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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...
The New Efficiency – Meet the Windows Server 2008 R2 Developer Training Kit
eek! Welcome to the new efficiency and our launch party for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. If you are like me and want to get your head around what’s new from a software developer’s perspective, look no further than the recent Windows Server 2008 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...
Bridges and Labs: Interoperability at Work
eek! Discovered this today: Microsoft Interoperability and Labs Center . From the site… The Center is dedicated to technical collaborative work to improve interoperability between Microsoft and non-Microsoft technologies. In this site, you will find a 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...
Breaking the Glass Ceiling (Sisters are doing it for themselves Part 2)
A few months ago, my team ran the Microsoft Enterprise Developer Conference in New York City. If you spelunk our website , you’ll find some great sessions that you can view on demand. Here are 3 that I’m picking at random from my favorite sessions… Windows 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...
Windows 7 RC Developer Training Kit
eek! I submit that one of the best blog posts that I’ve read on Windows 7 for Developers is Mike Taulty’s Windows 7: What’s there for Developers? Cool stuff from Mike. If you are looking to get a handle on some of the cool new features that Windows 7 Read More...
It’s all about the Tools!
eek! Our dear friend Russ has a TV Show and its called – It’s All About the Tools -catch episode 2 and more! Watch Russ and guests showcase great demos and get geeky. As Russ says, make some popcorn and enjoy! Read More...
You down with PHP, yeah you know me
eek! If you didn’t see it yet, the latest PHP Architect Magazine is dedicated to running PHP on Windows. Articles include: Installing PHP on Windows Configure and Optimize PHP on Windows Getting Started with the SQL Server Driver for PHP Oh and this month’s Read More...
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