Out Of The Box
The blog of Jon Box, an Architect Evangelist in Developer & Platform Evangelism, based in Tennessee
Now this is a fan?
From my buddy, Steve Frase, at Lenny's. This is a sure sign of someone who likes .NET. Honk if you...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 08/07/2008
Summer News Items
High school football practice has started, the wife is buying school supplies, Microsoft employees...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 08/07/2008
Codename "Mojave", the next Microsoft O/S
You might start hearing about this and wonder what the scoop is. The early user reviews have been...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 07/29/2008
Announcing: Microsoft Equipt
Didn't see this one coming, but I think it's interesting. It's a $70 annual subscription for Office...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 07/06/2008
Is Edit-And-Continue a VB thing?
I've always thought that Edit-And-Continue was a nice feature, but not a must-have as some other...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 07/06/2008
Showing GPS Altitude, Speed, and Heading on Windows Mobile
Small update from yesterday's post - a screen shot to show Speed (knots I think) and Heading (360...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/24/2008
.NET and Java Growth
I was reading through the latest issue of Redmond Developer News. I most like this magazine as I can...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/22/2008
Another cool IE8 Feature: Multi-line URL Pasting
It's a small thing - but I like it. In years past, I'd get a URL in an email and it might be split...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/19/2008
Which version of SQLCE is on that platform?
There are some questions that I get occasionally and I have to go look them up. In an effort...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/17/2008
CodeStock is ready for action! Come see Knoxville Tennessee in August
Everyone needs a dose of Wally, and he's put together CodeStock. It will probably be the biggest...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/17/2008
Note the change in IE8 Beta 2 (or sooner)
On the IE Blog, they announced a slight change with the META Tag. I've included an excerpt here: In...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/16/2008
PDC 2008 - The Event to Attend in 2008
In my opinion, if I was going to choose one technical event to attend in any year, my first choice...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/13/2008
TechEd Announcements and Sessions hitting the Internet
Tech Ed 2008 site Tech·Ed NA Developers Keynote delivered by Bill Gates Also, check out Denny...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/10/2008
A Different Kind of Learning - Deep Fried Bytes
Join Keith Elder and Chris Woodruff for the first episode of Deep Fried Bytes, a better tasting...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/10/2008
.NET StockTrader 2.0 and Configuration Service 2.0 now live on MSDN!
As you may have seen a year ago, Microsoft released .NET StockTrader 1.0 to show how .NET 3.0 could...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/09/2008
Compare Windows vs Linux
For years, Linux has been formidable competitor to Windows - for some good reasons, but sometimes...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/09/2008
Device Emulators
We have a great emulator story. You can test your application on a virtual device that is running...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/05/2008
Next Web Talk at our Cincinnati Office, June 12, RSVP
Register Join Microsoft and Pluralsight in a timely discussion on Next Web In this seminar, you will...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/04/2008
How To Demo Device Applications
This past week, I was teaching the mobility lab in St. Louis with Denny (Architect Evangelist) and...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/04/2008
Just upgraded to WM 6.1, and I Like It
I know that I just posted on my new Windows Mobile 6 device, but I had been using it for a few...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/02/2008
My New Windows Mobile Phone - Blackjack II
I've carried Windows Mobile devices for a long time now. When I started at Microsoft back in 2006, I...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/01/2008
The Role of an Architect
Check out this month's issue of Architect Journal. Simon and gang have done an excellent job in this...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 05/21/2008
Is your site ready for IE8?
UPDATE: Note the update to the META tags here. (June 16) Since I'm having several conversations with...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 05/20/2008
David Chappell, The Man!, coming to a city near you
I've been a fan of David Chappell for a long time, starting with his Understanding AcitveX and OLE...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 05/09/2008
Another device from HTC, Geotagging, and Windows XP SP3
I was admiring the HTC Diamond on Mike Gannotti's blog (SharePoint guru in North Carolina). Doesn't...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 05/07/2008
Why Develop for Windows Vista
Just ran across this page after the latest MSDN Flash featuring Jennifer's return (welcome back,...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 05/06/2008
Open XML Explained - in paper or digital form
If you haven't heard, Open XML has created a lot of buzz on it way to becoming a standard. Back at...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 05/03/2008
Huge web attack blamed on IIS?
Don't know if you saw this, but it's certainly scary . There are several articles out about a...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/29/2008
What is the support lifetime of Windows Mobile?
I got this question the other day, and it was a first for me. I had no idea. So, after getting some...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/29/2008
Scared of the Office Ribbon?
I don't understand this phenomenon myself, but I hear people bring it up. "Office 2007 is so...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/29/2008
OBA Resources
In case you haven't heard, Office Business Applications or OBA's are a hot trend. John and I have...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/20/2008
I'm running IE8
In case you haven't heard, IE8 is out in Beta form. I've downloaded it, and life has not ended. Yes,...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/19/2008
Guitar Hero 3 for $15, and it plays on your Windows Mobile device
After seeing on Loke's blog that Guitar Hero 3 would run on Windows Mobile, I had to check it out -...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/18/2008
Reasons for using WM6 and WM6.1
I was reading the Windows Mobile Newsletter, the newly renovated March edition. There's so much...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/17/2008
Digital Lifestyle Video - with "Girl From Mars"
Saw this today on Mel Sampat's blog (which is a good read). But this video is cool, and the song is...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/01/2008
Vista Gadgets - Not Just For Consumers
After talking with Christoph Schittko, he pointed out that I should tell this story. As you have...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/01/2008
Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint
Ever since I heard about this, I've liked this idea. Talk to any designer about SharePoint, and they...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 03/24/2008
The Value of XAML
Of the many interesting MIX things that I learned, saw, and brought home, one is a copy of The New...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 03/22/2008
Custom Profiles with ASP.NET
I recently built a demo for a customer that required some extra fields for each registered user. And...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 03/04/2008
Thought Leadership: Steelcase, Live Labs, Photosynth, Seadragon, and John Mullinax
This title is an interesting combination of entities. Let me explain how I came to this conclusion....
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/22/2008
Windows Media Services 2008 is RTW'd
RTW - "Released to Web", very similar to "Released to Manufacturing". RTW is for...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/21/2008