Microsoft MVP Award
Normally April 1st is filled full of practical jokes and funny stuff with Google being the most notorious about the scams they try to pull. This year Google tried to trick us into believing a new prod…
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Fun & Games–Microsoft’s new AoE Online
As most of you know, Microsoft gives MVP awardees access to some great benefits. I’ll admit, this is the first time I’ve used it to have access to something fun and nonwork related. While I only had t…
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Microsoft LightSwitch
[http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/enus/lightswitch](http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/enus/lightswitch "http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/enus/lightswitch") Finally, I can blog about this…
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Microsoft’s new technical computing initiative
I made a mental note from earlier in the year. Microsoft literally buys computers by the truckload. From what I understand, it’s a typical practice amongst large software vendors. You plug a few wires…
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Microsoft 2010 Product Tour
I’m proud to announce that two Microsoft employees, Sarika Calla and Kevin Halverson, who works on the Visual Studio Product Team will be visiting various User Groups and Companies in Arkansas and Tex…
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Microsoft BizSpark for technology startups
I love it when someone else writes up my blog postings for me! Microsoft BizSpark is a global program designed to help accelerate the success of early stage startups. By joining BizSpark, Startups get…
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Microsoft no longer marketing Windows Live OneCare
Just received an email that as of Nov 23, 2008 (below), Microsoft will no longer be marketing Windows Live OneCare. It’s unknown what that means, other than them closing the affiliate program (where m…
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Letter from Steve Ballmer, CEO Microsoft
I occasionally receive letters sent out to the Industry Executives from the top dogs at Microsoft. Here’s the one I just received outlining their newest initiative called Windows Azure, which was just…
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Microsoft congregates it's ads under one flag Microsoft Advertising
Exactly two months ago Microsoft sent me an email introducing it's new branding called "[Microsoft Advertising](http://advertising.microsoft.com/)" (note that the page is presently erroring out). Pers…
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NBC Olympics site goes live with Silverlight 2 streaming
Over the past year, Microsoft has broadly touted their partnership with NBC and the video feeds they will provide for the Olympics. So on July 4th, I sat back and while watching their TV broadcast and…
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Microsoft Certification Exam Voucher Giveaway
I've recently come into several Certification Exam Vouchers and have decided to host a giveaway. Just post a comment to the blog, and I'll randomly select a winner. All entries must be in by June 30th…
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Tell Internet Explorer 8 Beta to show your site properly using IE7
For those that want your website to render correctly on IE8, the recent newsletter gave a great example for enforcing IE7 compatibility via a Meta tag. (You can see the new IE logo above) Per Site Bas…
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Microsoft adCenter needs a workshop?
While I love Microsoft's developer products, adCenter (Microsoft's search advertising / pay per click) makes me want to hide in shame. See the email I received below. I completely understand the desir…
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Received Microsoft MVP award
Ok, so my announcement is 6 days late. I'm proud to announce that I received the coveted Microsoft MVP award for Visual Basic (currently the only MVP in Arkansas). I'd first like to thank the Academy …
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Join the Microsoft Game Studios Beta Program
If you're interested in joining Microsoft's beta program for games, you'll be interested in the following email I received. We are gearing up for a year of great betas. To prepare for these upcoming b…
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To bug the Microsoft MSDN Evangelist, or not to bug
Excellent times ... [](http://gwb.blob.core.windows.net/rwalker/Windows…
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Heroes Happen Here Official Launch boasts Silverlight website
[Participate in Live, Virtual, or Hosted Events](http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8405375) I received this today via email. You will eventually be able to watch the keynote and other speakers at the of…
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MSDN access changed for Microsoft Partners
As of March 1st, 2008 Microsoft will force you to use the new way to access your MSDN subscription. This is terrific news! Since I have 3 people access MSDN from remote locations (out of my 5 user lic…
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Microsoft kills off adCenter Affiliate program (paid referrals to their advertising engine)
I received an email (copied below) about Microsoft ending the paid referrals to new subscribers of adCenter. I find this extremely perplexing because of Google's dominance in this area, plus Microsoft…
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Video of adding Microsoft Silverlight to an existing website
