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James Senior at Microsoft: Like a kid in a candy store
How to save $1,000,000 on your IT deployment and support with application virtualisation
Well, it depends a lot on your individual circumstances as a organisation but the Swedish Medical...
Author: james Date: 06/05/2007
Open XML gets an SDK
Yesterday Microsoft announced a SDK (Software Development Kit) for SDK which allows developers to...
Author: james Date: 06/05/2007
Britain gets the Photosynth treatment thanks to the BBC
The BBC have been working with the Live Labs team to bring five famous British landmarks into the...
Author: james Date: 06/05/2007
Tip for posting Silverlight
As I learnt in my recent Silverlight post, it's best to include the required script in your blog...
Author: james Date: 06/04/2007
Bursting the Web 2.0 Bubble
Jack writes on the Guardian technology blog about the fear in the industry about the impending...
Author: james Date: 06/04/2007
Blogging using Silverlight and JetFuel plugin for Live Writer
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Author: james Date: 06/04/2007
Upgrading from XP 32bit to Vista 64bit
From the Vista ask the experts session Matt and I did this morning we had a question about upgrading...
Author: james Date: 06/04/2007
Games for Windows Demo
Dan's posted a great video of Games for Windows featuring some of the Games available and the...
Author: james Date: 06/01/2007
Microsoft Surface powered by WPF
From the initial interviews I knew that Microsoft Surface was a Vista PC under the hood and I had my...
Author: james Date: 05/31/2007
Developer Developer Developer Day 5.0
Last time, this event rocked and I would definitely recommend attending if you want to see and hear...
Author: james Date: 05/30/2007
Yes Microsoft!!! You finally get it! Now change the rest of it.
They are finally understanding it! Another excellent name and another cool brand - Microsoft...
Author: james Date: 05/30/2007
Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.0 Beta
The new public beta for Windows Vista Hardware Assessment has been released and you can go sign up...
Author: james Date: 05/30/2007
Windows Server 2008 Podcast
Powershell is an object orientated scripting language which is extensible and is the foundation...
Author: james Date: 05/29/2007
To "Steve Jobs" or not to "Steve Jobs" that is the question
This week Steve talked about the new Microsoft - or Ozziesoft as it's now being coined. Ozziesoft...
Author: james Date: 05/25/2007
XP SP3 later this year?
Just speculation, but upon closer inspection of the announcement of the agreement between Microsoft...
Author: james Date: 05/24/2007
Certified for Windows Vista - networking demo
Configuring a wireless router or modem can sometimes be a little tricky for the average user, so one...
Author: james Date: 05/24/2007
Windows Server 2008 London Clinics
QA-IQ, one of our training partners is running a Windows Server 2008 week of events starting in...
Author: james Date: 05/24/2007
Family.Show app shows of WPF, source code is available
Saving the best to last :-) The Vertigo crew were commissioned by Microsoft to create an app in WPF...
Author: james Date: 05/23/2007
Rendering XPS in Silverlight
A partner I know is currently looking to render XPS and now a very clever chap inside Microsoft (via...
Author: james Date: 05/23/2007
HD Panoramic Photo Viewer from MS Research
Wow the innovation keeps on happening (back story to lack of MS Innovation)... today via the Virtual...
Author: james Date: 05/22/2007
Speeding up the Start Menu
If you've not quite caught the wave on the whole "searching for applications" from the start menu...
Author: james Date: 05/22/2007
Can I customise UAC?
I had some interesting questions today from customers about the level of customization an IT guy can...
Author: james Date: 05/22/2007
Security in Silverlight
Following the announcement at Mix a few weeks back, one of the questions on many people's lips is...
Author: james Date: 05/22/2007
The bullshit you get for doing your job
Working for Microsoft you tend to develop thick skin because of all the stuff people say to you;...
Author: james Date: 05/21/2007
Popfly
Shall I file that under innovation (back story)? Yes I think I will. Technorati tags: Microsoft...
