Internet Explorer 8 RC1 available for downloading

Internet Explorer RC1 can be downloaded from the Microsoft site now:

 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/

 It will be available in 25 languages.

What are web slices? Read more on Microsoft site (link above).

Download VM with base installation of Podcasting kit for SharePoint

The Podcasting Kit for SharePoint (PKS) is a social media platform based on the Microsoft® Office SharePoint Server. You can download VM loaded with with PKS from the 3sharp.com site:

http://www.3sharp.com/pks/

PerformancePoint will become part of SharePoint

Read more:

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/01/23/microsoft-business-intelligence-strategy-update-and-sharepoint.aspx

CTP of VSTO 2008 extensions for SharePoint v1.3 available

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/01/12/announcing-community-technology-preview-of-visual-studio-2008-extensions-for-sharepoint-v1-3.aspx

Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta download

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=85CFE4C9-34DE-477C-B5CA-75EDAE3D57C5&displaylang=en

Administrator's Guide of Topics to Consider before Deployment

Download a paper written by Shane Young

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139163&clcid=0x409

News source:

http://blogs.technet.com/tothesharepoint/archive/2009/01/12/3178544.aspx

Windows 7 Beta Download

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx

10 best intranets of 2009

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/intranet_design.html