It’s all go here at theLongCLimb (as per usual) as with the other websites I write for, Windows7News.com and gHacks.net, and just to show some of those other Windows, Microsoft and tech websites out there that they’re not all as impressive as they might think they are we’re doing more and more every week and bringing you bigger and better stuff.

For all of you Tech Pros in the UK I’ll be hosting some “Ask the Expert” sessions at Microsoft’s upcoming “Deploying and Managing the Modern Desktop” Tech.Day event in London (23rd May) at the request of Microsoft UK. You don’t get that from other tech websites!

Desktop technology has marched on: user needs and expectations are changing; the Internet is a different place to 10 years ago and we haven’t even mentioned virtualisation!

You need to think about your desktop and the infrastructure behind it. You need a modern desktop to easily take advantage of all of these technologies, and to enable your people to be productive long into the future. In this demo-filled day, we will look at how to weave technologies like Windows 7, Office 2010, the Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Pack (MDOP), and desktop virtualisation technologies into a coherent sustainable, cost-reducing desktop strategy.

The day is split into four sessions. Modern Desktop, Deployment, Virtualisation and then a final session on Windows Server and Office 365. In addition there will be information on subjects including migrating from IE6 and application compatibility as well as introductions to some new Microsoft technologies including Lync, Office 365 and Windows InTune.

I’ll be in each session and available during intervals to answer questions from delegates on desktop, deployment and virtualisation and, of course, Troubleshooting!

I’ll be taking my camera too and grabbing people from Microsoft and other major players in the tech industry to ask them about all manner of subjects, and I’ll post all that back here next week. It should be an eciting day with a great deal to see and interesting people to meet.

Win a Tablet PC + Free Books!

What’s more the social event of Microsoft’s whole UK Tech.Days week will be our Geek Meet (Sun 22nd May, 8pm) which will be held this coming Sunday at the Bavarian Beerhouse in Tower Hill at 8pm. It’s open to everyone, people from Microsoft will be there to answer your questions and share a drink. What’s more we’ll be giving away £600 of tablet PC, courtesy of Exo PC. It’s very easy to win too, and I’ll also have a big stack of signed copies of my book to give away.

If you’re already booked to attend the Techdays then feel free to come and give me a poke on the day but if not and you’re anywhere near London then get yourself along to the Geek Meet. I’ll be the guy in the gHacks t-shirt doing some very social networking

So how will you win the ExoPC or a paperback copy of my book? This is easy, all you need to do follow myself and ExoPC on Twitter and/or Facebook on any of the following Links.

Mike Halsey MVP on Twitter
ExoPC on Twitter
Mike Halsey MVP on Facebook
ExoPC on Facebook

On the night you will need to bring along a printout (or smartphone) showing you’ve subscribed for your chance to enter and win.