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The blog of Jon Box, an Architect Evangelist in Developer & Platform Evangelism, based in Tennessee

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2012 10

  1. Where can you find this symbol?
  2. 40 Million Licenses sold of Windows 8
  3. What a Windows 8 developer does with Store quality reports?
  4. If you have a Windows Surface RT, then you’ll love this utility
  5. Windows 8 Videos for Developers – from Ch9
  6. Windows 8 Launch in NYC
  7. Windows 8 Training in Nashville
  8. Lots Happening lately with Windows 8, E3, and Computex
  9. Need to upgrade your Samsung Tablet to the next version of Windows 8?
  10. Preparing for the Windows 8 Opportunity

2011 33

  1. Memphis Lunch on Windows Server 8 and SCCM
  2. Memphis SharePoint Meeting, OCT 27, RSVP
  3. IE9 Site Pinning enabled on my blog
  4. A Look at Asynchronous Script Downloads
  5. Kinect and Windows Phone (Mango) Experiment
  6. VS 2010 Adds Support for HTML5 and CSS3
  7. Microsoft’s internal IT Department Shares Lessons of IE9 Rollout to More Than 100,000 Computers
  8. Windows 8, What We Know Today
  9. Microsoft and Disney show Tron:Legacy leveraging HTML5
  10. Window Phone Gaming Bootcamp Online–Wednesday, June 1, 2011
  11. DEV332: Enhancing Pinned Sites with Windows Internet Explorer 9
  12. DEV348 - Debugging Pesky HTML5 Websites with F12 in Windows Internet Explorer 9
  13. Experiencing Flash issues with IE9 today?
  14. WP7 Beta Mango Tools Available Today
  15. Windows Phone Accelerator Labs Coming to Chicago and Dallas in May
  16. 3 Weeks Left to Get Into {Dev:unplugged}
  17. HTML Goodies: Lots of Education Waiting For You
  18. You Sniffers: Watchout for the new IE10 User-Agent
  19. What is Office 365 ?
  20. MIX11: MED02–Introduction to Microsoft Media Platform (MMP)
  21. HTML5 Community Night: streamed from Silicon Valley
  22. Some Notes After Watching the IE9 Launch Event Video
  23. Removing the IE9 Compatibility Button, and HTML1115 warning
  24. IE9 Launch Coverage
  25. IE9 Site Pinning at your favorite sites
  26. Why should Internet Explorer 9 be of interest to you?
  27. IE9: Changes to Jump Lists, some good and some great
  28. Site Pinning Discoverability and IE9 RC
  29. A Simple IE9 Site Pinning Pattern, and One Gotcha
  30. What IE9 Changes Could Impact Your Site
  31. HTML5 and 3rd Grade Math
  32. Free Developer Bootcamp coming to Nashville and Region
  33. Family Photo TV Commercial

