Shy Cohen's WebLog
Muses on Distributed Computing, SOA, and other tidbits
I Moved, and So Did My Blog!
Hi All, I have left Microsoft to start my own training and consulting business. My new blog address...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/16/2009
Oslo and Models
As you may have already read on Doug's or Don’s blogs, “Oslo” is the codename for...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/08/2008
Tips for Public Speaking
Scott Hanselman posted a list of speaker tips for technical presentations. It's a great read, and so...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/27/2008
TechEd US in Orlando
If you are going to TechEd in Orlando come check out my S+S talk: A Practical Guide to Doing the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/25/2008
TechEd Israel Videos
The videos of my TechEd Israel talks are online. The Software plus Services talk is here. This is a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/10/2008
TechEd Israel
If you are going to TechEd Israel, make sure to catch the talk that Tim and I are delivering on S+S....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/13/2008
Help us prioritize our future investment in Windows Workflow/Rules Designer re-hosting scenarios
The Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) team is looking for YOUR input to help us prioritize our...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/13/2008
Are you going to TechEd Europe?
If you’re going to TechEd Europe Developers in beautiful Barcelona, come check out my talks in the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/16/2007
Help us prioritize our future investment
The Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) team is asking for your assistance in prioritizing our efforts...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/16/2007
Ontology and Taxonomy of Services in a Service-Oriented Architecture
A few months ago I published an article titled Ontology and Taxonomy of Services in a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/01/2007
Rory "makes" Doug leak details about some of our future plans
While I was at TechEd, some folks on my team recorded this video for channel 9. Guess what future...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/16/2006
Laurence and Craig on Channel 9
My good friends Laurence and Craig recently recorded a Channel 9 video on WCF tracing. Check it out...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/19/2006
Web Service Software Factory ARCast
Ron just posted the session Don Smith and I recorded at TechEd US in Boston about the Service...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/30/2006
Getting on the SOA Bandwagon
Ron Jacobs just posted the ARCast we recorded at TechEd Israel titled "Getting on the SOA...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/24/2006
June CTP breaking changes doc is online
See the Resources page on the WCF community website for details.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/07/2006
Familiar faces on the TechEd Europe homepage
I was looking at the TechEd Europe Developers homepage when a picture I saw on the rotating image...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/06/2006
.NET Framework 3.0 - June 2006 CTP
Get it while it's hot. Note: This CTP is not compatible with Vista Beta2…it is compatible with the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/23/2006
Adventures on the way BACK from TechEd: The Problem with Falling Doors
The way back was mostly uneventful. Since I did not sleep at all the night before, I was sleepy and...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/19/2006
TechEd Boston – Day Five: The End is Here
Today at 9am Don and I repeated the Service Factory chalk talk. Since this was fairly early in the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/18/2006
TechEd Boston - Day Four: Modeling and Sea Levels
Today I had no speaking “duties” (L), which meant that I had more time to talk with folks (J). I...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/16/2006
TechEd Boston – Day Three: 2 chalk talks and 2 fun guys
The morning started with a discussion on Reliable Messaging with one of the attendees. Over the last...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/16/2006
TechEd Boston – Day Two: A scary tale with a good ending and 2 back-to-back parties
This morning I gave my talk. I was working on the demos and slides until late last night, completely...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/14/2006
TechEd Boston - Day One: Familiar faces and cool customer stories
The first "real" day of the conference was great! This morning started out pretty nicely. I am...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/12/2006
TechEd Boston - Day Zero
Well, opening on Sunday was an interesting idea. I’m not sure I’m thrilled by it. Since I had a lot...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/12/2006
Our new website!!!
As you probably heard by now, WinFX is now .NET Framework 3.0. If you didn’t, check out the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/12/2006
Adventures on the way to TechEd
Boston. The Cradle of Liberty. Home of TechEd 2006. The city that’s far, far away from Redmond J...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/11/2006
TechEd 2006 in Boston
Here's the list of my TechEd talks. CON312 (WinFX) Windows Communication Foundation: Building...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/08/2006
WCF: it’ll save your day, it’ll save your life
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of things I that I really enjoy (presenting, talking to folks about the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/24/2006
Been busy - check out the slides
I've been busy with a few conferences and other tidbits. Tons of stuff, but no blogging. While...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/14/2006
Upcoming Events and Meeting Opportunities
Here are some details about the upcoming public events and activities I have planned for the next...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/27/2006
Feb CTP is UP!
The WinFX Runtime Components February CTP has been published. For February, Vista will also be...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/22/2006
It’s playtime! The WCF Virtual Labs are now online!
If you haven’t played around with WCF because you didn’t want to install stuff on your machine...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/22/2006
Reliable Messaging demystified
Recently I hear many questions about Reliable Messaging in WCF. In fact, I just had an IM chat with...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/20/2006
My new job
I’ve recently switched from a Feature PM (a Program Manager responsible for a set of technical...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/20/2006
Go-Live License!
Today we announced the availability of a Go Live License for WCF that permits limited deployment of...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/18/2006
The November CTP of WinFX is online
Get it while it's fresh :-) WinFX Runtime Components:...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/18/2005
PDC demo #2 - Transactions
After a short delay, here’s the second one. This demo illustrated how transaction flowing works in...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/17/2005
BAD P!
At the PDC I presented an acronym (BAD P) that can help you folks (and myself ;-) remember the 4...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/21/2005
PDC demo #1 - Sessions and Instancing
As promised, here’s the first one. This demo illustrated how sessions work in Indigo … er… Windows...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/20/2005
PDC 2005 is over
Wooooo! PDC was awesome! Thanks again for all the folks who attended (and double that to those who...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/18/2005
PDC 2005
Indigo is going to have a substential presence in this year's PDC. There are 21 sessions discussing...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/14/2005
Indigo Beta 1 RC is out!
The Indigo Beta1 RC (Release Candidate) is now available for download here. The Beta1 drop itself...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/23/2005
Scott drinks the TechEd KoolAid
Don't miss this hilarious video of Rory, Dan Fernandez, Becky Dias, Simon Guest, Richard Turner,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/30/2005
Indigo CTP Now Available to General Public!
Get your Avalon and Indigo Community Technology Preview here.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/27/2005
We're Out!
Woohoo! The fisrt Community Technical Preview (CTP) of Indigo is now available for download at...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/16/2005
Indigo Day sessions available online!
Our friends at Fawcette Technical Publications posted the Indigo Day sessions recorded at VSLive...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/13/2005
If you're going to San Francisco
Make sure to stop by VS Live on Feb 8th and say Hi. With Eric, Don, Steve, Doug, Scott, Alex and...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/09/2005