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Connected Show #19 – User Experience..It ain’t lipstick baby!
Connected Show – Episode #19 – Dave Crawford on User Experience: It ain’t lipstick baby! In this...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/29/2009
Xerox Claims Printable Electronics Breakthrough
M. David Stone writes for PC Magazine about an innovative breakthrough at Xerox that allows...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/29/2009
IHI Shines Silverlight on Healthcare Improvement
Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down with Michael Iantosca, CEO of eDefine, Paul Hamnett, VP...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/28/2009
IHI Improvement Map – Customer Testimonials
The success of a solution is best measured by the reaction of its end users. You know you have...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/28/2009
IHI Improvement Map – The Benefits
IHI’s customers are already using the tool to learn all of the best knowledge available on key...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/28/2009
IHI Improvement Map – Architecture Overview
The Architecture Data Tier SQL Server 2008 The Improvement Map database is running on SQL Server...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/28/2009
IHI Improvement Map – Background
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is an independent not-for-profit organization helping...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/28/2009
PDC09 – Register Today
Register by October 30th and receive a $300 discount! Get Windows 7 Compatible PDC09 attendees can...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/27/2009
Microsoft Store – engaging with consumers directly
Tim Heuer has a great write up on the new Microsoft Store that launched in Scottsdale, Arizona Here...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/27/2009
CIO MAG: Windows 7 Bible: Your Complete Guide to the Next Version of Windows
Shane O’Neill of CIO Magazine has compiled a great series of articles on Windows 7. From the...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/26/2009
Innovation Showcase Headlines 10/26/2009
Here are the latest headlines form the Innovation Showcase site: Architecture Thought Leaders...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/26/2009
ARCast.TV - CxO Level Discussion about Cloud Computing
ARCast.TV - CxO Level Discussion about Cloud Computing What are the business considerations, the...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/25/2009
10-4 Episode 33: Downloading and Installing Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2
10-4 Episode 33: Downloading and Installing Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Are you excited about playing...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/19/2009
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 10/19/2009
Here are the latest headlines from the Innovation Showcase An Architect’s perspective on...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/19/2009
Light up your Web Site with Internet Explorer 8
Light up your web site with Internet Explorer 8! GET ASP.NET Controls for IE8, including code...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/18/2009
Light up your application on Windows 7
Light up your applications on Windows 7! GET Windows 7 API Pack Windows 7 SDK Windows 7...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/18/2009
Migrating Legacy Applications to .NET – Webcast by Magenic
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/18/2009
ARCast.TV - Matt Hessinger on How Business Drives Architecture
ARCast.TV - Matt Hessinger on How Business drives Architecture Enterprise Architects, Solutions...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/18/2009
ARCast.TV Special - Jim Wilt on Increasing Solution Adoption Success Using Architectural Skills
ARCast.TV Special - Jim Wilt on Increasing Solution Adoption Success Using Architectural Skills...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/14/2009
Architect Innovation Cafe – Deploying Windows 7
Each month through June 2010, we’ll bring you a 90-minute Architect focused Webcast to educate on...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/12/2009
Architect Innovation Cafe – Perspectives on Silverlight 3
Each month through June 2010, we’ll bring you a 90-minute Architect focused Webcast to educate on...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/12/2009
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 10/12/09
Here are the latest headlines from the Innovation Showcase site. Web Application Toolkit for...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/12/2009
ARCast.TV - How to Improve Testability with a Modular Architecture
ARCast.TV - How to Improve Testability with a Modular Architecture Mario Cardinal and Aaron Kowall...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/12/2009
Innovation Showcase Headlines – 10/05/09
Here are the latest headlines from the Innovation Showcase site. Fault Tolerance in Windows...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/05/2009
ARCast.TV - Re-architecting Applications for Internationalization
ARCast.TV - Re-architecting Applications for Internationalization Achim Ruopp, an...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 10/04/2009
Innovation Showcase Headlines
My teammates and I have launched a new site devoted to keeping you informed of the great solutions...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 09/29/2009
ARCast.TV - Clemens Vasters on Architecture Implications of the Internet Service Bus
ARCast.TV - Clemens Vasters on Architecture Implications of the Internet Service Bus ...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 09/28/2009
Innovation Showcase Web Site Launched
My teammates and I have launched a new site devoted to keeping you informed of the great solutions...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 09/21/2009
ARCast.TV - Using LAAAM to Make Good Architectural Decisions, Fast!
