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Moving on.
Alex Barnett here...a quick one: This will be my last post on blogs.msdn.com as I'm leaving...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/27/2007
Moving my blog
OK, so I moved my new Alex Barnett blog to here for a number of reasons, explained here at my, er,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/02/2006
Sir Tim: Calm Down 2.0
This is what The Register said Sir TBL said about Web 2.0: "You should thank Tim Berners-Lee. Not...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/31/2006
I've not met Frank, but I know about his shirt.
I've not met Frank Arrigo in person, but I know about his shirt. In the latest episode of the 'Frank...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/30/2006
Windows Live QnA service - public beta
Congrats to Betsy and the team: the Windows Live QnA service is now in public beta. I've been on the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/29/2006
I still love the smell of comment spam in the morning.
I love the smell of comment spam in the morning. I did then, I do now.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/27/2006
YouTube video - How to - using Windows Movie Maker
A video on how to make a YouTube video using Windows Movie Maker, on YouTube, made using Windows...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/26/2006
Top 10 Ways to Light Up Your Windows Vista Apps
Somasega introduces the 'Top 10 Ways to Light Up Your Windows Vista Apps' 1. Follow the Windows...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/26/2006
RSS feeds, OPMLs and Grazr
Kevin Briody of the Windows Live team has published the RSS feeds he subscribes to as OPML files for...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/26/2006
Private equity buyouts and crack
Mitch Ratcliffe spotted a column published ealier this month on the FT. The article, written...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/26/2006
Windows Live WiFi - beta testers wanted!
Laura John (who I used to work with while we were both at MSDN / TechNet), has blogged about...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/25/2006
oh yeah, I'm back...
From Yellowstone that is. Land of volcanos, bears, tents, and scary sounds at night. I nearly killed...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/25/2006
IE7 - RCs, Changes and CSS
As you probably know by now, Dean Hachamovitch announced this morning that Internet Explorer 7...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/24/2006
150 cool Windows XP downloads
150 cool Windows XP downloads. via JoshBlog
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/19/2006
1 line in XAML
Tim Sneath asks: "What's the most impressive WPF demo you can construct in a single line of XAML?...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/18/2006
On CodePlex, Open Source and Microsoft
Korby on CodePlex: "My take, from the trenches, is that CodePlex is Microsoft doing what it has...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/18/2006
Meet Erik Meijer on Channel 9 (and why he keeps a penguin in a box)
Meet Erik. Erik Meijer is an Architect in Microsoft's Data Programmability team. As you can see from...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/17/2006
I'm not here
....on a little vacation, so comments are on moderation - will be approved when I get back in a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/17/2006
Instant IM Translation and other winners
The Made In Express Contest is reaching its conclusion - there are a total of 10 finalists' projects...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/17/2006
0% off!
0% off. Yay!
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/16/2006
What is not RSS?
What is not RSS? In case you were wondering.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/16/2006
ADO.NET vNext - a load of links....
The ADO.NET vNext Community Technology Preview ('CTP') went live today...Hopefully I can convince...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/15/2006
Tag, Tags, Tagging, Categorization, Classification and Laziness
Clearly a classic post on the topic of tagging, but I've not seen it before: A cognitive analysis of...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/14/2006
Taglocity 1.0 for Outlook
I blogged about a tagging tool for Outlook 2003, Taglocity, when it went to beta earlier this year....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/14/2006
Plugins and Atom for Windows Live Writer
A few more links for you... 'Hirlpoo West' points out one of the two plugins Tim Heuer has already...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/14/2006
Windows Live Writer (my first post)
This is my first post on my MSDN blog using the new Windows Live Writer released today by J.J....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/13/2006
Tubular 404
Tubes not found. via Digg.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/12/2006
Drive-by blogging
Although Judge Edward Fadeley didn't use the term, his warning is clear: 'Drive-by blogging' is out...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/10/2006
Pac-man on Xbox Live Arcade - today!
Oh goodie! Pac-man released on Xbox Live Arcade today. As much as I love all those mutli-million...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/09/2006
Gates calls reporter's bluff
Bill's favorite pastime is to play Bridge. Via Todd Bishop, here's a pic of him playing last week. I...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/09/2006
Remember: links are dead
Mathew Gifford points out that Steve Gillmor has a new blog. And like Mathew, I'm not pointing to it...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/09/2006
Wonderful, Wonderful Web (www) - 15 years young
1991, August 6: "Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the "World Wide Web." Here...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/06/2006
Parking @ Microsoft
From what I've seen over at Joshua's blog, it's no wonder we have parking problems.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/06/2006
LINQ to Amazon
Yes, you read that right. LINQ to Amazon. "This example introduces Linq to Amazon, which allows...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/04/2006
Programming Language Trends and more
Tim O'Reilly's series of posts on book sales are giving up lots of interesting data and trends from...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/03/2006
10 Common ASP.NET Pitfalls
Classic Diggbait: Keep Sites Running Smoothly By Avoiding These 10 Common ASP.NET Pitfalls: "Here...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/03/2006
What is Web 2.0?
Assaf @ Supr.c.ilio.us has the answers.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/03/2006
If you like microformats and RSS you will love this.
If you like microformats and / or RSS you'll love it. If you don't know about microformats and / or...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/02/2006
Syndicated search engines broken - Part II
A few days ago I grumbled at the poor state of the search engines specializing in syndicated (RSS'd...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/02/2006
OOF
I've been OOF since the beginning of last week, back in tomorrow. Adam was also OOF last week and...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/01/2006
Data Visualization, using Oreos.
Data Visualization tools are great. Especially when using Oreos.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/31/2006
Mouse party.
Not this kind of mouse party... but this kind of mouse party... "Dude, tell me that hand isn't for...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/31/2006
Starbucks Interactive Cup Brewer (iCup) @ Microsoft
The real Microsoft news today is not that Microsoft (and Google) want to dominate the web, nor is it...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/31/2006
Microsoft teaser campaign for Zune. not.
Cesar sayz: "folks on the web are saying that it's a Microsoft teaser campaign for Zune. It's not."
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/31/2006
Syndicated content search - still broken
For a few months now, Randy Charles Morin has been tracking and grading the performance of search...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/30/2006
Wormholes and photo collections
Remember the Seadragon Software acquisition in February? Well, some of that technology and talent...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/29/2006
Quick thyroid update
Just a quick update to let you know that my surgery went very well on Tuesday and am recovering...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/27/2006