I was surprised to read on Wired today that’s it been eight years since the last update to the USB standard that is ubiquitous amongst today’s electronic devices.  Now it seems is a good time for an update, and that’s where USB 3.0 comes in. USB...

How much swag was there at PDC ? Lots. T-Shirts, Water Bottles, Bags, books, magazines etc.  Turns out there was quite a bit leftover too.  Here’s Jeannine wrestling with a box of water bottles! All this stuff will be going out to Microsoft...

My Mesh pal, Ori Amiga – of PDC keynote fame – over the weekend got the urge to start blogging and kicked off with a stunning post on how he created his Mesh Mobile.  He’s got the complete shopping list on there so you too can go and create your...

News on the back burner after PDC via the Microsoft Startup Labs developer blog - 4 apps to get you going with Live Mesh.  They are: Collaborative Crossword: A crossword puzzle designed for multiple users to solve together CorkBoard: "Bulletin...

Windows Azure Steve found a rather honest and down to earth description of Windows Azure on The Register.  I particularly liked their take on SQL Services (SQL Service that is managed for you by Microsoft): Giving you access to a straight-up hosted...

This made me chuckle especially having recently had to adjust my driving speed over here in the US.  Graph courtesy of GraphJam

They were saying at Web 2.0 that Obama won the election because of the web.   Well, there was probably a bit more to it than that but it certainly helped.  Being in San Fran on election nice was quite special and walking around at 8pm PST when...

The Azure Services Platform … Ashure … Azyouwere ??

Bryant’s got a stand out blog post on Windows 7 SideShow features I recommend checking it out.  SideShow is one of my pet favorite features in Windows Vista and it’s going to get even better with new stuff like: Touch support with SideShow displays...

If you are starting up a business you are going to spend money on stuff.  You are going to have expenditure.  Software from Microsoft is normally a part of that expenditure.  Now with BizSpark, if you are a company that builds software...

One of my favorite sessions at PDC 2008 was Jeremy Mazner’s talk on the “Future of the Device Mesh”.  It really helped to show the full potential of Live Mesh as a platform and how with interest and adoption from hardware manufacturers, the possibilities...

It was my first full day yesterday in Building 18, Microsoft HQ and as well as unpacking my new laptop (another X61 Tablet – solid as a rock) I got settled in my office.  I won’t lie to you – it was a little bit on the bare side, with just a desk...

Ever wondered what’s it like behind the scenes in the keynote room at PDC? Nick Lansley from Tesco snapped a few photos whilst waiting for his demo at the conference .  I wonder how this compares to backstage when BBC covers something like the FA...

Adam Kinney in my team shot 9 videos whilst he was at PDC that really captured some of the coolest demos/apps that were seen at the conference.  He’s led off with Conchango’s work with Tesco and their keynote demo on day 2 featuring Windows 7, Multi...

Photo courtesy of Prix Pictet 2008. The Prix Pictet Photography Competition is a brand new competition focussing on global sustainability and the winner, Benoit Aquin, has just been announced.  This years subject matter is water and some of the entries...

Jennifer Ritzinger just sent out an email giving even more juicy stats on the hardware and food required to pull off the conference.  Given the popularity of the last PDC 2008 stats post I thought you might like to get the lowdown on what keeps 6000...

Dr Logan has posted about resources that will help you get your head around the Microsoft Services Connector which lets your business users connect using their active directory domain accounts with no fuss to services in the cloud that they can then consume...

Countdown@PDC: Day 4 Recap Mike Swanson, Jennifer Ritzinger and their teams did an absolutely amazing job on PDC 2008.  I’ve just been watching their closing thoughts on PDC and they gave out some interesting stats! Running a conference like this...

Loving the work of John Curran and the Windows UK team.  They parked a I’m a PC recording booth outside the Apple store in Birmingham – brilliant! Coverage on the Apple Insider blog and Techmeme .

Check out this cool WPF application that allows you to predict the outcome of the US election.  With election excitement reaching fever pitch over here in the US it’s quite an interesting app to play with. Download it now!

This week at PDC we launched the new version of WWT, “Equinox” this is truly stunning stuff and here is an overview of the new features included in this release: 3d Navigation from Earth, thru the Solar system, to the stars and out beyond the Milky Way...

Today we released the bits for the Live Mesh Mac Client – here’s what the app looks like courtesy of Channel 10. First Look: Live Mesh Client for Mac

I tweeted recently about Ori and his Mesh car and today the Channel 9 video proving the existence of the rumoured vehicle and the amazing technology that the Amiga has bestowed upon it. Needless to say that as the Live Services Evangelist I need to get...

We just released a new version of the Mesh Client for PC that is now BETA. Great work to all the team. Mesh should be updating very soon for you. Enjoy. If you haven’t already got the Live Mesh Client for PC then get over to www.mesh.com and download...

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