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I do a lot of my online communication through Facebook and Twitter. You can find and follow my feeds...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/05/2012

30 to Launch Azure at Seed Philly!

Back in February we had a great series of Windows Phone 7 talks we did at Seed Philly that...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/24/2012

Event Report – Startup Weekend Tampa

Startup Weekend Tampa – April 13-15, 2012 (Quick Note – At Microsoft we do event reports when we...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/19/2012

Windows Azure Learning Path

Great new content from the expert team I’m involved with around Azure. Check out all the new content...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/05/2012

Testing against IE for Startups

I tell this to startups all the time. You need to test your sites and products against IE, even if...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/02/2012

Tampa Hackathons: METRO FRIDAY for Win8 or Windows Phone in April

This sounds like a ton of fun. METRO FRIDAY hackathons for Win8 or Windows Phone - Tampa - April...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/27/2012

Ars Technica: Create a Bootable Windows 8 USB Thumb Drive

I’m going to build one of these today. Just need to dig up a 30GB+ storage drive. Ordering...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/06/2012

HTML5 Drag and Drop for SharePoint

Really good article in MSDN Magazine this month by Andrey Markeev. Check it out: Adding HTML5 Drag...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/06/2012

Updated BizSpark News App

Well, I haven’t actually updated the app, but I have updated the feeds going into it. The BizSpark...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/05/2012

East Region BizSpark Startup Kinvey Closes $2M Round

Awesome news. Hacker Chick, Abby Fichtner, has some details in the Microsoft BizSpark blog. Congats...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/04/2011

Microsoft training from 10 years ago

The Microsoft fiscal year (FY) started on July 1, and it’s our time of year to do things like plan...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/03/2011

BizSpark One Startup Panopto in GeekWire

I met the guys from Panopto in Pittsburg a couple of years ago and they floored me with the demo of...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/01/2011

New from Ignition Showcase 11.15.10

Good stuff from our Partner Ignition blog… Windows Azure Updates! Update Your Windows Azure Skills...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/15/2010

Online Silverlight Firestarter on December 2nd

If you do any WP7, Silverlight, or WPF development, you’re probably not going to want to miss this....

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/12/2010

BizSpark Graduation Offer

In the next year or so, a number of our BizSpark Startups will come to the end or their three years...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/04/2010

Curse on the Windows Team Blog

No, not that kind of curse. Brandon has a great post on the Windows Team Blog about BizSpark Startup...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/18/2010

MyWebCareer.com goes live

I’ve been working with a BizSpark startup called MyWebCareer.com. This site lets you monitor and...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/12/2010

Windows Phone 7 Available November 8th!

Really excited for this. Be sure to check out the Windows Phone 7 launch events linked below: Today...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/11/2010

Microsoft Security Essentials for Small Business

Eric Ligman announced today that Microsoft Security Essentials will be available to small business...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/22/2010

Interview with Hedgehog Development - Azure, the Microsoft Partner Network, and BizSpark

Posted this to the MPN East blog and though I would also share it here. Hedgehog Development is a...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/14/2010

Small Basic Updated

Check out the Small Basic blog for details on the update they’ve release to Small Basic. Coolest new...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/12/2010

Is Azure Right for my Business?

Free Live Meeting on February 25. Check out the link for details and to register. Should be a good...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/29/2010

Partner Interview: SummitCloud | brianjo | Channel 9

This is an audio interview I posted to Channel 9 today. SummitCloud is working through the Microsoft...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/25/2010

Microsoft in the Cloud

The Microsoft in the Cloud events are coming to cities in the US East Coast in February and March....

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/18/2010

Interoperability Bridges & Labs Center

Great resource for those working with PHP and other F/OSS tech on Windows and IIS.  Lots of...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/15/2009

Happy Birthday to BizSpark!

News from the PDC… Microsoft’s BizSpark Fires Up Startups, Ignites a Community: Marking its one-year...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/18/2009

Windows Azure Briefings in the US East Region

I wanted to pass along information about these Azure events in the East in December. We’ve all heard...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/17/2009

Sanjay on Incubation Week for Azure in Atlanta

Sanjay has a nice writeup on the final day of Incubation Week in Atlanta last week. Sounds like it...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/16/2009

Elite Web Optimization Event in Boston in December

I’ll be at this event in Boston on December 9th. Check out the details and the registration link...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/06/2009

TechDrawl Interview on Incubation Week in Atlanta

Cool. Interview with Murray Gordon about BizSpark Incubation Week next week in Atlanta from...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/06/2009

Web Platform Installer Facebook Page

Mark Brown and I built out a Fan Page for Web Platform Installer this morning. Check it out and add...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/29/2009

Channel 10 - Microsoft's Official USB/DVD Download Tool Helps you Upgrade Netbooks to Windows

I haven’t tried this yet, but I’m pretty happy to see it up there. The help file is available on the...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/27/2009

PHP Magazine - The Great PHP on Windows Contest

I’m always on the lookout for cool PHP applications that people have running on IIS. If have one,...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/26/2009

Windows 7 Launch

Should start at about 11:00 AM EST. More at the Windows 7 Virtual Press Kit site.

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/22/2009

The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery - Microsoft Research

New free book from Microsoft Research. I really can’t wait to dig into this.  The Fourth...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/19/2009

SocialGrow Promo Video

SocialGrow was one of the BizSpark companies that participated in our BizSpark Incubation Week in...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/13/2009

Day1: Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week @ Boston

Sanjay has some nice coverage of Incubation Week in Boston . Check it out below. Microsoft Dynamics...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/06/2009

Multitouch Mice

Cool mouse demos from Microsoft Research... Via Engadget.

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/06/2009

Connected Show Podcast: Please Pass the Duct Tape | The US DPE East Media Blog | Channel 9

Latest Connected Show from Peter and Dmitry. Good stuff, and the audio quality is impressive. :)...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/05/2009

WebsiteSpark is Live!

One of the projects I’ve been working on for the last few months has gone live today. Building on...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/24/2009

Glancephone – an exploration of human expression - Microsoft Research

Cool paper. I remember seeing a talk on this a few years ago. I think a lot of what they say here...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/22/2009

Startup Post on TechCrunch: From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

Great post on starting a new company by Seth Sternberg. In fact, this is such a great post that I...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/21/2009

Incubation Week - Boston

We’re still taking nominations for startups to participate in our BizSpark Incubation week in Boston...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/18/2009

Microsoft PDC09

So wish I was going this year. :) Check out the site to register and get the early-bird discount....

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/10/2009

Design for Startups: The Aesthetics of Web Apps

Cool article from ReadWriteWeb on design for startups. This story is part of their BizSpark...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/09/2009

The New York Internet Company plans data center expansion in Bridgewater - NJ.com

Wanted to pass this on as New York Internet is a great BizSpark Network Partner. Their site is...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/09/2009

BizSpark Startup Flickchart covered in OrlandoSentinel.com

Orlando Sentinel technology reporter Etan Horowitz did a nice writeup of Flickchart, a BizSpark...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/08/2009

Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable

Another Springboard roundtable coming up on September 24. Definitely worth attending if you’re...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/31/2009

Windows Azure and Partner Opportunities | brianjo | Channel 9

I posted this today to Channel 9. It’s talk by Mike Werner on Windows Azure, organized by my good...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/26/2009

Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week for Windows 7 at Reston

Sanjay is documenting the BizSpark Incubation Week he organized in Reston, VA this week. Check out...

Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/25/2009

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