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Microsoft have revealed that they will be releasing a public Release Candidate (RC) of Windows 7, possibly in April 2009.

My colleague in the Schools’ ICT Unit has installed the 64-bit version of Windows 7 as his main OS and, apart from one or two bugs (to be expected with a beta), has seen good compatibility and improved performance over Vista.

Please visit the Engineering Windows 7 Blog to read about some of the enhancements made on the back of the public beta.

The official launch of the new OS is rumoured to be as early as September 2009.

February 28th, 2009 | Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7 | Category: Tech News | Comments (2)

My nine-year-old daughter will love this! Don’t we live on a wonderful planet?

Thanks to Kate Klingensmith (Twitter: @kate__k) for the link.

February 27th, 2009 | Tags: National Geographic, Nature, Video | Category: Online Resources | Leave a comment

I can’t wait!

Thanks to Steve Clayton (yet again!) from Microsoft for sharing this brilliant futurological video montage.

February 27th, 2009 | Tags: Futurology, Microsoft, SoapBox | Category: Online Resources | Leave a comment

Do you stand out or are you anonymous at work?

There is a guest post on Chris Brogan’s blog which provies 10 suggestions on how to shine at work.

I’ve summarised the ideas below but you should really read the original article for the full descriptions.

1. See work
2. On time
3. Be perfect
4. Can do
5. Do the job no one else wants
6. Be sales minded
7. Customer-focused
8. Always improve
9. Don’t whine, gossip or complain
10. Become an evangelist

Thanks once again to Steve Clayton for the sharing.

February 27th, 2009 | Tags: Business | Category: Online Resources | Leave a comment

Will you be attending the Naace Strategic Conference in Blackpool next week? Do you have a Twitter account? If so, you too could be part of the official conference tweeting team!

To obtain a badge on arrival, members can register on the Naace website by clicking here.

If you are posting about the conference on Twitter, be sure to include the #naace2009 hashtag.

Rumour has it that there may be a large screen at conference displaying tweets in real-time!

For more information on the Naace Strategic Conference 2009, including last minute booking information, please visit the official website by clicking here.

Update – Thursday 26th February 2009, 18:32 GMT:

Minister of State for Schools and Learners, Rt Hon Jim Knight MP, will be using Twitter to virtually respond to questions at the conference.

Many thanks to Gareth Davies (@advisorymatters) for the updated information.

February 26th, 2009 | Tags: naace, naace2009, Rt Hon Jim Knight MP, Twitter | Category: Meetings and Events | Leave a comment

Many people own a special book that acts as a guide to live their life by. For me it is Manual of the Warrior of Light by Paulo Coelho.

Opening the book at a random page provides me with a philosophical passage which always seems pertinent to my current situation.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is overly self-critical and yet, in truth, has no reason to be.

February 25th, 2009 | Tags: Books, Manual of the Warrior of Light, Paulo Coelho | Category: Family and Friends | Leave a comment

Year 2 at Chorlton Park Primary School in Manchester, England (not too far from me!) have created an incredible blog!

Mr. Sloan administers the site, although it’s obvious to me that the children do all the hard work!

Please visit http://yeartwo.chorltonparkblogs.net/ for some fantastic primary resources and ideas.

February 23rd, 2009 | Tags: Blogs, Primary Schools | Category: Online Resources | Leave a comment

A lesson for life.

Thanks to Willis Whitlock for sharing.

If no video is displayed, it’s probably because YouTube is blocked by your establishment’s web filtering policy. Sorry!

February 17th, 2009 | Tags: Video, YouTube | Category: Online Resources | Leave a comment

What would you do?

Thanks to my friend Lorrie in Australia for sharing. We miss you guys!

February 16th, 2009 | Category: Online Resources | Comments (1)