Murray Gordon's Blog

All About the Geneva Framework

I’ve had a lot of folks ask me about Geneva lately. This post provides a quick summary of the...

Author: murrayg Date: 06/12/2009

No Office Developer Conference this year (Goto Sharepoint Dev Con)

In case you missed it, on Monday, June 1st, 2009 Microsoft announced there will be no Office...

Author: murrayg Date: 06/08/2009

IIS SEO Toolkit Beta Now Available

Today, we announced the IIS Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Toolkit Beta – a free toolkit that...

Author: murrayg Date: 06/04/2009

Woz-Bing! Apple Co-Founder a "Big Fan" of Microsoft's New Search Engine

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Author: murrayg Date: 06/03/2009

Windows Mobile 6.5 Developer Tool Kit is Available!

I was very excited today about the release and availability of the Windows Mobile 6.5 Developer Tool...

Author: murrayg Date: 06/03/2009

Windows SDK for Windows 7 RC and Win Server 2008 RC is ready for download

Bruce Kyle just blogged about the new Windows SDK release that supports Windows 7 RC and Windows...

Author: murrayg Date: 05/08/2009

Facebook for your Windows Mobile 6 phone

Finally this has released! I’ve been running it for a few months an love it. So glad it’s public...

Author: murrayg Date: 05/08/2009

Upcoming Microsoft Dynamics CRM Incubation Week in Boston

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Author: murrayg Date: 02/26/2009

Microsoft donates over $700K to The Georgia Aquarium

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Author: murrayg Date: 02/18/2009

Microsoft Rolls Out 'My Phone' Syncing Service - News and Analysis by PC Magazine

Very exciting news! Microsoft has formally introduced My Phone, a free service that enables users to...

Author: murrayg Date: 02/18/2009

Order Domino’s on TiVo?

Yes you can… The wave of software + services is starting to pick up momentum. It’s amazing the level...

Author: murrayg Date: 01/20/2009

Martin Luther King Live Search… Very appropriate for today. Bravo!

If you haven’t been to Live Search yet today to do a search, take a second and check it out. There’s...

Author: murrayg Date: 01/19/2009

How to check out the content of SOAP exceptions in Silverlight 2

Today someone asked me about a challenge they are facing in Silverlight 2. Here’s their question and...

Author: murrayg Date: 01/14/2009

MacWorld MacDull: Is Apple's Innovative Era Over? | Newsweek Daniel Lyons | Techtonic Shifts | Newsweek.com

What a Scathing review from Newsweek about MacWorld. Wow. Never thought I would see that from...

Author: murrayg Date: 01/07/2009

Application Platform Strategies Blog: SOA is Dead; Long Live Services

Very interesting article on SOA and Services from Anne Thomas Manes. I’m guessing there will be a...

Author: murrayg Date: 01/06/2009

Windows SharePoint Services on Amazon EC2 - eLumenotion Blog

Just read a great post from Doug Ware on how to use Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) on Amazon EC2....

Author: murrayg Date: 01/06/2009

  Ever felt like it would be cool to upload photos straight from Photo Gallery? Well I...

Author: murrayg Date: 01/05/2009

Wintellect releases 3 New SharePoint courses

I just found out from Todd Fine that Wintellect has released three SharePoint courses. Nice work...

Author: murrayg Date: 01/05/2009

Microsoft's patents and patent applications in Cloud Computing

Here's some great info on Microsoft’s patents and patent applications in the area of Cloud...

Author: murrayg Date: 11/21/2008

PowerThreading Library for Silverlight, by Jeffrey Richter of Wintellect

Just found out about the new PowerThreading Library for Silverlight, by Jeffrey Richter of...

Author: murrayg Date: 11/06/2008

Microsoft Developer Conference (MDC) in Atlanta on Dec. 16

We have an upcoming Architect/Developer event called MDC or "Microsoft Developer...

Author: murrayg Date: 11/05/2008

Adoption of Google Chrome is dropping

Looks like the adoption of Google's Chrome is dropping... Google Chrome usage share has been...

Author: murrayg Date: 10/24/2008

Some great webcasts on WPF, App security and ASP.NET

Here's some great webcasts to check out, just around the corner on WPF, ASP.NET and writing secure...

Author: murrayg Date: 10/23/2008

Check out the New Look of the US ISV Team Blog!

If you are reading this on an RSS aggregator or RSS reader you might want to check out the new look...

