April 2007 - Posts

• Microsoft on Sourceforge

  Microsoft recently launched a new online resource center on Sourceforge. This resource center will include and feature 1) developing OSS on Windows and 2) deploying OSS on Windows. Check it out: http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/msft/ Did you know that Read More... Posted Monday, April 30, 2007 11:48 AM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Security Guidance Explorer

  In addition to my recent post about the Guidance Library, there's also the "iTunes for Security Guidance" known as the Guidance Explorer. http://www.codeplex.com/guidanceExplorer Link via J.D. Meier. patterns & practices Guidance Explorer patterns Read More... Posted Friday, April 27, 2007 5:06 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Internet Speed Record Broken

  Now how I wish this was available all over the world: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070424/ap_on_hi_te/faster_internet;_ylt=ArunqySTmhHtmSHt..TMZDJk24cA Read More... Posted Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:56 AM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Security Guidance Library

  I didn't know this existed: http://www.guidancelibrary.com/ Apparently, it's by our Patterns & Practices team and has all of the latest guidance documents with regards to security. Read More... Posted Monday, April 23, 2007 12:00 PM by StanleyTan | 2 Comments

• Windows Live Spaces Refresh

  More social networking features have been added to Spaces: http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Turns_On_Social_Networking_in_Spaces/1177081155 Speaking of which, we should be uploading the URLs of the blogs of the various Imagine Cup competitors Read More... Posted Saturday, April 21, 2007 4:51 PM by StanleyTan | 1 Comments

• Microsoft raises antitrust concerns over Google's purchase of DoubleClick

  http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/17/business/click.php Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:39 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• New Security Webcasts and Screencasts

  Check out these new Vista, .NET 3.0, Office, and AJAX security-related Webcasts and screencasts: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/security/aa570424.aspx Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:29 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Microsoft is Top R&D Spender

  Microsoft is currently #1 at $6.584 billion. The next closest competitor in the software business is Oracle at $1.872 billion. Google doubled it's R&D spending in 2006 to $1.23 billion, but still below the average in terms of %-age of revenue. http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0%2C1540%2C2114821%2C00.asp?kc=BLBLBEMNL041707EOAD Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:18 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Microsoft Xbox to have instant messaging

  Cool! Although, I probably wouldn't use this without a keyboard. http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/09/news/xbox.php Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:18 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Halo 3 Beta Date Announced

  http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=MPBetaAndVidocRelease Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 12:52 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments

• Singapore Imagine Cup 2007 Results!

  The Top 16 teams have been announced! If you have received an email from us, you have made it to the next round. Congratulations to the semi-finalists! In this next round, you will be developing prototypes of the proposals that you submitted. Tips Think Read More... Posted Monday, April 09, 2007 8:57 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments Filed under: MSDN Announcement

• Schizoid: First XNA Game on XBox Live Arcade

  Good interview regarding the first XNA game on XBox Live Arcade. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13409 Read More... Posted Monday, April 09, 2007 7:36 PM by StanleyTan | 0 Comments