Welcome to MSDN Blogs Sign in | Join | Help

December 2008 - Posts

Microsoft Data Center Team Discloses Gen4 Vision

Unless you have worked around datacenter operations, you may not fully appreciate this post. At any rate, you should take a look at a post from Mike Manos on Our Vision for Generation 4 Modular Data Centers - One way of Getting it just right . Talking Read More...
Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 3:46 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments
Filed under: , ,

A New Day At Windows Live

Wow! Windows Live is changing (Wave 3 we call it) and today shows some very visible signs of this. As announced , there are a set of features being exposed that make Live a true social network. It also is cooperating with other social networks like Twitter, Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 04, 2008 9:37 AM by jonbox | 0 Comments
Filed under:

Giveaways for MDC Attendees

I already posted today about MDC , but the latest update provoked me. Look at the current list of SWAG: JUST ANNOUNCED - Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD. You will also be in the running to win one of 3 Lego NXT Robotics Kits and the WROX Microsoft Robotics Developer Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 02, 2008 3:59 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments
Filed under:

IE8’s Personalize Button

One of the ways to see IE8’s potential is through the Personalize Button. When IE8 is first installed, this button will appear in the toolbar as below. It is a web slice that highlights one of IE8 gallery partners (which anyone can become a member of). Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 02, 2008 3:46 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments
Filed under:

Where’s the nearest MDC?

For the Heartland district (the Microsoft territory that I’m assigned to), we’re promoting Detroit (JAN 22). However, that might not make sense for my friends in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, and Arkansas. So, be aware that there are quality Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 02, 2008 10:39 AM by jonbox | 1 Comments
 
Page view tracker