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Dec 25 / 2:24am

Join us on Facebook!

by Abhishek Baxi

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Microsoft-Talk/184573131553884

And so, how could we be not the object of your 'likes', if not affection? All our friends on our Facebook page till the end of the year (December 31, 2010) would be entered in a random draw, and several selected ones would be sent a cool pack of laptop stickies.

Ho ho ho! Happy Holidays!
- Abhishek / Manan

 
Oct 19 / 11:43am

Windows Live Hotmail - Goodies

by Abhishek Baxi

Thanks Windows Live Team, for sending a stash of Hotmail goodies and laptop stickers.

For the upcoming Windows Live episodes, you know what you stand a chance to win. ;)

(download)

The awesome looking box contains a pedometer, wine opener, table clock, USB key, laptop stickers, and a book on Origami (strangely not branded ;))

 
Sep 20 / 2:22am

So, you told us... How we doin'?

by Abhishek Baxi
So, that’s how it looks like. After 26 respondents from our listeners. Thanks to each one of you. Really. 
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We’re treading on Good, so that’s heartening to know, and gives us a lot of confidence.
However, it’s always work in progress. And with your following suggestions and feedback, we strive to be better. 
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Clearly, everybody likes the awesome folks we invite as guests on the show, since nobody has asked us to Not invite guests!

Many suggestions here too, and also as extra comments on the survey – transcripts, supplementary blog posts, more links, listener questions, etc. - We’ll be working on them for sure and evaluate the feasibility of each.

I also have to respond to a one fine suggestion to name the audio file of each episode to be something like EP#GuestName.mp3 to allow search by guest’s name. However, if you search on Windows for the guest name, you’ll be pointed to the audio file since each file is tagged appropriately with the metadata. Try it, and let us know?
 

Also, thanking all of you for participating in the survey, we have something to send out to few of the lucky respondents.
Gaurang Bhatt, Ankit Agarwal, Nithin Ramesh, Vasudev G, Praval, Gurudatt Bhobe, Vineet Bhatnagar, Nirmal TV, and Deobrat Singh.

All you winners, please send in your shipping address to studio@mstalk.in.
 
Sep 1 / 4:28am

MIX Online Swag

by Abhishek Baxi

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Some of this is going to @prolificd on Twitter for the Episode 12 giveaway. Congratulations!

P.S. Please send us your shipping address at studio@mstalk.in.

 
Aug 23 / 2:23am

Where is Episode 13?

by Abhishek Baxi

We are very traditional... well, maybe not in lifestyle and opinions, but when it comes to the culture at One Microsoft Way, yes we are.

Office 2010 has been given the version number 14.0, despite the fact that its immediate predecessor, Microsoft Office 2007, was designated by the version number 12.0. The skipping of version number 13.0 was due to superstition relating to the number thirteen - Triskaidekaphobia.

To keep up with the tradition, we've skipped Episode 13! We've pushed Episode 14 right after 12.

 

 
Aug 18 / 5:18am

How we doin'?

by Abhishek Baxi

Okay, so why don't you tell us how we've been doing in bringing to you more than 10 episodes with aweosme guests and much enthusiasm?

Take this small (really small, takes less than five minutes) survey, and share your feedback. We would really, really appreciate this.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VFS9VCR

As a thank you gesture, all respondents will be entered in a raffle to win some cool gifts and laptop stickers.
The survey maxes out at 100 respondents. And we have 20-odd hampers!

Thanks! Looking forward to improve things, always.

- A and M

 
Jul 14 / 12:35am

The Winner Doesn't Take It All

by Abhishek Baxi

... others get swag too!

So, here we are announcing the Office 2010 special giveaway winners from Episode 11.

*drumrolls*

  • Animesh Jain wins himself an Office 2007: Home and Student edition license, with a free upgrade to Office 2010.
  • All other commentators at the time of writing this, on the post and on Twitter, get themselves a goodie hamper.

While the Episode 10 was live, our comments system had few issues. Sigh. Sorry folks!

  • Hardik Shah, the only commentator incidentally, wins a Microsoft Press Powershell book.

 

All winners, please drop in a mail with your shipping address to studio@mstalk.in.

 
Jun 22 / 9:02pm

Laptop Stickers from @infragistics

by Abhishek Baxi

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Look what arrived via FedEx on my desk. Thanks @jasonberes for the stash.

 
Jun 8 / 10:52pm

Visual Studio 2010 Launch Special: Giveaway

by Abhishek Baxi

As we promised, the VS2010 launch giveaway should be a special one. Here's the dope on it.

  • NetAdvantage for .NET – include ASP.NET, Windows Forms, WPF, Silverlight controls ($1195 value)
  • NetAdvantage for Silverlight Data Visualization ($595 value)
  • NetAdvantage for WPF Data Visualization ($995 value)
  • NetAdvantage Icons Education pack ($199 value)
  • NetAdvantage Icons Legal pack ($199 value)
  • NetAdvantage Icons Web & Commerce pack ($199 value)
  • NetAdvantage Icons Healthcare pack ($199 value)
  • NetAdvantage Icons Office Basics pack ($199 value)
  • NetAdvantage Icons Business & Finance pack ($199 value)
  • NetAdvantage Icons Software & Computing pack ($199 value)

Winners have been contacted via email or on Twitter. You'll soon recieve the specifics over email from Infragistics folks.