Author: murrayg Date: 10/21/2008

Rockstar Developer Podcast - Episode 1 with Andrew Connell

I'm so excited! Finally got out the first episode of my new podcast series called the Rockstar...

Author: murrayg Date: 10/14/2008

Customers look to save money with virtualization

Interesting post of what folks are seeing in the field with Hyper-V. Looks like people are actually...

Author: murrayg Date: 10/13/2008

Custom SharePoint Caching with SharePoint file dependencies

Great post on custom SharePoint caching with SharePoint file dependencies by Vincent Rothwell....

Author: murrayg Date: 10/13/2008

Prescriptive Guidance for SharePoint Server 2007 Web Content Management Sites

There's a great article that Andrew Connell recently published that's worth a read, if you touching...

Author: murrayg Date: 10/13/2008

SharePoint scores with Web developers!

I read a great article on SharePoint at the Software Development Times on the Web (SDTimes) website....

Author: murrayg Date: 10/13/2008

New downloads available at the MSSharePointDeveloper site

Great new downloads for SharePoint developers at the MSSharePointDeveloper site....

Author: murrayg Date: 10/13/2008

SharePoint Sessions at PDC

PDC 2008 is right around the corner. If you've taken a look at the session list, you will be psyched...

Author: murrayg Date: 10/13/2008

Surface SDK to be available at PDC later this month

Saw an article today at silicon.com that announced "the long-awaited software developer kit for...

Author: murrayg Date: 10/07/2008

Visual Studio Team System Development/Database Edition Merge

Yeah Baby! I've been waiting for this announcement. Visual Studio Team System Development/Database...

Author: murrayg Date: 10/02/2008

New Common Service Locator library

Just read about a great new library from Glenn Block. The new library is on Codeplex and it provides...

Author: murrayg Date: 10/02/2008

Free compatibility labs at PDC for Windows 7!

Very exciting things happening for ISV's at PDC this year. I pulled this little nugget from a recent...

Author: murrayg Date: 09/24/2008

Is Google Cell Phone a Good Deal for Consumers? | Newsweek Daniel Lyons | Techtonic Shifts | Newsweek.com

I agree with the author's skepticism about the potential success of Android. It seems like the...

Author: murrayg Date: 09/24/2008

Microsoft, Cray and Intel team up for cheaper supercomputer

Great article on how Microsoft, Cray and Intel have teamed up for cheaper supercomputers. Cray has...

Author: murrayg Date: 09/17/2008

How To - Share Your Outlook Calendar with people in your organization (Productivity Tip)

  Ever wondered how to share your calendar in outlook with the other folks in your...

Author: murrayg Date: 09/17/2008

How To - Share Your Outlook Calendar Online (Productivity Tip)

Productivity Tip Series from Murray Gordon, Architect Evangelist at Microsoft. Recently lots of...

Author: murrayg Date: 09/15/2008

Doug Ware speaks at the Atlanta .NET User Group tonight!

Quick Summary I attended the Atlanta .NET User Group meeting tonight. Need to find out about local...

Author: murrayg Date: 08/26/2008

How To - Check if your web site is IE8 compatible & how to fix it

Here's a handy resource that describes the compatibility issue IE8 could cause for web sites...

Author: murrayg Date: 08/21/2008

Chat with Windows Mobile and CE Experts

Interested in learning more about Windows Mobile and Windows CE? You can ask the experts at the...

Author: murrayg Date: 08/19/2008

Office 2007 Item Types and Message Classes

Here's a great link with a summary of the Office 2007 Item Types and Messages Classes. Comes in very...

Author: murrayg Date: 07/01/2008

ADO .NET Entity Framework and the Spark that brought in the Heavyweights

I came across the "ADO .NET Entity Framework Vote of No Confidence" at...

Author: murrayg Date: 06/26/2008

Resources to help justify Team System for your Organization

We recently put this list of resources together for an ISV. Here's some great info, if you are in...

Author: murrayg Date: 06/26/2008

7 Deadly Mistakes of ISV SaaS Offerings

Pier1 is one of Microsoft's NXT Partners (specialized in S+S). They are offering a FREE webinar on...

Author: murrayg Date: 06/26/2008

Attacks on sites worldwide are on the rise

Here's a great blog post on the US ISV Developer Evangelism Team blog that talks about Best...

Author: murrayg Date: 06/25/2008

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