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Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:54 PM

Microsoft Help and Support site gets a makeover

Like the new cleaner Microsoft Help and Support site, i think it does a great job of helping to call out the most current and popular requests that our customers have when they need support.   What do you think, let us know?   Rob Technorati
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:24 PM

Windows into history

Great slideshow from the BBC about all the major Windows versions (so no Microsoft Bob)   BBC NEWS | Technology | In Pictures: Windows into history Rob Technorati Tags: Microsoft , Windows , BBC
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Friday, October 16, 2009 4:53 PM

Microsoft Customer Service on Twitter

Hot on the heels of the UK Windows on twitter post from earlier is the news of this new account @MicrosoftHelps “ We’re the official Twitter account for Microsoft Customer Service and we’re here to help you find answers and to help escalate your issues!”
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:38 PM

Microsoft Talk – my first ever podcast

I was very surprised and privileged to be the first guest on a new series of podcasts called Microsoft Talk by 2 very enthusiastic Microsoft fans in India, @Abhishek   and @Manan Episode 01: Windows 7 with Rob Margel < Microsoft Talk… with A &
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:59 PM

New Microsoft Environmental Video – Innovating to improve the planet

If you wanted to get an over view of how Microsoft has a corporation is tackling some of our environmental challenges and what we have done so far then check out this video: Software Enabled Earth : New Microsoft Environmental Practices video Just some
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:13 AM

Microsoft Wave in the UK

The online team in the UK have launched a new really cool (and not just because my blog is in it) web site called Microsoft Wave that aims to be: ‘…the site that brings you the freshest developments and products to come out of Microsoft.’   really
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 4:00 PM

Fancy Working for Microsoft in the UK?

Well maybe you should check out the updated Microsoft Careers site at https://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/gb/home.aspx The new site has an improved search and you can in fact search for careers across our company. Rob Technorati Tags: Microsoft
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Monday, July 13, 2009 2:03 PM

Ray Ozzie on life after Windows 7

Ray Ozzie speaking to the BBC on life after Windows 7 BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft on life after Windows 7 Just a short <2 min clip but well worth listening to. Rob Technorati Tags: Ray Ozzie , Win7 , Microsoft
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009 3:50 PM

Microsoft Fix it Desktop Gadget

I just got of a call from my colleague Andre who works in the online support area for Microsoft.  We where discussing the Microsoft Fix it Solution Center and he mentioned that there was a Desktop Gadget that you can install to see the most popular/recently
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Thursday, July 02, 2009 9:00 AM

Microsoft Maren – Type Arabic in Roman characters on the fly

  Just wanted to point out this really cool looking Windows Extension Microsoft Maren that lets you type using a Roman character keyboard and have it convert to Arabic on the fly. ‘Lack of access to an Arabic keyboard or lack of familiarity with
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009 1:56 PM

Find your perfect partner - Announcing Microsoft Concierge in the UK

Remember the Gadget Guru that we brought you late last year, well we have fully updated it to not only show you the best range of laptops, netbooks and other devices but in a much more sophisticated and easier to use interface using Microsoft Silverlight
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Friday, May 15, 2009 8:45 AM

Microsoft Store UK Gets a makeover

I have mentioned the Microsoft Store before which is a great site for buying Microsoft Software direct from Microsoft, and Chris who runs it here in the UK has told me that it has undergone a bit of a makeover: Highlights of the new changes include: New
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:26 AM

Inside Microsoft Research UK

Slightly off topic from the usual Windows Help  but just watched this really interesting video from ZDNet.co.uk about: “ Inside Microsoft Research UK Chris Bishop, chief research scientist, talks to ZDNet UK about turning blue-sky science into commercial
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:16 AM

Get your Windows downloads here

The Microsoft download center has undergone a recent upgrade to both its front end design, that i quite like and the back end architecture, to make it easier for you to use: if you cannot find what you are looking for from the homepage simply enter in
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008 4:34 PM

Windows through the ages - screen shots of Windows

Spotted this nice photo article over on silicon.com Photos: Windows through the ages which shows 10 Windows screen shots from Version 1 through to 7, really interesting to see the changes... From 1.0 to Windows 95 and to Windows 7 My first encounter with
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