Team mate Jason Sacks is doing that comic book thing again . He’s working on a joint Microsoft/ Seagate project to venerate developers and IT professionals in a “Heros Happen Here” comic strip that’s being published daily. This is part of the community...

Jeff Moser has just posted an amazingly well-written, easy to digest article on working with COM that really gets into the nitty-gritty about why things work the way they do in COM. The code snippets and screenshots make this article very engaging. If...

The MSDN Code Gallery was launched today by Soma Somasegar . The developer community has made “more samples!” one of its top requests, and DevDiv is delivering. This new developer portal is a quick place to get (and share) code snippets, samples, sample...

This article applies to the Windows SDK for Vista, the Windows SDK Update for Vista, and the Windows SDK for Server 2008 (a pre-release SDK at the time this post was written). The Windows SDK installs both SDK-core components and “shared” components...

Curtis, our Windows SDK Builder, has published the first in a series of ‘Windows SDK ‘Hidden Gems’ blog posts on the Windows SDK Team Blog. Each month or so, Curtis plans to publish a new article on one of the lesser-known tools in the SDK that he thinks...

What fun! Thirty-one awesome demos in 39 minutes , presented in a wonderful interactive interface. Mouse over the top of the video screen to jump from demo to demo. Thank you for a great tour, Nigel Parker! Demo Links 1. Microsoft Research Group...

Pat Litherland writes about a new project working with other Windows SDK team members to define Personas that will represent the Windows SDK customer base. This data will allow us to focus priorities for targeting resources with a clear picture in mind...

Sandboxie creates a sandboxed PC environment in which you can install and/or run programs or browse the Web. Data writing operations that the Sandboxed applications perform can be rolled back and/or eliminated. This creates an undo mechanism that can...

Did “ Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles ” contain a 90 second placement ad for Windows Vista, or did John Connor just feel the Vista love? Long Zhen’s post included some high res screen captures from Rafael Rivera that sure look like a Vista ad...

Good to see that Pat Litherland has finally joined the blogosphere with his aptly named Approved 4 Humanity . As one of the most entertaining PMs you could ever share a conference table with, we can all look forward to great content, both on and off topic...

Sloshing through the slush between buildings today got me thinking about the snowstorm that covered main campus this very same week last year. Remember the parking lot gridlock at 3:00 PM when the BMWs couldn't make it up the exit ramps? Remember all...

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" Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House ?" is a children's book dedicated to "Helping Your Child Understand the Stay-At-Home Server." This is a breath of fresh air from our marketing team. I mean, anything that makes the Gizmodo team “ crap our pants...

I’ve switched to Live.com as a homepage (love the image search!) but I’ve got to admit that I still Google a bit in private for one reason or another. I thought the Google Microsoft search page would use a devilishly clever little search algorithm to...

... about living with Bill, working with Warren Buffett, and giving away their billions in this in-depth article in the January 7 Forbes . It’s billed as her “first-ever” profile and gives a bit of insight into the very private woman that most at Microsoft...

Even the most obvious Visual Studio tricks and tips on Sara Ford’s "Did you know… " blog posts are useful reminders, and now that she’s including more Visual Studio 2008 tips I’m seeing some not-so-obvious hints and cool features. We need more “How...

I’ve received a few emails from beginning developers asking what the difference is between Visual Studio and the Windows SDK. This is a popular question on the forums too, so I’ll address it here in my “SDK Basics Series.” Visual Studio and the...

You undoubtedly already hang out at the MSDN Visual Studio , Vista , or Windows Server 2008 Developer Centers because they’re the hot jumping off places for relevant links to blogs, Web-casts, forums, events, related links and resources. But did you know...

The date and location of the next Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) has been announced: October 27–30, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. PDC is the definitive Microsoft event for software developers and architects focused on...

Don’t have time to watch the whole keynote video? Me either. But thanks to John Mullinax’s great guide to the highlights , I could fast forward to the best parts of BillG’s keynote. · Bill comes on stage - 5:00 · The First and Next Digital Decade...

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Thank you Matt Manela , for sending out the word on IE7Pro 2.0 , released on January 2. This add-on for Internet Explorer includes features and tweaks to make your IE friendlier, more useful, secure and customizable (read more Firefox-like) . IE7Pro includes...

The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) is available on the Microsoft Download center, targeting developers, system customizers, and report writers. It contains all new information about creating plug-ins, working with custom workflow...

Kanwaljeet Singla on the IIS team kindly spent his holidays finishing up an awesome list of all the registry keys IIS7 processes, with information about each key painstakingly gathered from a variety of sources. An example: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft...