There has already been quite some discussion on how to get Windows 7 to run under VirtualBox (bottom line: it works – just install it). Here is a litte add-on to this discussion: Running Windows 7 Beta 1 under VirtualBox…
Category: Microsoft
During TechEd 2008, I participated in a Panel discussion on Web Services Interoperability. Microsoft just put up the tape on their TechNet Library site. They also have a WMV video feed, and a MP3 audio-only feed.
Just back from Orlando, here are some takeaways from this year’s TechEd 2008 for IT-pros: Interoperability with SOAP based web services is progressing: I was part of a panel on interoperability, moderated by Chris Haddad. It was a fairly diverse…
This is seriously groundbreaking: Clemens (also here) just finished an example of a Metro client accessing Microsoft’s BizTalk Services (aka Internet Service Bus). “Well”, you might ask, “what is so groundbreaking about this? Isn’t this what this whole web services…
Microsoft made the ruling of the Court of First Instance in Europe available on their web site… this condenses 5 years of my work life into a single document. tag: Microsoft
Electronic health record are a very touchy subject, since these affect some of the most personal data. While a usable and reliable system for such electronic records would certainly save a lot of money and also prevent even more health-care…
Dare Obasanjo offers a very balanced view on the recent announcement by Microsoft to release the .NET 3.5 source under a highly restrictive license. He writes: This is one of those announcements I find hard to get excited about. Any developer…
Mike Jones has blogged about Microsoft’s latest OSP covered specification. Large chunks of the InfoCard protocols that appeared on Kim’s blog over time are now in this refatored version of the spec. I did not have the time yet to…
Here is a nice short article by Scott Hanselman on what is currently happening in .NET land – especially at MIX07. I find his graphic on the evolution of the various .NET technologies quite interesting and helpful. A couple of…
Here is an interesting move by some .NET developers: they are pleading with Microsoft to open up .NET and – at least – support it on multiple platforms, if not outright open source it. Now that would be interesting. tag:…