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Twit
This comment over on VentureBeat by user Livy had me in stitches: I am forming a new company will have the same business model as Twitter with the exception that all messages will be limited to 50 characters or less. The new company will be called Twit. Read More...

Posted Monday, January 26, 2009 10:59 AM by asehmi | 0 Comments

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Microsoft Tag - Snap. Blink. Wow!
Sometimes there's just a really cool idea worth mentioning. I hope this Mobile Tagging concept takes off because with server redirects from the info stored in the high capacity colour barcode tag, the possibilities seem endless and loose associative coupling Read More...

Posted Thursday, January 08, 2009 3:21 PM by asehmi | 2 Comments

New .NET Logo
The brand identity of Microsoft .NET is about to get a fresh makeover! .NET has become an incredible success in the past 7+ years with more than 4 million developers around the world using it to build great software and rich, compelling Web experiences. Read More...

Posted Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:24 AM by asehmi | 3 Comments

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AutoCollage 2008
http://research.microsoft.com/autocollage/ My daughter spends hours making photo collages of her friends and school trips for her desktop backgrounds. Today I came across a Microsoft Research Product called AutoCollage that'll do an awesome job for her. Read More...

Posted Saturday, October 04, 2008 1:14 AM by asehmi | 0 Comments

Microsoft folks at JAOO Conference, Sep 28 - Oct 3, 2008 Aarhus, Denmark
Many of my colleagues and I will be presenting at the very popular JAOO Conference in a couple of weeks time. Although I can only be there for one day for my own session, I'm really looking forward to it. There's a buzz at JAOO that is rarely matched Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 18, 2008 1:31 PM by asehmi | 2 Comments

pptPlex - Flying through your PowerPoint
Imagine your PowerPoint presentation was laid out on a large canvas with other imagery complementing it or providing the overall backdrop. Then imagine being able to zoom into and flying to parts of the canvas thus revealing your intended presentation. Read More...

Posted Thursday, August 14, 2008 5:51 PM by asehmi | 0 Comments

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Catch U @ PDC 2008
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Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 4:32 PM by asehmi | 1 Comments

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The Incredible Quadraped
I am completely bowled over by this video of Boston Dynamics' Quadraped. How long before this stuff hits the consumer business - 5 years, 10 years, or sooner? Read More...

Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 9:05 PM by asehmi | 2 Comments

Multi-Agent AI - I've Got the Bug Again...
It's Easter holiday and it's raining, snowing, sleeting, windy and generally undecided. So the family stayed in just hanging about, doing some reading, eating well and enjoying the odd bottle or two of vino. In a recent post I talked about The Microsoft Read More...

Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 10:11 PM by asehmi | 1 Comments

Two Blockbuster Events Tomorrow
1. My B IR TH D AY 2. What fun! :) Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 6:50 PM by asehmi | 1 Comments

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Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map Version 2
The Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map is a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application that helps developers visualize the different programs, servers, services, and tools that will help them build solutions. It allows them to drill down Read More...

Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:14 PM by asehmi | 0 Comments

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The Joshua Files
I was over at the neighbour's with my wife and daughters over the Xmas break and we had a chance to peek at an advance copy of a book tipped by some to be 2008's big hit in the world of children's books - " The Joshua Files - Invisible City " by our good Read More...

Posted Saturday, January 05, 2008 10:06 PM by asehmi | 1 Comments

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European Commission and Microsoft: Court of First Instance Decision
Being an employee of the company I keep my personal opinions on this case to myself and defer all questions to our legal counsel. But I do want to tell you I'm really proud of what Microsoft has achieved in Europe for its economy, our customers and partners, Read More...

Posted Monday, September 17, 2007 6:46 PM by asehmi | 0 Comments

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Sehmi-Conscious
It's been a long summer of big Microsoft internal events to close the last fiscal year and bring in the new one. Given that in Europe and many other parts of the world business slows down due to holidays I lost momentum myself and slacked on the writing Read More...

Posted Saturday, September 08, 2007 2:46 PM by asehmi | 1 Comments

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JAOO 2005 Article on Windows Workflow Foundation
Originally Created: 2005-10-17 This is an article which was inlcuded in the JAOO 2005 Conference daily newsletter of Wednesday 28 September . Acknowledgements to Scott Woodgate and Paul Andrew, Microsoft Corporation, for the core discussion presented Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2007 8:43 PM by asehmi | 1 Comments

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