Brad Brooks from Microsoft joins us to kick off the hour we're doing on "vanity searches".  He discusses what it's really like to work on the Microsoft Campus and what Bill Gates is really like.  

The discussion turns to how Microsoft has dealt with the challenges of releasing a built-from-the-ground-up operating system.  

Finally, the two Brads discuss the type of interactive tabletop similar to what is seen in the latest James Bond movie.  It's real and Microsoft is already placing them in the hands of companies.

Links:

Bio of Brad Brooks

Judy Estrin is CEO of JLABS, LLC, formerly known as Packet Design Management Company, LLC. She is the author of Closing the Innovation Gap, published in September, 2008. Prior to co-founding Packet Design, in May 2000, Estrin was chief technology officer for Cisco Systems. Beginning in 1981 Estrin co-founded three other successful technology companies: Bridge Communications, Network Computing Devices, and Precept Software. In 1998 Cisco Systems acquired Precept, and she became Cisco's chief technology officer until April 2000.

Estrin has been named three times to Fortune Magazine's list of the 50 most powerful women in American business. She sits on the boards of directors of The Walt Disney Company and FedEx Corporation as well as two private company boards – Packet Design, Inc. and Arch Rock. She also sits on the advisory councils of Stanford's School of Engineering and Stanford's Bio-X initiative. She holds a B.S. degree in math and computer science from UCLA, and an M.S. in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

Links:

www.theinnovationgap.com

Books:

Closing the Innovation Gap