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October 2009 - Posts

East Coast Roadshow Series

Thanks to my New York Metro colleague, Peter Laudati , for pulling all of these events together in one place.  While Chris and I are rather partial to the Northeast Roadshow :), we realize a number of you prefer the warmer climes this time of year, Read More...
Posted Friday, October 30, 2009 12:33 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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7 on 7: The Index

Here’s a one-stop shopping spot for the 7 on 7 blog series from the past week (each image leads to a post on a specific technology).  Hopefully, the series has given you great ideas on how to start leveraging the new Windows 7 features in your own Read More...
Posted Friday, October 30, 2009 7:07 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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7 on 7: Windows Multitouch

Windows Multitouch , in my opinion, is the most emotive new feature of Windows 7. From the kids at home to the audiences to whom I’m demoed Windows 7, there’s something fresh and fun about being able to manipulate an application with simple hand gestures. Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 29, 2009 7:07 AM by joneil | 3 Comments
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7 on 7: Sensor and Location API

You just arrived in LA from Boston, and when you get to your hotel and pop open your laptop, the weather widget on your desktop notes the local temperature on this bright sunny day, and when you search for a coffee shop in Santa Monica the nearest one Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:07 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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On the Fence? PDC Offer Good Until Friday!

Microsoft PDC is just a few weeks away, and you’ve probably already heard some of the buzz.   Windows Azure will go live, and of course, we’ve just released Windows 7 and Beta 2 of Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4 (by the way, not Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:30 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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7 on 7: Direct2D and DirectWrite

I’m a technical introvert; I love dealing with data, services, interoperability… the plumbing.  So I have to admit, the new graphics stack that Windows 7 introduces – with Direct3D 11 , Direct2D , and DirectWrite – didn’t resonate that much with Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:07 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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7 on 7: Extended Linguistic Services

Extended Linguistic Services (ELS): another cryptic name for some pretty powerful capabilities.  ELS is a platform supporting language processing with a consistent service-based API for language detection and transliteration. So what’s in it for Read More...
Posted Monday, October 26, 2009 7:07 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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7 on 7: Federated Search

It’s a stuffy-sounding name, but I’m finding the Federated Search capability in Windows 7 rather cool, and starting the see all kinds of uses of it to improve my own productivity. Federated Search leverages the OpenSearch API and the common syndication Read More...
Posted Sunday, October 25, 2009 7:07 AM by joneil | 2 Comments
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7 on 7: Taskbar

One of the more noticeable changes in the Windows 7 experience is the refinement of the taskbar.  Whoa! This looks like lots of reading; is there a movie ? Taskbar Geography In Windows 7, the taskbar has three distinct areas: the Start menu button, Read More...
Posted Saturday, October 24, 2009 7:07 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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7 on 7: Windows XP Mode

The first Windows 7 feature I’m going to talk about is - of all things  - Windows XP, well, more exactly, Windows XP Mode .  In a nutshell, XP Mode allows you to run legacy applications in an XP virtual machine right on Windows 7.  It may Read More...
Posted Friday, October 23, 2009 7:07 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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7 on 7

Given that Windows 7 is now mainstream, I thought I’d spend some time highlighting some of the main features that developers can leverage. Beginning tomorrow and over the next week, I’ll have a post a day on one of the new APIs or capabilities enabled Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:07 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Windows 7 is Here: Be Ready!

Today marks the official general availability of Windows 7.  I’m heading out later today to the Best Buy in the CambridgeSide Galleria ; I and my Evangelist colleagues will be on hand at stores across the country to answer questions and show off Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:07 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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7 Ways to Change the World

  As you’ve probably heard there’s a lot of anticipation about the official Windows 7 launch tomorrow.   What you might not know is that internally Microsoft has a rather impressive contribution matching program and sets aside October to Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:07 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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User Group Happenings East and West and in Between

I’m pleased to announce we have THREE new User Groups starting up, stretching from the extreme east to the extreme west edges of the Northeast! The Cape Code XNA User Group is kicking things off this Friday, Oct 23rd, with a discussion of the pre-production Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 20, 2009 8:59 AM by joneil | 0 Comments

Visual Studio 2010 / Framework 4.0 Beta 2

Beta 2 is now available for MSDN subscribers, with general availability coming on Wednesday, Oct 21st.  This is a ‘go live’ release as well, so it can be licensed for developing and deploying production applications. Beta 2 includes a streamlined Read More...
Posted Monday, October 19, 2009 12:28 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Announcing Tech Valley Code Camp

The ‘ink’ is barely dry on New England Code Camp 12, and there’s another Code Camp on the horizon approaching fast – in less than three weeks! The Tech Valley Code Camp will be held on Saturday, November 9th at the University at Albany-SUNY , from 9 a.m. Read More...
Posted Monday, October 19, 2009 7:30 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Fall Roadshow followup

With the Windows 7 launch event in Boston , the Windows 7 Incubation Week , and Code Camp this past weekend, I’ve fallen woefully behind in my follow-up post to the last Northeast Roadshow … so behind in fact, that we’ve already announced the next series Read More...
Posted Monday, October 19, 2009 1:43 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Code Camp 12: 7 on 7 Resources

Thanks to all of you that made it out for Code Camp 12 in Waltham today and special thanks to the team of Chris Bowen and Chris Pels, who make it all happen twice a year. I had fun doing the “7 on 7” session (though failed miserably at my 7-minute per Read More...
Posted Saturday, October 17, 2009 11:34 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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SQL Azure CTP 2

This one is hot off-the-presses!  SQL Azure CTP 2 was just released and incorporates the complete feature set that will be available when SQL Azure officially goes live at PDC 2009 . CTP 2 is being hosted on a completely new live production environment, Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 1:03 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Incubation Week: What Did you Say?

After the launch event this Monday, I spent the rest of my week deviating a bit from my normal schedule and participated in the Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week for Windows 7 at the Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) in Waltham.  Sanjay Jain did Read More...
Posted Sunday, October 11, 2009 11:47 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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“The New Efficiency” Resources

Thanks to all that showed up for the Windows 7 launch event today in Boston to see Chris , Bob , and me present on the new features of Windows 7.  Presenting in a movie theater comes with its own set of challenges, but hopefully you were able to Read More...
Posted Monday, October 05, 2009 3:27 PM by joneil | 1 Comments
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Congratulations Pat Tormey – Our Newest MVP

Congratulations go out to Pat Tormey, who just became the Northeast district’s newest MVP.  Pat is the leader of the New Hampshire .NET Users Group , which meets at Daniel Webster College in Nashua.  He has his hands in most of the developer Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 01, 2009 4:48 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
 
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