Microsoft’s Cafe Mango To Go Food Truck tours the U.S.

The Windows Phone marketing division back in Redmond has truly “Put People First” with this new marketing concept called “Café Mango To Go”.

This awesome ideal of giving away free food while spreading mobile awareness of the most innovative smart phone built to date; is simply groundbreaking.

The Windows Phone platform has truly changed the smart phone industry since it’s re-entry to the market; and to help get the word out about this amazing device, Café Mango To Go is on tour around the United States to an area near you.

To get insight on where they’ve been or where they will be touring next, just follow @CaféMangoToGo on Twitter; they keep the people informed as well as fed with healthy food and awesome Windows Phone gifts.

As a fan of Microsoft Windows I was excited to hear about this cool venture through the Windows Blogs; and when they came to my neck of the woods –> a*k*a Dallas Texas, I just so happen to be at work.

My wife called me up and said “guess what I’m looking at right now”, after a few failed attempts she said “A BIG RED Microsoft Windows Phone Truck”; my mouth dropped to the floor in utter excitement, I couldn’t believe my ears so I asked her to take pic’s and drive closer to see what they were up to.

She informed them that I was a crazed fan of Microsoft Windows and that he would love to be here right now. I told my wife to turn the car around and pick me up, but the Café Mango Team was heading out to their next location, and due to safety measures they couldn’t disclose any whereabouts.

Rest assure the next day after following them on Twitter I was geared up and awaiting the first location Tweet. It was so surreal seeing the all red Café Mango Truck decked out in the Windows Phone graphics, and an all-star cast of Microsoft staff dressed to the nine with red hat’s, red & white wind breakers, and black slacks.

      

This was truly a great experience for me and a beautiful presentation from the Microsoft Café Mango To Go Team. These guys had more than enough food and an awesome line up of Windows Phones to demo.

Being a proud Windows Phone owner myself I knew that from the demos they showed me, that this was a great play book of valid information for mobile carriers as well as first time users.

The concept of a mobile food truck with free food and an excellent range of educated staff has never been done before; the Microsoft Café Mango To Go team is exactly what we as fans, consumers, and businesses need.

In conclusion to my blog post, I encourage you to visit The Microsoft Café Mango To Go Truck, when passing through your state or neck of the woods. I promise you that it will be both fulfilling and pleasing to your belly as well as to your mobile awareness.

“Until next time – Stay Powered by Windows”
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By: Toran Lacy | @TWindows_

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 is Leading the way through HTML 5 Innovations

The use of HTML5 was considered to be a minimum margin in the world of coding compared to the massive web arenas of today. Surprisingly web developers have had access to HTML 5 for some time now.

Until recently most developers and web users really didn’t see a need for this type of 360 coding; and this is mainly due to web browsers and mobile devices using plug-ins such as Adobe Flash, Java Script, Active X and more.

I take this time to proudly congratulate Microsoft for taking charge and leading the way by example; I remind you that this HTML 5 coding has been at our finger tips for years now.

Microsoft is truly building a better web experience through Internet Explorer; from the enhancements of IE8 bottled with amazing customer feedback, Microsoft has tremendously separated themselves from the bunch with the new IE9 release.

HTML5 is defined by a language for structuring and presenting content for the World Wide Web. The complex coding of HTML 5 welcomes the enhancements to new video, audio, pic-imagery, online gaming, and scalable graphics on a wide spectrum.

These innovations are not only deemed as a standard in HTML 5, but have already been coded by IE9 to improve web experiences across the board.

For example the “ Hunger Games ” web campaign was completely fueled and ran by IE9 using new HTML 5 coding developed by several teams during the course of this movie release. You can see from the video below how basic web coding plus HTML 5 enhancements made this movie experience all the rave. Full site link here:

Microsoft didn’t just stop here, as I said before they are leading the way with (IE) & HTML 5.

