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The Magician of the Wii-mote

I wrote about this guy a while back and the amazing stuff he was doing with the WII remotes .  Now you can hear him talk IN PERSON at the upcoming MIX 09 conference.  Here’s the info on his session: Interaction Techniques Using the Wii Remote Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 18, 2009 2:04 AM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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Get Fit in February Contest

Interested in getting your own Visual Studio Team Suite MSDN Subscription?  Don’t have the dough to shell out for it?  Then you need to check out Caleb Jenkins' latest blog post .  He’s been on a weight-loss tear recently and decided to Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 11, 2009 1:04 AM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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I’m Back!

Sorry things have been so quiet on this blog, but I just got back from my first 2-week vacation since I’ve been at Microsoft and it’s been GREAT!  I (almost) totally unplugged from everything related to my job, and tried to enjoy just *being*.  Read More...
Posted Monday, January 05, 2009 8:00 AM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Happy Holidays!

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Posted Wednesday, December 24, 2008 12:46 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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Come to MDC Dallas and See Me Shave My Head!

That’s right – you heard right!  I’m issuing a challenge to all the architects, DBAs, enthusiasts, and professional software developers in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas… If we can get 750 people registered to attend the MSDN Developer Conference Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 18, 2008 5:47 PM by Chris Koenig | 4 Comments

PDC Day 2 – Windows 7, Windows Live, Mesh and Office Online

Today’s big announcements at PDC were around Windows 7, .NET 4/VS2010, Windows Live Mesh and Microsoft Office futures. Windows 7 Both Windows Server 2008 R@ and Windows 7 will have the ability to boot from a VHD as well as mount a VHD like a normal drive Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 4:45 PM by Chris Koenig | 4 Comments

More than you care to know about me…

I don’t usually go in for these things, but since it was Dave O’Hara that tagged me, I have to respond: What I was doing ten years ago I was working as a Senior Microsoft Development Consultant at Step Consulting in Greensboro, NC.  I had been working Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:27 AM by Chris Koenig | 4 Comments
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Tools List

Someone at the Launch event a few weeks ago asked me what tools I use when presenting as well as any cool developer tools that I use when developing. I figured that with Hanselman’s List, having another list didn’t make a lot of sense since I get a lot Read More...
Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 5:15 PM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments
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All Hail the High Nerd!

I don't normally take these kinds of tests , and almost NEVER post my results, but my friend Todd posted his results , and I just had to try my hand at it.  I never thought I was *that*nerdy, but I figured I'd find out.  I'm not as Nerdy as Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:10 AM by Chris Koenig | 4 Comments
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Happy 12th Birthday David!

It's hard to believe it's already been 12 years - WOW :-) Read More...
Posted Saturday, January 26, 2008 9:43 PM by Chris Koenig | 3 Comments
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DDNUG Casino Party - Smashing Success!

Last Thursday night was the first ever DDNUG Casino Party, held at the Microsoft offices in Las Colinas.  As expected, the party was a smashing success!  Casino tables, food and fun were everywhere.  Omar - you totally outdid yourself!  Read More...
Posted Saturday, December 15, 2007 1:11 PM by Chris Koenig | 5 Comments
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Free HD DVDs for buying an Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

A few months ago, I gave into the pressue to get into the high definition DVD market and purchased a Microsoft HD DVD player for my Xbox 360. Part of what tipped me over the edge was a promotion stating that everyone purchasing the player would get a Read More...
Posted Monday, December 10, 2007 9:45 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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Santa's Blog | Santa.com

I had no idea, but thanks to my good friend Wade Wright of NDDNUG , and soon to be HHH fame,  I now know where Santa hosts his blog: http://www.santa.com/users/santa/blog   Santa's Blog | Santa.com Read More...
Posted Friday, December 07, 2007 3:25 AM by Chris Koenig | 4 Comments
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Iconic daredevil Evel Knievel dies at 69 - Yahoo! News

What a sad, sad day... I remember as a kid watching Evel on TV.  We were always amazed at what he could do, and what he attempted to do.  For Christmas one year, I received an Evel Knievel motorcycle toy and van - the motorcycle fit in the back, Read More...
Posted Friday, November 30, 2007 5:46 PM by Chris Koenig | 2 Comments
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Computer Randomly Plays Classical Music

Although I never actually encountered the problem described in this KB article, a friend of mine sent this to me to remind me how important it is to have a good sense of humor when developing software... Computer Randomly Plays Classical Music Technorati Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 29, 2007 1:13 AM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments
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