Presented in HD (720p high definition).
Thanks to Microsoft’s Steve Clayton for sharing.
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July
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21
April
Cullen Dudas is a Windows enthusiast and not a Microsoft employee (not yet anyway). The user interface concept ideas that have been created for this video presentation are stunning.
If only Windows 7 would look like this…
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14
April
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007 is now available as a free download. Please visit the official site for more information.
Thanks to Microsoft’s John Westworth for the tip-off.
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19
March
I recently posted a video depicting the year 2019 as envisioned by Microsoft (click here to view). The full version has now been released, all 5 minutes and 49 seconds of which can be viewed below.
Embedded HQ (high quality) YouTube video made possible by My Digital Life.
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28
February
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.
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27
February
I can’t wait!
Thanks to Steve Clayton (yet again!) from Microsoft for sharing this brilliant futurological video montage.
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15
February
A new Microsoft advert shared by Steve Clayton.
I suspect this child’s PC ventures aren’t so unusual these days, especially if my household is anything to go by.
Children are brilliant, aren’t they?!
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03
February
Further to my previous post on Data Handling Security, Ray Fleming (UK Education Industry Manager, Microsoft) has posted on his blog information pertaining to an additional, detailed guidance document from Becta.
Ray reports that the document, which contains specific information on MIS data items and levels of security, was originally due for publication in December 2008. It has been announced on the Becta Collaboration site that the additional guidance will now be out at the end of March 2009.
I want to thank Ray for keeping track of this subject and continuing to report back via his blog, which can be reached by clicking here.
02
February
Dan Woodman, the Microsoft employee who famously had a tattoo of the company’s unofficial Blue Monster logo, has been laid off as part of the 1400 redundancies announced in January 2009.
The Blue Monster was created by cartoonist and professional blogger Hugh MacLeod.
In July 2008, Dan posted about his love for Microsoft on his blog with an article entitled I LOVE this company. In his final article (It is with Great Sadness…), Dan says the following:
“Working at Microsoft has been the greatest experience of my life and I have no desire to forget about it. And even if I don’t get back into Microsoft right away (which is, by the way, my plan!), then I have a reminder that even outside of Microsoft, I need to do my best to change the world every single day.”
Dan has since started a new blog – From the Desk(top) of Dan Woodman – which will be well worth subscribing to.
I love the comment by Paul Murphy under Dan’s first post:
“Passion is a fantastic transferable skill. Look forward to seeing what you’ll get into next. All the best.”
Good luck Dan. The world needs more people like you.
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I originally posted this on the Bolton Schools ICT Unit Blog back in September 2008 but, following my meeting yesterday, I thought I’d re-publish it here.
Becta updated their Information Security Advice page for schools last year and provided a more detailed document (Keeping Data Safe, Secure and Legal) which expands upon previous advice.
This document brings into a school context the key messages from the relatively recent Cabinet Office review entitled Data Handling Procedures in Government, the final report of which was published on 25th June 2008.
The Becta document is essential reading for any member of staff who has responsibility for handling and securing data, especially Network Managers, MIS Managers, ICT Coordinators and Head Teachers.
Microsoft UK have passed comment on the Becta document on their Schools Blog – click here for further details.
Becta also published four additional guides to accompany their Keeping Data Safe, Secure and Legal document.
- – Impact Levels and Labelling
- – Data Encryption
- – Audit Logging and Incident Handling
- – Secure Remote Access
Click on the links above to access the documents as PDFs or visit Becta’s Information Security Advice page for other formats.
Ray Fleming, UK Education Industry Manager for Microsoft, has posted a related article on his blog which is worth checking out – click here for details. Ray has also produced a visual representation of what the current understanding is with regard to Information Security: Click here to see more.
Becta have launched a community area for schools to discuss data handling, which can be accessed by clicking here.