http://odeo.com./channels/2103972-Channel-10 no Recent Content Recent Content Recent Content en-us 40 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:28:00 -0700 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:28:00 -0700 http://odeo.com./episodes/25399941-Bug-Killer-%E2%80%93-A-Channel-9-Halloween-special WARNING: This video contains blood, gore and one extremely frightening software developer.   Have you spent countless nights up late writing code?  Have your eyes burned after staring at a monitor for 18 hours? Have you ever wanted to hack up a co-worker or two?  Sure, we all have! Here’s the story of what happened to one developer on a dark and foggy night when the pressure was just too much… WARNING: This video contains blood, gore and one extremely frightening software developer.   Have you spent countless nights up late writing code?  Have your eyes burned after staring at a monitor for 18 hours? Have you ever wanted to hack up a co-worker or two?  Sure, we all have! Here’s the story of what happened to one developer on a dark and foggy night when the pressure was just too much… WARNING: This video contains blood, gore and one extremely frightening software developer.   Have you spent countless nights up late writing code?  Have your eyes burned after staring at a monitor for 18 hours? Have you ever wanted to hack up a co-worker or two?  Sure, we all have! Here’s the story of what happened to one developer on a dark and foggy night when the pressure was just too much… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-30,25399941 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:28:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Halloween, Visual Studio, bug killer http://odeo.com./episodes/25284845-A-Look-at-VPlay-on-Microsoft-Surface Stuart Taylor is a researcher at MSR Cambridge and in his spare time he likes to mix bits as a VJ. He created an application called VPlay that allows him to mix video on a Surface like you would records on a DJ turntable. He stopped by the Channel 9 studio on his way to dinner last week and took a few minutes to show us how VPlay works. You can see more about the project here. Stuart Taylor is a researcher at MSR Cambridge and in his spare time he likes to mix bits as a VJ. He created an application called VPlay that allows him to mix video on a Surface like you would records on a DJ turntable. He stopped by the Channel 9 studio on his way to dinner last week and took a few minutes to show us how VPlay works. You can see more about the project here. Stuart Taylor is a researcher at MSR Cambridge and in his spare time he likes to mix bits as a VJ. He created an application called VPlay that allows him to mix video on a Surface like you would records on a DJ turntable. He stopped by the Channel 9 studio on his way to dinner last week and took a few minutes to show us how VPlay works. You can see more about the project here. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-14,25284845 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:20:00 -0700 no Channel 10 video, microsoft surface, Microsoft Research http://odeo.com./episodes/25236677-This-May-Be-Your-Next-Mouse Today at the User Interface Software and Technology Conference, Microsoft will show five new mouse prototypes that combine normal mousing with multitouch controls. Here is a video that gives you a brief introduction to each of the controls. I'll be meeting with this team when they get back, what questions do you have about these new mice? Which one is your most/least favorite? Today at the User Interface Software and Technology Conference, Microsoft will show five new mouse prototypes that combine normal mousing with multitouch controls. Here is a video that gives you a brief introduction to each of the controls. I'll be meeting with this team when they get back, what questions do you have about these new mice? Which one is your most/least favorite? Today at the User Interface Software and Technology Conference, Microsoft will show five new mouse prototypes that combine normal mousing with multitouch controls. Here is a video that gives you a brief introduction to each of the controls. I'll be meeting with this team when they get back, what questions do you have about these new mice? Which one is your most/least favorite? tag:odeo.com,2009-10-05,25236677 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:09:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Microsoft Hardware http://odeo.com./episodes/25202504-The-Labs-of-Microsoft-Hardware-6-of-6 You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD.  We end our look at the Labs of Microsoft Hardware by looking at one of the coolest rooms I've ever been in. It is the anechoic chamber in the Audio Lab. Now, I knew going in that this was going to be a quiet room. But I had no idea just how quiet. Even when you have the best soundproofing on your head, you're still subjected to vibrations through your entire body. This room is even vibration-proof. The results are almost scary, leaving you with a feeling that you've just disconnected from the world. You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD.  We end our look at the Labs of Microsoft Hardware by looking at one of the coolest rooms I've ever been in. It is the anechoic chamber in the Audio Lab. Now, I knew going in that this was going to be a quiet room. But I had no idea just how quiet. Even when you have the best soundproofing on your head, you're still subjected to vibrations through your entire body. This room is even vibration-proof. The results are almost scary, leaving you with a feeling that you've just disconnected from the world. You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD.  We end our look at the Labs of Microsoft Hardware by looking at one of the coolest rooms I've ever been in. It is the anechoic chamber in the Audio Lab. Now, I knew going in that this was going to be a quiet room. But I had no idea just how quiet. Even when you have the best soundproofing on your head, you're still subjected to vibrations through your entire body. This room is even vibration-proof. The results are almost scary, leaving you with a feeling that you've just disconnected from the world. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-28,25202504 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:45:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Microsoft Hardware, Labs of Microsoft http://odeo.com./episodes/25177082-The-Labs-of-Microsoft-Hardware-5-of-6 You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Today we look at the Reliability Lab, where more devastation is rained upon Microsoft products than at a WWDC parking lot. Cables are pulled, stains are applied, even a fake Sun is cast upon our plastic, all in an effort to give you products that can take abuse with the best of them. See all previous videos here. You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Today we look at the Reliability Lab, where more devastation is rained upon Microsoft products than at a WWDC parking lot. Cables are pulled, stains are applied, even a fake Sun is cast upon our plastic, all in an effort to give you products that can take abuse with the best of them. See all previous videos here. You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Today we look at the Reliability Lab, where more devastation is rained upon Microsoft products than at a WWDC parking lot. Cables are pulled, stains are applied, even a fake Sun is cast upon our plastic, all in an effort to give you products that can take abuse with the best of them. See all previous videos here. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-23,25177082 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:20:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Microsoft Hardware, Labs of Microsoft http://odeo.com./episodes/25177083-The-Labs-of-Microsoft-Hardware-4-of-6 Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Today we look at the Video Lab, where webcams are tested against subjective and objective measures to make sure that they give you an accurate picture, but also to make you look your best when the conditions and lighting in the room are bad. See all previous videos here. Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Today we look at the Video Lab, where webcams are tested against subjective and objective measures to make sure that they give you an accurate picture, but also to make you look your best when the conditions and lighting in the room are bad. See all previous videos here. Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Today we look at the Video Lab, where webcams are tested against subjective and objective measures to make sure that they give you an accurate picture, but also to make you look your best when the conditions and lighting in the room are bad. See all previous videos here. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-23,25177083 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:19:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Microsoft Hardware, Labs of Microsoft http://odeo.com./episodes/25171450-The-Labs-of-Microsoft-Hardware-3-of-6 You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Over the coming days you'll see the Mouse Testing Lab, the Model Shop (with all the really cool upcoming stuff hidden, sorry), the Wireless Lab, the Video Lab, the Reliability Lab, and the Acoustic Lab. Today's lab is the Wireless Lab, where Faraday cages are used to test the noise and interference of wireless products to make sure they play nice with all the other gadgets in your house. You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Over the coming days you'll see the Mouse Testing Lab, the Model Shop (with all the really cool upcoming stuff hidden, sorry), the Wireless Lab, the Video Lab, the Reliability Lab, and the Acoustic Lab. Today's lab is the Wireless Lab, where Faraday cages are used to test the noise and interference of wireless products to make sure they play nice with all the other gadgets in your house. You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Over the coming days you'll see the Mouse Testing Lab, the Model Shop (with all the really cool upcoming stuff hidden, sorry), the Wireless Lab, the Video Lab, the Reliability Lab, and the Acoustic Lab. Today's lab is the Wireless Lab, where Faraday cages are used to test the noise and interference of wireless products to make sure they play nice with all the other gadgets in your house. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-23,25171450 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:20:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Microsoft Hardware, Labs of Microsoft http://odeo.com./episodes/25167421-The-Labs-of-Microsoft-Hardware-2-of-6 You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Over the coming days you'll see the Mouse Testing Lab, the Model Shop (with all the really cool upcoming stuff hidden, sorry), the Wireless Lab, the Video Lab, the Reliability Lab, and the Acoustic Lab. Today's lab is the Model Shop, where designers and fabricators work together to create the rough designs that are used to get an idea of what the finished product will look and feel like. You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Over the coming days you'll see the Mouse Testing Lab, the Model Shop (with all the really cool upcoming stuff hidden, sorry), the Wireless Lab, the Video Lab, the Reliability Lab, and the Acoustic Lab. Today's lab is the Model Shop, where designers and fabricators work together to create the rough designs that are used to get an idea of what the finished product will look and feel like. You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Over the coming days you'll see the Mouse Testing Lab, the Model Shop (with all the really cool upcoming stuff hidden, sorry), the Wireless Lab, the Video Lab, the Reliability Lab, and the Acoustic Lab. Today's lab is the Model Shop, where designers and fabricators work together to create the rough designs that are used to get an idea of what the finished product will look and feel like. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-22,25167421 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:19:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Microsoft Hardware, Labs of Microsoft http://odeo.com./episodes/25160151-The-Labs-of-Microsoft-Hardware-1-of-6 You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Over the coming days you'll see the model shop (with all the really cool upcoming stuff hidden, sorry), the Wireless Lab, the Video Lab, the Reliability Lab, and the Acoustic Lab. Today we're going to start with the Mouse Tracking Lab where mice are tested across a number of surfaces at various speeds and heights. You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Over the coming days you'll see the model shop (with all the really cool upcoming stuff hidden, sorry), the Wireless Lab, the Video Lab, the Reliability Lab, and the Acoustic Lab. Today we're going to start with the Mouse Tracking Lab where mice are tested across a number of surfaces at various speeds and heights. You may have heard that Microsoft recently expanded the campus a little, one of the teams that had grown out of their space was Microsoft Hardware. The hardware team invited me over to see The Labs of Microsoft Hardware and check out the process behind creating and testing products like the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and the Lifecam Cinema HD. Over the coming days you'll see the model shop (with all the really cool upcoming stuff hidden, sorry), the Wireless Lab, the Video Lab, the Reliability Lab, and the Acoustic Lab. Today we're going to start with the Mouse Tracking Lab where mice are tested across a number of surfaces at various speeds and heights. