TECHbash 2007 has been officially announced. To check out a full agenda and to regsiter for some really cool swag including Vista and Office 2007 licenses, visit techbash.com. At TECHbash 2007, you will have the chance to learn the latest technologies in the industry including: Microsoft Exchange 2007 Microsoft Windows Code-Named ...

Jim Allchin, former Co-President of the Platforms and Services Division at Microsoft, has retired on the same day Microsoft releases Vista and Office 2007 to consumers. For more on the official launch, visit http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/vistaofficelaunch/default.mspx.

Ever receive those spam messages saying that you can save up to 50% on your Microsoft licensing? Well, you can. Microsoft has a website for submitting rebates and for viewing licensing incentives. To see what I mean, visit MicrosoftIncentives.com.

Did you know that Microsoft is releasing a new version of Office next year? Of course you did unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past year. But, did you know you can test it without downloading it? Check this out.

Well, I tried installing the SharePoint 2007 beta 2 and my services won't start. The very first error I received was: The SQL Server collation on SQL Server instance 'DEV01\OfficeServers' is not supported.  Windows SharePoint Services requires a Latin1 General dictionary order, case insensitive, accent sensitive, kana sensitive, and width ...

According to Mary Jo Foley at Microsoft Watch, Microsoft may ponder removing the Save to PDF option in the 2007 Microsoft Office System. Personally, I hope they don't remove it. Adobe should understand that there should be other benefits to having Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional besides saving documents as PDF. Right now, for the ...

If you're looking for a good resource for SharePoint 2007, be sure to check out the official blog on MSDN. This week, they released beta 2 of SharePoint and includes links and installation gotchas on the site.

You can now download the Microsoft Office System 2007 Beta 2 files from Microsoft.

Be sure to check out Mike Murphy's IT Heros Podcast for the lastest information about IT heros in the industry.

All Microsoft Office ''12'' applications will have the ability to save documents as PDFs. You can find out more specific details about this feature by visiting Cyndy Wessling's blog. Cyndy is the Program Manager on the Office team and her team is the one working on this feature.Repost of Q&A from Cyndy's Blog on 10/13/2005: Is this a one-way ...