If you're a practicing doc, chances are you don't even know the name Dr. David Brailer. Much is being made of Dr. Brailer's recently announced resignation as Director of the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Information Technology. Dr. Brailer was appointed by President Bush two…

I had to get back up in the air and learn more about being a pilot. In this piece I discover what software and technology pilots are using to keep all systems go up in the clouds....watch and learn

In Part II of this two part screencast, Microsoft Federal Developer Evangelist Marc Schweigert demonstrates how ASP.NET Atlas abstracts the complexities of AJAX programming and provides a new set of tools to your developer toolbox to build richer, more engaging web user interfaces. …

Jim and Dan are two seemingly normal Microsoft employees who I've been watching from afar (they work for Microsoft Consulting Services). When hurricane Katrina hit they dropped everything in their lives and got in a plane and flew to Austin, TX. Hear their story about the technology they deployed…

Did you know that in spite of the fact that many beautiful buildings were built throughout history that the profession of Architect (for buildings) didn't really exist until 1857? Up until that time architects were either artists or really advanced builders or perhaps even project managers.…

This guy actually did it. He implanted a microchip (RFID) into his own hand to....start his car. Unbelievable, you have to see it.

Infrastructure... that's like the plumbing, the pipes, the roadway etc. which enables business to happen. Most of the time I don't think much about infrastructure, except for when I want to complain about it not working properly. But what is the next generation of infrastructure? That's what my…

So you want to be agile eh? Who doesn’t these days? So much has been written about the process of agile development but you don’t hear much about agile architecture or who the architect fits into the agile team. Some people speak about agile as though there is no architecture but nothing could…

Today the governor of Michigan signed a bill "establishing a rigorous high school curriculum" in the state. Curiously enough, in the list of required courses for all students (typical stuff: four credits each of math and English, three credits of science, etc.) is "one online learning…

Ever wonder how the Windows shell is designed? Ever try and write a Windows shell extension? It gets easier in Vista! Here, Catherine Heller, a developer and technical evangelist, and Charles sit down with two of the big brains behind the Windows shell architecture and platform: Architects…