Steve "Guggs" Guggenheimer's Blog
Y Combinator and Microsoft: Inspiring Ideas Through Partnership
Today, Scott Guthrie and I joined Sam Altman, to announce a partnership with Y Combinator, one of...
Author: Guggs Date: 02/09/2015
Registration for Build is Open - Prepare for a Windows 10 Deep Dive!
Yesterday, we announced a new chapter for Windows, where we’ll be delivering a More Personal...
Author: Guggs Date: 01/21/2015
Microsoft & GitHub: Free tools for student developers
Students passionate about open-source development have long loved and used GitHub - our friends at...
Author: Guggs Date: 01/12/2015
Gaming and Gearing Up for the Big Holiday Season
The holiday gift-giving season is here, and our partners in the Windows gaming community are...
Author: Guggs Date: 12/15/2014
Pichit.me and Office 365 come together to make a hit
I love PowerPoint – I really do. There are few tools that empower storytellers to communicate...
Author: Guggs Date: 12/09/2014
Introducing Microsoft Imagine for Student Developers of All Ages
We’ve been supporting student developers in universities for many years with great programs...
Author: Guggs Date: 12/08/2014
New Foursquare app and Cortana - a great match
Continuing a theme of partnership, I’m pleased to share news from the collaboration between...
Author: Guggs Date: 11/19/2014
Hour of Code will help inspire the next generation of dreamers and developers
The 7,000-strong Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) community will lend its expertise in teaching an...
Author: Guggs Date: 11/08/2014
CA Technologies and Microsoft Azure Team Up to Enhance Cloud Solutions for the Enterprise
I want to share some cloud-related news coming out of our relationship with CA Technologies. Today,...
Author: Guggs Date: 11/06/2014
Flipboard: a great example of “Why Windows”
Like the previous releases for Windows tablets and desktops, this edition of Flipboard takes full...
Author: Guggs Date: 10/02/2014
Medical Students use Tech Skills to create Life-Saving App
The 2014 Imagine Cup World Champions were back in town recently for a weeklong YouthSpark Boot Camp,...
Author: Guggs Date: 09/29/2014
It’s Fantasy Football Season…on Windows Phone!
It’s Fantasy Football Season…on Windows Phone! This is the time of year when football...
Author: Guggs Date: 09/05/2014
Foursquare is Swarm-ing on Windows Phone
Foursquare continues to deliver great innovation, across their applications which makes their...
Author: Guggs Date: 08/13/2014
Uber, now available on Windows Phone!
Uber, the maker of the popular car service for connecting passengers with drivers of vehicles for...
Author: Guggs Date: 07/21/2014
Kinect powers virtual reality experience for Disney’s Planes 2: Fire & Rescue
It’s been as busy day, and not only with our partners at WPC! I am excited to tell you that we...
Author: Guggs Date: 07/15/2014
Partner Profile: Education app ported to Windows 8.1, Microsoft Azure for greater global reach
Intro: We continue our Partner Profile series with a look at Castle Rock Research, a developer of...
Author: Guggs Date: 07/10/2014
Zattoo TV launches Live TV Universal Windows App
Today, I contributed a guest post on the Apps for Windows blog, highlighting the app published today...
Author: Guggs Date: 06/11/2014
Get hacking with the new Kinect for Windows
For the past six months, a select group of developers have been participants in the Kinect for...
Author: Guggs Date: 06/06/2014
Microsoft plus the Nokia Devices and Services business: what it means for developers
We are excited to announce an important milestone today, which is the conclusion of the Nokia...
Author: Guggs Date: 04/24/2014
Build 2014: Enabling Developers to Embrace Cloud First/Mobile First experiences
Today, John Shewchuk and I delivered the concluding keynote at Build 2014 in San Francisco. Our...
Author: Guggs Date: 04/03/2014
What to Expect from Microsoft at GDC
We at Microsoft look forward to GDC as much as you do. We get to geek out with the best game...
Author: Guggs Date: 03/17/2014
Build 2014 Registration is Now Open
Last month we announced that Build 2014 will be back at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, April 2...
Author: Guggs Date: 01/14/2014
Facebook & Microsoft Hackathon
We’re really excited to partner with Facebook to host a hackathon down in Menlo Park at the...
Author: Guggs Date: 01/06/2014
Notable Apps in 2013 - Part 3 of 3
Finally, I wanted to share some of my favorite entertainment apps. There are a number of ways to get...
Author: Guggs Date: 01/05/2014
Notable Apps in 2013 - Part 2 of 3
Today, I split my time between Games and Social apps. I’ll share some great social apps below,...
Author: Guggs Date: 01/03/2014
Notable apps in 2013 - Part 1 of 3
This has been a big year for apps and our lives continue to change and adapt as everyday tasks are...
Author: Guggs Date: 01/02/2014
Holiday Helpers
The Holidays are coming! The Holidays are coming! I’m being a little dramatic but it’s a...
Author: Guggs Date: 12/06/2013
Support for Facebook Login APIs on Windows
Today, I authored a blog post here on the Microsoft blog announcing Facebook’s official...
Author: Guggs Date: 11/14/2013
Commercial Data Visualization Apps
There is a lot of focus on great consumer apps and in turn a lot of discussion on this topic. What...
Author: Guggs Date: 10/31/2013
New advertising platform SDKs improve monetization opportunity for Windows 8.1 Store developers
I posted on the Windows Experience blog about the new advertising capabilities for Windows 8.1 Store...
Author: Guggs Date: 10/23/2013
Java Developers, Meet Windows Azure.
Over the past several years Microsoft has worked hard to make sure our cloud platform offers...
Author: Guggs Date: 09/26/2013
STUDENTS: Welcome to Imagine Cup 2014!
It is my pleasure to announce the launch of our Imagine Cup 2014 season and share the news that...
Author: Guggs Date: 09/17/2013
Download Windows 8.1 RTM, Visual Studio 2013 RC and Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM Today
Starting today, we will extend availability of our current Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro and Windows...
Author: Guggs Date: 09/08/2013
Foursquare now available in the Windows Store
As of today, Foursquare is available in the Windows Store. Beautiful, fast and fluid – this...
Author: Guggs Date: 08/28/2013
It's great to be back!
Well hello again! It has been a while, but I’m back. I never really left, but what I’m...
Author: Guggs Date: 08/21/2013
Transition
As you may know, I am pursuing a new leadership opportunity within Microsoft. Effective March 3rd I...
Author: Kimberc Date: 02/15/2008
Validation for Microsoft’s Business Intelligence Strategy
A key focus area in our platform strategy is business intelligence. Our goal is to provide all...
Author: Kimberc Date: 02/06/2008
Windows Server 2008 RTMs!
Today Windows Server 2008 released to manufacturing and will be available for purchase to new...
Author: Kimberc Date: 02/04/2008
MIX 08
In case you missed it yesterday….. Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie will join Scott...
Author: Kimberc Date: 01/31/2008