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Creative Server-Naming Conventions October 2005 • by Paul Desmond Readers reflect back to the days when naming their servers involved imagination and the ability to possess a sense of humor. full story

Names for Longhorn Server September 2005 • by Paul Desmond A comical take on what we might expect from Redmond when it releases its new server -- whenever that may be. full story

Useful Microsoft Blogs August 2005 • by Paul Desmond Amid the Internet blog din you can find a few gems, including these, many of which are written by Microsoft employees sharing inside dope and insightful tips. full story

Steps Microsoft Should Take to Improve Security July 2005 • by Paul Desmond The topic this month is no laughing matter. full story

Extraordinary Places to Work June 2005 • by Paul Desmond Perk-filled, dangerous and beyond the call of the duty -- how does your company match up? full story

Names for Windows XP sans Media Player May 2005 • by Paul Desmond Denied the actual list of names submitted by Microsoft to the EC, we felt it our duty to do our best guesstimating. full story

Egregious Forms of Business-Speak April 2005 • by Paul Desmond We certainly hope you're not guilty of using some of these IT buzzwords at work! full story

Things You Want To Tell Bill Gates March 2005 • by Paul Desmond Yes, you ask for money (nice try), but also for better patching, MCP support and for the Microsoft founder to keep on keeping on. full story

Bad Product Names February 2005 • by Paul Desmond What's in a name? A whole lot more than some people anticipate. full story

Bill Gates' New Year's Resolutions January 2005 • by Paul Desmond A little humor for the holiday season. full story

Reasons Things Are Better Today than 86 Years Ago December 2004 • by Paul Desmond A perspective on the recent accomplishment of a certain baseball team from Boston. full story

Living the Sweet Life After Microsoft December 2004 • by Doug Barney Where are they now? full story

Best Presidential Candidates We'll Never See November 2004 • by Paul Desmond Bill Belichick, the Dalai Lama and George Lucas are among our favorites. Who would you like to see? full story

Products We Wish Microsoft Would Deliver October 2004 • by Paul Desmond From executive-distracting ROI calculators to a naked Windows, here's our dream to-do list for Microsoft's developers. (Be sure to post yours at the end of this article!) full story