2010 53

  1. IE9 and HTML5 shine with Pirates Love Daisies
  2. P&P publishes WP7 Developers Guide
  3. Microsoft TENN is Hiring
  4. Windows Phone 7 Development for Absolute Beginners
  5. WP7 Marketplace Anti-Piracy Guidance
  6. Silverlight Firestarter–DEC 2nd, RSVP, FREE
  7. PDC10: Introducing HTML5 Vector Graphics
  8. PDC10: Best Practices for Building Cross-Browser Web Applications
  9. PDC10: Taking Advantage of Pinned Sites with IE9 and Windows 7
  10. PDC10: Unlocking the JavaScript Opportunity with IE9
  11. Notes from PDC10: Inside IE9 Performance
  12. Browsing the List of WP7 Applications
  13. PowerPoint 2010 and Broadcast
  14. Looking for a way to convert Adobe Illustrator assets to HTML5 Canvas ready markup?
  15. Displaying a Date in HTML without a NET
  16. New buzzword: IT-as-a-Service
  17. Jeff Blankenburg’s series: 31 Days of Windows Phone 7
  18. IE9 Beta Launch And Pinned Sites
  19. Announcing IE9 Beta Launch, coming SEPT 2010
  20. Windows Phone Design Day Recordings
  21. Announcement: Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch, a new product for non-programmers
  22. KT Video on WP7
  23. Tools + Apps + Ambition = $$$
  24. Windows Phone 7 hits Technical Preview status
  25. What is the Windows Azure platform appliance ?
  26. Microsoft by the numbers
  27. Check Out the new Windows Live Essentials beta
  28. Internet Explorer 9, Platform Preview 3 hits the street
  29. Sending Birthday Wishes on Facebook
  30. IE8: Considering Web Slice Analytics
  31. June Events in TN, OH
  32. Online talk: What’s With All the Cloud Talk?
  33. Teachers: A New Way to Engage Your Students, with Mouse Mischief
  34. More Lessons on Web Slices – opportunities with The Button
  35. Silverlight for Symbian Devices
  36. VS Team Executive Speaking in Memphis, Register Now
  37. Silverlight 4 Hits the Web Today
  38. Announcements: VS 2010 and .NET 4 Availability Today, and Silverlight 4 Later This Week
  39. Multiple Modes with Preview in the Same IE8 Accelerator
  40. An Expanded View of IE8 Accelerators
  41. Microsoft Students to Business, and Spring Webcast Series
  42. IE8: Fundamentals of Visual Search Providers
  43. IE8: Building a Web Slice Does Not Guarantee Lighting Up the Button
  44. Interesting Quotes on the Value of Internet Explorer 8
  45. Free Training: Next Generation Testing with Visual Studio 2010
  46. Windows Phone 7, The Mobile Game Has Changed
  47. Internet Explorer Officially Becomes World’s Most Used Browser
  48. Developer Position in Memphis
  49. Announcing Visual Studio RC
  50. Ordering a Pizza this weekend?
  51. Upcoming TechNet and MSDN Events
  52. Update your PC and run IE8, for Newest Security Vulnerability
  53. Alicia Keys, Live from Apollo on Thursday, Powered by Silverlight

