Editor's Note
Winning Team
We're always proud of the content we bring you in each issue of MSDN Magazine, but we're especially excited by the wonderful news we got recently. MSDN Magazine has been recognized by the Society for Technical Communication (STC) with several awards. We thought we were dreaming, but then we saw the press release on the Internet, which proves it's true. (The only thing that would prove it even more is if it were on a wiki that was on the Internet. That would be pretty darn infallible.)
All in all, we won three awards, including a "best of show." To quote the release:
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/-MSDN Magazine, The Microsoft Journal for Developers, has been honored with three awards from the Society of Technical Communication.
MSDN Magazine was recognized with a best of show/distinguished award in the reference material category for the MSDN Magazine Web site. MSDN Magazine also received an award of excellenceand an award of merit.
"Earthly Delights: Code Your Applications to Deliver the World with Virtual Earth APIs" by Chandu Thota (September 2006) was recognized with an award of excellence in the scholarly/professional article category.
MSDN Magazine was also honored with an award of merit in the scholarly/professional journals category. Contributors include the MSDN Magazine art and production team and the MSDN Magazine editorial team.
It truly is a great honor to be acknowledged by our peers as the leading magazine in the developer community. It takes a lot of work to put out top-quality content every month, and it's a reflection on our staff and on the authors who contribute to each issue.
So where do we go now that we've filled our trophy case? We've got an ever-expanding Web site that complements the magazine you hold in your hands today. At msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag, you will find current articles in 11 languages, as well as our up-and-coming MSDN Magazine blog and our maybe-someday-Emmy-winning MSDN Magazine podcasts. If you haven't checked us out in a while, it's definitely time to come take a look.
Our blog, which you can find at blogs.msdn.com/msdnmagazine, lets you hear from the MSDN Magazine editors on a variety of topics. We give you the lowdown on upcoming issues, as well as a look back at some old favorites. We've also got a bunch of discussions threads on other topics, and it's a great place to interact with the editors of MSDN Magazine. We can be surprisingly friendly when people are watching.
If bringing authors into your living room is more your speed, the MSDN Magazine podcast series is going strong at msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/podcast. The April 2007 issue podcast features Charles Petzold. We're proud to say we knew Charles way back when-he's been writing for us since 1986! You should listen to it today. It's hard work creating one of those shows and taking out all the bad words (like "Linux"). If you're not reading the magazine right now, there's no better way to spend 30 minutes of your time.
If blogs and podcasts aren't enough and you want to get even closer to the award-winning MSDN Magazine team, be sure to drop by our booth at Microsoft TechoEd later this year and say hi. TechoEd will take place in Orlando on June 4-8, 2007 (microsoft.com/events/teched2007), and it promises to be a terrific event. We will be all over that convention center like socks on feet. We'd love to meet you, and we've got some fun stuff and great giveaways planned. Mention that you saw us in the April 2007 Editor's Note: you won't get any prizes, but we'll think you're really cool. -J.T.
Thanks to the following Microsoft technical experts for their help with this issue: Sunil Agarwal, Tom Archer, Vittorio Bertocci, Simon Calvert, Rohin Dabas, Naren Datha, Inbar Gazit, Matt Gibbs, Vitek Karas, Bertrand Le Roy, Val Menn, Peter-Michael Osera, Jordan Parker, Rob Relyea, Doug Purdy, Jevan Saks, Greg Schechter, Garrett Serack, Radhakrishnan Srikanth, Richard Turner, Nigel Watling, and Jason Wohlgemuth.