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Channel 9: Windows 7 and OpenSearch

Brandon — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:02:54 +0000

Our video about integrating OpenSearch-enabled data source with Windows 7 is now available on Channel 9!

Heading home from PDC

Brandon — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:18:09 +0000

It’s been a whirlwind of a trip here in LA. When I arrived I thought I’d be blogging, posting photos, and keeping in touch with the outside world the whole time. Well, that didn’t quite work out. There was always so much going on and so much to do, that the little downtime I had when I arrived back at my hotel was spent squeezing some of that “sleep” stuff into my schedule.

In case you’re wondering which of the features unveiled at PDC is “my baby,” that would be the OpenSearch-based search federation feature in the Windows Explorer, detailed in the Find & Organize session which you can watch here.

We also have a Channel 9 video covering the new Libraries feature and other user experience improvements in Explorer for Windows 7. This video is part 1 of a two part series, the second of which covers the Search Federation feature (and yours truly).

For now, the best place to learn more about OpenSearch in Windows 7 is to watch the session video at the link below.

PDC 2008 session – Windows 7: Empower users to find, visualize and organize their data with Libraries and the Explorer

It begins!

Brandon — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:57:16 +0000

Just got through with the first PDC keynote a short while ago. Since then I played with a Surface computer and met Larry Osterman. At the Surface machine I was given a little card to take around to all the Surface machines in the convention center for a Scavenger Hunt game. Basically you set the card down on the Surface table and a ring appears around it with about 10 images. Then you drag matching images from the virtual tabletop to your card in order to “collect” them. Each table has 2 of the images you need (and about a dozen you don’t but that other people do). Apparently there’s a T-shirt in it for me if I fill up my card.

The keynote was really interesting. I was aware of some of the work going on, but it was great to see it all tied together and to see how impressive the vision for Azure really is.

Off to Los Angeles

Brandon — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:32:51 +0000

In about an hour I’ll board my flight to LA, which will be my first on Virgin America airlines. I’m heading down a day or two early to visit my younger sister and enjoy a bit of warm sun before the conference kicks off on Monday. From what I hear, there should be some pretty exciting stuff happening on Monday beginning with Ray Ozzie’s keynote address.

Of course, what’s most exciting to me is that on Tuesday we’ll begin talking about all of the work my team and I have been doing for nearly two years now (has it really been that long?!?). My friend and colleague David Washington, platform PM for the Find & Organize team, will be presenting our session on Tuesday afternoon. It’s the one titled “Windows 7: New APIs to Find, Visualize, and Organize.” Apparently it was a bit of a challenge to come up with an interesting title that didn’t spoil the fun of our announcements. At any rate, if you’re at all interested in Windows Explorer or Search – you won’t want to miss it

I’ll be there to help answer questions after the session, to assist with our hands-on labs, to hear everything you have to say about the work we’ve done and what we can do to make sure Windows 7 is a compelling offering for you and your customers / users.

Oh yeah, and one more thing for those of you following along at home. On Thursday, David and I were interviewed by Dan Fernandez for my very first Channel 9 video. I expect it’s the first of many, and I think you’ll enjoy it when it’s made available in just a few days.

Countdown to PDC

Brandon — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:25:36 +0000

PDC is only 26 days away! While I don’t have a session of my own as I’d originally hoped, I will indeed be there. The session representing my team’s platform work is already up on the PDC agenda. You can find it by narrowing down to the sessions titled “Windows 7.”

Windows 7: New APIs to Find, Visualize, and Organize

The presenter is my good friend David Washington, who is my team’s platform and SDK PM. The talk will cover a variety of really cool topics, including my feature area which we’ll be talking more about soon.

If you’re going to be at PDC this year please leave a comment and share a bit about yourself and what you’re looking forward to seeing there.