Monthly Archives: June 2005

Microsoft has published the webcasts for twelve of the most popular sessions at TechEd 2005.

Arrived back home in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening. It was hotter and more humid here than it was in Orlando! Oppressive weather to have to cut the grass in.  TechEd 2005 was unique for me in many ways. It was … Continue reading →

On Thursday, I attended an excellent session on managing and deploying Virtual PC and Virtual Server. Excellent material and presentation. Speaking of virtual images, Microsoft released Team System Beta 2 in the form of a Virtual PC image file–so you … Continue reading →

The Microsoft Podcast Team has been spotted throughout TechEd. Jeff Julian kindly assembled a list of recordings the team has made this week.

Among the "hidden gems" at TechEd are the Lunch Sessions. Sure, you have to take your lunch to go…or skip lunch altogether, but they are well worth it. On Monday, I attended "Microsoft Learning Presents: Getting Ready for Visual Studio … Continue reading →

Just finished participating in a "Meet the Visual Basic Team" roundtable discussion. Representing the VB team were Jay Roxe, Jay Schmelzer, Paul Vick, and Paul Yuknewicz. They were looking for personal feedback on how they are doing with VB, what we … Continue reading →

In the Microsoft Exhibit section, the Windows Mobile team has a plethora of mobile devices, including the new IBM ThinkPad T41X Tablet PC that Steve Ballmer talked about during Monday’s keynote. I had a chance to use this device–it’s awesome! … Continue reading →

(Delayed because of WiFi problems at the convention center) Steve Ballmer gave the keynote on Monday. Samantha Bee, from The Daily Show, was Steve’s host and provided good, biting commentary. Steve focused on mobile technologies and security, including the "Direct Mobile … Continue reading →

Not sure what’s changed, but I’m getting good WiFi access in S210B this morning. Couldn’t receive a signal in the keynote. Perhaps we ought to start a wiki to list TechEd WiFi WiFi access!