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I love the new MSDN – Happy Birthday to me!
eek! I know it’s been a hectic few days if you develop on the Microsoft platform. The SharePoint team is enjoying a lot of oohs and aahs from IT pros and developers, as they unveil features of SharePoint 2010 . Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 and .NET Framework Read More...
Somewhere over the rainbow with Silverlight Smooth Streaming
eek! David Sayed (good blog for Silverlight + Media) just announced a great new experience coming this week courtesy of Netflix and Silverlight Smooth Streaming . There’s no place like home and you’ll be able to enjoy the experience right from the comfort Read More...
Microsoft Hohm and Mother Earth
It’s Feel Good Friday and there is something truly irresistible about Microsoft Hohm ’s tagline: Bringing people together to save energy and money . From the Hohm Blog : What is Microsoft Hohm? Microsoft Hohm is a free online beta application that helps Read More...
Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman!
Welcome to another episode of Feel Good Fridays . Have you seen Microsoft Research’s Project Tuva . This is really a great project (thank you Bill Gates!) with a truly innovative user experience (in my humble opinion). From the website: Microsoft Research’s Read More...
Welcome to Feel Good Fridays! Read my blog and make some money!
eek! It’s friday and for a while, it has been “ Facebook Fridays ” on my blog. I’m changing that and hope to bring you a new theme on fridays…Welcome to Feel Good Fridays (FGF) – a spotlight on happy, moderately tech related tips/tricks/anecdotes. FGF Read More...
Meet my boss’s boss’s boss’s boss (the Imagine Cup!)
Got about 14 minutes? Meet the head honcho of my organization at Microsoft - Walid - as he sits down to chat about why the Imagine Cup matters to students and Microsoft. This was a short/smart interview that reminded me that some of the technology companies Read More...
Gentle Robots? A peek into Microsoft Health Now and the Vision
I’m a Microsoft HealthVault Fan on Facebook and I just found out that the session recordings from the Microsoft Connected Health Conference earlier this month are available. Check out the website for abstracts and presentation/video links. I’ve shown Read More...
Sisters are doing it for themselves (Part 1)
As part of my last post , I mentioned DigiGirlz and completely forgot to tell you, dear reader, about a remarkable team effort that went into running our second DigiGirlz Day in Connecticut a few months back. We really had an awesome event last year and Read More...
Advancing careers from the classroom to the boardroom
eek! I love my job and yet again , I was able to step out of ordinary and connect with folks who volunteer their time and resources to helping their community. Tonight I had the privilege of chatting with the Hartford chapter of the BDPA . It is truly Read More...
bing is…
eek! B (ing) I (s) the N (ext) G (oogle). The announce here and more bing next week! Search you later! Happy Friday. Read More...
Social Computing for Business and SharePoint – Its in the Game!
eek! Nice case study on the use of SharePoint and its social computing features. I particularly like the benefits section… The company sees EA People as a great way for its 9,000 employees to connect, share ideas, start conversations, learn more about Read More...
Wicked Smart Kids at the Invention Convention
eek! One of the great parts of my job is that I get to collect fun experiences and log them as work :) Two weekends ago, I was a Microsoft judge at the Connecticut Invention Convention . What a thrilling experience to witness the youngest minds (grade Read More...
Does Green IT Matter?
eek! Does it? Kathy Malone , an internet buddy, intends to discuss this with a few like minded folks. Jump in on Wednesday Feb 18 at 6:30 pm US Eastern Time . The abstract follows: With gas prices under $2/gallon, and in the current economic climate, Read More...
MSR New England is Open - watch the videos!
eek! Exciting news, this is so cool. Watch the videos from the opening symposium . The focus of the lab? An interdisciplinary approach in an age of networks (www, social networks, biology, etc.). Peek inside the lab by viewing JT Chayes video: Here is Read More...
I like Gossips! Happy Social Computing Friday
eek! I like Gossips - that's from a slide in a presentation entitled: Accelerating Innovation within the Enterprise - The Value of Rapid Prototyping and User Insights . It's the presentation with the screen shot of "TownSquare". Don't know what that is? Read More...
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