Another awesome project the IE Team brought to light was the cool enhancements to music videos such as “Jasmine Villegas” the (IE) team has exercised the HTML 5 coding here to bring us yet another great web experience.

If you already use Internet Explorer 9, then you know first-hand how great the web feels and response to you as the user. To get a feel for what I’m describing take a look at the music video enhanced through IE9 & HTML 5.

A blog post by Roger Capriotti of The Windows Blog Team further details the breakdown for IE9 usage in Windows 7. Not only do they provide the market research, they show a visual of the IE9 usage around the World Wide Web.

These impressive numbers don’t lie; it just goes to show that IE9 has captured the hearts of users all over the world.

In conclusion to my post, the innovations of HTML 5 & IE9 will widely open doors for developers and form factors around the world. The groundwork being laid down by Microsoft will continue to add to the overall web experience for users and system platforms abroad.

“Until next time – Stay Powered by Windows”
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By: Toran Lacy | @TWindows_

Microsoft again has brought mass change to the eco-system & PC industry of the world.

The Windows Build of 1995 introduced new innovations to the PC world that has continued to shape and mode the eco systems of today. Innovations of the Build 95 changed the computer industry forever; computer companies, and rival software developers had to adjust to stay relevant to the dominance of Windows 95.

16 years ago Microsoft Windows laid down a road map for PC standards, and today they again have re-imagined Windows for the world. The Windows 8 build for me will not only bring about new change but again shift the PC industry into form factors that have given new life to the PC era of today.

As PC innovations continue to get smaller and thinner, the one factor that will remain steadfast is the Windows eco-system; the Windows platform will be recognized in newer form factors yet to be introduced in this era.

Seen here in “A Day Made of Glass 2 ” you can get a glimpse of Microsoft Surfaces and how we’ll continue to enjoy Windows as the chosen (OS) for years to come.

The new build of Windows 8 will include standards such as HTML5 powered in the new Internet Explorer 10 browser; currently there are limited sites and platforms compatible with HTML5, but again that’s where Windows 8 comes in. As the PC industry continues to shift, new hardware and software developments are already underway for the official release of Windows 8.

Accelerated hardware and processor companies like Intel, ARM, Texas Instruments, Snapdragon and NVIDIA are also onboard with improvements for the life of the PC industry. Take a look at the new PC’s already here and some to come in the video below.

In conclusion to my post the naysayers would have you believe the Post PC Era is among us, but the real truth is we are far from it. As long as Microsoft exists we will never experience life without the PC; yes in the future you will see PC’s getting smaller and thinner down to a paper size due to the force and speed of technology, but rest assure, Microsoft Windows will still be the driving force of the ego system and that’s the real beauty of a Windows PC, whether it’s incased as a paper size desktop or a hand held sheet of plastic… or better yet thin air.

“Until next time – Stay Powered by Windows”
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By: Toran Lacy | @TWindows_

BIG thanks – to Nokia.

Big thanks to Nokia for the overwhelming trust and committed partnership to Microsoft, the two companies came together just over a year ago focused on great change for the future.

The benefits of pairing their current innovations together are beginning to payoff; and you can see from the media frenzy on behalf of Nokia’s marketing they are rubbing off on Microsoft a bit.

“The Amazing Everyday” has been an on-going theme for Nokia which really fits their product and marketing line. On the other hand Microsoft has blossomed in the advertising arena recently with the “Smoked by a Windows Phone” campaign.

Both companies are focused on the people and what we as consumers and fans want from their brands. As the excitement unfolds the Nokia phone models are making their way across both international and US markets. The latest Nokia release is the Lumia 900 model, powered with the Windows metro-style (OS), which is both beautiful and ground breaking.

In conclusion to this post I feel the momentum building for Nokia/Microsoft and we can only hope for great things as they both progress to make great change in today’s markets.

Thanks again to Nokia & Microsoft.

“Until next time – Stay Powered by Windows”
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By: Toran Lacy | @TWindows_