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-21,25160151 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:18:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Microsoft Hardware http://odeo.com./episodes/25117187-Behind-the-PDC-3D-Video-A-How-To As promised I give you a quick walk-through of how we did the PDC Countdown video in 3D. Hardware used included a pair of Flip Ultra HD cameras, a bracket and connector, and an affordable little tripod -- Total cost: $340. The software I use is Stereo Movie Maker, which is freeware and can be downloaded here. Let us know if you'd like to see more content in 3D (probably in addition to 2D video rather than instead of). And post a link in the coffeehouse if you end up doing some of your own. As promised I give you a quick walk-through of how we did the PDC Countdown video in 3D. Hardware used included a pair of Flip Ultra HD cameras, a bracket and connector, and an affordable little tripod -- Total cost: $340. The software I use is Stereo Movie Maker, which is freeware and can be downloaded here. Let us know if you'd like to see more content in 3D (probably in addition to 2D video rather than instead of). And post a link in the coffeehouse if you end up doing some of your own. As promised I give you a quick walk-through of how we did the PDC Countdown video in 3D. Hardware used included a pair of Flip Ultra HD cameras, a bracket and connector, and an affordable little tripod -- Total cost: $340. The software I use is Stereo Movie Maker, which is freeware and can be downloaded here. Let us know if you'd like to see more content in 3D (probably in addition to 2D video rather than instead of). And post a link in the coffeehouse if you end up doing some of your own. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-12,25117187 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:56:00 -0700 no Channel 10 3d, PDC09 http://odeo.com./episodes/25101721-Microsoft-LifeCam-Cinema Daniel Anguiano sat down with us to show us Microsoft's newest webcam, the LifeCam Cinema. This is the best webcam on the market today with full HD resolution, an incredible framerate, and the ability to compensate for low light conditions to give excellent picture quality. Daniel Anguiano sat down with us to show us Microsoft's newest webcam, the LifeCam Cinema. This is the best webcam on the market today with full HD resolution, an incredible framerate, and the ability to compensate for low light conditions to give excellent picture quality. Daniel Anguiano sat down with us to show us Microsoft's newest webcam, the LifeCam Cinema. This is the best webcam on the market today with full HD resolution, an incredible framerate, and the ability to compensate for low light conditions to give excellent picture quality. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-09,25101721 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:26:00 -0700 no Channel 10 webcam, hardware http://odeo.com./episodes/25092899-The-Importance-of-Gabriola If you've poked around your fonts list in Windows 7, you might have come across a display font called Gabriola. What you may not have known is that this font is an important first step in some additions to Windows. Gabriola is an OpenType font that includes significant flourishes that push the boundries of vertical space, display logic, and Cleartype. The lessons learned from Gabriola, coupled with YDirection Antialiasing in Windows 7 Cleartype, will help Microsoft create a better reading experience with other  fonts like Arabic. Geraldine Wade from the Cleartype Advanced Reading Technologies team walked us through a look at what makes Gabriola different from other fonts in Windows, how it lights up in Blend, and to talk about what this means for font designers going forward. If you've poked around your fonts list in Windows 7, you might have come across a display font called Gabriola. What you may not have known is that this font is an important first step in some additions to Windows. Gabriola is an OpenType font that includes significant flourishes that push the boundries of vertical space, display logic, and Cleartype. The lessons learned from Gabriola, coupled with YDirection Antialiasing in Windows 7 Cleartype, will help Microsoft create a better reading experience with other  fonts like Arabic. Geraldine Wade from the Cleartype Advanced Reading Technologies team walked us through a look at what makes Gabriola different from other fonts in Windows, how it lights up in Blend, and to talk about what this means for font designers going forward. If you've poked around your fonts list in Windows 7, you might have come across a display font called Gabriola. What you may not have known is that this font is an important first step in some additions to Windows. Gabriola is an OpenType font that includes significant flourishes that push the boundries of vertical space, display logic, and Cleartype. The lessons learned from Gabriola, coupled with YDirection Antialiasing in Windows 7 Cleartype, will help Microsoft create a better reading experience with other  fonts like Arabic. Geraldine Wade from the Cleartype Advanced Reading Technologies team walked us through a look at what makes Gabriola different from other fonts in Windows, how it lights up in Blend, and to talk about what this means for font designers going forward. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-08,25092899 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:32:00 -0700 no Channel 10 fonts, Windows 7 http://odeo.com./episodes/25050622-Windows-Home-Server-Power-Pack-3 Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 BETA is available and includes a number of Windows 7 integration features. I stopped by to see CJ Saretto and get the latest on this Power Pack, the features, and where Home Server is heading in the future (of course). Some of the new features include: Win7 Libraries integration, Media Center integration, Win7 backup integration, and better support for netbooks.  You can participate in the WHS.PP3 beta by going to https://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer/ Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 BETA is available and includes a number of Windows 7 integration features. I stopped by to see CJ Saretto and get the latest on this Power Pack, the features, and where Home Server is heading in the future (of course). Some of the new features include: Win7 Libraries integration, Media Center integration, Win7 backup integration, and better support for netbooks.  You can participate in the WHS.PP3 beta by going to https://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer/ Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 BETA is available and includes a number of Windows 7 integration features. I stopped by to see CJ Saretto and get the latest on this Power Pack, the features, and where Home Server is heading in the future (of course). Some of the new features include: Win7 Libraries integration, Media Center integration, Win7 backup integration, and better support for netbooks.  You can participate in the WHS.PP3 beta by going to https://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer/ tag:odeo.com,2009-08-31,25050622 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:36:00 -0700 no Channel 10 windows home server http://odeo.com./episodes/25033502-Get-a-Look-at-PowerPoint-2010 Earlier this week the Office team released a video that showed some of the new features of PowerPoint 2010, part of the Office 2010 suite. The latest version is hardware-accelerated with new transitions and animations. All of this means that you can better use PowerPoint to not just present bullet points or graphs, but to really tell your story. Here is that video, all of which was done with PowerPoint 2010. Earlier this week the Office team released a video that showed some of the new features of PowerPoint 2010, part of the Office 2010 suite. The latest version is hardware-accelerated with new transitions and animations. All of this means that you can better use PowerPoint to not just present bullet points or graphs, but to really tell your story. Here is that video, all of which was done with PowerPoint 2010. Earlier this week the Office team released a video that showed some of the new features of PowerPoint 2010, part of the Office 2010 suite. The latest version is hardware-accelerated with new transitions and animations. All of this means that you can better use PowerPoint to not just present bullet points or graphs, but to really tell your story. Here is that video, all of which was done with PowerPoint 2010. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-27,25033502 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:59:00 -0700 no Channel 10 office, powerpoint, Office 2010 http://odeo.com./episodes/24998123-Anandan-Talks-About-Digital-Heritage-Project P. Anandan, who leads Microsoft Research in India, stopped by to show us a project they worked on called the India Digital Heritage Project. This was a very cool attempt to recreate the experience of visiting historic sites around India through the combined use of Photosynth, HD View, video, and ambient sound. While much of the presentation is 'on rails' like a theme park tour, just like with World Wide Telescope you can stop the tour at any time and wander off clicking and zooming and looking at the sites, and then click to jump right back into the tour. It's a very interesting example of what's possible with tools available today. P. Anandan, who leads Microsoft Research in India, stopped by to show us a project they worked on called the India Digital Heritage Project. This was a very cool attempt to recreate the experience of visiting historic sites around India through the combined use of Photosynth, HD View, video, and ambient sound. While much of the presentation is 'on rails' like a theme park tour, just like with World Wide Telescope you can stop the tour at any time and wander off clicking and zooming and looking at the sites, and then click to jump right back into the tour. It's a very interesting example of what's possible with tools available today. P. Anandan, who leads Microsoft Research in India, stopped by to show us a project they worked on called the India Digital Heritage Project. This was a very cool attempt to recreate the experience of visiting historic sites around India through the combined use of Photosynth, HD View, video, and ambient sound. While much of the presentation is 'on rails' like a theme park tour, just like with World Wide Telescope you can stop the tour at any time and wander off clicking and zooming and looking at the sites, and then click to jump right back into the tour. It's a very interesting example of what's possible with tools available today. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-20,24998123 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:23:00 -0700 no Channel 10 photosynth, Microsoft Research, Deep Zoom, HD View http://odeo.com./episodes/24994896-Windows-7-Sensor-and-Location-Deep-Dive-into-Location The Windows Sensor and Location platform, new for Windows 7, enables your computer and applications to adapt to their current environment. Previously, we introduced the Windows 7 Location Platform Overview; in this video, we take a deep dive into the Location Platform architecture and APIs. Join Alec Berntson and Yochay Kiriaty as they explains why location gets a special set of APIs and what makes the Location Platform such an amazing platform for developers. In the Windows 7 Developer Kit you can find Hands On Labs and additional content on Windows 7 Sensor and Location. You can find additional information about the Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform in the: Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform Developer Center on MSDN Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform series of posts PDC session recording - Windows 7: The Sensor and Location Platform: Building Context-Aware Applications The Windows Sensor and Location platform, new for Windows 7, enables your computer and applications to adapt to their current environment. Previously, we introduced the Windows 7 Location Platform Overview; in this video, we take a deep dive into the Location Platform architecture and APIs. Join Alec Berntson and Yochay Kiriaty as they explains why location gets a special set of APIs and what makes the Location Platform such an amazing platform for developers. In the Windows 7 Developer Kit you can find Hands On Labs and additional content on Windows 7 Sensor and Location. You can find additional information about the Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform in the: Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform Developer Center on MSDN Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform series of posts PDC session recording - Windows 7: The Sensor and Location Platform: Building Context-Aware Applications The Windows Sensor and Location platform, new for Windows 7, enables your computer and applications to adapt to their current environment. Previously, we introduced the Windows 7 Location Platform Overview; in this video, we take a deep dive into the Location Platform architecture and APIs. Join Alec Berntson and Yochay Kiriaty as they explains why location gets a special set of APIs and what makes the Location Platform such an amazing platform for developers. In the Windows 7 Developer Kit you can find Hands On Labs and additional content on Windows 7 Sensor and Location. You can find additional information about the Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform in the: Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform Developer Center on MSDN Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform series of posts PDC session recording - Windows 7: The Sensor and Location Platform: Building Context-Aware Applications tag:odeo.com,2009-08-20,24994896 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:30:00 -0700 no Channel 10 development, developer, programming, Windows 7, Win7Programming, Win7, Featured, Sensor and Location Platform, Win7ProgrammingFeatured http://odeo.com./episodes/24994897-Anandan-Talks-About-Digital-Heritage-Project P. Anandan, who leads Microsoft Research in India, stopped by to show us a project they worked on called the India Digital Heritage Project. This was a very cool attempt to recreate the experience of visiting historic sites around India through the combined use of Photosynth, HD View, video, and ambient sound. While much of the presentation is 'on rails' like a theme park tour, just like with World Wide Telescope you can stop the tour at any time and wander off clicking and zooming and looking at the sites, and then click to jump right back into the tour.  