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Microsoft has released a free download of the Windows Live for Windows Mobile 6 software. 

The software enables:

• “Push Hotmail”
• Synchronized Live Contacts
• Live Search bar for the Windows Mobile Home screen
• One-click photo uploads to Live Spaces.

Windows Live for Windows Mobile FAQ
(Windows Live Hotmail, Contacts and Spaces)

This software does not include Windows Live Messenger. Please inquire with your mobile operator about Messenger access.

Q: Can I install this product on a Storage Card?
A: No, Windows Live can currently only be installed to your device’s internal storage. Storage cards are not supported for this application as it extends several Windows Mobile features.

Q: How do I get Messenger?
A: This version of the software does not include Windows Live Messenger. Access to Messenger is typically provided by your mobile operator. Please inquire with your mobile operator about Messenger access.

DOWNLOAD:  http://wl.windowsmobile.com 
(As you can see, it’s down right now)

Office Labs is live externally! Check it out at http://officelabs.com.

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback after previewing our new site. We launched the site this morning. Think about it as a home for prototypes and proofs-of-concept, all relating to productivity, which will allow our customers to test drive our projects and provide feedback. The feedback and usage data we collect will help product teams in MBD make decisions about future investments.

The main projects currently featured on the site are Community Clips and Search Commands. Other projects of interest featured on the site are InkSeine, Task Market and SharePointPedia.

• Community Clips is aimed at enabling Office users to easily create and share informal "how-to" videos, opening up a forum for people to help each other become better users of Office.
• Search Commands is an experiment designed to determine if search is an effective way for users to find commands in complex computer applications. For example, type “math” in Word to find the relevant mathematical equation and symbol commands. The use of search for finding commands takes its inspiration from the evolution of other interfaces for web, email and desktop where browsing and searching is complimentary.
• The site also features a number of interesting projects from other teams like MSR and SharePoint: InkSeine, Task Market, and SharePointPedia

We welcome any and all comments and feedback on the prototypes or the site itself. There’s no time like the present for feedback!

Office Search Commands (formerly codenamed "Scout") helps you find commands, options, wizards, and galleries in Microsoft Office 2007 Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Just type what you’re looking for in your own words and click the command you need. Search Commands also includes Guided Help, which acts as a tour guide for specific tasks.

DOWNLOAD: http://www.officelabs.com/projects/searchcommands/Pages/default.aspx

Please note that Search Commands is completely unsupported and is English only.

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This is a list of resources that our regional Sharepoint specialist created for people interested in learning more about Sharepoint deployment, administration, and development.  Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Training, as you can see, is plentiful.

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SharePoint Learning Page
http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/learning/default.mspx

No-cost Sharepoint Training (i.e. ‘free’)

• Microsoft eLearning courses
• (FREE) Clinic 5045: Inside Look at Developing with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
  http://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/gotoResource.aspx?resourceId=2ca702a7-acbe-4a1f-89c4-0e33e82cc439&language=en-US&country=US&locale=en-US 
  In this 2-hour premium clinic you will learn about the rich capabilities that Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 offers to developers. The clinic will focus on Architecture and List Management, Building and Extending Windows SharePoint Sites, and Packaging and Deploying Windows SharePoint services solutions. Having this knowledge will enable you to determine how to incorporate Windows SharePoint Services into your workspace solution development.
• (FREE) Clinic 5046: Inside Look at Building and Developing Solutions with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
  http://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/gotoResource.aspx?resourceId=73bbe976-dddb-4d3c-bb5e-8a35bf5db755&language=en-US&country=US&locale=en-US 
  In this 2-hour premium clinic you will learn about the rich capabilities that Office SharePoint Server 2007 offers to developers. The clinic will focus on Fundamentals of Building Solutions with Office SharePoint Server 2007, Building Business Solutions with Office SharePoint Server 2007 and how to Incorporate Office SharePoint Services into Business solutions.
• (FREE) SharePoint Server Webcasts, Virtual Labs, and Podcasts:
  http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/sharepointserver.aspx 
  Use these online resources today to learn how Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 can help improve organizational effectiveness.
• (FREE) Additional SharePoint Virtual Labs and Labcasts (hands on experience with Microsoft hosted SharePoint systems that you can use and administer):
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb512933.aspx 
• (FREE) Video demos and training for Office SharePoint Server 2007
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262880.aspx 
• (FREE) Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 TechCenter (Great starting point for developers and administrators):
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/default.aspx
• (FREE) End User Training Kit:
  (Install this on your SharePoint portal and users can access this training)
  http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/10/11/sharepoint-end-user-training-kit-now-available.aspx
• (FREE) Customizable Everyday Productivity Education (EPE) content developed by Microsoft IT for end user training:
  http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/09/07/customizable-everyday-productivity-education-epe-content-developed-by-microsoft-it-for-end-user-training.aspx
• (SOME FREE) Office SharePoint System – Learning Portal:
  http://www.microsoft.com/learning/office2007/default.mspx
• (SOME FREE) End-User Training Clips:
  http://cbtclips.com/sharepoint3/

Microsoft E-Learning Courses:
http://learning.microsoft.com/Manager/Catalog.aspx?clang=en-US&dtype=Catalog&Sort=TitleAscending&page=1&cats=%7bf9d20670-fa9a-45b8-a017-ba71db81a534%7d%3a%7be1031ff3-3f15-4bfc-840b-defae43c69b7%7d%3a%7b337eb1e4-98e6-480a-a5fb-8b7b3a282c9c%7d

