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asp.da · Nov 18, 2004, 08:54

Does anybody know what happened or happens to "Hailstorm" or .NET My Services project? All my attempts to find something in the Web bring me documents dated 2001, not later...

vgarcia · Nov 18, 2004, 09:37

Microsoft pretty much abandoned it because too many people were concerned about privacy issues. You can still integrate Passport into your app if I remember correctly, but very few people use it.

asp.da · Nov 18, 2004, 09:44

Yes, but it seemed from those 2001 papers that the idea was much bigger than just the passport. Although they were rather vague, to be honest...

I saw some time ago an outdated invitation by Microsoft, as far as I remember they were inviting developers to provide some content and promised $10K as a prize. Somehow I thought that it was about this forgotten project. Do you remember anything loke this, a couple of months ago?

zakruvalcaba · Nov 18, 2004, 15:27

.NET My Services are still in use especially within the MSN Explorer app. Agreed it hasn't gained the steam Microsoft would have liked but the collection of My Money, My Horoscope, My Weather, My Favorites, My Devices, etc. are still being used and can still be programmed against today.

The term My Services didn't say much for the technology and since Microsoft has backed out of the term and has gone with the traditional and all ecompassing .NET XML Web Services which is much more broad and less constricting than the .NET My Services term.

Unless you work for a large wireless company, you really shouldn't have a need to build off of the existing My Services Microsoft offers.

asp.da · Nov 19, 2004, 02:12

Thanks, Zak, nice to hear from you. I am in the 10th chapter of your book right now, by the way. Very easy to read. And I like the idea of .NET. Actually going to convert to it from PHP

Was it difficult to pass MCAD exam?

zakruvalcaba · Nov 19, 2004, 09:19

Thanks for buying the book, I'm glad you're enjoying it. It was somewhat difficult only because they ask you questions relating to problems that you're not used to seeing.

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Nov 18, 2004, 09:37	#2
vgarcia ☆★☆★ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: in transition Posts: 21,481	Microsoft pretty much abandoned it because too many people were concerned about privacy issues. You can still integrate Passport into your app if I remember correctly, but very few people use it.

Nov 18, 2004, 09:44	#3
asp.da SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: forest Posts: 39	Yes, but it seemed from those 2001 papers that the idea was much bigger than just the passport. Although they were rather vague, to be honest... I saw some time ago an outdated invitation by Microsoft, as far as I remember they were inviting developers to provide some content and promised $10K as a prize. Somehow I thought that it was about this forgotten project. Do you remember anything loke this, a couple of months ago?

Nov 18, 2004, 15:27	#4
zakruvalcaba SitePoint Guru Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 795	.NET My Services are still in use especially within the MSN Explorer app. Agreed it hasn't gained the steam Microsoft would have liked but the collection of My Money, My Horoscope, My Weather, My Favorites, My Devices, etc. are still being used and can still be programmed against today. The term My Services didn't say much for the technology and since Microsoft has backed out of the term and has gone with the traditional and all ecompassing .NET XML Web Services which is much more broad and less constricting than the .NET My Services term. Unless you work for a large wireless company, you really shouldn't have a need to build off of the existing My Services Microsoft offers.

Nov 19, 2004, 02:12	#5
asp.da SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: forest Posts: 39	Thanks, Zak, nice to hear from you. I am in the 10th chapter of your book right now, by the way. Very easy to read. And I like the idea of .NET. Actually going to convert to it from PHP Was it difficult to pass MCAD exam?

Nov 19, 2004, 09:19	#6
zakruvalcaba SitePoint Guru Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 795	Thanks for buying the book, I'm glad you're enjoying it. It was somewhat difficult only because they ask you questions relating to problems that you're not used to seeing.