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2010 22

  1. Last Day at Microsoft
  2. Why One Mac User Hates Google Docs
  3. A Review of Silverlight and Windows Phone 7 from MIX 2010
  4. Explaining the Cloud
  5. Buy Office 2007 Now and Upgrade to 2010 for Free!
  6. Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 2010 RC!
  7. Weekender: Facebook, Silverlight, CSS, Guy Kawasaki
  8. Microsoft IT Talks about Snow and Unified Communications
  9. Microsoft in Education – A Presentation by Steve Beswick
  10. PHP SQL Server Driver for All You Communists
  11. Just Watched Obama Get Grilled by House Republicans QA for 90 minutes. WOW!
  12. Apple iPad – A Microsoft Allegory (Part 1)
  13. Microsoft Releases Haitian Creole Translator for Haiti Aid Workers
  14. Microsoft Can Do Sexy Too…Pshh iPad
  15. Understanding Expression Blend Sketchflow in 5 Minutes
  16. February Live Webcasts from Microsoft
  17. Mr. Ballmer, Would You Sign My Mac?
  18. Deepfat Rationalizes the Ribbon UI in Microsoft Office
  19. Office 2010 Tips – Co-authoring Tools and Web Apps
  20. Office 2010 Tips – Print, Share, and Communicate Easier with Office Backstage View
  21. Office 2010 Tips – View, Edit, and Collaborate Anytime Anywhere with SharePoint Workspace
  22. Microsoft Office Web Apps License Information

