Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...
... considering Microsoft finally got a new CEO. David Connors da...@connors.com | M +61 417 189 363 Download my v-card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidconnors Connect with me on LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidjohnconnors
RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...
Maybe everyone is selling their stocks! Anthony From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Wednesday, 5 February 2014 10:09 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... ... considering Microsoft finally got a new CEO. David Connors mailto:da...@connors.com da...@connors.com | M +61 417 189 363 Download my v-card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidconnors Connect with me on LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidjohnconnors
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On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:03 PM, anthonyatsmall...@mail.com wrote: Maybe everyone is selling their stocks! Don't reckon he was a good choice? I thought they did extremely well for an internal candidate. David.
RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...
Just making some noise, never heard of him before..good luck to him. I’m interested to know how Microsoft can stay so big with the cloud being so dominant and the desktop for consumers being less important. Having installed software is becoming less important...I have been a Microsoft person for many years but have recently been looking at non Microsoft Technologies...where’s Windows Phone 8 going? Anthony Salerno | Senior Consultant | SmallBiz Australia Software Developers | Software Development | Web Development | Software Consulting | Innovation Designer Phone : +613 8400 4191 Email : 2Anthony (at) smallbiz.com.au Web : www.smallbiz.com.au From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Wednesday, 5 February 2014 11:10 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:03 PM, anthonyatsmall...@mail.com wrote: Maybe everyone is selling their stocks! Don't reckon he was a good choice? I thought they did extremely well for an internal candidate. David.
RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...
46 years old, 22 with Microsoft – and his experience within MS is quite impressive. I think he’s an excellent choice. _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 8:10 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:03 PM, anthonyatsmall...@mail.com wrote: Maybe everyone is selling their stocks! Don't reckon he was a good choice? I thought they did extremely well for an internal candidate. David.
Re: Buffer to XML problem
Once loaded into a .net string, it is Unicode. So then the encoding stated in the Xml preamble (UTF-8) is then wrong. By passing a stream to the XmlDocument (directly, or via XmlTextReader(stream)) then the Encoding associated with the stream (which is sniffed from the BOM) is passed as well. If they match, much happiness. A related point (and what Jano said) is by passing via a Stream surely the BOM is consumed to detect the encoding, and as a result is not passed to the reader? Either way, the moral is to avoid loading Xml from System.Strings. From: Greg Keogh Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 5:09 AM To: ozDotNet Folks, I can't convert to byte buffer to an XML document. The input buffer contains a serialized string with a UTF8 BOM which starts like this: EFBBBF3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E302220656E636F64696E673D227574662D38223F3E0D0A3C5573 [cut] . . . ? x m l v e r s i o n = 1 . 0e n c o d i n g = u t f - 8 ? . . U s So I do this: string xml = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buffer); var doc = XDocument.Parse(xml); However the Parse dies with System.Xml.XmlException : Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1. What am I missing here? Greg K
RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...
Consumer makes up just 4% of Microsoft’s revenue. Regardless of what happens, I think we’ll be okay. :) From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of anthonyatsmall...@mail.com Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 4:32 AM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... Just making some noise, never heard of him before..good luck to him. I’m interested to know how Microsoft can stay so big with the cloud being so dominant and the desktop for consumers being less important. Having installed software is becoming less important...I have been a Microsoft person for many years but have recently been looking at non Microsoft Technologies...where’s Windows Phone 8 going? Anthony Salerno | Senior Consultant | SmallBiz Australia Software Developers | Software Development | Web Development | Software Consulting | Innovation Designer Phone : +613 8400 4191 Email : 2Anthony (at) smallbiz.com.au Web : www.smallbiz.com.auhttp://www.smallbiz.com.au From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.commailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Wednesday, 5 February 2014 11:10 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:03 PM, anthonyatsmall...@mail.commailto:anthonyatsmall...@mail.com wrote: Maybe everyone is selling their stocks! Don't reckon he was a good choice? I thought they did extremely well for an internal candidate. David.
Re: Buffer to XML problem
Once loaded into a .net string, it is Unicode. [cut] That's the rub, but it's so obvious you can forget it. The problem exists in the reverse direction because you will see countless people in web searches asking why is my saved XML coming out as UTF-16?. It turns out they're using a StringWriter or similar. Either way, the moral is to avoid loading Xml from System.Strings. I know you most often get X-DOM objects out of files or streams, but sometimes you have to make them from strings. I'm getting raw xml strings back from a native DLL. Although my BOM crash was caused by me doing something wrong inside a faulty WEB API media formatter (which I decided I didn't need anyway). Greg K
RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...
