Read more here:  http://azurepassusa.cloudapp.net/ A lot of developers are put off by credit requirements but this program allows you to give Azure a try without entering a credit card number. 

I’ve built up a bit of a relationship with Host Dime based in Orlando.  Most of that time has been spent providing guidance around Windows as a hosting platform and getting them truly comfortable with Microsoft’s products.  Ultimately we wanted...

Saw this Bing commercial the other night. Hilarious! Don't know how many of you remember the song "The Dip" by Freak Nasty, but this was a song that takes me back to my college years. Enjoy!!!

So a lot is being made about some instant messages that Mark Zuckerberg allegedly sent when he was 19 and first starting Facebook. Apparently he was telling a friend that he could provide information on anyone at Harvard. More here : According to SAI...

This weekend I received an invite to join Microsoft Docs online ( www.docs.com ).  Docs.com essentially allows users to create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents and then share them and collaborate on Facebook.   I believe a social network...

On my way to our annual Hosting Summit in Bellevue, WA.  Once again we will be hosting a Architect workshop which is an opportunity for key Technical Decision Makers to hear from the product teams and other TDM to discuss the future of the Microsoft...

On yesterday SMB SAAS Systems makers of DotNetPanel Announced that they would be revising the DotNetPanel codebase and releasing as WebsitePanel as an open source project available on Source Forge.  This will be huge for hosting providers and server...

I spent the first quarter of this fiscal year working to get hosting partners into our Website Spark program.  For those who don’t know the program is designed to get web developers and designers up and running on the windows platform by offering...

  Yahoo Gives In to Microsoft, Gives Up on Search - BusinessWeek

I was really proud to see my city represented on Bing today.  Check it out at Bing .   Bing

  Layered Tech Adds Microsoft Server 2008 - Web Hosting Industry News | Daily Web Hosting News and Web Host Interviews

This morning Microsoft launched a worldwide preview of it’s new Bing! search engine.  We have been testing this internally for some time now but I must congratulate the team on their launch.  I am particularly fond of the shopping search. ...

 

I know I might be biased but trust me although I work for Microsoft I try to be objective.  You have to love the title of this so call “article/blog” that shows up on Yahoo! Finance.  How do you call something a flop that no one outside of Microsoft...

  Webware 100 winner: Internet Explorer 8 | Webware100 - CNET

Check out the IIS Smooth Streaming Demo Site.  Smooth Streaming is a Microsoft adaptive streaming technology that is installed as an IIS module.  I allows the server to automatically adjust bit rates and frame rates based upon the clients connection...

Check out how Kelley Blue Book utilizes Silverlight and .Net in it’s enhanced Photo Car Finder.  Notice that everything even the slider controls are all build in .Net.  Great Job!!! Perfect Car Finder - Photo Edition (Beta) - Official Kelley...

This year I worked with HostMySite to offer free hosting on IIS 7 for Students.  It requires that you have .edu email address.  Check it out below and tell me what you think. HostMySite.com - Dream Spark Hosting

To find out more follow the link: Microsoft Web Platform

  2x + 2 = 10 - Live Search

Many would say it’s about time.  More Info on LiveSide.net.  See post below. LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews

  Interesting article that talks future plans for Azure and the concept of mini-Clouds.  Virtualized servers could one day become virtualized data centers.  Something that could become very interesting to enterprises as well as service...

  iSynth Brings Microsoft’s Photosynth to the iPhone -- Seeking Alpha

Photosynth has added support for GeoTagged Synths.  This is a perfect “mashup” between Photosynth and Live Maps.     Map Explore