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In Office Web Application video, Jon Box gets a mention

In a recent video interview of Chris Bryant on Channel 9, he was showing off his new baby, the Office Web application Technical Preview. Around the 3:30 minute mark, some of my recent uploads to my SkyDrive happen to be timed correctly to get me a mention Read More...
Posted Friday, September 25, 2009 1:01 AM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Inside FedEx QuickShip

About 18 months ago, FedEx stood onstage with Bill Gates, as they launched FedEx QuickShip. John Mullinax (DPE), Chris Bryant (Microsft GPM, Office), and I teamed up on the evangelism effort, with help from a lot of folks – including some great people Read More...
Posted Saturday, September 12, 2009 11:44 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments
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Interesting Findings and Good BBQ

New Windows Blog Just found a new blog that looks interesting since it's about Windows "7". It's called Engineering Windows 7 . Office Labs At It Again I've mentioned before that Office Labs has some cool projects in the Search Commands and Read More...
Posted Sunday, September 07, 2008 10:51 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments

Announcing: Microsoft Equipt

Didn't see this one coming, but I think it's interesting. It's a $70 annual subscription for Office Home and Student + Windows Live OneCare + Windows Live tools, and can be installed on 3 machines at home. Microsoft Equipt is $69.99 (U.S.) estimated retail Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 06, 2008 2:19 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments
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My Next Few Weeks

They are going to be some busy ones - but I'm looking forward to them. Metro Mobility Hands-On Lab in Memphis - May 13-15. A 3 day event where we cover the fundamentals of building applications on Windows Mobile. We have a couple of seats left. Contact Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:09 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments

Open XML Explained - in paper or digital form

If you haven't heard, Open XML has created a lot of buzz on it way to becoming a standard. Back at ODC, I was able to bring back a couple of copies of Open XML Explained , a book talking about the specifications (written by Wouter van Vugt ). You can Read More...
Posted Saturday, May 03, 2008 11:58 AM by jonbox | 1 Comments
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Scared of the Office Ribbon?

I don't understand this phenomenon myself, but I hear people bring it up. "Office 2007 is so different looking", or "I can't find my old commands." I'll keep my inside voice quiet here, but let's just say that I don't connect with Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:17 AM by jonbox | 2 Comments

OBA Resources

In case you haven't heard, Office Business Applications or OBA's are a hot trend. John and I have blogged about FedEx Quickship and the related activities at ODC2008 , but our teammates are telling us about other customer innovations all around the world. Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 4:50 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments
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What To Make from the ODC Keynote

Today is a culmination of some hard work done across a team of FedEx, Microsoft, and Interknowlogy folks. During the Bill Gates keynote at ODC this morning, David Zanka (SVP, E-commerce, FedEx) announced QuickShip and some other possible FedEx direction. Read More...
Posted Monday, February 11, 2008 7:06 PM by jonbox | 3 Comments

SharePoint Advanced Bootcamp in Memphis, FEB 18-22

I'm proud to announce that if you tell them that I referred you via this blog, they will give you a $600 discount on this 5 day real bootcamp. Feb. 18-22, 2008 (5-day ILT course with extended labs) Price: $2,995 Location: New Horizons Memphis 4775 American Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 11:08 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments

Office: Interactive Developer Map

Chris Bryant (one of the organizers of the upcoming Office Dev Con ) pointed this out to me the other day, and I wanted others to know about it. If you're looking at OBA development, I'd recommend checking it out. It's a great way to get a look at the Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:19 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments
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interesting reading and activities this week

Updates to Live Search and Live Maps Check out the maps Updated Live Search for Mobile app XBOX predicted to outsell the Wii. Thanks HALO3. Video: Raikes, Gates Talk UC on CNN For my MAC friends, potential Office 2008 features More on Astoria . I like Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 18, 2007 12:41 AM by jonbox | 1 Comments

ODC 2008 - coming to San Jose in FEB 2008

When: February 10-13, 2008 Where: San Jose Convention Center , San Jose, CA Who: 2000 developers and architects who build solutions on the Office platform (Office clients, servers, and services) ODC 2008 will bring together architects, developers, industry Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 9:36 AM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Oops! Who did I just send that email to?

Have you ever had an experience where you his the SEND button in Outlook and then had a meltdown because you just did a REPLY ALL accidentally (or forgot to remove a large group like ALL_MICROSOFT_EMPLOYEES from the CC). Outlook supports a "defer delivery" Read More...
Posted Friday, July 06, 2007 5:10 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments
 
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