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BYOD - Is this really an innovative trend?
Is BOYD really much more than email and calendar sync on non domain joined devices? I mean think...
Date: 04/17/2013
Migrating from labels in Google mail to categories in Outlook.com
It has come to my attention that there are some customers who are looking to switch to Outlook.com...
Date: 12/17/2012
Considering switching to a Windows Phone?
I often get people who ask me the difference between Windows Phone and iPhone. Many people already...
Date: 12/02/2012
Microsoft - Live Tile Experiment
This is one of the more creative advertisements I have seen to date. Very cool!
Date: 11/09/2012
Bing Search Results Recommend Windows 8 Apps
When searching for news on Bing I noticed the recommendation to also use the Bing News App. On the...
Date: 11/09/2012
Samsung DV300F Camera with Wi-Fi and SkyDrive integration
I picked this camera up from Amazon earlier this week, and in the first few hours I spent playing...
Date: 03/27/2012
Windows PC are looking better than ever!
Here is a great video on some of the Ultrabooks that are out today and some coming out soon.
Date: 01/14/2012
Windows Phone - Mango Coming Soon!
This release will not disappoint!
Date: 09/03/2011
Enterprise social networks ...
Enterprise social networks are the same as consumer social networks, it is about connecting people....
Date: 06/29/2011
Windows 8 - UI Preview
A small taste of things to come in Windows 8. Yes, this is the official video from Microsoft...
Date: 06/02/2011
Netflix experience
I finally tried a subscription to Netflix for the instant watch on Windows Phone 7 and streaming. I...
Date: 04/08/2011
Why Bing is a better search experience
Just a few features showing off why Bing is a better search experience. Check out the enchanced...
Date: 03/15/2011
Bing and IE9 Enhanced Search Experience
Now that IE9 has been released to the world here. Take a look at the video below see the enhanced...
Date: 03/15/2011
Guinness World Record for XBox Kinect!
Microsoft makes Guinness World Record by selling 10 million Kinect units and an additional 10...
Date: 03/10/2011
Microsoft Research and Windows Phone 7
Here are some neat projects going on in Microsoft research with pictures and Windows Phone 7 by Neil...
Date: 03/09/2011
New Windows Phone 7 Ad
What are you waiting for? You must try the new Windows Phone 7 it is a great phone! I love the Zune...
Date: 02/26/2011
Bing Toolbar!
Bing Toolbar has the right idea! Bringing content to me based on what I am doing at the time. I am...
Date: 02/20/2011
New Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) to launch in Minneapolis, MN Feb 21st
10 more days until we launch the new MTC in Minneapolis! Stay tuned for details and...
Date: 02/11/2011
Installing Drivers for a new machine build
Driver names are still in the dark ages! What does the filename 6my206ww.exe tell you? I am doing...
Date: 02/10/2011
Online backup providers
I was checking out the tech news for the day and came across a posting that that the Mozy...
Date: 02/01/2011
The next big Facebook idea
Ok not so big but I think it would be a neat feature. There are so many Facebook users...
Date: 01/25/2011
Rule #1–about public or shared code! Do not break compatibility without screaming to the world you are breaking compatibility!
<rant> Better yet just do not break compatibility at all! We have been going over...
Date: 01/19/2011
The new trend - Get back to simple!
The current trend in the technology world calls for things to get back to the bare basics of...
Date: 01/18/2011
Windows 7 Slates and Tablets in business
Interesting article here on zdnet -...
Date: 01/14/2011
Cool Devices
I just got a Dell Duo evaluation device for the Microsoft Technlogy Center in Minneapolis. It is a...
Date: 01/14/2011
WebMatrix is here!
Check out this video on WebMatrix...
Date: 01/13/2011
Microsoft creates great new commercial for Windows Phone 7
This commercial is both creative and pretty funny! Check it out...
Date: 10/27/2010
The iPad Enterprise disruption
If corporate customers are going to invest in such a disruption, such as the iPad, what are people...
Date: 10/08/2010
Microsoft Acquires AVICode!
This is great news from my perspective! Giving .NET developers better access to instrumentation...
Date: 10/07/2010
A ton of amazing upgrades
First Windows Live 2011 Essentials from Microsoft is amazing! Windows Live Messenger is fun...
Date: 10/02/2010
Bing Search App on Android
Earlier this week we announced the first official Bing for Mobile Android App available to Verizon...
Date: 09/01/2010
Hotmail vs gmail - you compare
The new wave of hotmail features are great! Check the short videos here -...
Date: 08/04/2010
Visual Studio Lightswitch
Rapid Application Development has returned to Visual Studio. Visual Studio Lightswitch is a way to...
Date: 08/03/2010
IIS Express
Cassini too limited? Ever find yourself frustrated because you cannot apply and test security...
Date: 07/23/2010
IIS Extensions – Application Warm Up Module
Customers complaining that starting your IIS application is slow the first time? Having odd...
Date: 07/20/2010
Xbox Live Sales Probably Topped $1 Billion for the First Time
From BusinessWeek By Dina Bass July 7 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox Live online...
Date: 07/07/2010
WordPress now runs on SQL Server and SQL Azure (repost)
https://on10.net/blogs/sarahintampa/WordPress-Now-Runs-on-SQL-Server-and-SQL-Azure/
Date: 06/24/2010
Why Enterprise Social Networking has not taken off…
Social Networking and Collaboration are not the same thing We have watched the social networking...
Date: 06/05/2010
New Hotmail Features - Editing Office docs
The new hotmail will allow you to edit an Office document inside the hotmail interface, and save the...
Date: 05/28/2010
Visual Studio ve-####.tmp files
While in Visual Studio you may start seeing temp files start to appear in your solution. You delete...
Date: 05/06/2010
Mozy Online back is proving to be a very nice solution so far.
This is not an advertisement (at least not an intentional one). I just thought I would share my...
Date: 05/06/2010
VB and C# Coevolution
Product Unit Manager for Visual Studio languages, Scott Wiltamuth blogs about the shift in strategy...
Date: 05/06/2010
Apple QuickTime Error –1856 and Error -43
I am on the hook for delivering media services for my local church, so I spend a fair amount of time...
Date: 05/06/2010
HP Slate is it on or off?
I am really hoping HP comes thru with the slate fast. I have been waiting for a long time for the...
Date: 05/05/2010
Visual Studio Database 2010 Project - Deb Kurata's
Nice post by Deb...
Date: 05/03/2010
ADOBE - Illustrator, Fireworks and Photoshop
Can someone give me a brief explanation of the differences between these 3 programs and when I would...
Date: 10/31/2007
Spiderman3 + A 6 year old boy = Bluray DVD the clear winner
I finally selected a winner for my for my first HD DVD format. However the first generation Sony...
Date: 10/30/2007
Is your company still trying to figure out Collaboration?
I hear this a lot from IT organizations these days, companies trying to figure out a...
Date: 09/21/2007
Live.com, Silverlight and PopFly are top notch!
Google seems to continue to have the a clear advantage in advertising over Microsoft and the...
Date: 05/22/2007
Why is the BlackBerry better than Windows Mobile?
This is a serious question, not a product war. I am not a Blackberry (BB) user so I really don't...
Date: 04/25/2007