One day I was joking with my students and said that I'd love for the school day to be from 8 until 3 but I wished it was 8 PM until 3 AM. I wasn't sure what the reaction from the students would be but interestingly enough they loved the idea. There have been some studies and reports that recommend…

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In a conversation once the superintendent of schools for the Diocese of New Hampshire told me that the single largest change one can make to a school is to replace the principal. The principal is the CEO, where the E stands for Education, of a school and their attitude, policies, training and…

If you didn't get an opportunity to join us for the live web cast on Windows Vista in Healthcare earlier this week, I'm pleased to let you know that we have an on-demand version of the program for your viewing pleasure. Just click on the link. During the web cast, Microsoft's senior healthcare…

University of Washington computer engineering student Carolyn Holmes shares her thoughts and perspectives about young women in technology, plus hear how she’s breaking down barriers and stereotypes about women geeks.  Carolyn is now an intern at Microsoft in the Office group, and she’s…

I pack my things and head to North Carolina and Epic Games, home of the unreal series, the unreal engine, and gears of war. As a gaming enthusiast and completel fan girl I wanted to find out how a level designer actually creates an interactive video game. And we do this with Gears of War. I hope you…

Louis Castle, co-founder of Westwood Studios and now Vice President of Creative Development at EA LA, was here in Redmond for a community site leader conference and Laura managed to sneak past the velvet ropes and corner him for this interview. Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2…

We recently interviewed Adrian Marinescu, lead developer on the Windows Kernel team focusing on the Heap Manager and associated technologies. The Heap Manager plays a big role in shaping system performance and security. (Heap mechanisms have been targets of several security attacks in the past…

This week I'm attending the Pacific Health Summit  in Seattle. World renowned researcher and system's biology scientist, Dr. Leroy Hood, kicked off the Summit yesterday with an oratory on the four "P's" that will define the future model of healthcare delivery; Predictive,…

Scoble sits down with Jawad Khaki, Vice President of Windows Networking.