I'm going to have a little bit of fun with this one so bear with me. :) Sometimes I talk to groups that have adopted managed code and they've gone a bit oopaholic. Or maybe even a lot oopaholic. (See this video if you would like to hear a little more...

One of my responsibilities on the team is to manage our community process. In C# we put an emphasis on having our team interact with the community - external customers, MVPs, internal users etc. We find that this brings our team closer to the customer...

Windows Marketplace RSS Feeds "Coming to a Desktop Near You! Windows Marketplace can now deliver—right to your desktop—the latest information on the software and hardware items you want to see. Whether you’re looking for a new image editing program or...

As a Microsoft employee, I want to do my small part in making MSN Search better. They have the little " Help us improve " link at the bottom of the MSN Search result page, but it isn't that easy to figure out what needs improving? So I cooked up this...

Feel free to point people here if you think they would be interested: Microsoft’s Server and Tools Marketing and Solutions Group will be visiting the Boston area in early May (2005) and we could be looking for you! We will be hosting a networking...

Under vår MSDN Live roadshow så kom det upp en del frågor och flera av er som besökte någon av våra evenemang har också i efterhand ställt frågor. Jag kommer löpande att svara på dessa och lägga ut dem här på bloggen för allmän kännedom. Skulle du...

Just saw that Momentum has released their new "Pocket Mini Golf 2" . I relied heavily on the first version to help keep my sanity on long European technology tours when stuck in some far flung airport waiting for a flight. You can grab a trial version...

You don't know who Clyde is? He is one of the corner stones in our (Microsoft) 64-bit world. On the WindowsServer blog he is talking about his "exhilarating ride" to get our x64 support out of the door. Clyde in his own words: "I am a Group Program...

I recently came over from the Java world to work at Microsoft as a program manager on the XML team at Microsoft . From my experience with BEA (and prior) I was a “java centric” developer. I had academic exposure to C++ and some practical exposure to VB...

A study performed by AOL (apparently) proofs once again that the average computer user is unfamiliar with the security terminology. Many people don't really know what a trojan is, or what spyware means. Some quotes: A quarter said they knew what...

Channel 9 turns one year old today, and to celebrate they've been releasing quite a few interesting interviews. One in particular that really stands out is the four parter with Windows Kernel Architect Dave Probert . Dave gives an overview of Windows...

Part 3 of the interview with John is now available here . In this one he talks about the various challeges building a V1 feature, what went into the decision making process and role of customers in guiding the design of the product and its future direction...