Out Of The Box
The blog of Jon Box, an Architect Evangelist in Developer & Platform Evangelism, based in Tennessee
Inside FedEx QuickShip
About 18 months ago, FedEx stood onstage with Bill Gates, as they launched FedEx QuickShip. John...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 09/13/2009
IE6 No More
Ran across an interesting AUG 4th 2009 article, Startups unite to drive nail into the coffin of...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 09/11/2009
Create A Simple IE8 Search Provider
IE8 is cool. Sure, laugh at me, but know your facts and be open minded – just for a minute. There...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 09/09/2009
Kraft to Save $2.2 Million over Two Years with New Web Content Management Solution
From the case study One of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, Kraft Foods needed to...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 09/05/2009
IE8 “effectively blocked this attack”
In a blog post that has garnered a lot of attention, Brian Mastenbrook discusses a cross site...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 09/05/2009
Free Rendering Debugger for IE6, IE7, IE8, and another option for FireFox
From the Expression Web team blog, Expression Web SuperPreview for Internet Explorer is a free...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 09/04/2009
Bing, on the telephone
Yep! Dial 1-800-Bing-411 (1-800-246-4411) to get audio directions, movie show times, traffic...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 08/21/2009
Looking for Windows Azure knowledge?
Microsoft TechNet and MSDN Events are pleased to offer you an entire day of Windows Azure for IT...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 08/12/2009
Billy Currington web site has IE8 Web Slice
Billy is hot right now, with an album climbing the charts, and his hit “People are Crazy” riding...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 08/03/2009
Expression Studio 3 Available to All MSDN Premium Subscribers
Yes, way! Expression 3 is cool, and now MSDN Premium customers can get all of the new version of...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 07/30/2009
Internet Explorer speed
The IE8 Videos page has videos for a variety of topics. A couple that I was not aware of until today...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 07/20/2009
Total Access, a site for Windows Mobile users and free software
I wanted my friends to know about this site. It’s not new, but a lot of folks are unaware of it....
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 07/12/2009
Walmart joins the IE8 momentum
Just noticed that the next big name in the IE Gallery is Walmart. Here is their page in the gallery,...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 07/12/2009
Russ Fustino brings back Russ’ Toolshed
Russ Fustino is one of my favorite evangelists of all time. Years ago, he used to do presentations...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 07/08/2009
Michael Jackson memorial streamed live to your computer
Tomorrow, July 7th, 10AM PT, 1PM ET – Microsoft is broadcasting the Michael Jackson memorial, live...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 07/06/2009
Microsoft Tribute to Michael Jackson
To go along with the recent Silverlight applications from the CMA Music Fest (Be This Close and...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 07/01/2009
Bing your App! (even with Ruby)
Ran across an interesting article today. Titled LearnHub: Powered by Rails, Searches with Bing, this...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/29/2009
CMA, Silverlight, Live Translation
As some of you know, I and my teammates have been working on activities at the CMA Music Fest. We...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/20/2009
Microsoft releases Search Engine Optimization Toolkit
The IIS Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Toolkit helps Web developers, hosting providers, and Web...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 06/04/2009
Ramp Up: Program of Free Classes
Ramp Up is a free, online, community-based learning program, with a number of different tracks that...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 05/20/2009
SuperPreview changes the way to test rendering on multiple browsers
If you haven’t seen this technology, check out the MIX Day 1 Keynote video. Very cool stuff. Now,...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 05/14/2009
MIX09: Sharing Skills and Code with Silverlight & WPF
Session: Recording, Code: T87F, 59 minutes Jeff Wilcox, Software Development Engineer, Silverlight...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 05/03/2009
Windows 7 Release Candidate Timing
From The Windows Blog, Brandon LeBlanc reports: “pleased to share that the RC is on track for April...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/24/2009
Windows 7 Features by Version
Windows 7 Home site Windows 7 Home Premium In addition to the features of Windows 7 Starter...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/19/2009
MIX09: Inside Microsoft Silverlight
This is a look at the CoreCLR, which is what Silverlight runs on. Session abstract: See how the CLR...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/19/2009
ESPN’s usage of IE8 is WOW
After the IE8 release and ESPN’s immediate usage, I’ve had the ESPN Headlines web slice on my...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/14/2009
Microsoft TAG, stays in the news
See the human TAG at MIX. A unique application… Check out the new Black and White TAG Note the...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/08/2009
Interesting Silverlight game and $5000
Also, check out the new ServerQuest 2. It has a very interesting interface (like old PC games), and...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/08/2009
MIX09: Silverlight, Ready for Business
After seeing the presenter’s attire the morning of his presentation, I had to watch this session....
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/05/2009
MIX09: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Web Developers
Introduction to URL Rewriter in 15 minutes Presenter: Thomas Deml, Group Program Manager, Web...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/05/2009
Creating a Great Experience on Digg with IE8
Presenter: Joel K. Neubeck, Director of Technology, Terralever Session video:...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 04/05/2009
What are the Microsoft codenames “Oslo” and “Dublin”?
What is "Oslo"? (from the “Oslo” developer site,) "Oslo" is the code name for...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 03/30/2009
MIX: Offline Detection in SL3 and .NET Framework
Title: Offline Detection in SL3 and .NET Framework (T78m, video) Presenter: Peter Smith, PM, .NET...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 03/29/2009
MIX: Designing the Windows 7 Desktop Experience
This was an interesting presentation at MIX about how some of the Windows 7 features came about....
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 03/29/2009
Silverlight 3: Out of the Browser
Session: MIX 09, T45F, video Mike Harsh, Silverlight Program Manager Notes: Before Silverlight was...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 03/23/2009
Interesting Highlights from IE8 Launch at MIX
MIX is one of my favorite events of the year. And there are so many things that I want to call out,...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 03/21/2009
My Visit to MIX
I’ll break this down in more detail at a later time. You can see some keynote details at my Twitter...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 03/19/2009
Interesting Case Study of LAMP Application moved to VS and .NET
Ran across a case study with some very interesting quotes. This case study is from Earth Class Mail....
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/23/2009
Windows Phones: A New Name, and Raising The Game
Yesterday, Microsoft presented at Mobile World Congress 2009, in Barcelona. Steve Ballmer and Andy...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/17/2009
March Madness, Silverlight, and CBS
During most years at this time, my friends in Memphis start getting excited. We’ve become spoiled...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/16/2009
Microsoft’s Battle Against Conficker includes Bounty of $250K
Many folks have asked me about Microsoft’s reward program to find the authors of the...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/14/2009
Anyone in Louisville looking for a Tools Roadmap Presentation?
You are invited to a dinner presentation of the Microsoft Developer Tools and Platform Roadmap...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/13/2009
The First “How Do I” Videos arrive for Azure Services Platform
Nine new videos arrived on the Azure Services Platform Videos site. On this page you will find...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/12/2009
IE8 Search
IE8 has a lot of new features, but I like to show off three (visual search, web slices, and...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/05/2009
Announcements on Windows 7
As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m running Windows 7 on my Dell Latitude D820 and the experience is...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 02/04/2009
Check out the 10-4 Video Podcast
10-4 is a weekly video podcast (from Channel 9) which gives you a look at what's coming in Visual...
Author: Jon Box, MSFT Date: 01/30/2009