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Ping 164: IllumiRoom, Skype, Ballmer & Basketball, Surface Pro

Laura Foy — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:03:54 GMT

Sit back, relax and let the good times flow while watching Laura and Paul argue over everything under the sun. Ok, maybe not everything...but definitely a few things. Here's what's happening at Microsoft:

IllumiRoom is Uh-MAY-ZING [03:11]

Goodbye Messenger...hello SKYPE [18:50]

Ballmer buying the Kings??? [10:03]

Looking at the Surface PRO [14:00]

Boycotting Starbucks, really?

Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives

Laura Foy — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:43:39 GMT

I think we finally perfected the virtual Paul experience! Check us out this week and let us know what you think! Here's the rundown:

Microsofties going back to High School [07:42]

Ballmer talks about the future [03:08]

Stocking the Windows Store with quality apps [16:14]

Microsoft gives..a LOT [21:44]

Ping 146: Ballmer speaks out, Halo movie, Kinect Playfit, Father blames Xbox LIVE

Laura Foy — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:44:48 GMT

This week we had the pleasure of being visited by Larry "The Lightbulb" Larsen.Check out all the goodness...

Ballmer defends the last decade [01:48]

New Direction for the Halo Movie [04:45]

Kinect Playfit [07:33]

Xbox LIVE to blame??? [10:13]

Ping 122: Omnitouch, PocketTouch, Cutting Phone Costs, Ballmer's Feeling Lucky

Laura Foy, Paul Mestemaker — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:45:05 GMT

Laura and Paul are back to their hyper-selves this week and bring you all sorts of touchy subjects and the banter you have learned to love.

Stories:

Omnitouch

Windows Phone Going for Volume

PocketTouch

Ballmer at Web 2.0 Summit

Follow your favorite hosts on Twitter and Facebook.

@lfoy and @PaulMest

Steve Ballmer - Anywhere, Anytime: The New World of Doing Business

MSDN Switzerland — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:43:49 GMT

Steve Ballmer in Switzerland: "Technology has an exponential path in front of it, meaning it has the ability to propel science, medicine, business, social issues and personal interactions in ways that are increasingly important to society and our own everyday lives."

Steve Ballmer highlights the strategic business discussions concerning cloud computing and its implications for the new world of work. These insights and inputs will impact on all companies – This new era is the next era.

Steve Ballmer - A new area of opportunity

MSDN Switzerland — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:29:41 GMT

Steve Ballmer in Switzerland. In his keynote session, Steve Ballmer will present a synopsis of Microsoft’s technology strategy for the medium-term future. He will outline how Microsoft will cover all three device categories – PCs, mobile and entertainment devices – and provide a consistent application framework using HTML5 and Silverlight, as well as take the lead in cloud computing. The last 15 minutes of his speech will be devoted to answering questions from the floor that can be submitted via our “Ask Steve” form.

Ping 56: Mouse Mischief, Social Media Clock, Windows Embedded 7, Ballmer loves Natal

Laura Foy — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:05:00 GMT

After a tiny hiatus we are back and better than ever. The show is jam-packed this week so let's get right to it:

Mouse Mischief: The Multi Point Mice Game!
Windows Embedded 7 The Social Media Clock
Ballmer LOVES Natal
Live Action Trailer for HALO

The Visual Studio Documentary: Part Two (In celebration of the 2010 Launch)

Tina — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Welcome to the Visual Studio Documentary. This is an hour long documentary that is split into two parts. Roughly a half hour each. Welcome to part two, where we dive straight into life at Microsoft during the Java Lawsuit. Here is Part One in case you missed it. Next week we will begin to publish each interviewee's full length interview for an even deeper look.

Not only did we sift through hundreds of videos and assets but we sat down for an intimate conversation with those that were there since the very beginning and those that are taking us into the future.

Scott Guthrie, Dan Fernandez, Jason Zander, Tim Huckaby
S. Somasegar, Dave Mendlen, Dee Dee Walsh, Mardi Brekke, Jeff Hadfield, Alan Cooper, Anders Hejlsberg, and Tony Goodhew

We hope you enjoy!

The Visual Studio Documentary: Part One (In celebration of the 2010 Launch)

Tina — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:59:00 GMT

Welcome to the first installment of the Visual Studio Documentary.This is an hour long documentary that is split into two parts, roughly a half hour each. Welcome to part one, where we take you back to the days of MS-DOS and Alan Cooper who originally sold Visual Basic to Bill Gates back in 1988. Next week we will feature Part Two but for those that would like to watch it sooner, here is Part Two. In addition, each week we will post a longer and more in-depth stand alone interview from the interviewees that were featured in the documentary.

