Randy Holloway at Microsoft

Here's an update to my post yesterday about the security researcher that was fired by @Stake for participating in a report that was critical of Microsoft. Now that I've read the report, I'd like to comment further. The report in question lacks merit in...

Or has it been? You decide. My guess is that Microsoft will ship the product as soon as they can meet their major objectives and get it out the door. As a developer, I'd like for the product to be a stable platform to target applications towards. As a...

I just saw this article over at the Winformat web site. Exclusive: PDC Attendees to Get Aero Demo Only Which states that according to "sources" that have spoken to Paul that Aero will be not included in the DVDs given out at the PDC. The main reason being...

eWeek: What's Next for SQL Server?

CNN.com: Software giant throwing its weight behind web search .

Is anyone else *astounded* by the announcements coming out of the Sun Network event in San Francisco? I really am. From what I've heard and seen so far, Sun is really doing what it needs to do to both change their business model and communicate (read...

Help Net Security has the article here , pointing out that a research director at Gartner is warning people against relying solely on Microsoft for anti-virus protection that is expected to ship with Longhorn. I agree with this in principle, but how is...

To clear this up once and for all, Longhorn is either delayed or not delayed .  I'm glad we have that straight now.

This is why many people (like myself) have a love/hate view of Linus. Linus is clearly very bright and has a lot to offer the technology industry, but at the same time he constantly says dumb things. It is hard to take someone seriously who can't maintain...

News.com has a story on a security researcher that was released by his employer @Stake, a consulting company that does work for Microsoft, after contributing to a report that criticized Microsoft. Specifically, the report criticized the security of Microsoft...

Cameron Purdy doesn't like what I'm writing on this site. But at least I'm in good company. Cameron is right about one thing. There is probably a little more advocacy going on here than there should be, and more technical content would be appreciated...

CNN.com has an article on Sun's announcement of the Java Desktop System , designed to compete with Windows. I'm interested to learn more about this- I have many more questions than answers at this point.

The other day, while talking to a couple of my friends in the development community, we stumbled onto the subject of next month's PDC. I'm going to be attending, and while talking about the trip I started to get concerned that its going to be a letdown...

Has anyone heard anything about WSE 2.0 and the release date for the toolkit (right now it is a "technology preview")? I want to start planning some projects that would potentially utilize WSE 2.0 features. I haven't really heard anything in about two...

Eric Brown, a member of the SQL Server team, has an interview in MSDN magazine covering Yukon that was published recently. I've had the pleasure of working with Eric on a number of things over the past year or so, and he's really excited about the Yukon...

The site SQLJunkies.com is planning to launch with SQL Server-related content in addition to its weblog community next month. If you're interested in helping to make the launch successful and getting your feet wet in the world of technology writing (or...

The Internet Search Engine Database site has an article on some "interesting leaks" from the MSN Search Team. There is also speculation that some of the information may be part of the hype cycle as well, in anticipation of what is likely to be a two year...

Thurrott has another interesting Longhorn tidbit .

An opinion piece on the undetermined ship date for Longhorn raises a few interesting questions, but provides no answers. WARNING: Avoid this if you're suffering from "Longhorn overload".

ZDNet reports on software compatibility problems with Microsoft products on Windows Server 2003 and the difficulties faced by customers.