Here is a topic that has been discussed numerous times in a variety of different forums and on that people still seem to have questions or misunderstandings about.  The topic I am referring to is the Microsoft Windows Desktop Operating System license...

Ok, admit it.  How many of you would much rather hit ALT+ [some key] vs. taking the mouse, clicking File, then some other menu item and maybe a sub-menu item to get your work done?  C’mon, you know you do.  All of us have our favorite keyboard...

You’ve seen various speculations and stories on this topics for awhile and guesses on will it or won’t it?  Today the answer was revealed and Microsoft and Yahoo! have announced an agreement that will improve the Web search experience for users and...

How many of you would like to become more efficient in how you use Word? How about learning how to save time, reduce steps, and get your work done faster like mastering mail merge or keyboard shortcuts?  You may want to try taking a look at the Microsoft...

With Windows 7 reaching the RTM milestone , interest in the already popular next generation operating system continues to increase.  One area that people are looking at is, the installation of Windows 7 on the various types of machines they have...

Ok, here’s a post for all of you out there who are currently using Microsoft Tag or who want to start utilizing Microsoft Tag.  Today, the Microsoft Tag Team announced the Microsoft Tag API.  The Microsoft Tag API allows anyone to create Tag...

Last night, Brandon LeBlanc posted up a short video that is an inside peek from our annual sales kick-off event in Atlanta. Steven Sinofsky joined Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on stage to announce the RTM of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. There...

Since yesterday, the buzz around Windows 7 RTMing and the availability for Partners and Customers has been seen everywhere and people have now been talking for months about many of the new features and enablers within Windows 7 that will be released to...

How many of you spend a good part of your day communicating with colleagues and others, scheduling meetings, organizing contacts, and more, all through Outlook?  How many of you would like some tips and information on how to do more and become more...

Do you Bing?  Whether you Bing today or not, now is the time to start!  The Bing team has just announced a fun Bing Twitter Sweepstakes where they are giving away cool Bing backpacks with $500 Visa cash cards.  Starting tomorrow, July 23...

By now, you’ve probably seen to news flying all over today about Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 hitting the Released To Manufacturing (RTM) stage of the lifecycle.  Here is a short video posted earlier about Windows 7 and the RTM sign-off put...

Today, the Windows Server Team announced that Windows Server 2008 R2 has reached the Released To Manufacturing (RTM) milestone, which means this latest release of Windows Server 2008 R2 is now blessed by engineering as ready for the manufacturing process...

A question being asked by many is, “When will Windows 7 Release To Manufacturing (RTM) and when will I be able to get Windows 7 RTM code?”  Just today it was announced that Windows 7 has Released To Manufacturing!  Today after all the validation...

Coming off of Worldwide Partner Conference last week, the buzz and excitement around Windows 7 continues to grow more and more!  It is very exciting to see all of this excitement expanding as we move closer and closer to the final release of Windows...

I share this with you, in the hopes that when you finish reading it, you will want to share it with others and spread the word about this amazing movement. For those of you who know me or have followed my Blog for any amount of time, you know that I try...

This morning I posted about A New Contest @WPC09 For Today and the way we’d run it today.  The question now is, how are you doing in finding the prizes?  Just to share the fun out a little, here are a few snapshots of some of the prizes in their...

For those of you that follow my Blog regularly or subscribe to my RSS feed , you may recall back in June when I posted about the “ Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta Being Released and Now Available to Download .”  As a recap, the...

Over the past few days, I have been running the “ Contest for FREE STUFF – Just for fun and introducing yourself ” where the object was for you to track me down and introduce yourself, and you could win prizes for doing so.  The key to it was, you...

For all of you @WPC09 this week, here’s a quick overview of the agenda for Wednesday, in case you didn’t look it up on Digital WPC : AGENDA 7:00am – 6:00pm Registration Hours 7:00am – 6:00pm Schedule Meetings using WPC Connect on www.digitalwpc.com 7...

Microsoft is invested in working together with partners to grow web share. Now, we are announcing several licensing changes to help hosting partners be more agile and grow their business. The first is a new licensing offering under the Services Provider...

Here at WPC09, the keynotes are just now kicking off.  I put up the full agenda for today earlier, but now it is time to get the day started by hearing from: Allison Watson , Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Bob Muglia...

As mentioned in my, “ Microsoft Office 2010 Hits Major Milestone and Enters Technical Preview ” post earlier, the Technical Preview of Microsoft Office 2010 is now released.  Yesterday at Worldwide Partner Conference, attendees were able to see Microsoft...

Back in June, I put up my, “ Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview – How you can get it ,” post here on the Blog, talking about how you can sign up to be considered for the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview.  I also mentioned that we would...

For all of you @WPC09 this week, here’s a quick overview of the agenda for Tuesday, in case you didn’t look it up on Digital WPC : Just a quick reminder, my Contest for FREE STUFF is being continued today (Tuesday).  Have you found me yet? ...

This morning kicked off the Contest for FREE STUFF – Just for fun and introducing yourself for Partners here at WPC09 and it was a lot of fun getting to meet and talk with Partners I both knew and had never met before!  After I reloaded today with...