Entries tagged with microsoft - Channel 10

Is it .NET, .Net, or .net?

Sarah Perez — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:36:00 GMT

Dan Fernandez has an interesting post up on his blog – it’s about how Microsoft product names are supposed to be spelled. (OK, maybe it’s only interesting to grammar-obsessed folks…but it’s still kind of fun.) Anyway, he says he’s seen everyone from Microsoft employees to press get the spellings of Microsoft product names wrong from time to time, so he thought he would start a list of proper spellings to help everyone out.

Do you know how to properly spell some of this stuff? You may be surprised...

Quiz yourself:

Is it Clear Type or ClearType?
Kin or KIN?
Powerpoint, PowerPoint or Power Point?
Seadragon or SeaDragon?
Xbox Live or Xbox LIVE?
Bizspark or BizSpark?
PlayTo or Play To?
Sharepoint or SharePoint?
Visual Basic or Visual Basic .net?
Infopath or InfoPath?

Answers:

ClearType
KIN
PowerPoint
SeaDragon
Xbox LIVE
BizSpark
Play To
SharePoint
Visual Basic
InfoPath

You can see the rest of the spellings here.

The History of Microsoft - 1982

Tina Wood — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:51:00 GMT

For Microsoft, 1982 means a new Chief Operating Officer, a new logo and the very first in-house fax machine.

Previous Episodes:
The History of Microsoft - 1975
The History of Microsoft - 1976
The History of Microsoft - 1977
The History of Microsoft - 1978
The History of Microsoft - 1979
The History of Microsoft - 1980
The History of Microsoft - 1981

March 24, 1982Microsoft U.K. Ltd. (United Kingdom) is incorporated (first official international subsidiary).

June 25, 1982
James C. Towne is appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft. In July he takes over all responsibilities from Bill Gates, who will assume the title of Executive Vice President, responsible for all development activities. Gates remains Chairman of the Board. Towne was previously Vice President and General Manager of the Instrument Division at Tektronix. He is replaced by Jon Shirley the next year.

June 28, 1982

Microsoft announces a new corporate logo, new packaging, and a comprehensive set of retail dealer support materials. (blibbet)

July 6, 1982
Microsoft becomes a registered trademark in the U.S. ( No. 1,200,236 in Int.Cls 9 and 42 (computer programs and computer programming services).

July 16, 1982
Microsoft Acquires a Fax Machine for in-house use. It is a Panafax 1200 and is group I and II compatible.

July 16, 1982

The Microsoft Local Area Network (MILAN) is now fully functional, linking all of Microsoft's in-house development computers, including a DEC 2060, two PDP-11/70s, a VAX 11/250, and many MC68000 machines running XENIX. This system will simplify e-mail delivery on-site. (Bill Gates becomes billg)

August 1, 1982
Microsoft Multiplan version 1.00 for MS-DOS ships.

September 1, 1982
Microsoft announces the availability of its symbolic mathematic package muMATH/muSIMP for the IBM Personal Computer. This package is also offered for the Apple II, TRS-80, and CP/M-80 computer systems.

October 1, 1982
Paul Allen is diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease, which is localized and in a very treatable form. He is on a limited work schedule while undergoing treatments. Although his treatment is successful, he will resign from Microsoft in 1983.

1982 Revenue/Headcount

The 1982 year-end sales total $24,486,000. The 1982 Calendar Year employee headcount totals 220 people.

Other products released in 1982: Cobol 4.6, Typing Tutor II for Apple II, SoftCard Premium, Flight Simulator for MS-DOS

Other 1982:

· First Artificial Heart: A permanent artificial heart was implanted in a human for first time. The operation was performed on Dr. Barney B. Clark, 61, at University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City.

· Top hits: "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" by Daryl Hall and John Oates - "Waiting for a Girl Like You" by Foreigner - "Hooked on Classics" by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - "The Sweetest Thing I've Ever Known" by Juice Newton.