2009 120

  1. Exchange Server Deep Dive Content
  2. Windows Azure Interop with Ruby on Rails!
  3. Sky Player on Windows 7 Media Center
  4. TechNet December WebCasts and Videos
  5. What’s New In SharePoint 2010
  6. Pairing Jawbone Headset with Windows 7
  7. Discover the Future of Visual Data Mining with Microsoft Pivot
  8. Chrome OS Engineering vs. Windows 7 Engineering
  9. Classrooms with “Mini” Mainframe Using Multipoint Server
  10. SharePoint VCX Conference Videos Posted! (FREE)
  11. A Partner’s Objection Handling Guide for Exchange 2010
  12. Pitching Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2003 Organizations
  13. Try Out Office Web Apps, Edit Office Docs with SkyDrive
  14. Hosted Microsoft Services on the Cheap? Yes Please!
  15. Office 2010 Tips – Make Quality Diagrams with Visio
  16. SharePoint Conference Day 2 – IT Pro Overview of 2010
  17. SharePoint Conference Day 1 – Keynote Bullet Points
  18. Office 2010 Tips – Language Translation on Steroids *laughs at Google Docs*
  19. Office 2010 Tips – Visio “Quick Shapes” Remembers What You Use the Most
  20. Orange Broadband Router SE572 Fix – Block UDP 500
  21. Super Fast Technical Overview of BPOS – Exchange, SharePoint, and OCS Online
  22. Microsoft is Having a Big Patch Tuesday – Webcast Announced
  23. Office 2010 Tips – Easily Edit Video in PowerPoint 2010
  24. Microsoft OCS Improves Interoperability – XMPP Supported and AOL is Free
  25. Microsoft Gets Top Marks in SAML 2.0 Interoperability
  26. Office Tips - Search Documents Super Fast in Word 2010
  27. Speed Up Your Boot Time, Shave 30 Seconds Off Windows 7 Boot
  28. Office 2010 Tips – How to Customize the Ribbon with your Favorite Commands
  29. Run .NET Applications on the iPhone with MonoTouch
  30. Previewing Office Online Web Apps…”Impressive”
  31. How To Be More Satisfied with New Microsoft Software
  32. Office 2010 Tips - Create Super PivotTables in Excel with “Slicer”
  33. Partner Webcast for Window Server 2008 R2 & Hyper-V
  34. Improve SharePoint Developement Methodology with Microsoft Patterns & Practices
  35. Office 2010 Tips - Faster search in Excel Tables and PivotTables
  36. Office 2010 Tips – One Click Quick Steps in Outlook 2010
  37. Office 2010 Tips – Edit Your Pictures with Photo Filters in Office
  38. Windows Vista to Get “Ribbon-ized” with Free Update
  39. Office 2010 Tips – Share and Broadcast Powerpoint Presentations
  40. Audit Your IT Environment with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0
  41. Office 2010 Tips & Tricks – Visual Trending in Excel
  42. Office 2010 Tips & Tricks – Be in the Loop with Conversation View
  43. Register for SharePoint Conference 2009 in Las Vegas
  44. Office 2010 Tips & Tricks – Organize Your Life with a Notebook
  45. Office 2010 Tips & Tricks – Group Meeting Scheduling
  46. Office 2010 Tips & Tricks – Office Backstage
  47. Exchange 2010 Diaries – Intro – Part I
  48. New Features in Windows XP Mode RC!
  49. Microsoft’s Security Practices Role Model to Software Industry
  50. iPhone 3GS, Project Natal, Palm Pre, ZuneHD, Windows 7 ZOOOOM!!!
  51. Register for the TechNet UK Virtual Conference Happening on June 19th!
  52. How To Deploy SharePoint Using Virtualization
  53. Shout Out to Tim Heuer Who Fixed PDF Preview in Windows 7
  54. Win a Laptop – Watch the Road to Windows 7
  55. Windows 7 Adds Virtual Wifi Adaptors…SkyNet is Here
  56. Windows Virtual PC Beta Supports Aero in Windows 7 VM
  57. Want to Preview Office 2010?
  58. Spend A Day with SQL Server and SharePoint Experts
  59. Buy Office 2007 Ultimate for £39
  60. Fora.TV Features Steve Ballmer’s Stanford Presentation on Difficult Economy
  61. Windows 7 To Boost SSD Performance
