MSDN Events Presents: For the Win: Windows 7 Development Boot Camp Web and cloud may be all the rage, but many developers are still doing hardcore client development. If you are among them, this Boot Camp is for you! In this full-day event, we will explore how to maximize your impact on the Windows...

CES Keynote Video (58 minutes) and Keynote Transcript Interesting things from my view: Kinect sold 8M Kinects… integration with Zune, Hulu, Netflix ESPN Avatar Kinect WP7 9 phones across 60 mobile operators in 30 countries 100 new applications every 24 hours Updates coming through the year Games for...

I’m sitting here watching the Rams and Seahawks play for their life on NBC Sunday Night Football, and we’ve seen this commercial a couple of times. I wanted to point it out as I’m not sure that the commercial communicates enough details about this feature. First, yes, it’s a very real, to be able to...

Ok, I need to vent for a moment. As a Microsoft evangelist, you have to develop “thick skin”. And with all the competitive loving going on, and all the news going on, people come to the conclusion that Microsoft is not doing well. At a local university As an example, I was down at Mississippi State this...

As you’re aware, there are new internet vulnerabilities out there that target IE6 and Gmail accounts. I recommend the following steps to avoid these issues: Turn on Automatic Updates. Run IE8, for the latest in browser security. Run Windows 7, for the best PC defense. Download our Microsoft Security...

Just ran across this CNET TV video, Run Windows 7 on your Mac . This goes well with PC Advisor’s announcement that it’s Product of the Year for 2009 is Windows 7.

Mr. Ballmer is a big deal in my world, since he is THE boss. He’s coming to Nashville on January 20th and you can catch him in a couple of places. The Nashville Technology Council is having breakfast with him. And then he’s over to Vanderbilt to kick off a special event that our extended DPE team is...

It’s Like a Cookbook, Only Better The Betty Crocker® Kitchen Assistant application has everything you need to make cooking and baking a breeze, and it’s all in one place – your computer. From your desktop access thousands of kitchen-tested recipes, discover expert tips, plus add notes and sort recipes...

After working several event booths doing demo’s and hosting a launch party at my house, it’s always interesting to me to see the different reactions to Windows 7. There’s the user who still is a Windows XP user, and there’s the user who’s running Windows Vista. And there are a lot of people running Windows...

  Windows 7 Virtual Presskit Remarks by Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, at the launch of Windows 7 , New York, Oct. 22, 2009 Remarks by Steven Sinofsky, president, Windows and Windows Live Division, at the launch of Windows 7 , Tokyo, Oct. 22 2009 Video Gallery Image Gallery – pictures from launch...

Lots of stuff happening this week… Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 was announced. There are multiple announcements inside this effort: New lineup of SKU’s Go Live license New logo / new look Beta 2 of .NET 4 Windows 7 Windows 7 launches this week. PowerPivot for Excel 2010 (formerly known as "Gemini"...

Tim (IK’s CEO) shows a .NET 4 WPF app running on Windows 7 and Microsoft Surface, and shows a Healthcare / Life Sciences Version. The machines are using WCF for intercommunication.  

From the Great Lakes IT Report , a couple of Detroit office folks were interviewed about Windows 7 in Matt Checks Out Windows 7; He’s Converting Soon . Here are some impressive quotes: I got a good long look at Windows 7 Monday morning, and it looks like a nice improvement over Windows Vista. Perhaps...

Free events to ignite your skills Heat up your skills with the all-new Firestarter event series. Each day tackles a single Microsoft technology, including free sessions presented live by Microsoft developer and IT pro evangelists and technology specialists - with special appearances from community luminaries...

I’ve got several friends that will run no anti-virus software, or a non-name brand. They sometimes have loaded one of the bad ones, that just load more bad stuff. And I keep telling folks, a solution is on the way. Finally, the time is here. Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection...

Ran across an interesting AUG 4th 2009 article, Startups unite to drive nail into the coffin of Internet Explorer 6 . It talks about the growing angst of developers against IE6, and that a group of companies have joined together to tell IE6 users to upgrade to a modern browser. This group has created...

From The Windows Blog, Brandon LeBlanc reports : “ pleased to share that the RC is on track for April 30th for  download by MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Broader, public availability will begin on May 5th. ” Also changes to Beta 1 here and here .

  Windows 7 Home site Windows 7 Home Premium In addition to the features of Windows 7 Starter and Windows 7 Home Basic, this edition includes: Aero Glass & advanced Window navigation Windows Touch (Multi-touch and handwriting support) Video demo , More here Windows Media Center Internet Explorer...

After the IE8 release and ESPN’s immediate usage, I’ve had the ESPN Headlines web slice on my browser. Most of my friends know that I’m a Cardinals fan, and that I usually have a Cardinals sidebar gadget on my desktop. But, now I have the ESPN’s Cardinal’s web slice loaded – and I’m ecstatic. It’s exactly...

This was an interesting presentation at MIX about how some of the Windows 7 features came about. Very cool stuff. Great way to see one of my favorite areas in Windows 7. Title: Designing the Windows 7 Desktop Experience, (C26f, video ) Presenter: Stephan Hoefnagels, Senior UX Designer How...

Yesterday, Microsoft presented at Mobile World Congress 2009, in Barcelona. Steve Ballmer and Andy Lees presented our strategy for our mobile strategy. One of the early points is that we are calling our devices Windows Phones. We also announced officially Windows Mobile 6.5, Microsoft Marketplace, and...

As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m running Windows 7 on my Dell Latitude D820 and the experience is excellent. And yesterday (while I was stuck in the snowy evening traffic of Cincinnati), Microsoft released several announcements on Windows 7. Here’s a list of points that I found interesting: There will...

I’m running Windows 7 on my Dell Latitude D820 and attempting to find out my position on this product. It certainly installs easier, boots faster, seems faster, etc. I also hope to point out a few features that I like, that might not be so mainstream. There are many little nice additions/enhancements...

Well, it’s that time again. MIX is an important event where we show our thinking and direction for the web. Again targeted at designers and web developers, this event continues to bring in voices from the online companies – like frog design, Yahoo!, MySpace, Baidu, ESPN.com, Adobe, Digg, Facebook, schematic...