2009 87

  1. Run Windows 7 on your Mac
  2. PDC Event in Nashville featuring Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft
  3. Connected Show – Episode #21, Domino’s Pizza runs Java in Windows Azure
  4. Looking for work as a Silverlight or WPF developer?
  5. Memphis PASS Chapter next meeting
  6. Just in time for Thanksgiving, Betty Crocker creates the Kitchen Assistant
  7. Missed the PDC event. Want to see the sessions?
  8. Windows Marketplace for Mobile, now supports WM 6.X
  9. Windows 7 Features That Your Mother Should Know About
  10. buzztap, sporting news aggregator, leverages IE8
  11. Using WPF in a Truck
  12. The Ultimate Offer
  13. Sweeping Changes in Visual Studio 2010 and MSDN?
  14. What a week!
  15. Interknowlogy’s Multi-Touch Remote Object Manipulation
  16. New Photosynth based on Morgan Cox and a Visit to Neyland Stadium
  17. More Press on Windows 7, and a related cool Wikipedia page
  18. Windows Phones, and Windows Mobile 6.5
  19. Windows Marketplace for Mobile has launched!
  20. FIRESTARTER – on-demand and live events
  21. A Thin Windows 6.5 Widget
  22. Free real-time anti-virus software, Microsoft Security Essentials
  23. Race To Market Challenge, and Windows Marketplace for Mobile
  24. Bryan Huddleston presenting “cloud” in Nashville
  25. Live Virtual Presentation: Real World Azure
  26. In Office Web Application video, Jon Box gets a mention
  27. Work for a small web firm?
  28. Know someone wanting to learn web development?
  29. Zune, continues to raise the bar
  30. Inside FedEx QuickShip
  31. IE6 No More
  32. Create A Simple IE8 Search Provider
  33. Kraft to Save $2.2 Million over Two Years with New Web Content Management Solution
  34. IE8 “effectively blocked this attack”
  35. Free Rendering Debugger for IE6, IE7, IE8, and another option for FireFox
  36. Bing, on the telephone
  37. Looking for Windows Azure knowledge?
  38. Billy Currington web site has IE8 Web Slice
  39. Expression Studio 3 Available to All MSDN Premium Subscribers
  40. Internet Explorer speed
  41. Total Access, a site for Windows Mobile users and free software
  42. Walmart joins the IE8 momentum
  43. Russ Fustino brings back Russ’ Toolshed
  44. Michael Jackson memorial streamed live to your computer
  45. Microsoft Tribute to Michael Jackson
  46. Bing your App! (even with Ruby)
  47. CMA, Silverlight, Live Translation
  48. Microsoft releases Search Engine Optimization Toolkit
  49. Ramp Up: Program of Free Classes
  50. SuperPreview changes the way to test rendering on multiple browsers
  51. MIX09: Sharing Skills and Code with Silverlight & WPF
  52. Windows 7 Release Candidate Timing
  53. Windows 7 Features by Version
  54. MIX09: Inside Microsoft Silverlight
  55. ESPN’s usage of IE8 is WOW
  56. Microsoft TAG, stays in the news
  57. Interesting Silverlight game and $5000
  58. MIX09: Silverlight, Ready for Business
  59. MIX09: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Web Developers
  60. Creating a Great Experience on Digg with IE8
  61. What are the Microsoft codenames “Oslo” and “Dublin”?
  62. MIX: Offline Detection in SL3 and .NET Framework
  63. MIX: Designing the Windows 7 Desktop Experience
  64. Silverlight 3: Out of the Browser
  65. Interesting Highlights from IE8 Launch at MIX
  66. My Visit to MIX
  67. Interesting Case Study of LAMP Application moved to VS and .NET
  68. Windows Phones: A New Name, and Raising The Game
  69. March Madness, Silverlight, and CBS
  70. Microsoft’s Battle Against Conficker includes Bounty of $250K
  71. Anyone in Louisville looking for a Tools Roadmap Presentation?
  72. The First “How Do I” Videos arrive for Azure Services Platform
  73. IE8 Search
  74. Announcements on Windows 7
  75. Check out the 10-4 Video Podcast
  76. Nice Windows 7 Feature – IE8 Download Progress
  77. Probably no more important MIX than this year’s
  78. The Interoperability Principles
  79. More Resources on Microsoft TAG
  80. Interesting News of the Day
  81. A Simple Explanation of Software-plus-Services
  82. My First Synth
  83. PhotoSynth, CNN, and the Inauguration
  84. Not too late to get to MDC Detroit
  85. Microsoft Tag, First Look
  86. Jeff Blankenburg gives 10 factors of Zune vs. iPod
  87. LAMP, WAMP, and WIMP