Not only did we sift through hundreds of videos and assets but we sat down for an intimate conversation with those that were there since the very beginning:

Scott Guthrie, Dan Fernandez, Jason Zander, Tim Huckaby
S. Somasegar, Dave Mendlen, Dee Dee Walsh, Mardi Brekke, Jeff Hadfield, Alan Cooper, Anders Hejlsberg, and Tony Goodhew

Part One dives into MS-DOS, OS/2, Windows, Microsoft Visual Basic, Visual Basic 2.0, Visual Basic 3.0, Microsoft Visual C++, Visual Interdev, FoxPro, Visual Studio 97, ASP.NET and the early days of Microsoft's Dev community.

We hope you enjoy!

TIMELINE

Products and Milestones

1975 – Bill Gates and Paul Allen write a version of Basic for Altair 8080

1982 – IBM releases BASCOM 1.0 (developed by Microsoft)

1983 – Microsoft Basic Compiler System v5.35 for MS-DOS release

1984 - Microsoft Basic Compiler System v5.36 release

1985 – Microsoft QuickBASIC 1.0

1986 – Microsoft QuickBASIC 1.01, 1.02, 2.00

1987 – Microsoft QuickBASIC 2.01, 3.00, 4.00

1987 – Microsoft BASIC 6.0

1988 – Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.00, 4.00b, 4.50

1989 – Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System 7.0

1990 - Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System 7.1

1991 – Microsoft Visual Basic released May 20-Windows World Convention –Atlanta

1992 – Microsoft Visual Basic 2.0

1993 – Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0 in Standard and Professional versions

1995 – Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 released, supported the new Windows 95

1997 – Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 – introduction of IntelliSense

1998 – Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 that included Visual Basic 6.0 released (first VS)

2002 – Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 7.0

2002 – Visual Studio .NET

2003 – Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 7.1

2003 – Microsoft Visual Studio w/Intellisense

2003 – Visual Studio .NET

2004 – Announce Visual Studios 2005 – Code name Whidbey

2005 – Visual Studio 2005 release w/Extensibility

2005 – Visual Studio Express released

2006 - Expression Tool Set released - devs and designers work together

2006 – Visual Studio Team release – November 30th

2007 – Visual Studio 2008 (code name Orcas) ships November = Video Studio Shell

2010 - Visual Studios (code name Rosario)

What is the Cloud?

Laura Foy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:59:00 GMT

This video was included in Steve Ballmers speech at the University of Washington about Cloud Computing. Microsoft is all in.

The History of Microsoft - 1985

Tina — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:42:00 GMT

For Microsoft, 1985 brings the announcement of the release of Microsoft MacEnhancer expansion system, the Microsoft Mouse is quarantined in Canada and Microsoft celebrates its 10th Anniversary. There's some great footage of the 1985 Roast in this episode.

Previous Episodes:
The History of Microsoft - 1975
The History of Microsoft - 1976
The History of Microsoft - 1977
The History of Microsoft - 1978
The History of Microsoft - 1979
The History of Microsoft - 1980
The History of Microsoft - 1981
The History of Microsoft - 1982
The History of Microsoft - 1983
The History of Microsoft - 1984

January 23, 1985
Microsoft announces the release of Microsoft MacEnhancer expansion system, a new hardware product designed to open up the Apple Macintosh computer to a wide range of IBM compatible peripherals.

February 1, 1985
Ida Cole is named the new Vice President of Applications, responsible for planning, development, and marketing for the application software product line. She will report to Jon Shirley, President. She was previously with Apple Computer, Inc..

May 3, 1985

Microsoft Mouse Quarantined in Canada
Rich MacIntosh, General Manager of Microsoft Canada, Inc., was recently called to the Canadian Department of Agriculture to retrieve his Microsoft "Mouse" after four weeks of quarantine.

August 9, 1985
Microsoft announces that Wright Runstad & Company breaks ground today on a new Microsoft World Headquarters in Redmond scheduled for completion by mid-1986. The $25 million facility will be located in the southeast quadrant of Evergreen Place Office Park, in a heavily wooded, 29-acre campus setting.

August 12, 1985

Microsoft celebrates its 10th anniversary with sales figures of $140 million for the fiscal year of 1985.

August 22, 1985

Microsoft signs an agreement with IBM for joint development of operating systems and other systems software products.

September 3, 1985

Microsoft selects the Republic of Ireland as the site of its first production facility outside the U.S. for software products to be sold in the European market.

September 30, 1985
Microsoft announces the shipment to retail stores of Excel for the Macintosh, a powerful, full-featured microcomputer spreadsheet that combines business graphics with an on-sheet database.

November 20, 1985

Microsoft ships the retail version of Windows, an operating system that extends the features of the MS-DOS.

