January 2009 - Posts
If you haven't heard by now, then I will tell you -- last week, Microsoft laid off 1,400 employees . I was one of those 1,400. I'm not telling you this because I am looking for sympathy, but rather because I want to extend my sincere appreciation. While
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This is a phrase I have heard more than once when discussing security. It shouldn't come as a surprise -- it's why banks have vaults and secure facilities have fences. Technology security is no different -- physical access to a PC trumps all.
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Have you ever wondered? Truth is, I never have. And, as hard as I think about it, I don't ever remember seeing a president furiously punching keys as he types a text or an e-mail. Turns out, there's a reason for that: Bill Clinton,
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At the inauguration, Microsoft is going to help make history. If you saw my earlier posts about Photosynth, you know it has been featured in CSI. In that episode, the police used it to reconstruct a murder scene from cell phone pictures taken
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The much anticipated beta version of Windows 7 is now available for download. You can find the link here. It's a limited-release beta, so get it before it's gone. (Actually, I just found out that the Windows Team has decided to allow
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But probably not for the reason you think. The code is ready to go. It's actually the demand causing the delay. While the public beta was supposed to go live this afternoon, the demand for the beta (which went live for TechNet/MSDN subscribers
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I'm sitting in the local Microsoft Office today and it is simply abuzz, which is what I am going to talk about. I introduced some co-workers to Live Mesh this week (if you didn't know about that, you can watch the screen cast/read the blog from
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Fortunately, I am talking about Live Mesh, the program, not wearable mesh, which made an appearance in the 80s (and hopefully doesn't come back). Live Mesh is a program that is becoming more robust all the time. It started as a way to synchronize
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While iSCSI might have the little "i" so common in Apple's naming schemes, it has nothing to do with Mr. Jobs. In this case, the "i" stands for "Internet." SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) is an interface
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First of all, if you missed out on the whole digital pet revolution, a Tamagotchi is a virtual pet. It comes in a small computer (usually attached to a keychain) and requires attention to keep it from dying. It needs to be fed, played with,
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I had set a goal with my manager earlier in the year to achieve at least one more certification before the end of the year. I'm happy to say I accomplished my goal with (in his words) hours to spare. I headed down to Springfield on New Year's
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