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Windows Live SDK
On dev.live.com you can find out all about the release of the Windows Live SDK. It's great to see a...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/27/2007
ASP.NET Ajax v1.0 is available!
Now there's nothing that should stop you from Ajaxifying your web applications. As indicated by my...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/23/2007
Da mashup code
I've been waaaaay to quiet on this blog. My last post dates from the 6th of December 2006. Aaaargh!...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/22/2007
Adding videos to your Live Space
If you have a Live Space and want to add video from Youtube, or Soapbox to them you currently seem...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 12/06/2006
Vista Startup Sound
I blogged about the packaging so I thought I'ld also blog about the Vista sounds. This clip has a...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 11/23/2006
Should you blog?
Yes you should. That's what I always tell people who ask me. Most of hese people are evangelists,...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 11/21/2006
My Reading
I've been reading quite a bit lately. Many books based on blogs actually. Some a good some a great....
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 11/02/2006
Vista Images. Nice!
I was just browsing https://on10.net and came across this post showing some of the leaked Vista...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 11/02/2006
Disruptive
Once in a while something comes along that changes your life. You fall in love, are willing to...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 10/27/2006
Tech Ed Developers (Europe) goes virtual
It's going to be a busy buzzy event but in case you can't make it, check out this site to keep your...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 10/27/2006
Messenger BOTS
Apparently Microsoft acquired Colloquis (aka. Conversagent):...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 10/13/2006
No videos in posts to Spaces just yet...
For now, it's impossible to include videos in a post on MSN spaces (even videos from SoapBox ;-) )....
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 10/13/2006
OneCare and Soapbox
Great to see things keep moving around our Live services. Finally - yes I was getting tired of...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 10/11/2006
GPS Recording...
I read about this cool device Sony is building to allow mapping pictures one takes to locations....
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 10/06/2006
Wanna be a beta tester for Vista or Office :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X98dq8Dal_o
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 10/06/2006
Tech Ed early bird coming to an end
Today is the last day to benefit from the early bird discount and registrations are just going...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 09/29/2006
Using Live Writer
Since yesterday I started to use Live Writer. And man, I love it. I started blogging in dutch to my...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 09/27/2006
Testing Vista and Office 2007
I got quite a few questions on Vista and Office 2007 triggered by my posts on Bootcamp. I'm...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 08/28/2006
Win a ticket to Tech Ed Europe
Tech Ed: Developer planning is moving on really well. And I'm happy to say that also registrations...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 08/22/2006
Design Advice for Mac
This is something you won't often see, design advice for Apple by a Microsoftie. I've got the...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 07/13/2006
Conference calls
Conference calls are a reality in an international organization the size of Microsoft. This clip is...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 07/10/2006
One swallow doesn’t make an OS
So four talented guys create YouOS and kaboom: here are the predictions that Google OS will make...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 07/04/2006
WinFS, mutated or mutilated?
I need to comment on last week's WinFS Update (and the Update to the Update), announcement by...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 06/28/2006
Vista is buzzy...
A good friend, Els Putzeys, started bloging, about Vista and Longhorn server. She seems to be taking...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 06/22/2006
Vista on MacBook Pro: Half Time
I’m seeing a lot of interest in my Vista on MacBook Pro posts. It’s great to see so many of you are...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 06/13/2006
Only 4 more drivers to find fro Vista on MacBook Pro
Excellent, Windows Update just discovered one more driver. Only 4 to go! Tags: Apple Boot Camp,...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 06/03/2006
Vista Beta 2 on MacBook Pro with Bootcamp? You bet!
Unbelievable, I got Vista running on my MacBook Pro. And it is just beautiful. I know I’m not the...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 06/02/2006
The snob-ism of Architecture
A lot to do about Architect roles these days. As I mentioned before there's a site Skyscraper where...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 05/31/2006
Scoble == Mini? Nah, Mini is about 40. And rules on RSS feeds.
If Scoble isn’t Mini himself, he is definitely sharing a bio-rhythm. While Scoble is out there...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 05/30/2006
New Microsoft Sites…
I don’t know why but today I saw quite a few announcements of some new sites or Microsoft...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 05/23/2006
Media Player 11 and URGE
Just got a message from MTV's music store URGE that it has launched. I first heard about the service...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 05/17/2006
Blogging from within OneNote
So let's see what this brings. I'm typing this in OneNote since I read that I can select anything in...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 05/17/2006
My first blog posting from Word 2007
I’ve gotten my hands on what could be the beta 2 build of Office 12 Then I read this:...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 05/17/2006
Online fun, nothing serious to see here... keep moving!
I'm so heads down on planning for our next fiscal year these days that sometimes, I need to find...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 05/17/2006
Being an evangelist...
I recently got a question fromn a reader who wanted to know what an evangelist does and how to...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 05/10/2006
Upgraded my MacBook Pro
So much nicer now. Don't you agree?Let me know what you think!Tags: Apple Boot Camp, Microsoft...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 05/03/2006
If you want a Windows PC, then don't buy a Mac...
This is the situation. I got a MacBooc Pro now for two weeks, I tried to Install Vista on it which...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 04/28/2006
Boot Camp with Vista? I don't think so!
Oops, where's the weekend? It's gone. What did I do? Try to get my MacBook Pro dual booting with...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 04/23/2006
Tech Ed: Developers bloggers
Happy to see that many of the Tech Ed: Developers track owners are blogging. We are all excited...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 04/22/2006
Slightly dressed conversations
So Robert Scoble decides halfway through his vacation to turn on comment moderation. Obviously his...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 04/20/2006
Ask a ninja...
It's a long weekend so if you're looking for some fun check this out: https://askaninja.com/ I guess...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 04/14/2006
To my dearest European Government
Gladly I’ll pay more than a few euros to support the great society we will live in. I’m sure what...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 03/30/2006
DevConnections Europe: Speaking about Visual Basic
Once again, I’ll be doing what I’m born for…speak about Visual Basic. The language of all languages,...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 03/28/2006
WPF/E - Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere at MIX06
Just attended a session on WPF/E delivered by Joe Stegman. I must say, I'm really impressed. Atlas...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 03/21/2006