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Microsoft Office to go online — for free
For consumers, Microsoft plans to make the browser-based versions of Office 2010 a free part of...
Author: GuntherL Date: 07/13/2009
Silverlight 3 and Blend 3 Released :-)
https://seethelight.com/ Some of the cool new features are: Perspective 3D Out of Browser...
Author: GuntherL Date: 07/10/2009
Short Flight over VSTS 2010 and “Oslo
I published a short screencast that shows how to define a simple model using the modeling language...
Author: GuntherL Date: 06/12/2009
Some Cool Features using Bing for Internet Search
Microsoft has just released a great new search service called Bing™. I’m excited about it and I...
Author: GuntherL Date: 06/03/2009
Windows Task Bar in 10 Minutes – Part IV: Preview and Window Peek
I posted the fourth, and last, part of my Screen-Cast series on implementing the Windows 7 Taskbar...
Author: GuntherL Date: 05/15/2009
Windows 7 Taskbar in 10 Minutes – Part III: JumpList
I posted the third part of my ScreenCast series on implementing the Windows 7 Taskbar features in...
Author: GuntherL Date: 05/11/2009
Windows 7 Taskbar in 10 Minutes -- Part I: Progress Bar
NOW in HD quality so you can actually follow the implementation on screen...... :-) I posted the...
Author: GuntherL Date: 05/08/2009
Write Applications for the Windows Mobile Marketplace
Distribute your Windows Mobile applications globally easily. Check out the new developer center for...
Author: GuntherL Date: 05/05/2009
New “How Do I” (HDI) Videos Available
Good morning and welcome to a new week :-). It was raining all weekend so I took the time to work on...
Author: GuntherL Date: 05/04/2009
Join TechEd North America May 11-15
What can I expect? Expect a lot. You'll go back to your office with knowledge and expertise that...
Author: GuntherL Date: 04/14/2009
Short Interviews of Microsoft Partners @ the 1st ISV Software Architecture Workshop in NYC
I posted a few nice interview videos that we did after the Software Architecture Workshop in NYC on...
Author: GuntherL Date: 03/30/2009
IE 8 Performance
With IE 8 being expected to be released any day now...
Author: GuntherL Date: 03/13/2009
Microsoft Web Platform Available Now :-)
The Microsoft Web Platform Rock solid Web hosting on Microsoft's most up-to-date Web platform,...
Author: GuntherL Date: 02/26/2009
Azure “How Do I” (HDI) Videos
One of the big buzzwords today is "cloud computing" these days and it is on the very top...
Author: GuntherL Date: 02/19/2009
Windows 7 Audio Issues on Lenovo T61p
In a previous post I wrote about my experiences with installing Windows 7 on my Computers and I...
Author: GuntherL Date: 02/06/2009
1st ISV Software Architecture Workshop in NYC :-)
In direct response to the feedback we received at the CTO Roundtable of our managed partners, we are...
Author: GuntherL Date: 01/23/2009
Because it is everybody’s business
Microsoft started a new advertising campaign. I like the featured spots with Quicksilver and...
Author: GuntherL Date: 01/13/2009
Experience of installing and using Windows 7 Beta
Last week I installed the Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 on two of my computers. For my work Laptop I...
Author: GuntherL Date: 01/12/2009
Technologies and Architecture in 2009…. Happy new year…..
First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR. I hope everyone had a nice and relaxing time during the holidays, I...
Author: GuntherL Date: 01/07/2009
The Modeling Language “M”
After a high level look at the “Oslo” platform in my last post I want to take a little deeper look...
Author: GuntherL Date: 12/18/2008
Looking at the “Oslo” Modeling Platform
The last 3 years I was working a lot on evolving the Software Factories Paradigm and applying it to...
Author: GuntherL Date: 11/25/2008
Windows Mobile on iPhone?!
I saw this and figured it is something to share -- no matter if it is real or not…. It...
Author: GuntherL Date: 11/03/2008
Multi-touch without Touch?
Perhaps you saw my post on our team blog about the availability of the Surface SDK to participants...
Author: GuntherL Date: 10/09/2008
Visual Studio Team System 2010 Revealed
Yesterday the product team of Visual Studio team system started to reveal some of the new features...
