January, 2008

so we meet again... Seen this before? I discovered that it is a gateway into the world of High Performance Computing with Microsoft technologies. Today, I'm learning about the features of Windows HPC Server 2008 (infrastructure and development). I'll...

so we meet again... We are kicking our team blogging into high gear at FSDPE ; give us around 4 minutes of your time and check out this fun video on the road to our Developer Conference !

so we meet again... Hey, it's Facebook Friday :) Deploy SP1 of MOSS or else... Protection Device Manufacturer Reduces Time-to-Market with Integrated Collaboration http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001275

so we meet again... Live in the area? Did you know you have 4 (yes 4) thriving .NET user groups in the area: Connecticut .NET User Group (Farmington, CT) Fairfield / Westchester .NET User Group (Fairfield, CT) Southern Connecticut .NET...

so we meet again... Did you get one of the cool t-shirts at our MSDN Event featuring IIS 7.0 and Security ? It's not too late, check if MSDN is coming to your city. Well the site on the t-shirt is now LIVE! HelloSecureWorld.com . What is it...

so we meet again... I recently had a customer ask me to give a brief history of .NET and discuss what is a web service. Wow, that took me back. Remember these slides? What was a SOAP "blue book"? Before I forget, the PDC drops this October...

so we meet again... A customer asked me: What are Microsoft's views on open source ? To answer this question, I pointed them to our one stop shop for understanding our work and views on open source. This is a great starting point to understand what activities...

so we meet again... World Wide Microsoft RFID Solutions Days in a few weeks...will you be there? What is it? Real-time software solutions for enterprise deployments, across verticals Hardware innovation and changes driving mass adoption...

so we meet again... Who is the smiley guy? He thinks that Office Business Applications and BizTalk 2006 R2 can promote healthy lifestyles. Huh? Ask him !   One of the items he'll tell you about is the Connected Health Framework and Microsoft's Consumer...

so we meet again... Get a head start on establishing your skills and credentials in SQL Server 2008 technologies. Will you join me at the launch in our area ? I'll be the guy talking about next generation data applications. P.S. Don't forget...

so we meet again... So who is having the best week ever? All of us! Put down Reflector... ScottGu announces the availability of the source code modulo: " We are in the process of adding additional framework libraries (including LINQ, WCF and Workflow...

so we meet again... Now that your IIS 7.0 is secure and healthy , what's next? Keep it happy! A very cool resource to do just that is the Microsoft.com operations blog (MSCOM OPS). Over the past few months, they've posted just once a month, but each post...

so we meet again... Now that your IIS 7.0 is more secure , it is time to review and understand its health model. Mike Volodarsky announced the IIS 7.0 health model : "The health model is primarily a list of event log events that are raised by various...

so we meet again... Connect and get the beta version of the Windows Server 2008 Security Guide . What is it? Based on extensive, real-world experience from customers, government agencies, and Microsoft security experts, the Windows Server 2008 Security...

so we meet again... I was bold (no foolish!) to suggest that Silverlight is becoming boring . Well continuing on that theme, here is an update via an internal email on Silverlight in the enterprise... Starting January 22nd - Deploy Microsoft Silverlight...

so we meet again... Hooray for Popfly - PC World thinks it is one of the 25 Most Innovative Products for 2007. But can you rent Popfly for your next party, marketing campaign or enterprise application? That's what I thought when I saw this in the mashup...

so we meet again... Somebody asked me: Why do you blog? I guess, "to make someone happy, make just one, someone happy!" [1] My hope is that my blog through a link/meme saves you time, inspires you, or makes you smile with random posts like this...

so we meet again... Let's face it summer interns are cheap (yes!) and can be extremely valuable. I was fortunate to have been given a chance as a summer intern and my experiences made me a good full time employee for many years (they hired me back...

Get inspired, share your story, judge a little, vote! Microsoft Worldwide ISV Contest - did you know about this???

Now that .NET 3.5 is out for everyone's consumption, a customer buddy of mine asked: Q. Should we deploy .NET 3.5 on our servers if we don't intend to use its features? A. Hmmm, before I gave him a pat response (yes!), I decided to do some digging...

Hello Students, what do you think? The most wired school in America - The School of the Future is now, but can too much tech impede critical thinking skills? http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9055179&source...

Hey Students, it is less than 3 months away to DigiGirlz Day in Connecticut on March 28, 2008 ! The event is full *but* we'll have some good news shortly about bringing the best sessions to schools in the area. Watch! I read this inspiring article...

Fun site I stumbled upon: http://microspotting.spaces.live.com Hey. My name is Ariel and I'm the person you thought would never work at Microsoft. Now I creep around campus talking to my favorite kinds of people: geeks who are passionate about what...

Who is this smiley guy? We'll tell you at our next Industry Council: The Scientist Workbench - will you be there? Our Life Sciences team continues to improve its Industry Center : you can find architecture guidance and technical material for CIOs, CTOs...

If you are in the US, MSDN made finding your local evangelist that much easier: top right corner on http://msdn.microsoft.com/events . Click CT , which one am I? The Events page enables you to review events (in person and web casts) in your area...