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GPSTwit giving out breadcrumbs

Posted Saturday, October 18, 2008 2:30 PM by stevecla01
My pal Frank wrote about his many status update tools recently and noticed a new one on there that may be useful for my PDC trip – GPSTwit . This Windows Mobile and iPhone application enable you to attach your geo location to a Twitter post if your device Read More...
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My PDC Agenda

Posted Thursday, October 16, 2008 5:21 PM by stevecla01
The PDC events team has done a great job with the online scheduler they just released and I found via Long . As you can see above I’ve started fixing my schedule already and the .ics link lets you copy these directly to your calendar. My Outlook calendar Read More...
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Packing for the PDC

Posted Tuesday, October 14, 2008 2:07 PM by stevecla01
I haven’t started packing just yet but I was scanning through my feeds last week and noticed the little haul above left from The Standard Hotel group. I’ll be at their place in LA for the PDC soon. Then I noticed the Muji To Go opening in JFK airport Read More...
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Microsoft: Are You Thinking Way Outside The Box?

Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008 3:19 PM by stevecla01
I came across this logo on my mate David L's Blog and noticed it on Frank’s too. It’s also started to appear on posters around our Redmond campus . What’s it all about?   Draw your own conclusions and keep you eyes on www.thinkwayoutsidethebox.ne Read More...
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David Treadwell Talks Live Mesh

Posted Sunday, October 05, 2008 6:32 PM by stevecla01
David Treadwell is one of the quiet guys behind the scenes of Live Mesh amongst other things. We had him talk to some of our executives in a meeting I helped pull together earlier this year and I was seriously impressed by “tread”. He’s been around for Read More...
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PDC2008: Dear Boss...

Posted Thursday, October 02, 2008 9:36 AM by stevecla01
  A handy template to ensure you get your PDC ticket :)   Dear {Enter Your Manager’s Name Here}, I enjoy my job and have always appreciated how well you manage me. As you know, I don’t ask for much. I am a humble employee with simple needs, Read More...
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Get More Live Mesh at PDC

Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 8:48 PM by stevecla01
I can hardly believe that Live Mesh has been around for months now. I use it every day and find it invaluable but as I’ve said before, what we see today is really just the tip of the Live Mesh iceberg. At the PDC you’ll see and hear about a lot more about Read More...
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Bluehoo update

Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 8:40 PM by stevecla01
  The mysterious Bluehoo is growing well over 100k “hoos” now found. What’s the scoop? Well here’s what Jonathan said Question – how does a start-up cope with geo-scale growth? Answer – you’ll find out at PDC!   More PDC goodness. I know what Read More...
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Get Windows 7 at the PDC

Posted Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:33 AM by stevecla01
  I think Denise’s post today answers my earlier question on what will be on that 160gb USB drive everyone will get at the PDC – you guessed it, a pre beta build of Windows 7 . In related news, Steven Sinofsky will keynote as will David Treadwell. Read More...
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The PDC swag fest – 160gigs coming your way

Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2008 6:09 AM by stevecla01
Several years ago at the PDC attendees received a beautifully packaged set of DVD’s called “ The Goods ”. Well, they’re back for PDC 2008 but DVD’s are no longer that distribution method. Every attendee will get a 160GB external USB2 hard drive full of Read More...
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PDC accessories

Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008 6:28 AM by stevecla01
Just in case it rains in LA during the week of October 27th, we should buy a job lot of these to hand out at the PDC :) Kid's Sky Umbrella , by MoMAstore courtesy of SwissMiss Read More...
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Microsoft's Services Platform

Posted Monday, September 15, 2008 6:57 AM by stevecla01
Right now, Joe Wilcox is by far the best Microsoft watcher out there. He’s very adept at accumulating information and building his own conclusions and insights. I really enjoy reading him both to learn about Microsoft from the outside but also his take Read More...
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Even More Clouds at the PDC

Posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 6:11 PM by stevecla01
I posted about cloud computing as a big topic at the PDC back in August and noted there were 11 Cloud Services sessions scheduled back then. That has now jumped to 27 sessions with topics such as Architecting Services for the Cloud Hope to see you there Read More...
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More Clouds at the PDC

Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 12:52 AM by stevecla01
Just in case you were in any doubt about one of the key themes of the Professional Developer’s Conference (PDC) this year check out the listing above of categories – with 50 new sessions added last week, Cloud Services now has 11 sessions scheduled – Read More...
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