Paul Andrew
Technical Product Manager for Office 365 at Microsoft
WF Persistence and Tracking Services for Oracle and MySQL
From the MSDN Forums Dean Ward announces the v0.3.0.0 release of WFTools, an open source project on...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 10/22/2007
My First Silverlight Streaming Project
I had a short video that I needed to share with family this weekend so I thought I'd try out the...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 10/22/2007
What Workflow Activities Work For You?
The Windows Workflow Foundation team is building new stuff. Want a peek at some ideas that we have?...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 10/19/2007
New Windows Workflow Foundation book in Spanish
Unai Zorrilla (Microsoft MVP) has just written a book on Windows Workflow Foundation available here....
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 10/17/2007
Details about .NET Framework updates coming
The .NET Framework 3.5 is shipping later this year at the same time as Visual Studio 2008. The .NET...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 10/17/2007
Xero and Microsoft Case Study
From Rod Drury, read this Microsoft case study about a great new Software as a Service (SAAS)...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 10/16/2007
Pantry Workflow at Coding for Fun
Check out this use of Windows Workflow Foundation....
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 10/13/2007
New Microsoft CRM codename “Titan”
Philip Richardson has started blogging about new features coming in MS CRM codename "Titan". I'll...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 10/08/2007
AJAX Jokes – Ha ha
Steve Marx provides some light relief here.
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 09/13/2007
Vista DHCP Setting
This is a useful KB article I found. I think it will resolve the transient home networking issues...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 09/13/2007
Microsoft Releases Pre-Alpha IronRuby Including Source
As announced today on Scott Guthrie's blog Microsoft has released a pre-alpha for IronRuby. IronRuby...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 07/23/2007
Interview with James Vastbinder and TechBrief on Redmond Developer News
Now that I'm doing product management for both Windows Workflow Foundation and Windows Communication...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 07/12/2007
No BizTalk Experience Required
This is for .NET developers who are trying out Windows Workflow Foundation and want a server...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 06/27/2007
Redmond Developer News Tech Brief on Windows Workflow Foundation
Redmond Developer News just published my article on Windows Workflow Foundation.
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 06/18/2007
BizTalk Adapter for Windows Workflow Foundation sample (June 2007 CTP)
Just announced today at TechEd 2007 in Orlando Florida. We are developing a new SDK Sample that lets...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 06/04/2007
Visual Studio tools presentation for WF and WCF
Next week is TechEd in Orlando, Florida and I have two talks. SOA202 on Monday is a talk about...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 06/02/2007
Updated Windows Workflow Foundation introductory Hands on Labs now in C# and VB.NET
The venerable WF introductory Hands on Labs were published June 22, 2006. They have been ported from...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 05/08/2007
Last Minute Opportunity for Visual Studio “Orcas” TAP
The Visual Studio codename "Orcas" TAP (or Technology Adoption Program) has been in progress for a...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 05/07/2007
WF Persistence Example
In Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) it's all about long running business logic. In effect WF...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 05/02/2007
Wish I was going to MEDC next week
MEDC 2007 will be awesome. But since I'm not going, I thought I'd watch some of the dress rehersals....
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 04/28/2007
.NET Framework 3.5 Beta 1 Separate Install Available
Visual Studio "Orcas" Beta 1 and .NET Framework 3.1 released back on April 19th and you can read...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 04/27/2007
We want to know what you think about our software
Have you downloaded BPEL for Windows Workflow Foundation? We are listening to you, this is the time...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 04/24/2007
Try out .NET Framework 3.0 Technologies (now including WCF) without Installing Them
To join the Windows Workflow Foundation MSDN Virtual Lab that was released Thursday here is a WCF...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 04/21/2007
Workflow Designer Problems in Visual Studio
Have you tried out the Web Client Software Factory from Microsoft Patterns and Practices? It's up on...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 04/19/2007
New MSDN Virtual Lab for Windows Workflow Foundation
Great, a new online Hands-on-Lab for Windows Workflow Foundation. You can try out Windows Workflow...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 04/16/2007
Blogging from Word 2007
This is a test. I just found this article which describes how to get pictures blogging working from...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 04/14/2007
Vista Media Center Debugging
I've been running Windows Vista on my TV media center for a few months now. Just after I did the...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 04/11/2007
Windows Workflow Foundation Web Workflow Approvals Starter Kit
The first of a set of starter kits for WF and WCF on the .NET Framework 3.0 has just been released....