· Baby Bells Created: American Telephone and Telegraph settled the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against it by agreeing to divest itself of the 22 Bell System companies. The ATT Bell System was ordered to be subdivided into 7 Baby Bells by the US government.

· Hinckley Found Not Guilty: John W. Hinckley, Jr. was found not guilty because of insanity in shooting of President Reagan.

· Israel Invades Lebanon on June 6. The immediate cause cited for the invasion was the attempted assassination of Israel's Ambassador in London. Israel's plan was designed first to create a buffer between Lebanon and Northern Israel. The incursion quickly grew to a full-fledged attempt to destroy the P.L.O.

· Good News for Dieters: 1982 gave us the beginnings of Diet Coke and Equal artificial sweetener.

· Academy Awards: the 1982 Oscar for Best Movie went to "Gandhi."

· New Communist Leader: In Russia Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev died at age 75 and the Kremlin command passed to Yuri Andropov. Brezhnev had suffered from arteriosclerosis of the brain.

· Record Breaker: Cal Ripken began playing for the Baltimore Orioles. By Sep 20, 1998 he had played a record 2,632 consecutive games.

· Computer is Man of the Year: Less than four months after IBM introduced the PC, Time Magazine named the computer as the man of the year! Never before (or since) had an inanimate object been chosen as the "man of the year".

· Tylenol tampering scare: In the fall of 1982, seven people die from taking cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules. The nation panics and Johnson and Johnson quickly recalls over 30 million bottles.

· Equal Rights Amendment defeated: The ERA, that would prohibit discrimination by sex, falls short of ratification when the deadline passes.

· Newspaper in Technicolor: A new publication called "USA Today" launched in full blown color, a first for a newspaper.

· Falkland Islands War: Argentina invades the British-occupied Falklands. After two months, Argentina surrenders to British forces on June 14.

· Princess Grace Dies: Princess Grace of Monaco dies from injuries suffered when her car plunged off a mountain road. Her daughter, seventeen-year-old Stephanie, a passenger in the car, suffers bruises and trauma.

24 Years of Windows Box Art

Larry Larsen — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:43:00 GMT

One of the coolest things about walking around the Microsoft Archives (besides Raiders of the Lost Ark flashbacks) is being able to look through mint condition boxes of all of our old software (and hardware). This week on TechRadar.com, they have posted 24 years of Windows package design and you can see the path Windows has taken over the years (like the MSFT logo.) You can see the peaks, the valleys, and the familiar.

Microsoft "Signature PCs"

Sarah Perez — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:45:00 GMT

If you’re lucky enough to live in an area that’s getting one of the new Microsoft Stores, you may be tempted to buy your next PC there, thanks to what Microsoft is calling our Signature PCs initiative. Under this new program, the PCs sold at the stores won’t have the typical “value-added” programs that come pre-installed on PCs purchased from OEM dealers. Instead, they’ll have Microsoft’s own set of software applications pre-loaded including Windows Live software, Windows Live Sync, Silverlight, the Zune desktop software, the free anti-virus program Microsoft Security Essentials, the Office Live add-in, the Playready PC Runtime (for WMC), and Bing 3D Maps. In addition, they’ll have Adobe Reader and Flash pre-installed, too.

At the moment, the Signature PCs are only available at the retail outlets – no word if this will also extend to the retail website in the future. In the meantime, we think it would be great if you could get all this software available as a single downloadable bundle – something like Ninite does for third-party programs but with more of a Microsoft focus. What do you think?

Microsoft's Online Store Now Selling Windows 7 PCs

Sarah Perez — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:14:00 GMT

Coinciding with today’s launch of Windows 7, the Microsoft Online Store has added several new products to its lineup, the most notable of which is PCs! Although Microsoft itself is not a computer manufacturer, it’s nice to be able to go to one location to browse through all the different desktops, laptops, and netbooks which are currently available – and running the new OS, of course.

