Microsoft has created a Tips for the “Newbie” page designed to give first time TechEd attendees a fighting chance of finding their way around. It does a decent job letting the first timer know about what TechEd has to offer, but I don’t think it goes nearly far enough.... Read more

Last time it was RFID, this time it’s Bluetooth. If you have a Bluetooth-enabled mobile device, you have the opportunity to receive content on it. What this content actually is hasn’t been mentioned yet, but hopefully it will involve useful things like schedule changes and... Read more

Windows Server “Longhorn” has officially been named Windows Server 2008. To go along with the name change, Microsoft has made Beta 3 publicly available for download. You can download it from either the TechNet Beta Central site, or the MSDN Evaluation Center site. You can also order it on DVD.... Read more

My friend Simone, from Subtext and the creator of the CCNET monitor gadget for Vista, was just interviewed for the first Mindscape BrainDump video blog post. Check out the full video at: BrainDump #1 - Simone Chiaretta. Congratulations, Simone! Read more

One of the “staples” of the TechEd experience has always been the Virtual TechEd site. This year, Microsoft is changing things around a little bit and making the site live year round in order to extend the TechEd experience before, during, and after the conference. As part of the new experience,... Read more