Finally, sunny and in the 60's on the Passaic! Hopefully the mean, mean wind from last week will calm down. Even though the tides this week are extreme, looking forward to getting some great rows in. Key lesson from rowing in swirly winds - again something...

Speaking in Dallas, Texas at the Microsoft Business Solutions Group’s 10th annual customer conference, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will discuss how Microsoft is delivering the next generation of business value by combining...

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...been in the works for a while. Official release is at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/mar06/03-27BizTalk2006RTMPR.mspx microsoft interoperability .net

Well, spring is kinda here, but rowing is still a challenge on the Passaic. The wind is blasting down the river and, while sections are still rowable in a single, the changing conditions make it very frustrating and hard to do anything other than UT2...

On-demand webcast of Steve Ballmer's keynote at the People Ready Business Launch from last Thursday in New York. I was at the event collecting evaluations via an InfoPath form on a Tablet PC. The concept is quite good and will help Microsoft describe...

Interesting perspective of "TCP/IP" for security to be released with Windows Vista... http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.03/posts.html?pg=7 microsoft interoperability .net

New article on how the recently-announced Origami ultra-mobile platform may find resonance in vertical applications. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1936144,00.asp .net manufacturing microsoft

Join Microsoft Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Managed Solutions vice president Ron Markezich, CIO Magazine publisher Gary Beach, and Karin Borchert, CIO and Chief Operations Office (COO) of Factiva, a Dow Jones and Reuters company, as they discuss...

As a former aerospace industry employee, I have interest in the history and development of very advanced technologies during the cold war and how these may have morphed based on the changing world political and threat environment over the years. I...

...leading up to formal product release of BizTalk 2006. There are some giveaways here, including a free copy of BizTalk Developer Edition 2006 and SourceForce figures. http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/msdnbpi.mspx Also referenced in a blog...

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Too windy to row today - we got quite a good amount of snow last night, reminding me that we are still officially in the grips of winter. Back to the ergs and weights.... Snowman from this morning:

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Increasing their clout in the PLM space. http://www.3ds.com/news-events/press-room/release/1102/1/ manufacturing

Permalink at http://www.coachthrasher.com/page/blog?entry=more_rowing_video ...Video of Fabrice Moreau - great technique in the single, featuring the very upright French style, plus some fun showing amazing balance skills and how to row a single with...

I've spent the past week reacquainting myself with rowing a single rather than an erg. It has been really windy in New Jersey and the tides on the Passaic have been extreme (8-9 foot differential), which has made for some challenging conditions when trying...

New portal site aggregating information on products, partners, and evidence by industry. http://www.microsoft.com/business/default.mspx microsoft manufacturing

Triquint Semiconductor: Semiconductor Firm Migrates SAP to Microsoft on Dell; Doubles Performance, Pares Costs TriQuint Semiconductor provides high-performance modules and components for communications applications. The company uses SAP as its enterprise...

Supercomputer Leader Shortens Financial-Close Cycle by 20 Percent with Microsoft Office Solution At Cray, the monthly financial-close process was complex, involving six teams totaling more than 30 individuals distributed internationally and comprising...

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This was a hugely popular event last year when Bill introduced the concept of Connected Systems and demonstrated technology around Windows Workflow, Mendocino, and Office integration with SQL Server. Register now! MSDN Webcast: Bill Gates Office Developer...