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Rowan Simpson just linked to this article which removes the extra step when adding feeds to Google Reader from within Firefox. Usually you’re presented with a choice to subscribe to the feed with either Google Homepage or Google Reader. If you only ever use Google Reader, this step is unnecessary and can be removed by […]

This is about to be huge…! Microsoft Launches New Product Category: Surface Computing Comes to Life in Restaurants, Hotels, Retail Locations and Casino Resorts First commercially available surface computer from Microsoft breaks down barriers and provides effortless interaction with information using touch, natural gestures and physical objects. Surface Computing Website: www.surface.com First look at surface […]

Jeff Jones (Strategy Director in the Microsoft Security Technology Unit) has written a post about Server Core and how its reduced footprint increases security dramatically. The key here is “reduced attack surface area” as all of the most insecure areas of a server have been removed, such as IIS, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, etc… […]

I’ve been running Vista Ultimate for the last couple of weeks – it’s been full of highs and lows, but I’m saving that for a future blog post. But I ran into something interesting this morning when I went to use one of Vista’s little-known gems, the Snipping Tool. It’s a nifty little screen capture […]

Thanks Eileen, for the nice summary of essential Exchange 2007 reading. I’ve got a bit to catch up on! TechNet Articles Getting Started with Exchange Server 2007: Server Roles New Performance and Scalability Functionality Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Live Webcasts High Availability and Clustering in Exchange Server 2007  How Microsoft IT Designs Its 64-bit Exchange […]

Paull Thurrott looks at the ridiculous number of Windows Vista versions and how confusing they all are for end users. When I first revealed that Microsoft would sell Windows Vista in an unprecedented number of product versions way back in September 2005, I questioned the reasoning behind this decision. Consumers, I felt, would be confused […]

There’s been a bit of discussion recently about the merits of Vista’s UAC; Jim Allchin wrote a long blog post detailing how they tried to balance the security with usability. My personal opinion is that UAC is too strict and becomes too annoying with too many prompts for seemingly innocent tasks. Installing iTunes, for example, […]

Some more Exchange 2007 links to get through… Get ready for Exchange 2007 Well, the IT’s Showtime team have products a “Get ready for Exchange 2007 roadshow” videos. You can watch your way through a set of videos discussion architecture, deployment, management and Unified Communications from the guys at corp. Here’s a list of sessions […]

Bill Gates presented the keynote at CES a short while ago and I’m just watching the streaming video now. Lots of Windows Vista features displayed, nothing which really excites me at all. Zune mp3 player gets a bit of a push too – number 2 mp3 player in it’s segment?? Windows Live…… Most exciting announcement […]

I’m still not sure who will come out on top in the console wars, or whether the Blu-ray disc will prevail over HD-DVD – but if you visit this site and watch the videos, you may be convinced that the PS3 has it all!  Link to PLAYB3YOND.COM