John Coyne's Embedded Blog

Compact 7 Webcast–June 19th!

  Our Windows Embedded Compact 7 team is hosting a Webcast on June 19th! Image Tuning to...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 05/21/2012

Next Compact 7 Tips and Tricks Webcast–November 29th!

Hey Everyone, as I mentioned in the last post, Doug Boling is hosting a series of monthly “tips and...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 11/17/2011

Tips and Tricks for Compact 7 Webcast!

Howdy Campers – been a while – I’ve been on the road and visiting with customers over the last...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 10/20/2011

MIX 2011–Anyone there?

  Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend the MIX conference this year in LasVegas – Anyone else...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 04/13/2011

Certification for Windows Embedded Compact 7!

    Hey Campers – it’s been a while – I thought I’d let you all know that we now have a...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 04/13/2011

Merry Christmas from Elbacom! (new WES7 toy)

  For those who haven’t seen Mike’s post, take a look here for a Christmas present from...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 12/29/2010

New Windows Embedded Standard 7 Book Available!

Howdy, Campers! It’s been awhile since I’ve been on the airwaves… sorry about that – things get a...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 12/28/2010

Got Signage?

  I’ve been working in and out of the digital signage business for quite a while, with lots of...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 08/03/2010

Helping Developers find the right pieces

  I get asked from time to time about where folks can go to find apps for their WES7 based...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 08/02/2010

Webcast: The New 'Standard' in Embedded: Windows 7 Componentized for Devices

  Hey Campers – Join me Tomorrow at 10AM PDT as I present a webcast on Windows Embedded...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 06/29/2010

Updates, Updates, how to do updates?!?

    I get asked all the time - “John, it’s really painful to have to go to your sites and...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 06/28/2010

How to Win Friends and Influence Microsoft!

  OK, so you may not win any friends, but you’ll certainly influence Microsoft. Here’s the...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 06/11/2010

The Next Generation of Windows CE

Today at Computex, Steven Guggenheimer, our CVP here in Microsoft OEM, announced the availability of...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 06/01/2010

Ever wonder how…

I get asked all the time, about how to brand an embedded device so it doesn’t look like a PC. With...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 05/26/2010

WES7 Image Servicing tool!

Hey Campers! I've been offline for a bit, while I play with some new tools, but now I’m back!...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 05/16/2010

Other stuff around the world

  Olivier posts up about his attendance at Tech Days France next month. Looks like for the...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 01/20/2010

Lots of Devices!

I get asked all the time, “Hey John, what kinds of devices do you guys do over in Windows Embedded...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 01/20/2010

Retail, why yes, we do retail!

  in case you weren’t already aware, Windows Embedded works all over the place in the Retail...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 01/20/2010

Windows Embedded – What’s been going on?

  Hey Campers – it’s been a bit since I’ve posted up here. Sorry about that… it’s been a bit...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 01/04/2010

Upcoming Windows Embedded Webinars!

I get asked all the time “John, what are you guys doing over there at Microsoft that’s new for...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 10/12/2009

Windows Embedded Americas Partner Summit!

  Today is the first day of the Windows Embedded Americas Partner summit! a large collection of...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 09/29/2009

Host a Windows 7 “House Party”!

  In case you didn’t see it – today we launched a “contest” of sorts where you can host a party...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 09/03/2009

Solutions for Manufacturing Webinar!

  We sometimes get asked what we do in the embedded world for Manufacturing and Industrial...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 09/03/2009

Windows Embedded Standard 2011 CTP now available!

  for those of you who haven’t heard, we’re working on our new release of Windows Embedded...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 09/01/2009

New Blog in the community!

  in case you’re looking for yet another blog to read , here’s one that might be of interest...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 08/19/2009

It’s a Windows Embedded Coke Machine! (Repost)

  I had to repost this, because someone played with the privacy settings for the video!  ...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 07/28/2009

it’s a Windows Embedded Coke Machine!

  Our Friends at Bsquare just posted a link to a press release on the Coke Freestyle machine!...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 07/20/2009

Black Belt Bootcamp – Day 2

  Today at our inaugural Black Belt Bootcamp we spent the day talking about Windows Embedded...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 05/28/2009

More from Black Belt Bootcamp – Day 1

  We wrapped up day with with a visit from the Embedded Windows product unit - (this is the...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 05/27/2009

Upcoming CE Training! (Free Hardware too)

  Often, I get asked for when and where’s on CE official training. so here’s one. if you have...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 05/27/2009

Black Belt Bootcamp – Day 1

  This week, we have our Black Belt Distributor Engineers in town for some deep-dive training,...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 05/27/2009

Cool new Windows 7 Feature – XP Mode!

  For those of you who haven’t downloaded the Windows 7 Release Candidate yet, here’s yet...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 05/22/2009

Great Embedded Video: From Sensors to Servers!

  Mike just posted a great video, by Olivier Bloch, talking about Windows Embedded: From...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 05/20/2009

More from Tech ED

we met with the folks from Kopin today, who announced the “Golden-I” device here at Tech ED. It’s a...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 05/11/2009

Tech ED 2009 is here!

Well, campers, Tech Ed is underway… with our embedded precon yesterday, and all the sessions this...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 05/11/2009

Windows 7 hits RC today!

Earlier today, you may or may not have heard that we’ve published the Release Candidate for Windows...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 05/05/2009

It’s Tech Ed time again

Howdy all! I’m back online again, after some time prepping for upcoming events. One of which is...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 04/23/2009

ESC Keynote and industry address

I’m sitting live here at ESC Silicon Valley, where we just heard from Admiral T.K. Mattingly (USN,...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 03/31/2009

It’s ESC time again!

  Sorry it’s been awhile since I’ve posted… I’ve been absolutely buried with things to get...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 03/31/2009

Certification for Windows Embedded Standard (XPE)!

  Mike and Olivier both posted today about the availability of the new MCP certification exam...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 02/17/2009

Who Knows where to find Windows CE 6 training ?

  I get asked a lot - “Hey John, where do I go to get CE training?” . there are obviously a ton...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 01/18/2009

CE is alive and well!

Mike Hall posted in his blog yesterday an article from the NY Times, “Can Microsoft make Windows for...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 01/16/2009

It’s 7 Time! (Well, OK… It’s 7 BETA time!)

  So for those of you who live under a rock and missed all the hubbub, we announced the launch...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 01/13/2009

New notebook!

  It’s like Christmas… oh wait it is Christmas! I recently came up for a replacement notebook –...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 12/23/2008

Bootcamp! (part deux)

  Hey all, Still here at the bootcamp! we had a good day yesterday, and a great dinner last...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 12/10/2008

Are you Ready? Gears of War 2!

  one of the perks of being a Microsoft guy is that sometimes you get stuff slightly early. in...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 11/06/2008

Just Launched – Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2!

  I was pinged by the MAP toolkit team today and asked to pass along, so… For those of you who...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 11/06/2008

It’s official – Tech Ed’s Back to one week!

  For those of you who were at Tech ED last year in Orlando, it was a great time for the...

Author: John C [MS] Date: 11/04/2008

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