It's a very interesting example of what's possible with tools available today. P. Anandan, who leads Microsoft Research in India, stopped by to show us a project they worked on called the India Digital Heritage Project. This was a very cool attempt to recreate the experience of visiting historic sites around India through the combined use of Photosynth, HD View, video, and ambient sound. While much of the presentation is 'on rails' like a theme park tour, just like with World Wide Telescope you can stop the tour at any time and wander off clicking and zooming and looking at the sites, and then click to jump right back into the tour.  It's a very interesting example of what's possible with tools available today. P. Anandan, who leads Microsoft Research in India, stopped by to show us a project they worked on called the India Digital Heritage Project. This was a very cool attempt to recreate the experience of visiting historic sites around India through the combined use of Photosynth, HD View, video, and ambient sound. While much of the presentation is 'on rails' like a theme park tour, just like with World Wide Telescope you can stop the tour at any time and wander off clicking and zooming and looking at the sites, and then click to jump right back into the tour.  It's a very interesting example of what's possible with tools available today. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-20,24994897 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:43:00 -0700 no Channel 10 photosynth, Microsoft Research, Deep Zoom, HD View http://odeo.com./episodes/24994898-Countdown-to-PDC09-Win-a-Free-Trip-to-PDC Countdown to PDC09: Win a Free Trip to PDC In a speedy 10 minutes, Mike and Jennifer cram in an update about PDC content, Birds-of-a-Feather, hotel options, the PDC attendee directory, and how to win big bucks and a free trip to the PDC by entering the www.Code7Contest.com.  Phew, that’s a mouthful!  Don’t forget to email pdc09@microsoft.com with your questions and feedback, and maybe you’ll get a shout out on the show. Countdown to PDC09: Win a Free Trip to PDC In a speedy 10 minutes, Mike and Jennifer cram in an update about PDC content, Birds-of-a-Feather, hotel options, the PDC attendee directory, and how to win big bucks and a free trip to the PDC by entering the www.Code7Contest.com.  Phew, that’s a mouthful!  Don’t forget to email pdc09@microsoft.com with your questions and feedback, and maybe you’ll get a shout out on the show. Countdown to PDC09: Win a Free Trip to PDC In a speedy 10 minutes, Mike and Jennifer cram in an update about PDC content, Birds-of-a-Feather, hotel options, the PDC attendee directory, and how to win big bucks and a free trip to the PDC by entering the www.Code7Contest.com.  Phew, that’s a mouthful!  Don’t forget to email pdc09@microsoft.com with your questions and feedback, and maybe you’ll get a shout out on the show. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-20,24994898 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:14:00 -0700 no Channel 10 pdc, PDC09 http://odeo.com./episodes/24994899-Chris-Auld-PDC09-Architecting-and-Developing-for-Windows-Azure At the PDC, we typically have some additional "pre conference" workshops which provide very indepth and hands on access to a few select technologies. Chris Auld, Director of Strategy for Intergen, is preparing a workshop that will be diving deep into the capabilities of Windows Azure. In this episode of The Knowledge Chamber, he shares with me some of the details off what he is planning on covering and why he is so excited about Windows Azure. You can find more details about this workshop on the PDC09 website here: Architecting and Developing for Windows Azure Since Chris is still working on the content, you have a chance to let him know things that you'd specifically like to see featured. If you're planning on attending his workshop, please drop a note in the comments and let him know what you'd like to see. At the PDC, we typically have some additional "pre conference" workshops which provide very indepth and hands on access to a few select technologies. Chris Auld, Director of Strategy for Intergen, is preparing a workshop that will be diving deep into the capabilities of Windows Azure. In this episode of The Knowledge Chamber, he shares with me some of the details off what he is planning on covering and why he is so excited about Windows Azure. You can find more details about this workshop on the PDC09 website here: Architecting and Developing for Windows Azure Since Chris is still working on the content, you have a chance to let him know things that you'd specifically like to see featured. If you're planning on attending his workshop, please drop a note in the comments and let him know what you'd like to see. At the PDC, we typically have some additional "pre conference" workshops which provide very indepth and hands on access to a few select technologies. Chris Auld, Director of Strategy for Intergen, is preparing a workshop that will be diving deep into the capabilities of Windows Azure. In this episode of The Knowledge Chamber, he shares with me some of the details off what he is planning on covering and why he is so excited about Windows Azure. You can find more details about this workshop on the PDC09 website here: Architecting and Developing for Windows Azure Since Chris is still working on the content, you have a chance to let him know things that you'd specifically like to see featured. If you're planning on attending his workshop, please drop a note in the comments and let him know what you'd like to see. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-19,24994899 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:05:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Windows Azure, Azure, PDC09 http://odeo.com./episodes/24994900-Hands-on-with-Windows-Live-Movie-Maker As of today, Windows Live Movie Maker is officially out of beta and available to download for FREE as part of the Windows Live Essentials suite. Victor Santodomingo, Windows Live Movie Maker Engine Development Lead, joined me in the studio to demonstrate the new Movie Maker in action and to discuss how his team developed a brand new engine that processes in 3D space to take advantage of Direct X capabilities and GPU effects. If you have any comments or questions about the new Windows Live Movie Maker please leave then in the comments section below and we will follow up with Victor and his team.  More Info: http://windowslive.com/Desktop/MovieMaker More Info: http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/ Download: http://download.live.com As of today, Windows Live Movie Maker is officially out of beta and available to download for FREE as part of the Windows Live Essentials suite. Victor Santodomingo, Windows Live Movie Maker Engine Development Lead, joined me in the studio to demonstrate the new Movie Maker in action and to discuss how his team developed a brand new engine that processes in 3D space to take advantage of Direct X capabilities and GPU effects. If you have any comments or questions about the new Windows Live Movie Maker please leave then in the comments section below and we will follow up with Victor and his team.  More Info: http://windowslive.com/Desktop/MovieMaker More Info: http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/ Download: http://download.live.com As of today, Windows Live Movie Maker is officially out of beta and available to download for FREE as part of the Windows Live Essentials suite. Victor Santodomingo, Windows Live Movie Maker Engine Development Lead, joined me in the studio to demonstrate the new Movie Maker in action and to discuss how his team developed a brand new engine that processes in 3D space to take advantage of Direct X capabilities and GPU effects. If you have any comments or questions about the new Windows Live Movie Maker please leave then in the comments section below and we will follow up with Victor and his team.  More Info: http://windowslive.com/Desktop/MovieMaker More Info: http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/ Download: http://download.live.com tag:odeo.com,2009-08-19,24994900 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:18:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Windows Live, Windows 7, Win7, Featured, Windows Live Movie Maker, Win7Using, movie maker, Win7UsingFeatured http://odeo.com./episodes/24994901-ToolShed-Tooltip-21-Developer-Community-Update-By-MVP-Keith-Kabza How do you find out about developer events? Find out by watching this clip. Save the dates for the PDC and mark your calendar for many SQL Saturdays, Code Camps, MSDN Events, WinMoDevCamps, and more coming your way. Not only is it important to know tools, but it is perhaps even more challenging just keeping up with tool availability and many other developer resources such as thrivedev, bizspark, and Bytes by MSDN . Join Microsoft MVP Keith Kabza as he reviews this very important topic that all developers should be aware of.  This is the first of Tool Shed Tooltips released from Episode 4 of the TV Show Russ Tool Shed presents... "It's All About The Tools" hosted by Russ Fustino and Co-Host Stan Schultes. Download code, ppt and demo script from http://code.msdn.com/toolshed for all episodes. Also, use the links on http://channel9.msdn.com/toolshed to download tools. Finally, check out some more great videos on the Developer Evangelist East site: http://channel9.msdn.com/dpeeast How do you find out about developer events? Find out by watching this clip. Save the dates for the PDC and mark your calendar for many SQL Saturdays, Code Camps, MSDN Events, WinMoDevCamps, and more coming your way. Not only is it important to know tools, but it is perhaps even more challenging just keeping up with tool availability and many other developer resources such as thrivedev, bizspark, and Bytes by MSDN . Join Microsoft MVP Keith Kabza as he reviews this very important topic that all developers should be aware of.  This is the first of Tool Shed Tooltips released from Episode 4 of the TV Show Russ Tool Shed presents... "It's All About The Tools" hosted by Russ Fustino and Co-Host Stan Schultes. Download code, ppt and demo script from http://code.msdn.com/toolshed for all episodes. Also, use the links on http://channel9.msdn.com/toolshed to download tools. Finally, check out some more great videos on the Developer Evangelist East site: http://channel9.msdn.com/dpeeast How do you find out about developer events? Find out by watching this clip. Save the dates for the PDC and mark your calendar for many SQL Saturdays, Code Camps, MSDN Events, WinMoDevCamps, and more coming your way. Not only is it important to know tools, but it is perhaps even more challenging just keeping up with tool availability and many other developer resources such as thrivedev, bizspark, and Bytes by MSDN . Join Microsoft MVP Keith Kabza as he reviews this very important topic that all developers should be aware of.  This is the first of Tool Shed Tooltips released from Episode 4 of the TV Show Russ Tool Shed presents... "It's All About The Tools" hosted by Russ Fustino and Co-Host Stan Schultes. Download code, ppt and demo script from http://code.msdn.com/toolshed for all episodes. Also, use the links on http://channel9.msdn.com/toolshed to download tools. Finally, check out some more great videos on the Developer Evangelist East site: http://channel9.msdn.com/dpeeast tag:odeo.com,2009-08-18,24994901 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:28:00 -0700 no Channel 10 pdc, MSDN Events, INETA, winmodevcamp, toolshed, Tiki Hut, MSDN Roadshows, the connected show, Developer Community, thrivedev http://odeo.com./episodes/24994902-Doug-Hauger-Inside-the-Windows-Azure-Platform-Business-Model Meet Doug Hauger, Azure General Manager. Doug owns the business side of the Azure Platform equation. How was the pricing determined? Are there different plans for "garage innovators" versus large enterprise customers? What does it all really mean? Would we be able to finish the converstion in under 15 minutes (hard for me to do, as you know...:))? Of course, the complexity of the Azure business model would determine the time it takes to explain it (and the thinking behind it). Well, as you can see by the length of the interview, apparently the Azure people constructed a pricing model that is greatly simplified compared to some of our other business pricing models from years past. The overall simplicity of the plan is impressive. Tune in. Meet one of the key minds behind the Azure business model and learn about some of the reasoning used in constructing the official plan: Windows Azure, SQL Azure and .NET Services will be commercially available at the Professional Developer Conferenc... Meet Doug Hauger, Azure General Manager. Doug owns the business side of the Azure Platform equation. How was the pricing determined? Are there different plans for "garage innovators" versus large enterprise customers? What does it all really mean? Would we be able to finish the converstion in under 15 minutes (hard for me to do, as you know...:))? Of course, the complexity of the Azure business model would determine the time it takes to explain it (and the thinking behind it). Well, as you can see by the length of the interview, apparently the Azure people constructed a pricing model that is greatly simplified compared to some of our other business pricing models from years past. The overall simplicity of the plan is impressive. Tune in. Meet one of the key minds behind the Azure business model and learn about some of the reasoning used in constructing the official plan: Windows Azure, SQL Azure and .NET Services will be commercially available at the Professional Developer Conference 2009 and we hope you will continue building on the Community Technology Preview (CTP) at no cost today.     