Only 4% in revenue directly, sure, but contributes far more in ubiquity and product familiarity with an inevitable and substantial knock-on effect to enterprise. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Kean Sent: Thursday, 6 February 2014 4:13 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... Consumer makes up just 4% of Microsoft’s revenue. Regardless of what happens, I think we’ll be okay. :) From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.commailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of anthonyatsmall...@mail.commailto:anthonyatsmall...@mail.com Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 4:32 AM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... Just making some noise, never heard of him before..good luck to him. I’m interested to know how Microsoft can stay so big with the cloud being so dominant and the desktop for consumers being less important. Having installed software is becoming less important...I have been a Microsoft person for many years but have recently been looking at non Microsoft Technologies...where’s Windows Phone 8 going? Anthony Salerno | Senior Consultant | SmallBiz Australia Software Developers | Software Development | Web Development | Software Consulting | Innovation Designer Phone : +613 8400 4191 Email : 2Anthony (at) smallbiz.com.au Web : www.smallbiz.com.auhttp://www.smallbiz.com.au From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.commailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Wednesday, 5 February 2014 11:10 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:03 PM, anthonyatsmall...@mail.commailto:anthonyatsmall...@mail.com wrote: Maybe everyone is selling their stocks! Don't reckon he was a good choice? I thought they did extremely well for an internal candidate. David. Click herehttps://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/MZbqvYs5QwJvpeaetUwhCQ== to report this email as spam. This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com
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On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:33 PM, ILT (O) il.tho...@outlook.com wrote: 46 years old, 22 with Microsoft – and his experience within MS is quite impressive. I think he’s an excellent choice. Have a read of this: http://gigaom.com/2014/01/31/the-gigaom-interview-a-chat-with-microsofts-satya-nadella-from-before-he-was-the-likely-next-ceo/ He seems pretty considered and thoughtful. I don't think we'll be seeing any more monkey boy dances, that's for sure. David Connors da...@connors.com | M +61 417 189 363 Download my v-card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidconnors Connect with me on LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidjohnconnors
RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...
The 4% seems remarkably low – according to MSFT’s last annual report 65% of the Windows BG’s revenue comes from OEMs, and assuming 50% of that is destined for consumers, that’s already $6bn (out of $78bn). Add in revenue from Entertainment GB (Xbox etc.), plus, some dribs and drabs from other groups (part of Office would be consumers as well), I’m guessing it’s probably around 20% That all said, I don’t think David’s conclusion is incorrect. Microsoft’s an incredibly diversified operation. It also has significant tentacles embedded into larger organisations, where the cost of migration is large. Additionally, it’s ramping up significantly in areas that Anthony identified as “the future” (e.g. cloud-based products/services) Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Nathan Chere Sent: Thursday, 6 February 2014 9:44 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... Only 4% in revenue directly, sure, but contributes far more in ubiquity and product familiarity with an inevitable and substantial knock-on effect to enterprise. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.commailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Kean Sent: Thursday, 6 February 2014 4:13 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... Consumer makes up just 4% of Microsoft’s revenue. Regardless of what happens, I think we’ll be okay. :) From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.commailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of anthonyatsmall...@mail.commailto:anthonyatsmall...@mail.com Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 4:32 AM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... Just making some noise, never heard of him before..good luck to him. I’m interested to know how Microsoft can stay so big with the cloud being so dominant and the desktop for consumers being less important. Having installed software is becoming less important...I have been a Microsoft person for many years but have recently been looking at non Microsoft Technologies...where’s Windows Phone 8 going? Anthony Salerno | Senior Consultant | SmallBiz Australia Software Developers | Software Development | Web Development | Software Consulting | Innovation Designer Phone : +613 8400 4191 Email : 2Anthony (at) smallbiz.com.au Web : www.smallbiz.com.auhttp://www.smallbiz.com.au From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.commailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Wednesday, 5 February 2014 11:10 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:03 PM, anthonyatsmall...@mail.commailto:anthonyatsmall...@mail.com wrote: Maybe everyone is selling their stocks! Don't reckon he was a good choice? I thought they did extremely well for an internal candidate. David. Click herehttps://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/MZbqvYs5QwJvpeaetUwhCQ== to report this email as spam. This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.comhttp://www.websense.com/
RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...
