Nick MacKechnie

The Share with Facebook Accelerator allows you to share any text, link, or page with your Facebook friends with a single click. You can use this accelerator by selecting either some text or a link, or by right-clicking on any part of the page. Install...

This deployment guide was created to help you deploy the new Outlook Mobile update for the Windows Mobile 6.1 devices that connect to your Exchange 2010 servers. This guide focuses on Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 RTM and Windows Mobile 6.1, and covers...

The Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 SP2 (KB979784) has been released to the download center . The release of the rollup via Microsoft Update will happen on March 23rd (Us Pacific Time). KB article 979784 lists all fixes included in this rollup...

Ready, Set, Virtualise. You are invited to attend the Microsoft Management and Virtualisation summit and h ear from international Microsoft guest speakers. What's the best desktop management strategy? How can a virtualised dynamic datacenter save you...

Hi All, Forefront Identity Manager 2010 (FIM 2010), the next generation release of Identity Lifecycle Manager, delivers an integrated identity management solution with powerful self-service capabilities for Office end-users, rich administrative tools...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Maintaining High Availability for Microsoft.com which discusses how Microsoft maintains high availability ratings for Microsoft.com through carefully planned infrastructure, team collaboration...

The Solution Accelerators team is pleased to announce the beta release of this updated version of the toolkit. Use the MAP Toolkit 5.0 to plan your right-sized infrastructure, accelerate IT planning, and assess multiple products and scenarios from a single...

The web has been abuzz about the launch of Microsoft Office 2010. So we are going on tour to tell you all about it. Don’t miss out on this epic event to see and hear all about Office 2010. Office 2010 can help you with a set of smart, security-enhanced...

There’s a new Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) available from Microsoft to help administrators manage Multiple Activation Key (MAK) activation for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The way MAK activation works is that the key must be installed...

The Beta 2 for Windows Server AppFabric is available for download today at http://msdn.microsoft.com/appfabric . We’re encouraging developers and IT professionals working with .NET 4 and Windows Server to download the Beta and provide feedback, as we...

Microsoft Office Web Apps are online companions to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, enabling people to access and do light editing or sharing of Office documents from virtually anywhere. Download Microsoft Office Web Apps (Beta) from the...

The MOF team is pleased to announce the beta release of the MOF 4.0 Foundation Course. Download the beta materials on Microsoft Connect: https://connect.microsoft.com/content/content.aspx?ContentID=10313&SiteID=14 . This training course is intended...

Hi All, You can use the Exchange Pre-Deployment Analyzer to perform an overall topology readiness scan of your environment. When you run the Exchange Pre-Deployment Analyzer, it provides a detailed report that will alert you if there are any issues within...

The MOF team is pleased to announce the final beta releases in a series of MOF Management Reviews. The beta package will include the remaining three management reviews in the series—Service Alignment, Project Plan Approved, and Policy and Control—as well...

Session 1: What's new for IT Professionals in Office 2010 Office 2010 is launching soon in New Zealand, come along to this session to find out what's new for IT professionals in Office 2010. Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 empowers people to do...

The Microsoft DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant (DCA) helps organizations reduce the cost of supporting DirectAccess users and significantly improve their connectivity experience. DCA informs mobile users of their connectivity status at all times; provides...

Hi All, The Security Compliance Manager provides centralized security baseline management features, a baseline portfolio, customization capabilities, and security baseline export flexibility to accelerate your organization’s ability to efficiently manage...

Version 2 of the TechNet Widget and MSDN Widget are live! What are the TechNet and MSDN Widgets?    The Widgets pull the latest RSS feeds from TechNet and MSDN and offer selections from videos, webcasts, podcasts, TechNet/MSDN Magazines, and...

Free e-book offer from Microsoft Press – First Look: Microsoft Office 2010 For a limited time, you can download this free e-book. First Look: Microsoft Office 2010, by Katherine Murray, offers 14 chapters of early content. · Download e-book First Look...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Improving Branch-Office Services Through Virtualization , which discusses how Microsoft IT developed a strategy based on the Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V to meet changing business...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Reducing Bandwidth Utilization with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 BranchCache , which discusses how Microsoft IT uses the BranchCache feature to improve performance and availability...

Hi All, If you’d like to win a trip to the next Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, simply fill out our survey and you will go into the draw! We are really interested in your opinions – so we can better communicate with you...

To help accelerate New Zealand web and software start-up companies, we are giving them a great deal on software from Microsoft. Its part of our vision of providing the next generation with the best platform and software we can. To help make new business...

Hi All, Download the MOF Reliability Workbooks now: http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/5/4/C54EFAA7-117E-44FE-8776-9ABF03CE1210/Reliability%20Workbooks%20-%20All.zip This series of workbooks provides the knowledge, specific tasks, and schedules...

Hi All, Thank you for your continued participation in the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) beta review program. The MOF team is pleased to announce its first beta release of 2010—a series of MOF Management Reviews. The beta package will include the...