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Lighting up the web a THIRD time with Expression Studio and Silverlight!
Last week we announced a new version of Expression Studio and Silverlight . My buddy Keith even did a nice demo located here: Expression Encoder Screen Capture 3 – HD screencast demonstration Here is the launch blurb: Microsoft® Expression®
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Learn About Surface 5 part video series now showing!
My good friend and teammate Jennifer Marsman just posted a great 5 part series on Surface. As you know from my Interview with Rick Barazza at SXSW , I think the device is awesome as well. Enjoy the series below: Surface Development Part 1:
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Sunday, March 01, 2009 12:00 PM
Announcement: Windows 7 Rocks Screencast Contest: Now Accepting Applications!
Alright Keith and I are at it again and this time we want to give away the cool stuff like a: Lenovo T61P ! Okay do I have your attention now? As some of you may recall we had a contest last time just for the MVP’s and a lot of you wanted in on
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Friday, February 06, 2009 9:58 AM
TechNet Radio Interview --- SharePoint Virtualization
I had a great conversation with Michael Noel on TechNet Radio, we talked about the many benefits on SharePoint Virtualization. We also briefly discussed on what roles should be considered for virtualization. One of the great tidbits that came
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Friday, July 25, 2008 3:52 PM
'Last lecture' professor dies of cancer - Randy Pausch
I was sad to find out today that Randy Pausch had passed forward into a better life. I was deeply moved by his speech and the way he lived. You can read the full article here: 'Last lecture' professor dies of cancer For those of you that have not scene
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Friday, July 18, 2008 3:08 PM
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Happy Friday Boys and Girls! Due to the success the program from last year, it is back again this year and I can save you 15%!!!!! Just Use TMSAM09 when ordering your new subscription. I also have a big announcement based on your feedback
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 5:51 PM
More Imagine Cup Videos!
Check out the two new interviews my buddy Chris took from imagine cup. Chris spoke with two MS executives, Scott Davidson and Chris Weber. Check it out here: Microsoft Executives at Imagine Cup
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008 7:05 AM
The Last Interview and Huge Personal Announcement!
Well folks, it almost brings a tear to my face. Here is the last Matt and Keith video interview for a while. We are both getting ready to move into our summer schedules, Keith will be at TechEd and MMS. My huge announcement below will
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Friday, April 11, 2008 5:46 PM
Interviews from Las Vegas during the Windows Server 2008 Launch Event
Keith Combs and I just got back from Las Vegas, Nevada where we attended the Windows Server 2008 launch event. We took along our video cameras for the ride and captured some customer and partner conversations. During our time in Las Vegas I met with Evan
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Friday, April 11, 2008 12:31 PM
Randy Pausch gets a dream day with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Being a Cleveland Browns fan it is nearly impossible for me to say anything nice about the Pittsburgh Steelers. However when they recently gave Randy Pausch a dream day, I have to give them respect and admiration for making a dream come true.
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Friday, April 04, 2008 8:00 AM
Matt on the Floor at SXSW* Getting his Jing with TechSmith
One of the wonderful people I met walking around the floor were the folks from TechSmith. For those of you who have not heard of TechSmith they are a software company that creates screen capture and recording tools, that are simply great.
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Thursday, April 03, 2008 8:00 AM
Matt on the Floor at SXSW* The Pulse has Frog in its throat
One of the great things about SXSW is all of the online community support that conference garners. Specifically the folks at Frog Design got to handle and build a great web site to help the community come together. They built a web site called
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008 11:57 AM
Learn about Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption
Want to learn about BitLocker and want to have fun? Then check out my good friend Chris Henley's post and video on BitLocker. He did a fantastic job and let him know what you think! Follow the link to watch the video! Blue : BitLocker
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:05 AM
Matt on the Floor at SXSW* Talking with Cynergy and a New User Interface
In this interview I talk with Rick Barraza from Cynergy Systems. Rick works a lot with new interfaces. In this video he discusses one of the coolest interfaces I have ever seen. Additionally he led the presentation team that won the PhizzPop
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