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Simon is an IT Pro Evangelist for Microsoft UK, everything here is his own thoughts and opinion. -

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Author Archives: Simon
Weekly blog wrap up August 23rd to 29th
Well that was a fun week for me, you might not have realised it but I wasn’t in the office I was enjoying the sun on the isle of Evissa. However before I went I blogged up with all this goodness… The best way to enjoy Facebook chat Windows Liv… Continue reading
Posted in My TechNet Blog, weekly wrap up
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Windows Live Messenger, the Beta Refresh and Facebook
We already showed you how Messenger is a great social media aggregator so you know it brings everything together for you to make life easier. What if you don’t have lots of people to talk to on messenger wouldn’t it … Continue reading
Posted in Underbelly, Windows Live
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Why Google is not a business platform
Danny Burlage of BPOS Rocks wrote this fantastic article on why Google is not fit for business – it’s something we know all to well, people who’ve gone Google tell us. Danny’s article is very good so I’m not going to paraphrase it much … Continue reading
Posted in BPOS, My TechNet Blog
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Thoughts on OpsMgr: SCOM Operators Basics SuperFlow
Last week this popped up in my twitter feed and I really think it’s worth of some link love, so that’s just what I’m doing. Thoughts on OpsMgr: SCOM Operators Basics SuperFlow It’s on Maarten Goet’s blog, he’s a SCOM MVP and knows … Continue reading
Posted in My TechNet Blog, SystemCenter
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Excellent paper on IE6 compatibility with Windows 7
I was just browsing around our internal sites and found this excellent white paper on Solutions for Virtualising Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), what amazed me was that it was externally available.
If you’ve got some applications that rely on IE6 (lik… Continue reading
Posted in My TechNet Blog, Windows 7
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Hurley by Weezer
Weezer have released a new album, Hurley that I’ve added to my download list. Because it has a picture of Hurley from Lost on the front cover (I’m not a LOST fan but I like the thought) Because my Windows 95 CD had Buddy Holly by Weezer on the CD and I love it. By [...] Continue reading
Posted in ITEMS, Uncategorized
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Attend meetings in your cowboy hat
I know it’s silly but it made everyone on the conference call laugh. I just attended a meeting like this having just attached a LifeCam HD Cinema to my laptop and used it with the Communicator 14 beta….a warning to … Continue reading
Posted in Microsoft Hardware
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Breaking: IT Pros have a future with the cloud
Ok it might not be breaking news but it sometimes feels like it. The cloud is here to stay and yet I know it scares some people. It’s kinda like moving from DOS to Windows, some people back then thought that all these GUIs would make it… Continue reading
Posted in Cloud, My TechNet Blog
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The book that stuns everyone in the office
Today I went to grab a copy of the Windows 7 resource kit that I reserved from the learning center to read on holiday. It has since been used as a dumbell, a door stop and has as a booster … Continue reading
Posted in Office 2010, Windows 7
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It’s my birthday soon, please can I have this
Veyron 16.4 Super Sport on Cool Hunting
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Posted in ITEMS, Uncategorized
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