May 2006 - Posts

• XBox 360 System Update Beta

  Yet another perk to working at Microsoft. :) I can't go into details, but I can say that I was "invited to a Beta of an upcoming System Update, the same one disclosed in Gamerscoreblog.com and other sites. The beta is not open to more participants – we Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 30, 2006 4:09 PM by Tom Mathews | 0 Comments

• Performance Engineering, Training, and Town Halls

  Last week I attended a two-day course on performance engineering. It was really high-level, and covered a lot of common-sense items, but it was still rather interesting. It looks like the "free ride" of processor speed improvements is coming to an end, Read More... Posted Thursday, May 18, 2006 4:47 PM by Tom Mathews | 1 Comments

• Windows SDK now has a blog

  I forgot to mention it last month, but the group I'm in now has a blog: the Microsoft Windows SDK Team Blog . It's giving the PMs the opportunity to chat with you guys, as well as point out efforts such as the Vista Developer Story , which details the Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 10, 2006 4:13 PM by Tom Mathews | 2 Comments

• Morale Event and a Mini Reorg

  The website that I coded has been holding up well; I'm still waiting for people to review the latest changes before I can roll them out. In the interim I've added a few feature requests, and spent most of my time studying. It's very nice to have the time Read More... Posted Friday, May 05, 2006 3:06 PM by Tom Mathews | 6 Comments