Tag Archives: Work

Microsoft Tag comes out of Beta, over 1B served so far

Posted on May 27, 2010 by

Microsoft Tag is an interesting barcoding technology that works with your mobile phone for instant access to information, websites, videos, phone numbers, and more.  Smaller than QR codes and capable of embedding more information into a branded image. All you … Continue reading →

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E3 Roundup (The Story so Far and Project Natal)

Posted on June 2, 2009 by

It’s been a busy past 48 hours for the Microsoft team responsible for the E3 press briefing.  If ever there were concern that E3 has lost its luster, this was the presentation to prove otherwise.  A few of the highlights … Continue reading →

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TOOL: IE8 Web Accelerator for Zune

Posted on October 5, 2008 by

This weekend I spent some time assembling new playlists with Zune 3.0 for an upcoming trip.  I was visiting a # of websites to look at playlists (e.g. XMFans.com) and an annoyance was the number of steps required to copy/paste … Continue reading →

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Silverlight to ship on 2009 HP PCs (via Live Search Toolbar)

Posted on June 3, 2008 by

Apparently the deal is for all US and Canadian consumer PCs.  (I hear HP ships a few of those.)  Silverlight powers the Live toolbar.  Nice work Silverlight team!

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About my new gig

Posted on May 20, 2008 by

A Microsoft VP once told me, "In the world of business, there are Pioneers and there are Settlers.  Microsoft needs both."  I’ve always gravitated toward the startup opportunities within Microsoft.  A few years ago, I was given the opportunity to … Continue reading →

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