  62. Run Windows 7 RC For a Whole Year Free!
  63. How TechNet/MSDN Subscribers Can Make a Windows 7 RC Bootable USB
  64. Understanding the State of Broadband
  65. The Great Things that Great Barr School is Doing with Software
  66. The Only Office 2007 SP2 Blog Post You Need to Read
  67. New Features in Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5
  68. Buy Microsoft Expression in May, Receive 40% off!
  69. Reducing Costs with Branch IT Infrastructure
  70. Windows 7 RC Tweaks Explorer Address Bar
  71. Windows 7 to Include “Windows XP Mode” for Application Compatibility
  72. Windows 7 to “Nag” 29% Less than Vista
  73. Are You a School that’s Considering GMAIL? Outlook Live is Better and FREE!
  74. Sun Acquired by Oracle to Make “Apple of the Enterprise”
  75. Office 2003 and Windows XP Leave Mainstream Support on April 14th
  76. Microsoft Drops SharePoint Designer Price – Free as in Beer
  77. Microsoft Open Sources ASP.NET MVC 1.0 with BSD-like MS-PL License
  78. How My Stomach Was Gutted When Reading This April Fool’s Article
  79. From RedHat CEO: Linux Desktop is Irrelevant
  80. The New Face of Windows Mobile – Take 6.5
  81. Windows 7 Rookies – Adam, Age 8, vs Dave, Age 81
  82. Dealing with Error Code 1603 for .NET 3.5 Deployments
  83. Windows 7 Rookies – Alexa, Age 7, vs Allen, Age 76
  84. Running Windows 7 Beta on a Macbook
  85. How To: Open All Office Applications in 0.5 Seconds!
  86. How to Upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7 Using USMT
  87. Need to Validate Windows 7 Application Compatibility? Use ACT 5.0
  88. Windows 7 Rookies – Adam, Age 8, Creates a Music Slideshow
  89. Windows 7 Cuts Cord to Internet Explorer
  90. Windows 7 Feedback Stats That Will Make Your Mind Explode
  91. Tip of the Day - Outlook 2007: Minimize to Get More Usable Screen Space
  92. Green Virtualization Consolidation Calculator. It’s Really Pretty!
  93. The Microsoft I Hope to Lead In 2019
  94. Tip of the Day – Excel: Fill in Blanks in the Spreadsheets the Easy Way
  95. Tips: ‘Group Policy Preferences’ are a Better Alternative to Logon Scripts
  96. Windows 7 Rookies – Alexa, Age 7, Shows Off Photo Stitching
  97. 8 Tips for Improving Collaboration and Presentations with Twitter
  98. Tip of the Day – Word 2007: Quick Line Count and Word Count
  99. Read About DirectAccess and How It Works!
  100. How To Upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7 In-place
  101. How To: Join the Civil Disobedience Movement Against IE6
  102. Is Going to College Elitist?
  103. Is Dumbing Down IT Technology Concepts the Future of Marketing and Product Satisfaction?
  104. Google Licenses Microsoft ActiveSync for Windows Mobile and iPhone Support
  105. Windows 7 SKUs Not That Bad But I Want Bitlocker Lite
  106. Firefox and Live Search Finally Play Super Nice
  107. Rob Weir Wants Students to Pay for Linux and Open Office
  108. Windows Legend Mark Russinovich to Talk Windows 7 Feb 12th
  109. Microsoft Releases Web Sandbox Virtualization Source Code under Apache 2.0 License
  110. How To: Capture Perfect Screenshots
  111. Microsoft Simplifies Virtualization Licensing on Windows Server 2008
  112. Toshiba Announces Windows Media Center Extender Support in TVs
  113. How To: Deploy Office Compatibility Pack with an MSI package
  114. Windows 7 Hits it Off at BETT
  115. Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts for Power Users
  116. Windows 7 Training Videos
  117. Where Is My Windows 7 Key?
  118. Windows Hosted Virtualization Cheaper than Linux
  119. Interview on Open Source & Collaboration with Craig Murphy and Andy Westgarth
  120. Creating Really Cool Powerpoint Presentations with pptPlex

