Bradley L. Jones

In a move that seems to be surprising nearly everyone, Microsoft appears to be changing the name of the new application paradigm in Windows 8 to some new name. This has been reported by Mary Jo Foley, Redmondmag.com and others. This new name will reflect the “Modern Windows” that can find in Windows 8. While […]

Rumors of Windows 8’s impending failure are greatly exaggerated. It is a safe bet to say that Windows 8 will not fail Windows 8 won’t fail and in several ways it could be a huge success. To understand this, you simply need to think about how new versions of Windows are adopted and who the […]

Microsoft released Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 to manufacturing today. Both will be available for general availability on October 26th. If you have an MSDN subscription, you’ll get access to the final version of Windows 8 on August 15th. The same is true of TechNet subscribers. Others Microsoft programs will also be able to […]

Early this year Microsoft stated that there would be another developer conference this fall that would. This followed on the heels of the Microsoft Build conference last fall. What we didn’t know is if this would be a Microsoft PDC (Professional Developer Conference), a new Build Conference like last falls, or something completely different. We […]

Microsoft had their Windows Phone Summit today in San Francisco, CA. At the summit, they took the wraps off of many of the things coming in WIndows Phone 8 (Apollo).  Joe Beliore presented eight platform annoucements related to the phone. I’ve listed those annoucements here along with a few comments: 1 Windows phone 8 will […]

In yet another attempt to become Apple, Microsoft introduced a Microsoft branded tablet PC in LA this week. While most people seem to agree that this is a great move to compete with the iPad, the move does leave a few questions. The first question is regarding the name. While Surface is a great name […]

Microsoft’s Tech Ed show is where there used to be big announcements happening in the IT Pro space. This year, it seems that Microsoft had scheduled more announcements before and after the show. Azure happened the week prior. Windows Phone 8 talk is happening soon after. There really wasn’t much left to be announced that […]

Learn Windows Azure with Scott Guthrie and Friends I was talking with a few people from Microsoft yesterday and they mentioned an event happening today and one happening on Monday. It is a bit late to catch today’s event, but I thought I’d go ahead and mention Monday’s to you. Scott Guthrie, Mark Russinovich, and […]

I’m trying to capture a quick snippet of data. If you have a few minutes, can you answer this survey. It is only seven questions. Click the following link to take the survey on SurveyMonkey: Click here to take survey

It is hard to believe that the TechEd 97 denim jacket I received and still wear is now 15 years old. The jacket has lasted longer than a lot of technical topics and acronyms that get tossed out at these big Microsoft conferences. Terms such as SOAP, DNA, and Hailstorm have come and have mostly […]

Today an interesting question came into Developer.com. The question was (their words not mine): “I just want to know if you know how much a C# license is?” With the coverage of Google and Oracle’s battling in the courts about Java licensing, and with the possibility that Google might have to pay Oracle for the […]

Lose thirty pounds in thirty days… You’ve likely seen the little signs by the side of the road or gotten the spam. Losing thirty pounds seems like a huge endeavor, but if you step back and think about losing one pound in one day, it doesn’t seem as daunting. Build a Cloud application can have […]