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Moving blog homes

Posted Thursday, October 25, 2007 6:05 PM by tomarcher
Just a quick note that I've moved my blog to WordPress: http://tomarcher.wordpress.com/ Read More...
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Joining the MVP Team!

Posted Thursday, August 09, 2007 10:37 PM by tomarcher
On 25 July 2007, I officially started my new job as a Senior MVP Lead !! While I enjoyed my time as a Program Manager on the Windows SDK team (where I was responsible for the .NET Framework and Platform SDK Tools, C++ compilers and reference assemblies), Read More...
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Windows Vista September CTP and Compatibility Matrix Update

Posted Saturday, September 23, 2006 3:22 AM by tomarcher
The Windows SDK team has now released their September CTP to match the Windows Vista September CTP. While Windows Vista September CTP is only available to beta and TAP members, you can use the Windows SDK on "downlevel" machines - Windows XP SP1 or Windows Read More...
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Microsoft Acquires SysInternals

Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2006 6:25 PM by tomarcher
From the standpoint of someone working at Microsoft and responsible for the Windows SDK, this is incredible news. We are basically acquiring some of the best tools for that space (low-level, hard-core devs) as well as the services of two very talented Read More...
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Windows Vista, .NET 3.0 and Windows SDK Compatibility Matrix

Posted Monday, July 17, 2006 6:52 PM by tomarcher
[28 September 2006 Update] The Windows Vista September CTP has been released to beta members. There is a matching September CTP from the .NET 3.0 Runtime Components, Windows SDK, "Orcas" Tools and Workflow Extensions to Visual Studio 2005. I originally Read More...
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June 2006 CTP Windows SDK and .NET Framework 3.0 Released

Posted Thursday, June 29, 2006 5:55 PM by tomarcher
Hot on the heels of last month's public Beta 2 release, we've released a June 2006 CTP for the Windows SDK . Note that this build of the Windows SDK is to be used with the following: Windows Vista (Build 5456), Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003 [For Read More...
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Windows Vista Beta 2 Now Available to the Public!!

Posted Thursday, June 08, 2006 4:48 PM by tomarcher
Not much to say here except ... "YAY!!!" You can finally download the Vista Beta 2 bits by enrolling in the Customer Preview Program. Note that the WinFX Runtime Components (needed to run WinFX apps) are automatically installed in this Windows Vista build. Read More...
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ReadyBoost Q&A

Posted Friday, June 02, 2006 11:06 PM by tomarcher
Back in April, I posted a blog entry on the ReadyBoost feature - the Windows Vista feature that allows you to use a USB key as virtual memory in order to enhance performance. While I originally intended the post to be an overview of ReadyBoost, it proved Read More...
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Great Resource Site for Preparing Your Applications for Windows Vista

Posted Friday, June 02, 2006 4:09 PM by tomarcher
A member of another team here at Microsoft dropped by and chatted with us a bit about a great new site that enables developers to prepare for Windows Vista. This site - http://www.devReadiness.org - contains lots of great technical articles and interviews Read More...
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New Windows Vista and WinFX Sites Launched

Posted Tuesday, May 23, 2006 7:33 PM by tomarcher
In addition to the launch of the first public Windows Vista Beta since last year's PDC, we have also published a complete redesign of the MSDN Windows Vista and WinFX developer centers in order to create a seamless, unified experience for users moving Read More...
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Are Hash Codes Unique?

Posted Wednesday, May 10, 2006 6:02 AM by tomarcher
While you will hear people state that hash codes generate a unique value for a given input, the fact is that, while difficult to accomplish, it is technically feasible to find two different data inputs that hash to the same value. However, the true determining Read More...
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ReadyBoost - Using Your USB Key to Speed Up Windows Vista

Posted Friday, April 14, 2006 6:42 PM by tomarcher
One very cool feature of Windows Vista – especially for machines not natively equipped with the kind of horsepower to fully enjoy the rich visuals of Windows Presentation Foundation (Avalon) applications is ReadyBoost. ReadyBoost enables you to plug a Read More...
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Why MSDN publishes more Managed Code than Native Code Information

Posted Sunday, March 26, 2006 6:15 AM by tomarcher
From time to time, I get queries like “Why is Microsoft forcing managed code on us?” or “Why is Microsoft abandoning native code?” and so on. As MSDN is a key Microsoft public interface to developers, I thought I’d answer that from my own perspective. Read More...
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Windows Vista, STI and a Story about Customer Service

Posted Wednesday, March 22, 2006 11:16 PM by tomarcher
One of the most exciting things I’ve seen since I started to work at Microsoft is how open the development teams are to listening and helping our customers when a problem arises. One case in point took place over the past couple of weeks. Without stating Read More...
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Free Microsoft Certification Exam (in Visual C++)

Posted Thursday, January 26, 2006 6:38 PM by tomarcher
Sorry for the late notice, but I've just been informed that there's a free Visual C++ 2005 certification exam available (#71-526). While this is a "beta" exam and is only good until January 31, it does count towards certification in the same way as the Read More...
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