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Extending the Mesh Cloud

Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 3:03 PM by James Senior
One of the common questions I’ve been getting from developers and IT guys about Mesh is how we are planning to get the infrastructure, storage and platform in Mesh delivered in an on-premise scenario so that individuals or businesses can take advantage Read More...
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Behind the scenes at PDC: The Keynote Timelapse

Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 11:19 PM by James Senior
I’ve just uploaded this cool video which I got hold of internally that shows how the PDC08 keynote room was assembled, used and broken down in under 6 minutes.  It’s quite impressive how it all comes together, just for a few hours of presentations! Read More...
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PDC Swag

Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:44 PM by James Senior
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 Read More...
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Behind the keynote at PDC

Posted Tuesday, November 04, 2008 5:08 PM by James Senior
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 Read More...
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More PDC 2008 Stats

Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 5:27 PM by James Senior
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 Read More...
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PDC 2008 in Stats

Posted Saturday, November 01, 2008 12:19 AM by James Senior
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 Read More...
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Microsoft Research: where computing changes the world

Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:52 PM by James Senior
At the keynote this morning at PDC 2008 Rick Rashid talked about Microsoft Research and how an inspired decision 17 years ago has led to the premier research facility in the field of computer science. With my background having graduated with a degree Read More...
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Live Blogging goes big at PDC

Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 4:19 PM by James Senior
Long and the crew are all over the Live Blogging here at PDC .  Long tells me that during the keynote yesterday they had 3000 viewers – nice work!  Check them out again today and make sure you have the live video stream open too here: http://microsoftpdc.com/Default.asp Read More...
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6000 geeks in a room

Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 3:29 AM by James Senior
Loving gholzer ’s Panorama of the PDC keynote this morning – check out the full size 9883 x 1356 image here . Can you spot me? (tip I have the best seat in the house, with my back to the camera and have a grey t-shirt on) – good luck! :-) Read More...
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Need some help understanding Windows Azure?

Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 3:18 AM by James Senior
Did the keynote at PDC leave questions unanswered about Windows Azure?  I would recommend checking out some of these newly published Channel 9 videos to help get your head around the new platform and answer some of those questions you might have. Read More...
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Here begins the period of craziness - and I can’t wait

Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:34 PM by James Senior
Well, well, well. It’s mid-October and my life is about to get insane.  Yesterday a consultant from the removal company came round to size up all my personal possessions ready for the big move to Seattle .  Tomorrow I head to the US Embassy Read More...
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Convince your boss to let you attend PDC

Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 6:34 PM by James Senior
Have you struggled in the past to justify attending technical conferences to your boss before?  Has PDC eluded you up until this point?  Well, why not try this letter crafted for you to justify you geeking it up in LA: http://microsoftpdc.com/Letter.aspx Read More...
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Meet you at PDC 2008

Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 11:19 AM by James Senior
Just booked up my ticket to LA for PDC in October – can’t wait! There’s going to be some really cool technology there so worth the trip! Meet you there! Get some bling for your blog and desktop here ! Read More...
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