Spending quite a bit of time working with SQL Server Management Studio 2005 lately. I’m still learning SQL and how to just write it by hand, so I’m still a bit reliant upon the designer mode for building and editing queries.
The problem at hand then is that I wish Microsoft did a better job on […]
One of the most common navigation structures in software is the tree view directory.
It’s logical, it makes sense, it’s easy to quickly find what you’re looking for and it’s immediately recognizable for just about any computer easy old or new.
My only gripe is that it takes up so much room when you’re two or […]
Totally amazing music video in ASCII art in Excel. You can download and see the whole thing at www.acdcrocks.com
Tags: AC/DC, ASCII, Excel, music video, rock music
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Image: Screen grab from video on Microsoft Software + Services site
So I’m watching some of the videos that are available on the Microsoft Strategy Software + Services website and I thought I saw something very cool. In the video I noticed the guy was sitting in the airport using a Mac.
Notice he is also […]
The big Microsoft event going on this week is PDC 2008 in Los Angeles. The "PDC" stands for Professional Developer’s Conference and it’s Microsoft’s time to share lots of new information and insight on what they’re up to with their extended developer community.
I wasn’t able to attend the conference, although I’ve been hearing plenty about […]
Image: Xbox.com Website Product Review
Microsoft and Xbox have finally taken advantage of what a game console in the living room can mean to a family that enjoys spending time together and using technology.
A few months ago I was thinking about how gaming consoles could really be taking advantage of an area that to me […]
Image: Screen Grab of Desktop by Jason Bean
I was reminded today of a feature I’d long forgotten about in Windows. The ability to place "active" content that was regularly updated via the Internet. When the feature first came out I guess you could call it the grandfather of what we now called widgets and […]
If you haven’t heard, Microsoft is now letting you earn money by using Microsoft Live Search instead of Google (or any other search site for that matter).
The only catch is that you also can’t be the type of person that uses Firefox (or any other browser except Internet Explorer) as their browser of choice.
To […]
I’m not sure why but I’ve been a bit intrigued lately by some Microsoft advertisements. From print ads to television commercials. Here’s two to compare real quick. The first one is an old one that I don’t remember.
In quite a bit of contrast, here’s a more contemporary commercial from Microsoft.
Which one does a […]
File folders are pretty ubiquitous right now aren’t they? Anyone using Windows is probably quite familiar with them right? Windows has been around now for awhile right? Microsoft developed Windows right? Microsoft developed the Zune right?
Why doesn’t the Zune interface support a folder hierarchy for files?
I’m still trying to decide if I’m going to […]
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