I read about 8-10 “IT press” articles about Nadella yesterday, and a few are looking for the controversy – usual for any media reporting, I suppose. Additionally, it’s ramping up significantly in areas that Anthony identified as “the future” (e.g. cloud-based products/services) As I read it, Nadella’s roles over the past few years have been achieving exactly that. To use the acronyms - PaaS, IaaS and SaaS. Equally interesting is his emphasis (in all the snippets of interviews that I have seen) on devices. And I don’t believe that he is defing devices as narrowly as tablets and phones, Surface and Windows Phone. _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 6:50 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:33 PM, ILT (O) il.tho...@outlook.com wrote: 46 years old, 22 with Microsoft – and his experience within MS is quite impressive. I think he’s an excellent choice. Have a read of this: http://gigaom.com/2014/01/31/the-gigaom-interview-a-chat-with-microsofts-satya-nadella-from-before-he-was-the-likely-next-ceo/ He seems pretty considered and thoughtful. I don't think we'll be seeing any more monkey boy dances, that's for sure. David Connors mailto:da...@connors.com da...@connors.com | M +61 417 189 363 Download my v-card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidconnors Connect with me on LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidjohnconnors
Re: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...
Scott, you're so burnt and twisted man. You need to see someone. Got a good therapist or is that why we are here? ;) Perhaps Microsoft can organise something with those two, similar to how Apple did. I'm not insinuating Steve's departure involved any foul play... Just saying... On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 8:28 AM, Scott Barnes scott.bar...@gmail.com wrote: Its probably good to wait for the honeymoon to pass before you drop this dosage of reality but ...here goes (i'm always the buzz killer) So I need you to be the new CEO ... but.. here's the thing, the old CEO will kind of be your boss (on the board) and the founder of the company will kind of be an employee ..but don't worry this is your company to run...and you run it the way you like...and we'll just be here...hanging around...watching youevery moveyou make... Imagine having that as your job - Microsoft. As long as those two linger, I just can't but help think this poor bastard doesn't really have a fair fight on his hands? ...he's gifted andy who have worked for him will raise their hands and state out loud he's good Microsoft but at the end of the day its alway a little business as usual. Even his speech to employee's kept the same tone you'd typically see at a variety of Microsoft conferences ...I think you need that external influence to break the Microsoft culture circuit... someone who hasn't got a history lesson attached, someone who looks at the whole concept with an eyebrow raised and questions like why? ... I also think that this CEO position was supposed to be the Windows Vista release or the guy who played Bond after Sean Connery ... they are supposed to absorb the change I dont like it moments but meanwhile you hold back on the real good(s) for the real change to come ..which is the Windows 7 release... Same shit, just different UI .. Same problems, just different face.. :) --- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.riagenic.com On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 10:07 AM, ILT (O) il.tho...@outlook.com wrote: I read about 8-10 IT press articles about Nadella yesterday, and a few are looking for the controversy - usual for any media reporting, I suppose. Additionally, it's ramping up significantly in areas that Anthony identified as the future (e.g. cloud-based products/services) As I read it, Nadella's roles over the past few years have been achieving exactly that. To use the acronyms - PaaS, IaaS and SaaS. Equally interesting is his emphasis (in all the snippets of interviews that I have seen) on devices. And I don't believe that he is defing devices as narrowly as tablets and phones, Surface and Windows Phone. -- Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *David Connors *Sent:* Thursday, February 06, 2014 6:50 AM *To:* ozDotNet *Subject:* Re: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:33 PM, ILT (O) il.tho...@outlook.com wrote: 46 years old, 22 with Microsoft - and his experience within MS is quite impressive. I think he's an excellent choice. Have a read of this: http://gigaom.com/2014/01/31/the-gigaom-interview-a-chat-with-microsofts-satya-nadella-from-before-he-was-the-likely-next-ceo/ He seems pretty considered and thoughtful. I don't think we'll be seeing any more monkey boy dances, that's for sure. David Connors da...@connors.com | M +61 417 189 363 Download my v-card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidconnors Connect with me on LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidjohnconnors
