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• How can I view Microsoft Office System 2007 files without buying the product?

  I was asked this very question moments ago and while it's not anything new I thought it was probably worth sharing that there's a free standalone viewer available - just click here to access the download Share this post: Read More... Posted Oct 06 2008, 08:52 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information, How to Articles

• Technet Magazine for November is published online

  As reported HERE Novembers Technet magazine is available. And as you can see below there’s quit a few interesting articles to read. FEATURE ARTICLES                                                                 ... Posted Oct 04 2008, 07:29 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information

• Stop wasting your time

  I saw this brilliant article over on the dumb little man blog about eliminating waste – that’s time wasting stuff by the way and had to share it. Number 10 really strikes a chord: Say NO! The most lasting way to eliminate waste is to learn to say no.... Posted Sep 22 2008, 03:48 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: General musings, Information, Life tips, little man blog, wasting time

• When's a laptop not a laptop?

  When it's red hot! I'm sat in an airport waiting at the gate for my flight home. Like all good travelling geeks I've found somewhere to plug my laptop in to mains power. I've been sat here typing away and browsing the web/email for the... Posted Sep 16 2008, 11:16 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information

• I'll be on holiday until 6th October hence any comments posted to this blog won't be published until I return

  I really enjoy reading the comments people like you leave on my blog - I appreciate people taking the time to share their ideas, frustrations and general feedback. I moderate the comments on this blog to remove any comment spam that sneaks past the automated... Posted Sep 16 2008, 11:09 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information, Blogs

• What if your Windows Mobile phone fails to sync email even though it can browse the Internet?

  I’ve been in Seattle for the last couple of days and when I first arrived I was somewhat frustrated that my HTC S620 phone was unable to sync email with our corporate Exchange server. It worked perfectly at home and I was able to browse the Internet quite... Posted Sep 16 2008, 10:49 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information, How to Articles

• How to configure Windows Mobile to roam to the network provider of your choice

  This post follows my earlier one citing what to do if your phone can browse the web but not sync email . The following instructions are for Windows Mobile 6.0 and were taken from my HTC S620 - other handsets are very likely to have exactly the same options... Posted Sep 16 2008, 10:49 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information, How to Articles

• How to use uniquely identify a virtual machine in Hyper-V

  When managing a large number of virtual machines, there is often a need to tag it in some way with one or more properties uniquely identifying it for administrative purposes. One example would be to identify a virtual machine as belonging to a person... Posted Sep 16 2008, 05:13 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information, How to Articles, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V

• Finally – a fan of those adverts :-)

  Jeff loves the new Windows ads – but then you’d expect him to – as he’s a Microsoftee, but actually there’s been a lot of comments internally from techies who actually hate the adverts. I’ve been saying how much I like them – not because I’m internal... Posted Sep 16 2008, 10:21 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: General musings, Information, Bill Gates, Jerry Seinfeld, adverts

• Join the VistaSquad to learn about being a Geek 2.0 and WPF/Silverlight applications

  The VistaSquad are meeting again tomorrow night – Wednesday 17th September at Microsoft’s office in London. To sign up (for free) simply head on over to the VistaSquad event page here . Topics this month: WPF/Silverlight Application Deep Dive (Richard... Posted Sep 16 2008, 08:45 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Events, Information, How to Articles, User Groups

• How can Public Key Infrastructure technologies improve your information security posture?

  There’s a really good (free) TechNet webcast coming up on the 17th September which will be a great resource for those of you who’d like to learn how to take advantage of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in your organisation. The full details of the event... Posted Sep 15 2008, 08:37 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows Vista, Events, Webcasts, Windows Server, Information, Security Systems, Information Security, How to Articles, Windows Server 2008

• Virtualization launch day

  Today is (was) Virtualization Launch day. Although the keynote presentations were streamed live (in fact I'm just watching Bob Muglia finish up as I'm typing this), they will be available later this afternoon for on-demand viewing here . Some... Posted Sep 08 2008, 03:30 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Webcasts, Information, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V

• Which EEE PC is best and when does a subnotebook make sense?

  First things first - there are many vendors other than ASUS (who produce the EEE PC range) who produce comparable machines - I don't have any commercial or personal reason for advocating ASUS devices. Last weekend I a friend of mine visited most of... Posted Sep 02 2008, 12:22 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information

• Is Google becoming the new Microsoft?

  Clearly Google is successfully growing it's reach and has ambitions to dominate far more markets. With growth comes responsibility. If their vision becomes reality they will surely attract far more attention from the forces of government regulation... Posted Sep 02 2008, 07:43 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information

• Chrome is often used to distract prospective customers from the underlying product

  I've read with interest the storm that's brewing regarding Google Chrome. Does Chrome signify the death of the client? Can you really "live in a fancy browser" and be totally agnostic of the underlying operating system? At what point... Posted Sep 02 2008, 07:18 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information

• Beware - if you install a new browser such as IE8 you'll loose your cookies

  This may not be a problem for you but it's worth being aware that any websites that automatically sign you in (after you've logged in the first time and asked the browser to store your password for the site) will forget who you are - therefore... Posted Aug 31 2008, 06:20 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information, Beta Products, How to Articles

• How to uninstall Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1

  If you’ve tried installing IE8 Beta 2 onto a machine that already had IE8 Beta 1 on it then you’ll have seen the following message: Install Windows Internet Explorer 8 A previous build of Internet Explorer 8 is already installed on your computer. You... Posted Aug 31 2008, 05:46 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information, Beta Products, How to Articles

• Where can I download Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 from: Why might you want to?

  I was surprised that the download link for Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 for Windows Vista wasn’t as easy to find as I’d expected hence writing this post. If you’re wondering why to give IE8 a go then you may wish to read the following sites: Internet Explorer... Posted Aug 31 2008, 04:44 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information, Beta Products

• Interesting video interviews with the FBI discussing security

  Kai Axford has posted a series of short video interviews with representatives of the FBI – they are well worth a look – particularly if you are based in the United States as they include advice regarding whom to report breaches to. Check out The Security... Posted Aug 26 2008, 10:20 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Information, Interviews, Security Systems, Information Security, How to Articles, Social Engineering

• Thank you for voting for this blog: Which Security blogs make interesting reading?

  I’m delighted that so many of you took the time to vote for this blog in the “Security blog” category. Congratulations to Guy Bunker who’s View from the Bunker blog beat this one into second place. Personally the best thing to come from the competition... Posted Aug 26 2008, 05:40 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Information, Information Security, Blogs

• Teched Australia: Will you be the Ultimate Expert?

  I’m really looking forward to TechEd Australia – Jeff has really been building the momentum and has got everyone involved in the Ultimate Expert – speakers too.  You can be the Ultimate Expert too – try and beat all of the Microsoftees there – that... Posted Aug 25 2008, 03:19 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Events, General musings, Information, TechEd Australia, Ultimate Expert

• Alexander Sotirov speaks out following wild spin on his talk about Windows Vista Security

  Credit to Ed Bott from ZDNet who interviewed Alexander Sotirov to get his perspective on the stories that have circulated in the press following the talk he gave with Mark Dowd at the recent BlackHat Securit conference. The talk was titled "How to... Posted Aug 20 2008, 08:02 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows Vista, Information, Interviews, Security Systems, Information Security

• Where can I download the slides from the Microsoft Virtualisation and Management Technologies events?

  If you went to any of the events titled “Microsoft Virtualisation and Management Technologies” then you should will already have a link to the slides at the registration site. In any case you can download the slides from here . Share this post: Read More... Posted Aug 15 2008, 10:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Events, Information, Virtualization, How to Articles

• Which companies are more successful due to blogging? which are held back?

  I think this is an interesting question. OK so I’m rather biased seeing as though I asked it! Some companies encourage their employees to talk openly about the products and services they work with – other companies try to control all outbound messages... Posted Aug 11 2008, 03:36 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information, Blogs

• What TechNet Events are coming up in the UK?

  Here’s a list of the Microsoft UK TechNet events that are running between now and Christmas: 13 August 2008, London: Microsoft Virtualisation and Management Technologies 21 August 2008, Liverpool: Microsoft Virtualisation and Management Technologies 2... Posted Aug 11 2008, 03:03 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Events, Information, Training, How to Articles