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Microsoft giving away Tablet PCs at PDC

Microsoft giving away Tablet PCs at PDC

“Giving away” may not be the most accurate phrase considering a full pass to the event could have set you back $2,095, but getting handed an Acer Aspire 1420P Tablet PC for attending PDC (Professional Developers Conference) is a darn sweet rebate. I found word this morning from Liliputing, but apparently other sources slipped my [...]

Posted by | 11/20/2009 | 2 Comments More
PDC 2008: Cloud Computing

PDC 2008: Cloud Computing

I’m watching Microsoft’s PDC 2008 live stream of Ray Ozzie’s Cloud Computing keynote and will notate important announcements here. Be sure to watch the live stream yourself. http://www.microsoftpdc.com. Primarily, Ray is laying out how computing has changed over the years, and the challenges facing developers and IT professionals in managing the infrastructure in Cloud Computing. [...]

Posted by | 10/27/2008 | 3 Comments More

Got $13.5k to Spare? Buy a Surface!

At their Professional Developers Conference next week, Microsoft will be making special developer versions of the Surface available for sale at $13,500 each, which includes 5 SDK licenses. Hmm, I wonder what the airlines will charge for that extra piece of luggage……

Posted by | 10/24/2008 | 0 Comments More
Get Surface SDK at Microsoft PDC Conference

Get Surface SDK at Microsoft PDC Conference

I’ve been following everything Microsoft Surface since its’ grand unveiling. There is so much potential for the technology that reaches beyond the current “big table” approach. Whatever we see come out of Surface will make its way in to many other techologies. I suspect we’ll see Surface’s imprint all over Windows 7. If you are [...]

Posted by | 10/17/2008 | 1 Comment More