- Posted by SondreB on May 9, 2010
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Here are the slides from my talk on Solution Architecture at MSDN Live in the spring of 2010. The slide decks alone isn't enough to appreciate the presentation, so I have included all notes that was written for the presentation. This means you can read through the presentation and the points I made ...
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- Posted by SondreB on February 16, 2010
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Here is part of my analysis of the recently announced Windows Phone 7 Series, the brand new platform for Windows-based phone devices. I want to analyze and draw some conclusions on the User Experience of Windows Phone 7, how it compares to Surface and the technology capabilities of Windows Presentat...
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- Posted by SondreB on December 28, 2009
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As we enter a new decade, one which will be called The Tens or Twenty Tens, we are ready to a fresh start on a new decade. One which will bring huge important developments in all areas where human kind puts it’s efforts and energy. Let me first give a general introduction to what others have predi...
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- Posted by SondreB on November 20, 2009
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My blog is about technology, robotics and the future. One very important piece in today's society is the government of democratic states around the world. They are the policy makers that dictate a lot of regulations, which has and can shift the directions and progress of technological advances. Re...
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- Posted by SondreB on October 17, 2009
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Using Windows 7 and Windows Virtual PC has it's benefits. It's useful for managing a few virtual machines and you get decent graphical quality on the virtualized machines (Windows Aero Desktop). The biggest issues with Windows Virtual PC, is the fact that it cannot virtualize 64-bit OS. That means ...
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- Posted by SondreB on May 3, 2009
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Learn about the new Virtual Windows XP, which enables full backwards compatability for Windows 7.
With the Windows Virtual PC functionality built into (separate installation) Windows 7, users will be able to run multiple types of virtual machines - which makes life simpler in regards to backwards compatibility of software.
Read on to see how my adventures with the latest release candidate of Windows 7 went...
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- Posted by sondreb on March 8, 2009
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Computer security is one of the hardest things in computer science and engineering. It’s easy to make software today, anyone can do it. Though, not everyone knows how to develop security into their software.
Every week I come across insecure solutions and it frightens me, it gives me the willies.
See how easy it is to gain access to personal and private information if you're not carefully with how you use the net.
This is a must read for anyone that uses computers, I hope it can raise the awareness about insecure web services that we use every day in our lives...
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- Posted by SondreB on February 2, 2009
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Read about my vision for the future of open public debates. Here I lay out some ground principles of how debates should be organized to include a wider specter of attendees. I give examples on services and software you can use today to improve how You organize debates...
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- Posted by SondreB on January 15, 2009
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Learn how you can make your own digital thermometer using cheap hardware and simple programming technics. Connect this to your computer at home or office and you can start logging how your temperature changes throughout a day...
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- Posted by SondreB on January 13, 2009
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Microsoft just launched a new technology beta called Microsoft Tag. This is a technology that is valueable to publishers of books, DVDs and other physical objects. It's also something that can be used in advertisments of various sort. I have doubt on the importance of this technology and I'm unsure if it will grow and achive the marketshare it needs to be the future of mobile tagging. Alternatives have existed for many years already...
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- Posted by SondreB on January 5, 2009
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Looking into the future and trying to come up with clues to what will happen, is something a lot of us wish we could do properly. Yet, it's probably one of the hardest thing to do. We thought it was easy a hundred years ago, and if we compare the first tens years in 1900 and the ten years between 2000 and 2010, you'll quickly realize that there is nothing quite like it...
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- Posted by sondreb on September 13, 2008
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Today I want to take some time to tell you about TED talks. There are still many people who haven't heard about TED, which is an amazing resource where you can tap into the minds of some incredible individuals. You can watch talks on all kinds of themes, ranging from technology, arts, global issues ...
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- Posted by sondreb on August 23, 2008
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Following up some of my great friends, Jonas Follesø, Gøran Hansen and others like Pål Fossmo. Paul Stovell was the guy that started it all. Without any further ado here is my Circle of Interest! Check some of the links above for explanation on the terms used in this diagram, but I t...
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- Posted by sondreb on March 7, 2008
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Last night, Microsoft arranged the Heroes Happen Here release party for Visual Studio 2008, Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008. As a part of the event, the National Broadcasting Channel (NRK) wanted to make a story on one of the nominated candidates and they choose me to be part of this. NRK c...
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- Posted by sondreb on February 4, 2008
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If you read my predictions for 2008 and beyond and had a look at the Gizmodo video, then you might have noticed the last CPU on the video had 582,000,000 transistors. The Quad-Core Xeon processors. Now we have entered 2008 and Intel have just launched their new Quad-Core named Tukwila. It's expect...
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- Posted by sondreb on January 12, 2008
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During CES 2008 in Las Vegas, Microsoft and Ford demonstrated the Ford Sync technology (built on Microsoft Windows Automotive) which is starting to appear in certain Ford models. Ford Sync is a technology that allows you to easily integrate your mobile phone and music player with your car and operat...
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- Posted by sondreb on December 10, 2007
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As we are closing the chapter on another early year in the 21st century, I have some thoughts about what to expect from the technologies that arrive next year and what we might possibly see beyond that. As a Microsoft Regional Director for Norway and a Technology Leader in Capgemini Norway, one of ...
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