Thursday, June 7, 2007

Getting Things Done Resource List

(via: http://zenhabits.net/2007/05/massive-gtd-resource-list/)

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Microsoft Blog Directory

Microsoft Blog Directory(by Todd Bishop)

There are so many blogs by, about and related to Microsoft at this point that it would be almost impossible to make a complete list. But I've gathered quite a few below. Putting this together, I found several blogs that were new to me, so hopefully everyone else will find it useful, as well. Still, this is just a start. Please comment below or e-mail with suggested additions, even if it's your own blog. I'll add to the list over time, and create a standing link to it. -- Todd Bishop

NEWS, COMMENTARY
AND OTHER COMPANIES

General
All about Microsoft: Blog | RSS
Microsoft Watch: Blog | RSS
Windows SuperSite: Blog | RSS
WinInfo: Blog
Mini-Microsoft: Blog | RSS
MSFT Extreme Makeover: Blog
ActiveWin: Blog | RSS
BadVista.org: Blog | RSS
One Microsoft Way: Blog | RSS
Bink.nu: Blog | RSS
Inside Microsoft: Blog | RSS
WinInsider: Blog | RSS
Long Zheng: Blog | RSS
Ed Bott: Blog | RSS
Ed Bott (ZDNet): Blog | RSS
HunterStrat: Blog | RSS
Moreover News: Blog | RSS
MicrosoftBlog.com: Blog | RSS
CNet Microsoft: Blog | RSS
Windows Now: Blog | RSS
Download Squad: Blog | RSS
Seeking Alpha: Blog | RSS
OSNews: Blog | RSS
Marc Orchant: Blog | RSS
OfficeZealot: Blog | RSS
Windows Tips & Tricks: Blog | RSS
The Green Button: Blog | RSS
Cult of Mac: Blog | RSS
Think Secret: Blog | RSS

Search/Online/Browsers
LiveSide.net: Blog | RSS
Yahoo Search: Blog | RSS
Yodel Anecdotal: Blog | RSS
Official Google: Blog | RSS
John Battelle: Blog | RSS
Search Engine Watch: Blog | RSS
Search Engine Land: Blog | RSS
Ask.com Blog: Blog | RSS
Planet Mozilla: Blog | RSS
Blake Ross: Blog | RSS

Security
McAfee Avert Labs: Blog | RSS
eEye Research: Blog | RSS
Symantec: Blog | RSS
Ryan Naraine: Blog | RSS
Brian Krebs: Blog | RSS
CNet Security: Blog | RSS

Open Source, Standards
StandardsBlog: Blog | RSS
Groklaw: Blog | RSS
Stephen Walli: Blog | RSS
Miguel de Icaza: Blog | RSS
NewsForge: Blog | RSS
Michael Robertson: Blog | RSS
Simon Phipps: Blog | RSS

Company Directories
Adobe: Blogs | RSS
Sun: Blogs | RSS
Oracle: Blogs
Red Hat: Employees | Execs
Apple: Hot News | RSS

Additional blogs by Microsoft product teams and employees

Xbox and Video Games
GamerScore: Blog | RSS
Major Nelson: Blog | RSS
Ozymandias: Blog | RSS
XNA Team: Blog | RSS
David Weller: Blog | RSS

Mobile Devices/Software:
Windows Mobile Team: Blog | RSS
Project Origami: Blog | RSS
IE Mobile Team: Blog | RSS
Outlook Mobile: Blog | RSS
John Kennedy: Blog | RSS
Mel Sampat (Windows Mobile Development): Blog | RSS
Jason Langridge: Blog | RSS

Microsoft Research
Live Labs Team: Blog | RSS
Deepfish: Blog | RSS
Social Computing: Blog | RSS
Kevin Schofield: Blog | RSS

Mac Business Unit
Mac Mojo: Blog | RSS
Rick Schaut: Blog | RSS
Nadyne Mielke: Blog | RSS

Zune
Madison and Pine: Blog | RSS
Zune Insider: Blog | RSS
Zunester: Blog | RSS

Microsoft Canada
IT Professionals: Blog | RSS
IT Managers: Blog | RSS
User Experience: Blog | RSS
Developers: Blog | RSS

Others
Jeff Sandquist: Blog | RSS
Jon Udell: Blog | RSS
Alex Barnett: Blog | RSS
Don Dodge: Blog | RSS
Heather Hamilton: Blog | RSS
Technical Careers: Blog | RSS
Keith Combs, TechNet: Blog | RSS
Sean Earp: Blog | RSS
Steve Clayton: Blog | RSS
Michael Kaplan: Blog | RSS
Korby Parnell: Blog | RSS
Allister Frost: Blog | RSS
Eileen Brown: Blog | RSS
Ewan Dalton: Blog | RSS