In addition to the PCs category, the online store has also added select 3rd party software, accessories, and gaming products, including a lot of the top selling Xbox 360 titles, reports Trevin Chow, the Senior Lead Program Manager for Microsoft Store.

The store has also been given a revamped interface designed to simplify navigation. The new site offers a re-designed categorization, navigation, and filtering system that aims to help you find the products you need more quickly.

These additions and changes have been added thanks to numerous usability studies and direct customer feedback about what they would like to see in the store – data which has been collected since the store’s launch in November of last year.

After visiting the new store, you’re invited to provide feedback by sending a tweet to Trevin with your thoughts.

Microsoft Research Summit: Revolutionary DDR

Laura Foy — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:45:00 GMT

This year at the Microsoft Research Summit there were some life altering ideas showcased and some new projects which will change the way we interact with technology. There was also THIS FIX to the problems you may have been having with your Dance Dance Revolution game pad. Drew from Texas A&M University has the answer.

Where the Cool Microsoft Stuff Is

Larry Larsen — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:13:00 GMT

No doubt Microsoft is on a hot streak of cool products and content. From Natal to ZuneHD, Photosynth, Worldwide Telescope, to Xbox Live and Windows 7. But where do you go to find all the cool Microsoft stuff in one place? Here of course! But after you've seen everything here where do you go? Channel 9, of course. But after Channel 9, where can you find all the latest, coolest Microsoft stuff? You can head on over to Microsoft Wave, the UK's one-stop-shopping for all things Microsoft and cool, from hardware to software, viral videos and even bloggers.

Playtest Labs : Get your gaming voice heard

Laura Foy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:41:00 GMT

Have you ever been playing a game and thought to yourself, "I just wish I could speak with the developers and let them know that this part of the game could be so much better!"? Well, now you can. Microsoft has launched PlayTest- where you can play games, give opinions and get free software. I stepped behind the scenes and behind the fake mirrored walls to show you the ins and out of life in the Playtest Labs.

Discuss & Discover

Lori Grosland — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:41:00 GMT

Microsoft wird sich mit einer eigenen Konferenz am Systems-Nachfolger "discuss & discover" beteiligen. Auf der am 20. bis 22. Oktober in München stattfindenden Veranstaltung wird Microsoft dabei erstmals Produkte wie Windows 7 und Microsoft Office 2010 der breiten Öffentlichkeit in Deutschland präsentieren. Im Ausstellungsbereich wird Microsoft zudem gemeinsam mit 20 Partnern neue Server-Produkte sowie Lösungen zu Security, Green-IT, Cloud Computing und der neuen Welt des Arbeitens vorstellen.

http://discuss-discover.com/2009/05/29/microsoft-nutzt-discuss-discover-fur-eigene-konferenz/

Search Summit: Chris Sherman- opinions from a Search Engine Expert

Laura Foy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:38:00 GMT

Chris Sherman is Executive Editor of SearchEngineLand.com and President of Searchwise LLC, a Boulder Colorado based Web consulting firm. With over 25 years experience in interactive technologies, he is frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Business Week, USA Today and other publications, and has appeared on CNN, NPR, CBS and other television and radio networks.
Check out this clip to hear what he think of the Microsoft Search Summit and, of course, Bing!

What is the Search Summit?
Search and Advertisers

Search Summit: Protecting the Advertisers rights

Laura Foy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:30:00 GMT

While online advertising offers important improvements for targeting and measurement, it also challenges norms about relationships between advertisers and ad platforms. Ad platforms differ in the information they share with advertisers – not always disclosing where ads are shown, how much each placement costs, or how fees are computed. Platforms also vary in their approaches to dispute resolution – sometimes imposing onerous terms that limit the options available to dissatisfied advertisers. Ben Edelman presented to Microsofts Search Summit and offered thoughts on proper division of rights and responsibilities in advertisers' dealings with ad platforms.

