I am Microsoftie 4 ever (18+ years) working in Windows Services and Content team in the UK, my blog is mainly focused on the Windows family of products and trying to provide help pointers and resources for customers on our products.
Just wanted to point out these 2 new articles that have been recently published:
What is Action Center?
“Action Center is a central place to view alerts and take actions that can help keep Windows running smoothly. “
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/What-is-Action-Center
and
Safely remove devices from your computer
“If you unplug a storage device or removable drive from your computer while it's transferring or saving information, you might risk losing some information. Windows provides a way to help you safely remove such devices”
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/Safely-remove-devices-from-your-computer
Hope you find the useful, and as always leave us feedback on the site good or bad.
Rob
I didn’t know about this until i read this from the Bing Community site and it works for the UK as well :)
Simply type the name and type of car you are looking for into Bing and you get all sorts of data:
It is great that we get the local price as well as info such as Tax banding and insurance group.
Great work to the Bing and MSN Cars teams.
Just been told by @Alex_Ball about this really good looking download aimed at the ITPro community for Windows 7.
Your Guide to Windows 7
It covers:
There are lots more ways you can simplify tasks and do more with Windows 7, you can find out about them here.
This looks like a super competition being run by the Microsoft Partners in Learning Network
“Do you have a trailblazing lesson plan on how you use Microsoft technologies to share with other teachers? Can you put it into an inspirational ‘how-to’ video that is no longer than 4 minutes? If so, you could be in the running to win a set of 20 netbook computers for your school!”
“Do you have a trailblazing lesson plan on how you use Microsoft technologies to share with other teachers?
Can you put it into an inspirational ‘how-to’ video that is no longer than 4 minutes?
If so, you could be in the running to win a set of 20 netbook computers for your school!”
The competition says
“…2007 Microsoft® Office System must be the focus of your video, but you can refer to any other Microsoft technologies that help you bring learning to life.”
So if you are looking for any inspiration for your video try this more Windows related topics for netbooks:
All the details of the competition can be found at http://uk.partnersinlearningnetwork.com/Pages/ArticleViewer.aspx?listname=LocalAPMFeaturedArticle&itemid=4
If you are thinking about upgrading your PC to Windows 7 or thinking what operating system to choose for your next computer and are considering Windows 7 then you might be asking yourself the following questions:
And you can find all the answers you need at Buying Windows 7: top 5 questions including lots of resources and links to answer all those questions.
But if you still have other questions about Buying Windows 7 then let me know here in the comments.
PS you can Buy Windows 7 from the Microsoft Store
“In this article, Jeremy Chapman, a senior product manager at Microsoft, documents the high-level steps for IT professionals to perform an enterprise-scale desktop deployment project—starting with Windows XP and moving to Windows 7”
Download here – 24 pages of great info if you are looking at deploying Windows 7
I saw this wonderful picture of a frozen United Kingdom on the news last night
http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2010007-0107/GreatBritain.A2010007.1150.1km.jpg
So you see it is not just the South of England under snow
Hopefully I will be able to get into the offices next week.
Get this great version of Internet Explorer optimised for Xbox 360 where you can tay up to date with Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE games, content, downloads, news and features.
It inlcudes:
Some great videos and casestudies involving UK customers:
The new features in Windows 7 have made life a lot easier for office staff at...
“Now that I’ve been using Windows 7, there’s no way I’d ever go back!" - Catherine Rawas, Technology and Communications Manager, Community Development Officer, Matlock Town Council, UK”
Windows 7 is so intuitive, even kids love it
“"Windows 7 has truly given our customers’ desktop computers a new lease of life!" - Andy Trish, Managing Director, NCI, UK”
Case Studies:
Check out all the videos and case studies from around the world at the new Windows 7 Professional Showcase site.
Well today was supposed to be my first day back in the Microsoft UK offices after a long break over Christmas and new year. However I will be taking some more time at home (working) as we have had 6 inches of snow where I live in nearby Arborfield.
This is the view out of my house last night about 10 o’clock, but since then we have had more snow and more is forecast.
(click on the picture for the original about 1 Meg)
For those inclined I took this on a 7 second exposure time on my trusty 6 year old Sony DSC V1 camera.
By the forecast I could be working from home all week, I hope I have enough coffee beans to see me through.