Windows Longhorn renamed to Windows Vista
Microsoft announced the new, official name of the next version of Windows today. Beta 1 will launch on 3 August, too.
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Seems Microsoft MapPoint thinks the shortest route between two Norwegian cities requires a flying car!
Thanks Ken, this made me laugh.
Read more →Microsoft to announce new MCP details in September
Looks like some changes are coming to the certification program, especially for SQL Server and Visual Studio. Read this article for all the details, but essentially they are planning three tiers: …
Read more →My Report Builder "GrokTalk" is available online
This was a short, 10-minute presentation that I recorded while at Tech-Ed in Orlando. Many of the Regional Directors gave a GrokTalk.
Read more →ScreenSaverGracePeriod Registry Entry
The registry really is an undiscovered country. I learned from Dave Herron that there is a specific registry entry that you can set that determines the delay between the appearance of a …
Read more →SQL Server 2005 Features for Developers (Web Seminar)
Be sure to check out my live event on July 19 for SQL Server magazine. Here's where to register and here's an abstract:
SQL Server 2005 offers great features for every role: DBAs, Business …
Read more →Like to mess with your colleagues?
Had somebody show me this the other day. It's a collection of brilliant Windows backgrounds that look like "transparent screens". Here's an example ...
Read more →Why I love working onsite at Microsoft
A few weeks ago I was working 18 hour days on a project in building 18 and, besides the free drinks, was enjoying the incredible bandwidth. Want to download something from MSDN subscribtion downloads? …
Read more →If you are like me, then you are constantly copying and pasting from other documents, slides, or Web pages that you've created into Word 2003. It's a great repository for various content. The …
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