Innovation Showcase

Here is the first-ever on-line game that combines the power of Silverlight 3 with Windows 7 Multi-Touch to give you a browser experience like never before!  If you own a Multi-Touch computer and have Windows 7 Installed, you are in for a treat. ...

David Hill (Architect on the Microsoft Patterns & Practices team) has been working on a sample application that shows how you can use Prism and .Net RIA Services together.  You can check out his blog post at: http://blogs.msdn.com/dphill/archive...

Waiting is the hardest part. Therefore, this gadget counts down the days, hours, and minutes until Windows 7 is released worldwide on the 22nd of October 2009.   Windows 7: Your PC, simplified. Technorati Tags: Windows 7 , Gadget  

Want to know how to really take advantage of all those multi-core processor machines out there? Tired of waiting for your old sequential applications to complete - while most of your multi-core CPU processors stand by like Turnpike Workers (one guy in...

One new and exciting feature of Windows 7 is its support for multi-touch devices. For developers this means that they can now easily write applications using the multi-touch APIs to interact with the devices. There are several devices available (or will...

The Windows 7 Application Compatibility Factory (ACF) Program helps customers identify and resolve potential compatibility issues they may face when migrating desktops and applications to Windows 7. Microsoft has teamed up with world class service partners...

ARCast.TV - Simon Guest on Patterns for Moving to the Cloud Everything that you read these days seems to suggest that you should be moving to the cloud. But where do you start? Which applications and services should you be moving? How do you build the...

Here's a new online viewing experience for all you folks trying to watch Sunday Night Football while working on your computer...The NFL and NBC will be delivering the entire Sunday Night Football season utilizing Silverlight 3.0 and IIS7 Smooth Streaming...

“ Windows 7 is what a modern managed desktop should be. It helps us increase productivity, reduce costs, and provide enhanced desktop security” - Doug Miller, Practice Architect, CDW Join us at Microsoft’s Windows 7 Innovation Showcase where you...

Windows 7 provides sensor and location APIs for developers to easily create sensor and location aware applications. If you are interested to get started, check out Bob Familiar’s three-part series below. Getting Started The Sensor and Location API Details...

  Approach #1: Virtual PC for Windows 7 The Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7 works just like older versions of Virtual PC. However, the user interface is slightly different. To create a new VPC, click “Windows Virtual PC” from All Programs. This...

Ever wondered what it takes to deliver a really good streaming video experience over the web? Think it’s only possible if you have the infrastructure, resources, and bandwidth of a major CDN (Content delivery network) provider? Introducing Smooth Streaming...

While traveling I was listening to the “Computer Guys & Gal” edition of WAMU’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show. When the host Kojo asked for comments on Microsoft’s Windows 7 and Apple's Mac OS X Snow Leopard stories, one guest mentioned a Windows 7 upgrade...

Contents Design Considerations for Software plus Services and Cloud Computing , by Jason Hogg (Rob Boucher) et al. Design patterns for cloud-computing applications. Model-Driven SOA with “Oslo” , by César de la Torre Llorente A shortcut from models to...

You can find the Windows 7 Launch Event Site here . Windows 7 For Developers Sessions: Developer Event Registration & Continental Breakfast Taking Your Application to the Next Level with Windows 7 Beyond Human Interaction with Windows 7 Sensor and...

While most of us share pictures with friends and families using free photo sites such as Microsoft’s Live Photos , Google’s Picasa , Walmart’s Photo Center , Costco’s Photo Center , or your favorite photo site, there are times when we may want to resize...

Than you all for attending the Innovation Showcase events. We covered Silverlight 3 and Internet Explorer 8 Web Slices and Accelerators. We have made the PowerPoints and demos available on our SkyDrive. Here is your call to action: 1. Read...

Ok, this is a different twist on measuring browser performance…but the results are in – Internet Explorer 8 makes your laptop battery last longer than other popular browsers.  If you use your laptop primarily for Web browsing, you can save precious...

Still looking for that “killer app” that let’s your loyal minions always stay connected and allows them to follow you or your Company’s every blog post, twitter tweet, or RSS news feed? Well, wait no more my friends – the answer is right here and it’s...

Interested in testing your applications on Windows 7 and getting any compatibility issues identified and resolved? Come to the Microsoft lab engagement (9/21-9/24/09) at Microsoft Reston MTC. Attendance is free of charge, first come, first served. Day...

Technorati Tags: "Windows Azure" , Architecture , "Practical Guidance" We invite you to explore Windows Azure™ – Microsoft’s platform for building and deploying cloud based applications – from a real world point of view!   During...

ARCast.TV – Windows Azure, A conversation with David Chappell What's the latest on Windows Azure and Microsoft's cloud platform? David Chappell discusses his perspective on this fast-changing area with Bob Familiar . Technorati Tags: Windows Azure  ...

I met with several customers recently while attending ILTA09 , a professional services conference in Washington DC, and was asked if there were any convincing reasons why they should go with Windows 7. This is an important question that many enterprise...

P lease join us here on www.thenewefficiency.com for a kick-off discussion on “The New Efficiency” live from San Francisco as a part of Microsoft’s Virtual Launch Event. Join in the conversation during this must-see event and see top technology leaders...

From TechCrunch … Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer visited Silicon Valley on Thursday for his annual meeting with top venture capitalists to talk about Microsoft product strategy. This was his first visit to Silicon Valley since announcing the search partnership...