Responding to customer feedback pinpointing search as the #1 improvement needed, MSDN Online Search is now completely revamped, with: Improved relevance by using the MSN Search engine One-click access to results from Community Content : MSDN...

The Microsoft Communities team recently shipped a preview release of our new Microsoft -wide RSS directory designed to help users find and gain access to useful RSS feeds. This release includes: Dynamically updated and categorized listing of...

Yesterday on the MS campus I took an hour out of my schedule to attend a discussion with Robert Scoble and Shel Israel about their new book, Naked Conversations . Below are some of the notes I managed to scribble down as they covered a range of topics...

As of this week, I'm changing roles to become part of the Windows Vista Community Team, responsible for influencer-engagement properties such as The Hive , among others. Hence, this blog will now be dedicated to engaging influential parties whose online...

Mike Hall's weblog makes mention of the new Windows CE 5.0 USB WebCam Shared Source Project; according to Mike, " the USB WebCam driver is provided in source and binary form, with documentation that explains the driver architecture and how applications...

There is a new Windows Embedded Student ChallengE Blog available to support students during the 2006 WESC competition. Answers will be posted to frequently asked questions and regular team updates will be provided on this site. Check it out at http...

Pretty cool tool for you to create a character in advance of the event and compete with others ... http://www.muglets.com/go/microsoft/ .

Microsoft Windows Mobile and Embedded Developer Convention (MEDC) 2006: Fueling knowledge. Accelerating development. Attend MEDC 2006, 8-11 May in Las Vegas and learn the latest on building and bringing to market the next wave of devices, applications...

MSDN Mobility Marvels Webcast Series: Creating a Windows Mobile Line-of-Business (LOB) Application Join this live weekly Webcast series to learn how to build a complete Windows Mobile business solution from start to finish. Topics covered include:...

From today's IT-Wireless daily mail, "How to Prepare for Mobile Malware; BlackBerry Alternative", making note of the article Push Comes to Shove in Wireless Sector : "There's an interesting report from research firm WTRS on how mobile device users...

We are giving away 5 Amazon.com gift cards worth $100 each. Complete the Windows Mobile Technical Resources Survey , and you will be entered in a random drawing for one of the cards. Please take a few minutes to let us know what you think so we can improve...

The Windows Embedded Student ChallengE 2006 ( www.windowschallenge.com ) is an international undergraduate student competition organized by the Microsoft Windows Mobile and Embedded Devices group. The competition is aimed primarily at computer engineering...

Our .NETCF Team has recently posted the localized .NET Compact Framework v2 downloads -- you can access them via the links below. French: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9655156b-356b-4a2c-857c-e62f50ae9a55&displaylang...

Please take a few minutes to let us know what you think so we can improve the Windows Mobile SDK Documentation, the Windows Mobile Technical Articles, and the Windows Mobile Community Resources (e.g., Webcasts, Microsoft blogs, eHow-To videos) you find...

We've recently come across a rather extensive listing of home-grown Windows CE tools, most of them apparently targeted at Windows Mobile devices but also of use on customized CE devices as well. The very bare-bones site (who needs graphics when you're...

If you're a Windows CE device maker or application developer, you'll want to check out the new Test Embedded blog put together by my colleagues on the CE Test Team. They bill the blog as the place for "questions and discussion about Windows CE and testing...

The Gotdotnet team is throwing a Birthday Party and all Gotdotnet users are invited! The party will occur at the Microsoft Visitor Center this Friday, November 18, 2005 between 6PM and 10PM. For more event details, see http://blogs.msdn.com/korbyp/archive...

.NET Compact Framework v2 is now ready and available for download ! As of today we have the English end-user download and the Platform Builder QFE available. Remaining language downloads will be released in the new few weeks as we get the localized download...

Microsoft has this week created three new licenses for use with future Microsoft Shared Source programs: The Microsoft Community License allows people to modify and redistribute code for either commercial or non-commercial purposes and requires...

An interesting article appeared in the Financial Times on Monday regarding business' growing propensity to use so-called "soft power" vs. a more military-inspired approach toward their customer bases. (" How Soft Power is Winning Hearts and Minds ", by...

Perfection is a relentless pursuit (no apologies offered to a certain car company currently using a variation of that phrase). In that pursuit, we really cannot afford to be insensitive to your -- our customers -- concerns, nor can we ever hear from you...

The so-called "Three Amigos" from Windows Development have recently created El Blog de América Latina , focusing on the Windows family of products, providing a forum to explain their experiences in developing them and also serving to collect customer...

I'm back, after a rather protracted absence: I got married, went on my honeymoon and on my return, became ever more entrenched in planning our MVP Summit , which begins this week. Microsoft's MVPs are, in the words of Steve Ballmer , our best customers...

In case you've not heard of the PDC , you should check out this opportunity to network with your fellows developers while previewing upcoming Microsoft technologies. The event consists of keynote presentations, technical sessions, interactive labs and...

Earlier this month I mentioned the new look for the community page on the MSDN Windows Embedded Developer Center . In like fashion, this new layout has now been applied to the MSDN Mobile Developer Center community page as well. Check out all the new...