Brian Johnson works with BizSpark Startups on the East Coast of the United States. For more information about the BizSpark program you can go to http://bizspark.com.
Mark Brown and I built out a Fan Page for Web Platform Installer this morning. Check it out and add yourself, if you’re so inclined.
Web Platform Installer | Facebook The Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 (Web PI) is a free tool that makes getting the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including Internet Information Services (IIS), SQL Server Express, .NET Framework and Visual Web Developer easy.
Web Platform Installer | Facebook
The Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 (Web PI) is a free tool that makes getting the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including Internet Information Services (IIS), SQL Server Express, .NET Framework and Visual Web Developer easy.
You can get the Web Platform Installer from http://microsoft.com/web.
I haven’t tried this yet, but I’m pretty happy to see it up there. The help file is available on the Microsoft Store site here.
Microsoft's Official USB/DVD Download Tool Helps you Upgrade Netbooks to Windows 7 One of the best new products in Microsoft’s newly revamped online store (store.microsoft.com) is the USB/DVD Download Tool. When you purchase a copy of Windows 7 from the store, you have the option to download an ISO file. With this tool, you can create a copy of that ISO file on a USB flash drive or DVD.
Microsoft's Official USB/DVD Download Tool Helps you Upgrade Netbooks to Windows 7
One of the best new products in Microsoft’s newly revamped online store (store.microsoft.com) is the USB/DVD Download Tool. When you purchase a copy of Windows 7 from the store, you have the option to download an ISO file. With this tool, you can create a copy of that ISO file on a USB flash drive or DVD.
I’m always on the lookout for cool PHP applications that people have running on IIS. If have one, let me know.
Also, this is a contest sponsored by Microsoft and AI for PHP applications running on IIS. Be sure to check out the free hosting from AI as part of this contest.
Welcome To The Great PHP on Windows Contest Try your hand at PHP on Windows and win a complete 52" HDTV home entertainment system and the opportunity to present your creation to the crowd at php|tek 2010 in Chicago with an all-expenses paid trip! Have you tried to run PHP on Windows? No? We thought so. That's why we're hosting the Great PHP on Windows® Contest! The basics of the contest are simple: Write a new application designed to run in PHP on Windows using IIS—or make a significant contribution to an existing open-source project along the same lines The best application, selected jointly by a panel of experts and by our readers, will win a grand prize composed of a 52" Digital HD home entertainment system, as well as an all-expenses paid trip to php|tek 2010 in Chicago. Runner-up prizes include 2 XBox 360 Ultimate and subscriptions to php|architect. Not familiar with Windows? No worries—we have partnered with Applied Innovations to give you absolutely free hosting on a pre-configured virtual machine for the duration of the contest. The contest is open to residents of the United States only—but you can still win by voting, no matter where you are.
Try your hand at PHP on Windows and win a complete 52" HDTV home entertainment system and the opportunity to present your creation to the crowd at php|tek 2010 in Chicago with an all-expenses paid trip!
Have you tried to run PHP on Windows? No? We thought so.
That's why we're hosting the Great PHP on Windows® Contest! The basics of the contest are simple:
Should start at about 11:00 AM EST.
More at the Windows 7 Virtual Press Kit site.
New free book from Microsoft Research. I really can’t wait to dig into this.
The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery - Microsoft Research Presenting the first broad look at the rapidly emerging field of data-intensive science Increasingly, scientific breakthroughs will be powered by advanced computing capabilities that help researchers manipulate and explore massive datasets. The speed at which any given scientific discipline advances will depend on how well its researchers collaborate with one another, and with technologists, in areas of eScience such as databases, workflow management, visualization, and cloud computing technologies.
The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery - Microsoft Research
Presenting the first broad look at the rapidly emerging field of data-intensive science
Increasingly, scientific breakthroughs will be powered by advanced computing capabilities that help researchers manipulate and explore massive datasets.
The speed at which any given scientific discipline advances will depend on how well its researchers collaborate with one another, and with technologists, in areas of eScience such as databases, workflow management, visualization, and cloud computing technologies.
SocialGrow was one of the BizSpark companies that participated in our BizSpark Incubation Week in Boston last week. (See Sanjay’s blog for a recap.)
SocialGrow has produced a cool promo video that includes some of the pictures from Incubation Week.
Definitely looking forward to seeing more from SocialGrow in the future.
Sanjay has some nice coverage of Incubation Week in Boston . Check it out below.
Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect Evangelism : Day1: Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week @ Boston 05Oct09 Day1 coverage from Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week for Windows 7 at Boston. Check out the live tweeter-coverage (#MBIWk) here. Today we kicked-off the event with 5 high-energy BizSpark Startups. I started with event overview, goals, logistics, and BizSpark offerings, immediately followed by a four-hours training covering various new and unique features of Windows 7. During break we had a fun tour of Microsoft Surface.
Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect Evangelism : Day1: Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week @ Boston 05Oct09
Day1 coverage from Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week for Windows 7 at Boston. Check out the live tweeter-coverage (#MBIWk) here.
Today we kicked-off the event with 5 high-energy BizSpark Startups. I started with event overview, goals, logistics, and BizSpark offerings, immediately followed by a four-hours training covering various new and unique features of Windows 7. During break we had a fun tour of Microsoft Surface.
Our next Incubation Week is scheduled for November in Atlanta. If you’re interested in getting a startup nominated for this, just drop a note to brianjo@microsoft.com and I’ll connect you with Sanjay.
Via Engadget.
Latest Connected Show from Peter and Dmitry. Good stuff, and the audio quality is impressive. :)
Connected Show Podcast: Please Pass the Duct Tape | The US DPE East Media Blog | Channel 9 In the latest episode of the Connected Show, guest Joe Stagner joins Peter to discuss the future of ASP.NET, what it means to be the Misfit Geek at Microsoft, what Plan 9 means for web developers and some comparisons to PHP. Dmitry and Peter also discuss the news with Windows Azure management, Courier tablet rumors, the new WebsiteSpark program, and duct tape programming.
Connected Show Podcast: Please Pass the Duct Tape | The US DPE East Media Blog | Channel 9
In the latest episode of the Connected Show, guest Joe Stagner joins Peter to discuss the future of ASP.NET, what it means to be the Misfit Geek at Microsoft, what Plan 9 means for web developers and some comparisons to PHP. Dmitry and Peter also discuss the news with Windows Azure management, Courier tablet rumors, the new WebsiteSpark program, and duct tape programming.