Eric Schmidt – Eating Your Own Dog food, I Think Not…

It’s been a while since I posted something humorous.  I saw this picture (AP Nati Harnik) of Erich Schmidt holding what appears to be Blackberry device…It’s one thing to to see the rank and file folks carrying various devices, but your CEO? Why doesn’t he eat his own dog food? Especially at the swanky media summit held in Sun Valley, Idaho by the investment bank Allen & Co. Luminaries attending include Bill Gates, LeBron James, Rupert Murdoch and more. Here’s the link to the article. Enquiring minds want to know! Comments anyone?

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Michael Jackson Streamed Live in HD

Today, July 7^th, 10AM PT, 1PM ET – We are broadcasting the Michael Jackson memorial, live in HD from the Staples Center in Los Angeles using IIS Smooth Streaming and Silverlight to the world.  As you can imagine this has come together fast so sorry for the last minute notice. Here’s the link below.

http://inmusic.ca/news_and_features/Michael_Jackson

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Top Killer Apps for Microsoft Surface

I came across this posting on “Fast Company” and thought it summarized a good list of exciting application on Microsoft Surface. Almost all the applications listed in the article are created by our partners.  It’s interesting to see how companies are at redefining the user experience by leveraging multi-touch.

Killer Surface Apps

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PHP 5.3 The Best PHP for Windows Yet – PHP|tek Session

I’ve embedded an impromptu video of Hank Janssen from Microsoft who presented this session at PHP|tek. It’s not the greatest sound quality, but worth checking out. Thanks go to Brian Gorbett for recording.

more about “hank janssen at php|tek on Vimeo“, posted with vodpod

 

ARCast.TV – Windows Azure, A Conversation with David Chappell

If you’re not familiar with ARCast.TV on Channel9, it’s a series of interviews with influential architects providing perspective and architectural insight.  This week topic is Windows Azure with David Chappell.  David recently updated his white paper, “Introducing the  Azure Services Platform”.

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Pre-order Win7 at the Microsoft Store and Save at Least Half-Off the Estimated Retail Price

I’ve been running Win7 since before Beta 1 and there is no way I’ll go back to Vista on my notebooks. If you’ve installed Win7 you’ll most likely agree with me.  The buzz has been very positive. 

Here’s an opportunity to get a great discount on Win7 without having to stand outside in a line.

This begins on June 26,2009 and will end on July 11, 2009 or while supplies last, whichever comes first – so get ready for tomorrow!

Windows 7: Be first. Save half.

Pre-order Windows 7 today at Microsoft Store. You’ll get it for at least half off and be one of the first to get it. Hurry, quantities are limited.*

It’s pretty simple

Windows 7 is coming on October 22, 2009. Here’s an easy way to get it fast and save a bundle: Pre-order a Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $49 or a Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for $99 at Microsoft Store.   That’s about half off the estimated retail prices.

Want more info? 

Go to the Windows team blog and find out all the details. 

* The offer begins on June 26, 2009 and will continue while supplies last, or until July 11, 2009, whichever comes first.

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Green? Energy Conversation? Hohm?

 

SBA (Startup Business Accelerator) is delighted to announce Microsoft Hohm.

Microsoft Hohm is a free online beta application that helps you save energy and money. With Microsoft Hohm you can better understand your home energy usage, get recommendations to conserve energy and start saving. As with any recommendation engine, Hohm will provide increasingly more accurate and relevant suggestions for energy conservation as its users contribute home energy input and feedback. One of the objectives during our beta period is to refine our tool and further increase the value our product can offer to you.

Microsoft Hohm uses advanced analytics licensed from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Department of Energy to give you personalized energy saving recommendations. These recommendations are tailored based on your specific household circumstances including home attributes and use of appliances and systems. You will also be able to compare your energy usage that of with others in your area. In this beta version, the Microsoft Hohm team will learn from its users and communities and will make improvements to the site and analytics.

Microsoft Hohm helps utilities to better serve their customers by providing clear insight into their energy consumption, allowing them to make more informed decisions to save energy and money.

Sign up and start saving now. It’s free:  www.microsoft-hohm.com

 

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· Blog: http://blog.microsoft-hohm.com

· Give us feedback: www.getsatisfaction.com/microsoft_hohm

· Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/microsofthohm

· Become on Fan on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/hohmfb

Still on the Windows 7 Beta?

Just a reminder if you aren’t already aware.  On July 1, 2009, the Beta will start to reboot every 2 hours and expire August 1, 2009.  You need to move to the Release Candidate fast. 

The RC download program closes August 15th. After that, you won’t be able to get the download, but you can still install the RC and get a key if you need one. (To get a key, just go to the Downloads page and follow the instructions.)

If you’re using the Windows 7 Release Candidate, we hope you like what you see. Let us know — go to http://input.microsoft.com and tell us what you think. You’ll be able to give feedback on various aspects of the operating system.

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Azure – 1 Hour Learning Nugget Webcast – Friday, 6/26 – 12:30pm PST

I would like to invite you to a one hour webcast on Friday 6/26 @ 12:30PM PST. If you would like to attend please refer to the link below for registration.

Building Web Applications with Windows Azure

This session will begin with a brief overview of Azure and discuss some of the announcements made at MIX. We will then illustrate through demo how to build a Windows Azure application from the ground up. We will illustrate how to consume Azure Table Storage, how to host services, web pages and Silverlight components, as well as how to deploy your solution to the cloud.

Presenter: Bruno Terkaly, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft
Bruno’s Bio: http://adjix.com/6y3j
Registration Link: http://adjix.com/nv5m

Customize Your Logon Background in Windows 7

I like the new login screen in the RC1 build of Win7, but when I read this article by Rafael Rivera, I thought it would be nice to customize mine as well.  Below you can see Rafael’s login screen – which looks really nice.  

The problem that I encountered was that the logon text is often very light and difficult to read. I searched online and couldn’t find anything to either change the font or add formatting.  

I read this article in Life hacker today and found that this hack helps in readability. Not perfect, but better than the default text as you can see below.

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