September 2006 - Posts

Computing in 2010

Last night, I attended the Atomic Live Forum "Computing and Technology in 2010" event in Melbourne. Naturally, I blogged all about it with pictures and opinions about the event. But that's not why I'm writing this Read More
posted Friday, 29 September 2006 11:52 PM by LongZheng | 0 Comments

Productivity Tips: The Power and Freedom of Saying No

Picked up this article from an internal productivity newsletter. “No” can sometimes seem a very difficult thing to say. Have you ever noticed, however, that kids say “No” all the time? My 8-year-old, for example, is really really good at it. I think Read More
posted Friday, 29 September 2006 9:29 AM by BernardOh | 0 Comments
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Introducing the Patterns & Practices Guidance Explorer

Cross-post from my blog The Microsoft Patterns and Practices Team has just released a new GUI app on CodePlex called Patterns & Practices Guidance Explorer. What's really useful about this tool is that it can be a one stop shop for you to evaluate Read More
posted Thursday, 28 September 2006 11:42 PM by BernardOh | 0 Comments
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Free is the new black

Everything's free these days.Win 1 of 20 Official Windows Vista Mousepad/MousematsWin a free Windows Vista USB DriveWin 1 of 2 copies of "Beginning Ajax with ASP.NET"Win a Windows Vista umbrellaThese merchandise might be worth something when its 2010 Read More
posted Friday, 22 September 2006 12:33 AM by LongZheng | 7 Comments

An Q&A with Carrie Read - A Microsoft Recruiter

This afternoon, I had an informal Q&A with Carrie Read who is a Redmond recruiter focusing on international technical hires (Software Design Enginner/ Software Design Enginner in Test/ Program Managers). Check out the transcript. Read More
posted Wednesday, 20 September 2006 3:21 PM by BernardOh | 368 Comments
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Communities are built with Links

It seems like an obvious statement, but communities are built with links. Digg has 252 links on its front page. YouTube has 197. Frank's blog currently has 189. These sites get lots of traffic based on the fact that they build a community around Read More
posted Wednesday, 20 September 2006 1:10 AM by ScottSavage | 6 Comments

The Importance of Community

Microsoft is trying so hard to be cool. It really isn't fair, why is Apple considered cool just because they have pretty white cases? How has Apple managed to break the nerd image that Microsoft is so desperately trying to shake with the mainstream audience? Read More
posted Saturday, 16 September 2006 3:16 PM by ScottSavage | 1 Comments
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The Zune Box

Could the Zune fail? And if so, what would the product box have to do with it? This is a cross-post of my thoughts on the packaging for Microsoft's Zune and why it may have an effect on sales numbers. Today is Zune day. The blogosphere has gone Read More
posted Friday, 15 September 2006 7:43 PM by LongZheng | 11 Comments

A Parody of Intl. Conference Calls

Life is Often Funnier than Fiction International Conference Calls Uploaded by tferey Check out this parody of how funny some conference calls look/sound like in an international environment. Welcome to the joys and challenges of working in a global Read More
posted Friday, 15 September 2006 4:21 PM by BernardOh | 1 Comments
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Vista RC 1 Now Available for Public Download

Cross post from my blog Windows Vista RC 1 (Release Candidate, Build 5564) is now available for public download from this site. This would be our last public pre-release version before we RTM :) Related link: Windows Vista RC 1 Review (UK ZDNet) Read More
posted Friday, 15 September 2006 9:39 AM by BernardOh | 0 Comments
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What is the Business Case for Upgrading to Vista?

Mary Jo Foley wrote an interesting article "What Is the Business Case for Upgrading to Vista?" arguing the both sides of the coin on the business case for upgrading to Vista. You make up your own opinions. Read More
posted Wednesday, 13 September 2006 8:54 AM by BernardOh | 365 Comments
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Save as PDF in Office 2007

(Via Microsoft Watch) The ability to save your documents as PDF is now available in Office 2007 as an add-on (download link) and not build into the product. This measure is in response to Adobe System requirements. It works with the following Read More
posted Wednesday, 13 September 2006 8:33 AM by BernardOh | 0 Comments

My Intro - Ken.

