October, 2008

Small Basic was recently announced to the world as part of the Dev Labs project , by S. Somasegar .  Inspired by BASIC, it’s a great way to start programming.  I’m hoping we’ll have some coverage for our Digigirlz events this year, where we...

Today at the PDC, Ray Ozzie announced our cloud computing platform (called Windows Azure).  Using the platform, developers will be able to build .NET-based applications in the cloud using our data centers.  This kicks of a new revolution in...

Welcome Back!  If you visited the blog lately ( http://blogs.msdn.com/springboard and @SpringboardBlog )  you may have seen a redirection to a Springboard Technet Blog .  Stranger still, the RSS posts were still coming out this week although...

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A great document with screenshots and everything to get you started with the Imagine Cup IT Challenge.

Learning Snacks are free, short, interactive presentations about popular topics and have been created by Microsoft Learning experts.  Each Snack is delivered by using innovative Microsoft Silverlight technology and includes various media, such as...

Our friend Jennifer Marsman (that’s Jen with the mic) was recently interviewed by Dave and Larry from Thirsty Developer.  Along with her Microsoft co-workers Beth Humphreys , , Angela Binkowski and Rachel McKane , Jennifer talks about the role of...

Imagine Cup is Microsoft’s student competition where the most talented software designers, programmers, game developers, and IT students meet head-to-head. Students learn great resumes skills while competing for great prizes like a trip to Boston, free...

Tim Heuer added onto the Silverlight Conversation today by pointing out these XAML PowerToys for Silverlight 2.

At the stroke of midnight, Silverlight 2 reached the internet. Here are links to Install Silverlight 2 runtime and to Install the Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 , Expression Blend update for Silverlight 2 , and Deep Zoom Composer . Students...

Mike Nash posted on the Vista Team Blog yesterday that they've finalized the name for Windows 7 (the next version of Windows.) It's Windows 7! :-)  I often like codenames better than the names products ship with, and I was definitely curious what...

The black and blues of Intel, IBM, and Microsoft, surviving chips to bits without much bruising.  I’ve worked at 3 of the largest computer companies in the world and I wanted to share my experiences here with you.  Intel – a software person...

This is perhaps the coolest innovation from Microsoft, Live Search and Give ! Search and Give is a new search entry point for Live Search.  When you sign-in using your Live ID, Microsoft will donate advertising proceeds to your favorite charity or...

Randy Guthrie blogs about being one of a few men at Grace Hopper: http://blogs.msdn.com/mis_laboratory/archive/2008/10/03/a-fish-out-of-water-1-300-women-technologists-5-men-at-the-2008-grace-hopper-conference.aspx

What is iGive ? The iGive campaigns are a way for Microsoft to “give back” to the communities that we live in and serve. It is part of the overall corporate citizenship pillar of key initiatives that we all embrace as part of our work at Microsoft. Every...

When I lived in Columbus, I went to see Def Poetry Jam where people passionately tell their story through poems they’ve written. I’m not much of a poet, nonetheless, here’s my story. I’m a singer. That’s right I sing, I’ve sung evensongs at cathedrals...

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Grace Hopper can be a bit jolting as a first-time attendee. I first attended Grace Hopper as a senior in Computer Science and Engineering at Ohio State University . I attended with two women I barely knew - Bettina Bair , a diversity leader at Ohio State...

I’m a blogger and a video blogger for Grace Hopper 2008. I’m excited to cover the conference, but I also want to add value for attendees. Grace Hopper has a lot of students and a lot of career-oriented sessions. So, I am planning to share my experiences...