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 04/06/2007
KB Article and Hotfix for Persistence Problem in WF and in SharePoint
If you are using the persistence service in Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) you may experience...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 04/05/2007
K2.NET codename “BlackPearl” based on Windows Workflow Foundation is coming soon
Here's some links that introduce this new human workflow product that is based on Windows Workflow...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 03/31/2007
Just Posted WCF Performance Whitepaper
Saurabh Gupta is a program manager on the connected frameworks team at Microsoft. That's the team...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 03/31/2007
Worlds Simplest CardSpace Demo Video
Richard Turner and I shared an office for 6 months last year. He's working on Windows CardSpace...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 03/29/2007
WCF on .NET Compact Framework being unveiled at MEDC
Are you going to MEDC2007 in Las Vegas? Marc Prentice is and he's started blogging about the new WCF...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 03/27/2007
.NET Framework 3.5 - WF and WCF 3 Day Event in Redmond, WA
You are invited to Redmond, WA. Well... let's qualify that - you can apply and may be selected :-)...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 03/27/2007
Real World SOA using WCF and WF - My talk at VS Live San Francisco
I gave this talk at VS Live in San Francisco today. The slides are available here. The concept...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 03/26/2007
BPEL for Windows Workflow Foundation March Community Technology Preview is released
As I predicted last month, the March 2007 CTP for our BPEL activities for Windows Workflow...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 03/16/2007
MIX is coming now - Win yourself entry
Ready for the next web now? MIX and MEDC in the same week will be two of the most awesome tech...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 03/14/2007
Presenting on WF and WCF at VS Live in March 2007 in San Francisco
Later this month I'm travelling to San Francisco and presenting about building workflow enabled...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 03/06/2007
.NET Framework 3.5 makes first appearance in CTP
This week we released the Visual Studio codename "Orcas" March 2007 CTP and this is the first time...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 03/01/2007
Microsoft provides BPEL 2.0 in WF - BPEL for Windows Workflow Foundation March CTP
In March 2007 Microsoft plans to release a CTP of a set of BPEL activities for Windows Workflow...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 02/26/2007
What to use Windows Workflow Foundation for?
We established that Windows Workflow Foundation isn't an end user product in a recent entry. In this...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 02/01/2007
SharePoint Workflow Starter Kit for Software Developers
The SharePoint team originally primarily targetted information workers in providing a workflow...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 01/26/2007
Integrating Windows Workflow Foundation and Windows Communication Foundation
Just posted today: https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb266709.aspx This new article and...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 01/26/2007
New Windows Media Center (XP MCE) PC Build
It's been 4 years since I last built a full new Home PC and in that time only a few parts have...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 01/21/2007
Worlds First Forums Bash - Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)
A group from the WF SDE/Test team did what is possibly the worlds first Forums Bash last night....
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 01/19/2007
How does Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) compare to product X?
I get asked this question a bit from people who have heard of WF but have not read much about it....
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 01/16/2007
Unlocker utility for ejecting USB drives
When I head home for the evening I shut down my computer. When I do this I have to unplug any USB...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 01/15/2007
A new WF Case Study on KiwiBank is Published Today
KiwiBank in New Zealand is using Windows Workflow Foundation as part of its service layer in the...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 01/02/2007
Back from Holidays and into Workflow (WF)
Since my last post we've had the Christmas holidays and I had a relaxing break. We also had a power...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 01/02/2007
Glenn Block digs into workflow properties
Check Glenn's post on implementing WF properties:...
Author: Paul Andrew Date: 12/21/2006