MICROSOFT PRODUCT GROUPS,
TEAMS, AND EMPLOYEES

Windows, etc.
Windows Vista Team: Blog | RSS
Internet Explorer Team: Blog | RSS
Microsoft RSS Team: Blog | RSS
BitLocker Team: Blog | RSS
Tablet PC Team: Blog | RSS
Virtual PC: Blog | RSS
Windows Installer Team: Blog | RSS
Windows SideShow Team: Blog | RSS
Windows Genuine Advantage: Blog | RSS
Windows PowerShell: Blog | RSS
Windows Core Networking: Blog | RSS
Charlie Owen (Media Center): Blog | RSS
Microsoft Photography Blog: Blog | RSS
Gabe Frost: Blog | RSS
Sean Alexander (Digital Media): Blog | RSS
James Senior: Blog | RSS
Aaron Margosis, "Non-Admin": Blog | RSS
Chris Jackson: Blog | RSS
Sysinternals: Blog | RSS
Mark Russinovich: Blog | RSS
Charles Fitzgerald: Blog | RSS

Servers
Windows Server Division: Blog | RSS
Home Server Team: Blog | RSS
BizTalk Server: Blog | RSS
ISA Server Team: Blog | RSS
Windows Speech Server: Blog | RSS
Terminal Services Team: Blog | RSS
Server Update Services: Blog | RSS
Windows File Services: Blog | RSS
Windows Compute Cluster Server: Blog
Small Business Server: Blog | RSS
Platforms Performance Team: Blog | RSS
David Overton: Blog | RSS

MSN/Windows Live
Microsoft adCenter Team: Blog | RSS
Encarta: Blog | RSS
Live.com: Blog | RSS
Live Search: Blog | RSS
Windows Live Expo: Blog | RSS
Windows Live Mail: Blog | RSS
Windows Live Mail Desktop: Blog | RSS
Windows Live Messenger: Blog | RSS
Windows Live OneCare: Blog | RSS
Windows Live Safety Center: Blog | RSS
Windows Live Spaces: Blog | RSS
Windows Live QnA: Blog | RSS
Windows Live Writer: Blog | RSS
Virtual Earth/Live Maps: Blog | RSS
MSN Soapbox: Blog | RSS
Dare Obasanjo: Blog | RSS
Sanaz Ahari: Blog | RSS
Mike Torres: Blog | RSS

Microsoft Security
Security Response Center: Blog | RSS
Anti-Malware Engineering: Blog | RSS
Michael Howard: Blog | RSS
Windows Vista Security: Blog | RSS
Stephen Toulouse: Blog | RSS
David LeBlanc: Blog | RSS
Jeff Jones: Blog | RSS
Steve Riley: Blog | RSS

Open Source, Standards, Etc.
Port 25: Blog | RSS
Jason Matusow: Blog | RSS
Rob Mensching, WiX project: Blog | RSS

Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word Team: Blog | RSS
Access Team: Blog | RSS
Excel Team: Blog | RSS
InfoPath Team: Blog | RSS
Project Team: Blog | RSS
Project Programmability: Blog | RSS
Microsoft Exchange Team: Blog | RSS
Microsoft SharePoint Team: Blog | RSS
Microsoft Visio Team: Blog | RSS
Unified Communications: Blog | RSS
Chris Pratley, OneNote: Blog | RSS
Jensen Harris, User Interface: Blog | RSS
Doug Mahugh, Open XML: Blog | RSS
Brian Jones, Open XML: Blog | RSS
Kevin Boske, Office Dev.: Blog | RSS
Rob Mauceri, FrontPage: Blog | RSS
P.J. Hough, SharePoint: Blog | RSS
Michael Gannotti, SharePoint: Blog | RSS
Bill Morein, Visio: Blog | RSS
Mark Harrison: Blog | RSS
Darren Strange: Blog | RSS
Mark Deakin: Blog | RSS

Update: For many more Office bloggers, see see Erika Ehrli's comprehensive list, as she notes in the comments below.

