30 January 2009
Great ARCast.TV Episode
You owe it to yourself to see this talk with David Platt, author of Why Software Sucks .  David does a great job of pointing out anti-principles of software development and how to avoid them.  Check it out. Read More...
29 January 2009
Microsoft Gold Partner Offers Content Management System That Runs On Top of SharePoint
I just visited today with a local Microsoft partner (local to me, anyway) Mogisitc that has built an interesting content management system Contentivity .  Microsoft has always depended upon a thriving partner ecosystem where really smart people build Read More...
28 January 2009
Silverlight Raising the Bar for Flash
Microsoft’s SilverLight tightens the screws on Adobe Flash? ITBusinessNet January 20, 2009; by Matthew David http://softwaredev.itbusinessnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=630745 Read More...
27 January 2009
My Windows Azure talk at the Delaware Technology Council
Thanks to Sanjay for saving me the time of writing this up myself.  :) http://blogs.msdn.com/sanjayjain/archive/2009/01/24/technology-forum-of-delaware-cloud-computing-session-by-david-solivan.aspx Read More...
04 December 2008
MSDN Fall Freedom Roadshow Comes to PA State Capital!
  MSDN Freedom Roadshow in Pittsburgh, PA Hey all.  The MSDN Freedom Roadshow has already rolled through Scranton and Pittsburgh and the next stop is Harrisburg, PA!  These events are proving to be a great way to keep up with technology Read More...
02 December 2008
Windows 7 Beta 1 for MDC Attendees
Breaking news!!! Attend an upcoming MSDN Developer Conference and you will receive a Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD. Note:  The Windows 7 DVDs will not be ready to hand out in time for the events happening in December, but we’ll definitely mail them out to Read More...
01 December 2008
OK, THIS is funny!
One of the few shows to NEVER jump the shark recently poked some fun at a certain technology company that is enjoying great success in the personal device space.  I will let the animated characters speak for themselves. Read More...
30 November 2008
How to Send Your Facebook Status Updates to Twitter as an RSS Feed
Ok, so I have a friend who I follow on Twitter and recently I noticed that she (the goddesslike Asli Bilgin) was automatically forwarding her Facebook status updates to Twitter.  Each post was preceded by “Book of Faces” which is really, really Asli-like, Read More...
26 November 2008
New Silverlight Book Written by Microsoft Techs Working on the “Front Lines”
One of the things I love about working at Microsoft is the number of specialized roles that work together to bring the power of software to the world.  We have engineers, salespeople, technical specialists, technical evangelist and many more roles; Read More...
21 November 2008
Is Microsoft Interested in Helping Architects?
  I often talk to architects who are frustrated when trying to find good material relevant to their field, particularly from Microsoft.  For instance, we just held a very successful Professional Developer Conference whose title seems to indicate Read More...
07 November 2008
Live Services Jumpstart 2009- Washington, DC
Hey all, There's a great event coming up in DC on Live Services.  There's a few seats left, so catch it if you can!   We have 80 people registered for this event next week in Washington, DC but still have a few seats open.  If you want Read More...
30 September 2008
Upcoming Events
We kicked off our first MSDN Freedom Roadshow in Pittsburgh on September 19 th .  Great crowd! Great sessions! And the freedom keeps ringing on in a town near you soon! Stay tuned to our blogs and join our Facebook Group : search for MSDN Freedom Read More...
10 September 2008
LET FREEDOM RING IN PITTSBURGH!!!!
Lindsay , Dani and I are kicking off our Roadshow series in Pittsburgh September 19th.  This first MSDN Freedom roadshow will focus on building the Next web with Microsoft technologies.  Space is limited so register now ! Microsoft invites you Read More...
22 August 2008
Philadelphia hosts IASA Regional IT Architect Council Sept. 23 - 24.
23 - 24 September 2008 | Philadelphia www.IASAhome.org/web/ITARC/Philadelphia IASA IT Architect Regional Conference 2-Day Conference What do you want from an industry event? A group of practicing architects were asked the same question and this was their Read More...
29 July 2008
If you hate Windows Vista, Microsoft's Windows "Mojave" may be just the answer for you!
Vista has taken a lot of bashing from....well, a lot of people.  There are those funny Apple ads that portray Vista as a kindhearted doofus; not someone you would hate, but rather roll your eyes at as he screws up again.  Then, of course there Read More...
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