I know its a little bit late to introduce myself since Frank created this account for me since i've been busy with Uni lately, anyway enough about that let's just start to introduce myselfABOUT MEI'm Ken Soedjatmiko (i know my last name its a bit Read More
posted Wednesday, 13 September 2006 12:35 AM by KSoe | 4 Comments

CRM Products

Long's post about talking to customers sparked my interest due to my current thesis work surrounding CRM packages. It raises a very interesting question, and that is do these companies genuinely not care or are they not capable of caring? A company can Read More
posted Tuesday, 12 September 2006 5:49 PM by ScottSavage | 1 Comments

Talk to me

This is a cross-post from my blog.A lot of companies out there, and especially IT companies, just don’t understand the concept of communicating with its customers. “Communicating” should not just imply transmitting a press release every few Read More
posted Tuesday, 12 September 2006 12:49 PM by LongZheng | 1 Comments

What’s the deal with… C# 3.0: Implicitly Typed Local Variables

C# 3.0 will be released in the near future and one of the new features that will be a part of our lives is Implicitly Typed Local Variables. What that means is variables where the data type is automatically assumed. The following example shows an explicitly Read More
posted Monday, 11 September 2006 6:41 PM by StevenG | 5 Comments
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What’s the deal with… Setting up a PC based recording studio

I’ve always said that for a musician, owning your own recording setup is a must.  I also know plenty of people that own a recording studio who don’t even play an instrument.  They just enjoy the technology and listening to the musicians that Read More
posted Sunday, 10 September 2006 12:11 PM by StevenG | 2 Comments
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Intro: Steven George

I should introduce myself.  I'm Steven George and a Microsoft Student Partner at Deakin University.  I also work there in the IT department. I have two main areas of interest: Software Development and Music. You may have seen my band: www.digit.tc Read More
posted Sunday, 10 September 2006 10:55 AM by StevenG | 3 Comments

Time to Jump Ship?

I was scanning through eWeek.com and picked up this article, "Six Good Reasons to Jump Ship". The article used the American IT job market as reference point and the points raised seems interesting weekend reading esp. on a crappy rainy weekend here in Read More
posted Saturday, 9 September 2006 9:49 PM by BernardOh | 0 Comments
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How to hack the screensavers in Vista

Months before Windows Vista is actually released, we already know how to hack Vista's registry to modify the effects of the screensaver. This hack works because the original design for the screensavers allowed customisation using a control panel. Read More
posted Saturday, 9 September 2006 9:14 PM by LongZheng | 0 Comments
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Tech.Marty Reporting

Hey fellow techies,                             The name is Marty and I am a Microsoft Student Partner for Queensland Read More
posted Saturday, 9 September 2006 9:08 PM by MartyG | 4 Comments

What’s the deal with… C# 2.0 Generics

I find that when describing technology, people tend to use obscure terminology wherever possible.  This normally scares people off and I try to avoid that in my articles.  What I try to do is cover the basic principals which will hopefully make Read More
posted Saturday, 9 September 2006 11:40 AM by StevenG | 2 Comments
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berno.Text="Hello World"

I'm Berno (Bernard Oh) the DPE intern here in Microsoft Australia and I'm loving every moment of it. I manage the Microsoft Student Partners (MSP, formerly known as Microsoft Student Ambassadors - SA) among academic community initiatives. The MSP/SA Read More
posted Friday, 8 September 2006 1:28 PM by BernardOh | 4 Comments

Students Take Over

Hi Tech Talk Blog Readers, My name is Scott Savage, and unlike Long I am a Student Partner with MS :-P. I (occasionally) attend Sydney Uni where I am doing a Soft Eng/Commerce double degree which is worth 5 years of punishment. I currently work at a Read More
posted Thursday, 7 September 2006 11:31 PM by ScottSavage | 4 Comments

All your TechTalkBlogs are belong to us

Frank officially announced this afternoon that the Australian Student Partners have taken over TalkTechBlogs for the next few weeks. The forecast for the weeks ahead is looking very fine, with plenty of fresh TechTalk from Steven George, Marty Gnanananthan, Read More
posted Thursday, 7 September 2006 10:29 PM by LongZheng | 5 Comments

Moving on...

Well we've been given our marching orders and it's time for some new voices to be heard here on TechTalkBlogs. I've enjoyed my time here the past few months and look forward to what comes next and beyond that. A big thanks to Geoff and Paul for their Read More
posted Monday, 4 September 2006 12:57 PM by Damiane | 0 Comments

Fare Thee Well

TechEd is over. The exhibitions have been packed up, the freebies have been taken home, the knowledge gained has had enough time to either soak in or be forgotten. Me, I'm working hard, trying to get some sleep, and trying to remember what it's like Read More
posted Sunday, 3 September 2006 9:52 PM by geoffa | 0 Comments
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My time is complete.

Well my time is a an end here as a guest blogger. I hope I have provided at least some useful information. Its been fun, and definitely something different. It will be interesting to see who the next guest blogger(s) are. I am sure they will be able Read More
posted Sunday, 3 September 2006 7:20 PM by glav | 5 Comments