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“The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.” —Bertrand Russell
Windows Vista "Wow" Ad
I happen to really like this ad (one of the few instances of a Microsoft ad campaign that I like)....
Author: justsean Date: 02/06/2007
New Vista Exploits
Long Zheng on his blog "I Started Something" has discovered some new Vista exploits. He's my hero.
Author: justsean Date: 02/06/2007
Vista in WPF/E
Someone has built an amazing Vista site in WPF/E in what I'm told is Solvenian (via Mike Harsh's...
Author: justsean Date: 02/02/2007
The Birth of AJAX
Alex (my first manager at Microsoft) write a great article on the birth of XMLHTTP (the core...
Author: justsean Date: 01/18/2007
Lessons on Simplicity in Software Development
Nick Bradbury, creator of FeedDemon, one of the best feed readers around, has been writing a series...
Author: justsean Date: 12/14/2006
Welcome Back, Paul
Last year, Paul Thurrott had a few things to say about IE: My advice is simple: Boycott IE. It's a...
Author: justsean Date: 12/12/2006
Microsoft's secret plans - revealed
One of the fun things that I do is to help monitor the comments on the IEBlog. We have it set up to...
Author: justsean Date: 12/12/2006
Vista Notes, Episode #2: Sleep vs. Hybrid Sleep
In this second episode of my ongoing series entitled "Vista Notes" (wherein I expound on an...
Author: justsean Date: 12/08/2006
Vista Notes, Episode #1 (cont'd): Themes
Next... Aero Basic (or the non-glass mode) didn't hold me for very long. It was... boring, compared...
Author: justsean Date: 08/31/2006
Vista Notes, Episode #1: Themes
My main laptop is a Toshiba M4 tablet PC (2GB RAM, 75GB HD). It's configured for dual-booting...
Author: justsean Date: 08/25/2006
My Favorite (hidden) IE feature
Whenever I install Windows on a new PC (which in my daily work happens fair more frequently than I...
Author: justsean Date: 08/23/2006
Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta is Public!
The Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta is now available for anyone to download. It includes RSS...
Author: justsean Date: 07/28/2006
Blogging from Word
Great news announced on Joe Friend’s blog this morning: Word 2007 has built-in support for blogging!...
Author: justsean Date: 05/12/2006
Atom content and summary and IE7
I took a moment to point IE7 (on Vista) to this feed. Looks good to me. :) Reminds me -- I really...
Author: justsean Date: 05/12/2006
This is a test
This is a test of the emergency broadcast system. I’m bolding and I’m italicising and ThisIsAtable
Author: justsean Date: 05/10/2006
RSS Screensaver
Walter posts about the sample screensaver we've posted on MSDN. It's really slick: it'll pick up...
Author: justsean Date: 03/03/2006
Feed icons
So, a little while ago, Jane Kim, who works with me on the IE RSS team, posted to the RSS team blog...
Author: justsean Date: 12/30/2005
Steven Sinofsky on PM
Office head honcho Steven Sinofsky posted last week about Program Management. Whew -- and I thought...
Author: justsean Date: 12/18/2005
Outlook 12 Instant Search
Michael Affronti is blogging about lots of interesting things. He's the Program Manager for, among...
Author: justsean Date: 12/13/2005
Syndicate Conference - San Francisco 2005
As I just posted to the RSS team blog, I'm going to be down in San Francisco from tomorrow, at the...
Author: justsean Date: 12/12/2005
One of my favorite blogs...
... is Jensen Harris'. He's been blogging steadily on the changes in the UI in Office 12. I've been...
Author: justsean Date: 11/29/2005
Why I don't post as much as I want to
… because my posts turn into essays.
Author: justsean Date: 08/02/2005
Reflections on Program Management at Microsoft
Lots of changes in my work life in the past year months. About 10 months ago, I joined the IE team...
Author: justsean Date: 08/01/2005
So thing's have been a litle busy...
Yeah, that's not quite an excuse for 6 months (and one day) of non-posting right after promising to...
Author: justsean Date: 06/10/2005
One year anniversary
Amusingly, I see that today (Jan 9) is the one year anniversary of the start of this blog. In that...
Author: justsean Date: 01/10/2005
Still alive..
It's been a busy few months, and I haven't had time to post -- first shipping SP2, then working on...
Author: justsean Date: 12/10/2004
XP SP2 pictures (squeaky wheels?)
Shortly after my previous whining about Paul Thurrott not noticing the new wireless UI, he posted an...
Author: justsean Date: 04/07/2004
Windows XP SP2 RC1 Preview
First, go get it: https://www.microsoft.com/SP2Preview (disclaimer -- this is beta code, don't...
Author: justsean Date: 03/21/2004
Mac OS X Hall of Shame (part 1)
Pierre Igot has posted has posted a Mac OS X Hall of Shame at AppleLust.com. I note this not to...
Author: justsean Date: 01/28/2004
And about that Home Networking guide...
I'm still looking for some feedback on the Home Networking Guide. As I said below, my team shipped...
Author: justsean Date: 01/28/2004
This is broken!
Just a quick post… I found this site earlier today. Sometimes you need to immerse yourself in...
Author: justsean Date: 01/13/2004
Some reviews
I’ll post more later, but for now, here are a couple reviews of Windows XP SP2 Beta, that...
Author: justsean Date: 01/09/2004
Home Networking Guide
My team shipped an interesting tool a little while back. It helps users figure out what’s the...
Author: justsean Date: 01/09/2004
And introducing...
Alright, so I’m blogging. I’m Sean Lyndersay, and I’m a lead Program Manager on the Network...
Author: justsean Date: 01/09/2004