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The Snipping Tool has got to be one of the most indispensible additions to Windows, and yet many people aren’t even aware of its existence. Sitting quietly in the Accessories folder, you’d hardly know it has become one of the most prized tools in this blogger’s kit. There are only sparse options for…

For the first time in four years, I get up in the morning with a spring in my step. Finding what you are passionate about: getting a job that matches this passion; then having the scope to experiment doesn't pop up daily. I am, at heart, a storyteller.Unless you create your own company, start…

It's fun to watch the excitement and anxiety now that attendees around the globe are packing their bags and getting ready for PDC 2008. Aali, a developer for Avanade, says he "can't wait to head to Helsinki airport and travel to Los Angeles where the famous PDC is held again this year. That…

MDC! Building on the buzz, excitement, and industry-changing announcements of the PDC, the MSDN Developer Conference (MDC) will deliver the core message, content, and experience of the PDC in a one-day, multi-track event to multiple cities across the United States. Microsoft Evangelists  Brian…

The noise around PDC went up last week when Steve Ballmer, speaking at the final keynote at the Gartner Symposium in Orlando, came to the stage and explained why people should care about Microsoft’s cloud OS: “We have a big announcement in two weeks at our Professional Developers Conference and…

Last Fri, Microsoft posted the "Windows 7 Software Logo Program for Client." The 58K document is a quick download if you're curious, and can be found here. Charlie Azman blogged about the move. Is Microsoft trying to get the Windows 7 'buzz' going early? Or maybe, just maybe,…

How many times in the past year has anyone asked about a product, a service or a strategy to be told by Microsoft officials: “Just wait till the PDC. We’ll explain all”? Finally, that promised “tell-all” date is here. Microsoft PDC 2008 kicks off next week. Mary-Jo Foley reveals what attendees…

Attending PDC? Planning to capture all the action on camera? Don't forget to send your PDC videos to our Content Manager, Mike Swanson. Take a look at his post "Send Me Your PDC Video" for more details.

Blogger Richard MacManus was among a small group of people who had a roundtable today with Microsoft executives Ray Ozzie, Bob Muglia and Amitabh Srivastava. The topic of conversation was Microsoft Azure, the cloud computing operating system announced earlier today. Richards asked Ray Ozzie…