Mark Michelet's Microsoft Platform Blog
'Cut the Rope' on Internet Explorer is ready for the Enterprise!
Just kidding - but your kids may like this :) https://www.cuttherope.ie/
Author: markmic Date: 01/13/2012
Google Just Made Bing The Best Search Engine
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-just-made-bing-the-best-search-engine-2012-1
Author: markmic Date: 01/13/2012
Microsoft Offers Users Enhanced Office 365 for Less than a Happy Meal
I thought this was an amusing way to portray some of our Office 365 pricing... :)...
Author: markmic Date: 01/12/2012
Use of Internet Explorer 6 Dips below 1% in US
Finally... :)...
Author: markmic Date: 01/04/2012
Microsoft Hyper-V gaining on VMware in the virtualization market
Interesting read:...
Author: markmic Date: 10/07/2011
Jason Perlow’s blog post on Windows Server 8
As the BUILD conference continues this week, information continues to flow on Windows 8. Check out...
Author: markmic Date: 09/14/2011
Free Office 365 eBook published
This is an easy read and a great introduction to Office 365: Microsoft Office 365: Connect and...
Author: markmic Date: 08/31/2011
Office 365 Review in PC World
Tony Bradley, with PC World, posted an article on Office 365 titled “Microsoft Office 365...
Author: markmic Date: 08/31/2011
IE9 Blocks 7 Times More Malware than Other Browsers
Interesting post on the IE Team Blog last week:...
Author: markmic Date: 08/25/2011
Windows 8 blog
Steve Sinofsky is blogging about “Windows 8”. A good link to keep updated on...
Author: markmic Date: 08/15/2011
Microsoft Desktop Virtualization Whitepaper now available
A good read for folks looking at Desktop Virtualization on our DV Site: MicrosoftDesktop...
Author: markmic Date: 08/15/2011
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Course - June 2011 Update
Yesterday we released the June 2011 version of the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training...
Author: markmic Date: 07/01/2011
PC World article comparing Office 365 and Google Docs
Interesting read:...
Author: markmic Date: 06/28/2011
Office 365 Now Available
Today, at media events around the world, Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of Microsoft...
Author: markmic Date: 06/28/2011
Office 365 Public Beta
On the road last week and missed the opportunity to post that the Office 365 public beta had...
Author: markmic Date: 05/03/2011
Server Application Virtualization Front and Center at the Microsoft Management Summit
Brad Anderson, the VP of our Management and Security Division, delivered a really interesting...
Author: markmic Date: 03/24/2011
A system for speaking IT truths
As IT Professionals, we sometimes find ourselves in the position of having to deliver difficult IT...
Author: markmic Date: 03/11/2011
Office and SharePoint Developer Training Courses
The Channel 9 Office and SharePoint Developer Training Courses have been moved and are now available...
Author: markmic Date: 02/25/2011
Real-World Solutions from World's Youth
Post from Bill Gates blog on this year's Imagine Cup - very cool stuff!...
Author: markmic Date: 01/18/2011
Trends for 2011
Happy New Year! I found this to be a really good beginning-of-the-year read:...
Author: markmic Date: 01/18/2011
Windows Phone 7 Developer Guide is here!
The Patterns & Practices guys deliver again: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/gg490765
Author: markmic Date: 12/15/2010
Even Google getting on board with Office
Author: markmic Date: 12/03/2010
Open your Office documents from Facebook?
It's true :) Check it out:...
Author: markmic Date: 12/01/2010
Lync 2010 RTM!
In case you missed it last week :)...
Author: markmic Date: 11/01/2010
Dawn of a New Day
Really great post from our outgoing CTO - I'm excited to be a part of what the next ten years brings...
Author: markmic Date: 10/29/2010
Office 365 Announced
Today we announced Office 365, which will bring together the Cloud versions of Exchange, Sharepoint,...
Author: markmic Date: 10/19/2010
Windows 7 Phone Apps Preview
Interesting article with some great screenshots:...
Author: markmic Date: 10/18/2010
The Patterns and Practices Team puts their heads in the clouds
More goodness from the Patterns and Practices team - they have released "Developing Applications for...
Author: markmic Date: 09/21/2010
Exchange 2010 SP1 is out the door!
Exchange Server 2010 SP1 is now available for customer download here. Public announcement was made...
Author: markmic Date: 08/25/2010
Go Green and Save Money - at Hohm!
Check out the Microsoft Hohm Beta: https://www.microsoft-hohm.com/
Author: markmic Date: 08/24/2010
First Windows Phone 7 Games Announced
More Windows Phone 7 goodness :) https://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/phone/default.htm
Author: markmic Date: 08/24/2010
Visual Studio LightSwitch Beta 1 available
Visual Studio LightSwitch Beta 1, a new tool for business application developers, is now available...
Author: markmic Date: 08/24/2010
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Developer Tutorials Now Available
Check them out at:...
Author: markmic Date: 08/20/2010
CIO Magazine Article on "The Trouble with Going Google"
Interesting read from CIO Magazine about two customers who left Microsoft for Google and came back...
Author: markmic Date: 08/19/2010
Office Migration Planning Manager 2010 (OMPM) is now available
I'm a bit behind on this news, but on August 3rd we released Office Migration Planning Manager...
Author: markmic Date: 08/19/2010
"Gone Google" and Microsoft Office 2010 twelve months later
Interesting blog post by Andrew Kisslo yesterday covering the last 12 months of activity on the...
Author: markmic Date: 08/04/2010
10 Reasons You Should Love Microsoft
Interesting article from Jay Yarow on why Microsoft is a good investment bet:...
Author: markmic Date: 08/03/2010
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Beta available for download on Technet
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ff183870.aspx?ITPID=mscomsl
Author: markmic Date: 07/19/2010
Why Try Hyper-V?
Working with some of our larger enterprise customers who have already made investments in VMWare, I...
Author: markmic Date: 07/18/2010
Microsoft Enterprise Library 5.0 Released!
https://blogs.msdn.com/agile/archive/2010/04/20/microsoft-enterprise-library-5-0-released.aspx
Author: markmic Date: 05/10/2010
Microsoft Announces Public Beta Release for Office 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, Project 2010, and Visio 2010
Today, at PDC in Los Angeles, Microsoft announced the public beta release of Office 2010, SharePoint...
Author: markmic Date: 11/18/2009
Video Highlights from Sharepoint Conference
We wrapped up the Sharepoint conference last week and unveiled a lot of info about the upcoming...
Author: markmic Date: 11/01/2009
Demystifying Microsoft in the Cloud
When you read about Microsoft’s offerings in the cloud, you most commonly hear the brands ‘Azure’,...
Author: markmic Date: 10/31/2009
New Release from Patterns and Practices: Developing Sharepoint Applications
Developing SharePoint Applications guidance integrates new guidance with the original release,...
Author: markmic Date: 10/03/2009
Sharepoint Patterns and Practices guidance
More good stuff from the Patterns and Practices team! Announcing patterns and practices SharePoint...
Author: markmic Date: 12/11/2008
Just Released: Enterprise Library 4.1
Quick Links: – MSDN site: https://msdn.microsoft.com/entlib – Community Forum:...
Author: markmic Date: 11/05/2008