October 2006 - Posts

Windows Vista Security Enhancements for Developers

First: Get well Frank. Frank would have to be the most loved 'softie in Australia I reckon. Chuck would be in the running if going anywhere near water with him wasn't so dangerous. Speaking of Charles Sterling - he has given us an update on how Frank Read More
posted Monday, 30 October 2006 4:43 PM by mitch | 1 Comments

Building Differentiated User Experiences with Windows Vista

I thought I would take the time to post up a little bit about the Ready Summit, in particular the developer track which I am involved with. There are three tracks for the event, IT Manager, IT Professional and Developer. They all start out with the same Read More
posted Wednesday, 25 October 2006 8:16 PM by mitch | 0 Comments

First round of Ready Summit Thought Bubbles.

The responses to the little came I proposed are starting to roll in, I started off with my little attempt, but that was quickly followed up by Crucible who posted two (and then a third - Waldo enabled one). Former TechTalkBlogs editor Long Zheng Read More
posted Saturday, 21 October 2006 3:47 PM by mitch | 4 Comments

Ready Summit 06 slide decks and the Thought Bubble Game!

Those people who have seen me present at conferences like TechEd and Code Camp Oz probably know that I am a bit of a non-conformist when it comes to PowerPoint slide decks, while I use them I tend not to use a template and the slides themselves are really Read More
posted Thursday, 19 October 2006 10:09 AM by mitch | 14 Comments

How to negotiate TechTalkBlogs editorship.

Last night I got an e-mail from Frank Arrigo which was asking whether I would be interested in being the guest editor for TechTalkBlogs for the next little while. Naturally I said NO and this post is a figment of your imagination. Frank let the cat Read More
posted Wednesday, 18 October 2006 6:58 PM by mitch | 2 Comments

So long, and thanks for all the hits

For all good things must come to an end. Some ending more suddenly than others. But for me this is one of those slow and peaceful (and probably forseeable) deaths.A new power is rising in the land of TechTalkBlogs. Rumour has it that he or she speaks. Read More
posted Tuesday, 17 October 2006 9:48 PM by LongZheng | 0 Comments

Windows Vista developer interviews

I did a couple of interviews with various program managers and developers from Windows Vista related features that I thought you all might be interested in, or not. But in the grand scheme of shameless self-promotion, here's a compilation.Oliver Scholz Read More
posted Saturday, 14 October 2006 12:52 PM by LongZheng | 0 Comments

Microsoft announces gold nuggets and banana for every Vista sold in Australia

I've been told to cross-post this from my blog by a special somebody. But I can tell you now it isn't someone from the Microsoft Australia Public Relations team. I don't think they like me very much. Microsoft is definitely thinking outside the box here. Read More
posted Tuesday, 10 October 2006 11:20 PM by LongZheng | 1 Comments

What is an IT company?

I had a few random thoughts today regarding what constitutes and IT company. This is actually quite related to one of my previous entries surrounding what makes a company cool. Let's start with a big one, is Google an IT company? Sounds like a stupid Read More
posted Tuesday, 10 October 2006 9:01 PM by ScottSavage | 1 Comments

Apple Products Are More Secure? Think Again

(Cross post from my blog) I came across this article "Apple security - silence then abuse: The strange case of the company that could see no wrong."(Techworld.com) surprised me to read how lax and arrogant Apple can be towards security lapses in their Read More
posted Saturday, 7 October 2006 10:32 PM by BernardOh | 0 Comments
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Microsoft CRM Progress

Microsoft CRM has received its first 'report card' from Gartner. You can read the report here. It makes a number of interesting points that I would like to touch on. Firstly is the idea of Microsoft v SAP. These products are in totally different categories, Read More
posted Sunday, 1 October 2006 11:46 AM by ScottSavage | 1 Comments