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Whether you love or hate the "meme," the "Five Things" one is still circulating. And once you've been tagged, it seems rude not to respond. So here are five things you may not know about me.
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Mary Jo Foley
Mary Jo has covered the tech industry for more than 25 years for a variety of publications and Web sites, and is a frequent guest on radio, TV and podcasts, speaking about all things Microsoft-related. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-Gates era (John Wiley & Sons, 2008).
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The gag is off: Samba's Allison talks turkey on Microsoft-Novell deal
On December 21, word leaked out that lead Samba developer Jeremy Allison quit Novell in protest over the Microsoft-Novell alliance, unveiled in early November. Other than sharing the fact that he had taken a new job with Google, Allison said he couldn't provide specifics on his decision until some time after December 29, which would be his last day at Novell.
A (Microsoft) code name a day: Centro
Today's final entry in the December 2006 "Microsoft Code Name a Day" series is "Centro," aka Microsoft's Windows Server SKU aimed at mid-sized businesses. I know there are lots more Microsoft code names out there that I didn't highlight ... so stay tuned in the new year for more.
A (Microsoft) code name a day: Creekside
If you liked the "Whistler" and "Longhorn" codenames, you'll appreciate "Creekside," as well.
Microsoft to unveil Windows Home Server at CES
Microsoft is planning to share details of its long-awaited Windows Home Server at CES 2007, sources say. But, contrary to initial belief, Windows Home Server looks to be a Vista-based system, not a Windows Server-based one.
Read the Exchange 2007 fine print
Any business users out there finding the little-publicized Exchange 2007/Outlook 2007 licensing changes Microsoft has made to be potential "deployment blockers"?
A (Microsoft) code name a day: Sedna
The vibrant (and vocal) Microsoft Visual FoxPro community is involved in a couple of projects with planetary code names: Sedna and SednaX.
Just how bad is the first Vista security flaw?
Microsoft has publicly acknowledged the discovery of the first Windows Vista security flaw. But just how serious is it? Opinions seem to vary widely.
A (Microsoft) code name a day: Carmine
There's one more week to go of Microsoft code names on this blog. Today's entry: Carmine, aka System Center Virtual Machine Manager.
A (Microsoft) code name a day: G2
Today's Microsoft code name of the day is "G2", aka Windows Live Messenger Mobile client for Windows Mobile devices (Yikes. Bring on the naming police!)