January 2009 - Posts

Microsoft Can Help Businesses Save Money!
30 January 09 06:15 AM

You probably won’t catch this in time but yours truly will be interviewed on the John Adams Show, KFNN, 1510 AM in Phoenix. The 10 minute interview will be broadcast LIVE at the FBR Open in Scottsdale on Friday, 1/30/09 at 9:08 AM.  I will be speaking Read More...

Postedby Dan Willis | 1 Comments    

Filed under: Motivation, Cloud, Organization, Cost Saving

One Stop “Shopping” for All Microsoft SDK’s
22 January 09 07:38 PM

Microsoft SDKs On this page you will find links to Microsoft Software Development Kits (SDKs), which provide documentation, code samples, tools, headers, libraries, and other files that developers can use to create software applications and libraries. Read More...

Postedby Dan Willis | 0 Comments    

Filed under: Team Development, VSTS, ALM

New Video Explains S+S
20 January 09 06:32 AM

Even though S+S or Software + Services has been out in the “wild” for a couple of years there are many who are not aware of what it really means.   It seems that in the internet culture of today nothing registers until it has an obligatory YouTube Read More...

Postedby Dan Willis | 1 Comments    

Filed under: Cloud

TAG – New and Useful From Microsoft Labs
14 January 09 06:17 AM

Every so often something really interesting comes out of Microsoft’s R&D (please, save the snide remarks for another time…) and I just want to shout about it!  Microsoft TAG is one of those very interesting ideas that just might stick.  Read More...

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Filed under: UX, Cloud

REDFLY Smartphone Terminal
04 January 09 07:00 PM

Normally, I’m not a gadget-head but I recently saw a new device in action that is tailor made for road warriors or those of us who take notes extensively.  Celio Corp . has come out with the REDFLY Smartphone Terminal.  For $199 you get a device Read More...

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Filed under: Mobility

What Is Live Mesh?
01 January 09 06:59 AM

I was having lunch with @roseannhiggins and @cherylfarmer Wednesday afternoon and I mentioned that Microsoft Live Mesh was nominated for a TechCrunchie award (until January 05, 2009). They, of course, wanted to know what it is so I’m tossing out a few Read More...

Postedby Dan Willis | 2 Comments    

Filed under: Cloud, Live Mesh