Upon commercial availability we will offer Windows Azure through a consumption-based pricing model, allowing partners and customers to pay only for the services that they consume. Windows Azure : Compute @  $0.12 / instance hour Storage @ $0.15 / GB / month stored Storage Transactions @ $0.01 / 10K   SQL Azure : Web Edition – Up to 1 GB relational database @ $9.99 Business Edition – Up to 10 GB relational database @ $99.99  .NET Services: Messages @ $0.15/100K message operations, including Service Bus messages and Access Control tokens Meet Doug Hauger, Azure General Manager. Doug owns the business side of the Azure Platform equation. How was the pricing determined? Are there different plans for "garage innovators" versus large enterprise customers? What does it all really mean? Would we be able to finish the converstion in under 15 minutes (hard for me to do, as you know...:))? Of course, the complexity of the Azure business model would determine the time it takes to explain it (and the thinking behind it). Well, as you can see by the length of the interview, apparently the Azure people constructed a pricing model that is greatly simplified compared to some of our other business pricing models from years past. The overall simplicity of the plan is impressive. Tune in. Meet one of the key minds behind the Azure business model and learn about some of the reasoning used in constructing the official plan: Windows Azure, SQL Azure and .NET Services will be commercially available at the Professional Developer Conference 2009 and we hope you will continue building on the Community Technology Preview (CTP) at no cost today.     Upon commercial availability we will offer Windows Azure through a consumption-based pricing model, allowing partners and customers to pay only for the services that they consume. Windows Azure : Compute @  $0.12 / instance hour Storage @ $0.15 / GB / month stored Storage Transactions @ $0.01 / 10K   SQL Azure : Web Edition – Up to 1 GB relational database @ $9.99 Business Edition – Up to 10 GB relational database @ $99.99  .NET Services: Messages @ $0.15/100K message operations, including Service Bus messages and Access Control tokens tag:odeo.com,2009-08-17,24994902 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:16:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Windows Azure, Azure Services http://odeo.com./episodes/24977006-Microsoft-Research-Summit-Revolutionary-DDR This year at the Microsoft Research Summit there were some life altering ideas showcased and some new projects which will change the way we interact with technology. There was also THIS FIX to the problems you may have been having with your Dance Dance Revolution game pad. Drew from Texas A&M University has the answer. This year at the Microsoft Research Summit there were some life altering ideas showcased and some new projects which will change the way we interact with technology. There was also THIS FIX to the problems you may have been having with your Dance Dance Revolution game pad. Drew from Texas A&M University has the answer. This year at the Microsoft Research Summit there were some life altering ideas showcased and some new projects which will change the way we interact with technology. There was also THIS FIX to the problems you may have been having with your Dance Dance Revolution game pad. Drew from Texas A&M University has the answer. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-17,24977006 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:45:00 -0700 no Channel 10 microsoft, research, game, DDR http://odeo.com./episodes/24994917-Ping-25-Comedians-SQL-server-Photosynth-Facebook-Zune-Bingle For entertainment purposes only we decided to invited our friend, established comedian Kirk Fox into the Ping lair...here's how it all went down: Jonathon Mann wins a BINGLE Secret Service SQL Server PhotoSynth and Facebook What does Zune HD mean for you? Do viral videos work? And more...let us know your thoughts! For entertainment purposes only we decided to invited our friend, established comedian Kirk Fox into the Ping lair...here's how it all went down: Jonathon Mann wins a BINGLE Secret Service SQL Server PhotoSynth and Facebook What does Zune HD mean for you? Do viral videos work? And more...let us know your thoughts! For entertainment purposes only we decided to invited our friend, established comedian Kirk Fox into the Ping lair...here's how it all went down: Jonathon Mann wins a BINGLE Secret Service SQL Server PhotoSynth and Facebook What does Zune HD mean for you? Do viral videos work? And more...let us know your thoughts! tag:odeo.com,2009-08-16,24994917 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:57:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Facebook, Zune, bing, SQL Server, photosynth, ping, zune hd, bingle http://odeo.com./episodes/24994919-Defrag-Windows-7-Multitouch Defrag is a new series Nic Fillingham and I will be bringing you to look into murky subjects that need sorted out. We'll put the bits in order and tell you exactly what the story is. In this episode we look at multitouch in Windows 7. What are all the multitouch gestures? Will there be more? What is Microsoft's thinking behind multitouch? How/when will I see multitouch on my desktop? We'll answer all these and more. Please take a moment to tell us what other subjects you'd like to see 'defragged' in future episodes. Defrag is a new series Nic Fillingham and I will be bringing you to look into murky subjects that need sorted out. We'll put the bits in order and tell you exactly what the story is. In this episode we look at multitouch in Windows 7. What are all the multitouch gestures? Will there be more? What is Microsoft's thinking behind multitouch? How/when will I see multitouch on my desktop? We'll answer all these and more. Please take a moment to tell us what other subjects you'd like to see 'defragged' in future episodes. Defrag is a new series Nic Fillingham and I will be bringing you to look into murky subjects that need sorted out. We'll put the bits in order and tell you exactly what the story is. In this episode we look at multitouch in Windows 7. What are all the multitouch gestures? Will there be more? What is Microsoft's thinking behind multitouch? How/when will I see multitouch on my desktop? We'll answer all these and more. Please take a moment to tell us what other subjects you'd like to see 'defragged' in future episodes. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-14,24994919 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:25:00 -0700 no Channel 10 multitouch, Windows 7, defrag, Win7, Win7Using, Win7UsingFeatured http://odeo.com./episodes/24994920-This-Week-C9-Win7-API-s-Spec-and-Boogie-Expression-3-Starter-Kits This week on C9, Brian and Habib "Runtime" Heydarian review the week's top developer stories including: Windows 7 API Code Pack for .NET Framework hits v1.0 Yahoo! API’s starting to shut down Spec# and Boogie comes to Codeplex  Expression 3 Starter Kits from UX Connection Silverlight 3 adoption curve by VBandi Charles Petzold on Fluttering 3D Photo Effects with Silverlight 3 LINQ to SQL cheat sheet via Greg Duncan Gunnar Peipman’s tips for documenting source code Habib Heydarian, debugging exceptions with the VSTS2010 Historical Debugger: “An Introduction to UI Automation” by Sam Jack Visual Studio 2010 Themes (1 from Rob Conery and 2 from Jimmy Bogard) Using WPF in Office Clients by Beth Massi Open Source Licenses demystified by Zack Rusin Just for fun: Musical Sorting Algorithms (1 and 2) Habib’s pick of the week: Getting started with robotics at http://www.helloapps.com/ Brian’s pick of the week: Pre-order your Zune HD This week on C9, Brian and Habib "Runtime" Heydarian review the week's top developer stories including: Windows 7 API Code Pack for .NET Framework hits v1.0 Yahoo! API’s starting to shut down Spec# and Boogie comes to Codeplex  Expression 3 Starter Kits from UX Connection Silverlight 3 adoption curve by VBandi Charles Petzold on Fluttering 3D Photo Effects with Silverlight 3 LINQ to SQL cheat sheet via Greg Duncan Gunnar Peipman’s tips for documenting source code Habib Heydarian, debugging exceptions with the VSTS2010 Historical Debugger: “An Introduction to UI Automation” by Sam Jack Visual Studio 2010 Themes (1 from Rob Conery and 2 from Jimmy Bogard) Using WPF in Office Clients by Beth Massi Open Source Licenses demystified by Zack Rusin Just for fun: Musical Sorting Algorithms (1 and 2) Habib’s pick of the week: Getting started with robotics at http://www.helloapps.com/ Brian’s pick of the week: Pre-order your Zune HD This week on C9, Brian and Habib "Runtime" Heydarian review the week's top developer stories including: Windows 7 API Code Pack for .NET Framework hits v1.0 Yahoo! API’s starting to shut down Spec# and Boogie comes to Codeplex  Expression 3 Starter Kits from UX Connection Silverlight 3 adoption curve by VBandi Charles Petzold on Fluttering 3D Photo Effects with Silverlight 3 LINQ to SQL cheat sheet via Greg Duncan Gunnar Peipman’s tips for documenting source code Habib Heydarian, debugging exceptions with the VSTS2010 Historical Debugger: “An Introduction to UI Automation” by Sam Jack Visual Studio 2010 Themes (1 from Rob Conery and 2 from Jimmy Bogard) Using WPF in Office Clients by Beth Massi Open Source Licenses demystified by Zack Rusin Just for fun: Musical Sorting Algorithms (1 and 2) Habib’s pick of the week: Getting started with robotics at http://www.helloapps.com/ Brian’s pick of the week: Pre-order your Zune HD tag:odeo.com,2009-08-14,24994920 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:31:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Windows 7, SpecSharp, Expression 3 http://odeo.com./episodes/24994922-STM-NET-Who-What-Why Software Transactional Memory is no longer a pipe dream or the stuff of academics. STM.NET, as it's called, is ready for your experimentation . The goal of STM.NET is to be able to exploit concurrency by using components written by experts and consumed by application programmers who can then compose together these components using STM. Transactional memory provides an easy-to-use mechanism to do this safely. STM.NET is of course not a concurrency silver bullet and this is an experimental rrelease of the .NET Framework that allows C# programmers to try out this technology, specifically a particular implementation of STM.  The STM team really needs your feedback to understand if they're doing the right things to meet your needs. Traditionally, using STM for simple trasactional tasks didn't make sense. The overhead was too high. Is this still the case? What needed to change in the .NET Framework to enable STM.NET? Remember, this is a .NET Framework experiment to enable STM for managed ... Software Transactional Memory is no longer a pipe dream or the stuff of academics. STM.NET, as it's called, is ready for your experimentation . The goal of STM.NET is to be able to exploit concurrency by using components written by experts and consumed by application programmers who can then compose together these components using STM. Transactional memory provides an easy-to-use mechanism to do this safely. STM.NET is of course not a concurrency silver bullet and this is an experimental rrelease of the .NET Framework that allows C# programmers to try out this technology, specifically a particular implementation of STM.  The STM team really needs your feedback to understand if they're doing the right things to meet your needs. Traditionally, using STM for simple trasactional tasks didn't make sense. The overhead was too high. Is this still the case? What needed to change in the .NET Framework to enable STM.NET? Remember, this is a .NET Framework experiment to enable STM for managed code. Here, we meet most of the team responsible for STM.NET:  Chris Dern?, Yossi Levanoni?, Sasha Dadiomov?, Weirong Zhu?, Sukhdeep Sodhi? and Lingli Zhang. Tune in, meet the team and get a good sense of what this very small team has accomplished with STM.NET and  learn about some of the paths taken to get there. This represents really great engineering. Congratulations to the STM team! Now, Niners, go get the bits! Enjoy. Software Transactional Memory is no longer a pipe dream or the stuff of academics. STM.NET, as it's called, is ready for your experimentation . The goal of STM.NET is to be able to exploit concurrency by using components written by experts and consumed by application programmers who can then compose together these components using STM. Transactional memory provides an easy-to-use mechanism to do this safely. STM.NET is of course not a concurrency silver bullet and this is an experimental rrelease of the .NET Framework that allows C# programmers to try out this technology, specifically a particular implementation of STM.  