Microsoft SharePoint Academy: 
http://www.microsoftsharepointacademy.com/index.htm 
Current Courses (check the web site for current course listing and dates):
– Advanced IT Pro Course for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (4/28/08)

Mindsharp Computer-Based Training:
http://www.mindsharp.com/Default.aspx?top=Courseware&left=Computer-Based%20Training

Classroom Training:
http://learning.microsoft.com/Manager/Catalog.aspx?clang=en-US&dtype=Catalog&Sort=TitleAscending&page=1&cats=%7bf9d20670-fa9a-45b8-a017-ba71db81a534%7d%3a%7be1031ff3-3f15-4bfc-840b-defae43c69b7%7d%3a%7badf07500-03ad-4a36-b0ba-81c728d3d717%7d

Southern California-Based Partner-Led Training:

• Apex InfoTech Inc. (Irvine)
  http://www.oneapex.com/microsoft/office.asp
• Global Knowledge
  http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/course.asp?courseid=10223
• Integrated Digital Technologies (Pasadena, Santa Ana)
  http://idt.edu/Education/catalog.aspx?c=947
• Mindsharp (San Diego)
  http://www.mindsharp.com
• 5-day MOSS Administration
• 5-day 2007 SharePoint Designer
• 3-day 2007 SharePoint Power User

  For more information about these San Diego events contact:
  Kristian McKenzie, 952-230-6509, kristian.mckenzie@mindsharp.com

• New Horizons (San Diego, Anaheim)
  http://www.newhorizons.com/content/catalogSearch.aspx?txtSrchTITLE=sharepoint
• Netwin Solutions (Westminster)
  http://www.netwinsolutions.com/courses_view.php?category=10
• QuickStart (Brea, Irvine, Gardena)
  http://www.quickstart.com/courses/technology.asp?type=96
• SharePoint Experts (Anaheim)
  http://www.sharepointbootcamp.com/schedule.htm
• Ted Pattison Group (Irvine):
  http://tedpattison.net/default.aspx
• Vortex (San Diego)
  http://www.vortexdata.com/schedule/default.asp?CategoryID=7&SubCategoryID=8

SharePoint Designer
SharePoint Designer helps you create and customize SharePoint Web sites and building workflow-enabled applications based on SharePoint technologies. Here are a couple of links to get familiar with SharePoint Designer. You can download an evaluation copy here: (http://us20.trymicrosoftoffice.com/product.aspx?re_ms=oo&family=sharepoint&culture=en-US). 

• SharePoint Designer 2007 Product Home Page (FREE):
  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointdesigner/FX100487631033.aspx
• SharePoint Designer 2007 Help and How-to (FREE):
  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointdesigner/FX100646991033.aspx
• A six-part series on getting the most out of SharePoint Designer 2007 (FREE):
  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointdesigner/HA102199841033.aspx
• SharePoint Designer 2007 Online Training (By Total Training):
  http://www.totaltraining.com/prod/microsoft/sharepoint2007.asp 
  Explore the countless possibilities of SharePoint Designer 2007. In this video series John Jansen teaches you to build very simple or incredibly complex business solutions on the SharePoint platform. Learn about Master Pages, how to modify Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) in SharePoint Designer, and how to integrate Visual Studio with custom Web part deployment and workflow actions.

Books – Microsoft Press

• Office SharePoint Server 2007:
  http://learning.microsoft.com/Manager/Catalog.aspx?clang=en-US&dtype=Catalog&Sort=TitleAscending&page=1&search=%22office%20SharePoint%22&cats=%7b803f37c6-1c6b-4905-812f-7367c606d0aa%7d
• Windows SharePoint Services:
  http://learning.microsoft.com/Manager/Catalog.aspx?clang=en-US&dtype=Catalog&Sort=TitleAscending&page=1&search=%22sharepoint%20services%22&cats=%7b803f37c6-1c6b-4905-812f-7367c606d0aa%7d

Microsoft proudly presents:
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac District Launch Event
Los Angeles, CA: May 13, 2008

Microsoft Corporation
333 So. Grand Avenue
33rd floor, Ste 3300
Los Angeles, CA  90071

Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit and your district account manager would like to invite you to attend an informative half-day briefing introducing IT professionals to our recently launched Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. Program managers from Redmond will be in your area to deliver an in-depth technical session on Office 2008 for Mac, and answer the most pressing questions that IT managers and implementers are asking.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity hear first hand about this great new product, and have your questions answered by Microsoft’s top experts on Office 2008 for Mac.
Topics will include:

• Great new features in Office 2008 for Mac that help end users simplify their work
• Improvements in integration between Entourage, Microsoft’s email and calendaring client for the Mac, and Exchange Server
• Reducing enterprise support costs by improving Windows-Mac compatibility
• How Microsoft makes it easier than ever to deploy Office for the Mac

Technical Agenda

• 12:00pm – 12:30pm:
  Lunch
• 12:30pm – 1:30pm
  Introducing Office 2008 for Mac  
  Word 2008: Great looking Documents Made Easy
  Excel 2008: Streamlined, Compatible and Results Oriented
  PowerPoint 2008: Compelling Presentations with Point and Click Ease
• 1:30pm-1:45pm
  Break
• 1:45pm – 2:45pm
  Entourage  
  Entourage 2008: Regaining Control of Your Day
  Optimizing Entourage and Exchange Integration
• 2:45pm – 3:00pm
  Break
• 3:00pm – 4:00pm
  Working with Office in Corporate Environments 
  Deployment
  Browser-Based Tools (Sharepoint, LiveMeeting, OCS)
  Messenger and RDC
  Licensing
  Q&A