Author: GuntherL Date: 09/30/2008
Money CAN buy happiness
In the past, if anyone asked me if money can buy happiness I would clearly answer with a bold...
Author: GuntherL Date: 09/15/2008
Microsoft NYC -- G.O.O.D. (Global Out Of the Office Day)
This morning I stopped by Central Park in NYC for the G.O.O.D in collaboration with Sheraton. It was...
Author: GuntherL Date: 09/15/2008
Mythbuster -- A typical day at Microsoft?!
Before the well deserved weekend, I thought I post something a little bit more on the lighter site....
Author: GuntherL Date: 09/12/2008
Microsoft to join OMG
While Model Driven Software Development (MDSD) was a core objective for Microsoft for many years,...
Author: GuntherL Date: 09/11/2008
Can we apply concepts from operations to software development????????
This blog is based on a group assignment we (the Nutmeg group) had in the operations class at NYU...
Author: GuntherL Date: 08/14/2008
Blueprints and Guidance Packages
I just wrote a nice post on guidance packages <=> blueprints on our team blog. So if you are...
Author: GuntherL Date: 08/08/2008
Stay tuned for Blueprints and EATK =>Soon on this channel
TechReady7 was a great experience and after a week of non-stop information in-flow the point of...
Author: GuntherL Date: 08/01/2008
Getting Ready for TechReady7
Now that my commitments are set for FY09, I did a great presentation on DSLs and Software Factories...
Author: GuntherL Date: 07/26/2008
What is in store for FY09 :-)? Here some early thoughts......
Currently I am looking into what is coming up in the new FY which started on July 1st. It seems I...
Author: GuntherL Date: 07/17/2008
New Software Factories Introduction Article
I just finished a band new article with the topic "Introduction to Software Factories" and...
Author: GuntherL Date: 06/24/2008
Composite Rich Internet Application Architecture, what is your take on it?
In a recent webcast Murray and I introduced the Composite Rich Internet Application (CRIA). As you...
Author: GuntherL Date: 06/23/2008
Composite Rich Internet Applications (CRIA)
Next week will be our first ISV Developers Community meeting and Murray Gordon and I are presenting...
Author: GuntherL Date: 06/11/2008
Want to be an Architect?
There is a really cool aspiring architect series in the works, and if you are interested in becoming...
Author: GuntherL Date: 06/09/2008
What drives the adoption of new technologies?
I was reading an interesting article about the real innovation drivers in enterprises by Stephen...
Author: GuntherL Date: 06/02/2008
Where are all the ISV Developers?
Technorati Tags: startup,ISV,MicroISV,Software,Industry,Event Last week I was researching community...
Author: GuntherL Date: 05/23/2008
Should we rewrite all legacy software??
very often we talk about legacy systems. But when exactly does source code change into a legacy?...
Author: GuntherL Date: 05/07/2008
Architects Zone
I will be publishing a series of articles on https://architects.dzone.com/ . The current plan is to:...
Author: GuntherL Date: 04/28/2008
If you are in or around NYC on June 19th, then save the date....
June 19th, I will present to the NYC .NET User Group....... Thursday, June 19, 2008 Software...
Author: GuntherL Date: 04/23/2008
MVP Summit 2008
This week was the MVP summit in Redmond. Around 2,000 MVP’s were invited to come to Redmond to meet...
Author: GuntherL Date: 04/20/2008
Building up Facebook profile
One of the activities I am currently undertaking is to explore Facebook and its possibilities to...
Author: GuntherL Date: 04/13/2008
DSL talk at Dr. Dobb's Architecture & Design 2008
Architecture & Design World 2008 I will present on Thursday July 24th at the Architecture and...
Author: GuntherL Date: 04/07/2008
Microsoft DSLs @ SD Architecture 2008 talk
SD Architecture & Design World 2008 I will present on Thursday July 24th at the Architecture and...
Author: GuntherL Date: 04/07/2008
ISV Architect Evangelist Newbie
My first entry on my MSDN blog :-). Exactly two weeks ago I started a new and exciting position as a...
Author: GuntherL Date: 04/07/2008