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Two months on

It seems like a lifetime,  but its only been two months since I joined Vodafone and a lot has...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/27/2009

Tweet and Post on the move!

For the 6 months or so, I have been training to run the New York Marathon for Yorkshire Cancer...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 10/27/2009

One way to use your free texts

As you would expect, I look out for Vodafone related stuff on the web and one of my friends on...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 10/27/2009

Farewell? Maybe not!

Yes, its been a while since I have posted. I have moved onto Twitter as my means to communicate out...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/29/2009

Small organisations can have save money now!

One of the reasons why smaller organisation don't have access to the latest and greatest cost saving...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/27/2009

RichCopy – Is it the new sliced bread?

I would like to announce the best thing since sliced bread …. RichCopy ! This tool has been...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/24/2009

OCS R2 Tips of The Day by Brett

This has been working its way round the ‘Twittersphere’ so I thought I would post it on my blog too....

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/23/2009

IE8 and the history of the internet

IE8 is available from today,  I have been running it for quite sometime in both Vista and...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/19/2009

30 days of Twitter

It’s been about a month since my blog post on ‘To Tweet or Not to Tweet’. I have done over 100+...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/09/2009

Microsoft Vision 2019

Once every so often,  Microsoft has a think about what the company will be doing in the future...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/03/2009

Spending Microsoft’s money

One of the great things about blogs,  Twitter,  Facebook and other similar networks is if...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 02/18/2009

Microsoft’s Guide to Valentines Day

It’s almost Feb 14th,  the card shops are getting ready for an onslaught of customers and the...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 02/12/2009

To tweet or not to tweet … that is the question

I like to think I am still able to keep up to date with what the ‘tech cool’ are up to and Twitter...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 02/10/2009

Technology playing its part in history – Part 2

I made a post recently on how technology was playing a part in the Inauguration in a way that I...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/29/2009

Look what happens when marketing is not restricted to using normal ‘media’

One great to convey/share information is in a video,  people seem to remember things better...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/28/2009

Technology playing its part in history

As I type out this posting,  I have the CNN website open with the live video stream of the...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/20/2009

Delivering information across the enterprise

A while back,  I visited ‘The Register’ for a webcast about how to deliver information across...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/19/2009

Windows 7 in 7 easy steps

With the beta coming available imminently,  I decided to install Windows 7 on my laptop ……...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/09/2009

Travel expenses more than £50 a day for your meeting?

First of all let me wish you a happy new year … after a few weeks of mince pies, turkey and ‘Vin...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/05/2009

OCS 2007 R2 RTM

To a Microsoft employee or someone ‘in the know’ that means something,  to the rest of you its...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/23/2008

More on The Legend of Dan Wilson

I while back I did a post about ‘The Legend of Dan Wilson’ which ""was a tale of...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/02/2008

Give the gift of Christmas ….that or just a Microsoft Roundtable

Almost everyone,  both in organisation and at home is trying to think of ways they can save a...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/24/2008

Microsoft Store and NSPCC – Your way to spend Microsoft’s money

Microsoft in the UK have been a supporter of the NSPCC for a number of years now and this Christmas...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/24/2008

Oblong g-speak

Err….. wow ….. you have to see this...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/18/2008

Top tips to run a LiveMeeting

Update to 10 Top Tips :-) In order to save on travelling expenses I am trying to encourage people...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 10/14/2008

How do you know if OCS is right for you ... even as a PBX?

It's a question I get asked quite a lot and answer I give comes from a pool of cultural or...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/18/2008

A subtle example of Unified Communications

When I talk to someone about Microsoft Unified Communications,  I sometimes find it hard to...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/18/2008

GR8 IE8

Today we launched in IE8 Beta 2 in English, German, Simplified Chinese and Japanese, and then follow...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/28/2008

UC 'Devil Does UC' videos

Just a quick post here.  I get asked quite a lot where people can download a copy of the 'Devil...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/12/2008

'Battle of the clients', multi model communication and birthday wishes

Chris Rothwell (Office Client PM) and I are forever arguing about which is better (in a joking way...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/31/2008

UC Product Manager gets his own PA

As the product manager for UC in the UK I attend a lot of conference call which I need to follow up...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/23/2008

"What's the difference between Windows and Office"?

No,  this isn't the start of a joke! Believe it or not,  many people around the world that...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/09/2008

Deepzoom Demo Delights

We had our end of year company meeting today followed by a BBQ during which I ate far too...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/04/2008

The Legend of Dan Wilson

*To be spoken in a low, slow,  cinema trailer voice It was a tale of Freedom,  of...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/01/2008

Want to spend some of Microsoft's money for a change?

Yes,  you read correctly ..... fancy the opportunity to spend some of Microsoft money? I...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/28/2008

Zero to BBQ in 15 minutes

Ok,  so its not maybe your typical business decision that needs to be made quickly but it IS a...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/08/2008

The dangers of 'rip and replace'

When you rip out the old telephone system and put in a new one,  there is normally some...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/25/2008

'The Day the Internet Died' AKA 'QoS is optional' AKA 'A proud day for Deakin'

As I have already mention on my blog,  we are in the middle of a '3 nights only' tour for PS...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/14/2008

Offline the new Online?

The middle of last week I went away to New York with a few friends for a four days and as such my...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/14/2008

Exchange Unplugged Tour - Back for three 'nights' only !

Just after the the OCS launch,  the UC team in the UK embarked on the Exchange Unplugged Tour...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 02/15/2008

CUL8R@UC08

Back at the tail end of last year,  Microsoft in the UK did two product launches for OCS, ...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 02/15/2008

Thinking Digital

Last year I went to an event in Newcastle at The Sage that was run by the guys at CodeWorks where...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 02/14/2008

MY MY UC ON CSY:NY

A few people have already posted about this so I thought I would quickly make one myself. Two...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 02/14/2008

QoS vs QoE

I have been meaning to write my thoughts about this for quite some time as its one of those...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/30/2008

Outbound fax for Exchange 2007

  I get asked quite a lot what the options for outbound fax for Exchange 2007 are and up until...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/16/2008

Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft

Over the last six and a bit years,  I have seen lots of spoof videos made by various people...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/07/2008

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