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Friday, February 20, 2009 3:41 PM

What do our customers think of Microsoft Security?

You may recall that I shared the results of the previous Security Newsletter Survey - here's the latest version. In case you're not familiar with the survey it comprises feedback and charts from the readers of the Microsoft Ltd (UK) Security Newsletter
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Friday, February 06, 2009 7:03 PM

Time's running out to download Windows 7 Beta1 for free

If you're either a TechNet or MSDN subscriber then there's no need to rush though the sooner you start evaluating Windows 7 the sooner you can realise the benefits in your business. The public download of Windows 7 Beta 1 finishes on 10th February so
Posted by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
Friday, January 16, 2009 2:53 PM

Which fonts are available in Windows 7 and how can I access them?

I've been suprised at the number of people who've asked me this question in the last couple of days. As I've mentioned previously I moved over to Windows 7 as my main O/S back in October with the PDC/WinHec M3 pre-Beta. A couple of days ago I moved up
Posted by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Monday, January 12, 2009 9:32 PM

Which do you prefer to use? Your home PC or your work one?

Be it a desktop, laptop or netbook many people I've asked this question to answer "my home one" - if that's the case for you I'd love to hear the reason why. If you're old enough to do so please cast your mind back to your work PC circa 1995 - the vast
Posted by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:22 PM

Happy Birthday to Windows!

Windows 1.0 was released on 20th November 1985 hence it's twenty three years old today! There's a great write up on TheRegister which includes a link to the pcmuseum - it's a third party site which runs through a summary of the releases of Windows incuding
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Monday, November 17, 2008 5:03 PM

GetSafeOnline: providing advice for consumers to help them stay safe on the Internet without blinding them with science

It's the fourth annual GetSafeOnline campaign week whereby the team will raise the profile of consumer internet safety through a revamped GetSafeOnline website (containing a wealth of commonsense "how to" information) and a range of media activity. It's
Posted by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Friday, November 07, 2008 5:33 PM

How much data is CERN's Hadron Collider expected to generate? ** Edited to correct typo **

I stumbled across this earlier in an edition of Computing - apparently the Hadron Collider "is expected to generate 40,000Gb of usable information per day" - assuming it operated at this rate for a year that would be over 14 Peta-bytes of data! I wonder
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Friday, November 07, 2008 5:22 PM

How to sort a list of names into alphabetical order

You might be surprised just how easy it is to sort lists of text into alphabetical order simply using Microsoft Office's Excel as you can see from the screenshot below - the sort function works just as happily with text as numerals:
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Friday, November 07, 2008 12:46 PM

The VistaSquad are meeting again in London on the 19th - they have the General Manager of Visual Studio joining them

If you'd like to join the user group meeting then simply browse to the VistaSquad's website to sign up - it's free and will be a great opportunity for you to ask questions and learn from your peers. The following talks will take place during the user
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Thursday, November 06, 2008 3:38 PM

What do you think of Microsoft Security and Management products?

What are the first things that come to mind for you when considering "System Centre", "Forefront" and specific Microsoft security and/or management products? What's good? what frustrates you? Please comment to share your thoughts.
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Sunday, October 26, 2008 6:33 PM

where can I access the PDC keynote streams?

Simply browse to the Microsoft PDC website which advertises the streams as follows: "Watch the PDC2008 keynotes LIVE online on Monday and Tuesday from 8:30 AM- 10:30 AM Pacific Standard Time. Bookmark www.microsoftpdc.com and join Ray Ozzie and friends
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Sunday, October 26, 2008 6:29 PM

Don't get stuck with your head in the clouds

There's a great deal of expectation around Microsoft announcements at PDC2008 - I know what the details are and they are exciting. It's important though to not become "blinkered" and miss the other content - there's a great deal of great content both
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Sunday, October 26, 2008 6:14 PM

It's not what you know, it's when can you talk about it that matters

I love working at Microsoft as I get to work on cool new technologies that can be used to help people be more effective. I am lucky to be able to work with fascinating people from all walks of life. I've been quieter than usual on my blog over the last
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Sunday, October 26, 2008 6:07 PM

How many people went to Microsoft's Heroes Happen Here events?

The Heroes Happen Here launch events may seem a long way back in the past (Spring 2008) but I thought you might find this interesting. I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at the UK launch event and I remember the huge amount of time and effort that
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Thursday, October 23, 2008 5:59 PM

Here are the results from the Microsoft Security Newsletter Survey

Thanks to those of you who completed August's Security Newsletter Survey and to Phil Cross for sharing the results which are as follows: Survey: (Aug 08) Security Newsletter Survey Client: Microsoft UK Date ranges: All dates ((Aug 08) Security Newsletter
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