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MySynths on Facebook

Got some great pictures from summer vacation? or a family reunion?  Here’s a cool way to share them with all your Facebook friends:  the folks at speakTech have created a Facebook application called MySynths that lets you upload PhotoSynth creations Read More...
Posted Friday, August 21, 2009 1:06 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Maximus Geekus

Well, it’s that time of the year again… For the last 31 years (yikes!), starting when I was a freshman in High School, I’ve been part of the National Junior Classical League (NJCL), and tomorrow I’m off to attend the 56th Annual NJCL Convention at the Read More...
Posted Saturday, July 25, 2009 1:16 PM by joneil | 1 Comments
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Microsoft Tag API Released

If you’ve been at one of my presentations, including the most recent one I did on Mobile Development at the Greater Buffalo IT/Dev Day , you’ll know I’m a big fan of Microsoft Tag – the colorful (and creative) 2d-barcode technology from Microsoft Research Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 23, 2009 6:11 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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More Microsoft Research Releases

Those of you that attended our Winter Roadshow might recall we did a rapid fire lunch time session covering a number of projects kicking around in the labs at Microsoft Research. Earlier this month Chris announced that Kodu (which was then called Boku), Read More...
Posted Friday, July 17, 2009 12:08 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Summer of Silverlight – Win $10K

I missed the mark on this one, but thanks to a recent posting from Dino Esposito , I just became aware of ComponentArt’s 2009 Summer Silverlight Coding Competition .  The best application (as selected by the panel and community votes) will win $10,000, Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 07, 2009 10:00 AM by joneil | 1 Comments
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Atta Boy, Andy

Congrats to the Northeast’s own Andy Beaulieu (MVP and leader of the Central New York .NET Developer Group ) for winning the ServerQuest II Silverlight game competition, with his entry Boss Launch   And from the “great timing department”, my colleague, Read More...
Posted Friday, May 29, 2009 12:31 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Well, Slap my Tag and Color Me Cool

You’ve probably seen Microsoft Tag at one point or another.  I’ve been using it in presentations as pointers to my contact information, slides, and demos, and I understand that WalMart is (or will be) using it on some of their merchandise.  Read More...
Posted Monday, April 27, 2009 8:29 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Dear Friend

I can’t help but think how much more successful Mrs Allen R Baker might be if she got herself a copy of Microsoft Word (and a clue in terms of period placement). Just look at the spelling and grammar issues that were flagged! Come to think of it, her Read More...
Posted Monday, April 27, 2009 6:10 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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PowerPoint Tidbit

I’m in presentation-building mode once again, stealing researching materials for the upcoming Northeast Roadhshow , and I’ve been reusing a cool feature in PowerPoint that (apparently) isn’t all that well known. You know those slides you’ve seen with Read More...
Posted Monday, February 23, 2009 10:42 PM by joneil | 1 Comments
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Something Cool for the CRS crowd

Do you suffer from CRS syndrome, you know ‘Can’t Remember Stuff’ (or something like that…).  Well, Microsoft Recite may be just what you need.  Recite is a Windows Mobile 6-based application that you can use to record notes to yourself on your Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:14 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Are You Game to Win $5000?

Check out this new Silverlight developer competition in which you could pocket $5000 for showcasing your Silverlight skills.  The contest rules aren’t that apparent from the site unless you register (or spot the tiny link in the footer), so I’m copying Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 12, 2009 12:06 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Who's On First - Microsoft Style

I suspect this is one of those things a lot of you may already have seen, leading you to wonder if I've been under a rock, but I just got wind of it today and, as an avid watcher of old Abbott and Costello movies as a kid, just had to pass it on. I'm Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 15, 2009 11:32 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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(Microsoft) Research In Motion

While the Windows 7 beta announcement is one of the bigger stories coming out this week, there's a number of other cool developments that nicely complement the Microsoft Research (MSR) presentation that Chris and I paired up on during the Northeast Roadshow Read More...
Posted Friday, January 09, 2009 12:44 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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I Suru, Do You?

photoSuru that is... photoSuru is a WPF photo viewer application that was featured as part of Scott Guthrie's keynote at the Microsoft PDC this past October. While it's a wicked pissah app just to play with, the real value in my mind is that the source Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 07, 2009 10:38 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Fat-free, Vegetarian Turkey Recipe

While the other folks are piling on the calories this weekend, here's a way to buck the trend! Happy Thanksgiving all! Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 5:09 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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