Robert Scoble, for Channel 9, finally got that dream interview… it’s on the Channel 9 site for all to see.Check it out! Poor Robert sounds sooo nervous. And I don’t blame him one bit. I probably wouldn’t be able to form sentences…
Okay… I confess that I was “ego surfing” a few minutes ago.. after I read Steve Lamb’s post on the subject.. I used Technorati to see who was linking to my blog posts. I found a nice reference back to my request for Windows Vista feedback from August 31st.. Vlad Mazek’s post (thanks Vlad!) pointed people … Continue reading No really… What is it that, as you say, “sucks”?
With all the focus on SQL Server 2005 our team has been doing lately, I was very glad to find this web site. The team that builds the SQL Server engine has a blog of their own: SQL Server Engine Tips.One post in general got my attention – the team is requesting your feedback on … Continue reading Mirror, Mirror…
VERY interesting developments on the MS vs. Open Source battlegrounds…http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1854183,00.aspYes, perhaps I’m a bit biased, considering who signs my paycheck. But to me, Stuart Cohen sounds scared. This eWeek article talks about him and OSDL turning down Microsoft’s offer of a joint, co-sponsored “independent” research study. And what were they afraid of? Well.. Cohen pretty … Continue reading OSDL’s Stuart Cohen – What are you afraid of?
Have you seen Start.com? Have you seen it lately?Eileen Brown reminded me of it this morning… Very cool. Chris Avis also has a couple of posts on it as well. (Post 1, and Post 2)
Bill Steele is a developer and a skilled presenter on our MSDN team. He is also a former military pilot and currently owns one or two small planes. Recently he was given the okay to take some time off to help out in the hurricane Katrina relief efforts. A couple days ago he sent this email … Continue reading Hurricane Relief Stories – Part 2 – Bill Steele
Last week was a sad one. Horrible storm. Horrible flooding. Horrible people taking advantage of both. Devastated neighborhoods, cities, and lives.Yet out of the worst tragedies often come the best, most encouraging stories about people and their willingness to help others.I’m proud to work for a company that has both the will and the resources … Continue reading Hurricane Relief Stories – Part 1- Microsoft Across America
My friend and teammate Kai Axford delievered an EXCELLENT webcast just a few minutes ago, for which I had the honor of covering the Q&A. The webcast was all about ways to secure your messaging using Exchange 2003, Outlook 2003, ISA Server 2004, S/MIME, PKI, OWA… Great stuff!Here is the link to the webcast for … Continue reading “Best of” Q&A for Webcast: “Implementing Messaging Security for Exchange Server Clients”
SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 017Number 17 Tidbit here…Wouldn’t you like to have the installable ‘books online’ for the next version of SQL, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, installed and available on your local workstation?“Absolutely!”Your wish is granted! You can download and install the Books Online from the SQL Server 2005 June CTP. Here is the link.And … Continue reading SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 017
One of the last times I posted something about Windows Vista my blog got lots and lots of hits. I also used the same animated graphic in that post. So… either Windows Vista is hot, or this picture is. Anyway… I’m working on a Windows Vista presentation. I have one hour to convince folks not only … Continue reading Vista? Microsoft Windows Vista? It’s cool. What else would you like to know?
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