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• Guide to Surviving with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

  If you’re studying up on ConfigMgr 2012 at the moment, make this your homepage! System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Survival Guide Lots of people are contributing links and content so you’ll see this grow rapidly … there's a stack of awesome... Posted Feb 03 2012, 02:15 PM by Everythings possible - You just need to google it Filed under: Microsoft, Guide

• System Center 2012 - No longer cloudy (sorry couldn't help myself!)

  Check out the Microsoft System Center keynote (Brad Anderson and Satya Nadella), big reveals in there! Universal installer ... Watch the video ... Still trying to work out what the 'vision' is? Read on ... http://www.informationweek.com/news/cloud... Posted Jan 18 2012, 04:44 AM by Everythings possible - You just need to google it Filed under: Microsoft, System Center, Keynote, Cloud

• Interesting story about how Microsoft handled their Courier tablet

  Makes for interesting reading, http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20128013-75/the-inside-story-of-how-microsoft-killed-its-courier-tablet/ Sourced from CNET Posted Nov 03 2011, 07:29 AM by Rob - Tea'o'Clock Filed under: Microsoft, Tablet, Courier

• Nokia and Microsoft move beyond pillow talk

  Looks like Microsoft and Nokia have formed an alliance with Nokia using Windows Phone OS for its devices ... Tons of info over the web about this development, my jumping off point this morning was: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12427680 Posted Feb 11 2011, 04:02 AM by Robs Blog - MVP in the dark arts Filed under: Microsoft, Nokia

• Windows 7 phone confirmed to be available on all five UK mobile operators

  Caught this announcement on Engadget today that Windows 7 phones will be sold through all five mobile operators in the UK. Instead of just o2 , who got exclusivity on the iPhone in the UK. This is real good news for competitive data plans, and a better... Posted Sep 22 2010, 01:14 PM by Robs Blog - MVP in the dark arts Filed under: Microsoft, Apple, Windows 7 Phone, mobile, operators

• Internet Explorer 9 Beta

  Just installed it at home, am liking it, some of the new stuff is very subtle. Check it out while it is still in Beta here Posted Sep 18 2010, 09:46 AM by Robs Blog - MVP in the dark arts Filed under: Microsoft, Internet Explorer, 9

• August 2010 Patch Day looming

  I've fallen out of the routine of announcing the patches each month, I felt that if it wasn't a notable release, well, then there is no reason to duplicate what a zillion other folk are happily duplicating, instead I assume you've signed up... Posted Aug 06 2010, 04:01 AM by Robs Blog - MVP Filed under: Microsoft, Patching, 2010, August

• LNK and PIF exploit - Microsoft fixit to the rescue

  Looks like Microsoft are really putting time in to Fixit as it is appearing all over the place :-) See Fixit in action: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2286198/en-us LNK and PIF file exploit being closed by Mr Fixit: http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive... Posted Jul 21 2010, 06:23 AM by Robs Blog - MVP Filed under: Microsoft, Fixit

• Terminator video

  Someone linked me to this earlier, if you've not seen it, stick with the slow start, quality ending :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8vqSJAOC7I Posted May 17 2010, 11:12 AM by Robs Blog - MVP Filed under: Microsoft, Apple, Terminator

• Microsoft Survey: ConfigMgr and WSUS pain points

  Time to get some feedback to MS on the WSUS and Configmgr integration. Check out the survey here, takes literally one minute, no login required and the feedback is seen by the product group, who, as you know, roll the dice on the features and any updates... Posted May 11 2010, 05:32 AM by Robs Blog - MVP Filed under: Microsoft, ConfigMgr 2007, WSUS, Survey

• Microsoft acquires Opalis Software ...

  Microsoft Acquires Opalis Software Hi, Everyone, Great news for enterprise, government and service provider customers who use System Center. I’m excited to announce that Microsoft has acquired Opalis Software , a Toronto-based private company that... Posted Dec 15 2009, 07:46 AM by Robs Blog - MVP Filed under: Microsoft, Opalis

• Another search engine about to hit the internet highways

  Check out Bing , a new search engine from Microsoft. Time of this posting it's not ready for public consumption, I believe it'll be ready for us on the 1st of June 2009. They do have a video posted, click here to view A few words on the subject... Posted May 29 2009, 05:21 AM by Robs Blog - MVP Filed under: Microsoft, Bing

• Microsoft DreamSpark free to High School, College and University students

  Microsoft DreamSpark now provides professional-level Microsoft developer tools, at no charge, to High School students. Previously, these tools were only available to College and University students. Back when I was programming, using IDE's, I had... Posted Mar 29 2009, 06:29 AM by Robs Blog - MVP Filed under: Microsoft, DreamSpark

• Microsoft retail stores ...

  Bit of news on the Microsoft Retail Stores that will start springing up on the high street. And, a bit of tongue in cheek humour at how it will all work Posted Feb 13 2009, 12:14 PM by Robs Blog - MVP Filed under: Microsoft, Stores

• Microsoft fix-it button spreads across the Microsoft web domain

  Interesting tool from Microsoft: Common Windows problems could soon be solved by clicking a "Fix It" button. Microsoft has started putting the button on its web-based support pages that detail the most common problems hitting PC and Windows... Posted Feb 06 2009, 09:15 AM by Robs Blog - MVP Filed under: Microsoft, Fix-it Button