Other products released in 1985:

MS-DOS 3.2, Chart for Macintosh, Microsoft Access 1.0 (business communication app, not database), Cobol 2.1, MacEnhancer 2.0, Basic 2.1 Interpreter for the Mac, Chart 2.0 for DOS, Word for Networks, QuickBasic Compiler, LOGO for the Mac,

Notable New Hires:

Jeremy Butler - Former Senior Vice President, International and OEM.;Tony Dirksen - Former Senior Manager, Investor Relations;Ralf Harteneck - Former Vice President, Communication and Meeting Services Group;Min S. Yee - Former Vice President and Publisher of Microsoft Press.

Other 1985:

· Gaming: Tetris is written by Russian Alexey Pazhitnov.

· Internet: The Domain Name System (DNS) is created. Symbolics.com is the first domain registered, followed shortly by cmu.edu, purdue.edu, and others.

· Storage: The CD-ROM format is created by Phillips, in collaboration with Sony.

· USSR: Mikhail Gorbachev becomes general secretary of the Communist Party on the death of Chernenko.

· Exploration: The wreck of the Titanic is discovered after 73 years.

· Music: All-star Live Aid concerts in Philadelphia and London raise almost $250 million for African famine relief.

· Drugs: Crack cocaine begins hitting the streets of New York, setting off a drug epidemic.

· TV: Top-rated shows include The Cosby Show, Family Ties, and Murder She Wrote. MacGyver, Moonlighting, and Golden Girls premiere. Economy: The US becomes a debtor nation for first time since 1914.

· The King: The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley commemorative stamp, which sells a record-breaking 500 million.

· Comics: Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes premieres in the nation’s newspapers.

· Terrorism: Palestinian terrorists hijack the Italian liner Achille Lauro, killing one hostage. US Navy jets later force down the terrorists’ getaway plane in Sicily.

· Reagan: Public outrage accompanies President Reagan on his visit to a Nazi military cemetery at Bitburg, Germany.

· Rock: Rock Hudson dies of AIDS.

· The Real Thing?: Coca-Cola introduces New Coke in one of the biggest marketing disasters of the 20^th century.

· Greenpeace: French intelligence officers bomb and sink Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior in the harbor of Auckland, New Zealand. The boat was protesting French nuclear testing.

· Soccer Disaster: The main stand at Bradford City Football Ground in Northern England catches fire, killing 40 and injuring more than 170.

· Movies: Top grossing movies of the year include Out of Africa, Back to the Future, Rambo, and The Color Purple. Out of Africa also nets Oscars for Best Movie and Best Director (Sydney Pollack). Best Actor is William Hurt in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Best Actress is Geraldine Page in Trip to Bountiful.

The History of Microsoft - 1980

Tina — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:52:00 GMT

For Microsoft, 1980 means a new decade and new technology. Microsoft introduces the Z-80 SoftCard, Steve Ballmer joins the company and we announce XENIX OS, a portable, UNIX-based operating system for 16-bit microprocessors.

Previous Episodes:
The History of Microsoft - 1975
The History of Microsoft - 1976
The History of Microsoft - 1977
The History of Microsoft - 1978
The History of Microsoft - 1979

January 1, 1980

Microsoft Consumer Products announces its first consumer-oriented application software, Typing Tutor.

April 2, 1980

Microsoft introduces the Z-80 SoftCard, a circuit board that plugs into the Apple II computer and allows Apple II users to run CP/M applications with only minor modifications.

June 11, 1980

Steve Ballmer joins Microsoft with responsibility for Operations, including personnel, finance, and legal areas of the business.

August 25, 1980

Microsoft announces XENIX OS, a portable, UNIX-based operating system for 16-bit microprocessors.

1980 Revenue/Headcount

The 1980 year-end sales total $8,000,000. The 1980 Calendar Year employee headcount totals 40 people.

Other products released in 1980: Basic Compiler 5.3, TRS-DOS COBOL and Basic, muLISP and muMATH, TRS-80 Editor/Assember, XMacro-86 Cross Assembler, COBOL-80 Compiler 4.0, BASIC Interpreter for Z8000, Olympic Decathlon (game), M/SORT, FORTRAN & COBOL for Apple II, RAMcard (memory expander for the Apple II)

Other 1980:

Apple Computer goes public with 4.6 million shares, the largest offering since Ford Motor Co. went public in 1956.
Novell, Inc. is founded.
President Carter declares a U.S. boycott of the Olympic Games in protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupts.
Ordinary People, with Mary Tyler Moore, wins the Best Picture Oscar.
Call Me, by Blondie, tops the Billboard charts.

Ping 18: Ballmer apologizes, Paul Allens latest move, Surface fun, Security Beta

Laura Foy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:34:00 GMT

The boys took over this week and it's clear we have a bro-mance in the making. If you've ever wondered what guys talk about when they're alone...now you know:

Paul Allen makes it big!
Ballmer makes a boo boo
Surface gets even cooler...
Real DaVinci footage
Security Beta

The History of Microsoft - 1985

Tina — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:25:00 GMT