Well today has been great. My inaugural Operations day for Premier Field Engineering “Virtual Server and Beyond ” has come to a close. I can honestly say it went really really well. I must admit it was hard work putting it all together but I had a really great Colleague Sarah Lidington working with me plus my other colleagues Mark…
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My 15 minutes of Fame
Well back from Orlando Florida after having a brilliant and technically challenging time. I was manning the Technical Learning Center on the Server Core Stand, and met loads of great colleagues and other professionals. I also was working alongside Ben Pearce and Justin Zarb, and Wayne Richards.I also caught up with Eileen who was delivering the Women…
Well I am getting Excited – Teched Florida 4th – 8th of June
Well as the time draws nearer I am getting more and more excited. I am going out to Florida this Sunday with some colleagues two of them who you may know from their blogs, Justin Zarb and Ben Pearce to represent Microsoft Premier Field Engineering from the U.K. and to work on the Longhorn Demo Stands @…
Useful Windows Live Add-in for Microsoft Outlook
I came across this add-in the other day which pretty useful. This allows you do to do the following ; “Windows Live Local for Outlook adds maps, routes, traffic updates, driving directions, and travel time to your Microsoft Office Outlook meeting requests. See maps in road, aerial, bird’s eye view,* and amazing 3D view*!” So…
Question Time – But sorry Guys not for you this time !
If you have read my blog over the last few weeks or months, you are probably aware that one of my passions is to encourage more girls to choose Computing as a Career. Well lucky me….Microsoft Also think this too !…I am involved in a initiative at work to encourage more women in technology as…
Virtual Headphones
This article caught my eye. Computer Speakers for Your Ears Only. Microsoft Research have developed an algorithm which effectively creates a focused beam of sound that acts as virtual headphones. This will mean that you can “target focused sound so that a person can walk around an office and hear” while on a video- or…
Women in Technology we need Help
I know that is a bit of a dramatic tag line. But where I am coming from is that I feel there is a real need to encourage more girls to choose technology as a career of choice. I have always been a lucky person in the sense that I have never felt uncomfortable or…
This is impressive
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/18/kingmax-busts-out-worlds-first-4gb-microsdhc-card/ I apologise for not blogging recently. My laptop has been going through a painful rebuild operation. Anyway hopefully going to be back on track again. This advert in Endgadget made me sit up and take notice.
Windows Home Server – Its Announced
Here is an excellent blog from Charlie Kindel ….hot from CES in Las Vegas about the announcement we have all been waiting for. Plus most interestingly a picture of the Windows Home Server. I think it looks really cool and funky. I suggest you watch his blog posts very closely in the future plus also…
Size is Everything
I remember the time that I was blown away by the newest P.C. that was delivered into the Company I was working for back in 1989. This was a IBM ps/2 MODEL 70 . It had a huge 40mb hard disk drive and 4mb of memory !. I was working as a new p.c. support “nugget” and…