Larry Larsen

While Jennifer is out this week, Mike and Michael talk about PDC10 content while standing just outside the Windows Phone 7 ship party on the main Microsoft campus. They answer many of your Twitter questions (keep them coming by tagging them #pdc10), like: What kind of connectivity do we have in…

This morning we announced the latest Microsoft webcam, the Microsoft Lifecam Studio. This is our best webcam yet. First thing you will notice is a full 1080p HD sensor for an incredible picture. This updated Lifecam has a thread for tripod, ClearFrame and TrueColor provides a great picture in low…

On today’s show we interview Volker Will, the group manager who runs the team of IT Professional evangelists at Microsoft Corporate (you’ll find them online at TechNet Edge).  Volker talks about some of the new content that will be presented at TechEd this year (Mary Jo, are you listening,…

Congratulations to TallPaul (aka Paul Iddon) for winning the free pass!  We appreciated his story about working for non-profits which has never allowed him to attend a large training conference such as TechEd.   But don’t fret, keep watching the Countdown show as there will be…

I stopped by the hardware team to take a first look at the new Arc Touch Mouse, and shot this short video. The Touch folds flat, to about the same size as an HTC Touch phone. Where the old Arc Mouse fit well in a front pocket, the Arc Touch will do well in a back pocket. The folding portion of the…

First, congratulations to Jarem Archer for winning the free pass to PDC!  We loved the inventiveness and creativity of his SketchFlow comic listing the 7 reasons why he should attend PDC10.  Well done, @unt1tled!  Then we’re off and running on a very quick excursion through the …

Damn, that PDC timer!  Tell @anyware to put a full 10 minutes on the hamburglar this week so we can tell you who won! 

We have lots of news to share in our 10 minutes this week.  First, we announce our keynote speaker, corporate vice president of the management and security division, Brad Anderson, will be kicking off the event.  We announce a fun way to win a free ticket to TechEd Europe (you ask and…

The Microsoft Surface Blog is linking to a Doctoral Thesis Defense that will be streaming live at 1PM eastern today (in 9 minutes) that will preview a system to directly control robots via a Microsoft Surface Computer. For more details see the Surface Blog, or watch the live stream here.

This month is important for TechEd Europe, if you register for the conference by August 31 you’ll receive both the €200 Euro price markdown (the last discount that will be offered), plus if you book your hotel you’ll get the free week-long Berlin metro card which will get you all over the city,…