The MSDN Australia Blog

I know, it's probably not the most important highlight of the day for Americans but, I just couldn't help but have a little "moment of pride" that our very own Silverlight has played a part in this historical moment :-) and did a good job too! Witness...

Well folks, some people at Microsoft obviously didn't have the relaxing Christmas break I had... oh no... they were busily finalising Win7 Beta which was of course announced by Mr Ballmer himself at CES last week. By all reports it's well worth a look...

Hi Guys. Just in case you are not already a member, the Sydney Deep .NET UG never disappoints - why not top off a great year and attend this week's gathering. Details below: SDNUG December Meeting - Thursday 4 Dec 2008 Exposing Windows Workflow...

Foks, if you are a Web Developer or Architect interested in the future of the Microsoft Consumer Platform, we have put together a free 2-day training course which will be given by Dr Neil Roodyn and James McCutcheon of NSquared on 8th and 9th December...

Folks, I know 2010 sounds like a long way off but, in true Microsoft style we're already talking about it! It starts at 9am and will be presented by Matt Nunn , Group Manager from Microsoft Redmond. Still some places available so, be quick and Register...

Hey Guys. Some of you are probably going along to hear Steve Ballmer on November 6th at "Liberation Day" in Sydney and, if you can't get along or you are interstate, not only can you watch it live at 3.30 on Thursday November 6th but you also have a chance...

Hi Folks. It's been all systems go as we prepare to welcome Steve Ballmer to Australia on Nov 6th. I just wanted to update my bloggers about where we are at! Steve will address an audience of developers here in Sydney at 3.30 on the afternoon of 6th November...

Well dear Developers, it's not often that I get an exclusive on anything this big but Steve Ballmer will visit us in Sydney on 6th and 7th of November and has specifically requested time with the Australian developer community! At this point, my team...

Well guys, there are only 1,000 Developers coming to Tech Ed (along with around another 2,000 less code focussed IT Professionals) so, there are another 60,000+ of you out there in Australia not here so, I hope I'll be able to share the goodness of whats...

Well folks, I have the "inside track" with this one... (rare but true!!). The MSDN Lounge at Tech Ed will play host to a Microsoft Surface at Tech Ed. And, as I am running the lounge, I'm looking forward to getting up close and personal with said "device...

Hey Guys, thanks to all who contributed further "top tips" to becomming a great developer - I think we could publish a book at this stage!! Thanks for your patience with my announcement of the winners... mia culpa but, I "thought" I had done this properly...

PREVIEW: v 1.0 of Social Bookmarking on MSDN and TechNet Microsoft is opening up the MSDN , TechNet , and Expression sites to the community, so that technical professionals can better connect with each other, share knowledge, and succeed. Tagging ...

Hi folks. Microsoft is a key sponsor at Web Directions again this year and August de los Reyes - Principal Experience Architect, Microsoft Surface will be making the trip from Redmond to keynote! Also our good friends at Web Directions have offered MSDN...

Hi Folks! Well I am back from my month long trip around the world where I travelled over 3 continents and visited Microsoft UK and Dublin! I'm just wading through the thousands of emails I received while I was away but, there was one about the upcoming...

TechEd is a big deal for us here in Microsoft Australia. Every year it gets bigger and hopefully better.The event has grown from around 600 delegates a few years ago to one that will attract close to 3,000 this year. In fact, outside the US this is the...

SQLServer 2008 officially releases to manufacture today. This is a major release of the product and there is a lot of innovation to get developers interested. A couple of things worth mentioning are T-SQL statements, SQL IntelliSense, Geo-location and...

Hi all, I was very excited to see that Australia is now on the technology preview program for Live Mesh . This is a solution I have been waiting for! I have 5 machines in my Mesh all syncing beautifully - it has made my USB keys redundant. Mesh is one...

Hi Folks. If you read last Friday's MSDN Flash you will have seen these "Pearls of Wisdom" from some very successful Developers but, they're so good I want to ensure my Blog "followers" got them AND there's a chance to win a web cam when you share yours...

One of our Web partners, Gruden , approched me recently about sponsoring their second annual "Web on the Piste" conference, to be held in NZ in August. We sponsored it last year and whilst I didn't manage to get it past my Manager to attend... by all...

Hi Guys, Some of you contacted me as you had trouble registering for the upcoming free Virtual Earth event. We have created a new registration site which is working 100% of the time and there are still some spaces left. Should be a great event so, register...

Try as you might, you're probably hearing a lot about Silverlight. If you haven't already had a play with it or, indeed like many, have no idea what it is, this is a nice little video produced by a Microsoft partner in the US to explain what Silverlight...

With a very exciting TechEd08 in Orlando , US just completed, the Australian team are pleased to announce another great Australian Tech Ed is just around the corner taking place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Center from 2-5 Sept. We have dozens...

Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane will play host to a 3 date roadshow in Australia to provide you with all the information you require to integrate Virtual Earth into your business offering. Never before has it been so easy for companies to track assets...

Thanks to all who have registered for REMIX , we're really pleased to see the interest in these great events. If you've missed out on tickets for the Sydney event, why not make a weekend of it and catch REMIX in Melbourne! Below is a little "charade"...

I'm a fan of Mark Pesce having seen him in a few episodes of ABC's "The New Inventors" so, I am thrilled (nay humbled!) to announce that he has accepted our invitation to speak at REMIX in Sydney and he even agreed to fly down to Melbourne too! (maybe...