The STM team really needs your feedback to understand if they're doing the right things to meet your needs. Traditionally, using STM for simple trasactional tasks didn't make sense. The overhead was too high. Is this still the case? What needed to change in the .NET Framework to enable STM.NET? Remember, this is a .NET Framework experiment to enable STM for managed code. Here, we meet most of the team responsible for STM.NET:  Chris Dern?, Yossi Levanoni?, Sasha Dadiomov?, Weirong Zhu?, Sukhdeep Sodhi? and Lingli Zhang. Tune in, meet the team and get a good sense of what this very small team has accomplished with STM.NET and  learn about some of the paths taken to get there. This represents really great engineering. Congratulations to the STM team! Now, Niners, go get the bits! Enjoy. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-14,24994922 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:39:00 -0700 no Channel 10 concurrency, programming, Parallelism, Software Transactional Memory, STM http://odeo.com./episodes/24994923-Behind-the-Scenes-Office-Labs "Explore. Experiment. Discuss." That's the tagline you'll see when you visit officelabs.com and that's exactly what you will have the opportunity to do. I sat down with Chris Pratley, GM of OfficeLabs to find out how this unique division of Microsoft came about and why. He also gave us some inside scoop on how things work at OfficeLabs, some stuff they have up their sleeves and, of course, how you can get involved. Remember the Envisioning video that had the internet all buzzing a few months back? Yeah, that came from Office Labs. "Explore. Experiment. Discuss." That's the tagline you'll see when you visit officelabs.com and that's exactly what you will have the opportunity to do. I sat down with Chris Pratley, GM of OfficeLabs to find out how this unique division of Microsoft came about and why. He also gave us some inside scoop on how things work at OfficeLabs, some stuff they have up their sleeves and, of course, how you can get involved. Remember the Envisioning video that had the internet all buzzing a few months back? Yeah, that came from Office Labs. "Explore. Experiment. Discuss." That's the tagline you'll see when you visit officelabs.com and that's exactly what you will have the opportunity to do. I sat down with Chris Pratley, GM of OfficeLabs to find out how this unique division of Microsoft came about and why. He also gave us some inside scoop on how things work at OfficeLabs, some stuff they have up their sleeves and, of course, how you can get involved. Remember the Envisioning video that had the internet all buzzing a few months back? Yeah, that came from Office Labs. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-13,24994923 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:02:00 -0700 no Channel 10 microsoft, Office Labs, chris pratley http://odeo.com./episodes/24994924-10-4-Episode-30-Database-Schema-Extensibility Visual Studio Team System 2005 saw the introduction of the Team Edition for Database Professionals product, which allows database developers to perform such functions as version control, unit testing, test data generation, refactoring and more against SQL Server databases. In Visual Studio Team System 2010, Microsoft made this area of the product extensible in order to support 3rd party databases. Quest Software is hard at work on a database schema provider to support Oracle database development from within Visual Studio Team System 2010. In this 10-4 episode I sat down with Daniel Norwood of Quest Software to get an early look at "Project Fuze." To access more information about Project Fuze, visit: http://www.teamfuze.net For more 10-4 episodes, be sure to visit: http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/10-4 Visual Studio Topic Area on Channel 9: http://channel9.msdn.com/VisualStudio Visual Studio 2010 Beta: http://tinyurl.com/VS2010Beta1 10-4! Over and out! Visual Studio Team System 2005 saw the introduction of the Team Edition for Database Professionals product, which allows database developers to perform such functions as version control, unit testing, test data generation, refactoring and more against SQL Server databases. In Visual Studio Team System 2010, Microsoft made this area of the product extensible in order to support 3rd party databases. Quest Software is hard at work on a database schema provider to support Oracle database development from within Visual Studio Team System 2010. In this 10-4 episode I sat down with Daniel Norwood of Quest Software to get an early look at "Project Fuze." To access more information about Project Fuze, visit: http://www.teamfuze.net For more 10-4 episodes, be sure to visit: http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/10-4 Visual Studio Topic Area on Channel 9: http://channel9.msdn.com/VisualStudio Visual Studio 2010 Beta: http://tinyurl.com/VS2010Beta1 10-4! Over and out! Visual Studio Team System 2005 saw the introduction of the Team Edition for Database Professionals product, which allows database developers to perform such functions as version control, unit testing, test data generation, refactoring and more against SQL Server databases. In Visual Studio Team System 2010, Microsoft made this area of the product extensible in order to support 3rd party databases. Quest Software is hard at work on a database schema provider to support Oracle database development from within Visual Studio Team System 2010. In this 10-4 episode I sat down with Daniel Norwood of Quest Software to get an early look at "Project Fuze." To access more information about Project Fuze, visit: http://www.teamfuze.net For more 10-4 episodes, be sure to visit: http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/10-4 Visual Studio Topic Area on Channel 9: http://channel9.msdn.com/VisualStudio Visual Studio 2010 Beta: http://tinyurl.com/VS2010Beta1 10-4! Over and out! tag:odeo.com,2009-08-12,24994924 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:41:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Visual Studio 2010, Visual Studio Team System, 10-4, Visual Studio Team System 2010 http://odeo.com./episodes/24944813-Defrag-Windows-7-Multitouch Defrag is a new series Nic Fillingham and I will be bringing you to look into murky subjects that need sorted out. We'll put the bits in order and tell you exactly what the story is. In this episode we look at multitouch in Windows 7. What are all the multitouch gestures? Will there be more? What is Microsoft's thinking behind multitouch? How/when will I see multitouch on my desktop? We'll answer all these and more. Please take a moment to tell us what other subjects you'd like to see 'defragged' in future episodes. Defrag is a new series Nic Fillingham and I will be bringing you to look into murky subjects that need sorted out. We'll put the bits in order and tell you exactly what the story is. In this episode we look at multitouch in Windows 7. What are all the multitouch gestures? Will there be more? What is Microsoft's thinking behind multitouch? How/when will I see multitouch on my desktop? We'll answer all these and more. Please take a moment to tell us what other subjects you'd like to see 'defragged' in future episodes. Defrag is a new series Nic Fillingham and I will be bringing you to look into murky subjects that need sorted out. We'll put the bits in order and tell you exactly what the story is. In this episode we look at multitouch in Windows 7. What are all the multitouch gestures? Will there be more? What is Microsoft's thinking behind multitouch? How/when will I see multitouch on my desktop? We'll answer all these and more. Please take a moment to tell us what other subjects you'd like to see 'defragged' in future episodes. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-11,24944813 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:28:00 -0700 no Channel 10 multitouch, Windows 7, defrag http://odeo.com./episodes/24994925-Elliot-H-Omiya-Larry-Osterman-and-Frank-Yerrace-Inside-Windows-7-Audio-Stack One of the central engineering and design themes of Windows 7 is efficiency: efficiency in user experience (things work as and when expected, reliably), efficiency in processing, execution, diagnostics, performance, scheduling, window managment, graphics, desktop search, etc. Well, not surprisingly, Windows 7's audio system has been engineered to provide very efficient user experience (when you plug your headphones in the system streams music to your headphones as expected. When you remove them Windows will switch the stream to flow into your speakers - this is known as real time stream switching - but how does it work, exactly?). What, exactly, is new in the Windows audio system? What's been improved since Vista? What is sound, really? (Yes, we talk about this at the end of the interview - interesting stuff indeed). You first learned about some of the updates to Windows audio in an interview with Larry in September '08. We dig into more detail here (whiteboard included plus we disc... One of the central engineering and design themes of Windows 7 is efficiency: efficiency in user experience (things work as and when expected, reliably), efficiency in processing, execution, diagnostics, performance, scheduling, window managment, graphics, desktop search, etc. Well, not surprisingly, Windows 7's audio system has been engineered to provide very efficient user experience (when you plug your headphones in the system streams music to your headphones as expected. When you remove them Windows will switch the stream to flow into your speakers - this is known as real time stream switching - but how does it work, exactly?). What, exactly, is new in the Windows audio system? What's been improved since Vista? What is sound, really? (Yes, we talk about this at the end of the interview - interesting stuff indeed). You first learned about some of the updates to Windows audio in an interview with Larry in September '08. We dig into more detail here (whiteboard included plus we discuss a few things you probably do not know about...) Here, Architect Elliot H Omiya, Principal Software Developer Larry Osterman and Principal Software Developer Frank Yerrace take us through the details of Windows 7 audio, including some history, some design decisions, some hard problems and overall a great conversation about how Windows makes noise (or music - it's all relative :)). Enjoy. Lots to learn here. Elliot, Larry, Frank and the Windows audio team have done excellent work in this iteration of Windows. Find some time (I know. It's hard.) Get comfortable and learn all about the innerworkings of Windows 7's audio. One of the central engineering and design themes of Windows 7 is efficiency: efficiency in user experience (things work as and when expected, reliably), efficiency in processing, execution, diagnostics, performance, scheduling, window managment, graphics, desktop search, etc. Well, not surprisingly, Windows 7's audio system has been engineered to provide very efficient user experience (when you plug your headphones in the system streams music to your headphones as expected. When you remove them Windows will switch the stream to flow into your speakers - this is known as real time stream switching - but how does it work, exactly?). What, exactly, is new in the Windows audio system? What's been improved since Vista? What is sound, really? (Yes, we talk about this at the end of the interview - interesting stuff indeed). You first learned about some of the updates to Windows audio in an interview with Larry in September '08. We dig into more detail here (whiteboard included plus we discuss a few things you probably do not know about...) Here, Architect Elliot H Omiya, Principal Software Developer Larry Osterman and Principal Software Developer Frank Yerrace take us through the details of Windows 7 audio, including some history, some design decisions, some hard problems and overall a great conversation about how Windows makes noise (or music - it's all relative :)). Enjoy. Lots to learn here. Elliot, Larry, Frank and the Windows audio team have done excellent work in this iteration of Windows. Find some time (I know. It's hard.) Get comfortable and learn all about the innerworkings of Windows 7's audio. