Tracing has been one of those mechanisms that developers have come to rely on when troubleshooting code. But what happens when the code (in the form of interconnected distributed applications) is running in multiple locations? How do you debug distributed applications reliably? If you are a…

So you thought you knew all about Office 2007 right? Word, Excel PowerPoint and Outlook – the big 4 that we have known and loved for so long but on this episode we are going to hear from Jay Paulus from the Office 2007 team to talk about the many new possibilities abounding in Office 2007. …

Regarding audio problem, I intend to stop deliver this video now.Instead, you'll see a dummy video with noize and no audio track.I will upload new video in the end of September, 2006 or early October.音声に不都合がありまして、このビデオの配信をいったん中止しております。代わりにビデオ入れ替えのアナウンスビデオが流れます。９月末か１０月上旬にビデオを入れ替えます。----This video is…

In Windows Vista, we have moved many drivers out of the kernel and up into user mode, which will greatly decrease the potential for blue screens and other bad things. As always, we love making Frameworks for developers that enable them to get things done faster, even for low level stuff…

Peter Moore sat down for an intimate chat with some Xbox community site leaders and I crashed the party. This man is like a God to me so it was AWESOME to hear his thoughts on the Wii , Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. He also talks about how we interface with technology, gaming…

The fantastic site HowStuffWorks.com has posted an article on "How College Admissions Works."As always with HowStuffWorks, it's a high-level explanation but extensively researched, including interviews with the head of admissions at Duke University. This is a must-read for every high…

An article in the Wall Street Journal last week created a bit of a fuss in the educational blogosphere. The article reported on some backlash against laptops in schools, specifically programs that put one laptop in the hands of each student. Students are, and you'll find this hard to believe,…

Did you know that Microsoft ships a cool business application that manufacturing and distribution companies use to run their business. The name of the application is Dynamics AX and Michael will take you inside Dynamics AX to you about the innovative model-driven architecture that was created to…

Not many people enjoy their commute. It's probably the least enjoyable part of the daily experience, plus these days it's the least environmentally-friendly thing most of us do. Well the cats at King County Metro have taken a big step toward getting us out of our cars.Two of the more popular bus…

I recently caught up with Microsoft's general manager for competitive strategy, Bill Hilf (you've seen him before on Channel 9), to talk about, what else, open source software and Microsoft's position on it. Sure, we have shared source, etc, but what is Microsoft doing in the open source software…