This video will show you how to add Silverlight capabilities to your website. It first shows you via notepad and then via Microsoft Expression Blend software, which was explicitly developed to make Si…
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Free Microsoft Webinars for Partners - Ajax, Silverlight, Exrpression
Microsoft is offering the following free webinars for Microsoft Partners: Web Seminar 1: [Web Development on the Microsoft Platform](http://r.email.microsoft.com/r?2.1.Gb.BJ.1LYWAa.CEdQh4..N.DgxK.21JO…
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Microsoft Small Business Show & Silverlight fakeout
Microsoft is on their 2nd Small Business Show which features "Solutions for Entrepreneurs". You can view the show [here](http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/show/). I thought it was interesting tha…
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More free Microsoft Partner Training
Here are some more FREE Partner Partner Training Labs: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Virtual Training (6 parts) [What's New in SQL Server 2008 for Database Administrators](http://r.email.microsoft.com/r/r…
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MSDN Express Event Take #2 - Feb 27 1-5pm
We've scheduled the next MSDN Express event to take place on February 27th, from 1pm5pm. [Zain Naboulsi](http://blogs.msdn.com/zainnab) (our MSDN Evangelist) will be presenting topics TBA. Location wi…
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We Are Microsoft 2008 Event in Dallas
This past weekend seems like a dream. That's probably because it was a sleep deprived coding marathon of epic proportions. Some getting more sleep than others. Of course it didn't help that I didn't g…
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Watch Bill Gates keynote at CES 2008 in Silverlight
I'm impressed by the fact that they used Silverlight to highlight Bill Gates keynote and Microsoft at CES. Note that the intro is a bit long before they actually let him speak. If you'll notice at the…
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Participating in the We Are Microsoft Event - Jan 18-20 2008
Please come join us at the Charity event "We Are Microsoft". Throughout the weekend, starting this Friday, we will be working on charity software development. Right now [Mark Leon Watson](http://www.m…
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Free Partner Training - Windows Server 2008 for Developers
As I've mentioned countless number of times, one of the best benefits of the [Partner Program](http://partner.microsoft.com "Microsoft Partner Program") is training. In this case it's free training. T…
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Microsoft Changes Satisfaction Index in Partner Program
Just received information that details the changes of the Microsoft Satisfaction Index. This was one of the easiest ways to buildup Partner points and also receive information from your customers via …
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Free & Discounted Logo Testing for Windows Server 2008 Certifications
This was originally posted at [http://www.mysoftwarestartup.com](http://www.mysoftwarestartup.com/blogs/general/archive/2007/12/16/freeampdiscountedlogotestingforwindowsserver2008certifications.aspx "…
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Get 2 FREE Vista style Icons
I've always been a big fan of <span class="skimlinksunlinked"AHASoft.com</span products. I recently received an email telling me that for Christmas I could choose 2 free icons for being registered on …
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Microsoft's Download Center new Beta uses Silverlight
I was very pleasantly surprised when I got this popup while looking for some Vista Power Tools. Low and behold, it does actually use it, however I didn't see anything impressive about their implementa…
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Free $150 towards Microsoft AdCenter Search Engine online ads
As part of the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Certification program, the Microsoft Partner Program is offering $150 credit to the first 5000 partners who sign up. You can find out more here: [https://m…
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Northwest Arkansas MSDN Express Event a Success!
On December 4th, the first inaugural MSDN Express event was a resounding success. We had around 17 in attendance and learned a lot about some of Microsoft's new technologies. A big thank you goes out …
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Save 50% on the Microsoft Partner Telesales Service Campaign
I received this in the Microsoft Partner eNewsletter: [Save 50% on a Partner Telesales Service Campaign](http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7912597) Are you a Gold or Certified ISV partner with an applic…
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Second Shot Program for Microsoft Certification exams
Microsoft has again offered their Second Shot program. They do it pretty often so keep an eye out. The details of the program are to register on their website before taking your exam. Once you take th…
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Updated MSDN Flash features Zain Naboulsi
The MSDN Flash eNewsletter has been updated with a reorganization of the way it is laid out. One of the most surprising things was a familiar mug at the top of the page featuring Zain Naboulsi, our MS…
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Visual Studio 2008 & .Net 3.5 Training Kit
The Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Training Kit includes presentations, handson labs, and demos. This content is designed to help you learn how to utilize the Visual Studio 2008 features an…
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