December 2007 Entries
One of the more fun things about being an MVP is that some companies will let you try out their software under slightly less restrictive terms than a "normal" user would get (yes, this means MVPs are abnormal *grin*). So I’ve taken advantage over the last couple of months to try out some additions to my toolset. So following is a list of tools I’ve used throughout the year and have found useful. In the interests of disclosure I’ve noted the ones I received using my MVP status; but, as anyone who has seen me speak knows, I wouldn’t recommend...
Can someone please take Steve Clayton’s geek credentials away please? The Blue Monster is bad enough but this latest post takes the biscuit; if you think anyone in the audience can trip you up on the topic you’re about to speak about, you should be questioning why you’re up there presenting. Wow. Just wow. Maybe it’s easier when you are just talking marketing, but is Steve really saying DPE should cancel the Visual Studio 2008 launch tours? That’s what it sounds like. When giving technical presentations, especially overviews, in such a rapidly evolving landscape knowing everything is next to...
Andrew Westgarth has published the 4th VBug podcast which he did with me just before I jetted out to TechEd where I ramble on about CardSpace, identity management, women in IT (oh dear) and other bits and pieces. Poor Andy had to beep out the phrase "community whore" when I described myself; not my description of myself, that was Sarah’s description. Technorati tags: CardSpace, Podcast
Christmas with the HP Media Smart Server. Ohhh! Twinkly! (Easter Egg discovered by mediasmartserver.net via wegotserved.co.uk) Technorati tags: Windows Home Server, HP Media Smart Server
Poor Mike O is suffering from the lurgy and so has had to cancel this evening. If you’ve registered you should have been notified by now. A shame, but you know what man flu is like, it’s potentially fatal, women don’t understand this. Technorati tags: Mike Ormond, Microsoft CoffeeTalk
Two hours in Starbucks with coffee and Mike Ormond? How could you pass that up? Microsoft is piloting a more local and informal technical event, called “Microsoft CoffeeTalks” at select Starbucks coffeehouses. Our team is excited about visiting these locations and meeting with the technical community, and we will use your feedback to determine if these events should be rolled out more broadly. So on Thursday 13th December at 17:00 in the Oxford Starbucks on the High Street Mike is coming to talk about Silverlight, what it is, where you might use it etc. If you fancy discovering and...