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Microsoft Recite – Voice Notes as a Service

Posted Monday, February 16, 2009 9:23 AM by dachou
Microsoft just announced a new service intended for mobile devices, called Recite . In short, it allows people to record voice notes using their mobile devices, and then use voice again to search against saved “notes”, then Recite will “recite” the identified Read More...
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Freebie – A t-shirt for Taking a Survey!

Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 9:42 PM by dachou
“Are you a PC?” Get a FREE “I’m a PC” black, cotton t-shirt by taking a short survey…honest, it’s less than 10 questions!  Click here to take the survey and get your t-shirt. [UPDATE 2009.02.04] : Our apologies – the response has been overwhelming Read More...
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Series - Cloud Computing and Microsoft

Posted Tuesday, January 13, 2009 11:47 AM by dachou
This is an ongoing series of posts and studies on cloud computing and related concepts, and the Microsoft platform and strategies. This post will serve as an index of related posts on this blog, and will be updated periodically. Cloud Computing Cloud Read More...
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Cloud Computing and the Microsoft Platform

Posted Tuesday, January 13, 2009 3:09 AM by dachou
It has been a couple of months since I wrote about cloud computing and Microsoft’s plans and strategies . Now that Azure Services Platform has been unveiled at PDC2008 , and after having the opportunities to discuss it with a community of architects from Read More...
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Microsoft Tag – Interactive Mobile Bar Codes

Posted Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:10 PM by dachou
One of the interesting items announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week was Microsoft Tag ( http://www.microsoft.com/tag ). It is a different kind of bar code, intended to be read by cameras in cell phones and mobile devices with Internet Read More...
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Architect Council - Mountain View 2008.11.18

Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:19 AM by dachou
Here are the content for the Architect Council event at Microsoft's Mountain View campus on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. We would like to thank everyone who made the time to attend, and sharing your feedback. We appreciate the kind comments, as well as Read More...
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TechDays08 Talk - Microsoft Cloud Services Architecture

Posted Thursday, November 13, 2008 11:48 PM by dachou
Here are the slides for my talk at the TechDays08 event in Costa Mesa on Thursday, November 13, 2008. I'd like to thank everyone who made the time to attend. Personally I really enjoyed the interactive questions and was glad to share this information Read More...
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Architect Council - Cloud Computing and Impact on Architecture

Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 8:34 PM by dachou
Cloud computing is a disruptive force that has the potential to change everything, but how do we take advantage of it? At Microsoft, cloud computing is a major component of our technology strategy and platform, and a rich and massively scalable cloud Read More...
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Event - TechDays 08 Orange County

Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:31 PM by dachou
If technology is the backbone of your business, you won’t want to miss out on the TechDays ’08 event in Costa Mesa, CA. Filled with exclusive product information presented by insider experts, TechDays ’08 will show developers, IT professionals, Read More...
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Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates' Real-World Tour

Posted Saturday, September 13, 2008 4:35 PM by dachou
So the much anticipated Microsoft consumer advertising campaign finally kicked off. We first saw the "Shoe Circus" TV spot, and just now the second episode, "New Family", was released. The series can be found on Microsoft's website Read More...
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Cloud Computing and Microsoft

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:28 AM by dachou
Here's a popular topic. ;) A quick search in the blogsphere finds countless number of posts and comments proclaiming the inevitable (or already happening) decline of Microsoft as we near the age of cloud computing. A small sampling of some well-known Read More...
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PDC2008 - A Futures Look at the Microsoft Platform

Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 9:27 AM by dachou
Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference (October 27-30, 2008) is coming to the Los Angeles Convention Center again! 2005 was the last time PDC was held, also in LA. That event unveiled the pieces that make up of what we know today as .NET Framework Read More...
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Is Open Source Ready for Prime Time?

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 12:41 AM by dachou
Well that's an obvious question. And you'd be surprised if you were expecting Microsoft to say no to it. :) Fact is, Microsoft has learned / adapted to embrace and support open source communities and models. I had the opportunity to speak at the UCLA Read More...
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