I have recently taken on the role of PM for the System.Net team. Now that Whidbey is winding down, we are starting Orcas (aka the next version of the .Net Framework) planning and want to hear what you think. What needs to be changed/improved/added? Want to put in your 2 cents and describe the scenarios in which you use or would like to use the System.Net namespace? If so, navigate here: http://blogs.msdn.com/wndp/... Help make the .Net Framework better - link to the above...

MS is about to launch a new web application they call Virtual Earth. It is essentially Microsoft's new and improved mapping solution and it looks like they have really put some hard thought into this product. It looks sweet! But, don't take my word for it - watch a video interviewing the guys that made it. I hope they meet there expected launch time of early July as I'm moving to Redmond at the end of June and that would be an invaluable tool for learning some of the areas I'm not familiar with....

This is an interesting artcile on why corporate blogging is popular and why it works

Had some issues when I posted this the first time - user error probably :). Anyways, looks like my buddy Mack is having a rough go of it with Imagine Cup this year as he explains. He is encouraging your feedback

Elisa and I went hiking on Mt. Finlayson a week or so ago. The trail is a little more rugged than Elisa was expecting

Bonjour, formerly known as Rendezvous, is a networking technology from Apple that is designed to make zero-configuration simple. The Apple website says it “enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks”. In a previous article I dumped on OS X quite a bit and ruffled some peoples feathers :), but I have to say this is one area that is quite interesting and they are releasing an SDK for Windows as well. For more information check it out here. I have seen...

A while ago I posted about incompatibility issues with Apple operating systems and how I would not start to look at the system closely from a development standpoint until they provided a signal they are finally getting away from breaking changes in their APIs. Well it looks like I won't get my signal yet as meantioned here and here ; however, the opposite view is presented here...

Lately the buzz around many of my peers has been around Apple's new OS and how they are leaving Windows behind in their dust. Yes, everyone knows I have been in the Windows camp for sometime, but this fact is irrelevant to my following argument - How to be the apparent innovation leader. First, some explanation is in order. By apparent innovation leader, I am referring to the ability to be perceived at the leading edge of technology whether you are actually there or not. Apple has done a great job...

Apparently images of the final design of the next xbox have been leaked. If you want to see the new design check it out here . A write up about the whole deal can be found here

To quote the web transports team blog: “There is an upcoming online chat with Jawad Khaki (corporate VP of Windows Networking and Devices) regarding Longhorn Networking features on March 22 at 11:30. Want to be the first to know what is changing (and there are years worth of work here) in the networking stack? This is the place to be. Or maybe that you have a favorite issues regarding the tcp/ip stack, winsock, firewall, UPNP, wireless, NDIS, home networking, Peer-to-Peer, IPV6? Here's your...