This year the NORAD Santa Tracking is using Windows Local Live.NORAD uses four high-tech systems to track Santa - radar, satellites, Santa Cams and jet fighter aircraft.
How does NORAD track Santa?
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Santa Tracking with Windows Local Live
This year the NORAD Santa Tracking is using Windows Local Live.NORAD uses four high-tech systems to track Santa - radar, satellites, Santa Cams and jet fighter aircraft.
How does NORAD track Santa?
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Merry Xmas !
Friday, December 22, 2006
Halo 3 - Et Tu Brute?
This video "Et Tu Brute?" gives the first viewing of Halo 3 campaign mode ... something that has been highly guarded until now. It focuses largely on the Brutes, the apelike race that act as bodyguards for the Prophets.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
SharePoint click through demos
Here are a number of portable, interactive demos that closely simulates the UI and functionality of actual solutions. Includes a presenter script.
Download
Download
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Knowledge Network roadmap
Knowledge Network is the social networking add-on for SharePoint that identifies "who knows what" / "who knows who". The roadmap for KN has now been revealed:
- A Technical Preview version will be released in the first half of 2007. This will be available to customers as a web download at no additional cost and will include documentation and community support
- The KN functionality is likely to be a fully supported and integral part of the next version of Office.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Compliance Features in the 2007 Microsoft Office System (white paper)
This white paper showcases compliance-related features and extensibility opportunities with the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and demonstrates how the Office system can help you meet the demands of regulatory compliance.
By focusing on a few core products, including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Office client-side applications, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, this paper introduces built-in features of the Office system that address compliance requirements. The paper also focuses on the opportunities for developers to use expanded tools support to build customized solutions that facilitate regulatory compliance without bogging down business processes.
Download
By focusing on a few core products, including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Office client-side applications, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, this paper introduces built-in features of the Office system that address compliance requirements. The paper also focuses on the opportunities for developers to use expanded tools support to build customized solutions that facilitate regulatory compliance without bogging down business processes.
Download
Chat With Santa on Windows Live Messenger
Chat in real time with Santa online. Just simply add Santa's address, Northpole@live.com, to your Windows Live Messenger contact list and instantly open a conversation window.
Monday, December 18, 2006
New microsoft.com
The new 'AJAX powered' microsoft.com has gone live.
Q:
Have you finished making changes to your site now?
A:
Nope, what you see on the home page is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of changes we're making to our Web site. Some of the biggest changes are ones you don't see. In the background we are beginning to migrate much of Microsoft.com to a new platform based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Using Office SharePoint Server 2007 will bring us a broad range of new capabilities that will help you more easily find the information, products, and services you're looking for across our site. Microsoft.com is the 5th most visited Web site on the Internet, hosting hundreds of thousands of pages of content. Running our site on Office SharePoint Server 2007 goes a long way in demonstrating to customers worldwide that the product is reliable and provides an effective solution for managing vast amounts of content.
Q:
Have you finished making changes to your site now?
A:
Nope, what you see on the home page is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of changes we're making to our Web site. Some of the biggest changes are ones you don't see. In the background we are beginning to migrate much of Microsoft.com to a new platform based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Using Office SharePoint Server 2007 will bring us a broad range of new capabilities that will help you more easily find the information, products, and services you're looking for across our site. Microsoft.com is the 5th most visited Web site on the Internet, hosting hundreds of thousands of pages of content. Running our site on Office SharePoint Server 2007 goes a long way in demonstrating to customers worldwide that the product is reliable and provides an effective solution for managing vast amounts of content.
Wii have a problem
Did you get home only to have the controller fly from your hand and smash a window, hit your dog, or give your friend a black eye!
http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/
http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/
Friday, December 15, 2006
SharePoint - search a million documents in under a second
Interesting blog post by a californian lawyer ...
http://kmpipeline.blogspot.com/2006/12/sharepoint-2007-enterprise-search.html
http://kmpipeline.blogspot.com/2006/12/sharepoint-2007-enterprise-search.html
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Ujiko / Kartoo
Checkout Ujiko, a search engine with automatic visual classification
The more you use it, the more functions it is able to offer. It gradually mutates and new buttons appear giving you access to advanced features (search video, images, news, encylopedia, advanced filters, animated skins, web archive, traffic details...).
More info
Also try http://www.kartoo.com
The more you use it, the more functions it is able to offer. It gradually mutates and new buttons appear giving you access to advanced features (search video, images, news, encylopedia, advanced filters, animated skins, web archive, traffic details...).
