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Collapse all Forums By Default?

We are looking at ways to improve both the page load times and discovery of the forums on the...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/08/2007

So Much for Hotel Food

Today we went out for lunch with a few of the team members and leads here. It was actually more than...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/29/2007

The Daily Show is on CNN?

What would Jon Stewart say? I stumbled upon "The Daily Show" in regular rotation on CNN Global while...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/28/2007

One Part New England + One Nascar = Shanghai Taxi

Made it to my hotel room tonight in Shanghai. The ride from the Airport was an adventure. We started...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/28/2007

It's currently -53 degrees Celsius

And although this entry won't post until possibly Monday I'm currently two and a half hours into a...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/28/2007

Is HD Video Dead on Arrival?

I’m glad that the Xbox team hedged their bets on next generation digital video. I’m not convinced,...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/17/2007

How do I find out what's running when I start windows

And furthermore.. how do i turn it off? I was recently asked what application you should use to...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/16/2007

5 Things You May Not Know About Me

I’ve been tagged by Brain Harry in the 5 things you may not know about me meme. 1. I love cooking…...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/14/2007

I don't get the iPhone love

I work for Microsoft. So that probably discredits everything I'm about to say despite the fact that...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/10/2007

The Wii60 Expereince

I alluded to my purchase of the Nintendo Wii but I really didn't talk about the system itself. The...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/07/2007

How the Power Outage and a Thief Scored me a Wii

Getting some newfangled device, like a Wii, can be a challenge if you work and live in a tech-happy...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/30/2006

Nobody Reads Your Internal Site

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but it's probably true. You know that slick site you put...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/28/2006

First two reviews of my Thinkweek paper

I've received the first two reviews of my Thinkweek paper. One of them was posted to the paper site...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/27/2006

Kudos to MSDN for making support options clearer

Check out: https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa718682.aspx A little late on my part, but...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/27/2006

My Thinkweek: The Evolution of Customer Support

I've been doing a lot of writing lately. All that extra keytapping, however, was going towards a...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/19/2006

Refactor String Resources to Resx Files in Vb.Net and C#

Last week our team released the 1.0 beta of a new refactoring menu option for Visual Studio 2005....

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/04/2006

I've Been Mini'd

A few folks have pointed out that my blog was "mini'd". It wasn't bad press so I figured I'd mention...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/30/2006

Questions about the Zune… Let’s Fix the Internet

I’ve been tempted to get one or two Zune’s for the Ledgard family, but there are some questions that...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/15/2006

What do you think about CTPs?

Brian Harry wants to know. We've always had a concern about the quality of the CTPs we release, but...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/09/2006

Two Cool announcements today from MSFT

  1. Rent HD movies on your Xbox and purchase TV shows. This is something I thought would be really...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/07/2006

Creating a simple multi-install package for your customers

If you've downloaded something like the "Google Pack" in the past and wanted something like that for...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/07/2006

I've been interviewing for two days now

Late last week I was asked if I would be interested in interviewing Monday and Tuesday in Vancouver....

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/07/2006

Meebo is a sweet service

So I wanted to log in quickly to my MSN messenger account and realized the machine I was on didn’t...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/07/2006

Download hotfixes without contacting support!

I'm thrilled to say that today we've launched the Devdiv hotfix Public Availibility Pilot Program....

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/31/2006

Browse and discover MSDN and Technet Blogs by Tags!

Unfortunately it's not listed on the home page, but you can now navigate around our blogs by the...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/26/2006

I got my Xbox360 back and am playing Lumines

I said I'd follow up when I got my 360 returned to me from support. I actually got it back before I...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/25/2006

This post is not worth reading

There are a lot of small things I've neglected blogging about and I figured I could make up for it...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/24/2006

Live at OCS - A Tour of Innovation

Topic: On the Horizon: A Tour of Innovation Description: What are the most significant trends in...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/06/2006

Live at OCS - Mobile Communities Breakout Session

This is the first of two breakout sessions I'm going to attend. I'm skipping out on the "performance...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/06/2006

Live at OCS - Community Business Models

9:50 Topic: Community Business ModelsWhat new opportunities and experience influence current online...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/06/2006

Live at OCS - Demo Time

Good morning to all three of you interested in refreshing my blog regularly today! The day has...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/06/2006

Live at OCS - Internationalization of Online Communities

4:00: Before this session starts... I had a good conversation with someone from Java.Net. Their team...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/05/2006

Live Blogging Begins from the Online Community Summit

It's that time of year again and I'm stuck in Somona CA attending the 2006 Online Community Summit....

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/05/2006

MSDN Forums Get a Lounge Area

This probably took to long, but we've created two "lounge" type forums on the MSDN forum site for...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/02/2006

Orcas September CTP available for download

I don't generally advertise each CTP release from our division, but there are some things that are...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/29/2006

Mrs Josh Has Too Much Time on Her Hands

Apparently Gretchen and Zoe are spawning off a "Media Content Empire" out of JobSyntax. That all...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/28/2006

Halo RTS Game a Reality!!!

I was hoping for this in the spring... well for a long time really. I'd love to see them do for RTS...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/27/2006

Good Support Stories

It's best to share both good and bad feedback with teams when you have it. Today I have some better...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/27/2006

Open Invitation to Friday Demo Days

I’ve posted in the past that our team has been attempting to run “Demo-Day” after our Friday scrum...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/25/2006

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