Recently, we visited MSR Cambridge(UK) to meet some of the great minds working there. In this case, we were fortunate enough to get an hour's time with Simon Peyton-Jones and Tim Harris, who are researchers working on a very hard problem: making it easier (more predictable, more reliable, more…

Looking for more coverage of the Penny Arcade Expo 2006? Then check out this archive of over 40 posts that Brian Crecente made from the event.

Back in January of 2006, Scoble visited Steve Ball, Kirt Debique and the WAVE (Windows Audio Video Excellence) team to discuss their contributions to Windows Vista.  WAVE is the team responsible for Audio and Video infrastructure in Windows including, among other things AV class drivers,…

While PAX has great games on display, awesome panels, and great speakers it's first and foremost about the fans. I took a camera into the crowds, the gaming rooms and even all the way out to the tabletop gaming to show you what it's like to be a fan at PAX. Pop open a bottle of BAWLS and hone…

Ah the Penny Arcade Expo 2006, I remember it well... watching Alex St. John light up a cigar on stage, finding the best case mod in the world based on a sentient kitchen appliance, and watching other people play Guitar Hero. Sampy, Tina and I had so much fun at PAX that it couldn't…

Knowledge Network is a new add-on for Office SharePoint Server 2007 that many people don’t know about yet.  It automates the discovery and sharing of undocumented knowledge and relationships, enabling you to quickly locate who knows whom and who knows what within your constantly changing…

One of the best ways to guarantee a robust application is to create automated tests that can be run repeatedly on any build. But how do you test UI? Ifeanyi Echeruo is a tester on the WPF team who has written a cool tool using the UI Automation framework for exactly that purpose. Join Dr Sneath as…

Understanding functional requirements is hard enough… getting support shouldn’t be.  You’ll be surprised how easy it is to find answers to your questions online.  I’ve been developing on the.NET since its earliest days and the majority of my learnings / problem resolutions have been…

The No Child Left Behind Act is coming up for renewal by Congress. Much debate is ensuing about changes that need to be made.However, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has gone on record saying that she thinks the act is "99.9% pure." Meaning, no changes should be made.A shame,…

Victoria Poncini, a Network Architect responsible for designing, architecting and implementing Microsoft’s global wireless solution speaks with us about How Microsoft Does Wireless.  Authentication, encryption, operational challenges, security risks such as rogue access points and goals for…