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-11,24994925 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:44:00 -0700 no Channel 10 audio, Architecture, Windows 7, Win7, Featured, Win7UnderHoodFeatured, Win7UnderHood, Larry Osterman http://odeo.com./episodes/24994926-Ping-24-Facebook-IPhone-Zune-SkyFinder With just a slight delay it is finally here. Find out what the 'Softies are talking about...right here: Facebook Zune Iphone WinMo7 SkyFinder Get your behind to PDC...now! With just a slight delay it is finally here. Find out what the 'Softies are talking about...right here: Facebook Zune Iphone WinMo7 SkyFinder Get your behind to PDC...now! With just a slight delay it is finally here. Find out what the 'Softies are talking about...right here: Facebook Zune Iphone WinMo7 SkyFinder Get your behind to PDC...now! tag:odeo.com,2009-08-10,24994926 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:42:00 -0700 no Channel 10 iphone, Facebook, Zune, windows mobile, ping, skyfinder http://odeo.com./episodes/24994927-Daryl-Zuniga-and-Mike-Barnett-Xml-Documentation-from-Code-Contracts-for-Net Mike Barnett and Daryl Zuniga, a high school intern at RiSE, sit down to talk about Code Contracts for .NET and documentation. Daryl has been working this summer on a tool that inserts contracts elements into the Xml Documentation files generated by the C#/VB compiler. Daryl also updated the Sandcastle stylesheets so that the contracts appear in the documentation pages. Code Contracts for .NET home page - forums See more Channel 9 videos on Code Contracts  The  Research in Software Engineering team (RiSE) coordinates Microsoft's research in Software Engineering in Redmond, USA. Mike Barnett and Daryl Zuniga, a high school intern at RiSE, sit down to talk about Code Contracts for .NET and documentation. Daryl has been working this summer on a tool that inserts contracts elements into the Xml Documentation files generated by the C#/VB compiler. Daryl also updated the Sandcastle stylesheets so that the contracts appear in the documentation pages. Code Contracts for .NET home page - forums See more Channel 9 videos on Code Contracts  The  Research in Software Engineering team (RiSE) coordinates Microsoft's research in Software Engineering in Redmond, USA. Mike Barnett and Daryl Zuniga, a high school intern at RiSE, sit down to talk about Code Contracts for .NET and documentation. Daryl has been working this summer on a tool that inserts contracts elements into the Xml Documentation files generated by the C#/VB compiler. Daryl also updated the Sandcastle stylesheets so that the contracts appear in the documentation pages. Code Contracts for .NET home page - forums See more Channel 9 videos on Code Contracts  The  Research in Software Engineering team (RiSE) coordinates Microsoft's research in Software Engineering in Redmond, USA. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-10,24994927 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:55:00 -0700 no Channel 10 rise, Software Engineering Research, .NET Framework 4.0, code contracts, .net 4.0 http://odeo.com./episodes/24994928-Countdown-to-PDC09-Discounts-Workshops-and-Tweets In this week’s episode, Mike & Jennifer talk about how to keep up with PDC news via Twitter, highlight the 7 deep-dive Workshops being offered this year, remind folks that students and professors qualify for a great PDC academic discount (only $595!), and begin to talk about the Birds of a Feather sessions.  But, only so much can be squeezed into ten short minutes, so I guess you’ll have to watch next week’s episode to hear the rest of that sentence. http://microsoftpdc.com/ In this week’s episode, Mike & Jennifer talk about how to keep up with PDC news via Twitter, highlight the 7 deep-dive Workshops being offered this year, remind folks that students and professors qualify for a great PDC academic discount (only $595!), and begin to talk about the Birds of a Feather sessions.  But, only so much can be squeezed into ten short minutes, so I guess you’ll have to watch next week’s episode to hear the rest of that sentence. http://microsoftpdc.com/ In this week’s episode, Mike & Jennifer talk about how to keep up with PDC news via Twitter, highlight the 7 deep-dive Workshops being offered this year, remind folks that students and professors qualify for a great PDC academic discount (only $595!), and begin to talk about the Birds of a Feather sessions.  But, only so much can be squeezed into ten short minutes, so I guess you’ll have to watch next week’s episode to hear the rest of that sentence. http://microsoftpdc.com/ tag:odeo.com,2009-08-10,24994928 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:10:00 -0700 no Channel 10 PDC2009 http://odeo.com./episodes/24994929-David-Fields-and-Bill-Karagounis-Inside-Windows-7-Reliability-Performance-and-PerfTrack PerfTrack is the feedback and monitoring system inside of Windows 7 that performs measurements on, well, all things related to the overall performance of the OS, especially as it relates to system responsiveness to user actions. So, when you click on something (an icon, a folder name, etc...), how long does it take for the user to receive an expected reaction from the system? What are the bottlenecks that lead to a poor experience (user-observable latency) when using some feature in Windows? Is the root problem in the design of the feature itself or with the underlying OS? Enter PerfTrack. Here, Development Manager David Fields and Group Program Manager Bill Karagounis share their wisdom and experience in the world of OS performance analysis. David and Bill explain how PerfTrack works and we digress into an interesting conversation about power management. PerfTrack is an example of a technology that provides incredibly important real-world information to Windows engineers that can b... PerfTrack is the feedback and monitoring system inside of Windows 7 that performs measurements on, well, all things related to the overall performance of the OS, especially as it relates to system responsiveness to user actions. So, when you click on something (an icon, a folder name, etc...), how long does it take for the user to receive an expected reaction from the system? What are the bottlenecks that lead to a poor experience (user-observable latency) when using some feature in Windows? Is the root problem in the design of the feature itself or with the underlying OS? Enter PerfTrack. Here, Development Manager David Fields and Group Program Manager Bill Karagounis share their wisdom and experience in the world of OS performance analysis. David and Bill explain how PerfTrack works and we digress into an interesting conversation about power management. PerfTrack is an example of a technology that provides incredibly important real-world information to Windows engineers that can be used to solve performance problems in Windows. Enjoy! PerfTrack is the feedback and monitoring system inside of Windows 7 that performs measurements on, well, all things related to the overall performance of the OS, especially as it relates to system responsiveness to user actions. So, when you click on something (an icon, a folder name, etc...), how long does it take for the user to receive an expected reaction from the system? What are the bottlenecks that lead to a poor experience (user-observable latency) when using some feature in Windows? Is the root problem in the design of the feature itself or with the underlying OS? Enter PerfTrack. Here, Development Manager David Fields and Group Program Manager Bill Karagounis share their wisdom and experience in the world of OS performance analysis. David and Bill explain how PerfTrack works and we digress into an interesting conversation about power management. PerfTrack is an example of a technology that provides incredibly important real-world information to Windows engineers that can be used to solve performance problems in Windows. Enjoy! tag:odeo.com,2009-08-10,24994929 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:31:00 -0700 no Channel 10 performance, Windows 7, Reliability, Win7, Win7UnderHoodFeatured, Win7UnderHood, PerfTrack http://odeo.com./episodes/24994930-Hanselminutes-on-9-Chris-Sells-on-Managing-People-and-Your-Time My role at Microsoft changed slightly this morning. I've got from being a dude on a team to being a dude with a team. I'm not sure if it's a big change or a medium change. There's no sack of money, although I think they put "Lead" at the end of my title and I get a copy of Halo 4*. I wasn't sure if this would be a big deal or not, so I figured I'd ask a guy I respect a great deal, Chris Sells. Chris is a guy who has been in the community for years and is well though of. He gets lots done so I figured I'd ask him how my life will change by managing a team. Here's what he had to say, over lunch at the food court. (Note that Chris and I are both remote and live in Oregon, so that's ANOTHER reason I wanted to talk to him.) * not really. My role at Microsoft changed slightly this morning. I've got from being a dude on a team to being a dude with a team. I'm not sure if it's a big change or a medium change. There's no sack of money, although I think they put "Lead" at the end of my title and I get a copy of Halo 4*. I wasn't sure if this would be a big deal or not, so I figured I'd ask a guy I respect a great deal, Chris Sells. Chris is a guy who has been in the community for years and is well though of. He gets lots done so I figured I'd ask him how my life will change by managing a team. Here's what he had to say, over lunch at the food court. (Note that Chris and I are both remote and live in Oregon, so that's ANOTHER reason I wanted to talk to him.) * not really. My role at Microsoft changed slightly this morning. I've got from being a dude on a team to being a dude with a team. I'm not sure if it's a big change or a medium change. There's no sack of money, although I think they put "Lead" at the end of my title and I get a copy of Halo 4*. I wasn't sure if this would be a big deal or not, so I figured I'd ask a guy I respect a great deal, Chris Sells. Chris is a guy who has been in the community for years and is well though of. He gets lots done so I figured I'd ask him how my life will change by managing a team. Here's what he had to say, over lunch at the food court. (Note that Chris and I are both remote and live in Oregon, so that's ANOTHER reason I wanted to talk to him.) * not really. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-07,24994930 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:13:00 -0700 no Channel 10 HanselminutesOn9 http://odeo.com./episodes/24994931-endpoint-tv-New-in-WCF-4-System-ServiceModel-Routing When people ask about new things for WCF in .NET 4 there are several but two of the big ones are discovery and routing.  Last time we covered discovery.  On this episode we are going to talk about routing.  Suppose for example you want to do something simple like create a backup URI for your service in case the primary server is down.  Routing can handle this simple case and much much more. When people ask about new things for WCF in .NET 4 there are several but two of the big ones are discovery and routing.  Last time we covered discovery.  On this episode we are going to talk about routing.  Suppose for example you want to do something simple like create a backup URI for your service in case the primary server is down.  Routing can handle this simple case and much much more. When people ask about new things for WCF in .NET 4 there are several but two of the big ones are discovery and routing.  Last time we covered discovery.  On this episode we are going to talk about routing.  Suppose for example you want to do something simple like create a backup URI for your service in case the primary server is down.  Routing can handle this simple case and much much more. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-07,24994931 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:51:00 -0700 no Channel 10 endpoint .NET 4, endpoint screencasts http://odeo.com./episodes/24994932-This-Week-C9-Win7-on-MSDN-PDC-2009-Drunktender This week on C9, Brian and Christian "Littleguru"  Liensberger review the week's top developer stories including: - Dan on paternity leave – welcome to Gavin Xavier Fernandez! - MSDN & Technet availability of Windows 7 (Correction to the video: Windows Server 2008 R2 not available just yet... team says "available in the coming weeks") - Windows 7 on 9 and Windows 7 on Edge - Windows 7 Physical and Virtual Deployment Options - Windows 7 Remote Desktop with multi-mon - Windows 7 Bing Desktop Wallpaper - PDC 2009 Registration Launched - Silverlight SDK for Bing - Customizing TFS Process Guidance - Team Review for Team System - Using VSTS 2010 to catch string formatting bugs - 31 Days of Refactoring - Clint Rutkas’s Drunktender 1.0 Demo - AI in C# and LINQ   Picks of the week: - Christian’s pick-of-the-week, RoombaSCI - Brian’s pick-of-the-week, Russ’s Toolshed on Channel 9 This week on C9, Brian and Christian "Littleguru"  Liensberger review the week's top developer stories including: - Dan on paternity leave – welcome to Gavin Xavier Fernandez! - MSDN & Technet availability of Windows 7 (Correction to the video: Windows Server 2008 R2 not available just yet... team says "available in the coming weeks") - Windows 7 on 9 and Windows 7 on Edge - Windows 7 Physical and Virtual Deployment Options - Windows 7 Remote Desktop with multi-mon - Windows 7 Bing Desktop Wallpaper - PDC 2009 Registration Launched - Silverlight SDK for Bing - Customizing TFS Process Guidance - Team Review for Team System - Using VSTS 2010 to catch string formatting bugs - 31 Days of Refactoring - Clint Rutkas’s Drunktender 1.0 Demo - AI in C# and LINQ   Picks of the week: - Christian’s pick-of-the-week, RoombaSCI - Brian’s pick-of-the-week, Russ’s Toolshed on Channel 9 This week on C9, Brian and Christian "Littleguru"  Liensberger review the week's top developer stories including: - Dan on paternity leave – welcome to Gavin Xavier Fernandez! - MSDN & Technet availability of Windows 7 (Correction to the video: Windows Server 2008 R2 not available just yet... team says "available in the coming weeks") - Windows 7 on 9 and Windows 7 on Edge - Windows 7 Physical and Virtual Deployment Options - Windows 7 Remote Desktop with multi-mon - Windows 7 Bing Desktop Wallpaper - PDC 2009 Registration Launched - Silverlight SDK for Bing - Customizing TFS Process Guidance - Team Review for Team System - Using VSTS 2010 