High Capacity Color Barcode – Microsoft Tags
I recently learned about a technology that has been around for a couple of years; Imagine if there was a tag you could put on anything, and anyone seeing the tag could access all information there is to get about the object! You might think barcodes do the job but traditional barcodes don’t have enough information, neither is there a standard that allows everyone to figure out what the numbers refer to. To solve the problem there are a number of new 2 dimensional barcodes in the market, some have become very popular in Japan where cell phones come with the ability to photograph a...
read moreNew mobile – HTC Fuze by AT&T
I finally decided to upgrade my three year old telephone (HTC Wizard). After waiting for three months for AT&T to release their version of Samsung’s Omnia I came to realize that all rumors that AT&T actually was about to release it were wrong. Well, I am still glad I waited since it resulted in the Fuze hitting the market just as I couldn’t wait any longer. For a good first glance check out Chris Koenig’s blog. The HTC Fuze is a custom version of the HTC Touch Pro, that has been modified specifically for AT&T. I don’t know all the changes but there are...
read moreMicrosoft’s Web Platform as one simple install (Release Candidate)
Microsoft recently announced the Web Platform Installer (Web PI) The Microsoft Web Platform Installer is a free tool that makes it simple to download and install the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 and 7.0, SQL Server 2008 Express, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and Visual Web Developer 2008 Express SP1. The Web Platform Installer offers a single installer to help you obtain the software you need to build and run a complete Web solution on the Microsoft Web platform, whether you are using Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows...
read moreExciting developer challenge – RoboChamps Urban Challenge
Microsoft and KIA Motors are teaming up to provide a fun and challenging competition RoboChamps Urban Challenge, based on Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 and five virtual models of KIA cars. The competition is similar to the DARPA Grand Challenge competition which has been running since 2004 and which awards a cash prize for the successful creation and test of a fully autonomous vehicle. The RoboChamps Urban Challenge is however a 100% virtual experience but with real prize money...
read moreWhat I am up to
My focus right now is on getting getting our breadth partner engines to work in concert. It boils down to identifying and creating the content our breadth partners expect, and making it available through online and in person channels. A major push this year will be to reach beyond our traditional ecosystem. With new tools like Expression and Silverlight this is a really fun...
read moreInteroperability and smaller IT providers
I recently completed a piece of research on how smaller development companies make platform decisions. One fact caught my attention, and I wasn’t surprised: More than 50% of small IT companies work in a multi-platform world. That is, their customers have more than one platform of Windows, Linux, Unix, OSX, and on top of that there are differing document standards, database standards, communication protocols etc – and they have to make it work together. Fortunately I have colleagues who are in better touch with the market than I and who have thought quite a lot about it. Here is...
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