2008 101

  1. Microsoft Data Center Team Discloses Gen4 Vision
  2. A New Day At Windows Live
  3. Giveaways for MDC Attendees
  4. IE8’s Personalize Button
  5. Where’s the nearest MDC?
  6. More games added in Zune 3.1 update
  7. Colin Neller In Dell and SQL Server 2008 Video
  8. Java Update Has Interesting Twist
  9. Morro, free A/V for your home PC’s
  10. The PDC Coming To You
  11. Windows Mobile next steps disclosed
  12. Search Engine Optimization for Silverlight
  13. Missed the PDC? See MSDN Developer Conference.
  14. Architecture Guidance for Mobile Applications
  15. Watch the PDC Keynotes, LIVE
  16. Today was an enjoyable work day
  17. Making a Big Splash with Windows Mobile
  18. .NET 1.1 Support coming to an end
  19. Silverlight 2 is officially out the door (or RTW)
  20. PDC Team announces some valuable swag
  21. MSN Direct Lives On!
  22. "Ask The Brain" about PDC 2008
  23. Easier and Robust in .NET?
  24. Jon Box Talks Mobility on "Thirsty Developer" Show, plus a little about Chicago
  25. ArcReady starts back up in September
  26. MSDN Unleashed, in a city near you
  27. AT&T Sumsung Blackjack II upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1
  28. IE8 Beta 2 Releases
  29. Make Your Own Synth
  30. What is Your Top Feature in .NET 3.5 SP1?
  31. How do you get ready for .NET 3.5 SP1?
  32. Now this is a fan?
  33. Summer News Items
  34. Codename "Mojave", the next Microsoft O/S
  35. Announcing: Microsoft Equipt
  36. Is Edit-And-Continue a VB thing?
  37. Showing GPS Altitude, Speed, and Heading on Windows Mobile
  38. .NET and Java Growth
  39. Another cool IE8 Feature: Multi-line URL Pasting
  40. Which version of SQLCE is on that platform?
  41. CodeStock is ready for action! Come see Knoxville Tennessee in August
  42. Note the change in IE8 Beta 2 (or sooner)
  43. PDC 2008 - The Event to Attend in 2008
  44. TechEd Announcements and Sessions hitting the Internet
  45. A Different Kind of Learning - Deep Fried Bytes
  46. .NET StockTrader 2.0 and Configuration Service 2.0 now live on MSDN!
  47. Compare Windows vs Linux
  48. Device Emulators
  49. Next Web Talk at our Cincinnati Office, June 12, RSVP
  50. How To Demo Device Applications
  51. Just upgraded to WM 6.1, and I Like It
  52. My New Windows Mobile Phone - Blackjack II
  53. The Role of an Architect
  54. Is your site ready for IE8?
  55. David Chappell, The Man!, coming to a city near you
  56. Another device from HTC, Geotagging, and Windows XP SP3
  57. Why Develop for Windows Vista
  58. Open XML Explained - in paper or digital form
  59. Huge web attack blamed on IIS?
  60. What is the support lifetime of Windows Mobile?
  61. Scared of the Office Ribbon?
  62. OBA Resources
  63. I'm running IE8
  64. Guitar Hero 3 for $15, and it plays on your Windows Mobile device
  65. Reasons for using WM6 and WM6.1
  66. Digital Lifestyle Video - with "Girl From Mars"
  67. Vista Gadgets - Not Just For Consumers
  68. Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint
  69. The Value of XAML
  70. Custom Profiles with ASP.NET
  71. Thought Leadership: Steelcase, Live Labs, Photosynth, Seadragon, and John Mullinax
  72. Windows Media Services 2008 is RTW'd
  73. DreamSpark, for students
  74. Videos: Life At Microsoft, and Hanselman's Home Office
  75. DinnerNow 2.5 - supports .NET 3.5, Vista, Vista SP1, and Windows Server 2008 RTM
  76. What To Make from the ODC Keynote
  77. More Info on Hyper-V, and Analyst Thoughts on MSFT BI
  78. Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1 have RTM'd
  79. SharePoint Advanced Bootcamp in Memphis, FEB 18-22
  80. SQL Server 2008 scheduling clarification
  81. Upcoming Events
  82. Do You Know the Different Ways to implement Virtualization?
  83. Microsoft Mobile Device Platforms
  84. The Much Asked For DevLink 2007 Jersey
  85. Connected Consumer Experience in Automobiles
  86. Another Great .NETCF Book Hit The Market
  87. The Post for Debugging into .NET Framework Source
  88. Bill Gates' last day video
  89. Next Nashville Event: rescheduled IASA meeting
  90. Using Silverlight for Education?
  91. Updated .NET posters covering .NET 2.0 to 3.5
  92. The News Reader SDK is waiting for you!
  93. New blog aggregate on BizTalk and related technologies
  94. Ron Cundiff, on IIS7, and other Web Development Best Practices
  95. Looking for a DPE position?
  96. Automated Service Agents, and SmarterChild
  97. 2nd Annual Health and Life Sciences Developer and Solutions Conference
  98. ODC - Office Developers Conference just around the corner
  99. Error 29506 While Installing SQL Server 2005 SSMSEE x64
  100. Amit Chopra talks about VS2008 features for device development
  101. Web 2.0 - Is it for real?

