In the first session of the day I stepped into Tony Goodhew’s overview of Visual Studio 2008 (previously Orcas). The session covered VS2008 Pro (as opposed to the Team editions) and was a slick high level flight over the product. Answering the question of WHY?, Tony gave three reasons: Tools for Office 2007 and Vista Improvements for Web developers Language enhancements (especially data...
At the TechEd Technology Showcase booth tonight I was blown away by a very cool technology called SoftGrid. Microsoft acquired this recently. SoftGrid is a virtualisation technology allows applications (as opposed to operating systems) to be delivered to the desktop (ie they are never installed on the desktop – rather it is almost like they are ‘streamed’ to the desktop)...
I’ve made it to the Gold Coast (Queensland, Australia) for TechEd 2007. Just back from the opening party where I caught up with a bunch of people. My initial thoughts: A great start to the event The Technology Showcase is by far the best booth (I spent half the night there) Having the Technology Showcase at the same location as the bull riding was unfortunate (because the bloke MCing the...
Yep, pretty funny (but not for the person who made it apparently)
And less than 40,000 views even though it’s been up since February – what has the world come to?
(Via Fake Steve Jobs who was recently outed)
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I’m starting to think about the next OzFox conference, and I’d love your thoughts. To help me organise the most appropriate conference for y’all, I’ve put up a very simple survey. If you are a potential attendee, please take the OzFox 2008 survey – it only takes 60 seconds. It’s anonymous (unless you optionally want to leave your email address), so you...
Useful: A Complete Glossary of Essential SEO Jargon (from SEOmoz)
My favorite:
Google bowling Maliciously trying to lower a sites rank by sending it links from the “bad neighborhood†– Kind of like yelling “Good luck with that infection!†to your buddy as you get off the school bus – there is some controversy as to if this works or is just an SEO urban myth.
Yes, I agree with TechCrunch that WebbAlert is pretty cool. Only two episodes so far, but well produced, fast paced, easily consumable (5 mins), interesting, and perhaps a even little quirky. I mean, who knew that there was a guy called Rupert Murdoch (I wonder where he’s from) trying to buy the WSJ?
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I was going to wait until Michele had at least ten posts complete before linking to it, but with content like this, I’d be doing you a disservice not pointing it out now: How to be Happy Check out her Tips on How NOT to be Happy – priceless! Tip 1: Take offense Tip 2: Never take responsibility Tip 3: Pity yourself And there’s more to come… Subscribe to HappinessStrategies...
I was going through a pile of papers and found my notes from CeBIT earlier this year. Yay! I thought I’d lost them. Anyway, back in early May (yikes – was it that long ago?) I attended CeBIT to check out the latest and greatest in the technology stakes. There were a few things that struck me about the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of exhibitor’s stands. So I compiled a list...
Michele and I were out at dinner on Saturday night with Adam and Anastasia Cogan. The food was good, the conversation was great, but then came dessert… Here’s what Adam had organized prior with the staff to deliver to me for dessert: It’s a copy of Visual FoxPro version 5.0, and it now sits up on the shelf above my desk. It’s still got the plastic wrapping on it! And...