2008 93

  1. IE Patch Release - Fixes Data Binding Issues
  2. How To: Secure Internet Explorer Until a Patch is Released
  3. Code Security in Mature Applications *EXPLETIVE*
  4. Excel Junkies Unite for a Day of Tea, Coffee, and Some Exciting Pivot Tables
  5. London Blogger Meetup
  6. TechNet and MSDN Subscribers Set to Receive Windows Vista SP2 on Dec. 4th
  7. Windows 7 Battery Life Needs Manufacturers to Get On-board
  8. New Plug-ins for Live Photo Gallery
  9. A Peak at Windows 7 Aero Peak
  10. SharePoint Patterns & Practices Guidance for November
  11. People and Comments Drive the Internet Revolution
  12. 64GB Flash Drive from Kingston – Ultimate Readyboost?
  13. New Version of Xobni Adds Social Networking to Enhance Productivity
  14. Xbox and Massive Used to Rock the Vote
  15. 30 Million Windows Mobile Phones Get No Love
  16. Really Funny Mac vs. PC Comparison
  17. Finally A Reasonable Software Agreement for Home Users of MS Office
  18. Track Your FedEx Package from Outlook 2007
  19. Microsoft Helps You Use PHP and Drupal
  20. Tip of the Day – Excel 2007: How to Add a Watermark to a Spreadsheet
  21. Get Ready for Windows “Cloud”
  22. How ‘Search’ is Shaping Political Debates
  23. Tip of the Day – Word 2007: Easily Add Tables by Drawing in Your Word Document
  24. A Day at Google Developer Days London – Visualization API & Chrome – Part 2
  25. Steve Ballmer’s Keynote in London
  26. Tip of the Day – Visio 2007: Creating Rich Diagrams that are Dynamic from Excel Data
  27. Tip of the Day – PowerPoint 2007: Increase the Number of Undos You Can Do
  28. Windows Live Wave 3 Beta is Released
  29. Tip of the Day - Outlook 2007: Finding Related Messages in Your Insanely Unorganized Inbox
  30. Tip of the Day - Visio 2007: Creating Classy Visio Diagrams with Themes
  31. Office 2007 Ultimate for £39
  32. What TechNet Events are coming up in the UK?
  33. Tip of the Day - Excel 2007: Quickly Changing Gridlines Colors
  34. 10 Worst Job Search Tips in the World
  35. Tip of the Day - Outlook 2007: Turning off Email Notifications When Working Hard
  36. Tip of the Day - Outlook 2007: Sending Business Card as a Read-Only
  37. Tip of the Day - PowerPoint 2007: How to Inspect Documents Prior to Publishing
  38. Tip of the Day - Word 2007: Finding the Last Edit in a Document
  39. Tip of the Day - Excel 2007: Quickly Replicate Cells
  40. Tip of the Day - Excel 2007: How to Print a Portion of a Spreadsheet
  41. Tip of the Day - Excel 2007: Create a Linear Series of Values
  42. Tip of the Day - PowerPoint 2007: Creating Custom Slideshows
  43. Tip of the Day - Outlook 2007: Simply Sending an E-mail Message as an Attachment
  44. Understanding Privacy in Cloud Computing: An Interview with Syncplicity
  45. Microsoft Relaxes Virtualization Licensing Rules - VMWare Stock Still Tumbles
  46. Tip of the Day - PowerPoint 2007: Reuse Slides from a Slide Library
  47. Bringing the Soul Back to PowerPoint
  48. Attend Microsoft 'After Hours' Consumer Technology Showcase in London
  49. 140 SharePoint Professionals at Microsoft London Eat All My Pizza
  50. Funniest Yahoo Related Prank
  51. BBC Mashable 2008 - Morning
  52. Documentum and FileNet Connectors for SharePoint Released
  53. Facebook Going Open Source
  54. TechED EMEA and Office System Track Planning
  55. Small Business Server and Essential Business Server 2008 Pricing
  56. Microsoft Hack Its Own Website…Awesome
  57. Masses Rejoice: Xobni Goes Public Beta
  58. How To: Fix Outlook Data Corruption
  59. Did You Know: You Can Tab “Backwards” with Shift+Tab?
  60. Spoon Feed Your Geek Brain With April Webcasts
  61. Create Hollywood Quality Music Videos Cheap
  62. A Better Way To Defrag
  63. Documentum and FileNet Connector Testers Needed
  64. MiniBar: London's Premiere Web 2.0 Geek Night
  65. Microsoft WorldWide Telescope Sneak Preview (Video)
  66. The Universe Like Never Before, Microsoft WorldWide Telescope Blasts Off
  67. Office Binary Formats Released to the Public under Open Specification Promise
  68. Two Interesting Vista Myths Busted
  69. An Inside Look At Microsoft Research's New Building
  70. How To: Create a Vista SP1 Image Using ImageX.exe and WIM Files
  71. Who Cares About Computer Stuff?! Indy's BACK!
  72. Vista SP1 RTM Released to TechNet Plus and MSDN Subscribers!
  73. Microsoft Boy Launches Plans to Submit Homework
  74. Sony Ericsson Hooks Up With Windows Mobile 6...That's Hot
  75. Burton Group Responds to ODF Alliance's Critique
  76. Meet the Man Who Met Bill Gates
  77. If Your Organization is Still Running Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), READ THIS!!!
  78. Microsoft Goes Yahoo!
  79. MacWorld - Office: Mac 2008 Excel
  80. Really Interesting Zune Hack
  81. All You Need To Know About Vista SP1
  82. MacWorld - Office: Mac 2008 Word
  83. MacWorld - Introducing Office: Mac 2008
  84. MacWorld 2008 - Day At The Office
  85. Live at BETT 2008 - Day 2
  86. How To: Use Google Calendar With Outlook
  87. Live At BETT 2008 - Day 1
  88. Impressive 3G Performance With Orange
  89. Office 2003 SP3 - The Facts and Fiction
  90. The Virtualization Mentality
  91. Did You Know: Vista Also Has A 'Run' Command?
  92. Online Office 2007 Training Resources
  93. Office 2003 SP3 Legacy File Formats Disabled

