Abandon your community at your own risk
I am a big fan of the Zune music subscription service that allows me to search, listen to, experience and enjoy music and media in some amazing ways. Much of the focus of the Zune experience is the social aspect of sharing your music experience with friends an like minded. The Zune software (both on the Zune player and online) has earned a devout following. One fun aspect is that the system scores your listening and gives you “badges” for artists, songs and and albums you listen to a lot. While the service and the music players have been around since 2006 the service is going through regular...
read moreOutlook as the hub of my business work and private communication
There is no doubt that Microsoft Office is the productivity suite I spend 90% of my time in. Whether I am writing emails, making presentations or doing strategic planning, Office is the key enabler for me. This may not come as a big surprise however recently I have had the opportunity to team up with several entrepreneurs in different business areas, and they have a mix of infrastructures that normally would make it close to impossible to stay in sync. This is where Outlook has saved the day! My main communication is through Outlook via Exchange (not much to say – they are made for each...
read moreHow software helps in a multilingual world
With a family that spans multiple countries, languages and generations, communication isn’t always easy. However there are some great tools out there making it fundamentally easier to connect people, not only across distances but also bridging language barriers. While there are many services out there, one is quickly becoming my favorite! The http://www.microsofttranslator.com used both by Bing and also accessible from inside MS Word! Not only does it allow you to translate individual words and paragraphs, it also makes it super easy to translate whole Web pages. I just set up my personal...
read moreWhat does it take to run some of the world’s largest websites? The answer is Global Foundation Services!
You may wonder who and what is behind some of the worlds largest websites like www.msn.com, www.live.com and www.microsoft.com! What are the challenges, solutions and learnings from such massive datacenter work? Well it takes a big team with years of experience, it takes systems that are secure and robust, and it takes processes that bring it all together. At Microsoft we also have the aspirations to be gentle to the environment through Green Computing, to lead with innovation around Cloud computing and to make our customers and partners successful. The many stories and experiences behind...
read moreMicrosoft Live Writer – nifty
I just upgraded to the latest (beta) of Microsoft Live writer. It is a really nifty tool that allows you to write and post to your blogs (yes, more than one) with a WYSIWG user interface. Even better is that you can do all your typing while off line and upload when you have the connection back. Live Writer can publish to many of the most common blog machines including Windows Live, WordPress, Blogger, Live Journal and TypePad. I have a slight reservation about the fact that the tool is a bit slow and you en up waiting for it to respond now and then. The latest version claims to manage...
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