to catch string formatting bugs - 31 Days of Refactoring - Clint Rutkas’s Drunktender 1.0 Demo - AI in C# and LINQ   Picks of the week: - Christian’s pick-of-the-week, RoombaSCI - Brian’s pick-of-the-week, Russ’s Toolshed on Channel 9 tag:odeo.com,2009-08-07,24994932 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:08:00 -0700 no Channel 10 refactoring, Windows 7, PDC2009 http://odeo.com./episodes/24994933-Arun-Kishan-Inside-Windows-7-Farewell-to-the-Windows-Kernel-Dispatcher-Lock You've learned about many of the new features of the latest version of the Windows kernel in the Mark Russinovich Inside Windows 7 conversation here on Channel 9. One of Mark’s favorite kernel innovations is the way the Windows 7 kernel manages scheduling of threads and the underlying synchronization primitives that embody kernel thread management. Prior to Windows 7 (and therefore Windows Server 2008 R2) the Windows kernel dispatcher employed a single lock, the dispatcher lock, which worked well for a relatively small numbers of processors (like 64). However, now that we find ourselves in the midst of the ManyCore era, well, 64 processors aren’t that many... A new strategy was required to scale Windows to large numbers of processors since a single lock is limited in capability, by design: The masterful David Cutler, one of the world's greatest software engineers, wrote the NT scheduler in a time when the notion of affordable 256-processor machines was more science fiction than prob... You've learned about many of the new features of the latest version of the Windows kernel in the Mark Russinovich Inside Windows 7 conversation here on Channel 9. One of Mark’s favorite kernel innovations is the way the Windows 7 kernel manages scheduling of threads and the underlying synchronization primitives that embody kernel thread management. Prior to Windows 7 (and therefore Windows Server 2008 R2) the Windows kernel dispatcher employed a single lock, the dispatcher lock, which worked well for a relatively small numbers of processors (like 64). However, now that we find ourselves in the midst of the ManyCore era, well, 64 processors aren’t that many... A new strategy was required to scale Windows to large numbers of processors since a single lock is limited in capability, by design: The masterful David Cutler, one of the world's greatest software engineers, wrote the NT scheduler in a time when the notion of affordable 256-processor machines was more science fiction than probable.  As we learned in the Mark Russinovich video, Windows 7 can now scale to 256 processors thanks to the great engineering of Arun Kishan, a kernel architect you've met on C9 back in the Vista days. In order to promote further scalability of the NT kernel, Arun completely eliminated the dispatcher lock and replaced it with a much finer grained set of synchronization primitives. Gone are the days of contention for a single spinlock. How did Arun pull this off, exactly, you ask? Who is this genius? Well, tune in. Lots of answers await… Arun's work directly benefits the overall performance of Windows running on many processors and means, simply, Windows can now really scale. Thank you, Arun!   Spinlocks are synchronization primitives that cause a processor to busy-wait until the state of the lock’s memory location changes.   As the name implies, the dispatcher lock is the fundamental lock associated with the kernel dispatcher, or the scheduler.   You've learned about many of the new features of the latest version of the Windows kernel in the Mark Russinovich Inside Windows 7 conversation here on Channel 9. One of Mark’s favorite kernel innovations is the way the Windows 7 kernel manages scheduling of threads and the underlying synchronization primitives that embody kernel thread management. Prior to Windows 7 (and therefore Windows Server 2008 R2) the Windows kernel dispatcher employed a single lock, the dispatcher lock, which worked well for a relatively small numbers of processors (like 64). However, now that we find ourselves in the midst of the ManyCore era, well, 64 processors aren’t that many... A new strategy was required to scale Windows to large numbers of processors since a single lock is limited in capability, by design: The masterful David Cutler, one of the world's greatest software engineers, wrote the NT scheduler in a time when the notion of affordable 256-processor machines was more science fiction than probable.  As we learned in the Mark Russinovich video, Windows 7 can now scale to 256 processors thanks to the great engineering of Arun Kishan, a kernel architect you've met on C9 back in the Vista days. In order to promote further scalability of the NT kernel, Arun completely eliminated the dispatcher lock and replaced it with a much finer grained set of synchronization primitives. Gone are the days of contention for a single spinlock. How did Arun pull this off, exactly, you ask? Who is this genius? Well, tune in. Lots of answers await… Arun's work directly benefits the overall performance of Windows running on many processors and means, simply, Windows can now really scale. Thank you, Arun!   Spinlocks are synchronization primitives that cause a processor to busy-wait until the state of the lock’s memory location changes.   As the name implies, the dispatcher lock is the fundamental lock associated with the kernel dispatcher, or the scheduler.   tag:odeo.com,2009-08-06,24994933 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:28:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Architecture, programming, kernel, Windows 7, operating systems, Win7, Win7UnderHoodFeatured, Win7UnderHood, Windows Server 2008 R2, Arun Kishan http://odeo.com./episodes/24994934-Windows-Animation-Advanced-Topics Smooth animations are fundamental to many graphical UI applications. Windows 7 introduces a native animation framework for managing the scheduling and execution of animations. The animation framework supplies a library of useful mathematical functions for specifying behavior over time and lets developers provide their own behavior functions. The framework supports sophisticated resolution of conflicts when multiple animations attempt to manipulate the same value simultaneously. An application can specify that one animation must be completed before another can begin and can force completion within a set time. The new framework also helps animations determine appropriate durations. You are welcome to join the Paul(s), both Paul Kwiatkowski and Paul Gildea, as they dive deep (real deep) in to some of the advanced topics of the Windows Animation Manager. This is the third video in a series of videos about the Windows Animation Manager. The first two videos are: Windows Scenic Animation ... Smooth animations are fundamental to many graphical UI applications. Windows 7 introduces a native animation framework for managing the scheduling and execution of animations. The animation framework supplies a library of useful mathematical functions for specifying behavior over time and lets developers provide their own behavior functions. The framework supports sophisticated resolution of conflicts when multiple animations attempt to manipulate the same value simultaneously. An application can specify that one animation must be completed before another can begin and can force completion within a set time. The new framework also helps animations determine appropriate durations. You are welcome to join the Paul(s), both Paul Kwiatkowski and Paul Gildea, as they dive deep (real deep) in to some of the advanced topics of the Windows Animation Manager. This is the third video in a series of videos about the Windows Animation Manager. The first two videos are: Windows Scenic Animation Overview, Windows Animation – Advanced Features.   Smooth animations are fundamental to many graphical UI applications. Windows 7 introduces a native animation framework for managing the scheduling and execution of animations. The animation framework supplies a library of useful mathematical functions for specifying behavior over time and lets developers provide their own behavior functions. The framework supports sophisticated resolution of conflicts when multiple animations attempt to manipulate the same value simultaneously. An application can specify that one animation must be completed before another can begin and can force completion within a set time. The new framework also helps animations determine appropriate durations. You are welcome to join the Paul(s), both Paul Kwiatkowski and Paul Gildea, as they dive deep (real deep) in to some of the advanced topics of the Windows Animation Manager. This is the third video in a series of videos about the Windows Animation Manager. The first two videos are: Windows Scenic Animation Overview, Windows Animation – Advanced Features.   tag:odeo.com,2009-08-06,24994934 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Channel 10 development, developer, Windows 7, Win7Programming, Win7, Win7ProgrammingFeatured, Windows Animation http://odeo.com./episodes/24921104-A-Look-Behind-the-Backgrounds-of-Windows-7 There's no doubt that the backgrounds in Windows 7 are the most unique in Microsoft's history. What was the thinking behind them? Who comes up with the backgrounds? How do you determine what art hundreds of millions of people would like to see every day? Senior UX Lead Denise Trabona joined me to talk about the story behind the backgrounds of Windows 7. There's no doubt that the backgrounds in Windows 7 are the most unique in Microsoft's history. What was the thinking behind them? Who comes up with the backgrounds? How do you determine what art hundreds of millions of people would like to see every day? Senior UX Lead Denise Trabona joined me to talk about the story behind the backgrounds of Windows 7. There's no doubt that the backgrounds in Windows 7 are the most unique in Microsoft's history. What was the thinking behind them? Who comes up with the backgrounds? How do you determine what art hundreds of millions of people would like to see every day? Senior UX Lead Denise Trabona joined me to talk about the story behind the backgrounds of Windows 7. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-06,24921104 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:39:00 -0700 no Channel 10 personalization, designer, Windows 7 http://odeo.com./episodes/24843045-Microsoft-Research-Summit-WWT-in-3D I had to stop by and try on the 3D glasses at the WWT booth during this years Faculty Research Summit. If you think the WWT is cool- just wait till you see it in 3D. WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting places in the sky. A web-based version of WorldWide Telescope is also now available for preview. This version enables seamless, guided explorations of the universe from within a web browser on PC and Intel Mac OS X by using the power of Microsoft Silverlight 2.0. I had to stop by and try on the 3D glasses at the WWT booth during this years Faculty Research Summit. If you think the WWT is cool- just wait till you see it in 3D. WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting places in the sky. A web-based version of WorldWide Telescope is also now available for preview. This version enables seamless, guided explorations of the universe from within a web browser on PC and Intel Mac OS X by using the power of Microsoft Silverlight 2.0. I had to stop by and try on the 3D glasses at the WWT booth during this years Faculty Research Summit. If you think the WWT is cool- just wait till you see it in 3D. WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting places in the sky. A web-based version of WorldWide Telescope is also now available for preview. This version enables seamless, guided explorations of the universe from within a web browser on PC and Intel Mac OS X by using the power of Microsoft Silverlight 2.0. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-21,24843045 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0700 no Channel 10 research, 3d, WWT, Faculty Summit http://odeo.com./episodes/24795402-A-Look-At-Office-2010-with-Chris-Capossela Today at the Worldwide Partner Conference, Office 2010 will be opening up the tech preview to tens of thousands of people. This iteration of Office brings great collaboration tools and a web client that you'll be able to use simply by keeping your docs up on Skydrive. That means almost half a billion people will have access to free online Office apps at launch. Senior Vice President of the Office products, Chris Capossela, stopped by the Channel 9 studios to tell us about Office 2010, what his favorite features are, and how we'll all get a chance to try it out. Chris Bryant follows with a walk-through of Office 2010 and a look at just some of the new features. For more information, go to www.microsoft.com/Office2010/. Today at the Worldwide Partner Conference, Office 2010 will be opening up the tech preview to tens of thousands of people. This iteration of Office brings great collaboration tools and a web client that you'll be able to use simply by keeping your docs up on Skydrive. That means almost half a billion people will have access to free online Office apps at launch. Senior Vice President of the Office products, Chris Capossela, stopped by the Channel 9 studios to tell us about Office 2010, what his favorite features are, and how we'll all get a chance to try it out. Chris Bryant follows with a walk-through of Office 2010 and a look at just some of the new features. For more information, go to www.microsoft.com/Office2010/. Today at the Worldwide Partner Conference, Office 2010 will be opening up the tech preview to tens of thousands of people. This iteration of Office brings great collaboration tools and a web client that you'll be able to use simply by keeping your docs up on Skydrive. That means almost half a billion people will have access to free online Office apps at launch. Senior Vice President of the Office products, Chris Capossela, stopped by the Channel 9 studios to tell us about Office 2010, what his favorite features are, and how we'll all get a chance to try it out. Chris Bryant follows with a walk-through of Office 2010 and a look at just some of the new features. For more information, go to www.microsoft.com/Office2010/. