John Coyne's Embedded Blog
Compact 7 Webcast–June 19th!
Our Windows Embedded Compact 7 team is hosting a Webcast on June 19th! Image Tuning to...
Date: 05/21/2012
Next Compact 7 Tips and Tricks Webcast–November 29th!
Hey Everyone, as I mentioned in the last post, Doug Boling is hosting a series of monthly “tips and...
Date: 11/17/2011
Tips and Tricks for Compact 7 Webcast!
Howdy Campers – been a while – I’ve been on the road and visiting with customers over the last...
Date: 10/20/2011
MIX 2011–Anyone there?
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend the MIX conference this year in LasVegas – Anyone else...
Date: 04/13/2011
Certification for Windows Embedded Compact 7!
Hey Campers – it’s been a while – I thought I’d let you all know that we now have a...
Date: 04/13/2011
Merry Christmas from Elbacom! (new WES7 toy)
For those who haven’t seen Mike’s post, take a look here for a Christmas present from...
Date: 12/29/2010
New Windows Embedded Standard 7 Book Available!
Howdy, Campers! It’s been awhile since I’ve been on the airwaves… sorry about that – things get a...
Date: 12/28/2010
Got Signage?
I’ve been working in and out of the digital signage business for quite a while, with lots of...
Date: 08/03/2010
Helping Developers find the right pieces
I get asked from time to time about where folks can go to find apps for their WES7 based...
Date: 08/02/2010
Webcast: The New 'Standard' in Embedded: Windows 7 Componentized for Devices
Hey Campers – Join me Tomorrow at 10AM PDT as I present a webcast on Windows Embedded...
Date: 06/29/2010
Updates, Updates, how to do updates?!?
I get asked all the time - “John, it’s really painful to have to go to your sites and...
Date: 06/28/2010
How to Win Friends and Influence Microsoft!
OK, so you may not win any friends, but you’ll certainly influence Microsoft. Here’s the...
Date: 06/11/2010
The Next Generation of Windows CE
Today at Computex, Steven Guggenheimer, our CVP here in Microsoft OEM, announced the availability of...
Date: 06/01/2010
Ever wonder how…
I get asked all the time, about how to brand an embedded device so it doesn’t look like a PC. With...
Date: 05/26/2010
WES7 Image Servicing tool!
Hey Campers! I've been offline for a bit, while I play with some new tools, but now I’m back!...
Date: 05/16/2010
Other stuff around the world
Olivier posts up about his attendance at Tech Days France next month. Looks like for the...
Date: 01/20/2010
Lots of Devices!
I get asked all the time, “Hey John, what kinds of devices do you guys do over in Windows Embedded...
Date: 01/20/2010
Retail, why yes, we do retail!
in case you weren’t already aware, Windows Embedded works all over the place in the Retail...
Date: 01/20/2010
Windows Embedded – What’s been going on?
Hey Campers – it’s been a bit since I’ve posted up here. Sorry about that… it’s been a bit...
Date: 01/04/2010
Upcoming Windows Embedded Webinars!
I get asked all the time “John, what are you guys doing over there at Microsoft that’s new for...
Date: 10/12/2009
Windows Embedded Americas Partner Summit!
Today is the first day of the Windows Embedded Americas Partner summit! a large collection of...
Date: 09/29/2009
Host a Windows 7 “House Party”!
In case you didn’t see it – today we launched a “contest” of sorts where you can host a party...
Date: 09/03/2009
Solutions for Manufacturing Webinar!
We sometimes get asked what we do in the embedded world for Manufacturing and Industrial...
Date: 09/03/2009
Windows Embedded Standard 2011 CTP now available!
for those of you who haven’t heard, we’re working on our new release of Windows Embedded...
Date: 09/01/2009
New Blog in the community!
in case you’re looking for yet another blog to read , here’s one that might be of interest...
Date: 08/19/2009
It’s a Windows Embedded Coke Machine! (Repost)
I had to repost this, because someone played with the privacy settings for the video! ...
Date: 07/28/2009
it’s a Windows Embedded Coke Machine!
Our Friends at Bsquare just posted a link to a press release on the Coke Freestyle machine!...
Date: 07/20/2009
Black Belt Bootcamp – Day 2
Today at our inaugural Black Belt Bootcamp we spent the day talking about Windows Embedded...
Date: 05/28/2009
More from Black Belt Bootcamp – Day 1
We wrapped up day with with a visit from the Embedded Windows product unit - (this is the...
Date: 05/27/2009
Upcoming CE Training! (Free Hardware too)
Often, I get asked for when and where’s on CE official training. so here’s one. if you have...
Date: 05/27/2009
Black Belt Bootcamp – Day 1
This week, we have our Black Belt Distributor Engineers in town for some deep-dive training,...
Date: 05/27/2009
Cool new Windows 7 Feature – XP Mode!
For those of you who haven’t downloaded the Windows 7 Release Candidate yet, here’s yet...
Date: 05/22/2009
Great Embedded Video: From Sensors to Servers!
Mike just posted a great video, by Olivier Bloch, talking about Windows Embedded: From...
Date: 05/20/2009
More from Tech ED
we met with the folks from Kopin today, who announced the “Golden-I” device here at Tech ED. It’s a...
Date: 05/11/2009
Tech ED 2009 is here!
Well, campers, Tech Ed is underway… with our embedded precon yesterday, and all the sessions this...
Date: 05/11/2009
Windows 7 hits RC today!
Earlier today, you may or may not have heard that we’ve published the Release Candidate for Windows...
Date: 05/05/2009
It’s Tech Ed time again
Howdy all! I’m back online again, after some time prepping for upcoming events. One of which is...
Date: 04/23/2009
ESC Keynote and industry address
I’m sitting live here at ESC Silicon Valley, where we just heard from Admiral T.K. Mattingly (USN,...
Date: 03/31/2009
It’s ESC time again!
Sorry it’s been awhile since I’ve posted… I’ve been absolutely buried with things to get...
Date: 03/31/2009
Certification for Windows Embedded Standard (XPE)!
Mike and Olivier both posted today about the availability of the new MCP certification exam...
Date: 02/17/2009
Who Knows where to find Windows CE 6 training ?
I get asked a lot - “Hey John, where do I go to get CE training?” . there are obviously a ton...
Date: 01/18/2009
CE is alive and well!
Mike Hall posted in his blog yesterday an article from the NY Times, “Can Microsoft make Windows for...
Date: 01/16/2009
It’s 7 Time! (Well, OK… It’s 7 BETA time!)
So for those of you who live under a rock and missed all the hubbub, we announced the launch...
Date: 01/13/2009
New notebook!
It’s like Christmas… oh wait it is Christmas! I recently came up for a replacement notebook –...
Date: 12/23/2008
Bootcamp! (part deux)
Hey all, Still here at the bootcamp! we had a good day yesterday, and a great dinner last...
Date: 12/10/2008
Are you Ready? Gears of War 2!
one of the perks of being a Microsoft guy is that sometimes you get stuff slightly early. in...
Date: 11/06/2008
Just Launched – Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2!
I was pinged by the MAP toolkit team today and asked to pass along, so… For those of you who...
Date: 11/06/2008
It’s official – Tech Ed’s Back to one week!
For those of you who were at Tech ED last year in Orlando, it was a great time for the...
Date: 11/04/2008