Well I have to say it is great to be back!....well kind of, have to say I will miss the pool and evening Rioja!

One of my colleagues James sent this to me whilst i was away...some really interesting articles around how Microsoft Platform ISVs make more $$$:

Microsoft Wants More From Its ISV Channel for Windows Vista Channel Insider - October 24, 2006 Less than 3 percent of Microsoft ISVs are driving 80 percent of revenue.

Microsoft ISVs Outperforming Peers Channel Insider - October 24, 2006 Program benefits and channel behavior have Microsoft ISVs outperforming peers, even those building on Microsoft but outside the program, according to an IDC report.

Always worth a browse..

Cheers

Hi All,

Just a quick FYI that the blog will not be so diligently written up over the next week as I am off on holiday. I will of course be thinking of a whole host of stories to post when I get back.. :-)

Enjoy!

Okay, so one of my partners asked me this the other day and I have absolutely no idea - how come the latest printer software for my snazzy (though cheapest in the range) printer has software that once you download all the bits to make it run properly is larger than Microsoft Office 2007? Why an earth do we need printer software that large?? - Help! 

Full screenshot here: http://blogs.technet.com/photos/mike_p/picture471151.aspx 

Promise to get back to HPC and Search posts tomorrow... :-)

Right so today I took a little plunge and bought my Zune and 2 for some friends of mine....surfing around I found this great video showing all the details on the Zune - great overview of all the features from the product team in Redmond!

http://www.on10.net/Blogs/duncan/zune-walkthrough/

Looking at everything it does - looks like great value, and a seriously cool set of features! Get yours ordered now - great if you have the full media experience at home and fancy taking it on the road with you!

Enjoy!

Well I know it is offtopic but that small detail in question is merely putting the roof up on a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder - 190 mph roof down and 197mph with the roof up gives a 3.5% or 7mph increase in top speed....wow!

Small changes big impact, now where is my piggy bank... :-)

So to bring this slightly round to IT topics - what change could you make in your business either in terms of process or technology that could deliver a similar impact?