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-13,24795402 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:31:00 -0700 no Channel 10 office, Office 2010, MS Execs http://odeo.com./episodes/24749410-TweetCraft-Tweet-From-World-of-Warcraft Channel 9's own Dan Fernandez has come up with one of the coolest hacks I've seen recently. TweetCraft is a Twitter client that runs within World of Warcraft. It allows you to tweet, read tweets, automatically tweet your acheivements, and even post screenshots through TwitPic. The app can be downloaded by going to http://c9.ms/TweetCraft/. You can also read the FAQ here, the Getting Started Guide, or read how TweetCraft works. Dan even had a video made, which you can watch here (left). Channel 9's own Dan Fernandez has come up with one of the coolest hacks I've seen recently. TweetCraft is a Twitter client that runs within World of Warcraft. It allows you to tweet, read tweets, automatically tweet your acheivements, and even post screenshots through TwitPic. The app can be downloaded by going to http://c9.ms/TweetCraft/. You can also read the FAQ here, the Getting Started Guide, or read how TweetCraft works. Dan even had a video made, which you can watch here (left). Channel 9's own Dan Fernandez has come up with one of the coolest hacks I've seen recently. TweetCraft is a Twitter client that runs within World of Warcraft. It allows you to tweet, read tweets, automatically tweet your acheivements, and even post screenshots through TwitPic. The app can be downloaded by going to http://c9.ms/TweetCraft/. You can also read the FAQ here, the Getting Started Guide, or read how TweetCraft works. Dan even had a video made, which you can watch here (left). tag:odeo.com,2009-07-02,24749410 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:10:00 -0700 no Channel 10 twitter, world of warcraft http://odeo.com./episodes/24737886-Playtest-Labs-Get-your-gaming-voice-heard Have you ever been playing a game and thought to yourself, "I just wish I could speak with the developers and let them know that this part of the game could be so much better!"? Well, now you can. Microsoft has launched PlayTest- where you can play games, give opinions and get free software. I stepped behind the scenes and behind the fake mirrored walls to show you the ins and out of life in the Playtest Labs. Have you ever been playing a game and thought to yourself, "I just wish I could speak with the developers and let them know that this part of the game could be so much better!"? Well, now you can. Microsoft has launched PlayTest- where you can play games, give opinions and get free software. I stepped behind the scenes and behind the fake mirrored walls to show you the ins and out of life in the Playtest Labs. Have you ever been playing a game and thought to yourself, "I just wish I could speak with the developers and let them know that this part of the game could be so much better!"? Well, now you can. Microsoft has launched PlayTest- where you can play games, give opinions and get free software. I stepped behind the scenes and behind the fake mirrored walls to show you the ins and out of life in the Playtest Labs. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-30,24737886 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:41:00 -0700 no Channel 10 xbox 360, microsoft, playtest http://odeo.com./episodes/24737888-Introducing-Microsoft-Hohm-Save-Energy-Money Today, Microsoft announced Microsoft Hohm . That's Hohm as in H + OHM, the unit of measurement for electrical impedance. Microsoft Hohm is a free web based application (running on the Windows Azure platform) that enables consumers to better understand their energy usage by utilizing advanced analytics licensed from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy to provide home owners with personalized energy-saving recommendations. The beta is now available to all residents in the United States with plans to roll out internationally over the next year and beyond. Troy Batterberry joined me in the studio to walkthrough Microsoft Hohm and explain how the service can help you reduce your energy consumption, lower your carbon footprint and save some real money. Sign up & more info: www.microsofthohm.com Join the conversation over on Channel 9 Today, Microsoft announced Microsoft Hohm . That's Hohm as in H + OHM, the unit of measurement for electrical impedance. Microsoft Hohm is a free web based application (running on the Windows Azure platform) that enables consumers to better understand their energy usage by utilizing advanced analytics licensed from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy to provide home owners with personalized energy-saving recommendations. The beta is now available to all residents in the United States with plans to roll out internationally over the next year and beyond. Troy Batterberry joined me in the studio to walkthrough Microsoft Hohm and explain how the service can help you reduce your energy consumption, lower your carbon footprint and save some real money. Sign up & more info: www.microsofthohm.com Join the conversation over on Channel 9 Today, Microsoft announced Microsoft Hohm . That's Hohm as in H + OHM, the unit of measurement for electrical impedance. Microsoft Hohm is a free web based application (running on the Windows Azure platform) that enables consumers to better understand their energy usage by utilizing advanced analytics licensed from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy to provide home owners with personalized energy-saving recommendations. The beta is now available to all residents in the United States with plans to roll out internationally over the next year and beyond. Troy Batterberry joined me in the studio to walkthrough Microsoft Hohm and explain how the service can help you reduce your energy consumption, lower your carbon footprint and save some real money. Sign up & more info: www.microsofthohm.com Join the conversation over on Channel 9 tag:odeo.com,2009-06-24,24737888 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:03:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Azure, Hohm http://odeo.com./episodes/24721290-Wi-Fi-Protected-Setup-WPS-in-Windows-7 Setting up and connecting to wireless networks will be a much simpler task in Windows 7. And for those of you with shiny new wireless routers with WPS - Wi-Fi Protected Setup - the process will be even easier. Gabe Frost and Yatharth Gupta from the Windows 7 team join me in the studio to talk about Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) in Windows 7 and what to look for when buying your next Wi-Fi device. More info: http://www.wi-fi.org/wifi-protected-setup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Setup http://www.microsoft.com/rally Setting up and connecting to wireless networks will be a much simpler task in Windows 7. And for those of you with shiny new wireless routers with WPS - Wi-Fi Protected Setup - the process will be even easier. Gabe Frost and Yatharth Gupta from the Windows 7 team join me in the studio to talk about Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) in Windows 7 and what to look for when buying your next Wi-Fi device. More info: http://www.wi-fi.org/wifi-protected-setup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Setup http://www.microsoft.com/rally Setting up and connecting to wireless networks will be a much simpler task in Windows 7. And for those of you with shiny new wireless routers with WPS - Wi-Fi Protected Setup - the process will be even easier. Gabe Frost and Yatharth Gupta from the Windows 7 team join me in the studio to talk about Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) in Windows 7 and what to look for when buying your next Wi-Fi device. More info: http://www.wi-fi.org/wifi-protected-setup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Setup http://www.microsoft.com/rally tag:odeo.com,2009-06-17,24721290 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:02:00 -0700 no Channel 10 Windows 7 http://odeo.com./episodes/24690532-Search-Summit-Chris-Sherman-opinions-from-a-Search-Engine-Expert Chris Sherman is Executive Editor of SearchEngineLand.com and President of Searchwise LLC, a Boulder Colorado based Web consulting firm. With over 25 years experience in interactive technologies, he is frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Business Week, USA Today and other publications, and has appeared on CNN, NPR, CBS and other television and radio networks. Check out this clip to hear what he think of the Microsoft Search Summit and, of course, Bing! What is the Search Summit? Search and Advertisers Chris Sherman is Executive Editor of SearchEngineLand.com and President of Searchwise LLC, a Boulder Colorado based Web consulting firm. With over 25 years experience in interactive technologies, he is frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Business Week, USA Today and other publications, and has appeared on CNN, NPR, CBS and other television and radio networks. Check out this clip to hear what he think of the Microsoft Search Summit and, of course, Bing! What is the Search Summit? Search and Advertisers Chris Sherman is Executive Editor of SearchEngineLand.com and President of Searchwise LLC, a Boulder Colorado based Web consulting firm. With over 25 years experience in interactive technologies, he is frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Business Week, USA Today and other publications, and has appeared on CNN, NPR, CBS and other television and radio networks. Check out this clip to hear what he think of the Microsoft Search Summit and, of course, Bing! What is the Search Summit? Search and Advertisers tag:odeo.com,2009-06-11,24690532 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:38:00 -0700 no Channel 10 microsoft, advertising, search, bing, Chris Sherman http://odeo.com./episodes/24690533-Search-Summit-Protecting-the-Advertisers-rights While online advertising offers important improvements for targeting and measurement, it also challenges norms about relationships between advertisers and ad platforms.  Ad platforms differ in the information they share with advertisers – not always disclosing where ads are shown, how much each placement costs, or how fees are computed.  Platforms also vary in their approaches to dispute resolution – sometimes imposing onerous terms that limit the options available to dissatisfied advertisers.  Ben Edelman presented to Microsofts Search Summit and offered thoughts on proper division of rights and responsibilities in advertisers' dealings with ad platforms. More about the Search Summit Words from a Search Engine Expert While online advertising offers important improvements for targeting and measurement, it also challenges norms about relationships between advertisers and ad platforms.  Ad platforms differ in the information they share with advertisers – not always disclosing where ads are shown, how much each placement costs, or how fees are computed.  Platforms also vary in their approaches to dispute resolution – sometimes imposing onerous terms that limit the options available to dissatisfied advertisers.  Ben Edelman presented to Microsofts Search Summit and offered thoughts on proper division of rights and responsibilities in advertisers' dealings with ad platforms. More about the Search Summit Words from a Search Engine Expert While online advertising offers important improvements for targeting and measurement, it also challenges norms about relationships between advertisers and ad platforms.  Ad platforms differ in the information they share with advertisers – not always disclosing where ads are shown, how much each placement costs, or how fees are computed.  Platforms also vary in their approaches to dispute resolution – sometimes imposing onerous terms that limit the options available to dissatisfied advertisers.  Ben Edelman presented to Microsofts Search Summit and offered thoughts on proper division of rights and responsibilities in advertisers' dealings with ad platforms. More about the Search Summit Words from a Search Engine Expert tag:odeo.com,2009-06-11,24690533 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:30:00 -0700 no Channel 10 microsoft, advertising, search http://odeo.com./episodes/24689469-The-Microsoft-Search-Summit Mel Carson was one of the visionaries who put together the Microsoft Search Summit. It is an invitation only event, but we were allowed to bring our cameras inside and get the scoop. Take a peek. Mel Carson was one of the visionaries who put together the Microsoft Search Summit. It is an invitation only event, but we were allowed to bring our cameras inside and get the scoop. Take a peek. Mel Carson was one of the visionaries who put together the Microsoft Search Summit. It is an invitation only event, but we were allowed to bring our cameras inside and get the scoop. Take a peek. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-11,24689469 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:45:00 -0700 no Channel 10 microsoft, advertising, search, bing