Category Archives: Technology

I wanted to take a moment to mention something that I have been participating in the past several months, but haven’t written about yet. One of the real benefits of working at Microsoft is how much we give back to … Continue reading →

This post has nothing to do with the Zune device itself as I really like my Zune and enjoying listening to it, but has more to do with the state of digital music. I have a Zune Pass which means … Continue reading →

As most of you know, today is Bill Gates last day as a full time Microsoft employee. He is moving on to focus his full time efforts on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This will be an interesting time … Continue reading →

I haven’t written much about technology recently, but based on a meeting I attended yesterday I started thinking about what it’s like to work in Microsoft IT. I find that it is one of the most unique environments to work … Continue reading →

I am a big fan of PowerShell, and I know Harry likes it as well. Of course I have aliased many of the commands so they appear more Unix like. I mention this because David Aiken mentions a new product … Continue reading →

I am a few days behind on this, but Joe McKendrick writes an interesting piece on if businesspeople are begging for SOA. It is fascinating because I believe that SOA should come from the business, not because of the delivery mechanism, … Continue reading →

Due to a temporary reassignment this morning, I spent my usual blogging time moving all of my computer equipment from one cube to another. Sam Gentile writes about the ALT.NET moniker. My favorite of his principles is number 4 where … Continue reading →

Based on some conversations I have with coworkers over the past several weeks, plus some time thinking on my own I am not sure SOA is the dramatic revolution that it is claimed to be. I realize that there are … Continue reading →

I find it interesting how often, even in a technologically advanced company like Microsoft we get so attached to certain tools that we shoehorn them to work in other cases where really a new tool would work better. As a … Continue reading →

Joe McKendrick writes an interesting post about if SOA is simply Software as a Service (SAAS) delivered internally. He makes some interesting points and while there are certainly parallels I think that ultimately they are different. Consider the following: SOA … Continue reading →