More about the Search Summit
Words from a Search Engine Expert

The Microsoft Search Summit

Laura Foy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:45:00 GMT

Mel Carson was one of the visionaries who put together the Microsoft Search Summit. It is an invitation only event, but we were allowed to bring our cameras inside and get the scoop. Take a peek.

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Search and Advertisers
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Microsoft Trivia - Sales - Medium

Tina Wood — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:43:00 GMT

Okay, I love trivia. I'm a bit of a sucker for it. I don't like researching the trivia and creating the trivia nearly as much as I like trying to guess the answers to the trivia. Anyway, I've gone through and found some questions and now I will be presenting them to you. Most of them have to do with Microsoft. Shocker! I will also rate their degree of difficulty in the title as well. Easy, Medium and Hard are a really boring way to do this and I would love to steal from Halo but I figure the channel 10 gang and community is creative enough to come up with its own rating system. I just can't seem to think of anything at the moment. Let me know if you have any suggestions. I will be posting a couple of these each week. And yes, they do get more interesting. :)

Fix it!

Laura Foy — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:29:00 GMT

Microsoft's support Knowledge Base contains thousands and thousands of articles describing problems that users may encounter. The articles include detailed instructions for fixing each problem, and I do mean detailed--some of them go on for pages and pages. An ordinary user who reaches one of these solutions may find the instructions impossibly confusing.

That's where Microsoft's new "Fix it" button comes in. On selected Knowledge Base pages (over a hundred so far) users can simply click a button to resolve the problem.

Microsoft Underground Research Lab

Laura Foy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:23:00 GMT

With all the amazing technology and products coming out of Microsoft recently- you might think that's all we've got to offer. Well, that's just not the case. We have a team of researchers working 24/7 on new products to thrill you and exponentially increase your productivity. Until now, we've kept these products under lock and key- but today, we're taking you inside the Microsoft Underground Research Lab.

Microsoft gets in on the celebrity action with Wonderwall

Laura Foy — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:14:00 GMT

Microsoft was been covering the entertainment world for years now but they've finally dedicated an entire site to the fascination the world has with Hollywood these days. Now, you might be thinking..."Another celebrity gossip site?" But trust me- Wonderwall offers you a completely new take on the tabloid culture and gives you smart and witty commentary from the perspective of the fan- which we all are (even if you don't like to admit it). In this clip I spoke with Adam Berliant about some of the largest concerns facing Wonderwall and how they are overcoming the nay-sayers.

NASA and Microsoft Bring You the Stars

Larry Larsen — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:01:00 GMT

There is no doubting that Microsoft has some of the most innovative visualization tools available for looking at large and multiple images (Photosynth, DeepZoom, World Wide Telescope, HD View to name several.) NASA, on the other hand, has no shortage of great imagery and datasets. And thus a beautiful partnership was born. Building on the relationship that brought us several previous Photosynth projects, this joint agreement will first begin with high-resolution data from Mars (sample picture on left) and our Moon, which you will be able to explore through WorldWide Telescope. The imagery from Mars will be coming from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), which was launched in 2005 and has since collected more data from Mars than all other Mars missions combined.

This joint agreement covers more than 100 terabyte of data, which is roughly the equivalent of 20,000 DVD's. Viewing this imagery will be possible later this year (keep tuned, we'll let you know) and will also include images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) that will be launched in May.

Inside Microsoft's 2019 Vision Video

Larry Larsen — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:50:00 GMT

By now you've probably seen Microsoft's Productivity Future Vision video, also known as the 2019 video. But why does Microsoft make envisioning videos? What's the process? Is it all vapor or are we really going to see some of these things in upcoming products? I met with Director of Envisioning, Ian Sands, and he walks us through the process, the hopes, and the challenges. Ian tells us what we need to keep an eye on in the short term (input devices for one) and what things are on the farthest edge of the ten year vision. Find out what Skinny Puppy, Dreamliner, and Cradle to Cradle have to do with the video.

