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IronPython, the Next-Gen Glue for the .NET Platform

Although, I was unable to attend MIX '07 this year, one of the most exciting announcements at the event was Silverlight , a next-generation media delivery format for the internet. Couple with this announcement is something that I was amazed by. Microsoft

Student Game Designers to Show Off Their Skillz

It has been a while since I've posted, and I promise I'll post explaining why I've been on hiatus. But when my buddy Sam Stokes, Academic Evangelist at Microsoft told me about this event, I had to spread the word. Come out, its FREE as in beer ! Students

And There Was Much Rejoicing: XBox 360 to Support H.264 and MP4

This XBox 360 update just gets better and better. Overshadowed by the fact that IM and communications will be unified on the 360 platform, less noise has been generated by what is, in my opinion, a much more significant feature. Yes folks, your prayers

Xbox 360 Update to Expand Features with Windows Live

I can't wait for this update! Now I can chat with Mom while playing Gears of War! Now I just want this IPTV update so I can trash the POS Motorola box that AT&T gives out. Expanding the Largest Social Network on Television Xbox 360 owners can connect

DirectX Daddy Alex St. John: The Most Amazing Interview Ever!

Shacknews has, what can only be described as, the most inspirational interview on the internet as it applies to life at Microsoft or at least how it used to be . Joining the company 8 months ago, I've had my fair share of crap happen to me, none of which

Xbox 360 Welcomes PS3 - It Was Brought..ed

So I was reading Engadget and ran across this article about how the European Xbox marketing team stuck it to Sony like the East Compton Clovers did to the Toros *sigh* Eliza Dushku . Apparently Microsoft warmly welcomed Sony AND their customers with neat
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5 Things About Me You All Probably Don't Know

So apparently my best friend since joining Microsoft, Anand Iyer , feels the need to involve me in his childish online ice breakers. Apparently he is currently involved in an inescapable game of blog tag. To better understand this phenomenon to the masses,

And There Was Much Rejoicing: Visual Studio Works in Vista!

During the development of Windows Vista, several key investments were made to vastly improve overall quality, security, and reliability basically things that annoy you from previous versions of Windows. While we have made tremendous investments in Windows

Daylight Savings Time Information for the Frustrated IT Professional

I'm sure there are more than a handful of you that are swamped with some DST issues. If you want to find the latest updated information, refer to these two links: http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/archive/2007/03/02/get-your-daylight-savings-time-dst-answers-real-time.aspx

Microsoft IT Showcase: How We Deployed Vista

Hi everyone! I want to invite all of you out there to join Microsoft for a live webcast on March 27th, 2007 to learn how Microsoft deployed Vista within the company. It will give all attendees a great 300-level view of the process as well as an inside

Microsoft IT Whitepaper on Virtualization

I'm sure many of you have seen this, and though I linked to it in response to one of my TechNet emails, I thought it should warrant a separate post. The whitepaper isĀ an interesting read on how MSIT has done planning and deployment of virtual servers

TechNet Emails: Zooming Utility, Exchange 32-bit, TechNet Laptop Specs

So I received a lot of emails congratulating me on a well received presentation, but of course after reading the comment sheets I saw a good many of you were put off by the sound quality. Rest assured future events will address this issue. I'll be answering

I'm Famous Now...in Ontario...

So even though my first solo event didn't run flawless 2 demos crashed , I met some amazing people and interacted with the local tech community. I even got some press attention ! Unconfirmed, I was on the front page of the business section of the Inland
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And There Was Much Rejoicing: Office Migration Planning Manager

For people who wanted to convert all their MS Office documents to the ECMA OpenXML file format * soon to be ISO ratified* in a batch process, this download will speed up your organization's migration. IT'S FREE!! like beer! Don't worry, it wont modify
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