More info
Also try http://www.kartoo.com
Monday, December 11, 2006
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Management Pack Download
The WSS 3.0 MP for MOM 2005 is now available :
Download
The current ETA for the MOSS 2007 MP is January.
DownloadThe current ETA for the MOSS 2007 MP is January.
SharePoint Inspector
From Renaud ...
SharePoint Inspector
Update - this is now on Codeplex
SharePoint Inspector
SharePoint Inspector
- You can see objects composing its structure, get their properties by reflection, which can be very useful when you want to check if your code does what it should do.
- You can use also some advanced features like activate/deactivate SharePoint features, add/remove event receivers, manage your recycle bin
Update - this is now on Codeplex
SharePoint Inspector
PerformancePoint Server CTP download
From IW UK Partner Team ...
Microsoft announced earlier in the week the release of the first community technology preview (CTP) for its integrated performance management application Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007. Scheduled for general availability in mid-2007, Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 brings together next-generation monitoring, analytics and planning capabilities in a complete performance management application.
Beginning today, customers can visit http://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?siteid=181 to download the first bits of code and test the product's capabilities in a real-world business environment.
More
Microsoft announced earlier in the week the release of the first community technology preview (CTP) for its integrated performance management application Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007. Scheduled for general availability in mid-2007, Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 brings together next-generation monitoring, analytics and planning capabilities in a complete performance management application.
Beginning today, customers can visit http://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?siteid=181 to download the first bits of code and test the product's capabilities in a real-world business environment.
More
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Ecma International approves Office Open XML standard
The new open standard safeguards the continued use of billions of existing documents and promotes document processing interoperability.
Press Release
Press Release
MOSS 2007 - UK Early Adopters
Two more UK early adopters of MOSS have gone live and demonstrate well how SharePoint sites can now be appropriately branded :
- LloydsTSB - www.shareview.co.uk - built by Conchango
- Corgi - www.trustcorgi.com - built by ArtemisCorp
- Ministry of Sound - www.hedkandi.com - built by CScape.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Live Books
Microsoft has release Live BooksThe digital archive will include books from the collections of the British Library, the University of California and the University of Toronto. Books from other institutions will be added from January 2007.
Monday, December 04, 2006
Microsoft Expression Studio
Microsoft have announced significant product line enhancements along with pricing and availability of the Microsoft Expression Studio for creative professionals.
Expression Studio comprises :
Expression Studio comprises :
- Expression Web for creating standards-based Web sites
- Expression Blend (formally Interactive Designer) for designing rich interactive experiences for Windows
- Expression Design (formally Graphic Designer) for the design of visual elements for Web and Windows experiences
- Expression Media, which provides digital asset management and unifies team workflow across the suite.
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Return of the SmartPart
From Jan Tielens ...
Finally the latest version of the SmartPart is here: the Return of the SmartPart, also know as SmartPart v3, also know as SmartPart for SharePoint 2007.
The SmartPart allows you to create a Web User Control (ASCX) in Visual Studio by making use of the designer, and deploy it to a SharePoint site.
More
Finally the latest version of the SmartPart is here: the Return of the SmartPart, also know as SmartPart v3, also know as SmartPart for SharePoint 2007.
The SmartPart allows you to create a Web User Control (ASCX) in Visual Studio by making use of the designer, and deploy it to a SharePoint site.
More
Partner Sponsorship at the SharePoint Conference 2007
From the IW UK Partner Team ...
Last Call: Partner Sponsorship Opportunity at SharePoint Conference 2007 in Berlin
Information for partner download here
Last Call: Partner Sponsorship Opportunity at SharePoint Conference 2007 in Berlin
Information for partner download here
Friday, December 01, 2006
Windows Live Messenger for Mobile Browsers
Windows Live Messenger for Mobile Browsers has became available.
The app is targeted at all users who don't have Windows Live Messenger rich clients running on their devices, but have access to a web browser on their phone. The UI has changed over the previous MSN version by making it easier to handle multiple conversations.
It will be added soon to the mobile portal http://mobile.live.com (access from a mobile device).
Until then you can access directly by going to http://mobile.live.com/wlm/imsi.aspx.
The app is targeted at all users who don't have Windows Live Messenger rich clients running on their devices, but have access to a web browser on their phone. The UI has changed over the previous MSN version by making it easier to handle multiple conversations.
It will be added soon to the mobile portal http://mobile.live.com (access from a mobile device).
Until then you can access directly by going to http://mobile.live.com/wlm/imsi.aspx.