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Windows 7 – Acer Aspire 9500 Wireless Drivers

The Platform and the Hardman — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:13:28 GMT

So it would be silly to blog about the fact that Windows 7 is out there in beta now, and from everyone’s opinion its a solid build… very very solid build. I am running this on my production machine at work on a Lenovo T61p and on my Acer Aspire 9500....(read more)

Live Mesh Advertising Campaign

The Platform and the Hardman — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:37:13 GMT

Video: Live Mesh Promo Clip Just came across this cool promo clip for Live Mesh, which really hits an emotional edge, sharing memories anywhere and on anything. Some of the things I thought were cool: * Photos being synchronized with the digital photo...(read more)

Jeff Jones Security Blog : Download: H1 2008 Desktop OS Vendor Report - Vulnerabilities and Days-of-Risk

The Platform and the Hardman — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:21:45 GMT

Jeff Jones has released his six monthly report on desktop OS security vulnerabilities and Days-Of-Risk. One highlight was the pie chart on security vulnerabilities in the different OSes. This certainly is in contrast to what a lot people are saying...(read more)

Windows Media Center Sandbox - Screencast: Creating A Simple Media Center Application

The Platform and the Hardman — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:58:54 GMT

Just wanted to point you all to two great screencasts on how you can develop applications on Windows Media Center. Personally I love Windows Media Center, it is the center of my entire home entertainment experience, it is networked and streamed all around...(read more)

Moonlight (Silverlight on Linux) – Interview with Miguel de Icaza

The Platform and the Hardman — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:03:37 GMT

Code to Live: Dancing in the Moonlight with Miguel de Icaza The interview is a bit old, but has just been published. Miguel de Icaza talks about Moonlight and how it came about. Thanks to Josh Holmes for posting it....(read more)

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V now available for download!!

The Platform and the Hardman — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:13:29 GMT

Hi All, Exciting stuff on the wires, the update to Windows Server 2008 with the RTM code for Hyper-V is now available. This is what Dennis and I were talking about in our last video . I hope to find some time to do another video showing how to...(read more)

Why Virtualize?

The Platform and the Hardman — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:20:12 GMT

Episode 2 of our ANWYCDFYSBWYSCDFY, on Hyper-V. This video is more of a discussion about what Dennis is doing in the Microsoft Singapore Innovation Center to take advantage of Hyper-V being released as a part of Windows Server 2008. No demo content here,...(read more)

Want to go to Macau on Microsoft's expense?

The Platform and the Hardman — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:00:10 GMT

A colleague made me aware of this competition that they have launched around "Software + Services". All you need to do is to record yourself and friends delivering the "Software + Services" story based on the article located here as...(read more)

Server Core "Theoretically" reduces the number of Security Bulletins

The Platform and the Hardman — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:34:47 GMT

Just after publishing our video on Server Core, I visited Jeff Jones Security Blog , and found this post http://blogs.technet.com/security/archive/2008/06/12/download-server-core-potential-security-benefit.aspx on how having a server OS being installed...(read more)

ANWYCDFYSBWYSCDFY - Episode 1

The Platform and the Hardman — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:06:17 GMT

Welcome to the first edition of ANWYCDFYSBWYSCDFY (Ask not what you can do for your server but what your server can do for you). Yes Ill admit its a terrible title, but the intent behind these videos is to quickly show you what can be achieved with Windows...(read more)

Making Security Better for the IT Pro

The Platform and the Hardman — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:29:52 GMT

I literally just stepped out of keynoting the latest Technet Security Event for Microsoft Singapore. The question I posed to the attendees at the event, "What things can Microsoft be doing better for IT Professionals in Singapore with regards to...(read more)

Windows Server Hyper-V RC1

The Platform and the Hardman — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:29:48 GMT

Got to say I am very excited about the eminent release of Hyper-V to Windows Server 2008. I have been running Windows Server 2008 on the machine for a while and it continues to impress. Hyper-V is one of those technologies is really going to help customers...(read more)

Ruby on Rails, Silverlight and IronRuby

The Platform and the Hardman — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:15:25 GMT

Was just chatting to my colleague John Lam, the drive for IronRuby in Microsoft about his recent participation in RailsConf 2008 . At the event there were two cool things that they showed. 1. Silverlight plugin for Ruby on Rails, bringing the richness...(read more)

Up and running on Windows Server 2008

The Platform and the Hardman — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:27:45 GMT

Well I just recently rebuilt my Power Laptop (Dell XPS 1710) on to Windows Server 2008. Why, you may ask? BECAUSE I CAN!!! Not really, I wanted to try and give the Hyper-V components a whirl and try out some of those features. However one problem I did...(read more)

Learning to Love UAC...

The Platform and the Hardman — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:45:16 GMT

I know a lot of people get annoyed by the UAC feature in Windows Vista, but here is a reason to inspire new love for this protective prompt. " Love or hate its nagging prompts, Vista 's Account Control feature (UAC) has a security feature that marks...(read more)

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