2007 60

  1. Did You Know: Live Photo Gallery Does Panoramic Auto-Stitching?
  2. Christmas Webcasts: Clearing Your Inbox of Unread Junk - Step 2
  3. Christmas Webcast Bugs
  4. Christmas Webcasts: Clearing Your Inbox of Unread Junk - Step 1
  5. Death to the Start Menu – Part I
  6. Microsoft's New Year is Gonna Bring a lot of Change
  7. Christmas Webcasts:Adding Content to Search Server
  8. Christmas Webcasts: Working Across Different Timezones in Outlook
  9. Outlook and Search Server Christmas Webcasts
  10. Internet Explorer 8 Passes Acid2 Test, "HolyShit" says Slashdot
  11. Tafiti Brightens Up SharePoint Enterprise Search
  12. Index PDFs Lightning Fast with Foxit's PDF iFilter
  13. Office 2008 for Mac Goes Gold
  14. Windows Task Manager Shortcut
  15. MOSS 2007: In-depth Look at Search Technology (Level 200)
  16. Office 2007 SP1 is Out - GoodBye Outlook Problems
  17. Wildcard Search in MOSS 2007 and MSS 2008
  18. Windows Server 2008 RC1, ForeFront and System Center Demo Kit, SQL 2008 November CTP, and Service Pack Blocker Tool
  19. London TechNet Event Presentation and Resources
  20. Microsoft Kills Santa and Other Wild Tales of Pizza and Love Making
  21. OpenXML Debate with GNOME Foundation Live at 1pm (GMT -5)
  22. The History of Five Four
  23. Microsoft Buys Video Social Networking Startup, WebFives.com
  24. Presentation Deck for Search Server 2008
  25. Connectors and Investing in Open Technologies
  26. Do You Deploy Windows with Floppy Disks?
  27. What Idiots Still Fall for These Scams?
  28. Goodbye Scott Stuart, I Really Bought Your Vision
  29. Meet Microsoft Server Core
  30. Let Microsoft Search Server 2008 Set You Free
  31. FAQ: Microsoft Announces Search Server 2008
  32. BBC Homepage Introduces Adverts, Hell Freezes Over
  33. Mac Office 2008 SKUs Announced with Free Upgrades
  34. Play Halo 3, Win $1,000,000
  35. Ina Fried of ZDNet Interviews Ballmer on Windows Mobile Strategy
  36. HOW TO: Removing Hidden Data From Office Documents
  37. Win a Vista Media Center RF remote
  38. Exchange Hosted Services for Dummies
  39. Running PHP on IIS
  40. Accessibility Kit for SharePoint
  41. Near Realtime Video and Image Sharing with Jing
  42. Saving Loads of Money With Groove
  43. OneNote Web Exporter...*pst* It's Open Source
  44. Masterchief Blows Away Early Release Retailer
  45. Digg Plugin for Live Writer
  46. Insider's Opinion of the New Live Meeting
  47. Just Tafiti It
  48. Microsoft Launches Office 2003 SP3
  49. OneNote Changes Student Computing Paradigm at Pharmacy School
  50. Yellow Park interviews Microsoft Evangelist
  51. Use Outlook Natively with Hotmail
  52. Comprehensive OCS Resource Laundry List
  53. *CORRECTION* Vista Search Annoyance
  54. Evolving Company Culture Starts With a "SharePoint"
  55. Vista Desktop Search Annoyance
  56. Microsoft IT Showcase: Deploying SharePoint
  57. Vista, Office 2007, BDD, Exchange, Resource Laundry List
  58. Microsoft Live Writer 2.0 Beta
  59. Office Communications Server Launch Date
  60. And There Was Much Rejoicing: Office Migration Planning Manager

2006 2

  1. Technology Evangelism, GNOTE, and Microsoft
  2. Test