Author: james Date: 05/18/2007
Recruitment Open Evening at Microsoft UK
This is a cool company to work for. I've worked at other large blue chip companies, small and medium...
Author: james Date: 05/18/2007
Vista news from WinHec
WinHec - the event where hardware meets software - has recently been live and there have been some...
Author: james Date: 05/17/2007
Next Purchase: Windows Vista SideShow Fridge Magnet
Yes you read it right... one of the things that emerged at WinHec was a Wireless Fridge Magnet which...
Author: james Date: 05/16/2007
New York Times Reader in Silverlight on a Mac
Shock horror, but here's some innovation from Microsoft (back story from comments in this post). The...
Author: james Date: 05/16/2007
Google Secrecy and control freakery
James O'Neil shared a Microsofties experience of trying to attend one of their Google @ Work events....
Author: james Date: 05/15/2007
Media Center Big Screen Photos Version 2
This neat application pulls down your Flickr photos and displays them very nicely within Media...
Author: james Date: 05/14/2007
London Web Administration Summit - IIS 7.0 on the menu
I'll be at this shindig - see you there! 23 May 2007, London: Web Administration Summit - An...
Author: james Date: 05/14/2007
SQL Server 2008 to support Virtual Earth
Nice - Geo data types built right into the next version of SQL Server which is likely be called SQL...
Author: james Date: 05/11/2007
Vista gets a write up, Mac gets a dressing down
Mark Wilson's gone and done a thoughtful write-up of the Vista After Hours event we did last week...
Author: james Date: 05/11/2007
Convert Flash SWF to XAML for WPF and Silverlight
It was only a matter of time...... I first heard about Electric Rain at the launch event for...
Author: james Date: 05/10/2007
Vista App Readiness Website Launched by DPE
Our Developer and Platform Evangelism Team have launched a public website that helps you work out...
Author: james Date: 05/09/2007
Parksey compares Office 2007 to Open Office
Chris is one of our team members who is always experimenting so I wasn't surprised to see his latest...
Author: james Date: 05/08/2007
Vista Squad Event
They're back, and now with more content! The Vista Squad are holding their second event at Microsoft...
Author: james Date: 05/04/2007
Upcoming Microsoft Events for developers
Some interesting events coming up soon including how to develop applications using Silverlight and...
Author: james Date: 05/04/2007
Home Server Wake on LAN
Having talked about Home Server in our recent Vista After Hours events I was pleased to come across...
Author: james Date: 05/04/2007
Vista After Hours
Reading last night - phew what a gig... By the end it was pretty warm in the room sorry about that -...
Author: james Date: 05/04/2007
Vista: "After Hours" Thoughts and Feedback
I'm writing this on the way back from sunny Leeds where Matt and I went freestyle with the demos and...
Author: james Date: 05/02/2007
I'm moving my RSS Feed - please update your reader
To help me better report on stats I'm reverting the publishing of my RSS feed back on to the...
Author: james Date: 04/25/2007
Specify which applications you share with the community on ACT
The Application Compatibility Toolkit allows you to specify which compatibility information you...
Author: james Date: 04/23/2007
UAC "Split Token" workaround
Older apps weren't designed with UAC in mind and there can be some compatibility problems during the...
Author: james Date: 04/23/2007
Getting started with Vista Deployment
It's a question on the lips of businesses at the moment. As with most Microsoft-related information...
Author: james Date: 04/19/2007
Silverlight - release your style
Light up the Web Silverlight (codename WPF/E) is Microsoft’s answer to Adobe’s Flash (estimated to...
Author: james Date: 04/16/2007
Develop your own apps for Home Server
The beta software development kit (SDK) for Windows Home Server was released last week and should...
Author: james Date: 04/16/2007
Expression Web Virtual Labs!
I have to say that Virtual Labs are a fantastic way to "try before you buy" and also a wonderful way...
Author: james Date: 04/04/2007
Expression on MSDN
To all those who asked and provided feedback, thank you. Your voice has swayed the vote and...
Author: james Date: 04/04/2007