Michael Fortin is a Distingushed Engineer and leads the team at Microsoft responsible for the overall performance of Windows (the folks who think up and write the algorithms that help make Windows Vista intelligently performant. Intelligently performant? What does that mean? Tune in...). I…

With the recent rash of school shootings one lawmaker is suggesting that teachers and school administrators be allowed to carry firearms to protect themselves and their students. Even with these shootings which get a lot of attention school is the safest place for students. Still there is a lot of…

OK. I work for Microsoft, so I know you will read this with some suspicion. However, keep in mind that first and foremost I'm a technology enthusiast and a physician. I don't really need this job, and have no reason to try to "sell" you anything. So when I gush about Windows Vista and…

So rumor has it there will be 7-9 million Wii's made by 2007.  Rumors are also circluating that the PS3 will have major supply and hardware issues (mostly blue-ray) when its released next month.  Not to mention the price tag is going to be fairly steep.  Which we are all aware…

I recently had the privilege to make a trek down under to New Zealand where I moderated a panel discussion at Tech-Ed NZ 2006 about where the web is heading in the future. Our panelists included Scott Guthrie the General Manager over .NET George Moore the General Manager of Windows Live…

As the weather here in the Pacific Northwest starts to settle in around the 10 reservation like a wet, chilled blanket, we've been on the look out for simple ways to keep the place warm. Well given the coming of Nvidia's new 8800GTS and GTX GPUs, it's clear that we won't have to invest in that space…

In this screencast, Word program manager Jonathan Bailor shows how to how to create a professional looking document in less than five minutes using Live Preview, Theming, Quick Styles, Document Parts, and more, in Word 2007 Related Links: Microsoft Office Word team blog Brian Jones'…

I recently had the privilege to make a trek down under to New Zealand where I moderated a panel discussion at Tech-Ed NZ 2006 about where the web is heading in the future. Our panelists included Scott Guthrie the General Manager over .NET George Moore the General Manager of Windows Live…

Laura, Jesse and I headed over to Zune land to see what we could learn about this upcoming device. Since I'm a bit of a Zune enthusiast, Laura and Jesse ran camera and I handled asking the questions of Matt Jubelirer, the Zune team member who was there to show me the device (three devices, he had…

According to Inside Higher Ed, the University of Washington this year revoked admission to 18 students who goofed off the second half of their senior year and saw a significant downturn in their grades.Good for them.I remember hearing that empty threat when I was a senior, that I needed t keep my…