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IT Forum is really close now - there's still time to sign up to join us

Browse here to see the details and register. You can see a list of sessions and find out all about the speakers. In the next few days you'll also be able to download the presentations if you've registered.  I'll be @ Ask Read More
posted Monday, October 31, 2005 4:29 PM by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
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Demonstrating Windows Vista at the Oracle User Group in the UK

I'm working for the day at the annual UK Oracle User Group event in Birmingham - there are two thousand delegates. We have a large stand upon which I'm demonstrating Windows Vista. I've been showing IE7 as pretty much everyone else does. I've also shown Read More
posted Monday, October 31, 2005 3:24 PM by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
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Halloween Spooktacular - I'm speaking @ VBUG on Monday

Halloween Spooktacular Date: Monday 31 October 2005Topic: Understanding and Fighting Malware: Viruses, Spyware and RootkitsOverview: On this Halloween night, join Microsofts very own Van Helsing in how to Exorcise your PC. Todays internet is fraught Read More
posted Friday, October 28, 2005 2:50 PM by Steve Lamb | 2 Comments
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I wish I hadn't seen this...

As it's Friday afternoon (in the UK at least) I want to share this with you - I took the following picture yesterday as it intrigued me   Hopefully it's not what it appears to be! Presumably it's something to do with electrics Read More
posted Friday, October 28, 2005 2:46 PM by Steve Lamb | 5 Comments
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The GetSafeOnline tour is coming to a City near you very if you're in the UK

Tony Blair kicked off the Get Safe Online campaign at a press launch in London this morning. Microsoft in partnership with the UK Government and a many large companies are evangelising the importance of information security to the entire UK population Read More
posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:15 PM by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
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Get Safe Online launches tomorrow - it's all about consumer awareness of security

I've been sat on my hands for weeks now as I've wanted to tell you all about WHY I've been rather quiet on the blog front. I've been working on the planning preparations and implementation for Microsoft's contribution to the UK Government's Security Read More
posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:01 AM by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
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What would you like to know about PKI?

Like many of you I've heard all the stories about how PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) "will save the day" for all our security concerns - this message was pushed particularly hard four to five years ago. PKI is a component of infrastructure which makes Read More
posted Wednesday, October 26, 2005 4:37 PM by Steve Lamb | 2 Comments
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Business Travel Stops Here...

Browse to business travel stops here for a light hearted view business travel :-)   Read More
posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 4:56 PM by Steve Lamb | 3 Comments
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Join us tomorrow (Tues 18th Oct) to find out all about Privacy and Dispell some Myths

I'm presentating two sessions from TechEd (written by Steve Riley, Jesper Johansson and Byron Hynes) tomorrow night (Tuesday 18th October) in our office on Thames Valley Park near Reading - the event's free to attend. If you'd like to join us then browse Read More
posted Monday, October 17, 2005 6:26 PM by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
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Thanks to everyone who joined our Blogging Session last night

Eileen and I thoroughly enjoyed explaining and demonstrating the various aspects of blogging. Eileen posted an entry earlier today containing all of the links to sites and tools used last night. I showed you how to set up a blog and post on MSN Spaces, Read More
posted Friday, October 14, 2005 4:42 PM by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
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Would you like to limit who can read your blog?

The audience in tonight's TechNet event asked whether there's an easy way to restrict who can access your blog - particularly if you'd like to limit the audience to be friends of your Children. I know that some blog engines provide this granularity (such Read More
posted Thursday, October 13, 2005 8:40 PM by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
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Right now I'm teaching about Blogging to a TechNet audience

Eileen Brown and I are teaching a room full of people (perhaps you!) about the wonders of Blogging. Details of upcoming events can be found here Read More
posted Thursday, October 13, 2005 8:34 PM by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
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Star Wars and Security - helping friends stay safe

Thanks to Bryan for making me smile with his post about security earlier today - he included a picture of Yoda with a light saber!   Read More
posted Thursday, October 13, 2005 8:15 PM by Steve Lamb | 2 Comments
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The Girl Geek Dinner was fantastic!

Thanks to everyone present for making the evening such a huge success. I'll post more about this later but in particular thanks to Kathi, Kat & Joy for the debate (I started!) about whether the term "Girl Geek" was infact an oxymoron - as Read More
posted Thursday, October 13, 2005 7:58 PM by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
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I'm going to a "Girl Geek Dinner" tomorrow night in London!

No I'm not a girl! Chaps are allowed to go if invited. Details of the "Girl Geek Dinner" can be found here. The usual suspects have kindly arranged the dinner - it's a Mexican Buffet to be held in Central London. Can Girls be Geeks? Before you flame Read More
posted Monday, October 10, 2005 2:29 PM by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
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Where to start in Microsoft Security?

I recommend browsing to http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/default.mspx as a top level page to find out what's important with security from a technical perspective. There's a link titled "Want less Technical Information" which links to the Read More
posted Tuesday, October 04, 2005 11:20 AM by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
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Blog safely - advice for parents and children alike

There's some guidance on the Microsoft website targetted at helping both parents and children to blog safely - click here to view it. I'm sure we've all been amazed at how much personal information the average teenager gives out on their blog. The naive Read More
posted Monday, October 03, 2005 3:14 PM by Steve Lamb | 3 Comments
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ISA 2004 Standard Edition has achieved EAL4+ Common Criteria

The wait has been long as those of you who are familiar with the time it takes to achieve EAL4 approval will understand. Common Criteria is an assessment/approval programme for the security capability of software products as agreed by many governments Read More
posted Monday, October 03, 2005 9:44 AM by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
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