Computer Hardware

Monday, February 02 2009 - 0 comments

A list of my computer hardware as at 28th June 2009 : PC Hardware HP Touchsmart iq515a Desktop I use the Touchsmart as my main desktop when I am in the home office. The Touchsmart is great as a desktop PC as it only required one cable (power supply) and takes up limited desk space. CPU Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.2 Ghz RAM 4GB RAM @ 800Mhz HDD 320GB 7200rpm Video Intel Series 4 Chipset Other Slot loading DVD +/- RW Ralink AGN Wireless Card Operating System Windows Vista SP1 x64 HP EliteBook 2730p Tablet PC I use the 2730p mostly for work, i use OneNote and Project 2007 heavily in taking notes and managing...

Twikini – Twitter client for Windows Mobile

Saturday, May 30 2009 - 0 comments

Over the past few weeks i have been looking for a new Twitter client for my Palm Treo Pro to replace CeTwit. I stumbled across Twikini and i LOVE IT! The UI is clean and simple and displays greater performance over other Twitter clients for Windows Mobile. To see more features in Twikini, head over to their site and either download a trial or purchase a copy (highly recommended!)...

SBTUG: IT News – Week in review 12 April 2009

Monday, April 13 2009 - 0 comments

I’ve just posted the latest Tech news from the past week over on the Sydney Business & Technology User Group (SBTUG) blog

SBTUG: IT News – Week in review 29 March 2009

Sunday, March 29 2009 - 0 comments

I’ve just posted the latest IT News from this week over on the Sydney Business & Technology User Group blog , head over their now to check out some great news from the past week.

MIX09 Predictions – was i right?

Sunday, March 22 2009 - 0 comments

Last weekend I posted my six predictions of the announcements to come at Microsoft’s MIX09 Web Developer & Designer conference. Well how did i go? Internet Explorer 8 – release to manufacturing CORRECT Silverlight 3 – announcement & beta availability CORRECT Azure Services Platform – platform announcements, new functionality for SQL Data Services, .NET Services, Live Framework CORRECT Microsoft Expression Suite – beta of the next version announced CORRECT – well half a point here as Expression Blend 3 was the only product update to be announcement, hopefully more to come soon Visual Studio...

SBTUG: IT News – Week in review 22 March 2009

Sunday, March 22 2009 - 0 comments

I’ve just posted the weekly round up of IT News with a heap of new product announcements for Developers including Silverlight 3, Microsoft Expression Blend 3 & Expression Web Preview as well as some updates to the Windows Azure Services platform. Head over the the Sydney Business & Technology User Group website to check it out

I’m a Tablet PC video

Tuesday, March 17 2009 - 1 comments

While catching up on news feeds and social networks i looked at the latest discussions on the LinkedIn Tablet PC Enthusiasts group and found this great video. And BTW the I’m a Tablet PC logo was designed by Craig Pringle, Microsoft MVP – Tablet PC...

New Windows Mobile ad

Tuesday, March 17 2009 - 0 comments

This is a great ad from the Windows Mobile team Via Eileen Brown...

IT News – Week in review 15 March 2009

Sunday, March 15 2009 - 0 comments

I’ve just posted this week’s IT News – Week in review over on the Sydney Business & Technology User Group blog , the post summarises the major news events relating to Microsoft and related technologies over the past week....

MIX 2009 predictions

Sunday, March 15 2009 - 0 comments

With Microsoft’s MIX 09 conference fast approaching (March 18-20) i thought i would offer up some predictions on what Microsoft may announce this year. Internet Explorer 8 – release to manufacturing Silverlight 3 – announcement & beta availability Azure Services Platform – platform announcments, new functionality for SQL Data Services, .NET Services, Live Framework Microsoft Expression Suite – beta of the next version announced Visual Studio 2010 – more details, possible beta availability but that will probably wait for Tech-Ed North America I am also expecting (well hoping) that Microsoft...