Windows RT In The CIE (Sung To The Tune Of R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.)
The Customer Immersion Experience (CIE) is an important part of Microsoft’s strategy to get customers to see how their latest technologies work together, from a scenario driven approach rather than...
View ArticleAdding Windows Intune To The CIE
With last week’s update from CIE 4.1 to 4.5, the Office 365 based version added support for Yammer and CRM Online, moving into a position of having scenario elements that the VM based version doesn’t...
View ArticleWindows RT’s Outlook Gets Brighter
For those of us who have one of the different Windows RT devices in market, including Surface, the news this week that an ARM based Outlook 2013 will be available is great news. While the Windows 8...
View ArticleAdding Windows RT 8.1 Preview To The CIE
Previously I had written about adding Windows RT to the CIE, and now with the Windows RT 8.1 Preview it’s time to revisit the topic, with the new Outlook 2013 the main drawcard for now. First up, it’s...
View ArticleMy Surface Prodictions
After spending time in several hardware sessions at WPC13, merging in my wish list, and adding a dose of reality, I’ve come up with the following Surface predictions in a non-scientific and completely...
View ArticleIncreasing Surface Tension
While Microsoft’s recent announcement of an almost $1B write down on Surface inventory caught everyone by surprise, the fact that it was languishing was no secret. While I have written about Surface...
View ArticleTraveling with a Surface and a Surface Pro
I’ve gotten into the habit with travelling with both devices again, the Windows 8.1 preview has given a new lease of life to the original Surface, as I’m one of those people who just has to have...
View ArticleSurface Pro With Wired Networking
In yesterday’s post I discussed some of the issues and workaround in getting large amounts of content onto the Surface, but with Surface Pro the story is much easier – get a USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet...
View ArticleImportant Surface 2 Update Available for BitLocker prompt
As a happy Surface 2 owner, one of the things that I had been experiencing was the occasional prompt for my BitLocker key. Why was it occasional? Because it only happened after the device had been...
View ArticleAdding Online Services To Your Windows Server Essentials Install–Mobile...
Technically I should have included this in the last post, because this is being delivered to Office 365 users, but the reason why I have separated it out is because recently the Microsoft Intune team...
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