TechFest: Commute UX: The next level of in-car infotainment

Laura Foy — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:35:00 GMT

After deploying Blue&Me for Fiat and Sync for Ford, in-car dialog systems are morphing from cool gadgets that amaze people and sell more cars to integral parts of in-car infotainment. Commute UX raises the bar for the functionality, usability and reliability of these systems. Microsoft Researchs presents you with novel technologies that enable natural-language input, expose a multimodel user interface inculding speech, a GUI, touch and buttons; and use the state-of-the-art sound-capture and processing technologies for improved speech recognition and sound quality.

TechFest: Write in The Air

Laura Foy — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:20:00 GMT

TechFest is upon us so let the brilliant minds at MS Research (Global) share their latest inventions. "Write in the Air" is a proof-of-concept demo for recognizing characters written in the air. In order to input characters into devices such as the Xbox 360 and televisions equipped with a low-cost webcam but no keyboard or mouse, one can just face the camera and write the intended character in the air. The gestures captured by the camera will be fed into a robust handwriting recognizer. Take a look into the future!

New weekly show: "Ping" launches on Channel 9

Laura Foy — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:07:00 GMT

Since we at Microsoft live in an email culture, we thought that was a great vehicle to bring to the forefront the hottest news, debates and headlines related to the world of Microsoft. Each week we will dive into our inboxes and cherry pick the most intriguing email threads for discussion on the show. Think of it as “Life at Microsoft through the eyes of our inboxes”

Check it out!

The Microsoft Guide to Valentine's Day

Laura Foy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:48:00 GMT

Are you a bit of mess when it comes to Valentine's Day? Are you nervous and lost when put under the pressure of being extra romantic on February 14th? Well, not any longer! Some people may not know this but Microsoft is a super romantic love machine of a company! Microsoft has services and products that will make SURE your sweetie feels nothing but love from you this Valentine's Day. (pssst- it's SATURDAY so get going!) Get ready to take some notes from the "Microsoft Guide to Valentine's Day."

Microsoft Releases New Retro "Software"

Larry Larsen — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:41:00 GMT

The world's biggest software company is expanding into a new line of soft-ware. Microsoft's ambassador of kwan, Crispin Porter & Bogusky, drove this new collection of retro Microsoft shirts in conjunction with rapper Common.

Shirts include DOS (just waiting for the first newb to think it means DoS), the retro look logo shirt at left, and the infamous Bill Gates mugshot. No doubt Bill is wishing he'd gotten arrested a little more often as it's the marketing gift that keeps on giving. All in all there are four classic designs and four Common designs, all available starting December 15.

Check out the collection here, if only to see what a DOS media player would look like.

Meet the Windows Gurus!

Laura Foy — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:44:00 GMT

The Windows Guru program was designed to improve the customer experience at retail stores by giving consumers a trusted advisor to help them evaluate their options when shopping for a computer. They are highly trained experts who are there to answer your questions and teach you a little about some of the capabilites of Windows that you might not have known. Who couldn't use a little expert knowledge when making such an investment? I'll tell you...I wish car dealerships had Gurus!

WomenBuild... inspiring career paths in technology

Laura Foy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:41:00 GMT

Last week at PDC I made it a point to swing by the WomenBuild networking event. The idea was to give groups of individuals (not necessarily solely women) LEGO® Bricks to build with as part of the LEGO® Serious Play Program (LSP). The goal was to incorporate the hands on process with the creative mind and....PLAY. It's always inspiring and astounding to see what happens when great minds gather and open conversation takes place amongst the worlds greatest developers and aspiring developers. It almost made me want to be a developer...Check out their FaceBook page and join me!
Please REGISTER for the MSDN Developer Conference coming to a city near you for more experiences with WomenBuild!
If you are interested in participating in the Women in Technology events at the MSDN Developer Conference – (men are welcome!!) – please use the RSVP code: MDCWIT