Alex Barnett's blog
The blog of Alex Barnett
Spam, spam, spam and more spam.
This is a story about spam, the trademarking of SPAM, a product that tackles spam and a SPiced hAM...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/19/2006
Lucky Shawn
Lucky Shawn. There I was feeling all important by meeting Bill last week for a total of 10 seconds,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/19/2006
Gillette. The Best a Geek Can Get?
I lost my shaving stuff somewhere between London and Seattle last week. So I went off to the local...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/17/2006
A thrill meeting Bill
After the live webcast breaking the news that Bill's transition will complete in July 2006, there...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/16/2006
Vista - Media Center (Beta 2) review
Lots of luscious screenshots in Krunker.com's comprehensive review of Windows Media Center Preview...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/16/2006
Microsoft Announces Plans for July 2008 Transition for Bill Gates
Wow.... "Bill Gates will transition out of a day-to-day role in Microsoft effective July 2008 to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/15/2006
Wiki - word of the week (www)
Everyone's getting a wiki this week. First MSDN (well, last week), then eBay. Who's next? Update,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/13/2006
MSDN API
I like this. A lot. MSDN now has a web API into the MSDN and TechNet Publishing System (MTPS) MSDN2...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/13/2006
Open Source and Lip Service
ZDNet's Dana Blankenhorn points out the facts that Jason Matusow's blog hasn't been updated since...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/13/2006
LINQ and ADO.NET Entities (Channel 9)
Sam Druker (my boss's boss's boss, on the left) and Anders Hejlsberg talk about the May CTP of LINQ,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/12/2006
MSReadr (or, RoboScoble)
The Windows Live product teams have a number of blogs, some hosted on MSDN and others on MSN Spaces....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/12/2006
MSDN does wikis
Yesterday Somasegar (who runs the Developer Division at Microsoft) announced the beta version of the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/09/2006
Coping with Information Overload (video)
About four weeks ago I made my way over to ZDNet's studios in San Francisco to be interviewed by...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/09/2006
today
As you may have noticed, I'm taking some time off the blogging thing. I'm also in London now for the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/03/2006
Live Local screencast
I'm really impressed by the new Local Live release (you'd might say 'you would say that' 'cause I...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/25/2006
Windows Vista feedback
Windows Vista Beta 2 feedback. Wot Chris sed.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/24/2006
2-tier internet means one thing
Tim Berners-Lee is getting some more deserved airtime over at the BBC regarding the net neutrality...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/23/2006
The mystery of J
Raymond sheds some light on the mystery of J.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/23/2006
I'm hyper.
In late July I have an appointment with a surgeon who will remove my thyroid. Technically, this is...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/20/2006
Web 2.0 - the movie
Who says Web 2.0 hasn't hit the mainstream - they've even made a movie about it. Slight re-branding...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/18/2006
Allofmp3 - down for bad.
This Allofmp3.com news doesn't look good.... (disclaimer time) I've been a customer for around 2...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/15/2006
Everyone is an expert (We the Media)
My dad sent me the following this morning. I just have to share this with you...enjoy:-Dear Alex,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/14/2006
Blog in Word 2007
Joe Friend has some interesting news re: Word 2007. You'll be able to author blog posts using it and...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/12/2006
Go and microformat stuff! ('cause it's going to happen anyway)
JasonKolb, rightly in my humble opinion, is getting excited by the potential of the microformats,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/12/2006
Pronouncing it right.
There is a room in our building called Kalaloch, named after a place in Washington state that I'm...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/11/2006
It doesn't have a name yet
Don Dodge hints to something very cool... "It doesn't have a name yet, but indications are that...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/11/2006
What's coming in ADO.NET?
Well, I finally made it to Channel 9. Sort of. Think of it my appearance here as a cameo masterpiece...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/10/2006
Share Your OPML (it had to happen)
So, who would have thought that OPML would be a big deal? ;-)The interest in Dave Winer's latest...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/08/2006
Live.com and OPML
New feature (among others) on Live.com: "- OPMLRequest: can I export my rss feeds that I’ve...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/05/2006
Wiring the Web (the video)
Matt Augustine and Paresh Suthar presented the Live Clipboard / RSS SSE (and microformats) work at...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/04/2006
it's about throwing stuff away
I had the pleasure of meeting with Steve Gillmor in San Francisco earlier this week. We met downtown...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/04/2006
Attention Clouds
Here's an attention cloud for you. az. "The Intention Cloud is a web application supported by Perl...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/04/2006
yup.
Joe Morel took the words right out of my mouth: "Then I moved to Seattle, and started drinking more...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/04/2006
Microformats and Yahoo
Jeremy Zawodny points to the Yahoo Tech site and highlights the fact that their reviews are now in...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/04/2006
More on 'the Del.icio.us Lesson'
Joshua Porter, who coined the term 'the Del.icio.us Lesson', has gone to the trouble of further...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/03/2006
47% of all blog posts are tagged
David Sifry provides more Technorati stats, this time with a little more info on the tagging front....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/01/2006
Del.icio.us Inside
At Seattle Mind Camp yesterday, Michael Blay Michael Blay, Geoff Froh and I ran a session on the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/30/2006
Off to Seatle Mind Camp 2.0
I'm heading out the door to Seatle Mind Camp 2.0. Will post from there. Here's a thank you to all...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/29/2006
Lara on the Xbox (Bling stylee)
The Graniad reports on Lara's appearance on the Xbox (Bling stylee): "the Xbox marketing team in...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/27/2006
I think, therefore I am logged in.
I think, therefore I am logged in. Wired: "Researchers at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, are...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/27/2006
BBC 2.0 - 'Outrageous!'
The BBC's Creative Future (aka BBC 2.0) initiative has been well received from what I've read. You...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/27/2006
Microsoft, The Innovator's Dilemma and Wallop
Don Dodge, director of business development in Microsoft's Emerging Business Team, has shared some...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/26/2006
IE7 Beta 2 - come and get it!!
IE Team blog: "This evening we released IE7 Beta 2 at https://www.microsoft.com/ie. This release is...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/25/2006
Scenario-Based Planning (or, How to Avoid Making Peanut Butter)
In my new role, I'm learning loads about the way the product teams plan, design and build products...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/24/2006