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My name is Tom Archer and I'm a Senior MVP Lead. Our team is tasked with recognizes, rewarding and enabling exceptional technical community leaders who foster the free and objective exchange of knowledge by actively sharing their real world Microsoft p
Moving blog homes
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Date: 10/25/2007
Joining the MVP Team!
On 25 July 2007, I officially started my new job as a Senior MVP Lead!! While I enjoyed my time as a...
Date: 08/09/2007
Windows Vista September CTP and Compatibility Matrix Update
The Windows SDK team has now released their September CTP to match the Windows Vista September CTP....
Date: 09/22/2006
Microsoft Acquires SysInternals
From the standpoint of someone working at Microsoft and responsible for the Windows SDK, this is...
Date: 07/18/2006
Windows Vista, .NET 3.0 and Windows SDK Compatibility Matrix
[28 September 2006 Update] The Windows Vista September CTP has been released to beta members. There...
Date: 07/17/2006
June 2006 CTP Windows SDK and .NET Framework 3.0 Released
Hot on the heels of last month's public Beta 2 release, we've released a June 2006 CTP for the...
Date: 06/29/2006
Windows Vista Beta 2 Now Available to the Public!!
Not much to say here except ... "YAY!!!" You can finally download the Vista Beta 2 bits by enrolling...
Date: 06/08/2006
ReadyBoost Q&A
Back in April, I posted a blog entry on the ReadyBoost feature - the Windows Vista feature that...
Date: 06/02/2006
Great Resource Site for Preparing Your Applications for Windows Vista
A member of another team here at Microsoft dropped by and chatted with us a bit about a great new...
Date: 06/02/2006
New Windows Vista and WinFX Sites Launched
In addition to the launch of the first public Windows Vista Beta since last year's PDC, we have also...
Date: 05/23/2006
Are Hash Codes Unique?
While you will hear people state that hash codes generate a unique value for a given input, the fact...
Date: 05/10/2006
ReadyBoost - Using Your USB Key to Speed Up Windows Vista
One very cool feature of Windows Vista – especially for machines not natively equipped with the kind...
Date: 04/14/2006
Why MSDN publishes more Managed Code than Native Code Information
From time to time, I get queries like “Why is Microsoft forcing managed code on us?” or “Why is...
Date: 03/26/2006
Windows Vista, STI and a Story about Customer Service
One of the most exciting things I’ve seen since I started to work at Microsoft is how open the...
Date: 03/22/2006
Free Microsoft Certification Exam (in Visual C++)
Sorry for the late notice, but I've just been informed that there's a free Visual C++ 2005...
Date: 01/26/2006
Windows SDK, WinFX and Cider December CTP Released
We've released the December CTP (Community Technology Preview) of several interrelated technologies...
Date: 12/19/2005
Windows SDK Team Releases First Part of the "Vista Developer Story"
Earlier this year, the Windows SDK team started working on the "Windows Vista Developer Story". This...
Date: 12/09/2005
Why so many examples in Visual Basic?
I've received a few queries lately as to why MSDN - and Microsoft as a whole - has become more...
Date: 11/21/2005
WinFX November CTP Questions & Answers
It's finally here! The WinFX November CTP (Community Technology Preview) is the latest version of...
Date: 11/18/2005
Free Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0 Training!
This past Friday, we announced that our Training/Learning division is offering free training on...
Date: 11/06/2005
Retrieving special folder locations the right way (and some history)
Raymond Chen has a great one page piece in this month's TechNet magazine about why you should use...
Date: 11/01/2005
Video from Product Team on new products
In the latest installment of "Microsoft After Dark", the product teams speak of the new innovations...
Date: 10/27/2005
Get Visual Studio 2005 today!!
While the official launch is still November 7, you can get Visual Studio 2005 today with an MSDN...
Date: 10/27/2005
Microsoft PDC 2005 – A Microsoft Employee’s Perspective
Due to the increasing popularity of the TechEd and PDC conferences, most Microsoft employees do not...
Date: 09/28/2005
Notes from the PDC - Final Bits
I think one of the most interesting things I heard all week were the constant remarks along the...
Date: 09/19/2005
Notes from the PDC - Day 1
Wow! What a first day! Incredible keynotes and a tremendous amount of excitement from developers and...
Date: 09/14/2005
Getting Started with WPF (Avalon)
One of the best things about working at Microsoft is being paid to learn. This is especially true in...
Date: 09/12/2005
Hello blogging world!
My name is Tom Archer and I’ve joined Microsoft as a Program Manager for the MSDN Online team. This...
Date: 09/12/2005