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June 2007 - Posts

So, You're Buying an iPhone?

It looks cool and they do a great job of advertising. But most people that I talk to who are enthusiastic about this have some common characteristics. Usually, they've never owned or investigated the phones that are out in the market today. I see several Read More...
Posted Friday, June 29, 2007 11:42 AM by jonbox | 0 Comments
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Looking for Hotspots?

Working from home presents challenges and opportunity. It sounds like it would be a great thing - and it is in a lot of ways. But, sometimes I just have to get out to work, and in those times it is usually helpful to have internet access. Also, when I'm Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:00 AM by jonbox | 1 Comments

How To Get a Job At Microsoft

A request that seems to come up all the time for me in social circles, "how can I find a job at Microsoft?". I don't blame people for asking. The benefits beat anything around. I'm working with some very talented people - and it drives me. We are encouraged Read More...
Posted Friday, June 22, 2007 9:21 AM by jonbox | 1 Comments

Where do I go instead of PDC?

My friends in Memphis will ask, "where should I go now that PDC is postponed?". Good question. I was going too so I'm a little bummed - but there are several alternatives. Personally, I'm holding out for the events in Nashville and Memphis to save my Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:54 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments

With Application Center going away, what can I do?

Every once in a while, I'll get a question related to the future of Application Center capabilities, and then I have to do this search for the below mentioned resources. This post is to help me find them easier. Application Center is an interesting and Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 19, 2007 1:07 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Another reason to upgrade to Vista - taught by Dave Bost

This week, I'm in Chicago with other DPE brethren attending a week long training class. I'm sitting here with Dave Bost , a Developer Evangelist based in Chicago (and a Cubs fan). Where do we hire these people?!? Did you know that when the Cubs come to Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 14, 2007 2:28 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

A Gadget For Jon Box

Not a technical post today. If you don't know, I like baseball. I like the St. Louis Cardinals. I also like Vista, and Gadgets. And during a non-exciting pontification on creating custom content types and events in WSS v3, I took a quick look to see this Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:48 AM by jonbox | 3 Comments

XCOPY is deprecated on Windows Vista

Another learning. Working at Microsoft in the field (like way out in the sticks, in other words - the life of RAS), I frequently get the occasion to download files from our corporate network. Yeah! I was doing some drag-n-drop in Windows Explorer, and Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 09, 2007 1:00 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Window Mobile 6 Touchdown Mobility Tour in TN, OH, MI

Window Mobile 6 Touchdown Mobility Tour - An Introduction to the New Developer Features of Windows Mobile 6 Join the Microsoft team of Gordon Bennett and William Steele as they discuss the new developer features of the Microsoft® Windows Mobile 6 Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 07, 2007 2:41 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments
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Acropolis and SCSF/CAB

I was reading John Mullinax's blog . He has an interesting post on Popfly where he built a HLD DPE NewsReader - what a cool idea on how to apply Popfly. Then, reading his blog got me to another post on Acropolis, which led me to Kathy Kam's blog entry, Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 12:25 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

ACS - A Potential Logging Solution?

OK, this is one of those posts for me - so you can stop reading this entry. In an internal thread the other day, someone asked for potential logging options for a custom .NET app. I'm thinking about the typical answers like: .NET options System.Diagnostics Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 11:05 AM by jonbox | 1 Comments

devLink adds more big name speakers

I loved attending and speaking at devLink last year. It's always fun to meet 400 people who have the same hobby as I do, using the same tools that I do, and wanting to learn more about it. The 2007 devLink, scheduled for October 12-13 (FRI, SAT) is setting Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 05, 2007 12:35 PM by jonbox | 2 Comments

MIX08 is on the calendar - March 5-7

MIX07 was great! Now, MIX08 has a date, March 5-7, and back in Las Vegas at the Venetian. I've been telling my contacts to check out the MIX07 content , since the keynotes and breakouts are available to everyone. And if you're trying to figure out what Read More...
Posted Friday, June 01, 2007 11:54 AM by jonbox | 0 Comments

arcReady in Memphis on June 11 (and other cities)

Architecting the next generation of software. The why, the what and the how. Microsoft’s journey towards creating new technology strategies, platforms, tools and practices is to drive the next generation of software for consumers and the enterprise. It’s Read More...
Posted Friday, June 01, 2007 10:17 AM by jonbox | 0 Comments
 
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