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Making the most of Microsoft WPC
I’m currently sat in the ServisAir Lounge at London Heathrow Airport, ready to head out to Washington, DC where I’ve been fortunate enough to be asked to be one of the presenters at this years...
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Looking at Windows Phone 7
One of the recurring themes of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 here in Washington, DC seems to be the acknowledgement that the line between the consumer and business technology worlds...
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Reporting from WPC10 – Next Versions of SBS Announced
Two of the biggest announcements coming out of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 in Washington, DC, at least from an SMB perspective, are the announcement of the next versions of Small...
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Facebook and Windows Live Messenger Integration for Outlook
In my blog post on Windows Phone 7, I talked about the blurring line between Consumer and Business technologies. The technologies that people were using at home are rapidly becoming expected within...
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Top 10 Most Valuable Resources for Microsoft Infrastructure Solution Partners
My final blog about the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010, which finished a week ago in Washington, DC, but, as anyone who has attended can attest to, can take the whole of the following...
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How to manage e-mail overload?
I recently did something unusual, and took a week off work. That meant no e-mail, no ‘phone calls, no projects, nothing. It was brilliant! I had a relaxing week without worrying about work – and...
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What is the Best Free Anti-Virus for Home users?
I was recently asked for my opinion on the Best Free Anti-Virus product available for Home PC’s. We’re talking products that are free to use for Domestic personal use at home – not for Commercial or...
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Using Microsoft Ask The Experts for Business Technology Advice
I’m thrilled to have been invited by Microsoft UK to be one of the handful of UK contributors to their new “Ask The Experts” Facebook page! The site, an ongoing experiment, went live last week and can...
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Microsoft Security Essentials available FREE to Small Businesses!
Earlier this month I wrote about “Best Free Anti-Virus for Home Users?” and rated Microsoft Security Essentials as the number one product.I also included the caveat that “We’re talking products that...
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How To De-Clutter Microsoft Outlook
A few people have e-mailed to ask me if I *really* achieved in-box zero Zen as I stated in my “2010 – Year in Review” blog post. Well, there were definitely days when it was a struggle because I...
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Microsoft to kill off Windows Mobile 6.5 Services
I wrote earlier this year about my decision to stick with the Windows Mobile 6.5 platform for the short-term. It serves my purpose, and I’ve no been compelled to upgrade. Well, the writing is now very...
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What is a Microsoft SBSC PAL?
It was this time last year that I wrote about “Successfully Partnering with Microsoft” and my honour at being appointed Microsoft UK Small Business Specialist Community Partner Area Lead (What a...
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How to Build e-mail Continuity into Microsoft BPOS
I’ve spent a lot of time advising IT companies on their options in regards to offering Cloud Services to their client base lately. That conversation usually begins discussing one of the most popular...
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Sir Richard Branson – Notes from the WPC Vision Keynote
For the first time in three years, I didn’t attend the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, this year held in Los Angeles – but like many of you I did follow it on Digital WPC where a lot of the...
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iPhone, Android or Windows Phone? My Mobile Phone Experiment
Anyone who read my recent rant blog on the shoddy treatment I received from UK Mobile network T-Mobile, or has been following my frustrations via Twitter on how Talkmobile couldn’t even take my order...
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How do I choose a CRM Vendor to work with?
My last blog post, entitled “How do you move from being the “IT Guy” into a Trusted Business Advisor?” prompted a lot of responses. It seems that becoming the “Trusted Business Advisor” is the goal of...
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My Mobile Phone Experiment, Part Four – Thoughts on Windows Phone Mango
After recently saying goodbye to my HTC HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 device, a few months ago I started an experiment. Grabbing a SIM Only Deal from mobile carrier, Three – I would, in turn, use an iPhone, a...
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Goodbye SBS, Hello to a World of Alternatives
Microsoft yesterday made official with an announcement that a few of us knew was coming or suspected would happen at some point. Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 will be the last version of SBS...
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How to Sell Windows 8
On October 26th, 2012, Microsoft released the latest version of it’s flagship Operating System – Windows 8. It’s fair to say that the release of Windows 8 has been greeted by those of us within the IT...
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The evolution of IT buying groups – TubbTalk03
Podcast: Right Click and Download | Play in a new window TWEET THIS! Traditionally, IT buying groups leverage the strength of their members buying power to negotiate stronger buying terms with IT...
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