January 2007 - Posts
Last Thursday, I attended an Expression launch event in Chicago. I'm really excited about this new line of tools, because it will allow ISVs to bring designers into the development process , raising the bar for compelling user experiences. Learn more
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Earlier this morning, this new framework for creating more sophisticated user experiences on the Web was released as a free download . We also rolled out major updates to the http://ajax.asp.net/ community site to coincide with this release. It was under
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Some of you may already know of the upcoming changes in Daylight Savings Time, and their impact on time-related software, and updates available from Microsoft. In case you are not, I would like to bring this to your attention. One of the key provisions
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I was able to sit down with the great Brad Abrams two weeks back. It was a very interesting interview where I mauled the word Microsoft and no I didn't fix it in post editing. Brad provides a quick review of his career and answers some hard ISV focused
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Here's a really great way to extend Vista Search & Organize from the "Instant Search" box to search SharePoint: http://blogs.msdn.com/joelo/archive/2006/12/08/tips-to-enable-sharepoint-intranet-search-using-windows-desktop-search-3-0-rtw.aspx . For
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I just wanted to share two great resources for Architects. The first is The Architect Journal which you can find at http://www.architecturejournal.net/ . This is a great place to find articles from the leading software architects in the industry on all
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In 2005, the US Congress passed legislation to lengthen Daylight Savings Time. Starting in 2007, DST dates in the US and Canada will start three weeks earlier and end one week later. This obviously impacts many software products, including several from
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Well… If you regularly read this blog you know that John has joined the recent game of internet blog tag . I have also been tagged by a friend of mine Glenn Berry of NewsGator (one of the ISVs I am privileged to work with). So… I guess I am well and truly
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Happy New Year everyone! One of my resolutions this year is to add a life to our team blog, and so I shall. I've been one of the more reticent team members that posts here, and it's high time I fix that. Coincidentally, my friend and colleague Bob German
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The US ISV Architect Evangelism team has a 'Sub Team' that focuses on smaller ISVs that have a high potential for growth. This team is also maintaining a blog that has some great content that applies to all ISVs. You should check it out. http://ushipoisv.spaces.live.com
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Windows Vista launches in Jan 2007 and in three years 56% of all PCs are expected to be on Vista. While ISVs need to make their applications Vista compatible, this is also the right time to understand how Vista can enable better features for your customers.
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If you are an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) and are interested in learning more about business opportunities with Microsoft and Microsoft SQL Server 2005, sign up for this exclusive one-day event designed specifically for ISVs where you will see the
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