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"Windows Live!, as..."? I a recent post to his personal blog Dare Obasanjo took the liberty to add a '!' to the end of Windows Live. In checking the Windows Live site to make sure I was correct in my assumption... there is no '!' at the end of the Windows Live logo... at least not yet. This is pure speculation and meant only in fun... I have no insider information nor am I stating with absolute certainty that my conclusion are an absolute. This is just meant in fun... If it turns out to be true, it will have been by total accident. That said... here's my interpretation of what COULD be one of MANY possibilities... M. David Peterson

What to Expect in 2006 Now that the new year is upon us, what can we really expect in 2006? Here are my top ten picks. Frank La Vigne

My New Podcast Show I'm proud to announce the addition of the Frankie's Friday Flashback podcast to my blog. Frank La Vigne

Putting the MSN Back into MSNBC In light of the recent Google/AOL deal can MSN come back from the brink of Obscurity? I think so, here's how. Frank La Vigne

Exploiting the Windows XP/2003 Picture and Fax Viewer Metafile Overflow Vulnerability Here is how easy it is to exploit the "Windows XP/2003 Picture and Fax Viewer Metafile Overflow" vulnerability. Nitesh Dhanjani

Thoughts about naming Sal Cangeloso writes a thought-provoking article on application names. Jonathan Gennick

Time to Kiss MSN Good-bye The Internet wars are over, and Microsoft lost. That's the clear message from the impending Google buyout of five percent of AOL for $1 billion. Preston Gralla

You Don't Need to Wait for Vista for Gadgets It may be a year until Vista ships, but there are plenty of gadgets you can download to your PC right now. Preston Gralla

Welcome to the New WindowsDevCenter You're seeing a new look on WindowsDevCenter today, and the changes go beyond the merely cosmetic. We've redesigned and refocused the site to expand our Windows coverage, and to give greater emphasis to our lineup of bloggers. Preston Gralla

Adding Clarity to the Enterprise Service Bus: An ESB Reference Architecture As part of our unwavering effort to continue to provide thought leadership and education on what it means to be an ESB, Sonic Software has announced a more formal and detailed definition. The "Sonic ESB: An Architecture and Lifecycle Definition" is a technical explanation of the major architectural components of an Enterprise Service Bus... David A. Chappell

Recorded Presentation from Enterprise Architect Summit I recently gave a presentation on ESB Architecture at the Enterprise Architecture Summit in Barcelona. A recording of the whole presentation, including the comments from the audience members, can be found here.... David A. Chappell

A Big Thanks to Miguel Castro Web Controls Presentation at Richmond's .NET User Group Frank La Vigne

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