Matt Powell
Web Platform and Tools
Data Access and Storage
Dare spilled the beans about how he is working on trying to create an MSDN XML Developer Center....
Author: mattpo Date: 01/21/2004
It's about time
Aaron Skonnard has finally started a blog. I suggest you subscribe immediately (and see how well his...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/21/2004
New Library Structure
At the risk of talking about something that many would not even know exists, we updated the Web...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/20/2004
Operation Arctic Storm
...but man, those babies are gonna be ice cold when they come outta there.
Author: mattpo Date: 01/20/2004
@Stake Compares Security in .NET and WebSphere
@Stake published an analysis of the .NET Framework and WebSphere focusing on security issues. I...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/20/2004
Compressive Guides
One of the cool pieces of content on TheServerSide.NET, is a portion of the pre-release version of...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/19/2004
TheServerSide.Net
If you haven't already heard, you should check out https://theserverside.net which has a bunch of...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/19/2004
Whidbey Integrated Web Services
Sean Gephardt, one of our developers here at MSDN talks about some new Web services that are...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/15/2004
WSDL with .NET Attribution
Keith Pijanowski's article was published last Friday. Keith did a nice job of providing an...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/13/2004
Mad Cow
Oldie from the last scare: If your cow sounds like this you might want to try the fish.
Author: mattpo Date: 01/13/2004
https://blogs.msdn.com/mpowell
Through the magic of DNS, my blog is now also available via https://blogs.msdn.com/mpowell. For those...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/09/2004
The Line System
Sara's post reminded me of Duncan's post which reminded me that I wanted to blog on my own New Years...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/09/2004
Word...the next Infopath
Chuck Urwiler wrote an interesting article on devx.com on how to create XML and use it from within...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/08/2004
More on WS-Eventing
I indicated earlier that we published the WS-Eventing spec on Tuesday. This turned out to be quite...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/08/2004
But nobody does anything about it...
OK...I've got to talk about the weather. If you haven't heard yet, we had snow here in the state of...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/07/2004
Samurai
[Edited to correct the spelling of SamUrai] Loved The Return of the King as indicated in an earlier...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/07/2004
WS-Eventing Released
Check out the new WS-Eventing specification that was just released. Web services have lived for a...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/06/2004
More on the Kerberos Binding Specs
Back from vacation which was pretty blog-less on my part. But now I'm back in the fray. Omri Gazitt...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/05/2004
WS-Security meets Kerberos
Microsoft and IBM released the Web Services Security Kerberos Binding specification Friday. This was...
Author: mattpo Date: 12/21/2003
On Vacation
I'm using up some unused vacation during the holidays so I'm OOF until 1/5...
Author: mattpo Date: 12/18/2003
MSDN TV: Ugh
Chris and Don discuss XAML ... and then add some holiday cheer. For those just looking for some...
Author: mattpo Date: 12/18/2003
The History of Web Services
Eric Newcomer posted his take on the history of Web services and where it is going. Eric was heavily...
Author: mattpo Date: 12/17/2003
the king returneth (potential spoiler)
My 13 year old daughter talked me into seeing the 12:15 am showing of The Return of the King last...
Author: mattpo Date: 12/17/2003
WS-I Sample Applications for Basic Profile
In case you didn't notice, the WS-I released the Basic Profile Sample Applications. This includes...
Author: mattpo Date: 12/15/2003
WS-Federation, WS-Trust and WS-SecureConversation Workshop Materials
In case you missed the Workshop and you wanted to see the information discussed on WS-Federation,...
Author: mattpo Date: 12/12/2003
WS-Addressing EndpointReferences
As part of my new emphasis, I would like to point out what I would consider the most significant...
Author: mattpo Date: 12/12/2003
Blog Variations
You should be seeing some changes in my blog in the coming weeks (okay, maybe not over the holidays...
Author: mattpo Date: 12/12/2003
Me and the Hybrid
My car wouldn't start Weds. morning. I ended up working from home all day as I arranged a tow truck...
Author: mattpo Date: 12/08/2003
New Standards Licensing Site
Microsoft has created a new Intellectual Property licensing site. Included in the initial offering:...
Author: mattpo Date: 12/04/2003
Legos
Opaque or Binary Data in a Web service is like transporting action figures on a Lego train. More...
Author: mattpo Date: 11/14/2003
The Meaning of Everything
The local NPR affiliate, KUOW, featured Simon Winchester, the author of The Meaning of Everything,...
Author: mattpo Date: 11/12/2003
The Training Not Taken
I was scheduled to be OOF today and tomorrow in training. I love good training. Quite often you come...
Author: mattpo Date: 11/11/2003
Signal to Noise Ratio
In getting feedback on my proposed bloglist page on the MSDN Web Services Developer Center, Danny...
Author: mattpo Date: 11/11/2003
Thanks for the Feedback
I want to thank everyone for the feedback on my proposed listing of the MSDN Web Services Developer...
Author: mattpo Date: 11/11/2003
Bloggers Page on Webservices Developers Center
Being the Content Strategist for the MSDN Web Services Developer Center, one of the things I am...
Author: mattpo Date: 10/31/2003
Goin' to LA
I'm getting ready to head down to the PDC on Sunday. I understand it is in the 90s (F) down there....
Author: mattpo Date: 10/24/2003
Web Services Specs
Over the last couple years Microsoft, IBM and others have been working together to create a number...
Author: mattpo Date: 10/16/2003
Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
When I was about 6 years old we made a trip to Yellowstone National Park (circa 1969). We came upon...
Author: mattpo Date: 10/08/2003
Workshop Invitation
If you have a WS-ReliableMessaging implementation (and don't we all) you should make sure you attend...
Author: mattpo Date: 10/03/2003
Walking Graphics
This is really cool. For best results click the “Lines” button. Don't forget to try the...
Author: mattpo Date: 09/17/2003
"Must Read" Web Service content
If you have been confused about all the Web services specs and how they fit together and what the...
Author: mattpo Date: 09/17/2003
Workshops
If you have looked at any of the Web service specifications that Microsoft, IBM, and others have...
Author: mattpo Date: 09/17/2003
MSDN and Atomic Energy
I was reading through the stats feature for my blog that Scott put together. One of the referrering...
Author: mattpo Date: 09/12/2003
Web Services and SOA vs. Platform Integration
I was re-reading Graham Murray's comment to a post I made earlier about Web services and the end of...
Author: mattpo Date: 09/12/2003
Goin' to PDC
Forget World Peace...or whirled peas...how about Galactic Peace. Stop the fighting and go to PDC.
Author: mattpo Date: 09/12/2003
Cool Content Coming to the Web Services Developer Center
We finally got Don Smith's piece up on WSE 2.0 Security on the Web service developers center. Here...
Author: mattpo Date: 09/09/2003
WS-I Basic Profile Released
The WS-I Basic Profile 1.0 is finally released. Congratulations to everyone who put in a lot of...
Author: mattpo Date: 08/12/2003
Yasser vs Doug
First, Doug takes some good natured shots at Software Legend, Yasser Shohoud. Next, Yasser shoots...
Author: mattpo Date: 07/24/2003