ARCast.TV - Using LAAAM to Make Good Architectural Decisions, Fast! Bob Familiar interviews Jeromy...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 09/21/2009
Best Practices For Using Virtualization for App Dev
Liz Hatch and Chris McNulty of KMA recently presented on KMA’s experience in configuring and using a...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 09/17/2009
Windows 7 Incubation Week
Thanks to everyone who submitted their nomination for Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week for Windows...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 09/15/2009
ARCast.TV - Caleb Jenkins On Dependency Injection
ARCast.TV - Caleb Jenkins On Dependency Injection Brian H. Prince caught up with Caleb Jenkins at...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 09/14/2009
ARCast.TV - David Hill gives us an introduction to the Application Architecture Guide
ARCast.TV - David Hill gives us an introduction to the Application Architecture Guide No one will...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 09/08/2009
Connected Show – Episode #15 – Jon Skeet goes DEEP on C#4.0
In this episode, guest Jon Skeet joins Peter to discuss C# 4 in Depth. Jon takes us...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 09/04/2009
ARCast.TV - Ward Bell and John Stame on using Silverlight on the UFC Project
ARCast.TV - Ward Bell and John Stame on using Silverlight on the UFC Project ARCast.TV - Ward Bell...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 09/01/2009
Windows 7 – Sexy, Sensitive and Heading Your Way
The Windows 7 Sensor and Location API There are some very intriguing new API’s in Windows 7 such as...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 08/31/2009
Windows 7 Sensor and Location API – A Sample Application
In order to learn about sensor development, I decided to do a take on the Sensor Diagnostic Tool...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 08/31/2009
Windows 7 Sensor and Location API – The API Details
Windows 7 provides a Win32 COM API for working with sensors. There are 3 COM Interfaces:...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 08/31/2009
Windows 7 Sensor and Location API – Getting Started
To get started working with the Sensor and Location API, you may want to purchase an inexpensive...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 08/31/2009
IASA New England September 2009 – Virtualization and the Cloud
IASA New England's September event will be hosted at the VMWare offices and will feature Kyle Smith...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 08/31/2009
ARCast.TV - Simon Guest on Patterns for Moving to the Cloud
ARCast.TV - Simon Guest on Patterns for Moving to the Cloud ARCast.TV - Simon Guest on Patterns for...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 08/24/2009
ARCHITECT COUNCIL | Innovation is the Name of the Game
ARCHITECT COUNCIL | Innovation is the Name of the Game Architects: Adverse times are also best...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 08/20/2009
Bing Bling
Here is the code to add a simple Bing search box to your web site: <!-- Web search from...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 08/20/2009
Lower the Cost of Knowing – Instrument your Azure Applications
Gabriel Torok of PreEmptive Solutions writes on the cost of information gathering in the software...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 08/20/2009
ARCast.TV - Ward Bell on Building Modular Applications Using Microsoft Silverlight and WPF
ARCast.TV - Ward Bell on Building Modular Applications Using Microsoft Silverlight and WPF ARCast.TV...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 08/17/2009
Virtual Architect Council Events in August
Architects: Adverse times are also best times for innovation! Choosing the right battles...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 08/13/2009
ARCast.TV - Juval Lowy on The EnergyNet, the next software boom
ARCast.TV - Juval Lowy on The Energy Net, the next software boom ARCast.TV - Juval Lowy on...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 08/02/2009
ARCast.TV - Scott Hanselman on scaling websites with caching
ARCast.TV - Scott Hanselman on scaling websites with caching ARCast.TV - Scott Hanselman on scaling...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 07/27/2009
ARCast.TV - The Cloud Part 2, What is Microsoft doing
ARCast.TV – The Cloud Part 1, What is Microsoft doing On 30 – 31 March 2009, at Weston Manor, Oxford...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 07/20/2009
ARCast.TV - The Cloud Part 1, What it means to the user
ARCast.TV – The Cloud Part 1, What it means to the user On 30 – 31 March 2009, at Weston Manor,...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 07/14/2009