Out Of The Box
The blog of Jon Box, an Architect Evangelist in Developer & Platform Evangelism, based in Tennessee
DreamSpark, for students
Wow, what a great idea. I think it is cool that a student can choose from a expensive list of...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/19/2008
Videos: Life At Microsoft, and Hanselman's Home Office
Here's a video (4.5 min's) about some misperceptions about our world inside of Microsoft, thanks to...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/15/2008
DinnerNow 2.5 - supports .NET 3.5, Vista, Vista SP1, and Windows Server 2008 RTM
James Conard blogged this recently. You can download the source code from CodePlex today. Also, read...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/15/2008
What To Make from the ODC Keynote
Today is a culmination of some hard work done across a team of FedEx, Microsoft, and Interknowlogy...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/11/2008
More Info on Hyper-V, and Analyst Thoughts on MSFT BI
Looking at our Analysts Relation reports site, I found a link to a Gartner FAQ on Hyper-V which has...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/07/2008
Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1 have RTM'd
Good news on Server and Tools Business News Bytes blog, Redmond Developer News, Windows Server...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/06/2008
SharePoint Advanced Bootcamp in Memphis, FEB 18-22
I'm proud to announce that if you tell them that I referred you via this blog, they will give you a...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/31/2008
SQL Server 2008 scheduling clarification
Here's some information that should make for some noise around the Internet: "Microsoft is...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/29/2008
Upcoming Events
DevCares - February 8, Louisville, KY - February 8, Mason, OH - February 29, Columbus, OH Session 1:...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/28/2008
Do You Know the Different Ways to implement Virtualization?
Yesterday, Bob Muglia (Senior Vice President, Server and Tools Business) published a letter being...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/23/2008
Microsoft Mobile Device Platforms
<<Updated JAN 22, added another point on ASP.NET note on bottom>> I want to point out...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/21/2008
The Much Asked For DevLink 2007 Jersey
Been meaning to mention this, but just haven't gotten back around to it. So, since my Cowboys are...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/21/2008
Connected Consumer Experience in Automobiles
I've been published again with some peers in DPE, Christoph Schittko and Darryl Hogan. The article...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/21/2008
Another Great .NETCF Book Hit The Market
I've written on .NETCF in a past lifetime. .NETCF is a cool little technology (no pun intended)....
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/20/2008
The Post for Debugging into .NET Framework Source
Hopefully, you're heard that we are providing the ability to step into the framework code when...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/19/2008
Bill Gates' last day video
If you haven't seen this, take a look. There's a list of MSFT celeb's as well as other well known...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/18/2008
Next Nashville Event: rescheduled IASA meeting
Check out the latest at IASA Nashville Website for this JAN 28 event. Our featured speaker for this...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/17/2008
Using Silverlight for Education?
What an interesting idea they have over there in the UK. And Microsoft played a part in making this...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/17/2008
Updated .NET posters covering .NET 2.0 to 3.5
Pretty cool. I'm looking for the real poster, but for now you can get the updated version here. It...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/17/2008
The News Reader SDK is waiting for you!
Tim Sneath reported this, and I think it is very cool. Way back when - when the New York Times...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/16/2008
New blog aggregate on BizTalk and related technologies
BizTalk Blogs brings the latest news and opinion from Biz Talk experts all over the Web to one...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/16/2008
Ron Cundiff, on IIS7, and other Web Development Best Practices
Last night, Ron presented to the Memphis .NET Users Group. The talk began with the improved...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/16/2008
Looking for a DPE position?
Chicago, Developer Evangelist, Details here. And do I have to say that this is one of the best org's...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/14/2008
Automated Service Agents, and SmarterChild
John Mullinax has mentioned SmarterChild a couple of times so I had to do a little Internet...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/14/2008
2nd Annual Health and Life Sciences Developer and Solutions Conference
How can you refuse this free event? April 22-24, Sheraton Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ. Discounted...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/14/2008
ODC - Office Developers Conference just around the corner
It's just a month away and I'm excited that I'll be attending the Office Developers Conference, what...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/09/2008
Error 29506 While Installing SQL Server 2005 SSMSEE x64
Simple solution to this - install as administrator. Since I downloaded an MSI, I had to start a CMD...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/06/2008
Amit Chopra talks about VS2008 features for device development
New Device Development Features in Visual Studio 2008 (DEC 2007) Unit Testing Device Security...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/04/2008
Web 2.0 - Is it for real?
I can't help it, but there's a part of me that likes the aspect of "business" - how to...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/03/2008
Interesting Downloads And Articles for the Holidays
Power Toys for .NET Compact Framework 3.5 - remote performance monitor and GC Heap Viewer, NETCF CLR...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 12/31/2007
Windows Mobile 6 - the new naming conventions
I keep having to look up this list (like again today), Previous Categories New Categories...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 12/26/2007
Big Events in early 2008
There are several key events coming in Q1. MIX - MAR 5-7, Las Vegas, the event for showing the next...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 12/21/2007
New Public Silverlight Sites
CMP Resource Center for Microsoft Silverlight DevX RIA Development Center
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 12/20/2007
Tafiti added to Windows Live Quick Apps
Tafiti is a very interesting search application. Yes, it uses our Live Search API, as well as...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 12/20/2007
"It's Christmas day" for those waiting on Microsoft's first showing of virtualization
A quote from ADT article, titled Microsoft Releases Beta of Key Virtualization Product, says that...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 12/18/2007
What do you do while on-hold?
If you've ever been invited to a Microsoft meeting and had to wait for the meeting organizer to...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 12/17/2007
What is an RD?
I was reading a blog post from one of my favorite people at Microsoft, Eileen Rumwell. She happens...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 12/15/2007
Office: Interactive Developer Map
Chris Bryant (one of the organizers of the upcoming Office Dev Con) pointed this out to me the other...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 12/13/2007
Next Nashville IASA Event Focuses on MCA Program
Next week, DEC 19, the Nashville IASA chapter will host Joseph DeCarlo (from Turner Broadcasting...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 12/13/2007
Microsoft Research, where the smart people are
If you spend some time looking at the Microsoft Research teams and their projects, it only takes a...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 12/05/2007
Windows Genuine Advantage
WGA is an important capability built into Windows Vista. Today, we announced changes to this...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 12/05/2007
Want a free licensed copy of VS2008 Professional?
See the details and register here for the DEC 3 event in Nashville. Every registered attendee will...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 11/28/2007
Another reason to like Vista
If you can find a good machine that is from a company that makes good drivers (and has hardware...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 11/21/2007
VS2008 is hitting the street today!
Visual Studio 2008 has RTM'd this morning. If you have a MSDN subscription, you could access the...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 11/19/2007
FREE - Search Server 2008
You betcha! We have announced Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express. Here's a video overview as well...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 11/19/2007
Windows Server 2008 Developer Story
More good info out on why architects and developers should care about Windows Server 2008.
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 11/15/2007
Video on Microsoft RoundTable
After I posted about our new UC initiative and specifically the RoundTable device, I have since...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 11/13/2007
Video.Show - a reference app for Silverlight and video
Just released is a sample app from Scott Stanfield (RD in San Francisco) and his company Vertigo. As...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 11/12/2007
First Episode of a New Show
As some of our friends know, Jerry and I had a previous lifetime in building control systems using...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 11/11/2007
Product RTM vs. Product Launch
After posting about the Launch Gadget, I got an email from someone confused over rumors of the RTM...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 11/06/2007