Archive for August 24th, 2008
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Windows Server 2008 Step by Step Guide
I have been taking quite a bit of interest in Windows Server 2008 these days. Along with getting ready for the next server platform it also seems like the best platform to run natively on my development laptop. would make the perfect environment for MOSS development.
For those interested, Microsoft has released a bunch of Step [...] -
Open XML SDK Released
The release version of the Open XML SDK is now out. The download page mentions April CTP under the Description, however, this is the June 08 version. The download details will show that it was published on 6/10/2008. So go ahead and start playing with it, if you have not done so in the past. [...]
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Analyse your Source Code
I recently gave Microsoft Source Analysis a try. It was released sometime ago, and act’s as an add-in in Visual Studio to check the source code with some coding rules. This is different from FxCop which checks assemblies. This checks your source code before it is compiled right in Visual Studio editor.I did like the [...]
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Blogging again
Some of my old readers would have noticed that I’ve stopped blogging for quite a while now. Thing in my personal life, kept me busy and off blogging.
However, I am very much here, and dying to start blogging again. While I was in hibernation, the world has moved ahead leaps and bounds. MOSS is getting [...] -
Top 10 New Features of Windows Server 2008
As Windows 2008 is now officially released ( and people suspect that the release of Vista SP1 is similar to the codebase of Windows Server 2008 ), it would be nice recap the top new features which are making its way to us. I found this nice article which introduces to some of the fantastic [...]
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Article on Microsoft’s proposed offer to Yahoo!
SearchEngineLand has a nice write up about this proposed acquisition. It discusses the event in detail and portrays a nice picture of what is going on and why. Definitely worth a read.
There are also live blogged notes from the Microsoft conference call for the Yahoo! bid at 8:30. -
Microsoft’s offer letter to Yahoo!
Steve Ballmer’s letter to the board of Yahoo! is available for us to read at the Microsoft Presspass site. Definitely worth a read. I skipped the financial figures, and tried to find out what is Microsoft looking after with this acquisition. Search dominance, online advertising market share, or just an increase in long term profits [...]
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Microsoft proposes to Yahoo!
Definitely one of the biggest news I have seen in my career. Microsoft today proposed to acquire Yahoo! for $31 per share. That puts the value of Yahoo! at approximately $44.6 billion.
Financials apart, this will have a BIG effect on the search and online advertising landscape. Combined together, it will become a bigger and [...]