Yesterday I had a need to create a virtual image of Windows XP Pro to do some testing against a USB device.  I downloaded and installed Virtual PC 2007 and created a guest running XP Pro.  I plugged in the USB device and nothing happened.  After a quick web search I was able to confirm that Virtual PC has no USB support.

I then downloaded the trial of VMWare Workstation.  Installing XP Pro was a much easier, simple and faster experience than installing it in Virtual PC.  USB support is built in and very intuitive.

Does anyone know if Microsoft is still working to innovate with Virtual PC or have they conceeded to VMWare?  I know which one I’m using from now on….

A collegue (really a mentor) of mine knows Sharepoint like nobody’s business and she posted an interesting article this week about when moving to Sharepoint, there is a shift in the mindset how you look at and classify information.  It’s a quick point with a list of good references and I think it’s a good primer before jumping into Sharepoint.