to hear whether you are allowed to access social networking sites from work as it keeps coming up in discussion...don't be shy...
Posted by Steve Lamb | 13 Comments
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 5:10 PM

How is System Center Data Protection Manager licensed? What is the difference between Standard and Enterprise editions?

I've been speaking today in Falkirk (Scotland) and have been asked "what's the difference between Standard and Enterprise editions of DPM?" - the answer lies on the Data Protection Manager 2007 Licensing page which goes into great detail regarding the
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 9:53 AM

Last chance to sign up for the UK System Center launch event

Click here to register for the event titled "Manage your core infrastructure from Desktop to Data centre" The event takes place on the 15 January 2008 from 9am until 5pm in London. The details of the event are as follows: A new style of launch event from
Posted by Steve Lamb | 3 Comments
Thursday, November 22, 2007 1:23 PM

How to help the non-technical people understand privacy?

I've been enjoying some internal "soft skills" training with my European counterparts this week in Prague - it's an amazing place - well worth a visit. BTW: I took the following picture after climbing 287 steps in the Cathedral! We've had many interesting
Posted by Steve Lamb | 5 Comments
Monday, November 19, 2007 7:22 PM

All dates are now confirmed for our TechNet On The Road Q2 tour

Thank you to those of you who spread the word about places being available on our Q2 TechNet On The Road tour - there are still some places available but we now have enough people to make the shows viable. We really didn't want to disappoint anyone by
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Monday, November 12, 2007 9:26 AM

Where can I find a list of Microsoft Security blogs and web resources

Feliciano Intini's (much of the site is in Italian) Microsoft Security Taxonomy 1.0 is a handy resource as it lists many of the Microsoft security team blogs and functional area web sites.
Posted by Steve Lamb | 2 Comments
Sunday, November 11, 2007 1:21 PM

Would you like free technical support to help you deploy Windows Server 2008, System Center, SQL 2008, IIS7, Compute Cluster, Forefront & Sharepoint

As Eileen mentioned IT Pro Momentum is our programme to help you deploy our latest technologies - if you'd like to take advantage of free technical support and gain (online) access to Microsoft experts then feel free to email the appropriate Evangelist.
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Sunday, November 11, 2007 10:52 AM

Are you on the edge? TechNet Edge is a great place for IT Pro to share video based content

Eileen wrote about TechNet Edge's imminent launch last week - it's here now - just browse to TechNet Edge . Edge is a place where IT Professionals can go to share videos of their cool demos and interviews - think of it as Channel 9 for IT Pros. Raise
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Sunday, November 11, 2007 8:58 AM

If only TechEd:IT Forum could be outside!

It's great to be in Barcelona for TechED:IT Forum for the week. I'm working today with my evangelist peers to share experiences and plan for the rest of the year. It's such a shame that we'll see VERY little daylight during the week - particularly so
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Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:57 AM

Ever wondered what's in a hard drive?

I'm sure that most technical people have a good idea of how hard disks work and what components reside in the small silver tins we some times replace in computers. Have you ever actually opened up the case and taken one to pieces to see for yourself?
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Friday, November 09, 2007 10:39 PM

How much CO2 will my flight to TechEd:IT Forum emit?

I'm becoming ever more aware of the impact my actions have on the environment - particularly through travel. I'm "on the road" for the next four weeks and travelling to three different countries by air, using rail where possible and driving where necessary
Posted by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Friday, November 09, 2007 5:26 PM

Rise of the Geek: Computer Science is the fifth most popular University course in the UK

A survey from the UK's University and College Application Service (UCAS) shows that Computer Science was the fifth most popular course for applicants in 2006. A summary of the survey was presented in a recent copy of British Airways' in-flight magazine.
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Thursday, November 08, 2007 10:43 AM

It's quiet up North - there are lots of places left for our free Microsoft technical training "TechNet On The Road" tour Nov/Dec 07 in Falkirk, Newcastle and Manchester

From the 27th November to the 4th December the TechNet team plan to be back on the road in the North of England and lowlands of Scotland with the second iteration of our "TechNet of the road" tour. Once again we'll be using a handful of slides and a great
Posted by Steve Lamb | 3 Comments
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007 8:32 PM

Free money from Microsoft - I don't think so - Ignore emails claiming to be from the Microsoft Award team

Several people have forwarded me email messages like the following which is bogus - if you receive something similar then disregard it. We don't have a "Ken Gate", nor do we send emails from "yahoo.co.uk" addresses either. From: "KEN GATE" < fiduciarymicrosoftclaimsagent_14@yahoo.co.uk
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Tuesday, November 06, 2007 1:51 PM

How to help non-technical friends and family stay safe on the Internet: GetSafeOnline

Eileen recently wrote a post titled Security for the 78 year olds which referred to an interview with Scott Charney (head of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative) who talked about his experience advising his mother on the need for security precautions
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Tuesday, November 06, 2007 1:32 PM

Why upgrade to IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008?

Thanks to Ian (you know who you are) for pointing me to the Microsoft.com Operations team blog - specifically The Tasty Morsels Found In Dogfood...MSCOM OPS Top 10 Changes in IIS7.0 post. Their post goes into detail about the changes they have encountered
Posted by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Tuesday, November 06, 2007 1:11 PM

How to manage mobile devices via group policy - enter System Center Mobile Device Manager

I've wanted to write about this for ages...Finally we've announced System Center Mobile Device Manager (SCMDM) - it's due to be released in the first half of next year. Today the story for managing Windows Mobile devices centered around Exchange Server
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
 
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