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Friday, January 04, 2008 2:46 PM

Find out more about Microsoft Roundtable at the next LiveMeeting User Group meeting

Chris Dalby is hosting the Live Meeting User Group meeting on the 24th January - as it's online you can of course access it from wherever in the World you are located - simply register ahead of time to join the meeting which takes place at 4pm GMT. Mark
Posted by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
Friday, December 28, 2007 7:35 PM

How to implement IPsec between LINUX and Windows Vista: Why use IPsec network security?

I discussed this very topic with several people whilst @ LUGRadioLive 2007 earlier this year - I'm glad to say that the testing is complete and you can save time when securing a mixed LINUX and Microsoft environment by reading the details for yourself.
Posted by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
Thursday, December 06, 2007 5:06 PM

How do YOU find the telephone number of your colleagues?

Whilst at a Girl Geek dinner last night I chatted with a friend who recently started working for a multi-national corporation. Neither of us could quite believe how poorly their IT systems had been implemented - particularly given their size and prestige.
Posted by Steve Lamb | 3 Comments
Friday, October 05, 2007 11:50 AM

Where can I find out more about Management Technologies? The Windows Management User Group are having their first meeting

The Windows Management User Group (WMUG ) are having their very FIRST meeting on the 17th October @ Microsoft's office in London. You are very welcome to join them - it's free - and should be fun. Simply drop them an email to let them book catering and
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 8:32 AM

Where can I find the slides from the security talk at the Sharepoint User Group meeting?

Thanks to the Sharepoint User Group for making me so welcome at their meeting last night in Reading. I was impressed to see both the size and enthusiasm of the audience and glad to see that there was a healthy gathering in the pub afterwards too. I enjoyed
Posted by Steve Lamb | 2 Comments
Tuesday, September 04, 2007 9:36 AM

Vista Squad meeting postphoned due to the poxy Tube strike ;-(

I've just spoken to Ray @ the Vista Squad User Group who told me he's been forced to postphone the meeting that was due to take place this Thursday (6th Sept) evening in London . I know many Londoners are finding it very difficult to get to work during
Posted by Steve Lamb | 2 Comments
Friday, August 31, 2007 9:00 AM

TechNet Conversations Podcast Show with Cliff Hobbs talking Management

Welcome to the TechNet Conversations show of the 31st August. It's available as a WMA and an MP3 . This week we are joined by Cliff Hobbs - an expert in management technologies. Cliff is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), a leader for the Windows
Posted by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 5:25 PM

Microsoft Employee wears a RedHat t-shirt on campus following LINUX User Group Challenge at LUGRadio

Redhat provided every delegate to LUGRadioLive with either a track suit top or t-shirt hence many people were sporting RedHat attire both at dinner on Saturday evening and on Sunday. In my earlier post about LUGRadioLive I mentioned that I'd accepted
Posted by Steve Lamb | 3 Comments
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:04 PM

Microsoft enjoyed LINUX User Group LUGRadio

Thanks to everyone who made me so welcome at last weekend's LUGRadio Live - it's the UK's largest LINUX User Group get together with hundreds of enthusiastic geeks spending the weekend sharing their technical expertise. There are some excellent write
Posted by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Thursday, March 29, 2007 10:27 AM

Congratulations to the Vista Squad

Last night's inaugural (don't ask me to spell that again!) Vista Squad User Group meeting was very sucessful. Around twenty technical enthusiasts gathered at the Microsoft Campus in Reading. I was particularly interested that the membership (approximately
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:19 AM

Roll up, roll up, Rafal Lukawiecki's in the house...well he will be @ Fest '07 in May

It's not long until the NxtGenUG Fest '07 event - it's taking place on 23rd May at the Microsoft Campus in Reading. Rafal is one of a number of top rated speakers including Oliver Sturm and Lorna Brown who'll be talking about Vista Security, Dynamic languages
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 1:00 AM

Talks about Windows Vista Security and how to defeat Malware in Edinburgh in November

The Business Technology Alliance User Group are a very active community based in Scotland. On the 29th November 2006 there will be an evening of technical discussion no doubt including intense technical debate at Microsoft's Offices in Edinburgh. The
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Monday, October 23, 2006 9:42 PM

Alun Rogers of the IT Pro Security User Group will be speaking @ NxtGenUG's Halloween Spooktacular 2 next week

Join Alun and the folk from the NxtGenUG on Monday 30th October in Birmingham (England!) for a talk about how to deal with Viruses and Malware. Click here to read the details for yourself . Last year's gathering was really good fun and included a technical
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Saturday, April 29, 2006 6:30 PM

What should a User Group be? A New Information Security User Group is taking form

Many people at InfoSec expressed great interest in joining a new User Group that's focused 100% on Microsoft Information Security - it's being run by MVPs (Most Valuable Professionals). We discussed the essence of the various different successful User
Posted by Steve Lamb | 8 Comments
Friday, April 07, 2006 2:40 PM

I'm NOT a Girl!

...but I have been to a Girl Geek Dinner and plan to go to more. As the name suggests they focus on the female perspective of technology. Of course I have no idea how many of you are Girl Geeks - if you are one then you can add your name to the WIKI and
Posted by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
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