2007 91

  1. Interesting Downloads And Articles for the Holidays
  2. Windows Mobile 6 - the new naming conventions
  3. Big Events in early 2008
  4. New Public Silverlight Sites
  5. Tafiti added to Windows Live Quick Apps
  6. "It's Christmas day" for those waiting on Microsoft's first showing of virtualization
  7. What do you do while on-hold?
  8. What is an RD?
  9. Office: Interactive Developer Map
  10. Next Nashville IASA Event Focuses on MCA Program
  11. Microsoft Research, where the smart people are
  12. Windows Genuine Advantage
  13. Want a free licensed copy of VS2008 Professional?
  14. Another reason to like Vista
  15. VS2008 is hitting the street today!
  16. FREE - Search Server 2008
  17. Windows Server 2008 Developer Story
  18. Video on Microsoft RoundTable
  19. Video.Show - a reference app for Silverlight and video
  20. First Episode of a New Show
  21. Product RTM vs. Product Launch
  22. Announcement: Popfly Explorer for Visual Studio
  23. Our 2008 Launch Gadget
  24. Charles Petzold Coming to Memphis
  25. Those Pesky Off-Screen Application Windows
  26. Upcoming Events in NOV/DEC
  27. Carl Franklin - Silverlight Fool or Musically Talented
  28. User Experience Guidelines from Microsoft
  29. Will your Mobile Device be impacted by DST?
  30. Announcement: Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008
  31. Nerd Humor
  32. MOSSCamp - In Chicago on NOV 9th
  33. Next week, Ballmer is making some Announcements at CTIA
  34. interesting reading and activities this week
  35. Unified Communications starts officially today
  36. This is a test of Live writer on Vista 64 bit
  37. .NET is going open source?
  38. Vista at the latest BlueHat Event
  39. ODC 2008 - coming to San Jose in FEB 2008
  40. Windows Live Translator. Hola?
  41. Community Kit for SharePoint
  42. A New Chapter for Silverlight
  43. More Silverlight information
  44. New DE in Heartland
  45. Social Networking, and Interesting Applications
  46. Command Prompt Here in Vista?
  47. Looking for Browser Usage Stat's
  48. Another Very Cool Silverlight Application - Tafiti
  49. ArcReady is kicking up again - Memphis next week
  50. MSDN Whirlything?
  51. Final Episode of the .NET Show
  52. Jerry Dixon blogging again
  53. How I Explained REST to My Wife
  54. External Control of a Device Emulator
  55. KY - Day of .NET, AUG 31, Louisville
  56. What's more important? SaaS vs. S+S
  57. MLB officially using Silverlight this week
  58. IASA Starts in Nashville in August
  59. Thoughts to end the week
  60. Love the potential of Silverlight
  61. A Good Read on Jim Gray's Impact and the Search
  62. Another RD gets a Blue Badge
  63. Next ArcReady events
  64. One Cool FREE Windows Mobile Application
  65. Looking for a Developer Evangelist
  66. The Best Recipe for Mobility Development
  67. Microsoft raises the bar of mobility again - Microsoft oFone
  68. Why doesn't this CHM work on Windows Vista?
  69. Oops! Who did I just send that email to?
  70. Windows Vista Vulnerability Report - Compare to Apple and Linux
  71. VB6 Migration Resources
  72. So, You're Buying an iPhone?
  73. Looking for Hotspots?
  74. How To Get a Job At Microsoft
  75. Where do I go instead of PDC?
  76. With Application Center going away, what can I do?
  77. Another reason to upgrade to Vista - taught by Dave Bost
  78. A Gadget For Jon Box
  79. XCOPY is deprecated on Windows Vista
  80. Window Mobile 6 Touchdown Mobility Tour in TN, OH, MI
  81. Acropolis and SCSF/CAB
  82. ACS - A Potential Logging Solution?
  83. devLink adds more big name speakers
  84. MIX08 is on the calendar - March 5-7
  85. arcReady in Memphis on June 11 (and other cities)
  86. Announcing Microsoft Surface
  87. Weather.Com's New Interactive Weather Map
  88. Enhancing Consumer Mobility with 2D Barcodes
  89. Silverlight - starting to appear on real websites
  90. Installing Windows XP after Vista?
  91. Who is Jon Box?