Windows Marketplace and Microsoft Marketing
Sat, Oct 16 2010 11:42
I was sitting with a dear friend, and we were talking about the new Windows Phone 7,  and the how it compares with the competition (iPhone, Android and Blackberry; notice no mention of Nokia here), and the Apple App Marketplace was mentioned, then...
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Do you ‘bing’?
Wed, Sep 22 2010 6:25
I know it sounds cheesy, that’s because it probably is. Not because it’s particularly wrong to try to ‘verbify’ it, but because it’s trying too hard to be like Google. The fact is, I do ‘bing’. Yes, you heard right, I use Microsoft’s bing as my primary...
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Microsoft Surface Monster
Fri, Feb 5 2010 11:08
Source: http://blogs.msdn.com/surface/archive/2010/01/15/video-and-photos-from-nrf-2010-with-microsoft-surface.aspx Bashar Lulu / MVP - Visual Basic / INETA Country Leader - Arabian Gulf / My website: www.basharlulu.net / Read my blog: http://basharlulu...
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Microsoft Maren
Mon, Sep 7 2009 19:20
Almost every Arabic speaking person I know does this; they write Arabic words using English letters. When chatting, SMSing or even blogging. That’s somewhat normal, since they’ve memorized the English keyboard by heart. The problem is, some of the letters...
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Farewell Windows XP
Mon, May 4 2009 18:46
I just formatted my laptop. It is something I have not done ever since I bought my laptop almost 2 years ago, which came with Windows XP preinstalled. I formatted it to install Windows 7 which, as an MSDN subscriber, I had first hand access to. I did...
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Can you say 'Xobni'?
Sun, May 11 2008 3:04
Neither could I. Xobni (pronounced zob-nee) is 'Inbox' spelt backwards, and has been hailed by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates as the 'next generation of social networking'. At first glance Xobni looks like yet-another-desktop-search-engine...
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Long Live VB!!! or not?
Mon, May 5 2008 9:50
Ok, first a disclaimer: I'm a Microsoft MVP with a competency in Visual Basic. Normally I would not give this much thought, I've always favored VB (I started using it back when it was in version 3) over all other languages and thought very little...
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Search Command Ribbon for Office 2007
Sun, May 4 2008 7:03
Don't know about you, but personally I love Office 2007. Despite what I hear and read about it, it is much easier than its predecessor (which ultimately means it is more efficient). Having said that, the number one problem users new to Office 2007...
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Microsoft Live Mesh
Thu, Apr 24 2008 3:20
Ok. I just read about this on some blog. Microsoft's "Live Mesh is an ambitious initiative — a combination of a platform and a service" or "a Software + Services platform for synchronization and collaboration" or simply "I...
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Rumor: Microsoft Will Launch Own Retail Stores
Thu, Apr 17 2008 8:58
It may not seem like something the general public has been crying out for, but Microsoft has apparently decided to begin opening its own retail stores. Citing “our sources close to Microsoft”, Fudzilla claims the Yahoo chaser desperately wants to establish...
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Pablo Francisco
Mon, Feb 25 2008 16:09
I know my blog is supposed to be mainly technical but I couldn't help but add this video. It is beyond good. Pablo Francisco Bashar Lulu / MVP - Visual Basic / INETA Country Leader - Arabian Gulf / My website: www.basharlulu.net / Read my blog: http...
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Community Open Day - 16th Feb - Kuwait
Wed, Feb 6 2008 8:21
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The Porsche Virus, part II
Thu, Jan 10 2008 9:16
Another video from that wonderful experience I had yesterday. Bashar Lulu / MVP - Visual Basic / INETA Country Leader - Arabian Gulf / My website: www.basharlulu.net / Read my blog: http://basharlulu.blogspot.com / My development framework: http://www...
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I've been infected, with the Porsche Virus!
Wed, Jan 9 2008 13:30
My brother-in-law, God bless him, was able to get me an invitation to the annual 'Porsche World RoadShow', where a number of people get the opportunity to test drive a number of Porsche's. By test drive, I don't just mean, take-it-around...
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Microsoft's Zune: Round 2
Wed, Oct 24 2007 2:23
Ok for all of you out there who take their music seriously; Zune 2 is out. Yes, and it comes in new sizes, colors, capacities and of course, prices. Here are a few of the update details for Zune 2 (source: ZuneScene ): Glass: The plastic screen has been...
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MSDN Roadshow: Gaining Insight Tour 2007
Tue, Oct 23 2007 7:43
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Visual Basic Power Packs 2.0
Sat, Sep 22 2007 13:08
Line and Shape controls, PrintForm component, and Printer Compatibility LibraryMicrosoft Visual Basic 2005 Power Packs 2.0 includes a new set of Line and Shape controls and updated versions of the two previously released Visual Basic 2005 Power Packs...
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Partnership: Microsoft & Facebook
Sat, Sep 22 2007 9:18
Hey, all you Facebook fans out there, Microsoft and Facebook have launched a partnership and Microsoft has released a 'Facebook Developer Toolkit' which allows you to create applications for Facebook using Microsoft Popfly and Visual Studio Express...
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New Baby Boy: Khaled
Tue, Aug 28 2007 5:42
It is with great joy and happiness that I announce the birth of my new baby boy, Khaled Bashar Lulu. Weighing in at 2,960grams he is the smallest of my three children. Wish you and your families a long and prosperous life. Enjoy! Bashar Lulu / MVP - Visual...
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Quickie: Microsoft Windows Installed Base to Cross 1 Billion Mark
Sun, Jul 29 2007 8:10
Interesting story I read about how "there will be more PCs running Windows in the world than there are automobiles". How do they come up with these numbers? Read on: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2163283,00.asp Bashar Lulu / MVP - Visual...
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