September 2005 - Posts

XAML *Video* Playing Cards
On XAMLshare I just put the source for the video playing cards I showed in my PDC talk and on the Channel 9 video : Put the XAML inside XAMLPad (Beta 1) and qualify the .wmv references with their full path. Enjoy! Tags: PDC , PDC05 Read More...
Posted 16 September 05 10:29 by Adam Nathan | 5 Comments   
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That mysterious "proprietary" blackout in the PDC keynote webcast...
...was a parody video with Napoleon Dynamite and Bill Gates. It's too bad it couldn't be broadcast, because it was very funny! But Joshua Trupin has a blurry photo of it on his blog. Maybe there are more out there... Other highlights from Bill's part Read More...
Posted 13 September 05 12:48 by Adam Nathan | 10 Comments   
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Light up with WPF: The Video
Now playing on Channel 9: http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=114690 This covers one item on that top 10 list . And the focus is on an existing applications... taking advantage of your existing code rather than rewriting everything from scratch. Read More...
Posted 13 September 05 12:33 by Adam Nathan | 4 Comments   
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The best screenshots from the PDC...
...come from Mike Hall : this and this . Tags: PDC , PDC05 Read More...
Posted 12 September 05 10:52 by Adam Nathan | 4 Comments   
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Light up on Windows Vista: The "Top 10" List
PDC attendees got a "top 10" poster, but the details are now live on MSDN: " 10 things you can do to make your application shine when it runs on Windows Vista ." They are, in no particular order: 1. Follow the Windows Vista style guidelines 2. Enrich Read More...
Posted 12 September 05 10:42 by Adam Nathan | 9 Comments   
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Where I'll be @ PDC
I don't know my entire schedule yet, but the following are some definite places & times where you can find me: Tuesday: 2:30-3:00PM: Fundamentals Track Lounge 3:00-4:00PM: Tools & Languages Track Lounge ("Meet the SDK Team") 4:00-5:30PM: Fundamentals Read More...
Posted 11 September 05 10:30 by Adam Nathan | 1 Comments   
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The artwork of PDCs through the years
As you might now, this PDC will be the 11th one. I've put together the logos from PDCs past (courtesy of Steve Cellini and Robert Hess ): Has anyone out there (other than Robert Hess) been to all 10? Do these images bring back any memories? As with Jim Read More...
Posted 09 September 05 05:39 by Adam Nathan | 8 Comments   
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There goes my dream of being a rock star...
For anyone that was wondering about the fate of my audition , I got the following response today: Hello and thank you so much for your interest in Going Beyond Spotlight 2005!!! The response to our contest was OVERWHELMING with dozens and dozens of talented Read More...
Posted 09 September 05 11:40 by Adam Nathan | 4 Comments   
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Announcing www.winfxhearts.com!
To correspond with my PDC talk about making an application "light up" on Windows Vista, I've created www.winfxhearts.com . This site has a ClickOnce link that enables you can play a version of my new & improved Internet Hearts game. Here's a "before Read More...
Posted 08 September 05 07:30 by Adam Nathan | 19 Comments   
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SLAR v2 is out!
Volume 2 of the book that Brad affectionately calls the "SLAR" has been published ! He stopped by my office with a copy last week (since I contributed some annotations to it). It looks like a great book! Congratulations, Brad! Read More...
Posted 06 September 05 08:46 by Adam Nathan | 1 Comments   
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Could YOU be the next Microsoft Idol?
Every year that I've been at Microsoft (except last year!) we've had a huge company meeting in Safeco Field that is unlike anything else I've ever experienced. This year there's a new item on the agenda. From the company meeting website: "Do you have Read More...
Posted 06 September 05 07:30 by Adam Nathan | 3 Comments   
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The transformation of Jim Miller
Jim Miller, one of the CLR's brilliant architects, has been known to go months being clean shaven and go months being the exact opposite of clean shaven. He just switched modes again, and nobody at work recognizes him. He claims he did this because needed Read More...
Posted 02 September 05 07:30 by Adam Nathan | 16 Comments   
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