Software Development and Design
Channel 9: Blog | RSS
Microsoft Expression Team: Blog | RSS
Microsoft Expression Web: Blog | RSS
.Net Compact Framework: Blog | RSS
Microsoft XML Team: Blog | RSS
ADO.NET Team: Blog | RSS
SQL Protocols Team: Blog | RSS
Data Team: Blog | RSS
SQL Native Client Team: Blog | RSS
Microsoft.com Operations: Blog | RSS
Visual Basic Team: Blog | RSS
Visual Studio Code Analysis: Blog | RSS
Visual Studio Data Team: Blog | RSS
CodePlex: Blog | RSS
Microsoft Robotics Studio: Blog | RSS
Somasegar: Blog | RSS
DevHawk: Blog | RSS
Raymond Chen: Blog | RSS
John Montgomery: Blog | RSS
Josh Ledgard: Blog | RSS
Chris Sells: Blog | RSS
Don Box: Blog | RSS
Eileen Rumwell: Blog | RSS
Michael Swanson: Blog | RSS
Larry Osterman: Blog | RSS
Y. Alan Griver (a.k.a. Yag): Blog | RSS
Michael "Braidy Tester" Hunter: Blog | RSS
Mark Relph: Blog | RSS

Executive Blogs (Dormant)
Ray Ozzie: Blog | RSS
Eric Rudder: Blog | RSS
Steven Sinofsky: Blog | RSS

Business Software/Applications
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Team: Blog | RSS
Satya Nadella, Dynamics VP: Blog | RSS
James Utzschneider: Blog | RSS
Menno te Koppele (CRM): Blog | RSS
Philip Richardson (CRM): Blog | RSS
App. Consulting & Engineering: Blog | RSS

Last updated: 4/3/2007

Notes: For more, see Microsoft Community Blogs, MSDN Blogs, TechNet Blogs, TechNet Events Bloggers, and MSDN Events Bloggers, in addition to those in the sidebar, at right. I'm also planning to create an OPML file of all the RSS feeds above, for importing them as a group into a newsreader.

Update, Tuesday morning: Fixed the spelling of Marc Orchant's name. Several people have sent in great suggestions, which I've added. I'll create a standing note here to credit people who contribute, once I'm back in the office next week.

Update, Tuesday evening: I've added more than a dozen blogs to the list since this morning, based on suggestions sent via e-mail, including some blogs I might not have discovered otherwise. Thanks to everyone who has contributed, and please keep 'em coming.

Update, Wednesday night: It's now possible to quickly search all of these blogs, to find information on a specific topic or keyword. Peter Ortner has created two Google Co-Op Custom Search Engines based on this directory. The first searches the blogs authored by Microsoft employees and product groups. Click here to access it. The second searches the outside blogs that offer news and commentary on Microsoft. Click here to access it. Thanks to Peter for putting those together.

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Show Us the Code: Open Letter to Steven Ballmer

It's come to many in the Linux community’s attention you have claimed again and again, that Linux violates Microsoft's intellectual property.  Not only that, but it's been reported Microsoft has convinced businesses to pay for a Linux patent that you can't provide.

Therefore, this website will serve as a response to this accusation, and within it, a request.   The request is simple, since you, Microsoft, claim to be so sure of yourself: Show Us the Code.

If Linux developers are made aware of the code, then the code can be omitted and Linux can re-write necessary aspects of the kernel or operating system.  This is a fairly simple request and common courtesy. Why wave around lawsuit threats, threats that will cost Microsoft in a court room as well as the defendants? It lacks logic, especially when you consider that there are developers around the world who would be more than happy to work with Microsoft to resolve this issue. Don't you owe it to your shareholders to work with others to ensure their intellectual property isn't being violated?
Also, we were under the impression you wanted to work with the open source community. That's what Port 25 is all about isn't it?  That's what the Novell deal is about, correct?  Here's your chance.  If you're right you'll make thousands upon thousands of open-source advocates hush up and make your competitors scramble for ways to not violate your IP.

Linux community members do not want your code.   We don't want lawsuits.  We don't want non-free code.   And much to your dismay, we don't want Microsoft's code specifically. 

So this is what we're requesting.  We are requesting the support of the Linux community.  We are calling out to Richard Stallman, Linus Torvalds, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Dr. Eric Schmidt, Mark Shuttleworth, Kevin Carmony, and Matthew Szulik, as well as any and all developers for any Linux distribution or any company that feels threatened by your non-existent lawsuits:

Publicly pledge your support for Microsoft showing the public the code within Linux that violates their intellectual property by May 1st, 2007.  

How many corporations, how many organizations, how many community members will it take to call your bluff, Steven?  

We are not the first (1, 2) to request this of you, but we are willing to take it to the next level.  If you or Microsoft cannot comply with a response by the date outlined, everyone who endorses this will consider your threats and claims to be empty and libelous.  Anyone paying attention to the marketplace should as well.
Happy code hunting.  Google Patent Search may help you out.

Note: If you work for or own a company, or partake in maintaining, selling, or providing Linux services or services and products via Linux, then you are encouraged to contact me privately.  I will be building a page that will display each person's professional request for Steven to provide the code.

Contact

Via: http://www.showusthecode.com/

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Proverbs

"A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it." ~ Albert Einstein

"Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance." ~ Albert Einstein