it seems not a month goes by at microsoft where you aren’t testing something or submitting feedback on software.  if you enjoy living between what is here and what’s next, microsoft is a really fun place to work.  it’s obviously not the only company that is introducing new hardware, software...

probably the coolest part of working for microsoft is the opportunity to dogfood so many amazing technologies before they are released. from windows and office to xbox and windows live there have been so many opportunities to take a look ahead i have lost count. there are times while i have been with...

i came across this blog called workshifting and have found a number of the posts thought provoking. the first time i found it i wasn’t certain what workshifting was (they list “anywhere is my office” and “what we used to call telecommuting” as explanations) but liked the...

before we could speak publically about it, i was talking with a coworker about the fact that once windows 7 shipped i would still be dogfooding code since the next version office would still be in development and he asked if i had heard of click-to-run. click-to-run is based on core virtualization and...

so today i ran my second and third (and assisted with a fourth and fifth) upgrade to the windows 7 release candidate. the upgrade from windows vista sp2 release candidate ran fine. i've put in a request to make it my second computer in the direct access pilot. more on the upgrades and what was tested...

as i'm typing this post, i'm running on windows vista sp2 release candidate, just downloaded and installed internet explorer 8 and the office 2007 service pack 2 beta . the system is also configured with windows 7 boot to vhd for interim windows 7 testing and app-v 4.5 cu1 as well. microsoft deployment...

the springboard series has released a number of videos that explain a number of features in windows 7. the first one i watched was on application compatibility . showing the same work that went into fixing an application running on windows vista and then on windows 7 really emphasizes the capability...

last night steve ballmer kicked off ces 2009 and introduced the windows 7 beta. it is available today on msdn and technet and will more broadly available on friday. now that it is officially unveiled, a number of internal folks will begin dogfooding (running the beta in production to provide feedback...

i really like horror movies.  ever since middle school i've enjoyed well made (and not so well made) horror movies.  october always seems like a good time of the year to start thinking of some that i haven't seen for quiet sometime.  this evening i finally got one of the dogfood betas i am participating...

at microsoft, one of my favorite activities is testing software before it goes public - the process is referred to as dogfooding. this fall there will be plenty to blog about - as i already am involved in dogfooding a couple of our technologies and i expect to be involved in a few others. watch for updates...

it's time to start dogfooding (if you haven't already!) the next version of the internet explorer browser. i have become such a big fan of virtualization, that's usually where i isolate non production code, but this one is so interesting to me, i'm going to install it on the real hardware i use (plus...