Larry Larsen

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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

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,…

Content schmontent.  Let’s get some fun on.  In this week’s episode, after @anyware finishes up the important summary of the PDC themes, we move on to more important matters like where the PDC parties are going to be held.  Our welcome reception will be held on October 27 at 7pm…

@anyware and @ritzy debut their first Countdown to TechEd Europe show, a 10 minute behind the scenes peek from the planning committee at Microsoft headquarters.  For our first act we cover the basics, like if you register by August 31 you’ll save €200, the deep-dive excitement of the…

On October 28 and 29, Microsoft will open our doors and welcome you to our home for the next Professional Developers Conference to be held at MSFT HQ in Redmond, WA.  PDC10 is a 2 day event where you’ll hear from Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer and others about the latest innovations on the…

In this presentation, Josh Rose, SDET II for Internet Explorer, looks at a real-world example of how developers can use HTML5 audio support in the fourth build of the IE9 Platform Preview. This sample and the third IE9 Platform Preview are available on the IE Test Drive.