After releasing Office 2007 SP2, Microsoft has unveiled screenshots for Office 2010. Like all previous versions Office 2010 will also introduce UI innovations but the most interesting thing about Office 2010 is that most Office Suite applications will also have a corresponding web application. In simple terms this means that we will be able to [...]

Conficker worm which strikes on April 1st is already being labelled as one of the most dangerous cyber attacks ever. The way this worm works is that it sets up what are known as botnets on computers around the world. The worm goes active on April 1st when it can be used by its creators [...]

Microsoft Thrive is a clever demonstration of how Silverlight can be used for a public facing website. Other than being a showcase for Silverlight the site also has some valuable content for career development, desktop optimization, cost savings and compliance & governance among others.     The most fun is a game called Are You [...]

Fortune magazine released their Top 100 companies to work for list. At number one is NetApp who are having a Slashdot effect after achieving number 1 spot on the list. Interesting findings are Google at number 4 and beloved Microsoft slipping to number 38. While I take these lists with a pinch of salt, they [...]

If you are an Architect or a Developer then I highly recommend that you read Application Architecture Guide from Patterns & Practices team at Microsoft. In recent years .Net Framework has grown tremendously to include technologies such as WPF, WCF, WF over the standard offerings such as ASP.NET, Windows Forms and BCL. How does one [...]

Amazon has launched a Microsoft Branded Store where you can browse through all Microsoft Press and other Microsoft related books. I am an Amazon addict and this has just given me one more excuse to spend more time on the site. I’m now waiting for them to sell Microsoft T-shirts and novelty items.

For many startups one of the biggest hurdles is money. The cost of software cannot be justified. Thus attraction towards open source. Microsoft has taken care of this problem by launching a program called BizSpark. You can enroll yourself if you are a startup with less than one million USD in revenue and less than [...]

Microsoft has launched a new web site targeted at Web developers and web professionals. The goal of this site is to showcase blogs, products events etc. This web site will also be home for Microsoft Web Platform Installer and Microsoft Web Application Installer. What’s most interesting is that the site will also showcase open source [...]

If you are like me who is missing Tech Ed in Sydney and sulking about it then sulk not anymore my friend. Keynote and other presentations from Tech Ed NZ are available online for your viewing pleasures. I am sure Australian content is not too far away.

It is clear that when it comes to Web, Microsoft is not the leading player. That batch goes to a startup(when compared to Microsoft) named Google. At times I feel that in the process of introducing new products Microsoft at times forgets about their old products which could be widely in use. For example Hotmail. [...]