Office Live vNext
It feels like the build-up to a big holiday around here. Everyone is frantically preparing the final touches on the new version of Office Live, due out very soon. If you already have an Office Live...
View ArticleVirtual Earth Map + Office Live Contacts mashup
Just as we were preparing to write a blog post on our team blog about a new code sample, we got scooped by microsoft-watch.com! Joe Wilcox must have been keeping an eye on the download center and...
View ArticleMind Map of Office Live
Our esteemed colleague from the Developer Platform Evangelism team, Don Campbell created what he calls a mind map of Office Live. It's a really neat way to visualize all the pieces that make up the...
View ArticleLearn how to develop solutions for Office Live
Our platform team has a couple training sessions coming up in the next few weeks that some of you may be interested in participating in. Don Campbell posted more information on his blog, but the short...
View ArticleTalentSpring.com debuts, panacea for those hiring woes?
I caught up with a former coworker of mine who left Microsoft to do a startup last fall. His company, TalentSpring.com has finally come out of "stealth mode" where their patent applications are filed...
View ArticleFlash charts for Office Live business applications
Charting is one area that we've wanted to see improve in Office Live. Fortunately, since enough of our platform is opened up, developers can take it upon themselves to do some charting work if they...
View ArticleLack of blogging...
Just wanted to drop a line out here to let people know what's up. We're busily working on enhancements for Office Live as you might have guessed, and with the summertime and a kitchen remodel keeping...
View ArticleLive ID goodies for Office Live developers
Our friends over in the Windows Live ID team have been hard at work lately and have snuck a couple innovations out there without me even noticing it. I know there are some Office Live folks who watch...
View ArticleIntroducing our new tech evangelist
Hey folks, we've had a little bit of transition on the Office Live developer platform team. Our pals Rohit and Don both moved into new positions, but fortunately we have a new mega-star evangelist on...
View ArticleNew York Times positive review of Office Live Small Business
Finally, the floodgates have opened, the embargo has been lifted and I'm free to start blabbing about the latest release of Office Live Small Business. My apologies for the long silence.I'll be...
View ArticleBlogging adventures on MSDN
A year ago, I scoffed at blogging as screaming into the wind. That was when I first tried out MSN Spaces. I was on the Messenger team and felt pressure to try out the new service since we have...
View ArticleOfficial Office Live Blog is Live
The Microsoft Office Live team has finally entered the blogosphere with their very own team blog. Check it out: http://spaces.msn.com/OfficeLiveBlog/Now when you are looking for official news or...
View ArticleDeveloping solutions for Office Live
I figured it's about time that I give an actual purpose behind my blogging here on MSDN. Seems like a smart thing to do, right? As you can probably tell from some of my recent posts, I'm working on...
View ArticleExcel 2007
Just a quick shout out for a great blog site with lots of useful information.The Excel team has a nice blog on MSDN covering all of the new features in Excel 2007. David Gainer must be a machine,...
View ArticleWindows Live Gadgets SDK goodness
Keeping with the SDK theme I seem to be on in the last few weeks, this one just came across my desk. Windows Live Gadgets SDK has been released. Here's a link to their blog post announcing it, right...
View ArticleWPC Day 2 - the Big Dig
Day 2 in lovely Boston brought some shocking news. Several panels from the ceiling of one of the “Big Dig” connector tunnels had fallen the previous evening, crushing some unsuspecting motorists and...
View ArticleWhat is Office Live... interview on Channel 9
Quick post to point you to a video interview the Office Live team just did with Channel 9. Here's the direct link to the video. Check it out, especially if you want some high-level explanations of...
View ArticleMacGyver issue of Wired
I made the mistake of trying to read through the current issue of Wired Magazine this AM. It has Stephen Colbert on the cover, so I figured there must be something interesting in it, right?Wrong. The...
View ArticleBlogging break
I've been taking a little break from blogging about Office Live topics in the last couple weeks. Not that there's not a lot going on, there is. That's probably the main reason I haven't been posting...
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