Just released, the latest in silverlight applications has been deployed on MediaCorp's Web Site. This site takes advantage of Rich Application technology through its use of MS AJAX Extensions and the Silverlight plugin.

We just finished another session of our Mini-Mix Program. Here are the resources from Day One , Day Two , and Day Three .

Hi, Sorry for being a little late about posting this. Here are my slides and demo code from the recent Tech Talk event at Microsoft. The final demo was largely based off of some work a colleague of mine did on the topic. You can find his Blog here and...

I am really behind my blog posts this week and need to post my slides and code from both the recent Tech Talk we had at Microsoft and the Mini Mix event currently underway. Before I do that however I want to say a few words about streaming video and integrating...

Well we have entered into the final stages of the development of out next platform for web solutions. Along with the server itself however a couple of add-ons have also been released. The first is Windows Media Services which provides the capability to...

As Silverlight becomes more prevalent in the enterprise, some challenges will occur for those considering wide scale deployment. David Tesar has kindly come to the rescue and written a very comprehensive white paper that answers all these questions plus...

Hi, I recently gave a presentation at our Tech Ed in Kuala Lumpur and was asked if I could do a web cast of it. I am struggling a bit with the resolution right now but here is the first draft. I have also published the video and the source code for download...

Here is a quick post on some of the latest in analytics thinking. First if you are new to this space Avinash Kaushik has a great blog on the topic and has provided a great overview of the industry in his video. Also view the premier of Microsoft...

Hi This is a demo of what is happening at Tech Ed in Malaysia using the new Iframe service from Silverlight Streaming. Use it yourself by embeding the following link as the source of an iframe element http://silverlight.services.live.com/invoke/<AccountID>...

Scott Guthrie has just announced on his blog the release of Silverlight 1.0 and support for Linux. Expression Media Encoder has also been released. John

For those interested in experimenting with IIs7, take advantage of these free hosting offers available with Microsoft partners.

Microsoft has recently announced two new free services that can greatly enhance your web site: Windows Live ID and Gatineau . Windows Live ID provides the ability to leverage the Live platform to provide authentication services to your web site...

Hi, I just completed delivering a three day event / work shop on emerging Microsoft Technologies. The slides from the presentations can be found here .

If you are like me, the recent release of the 1.0 RC version of Silverlight has been a mixed bag. Clearly the new version has a wealth of new features that make it event better but at the same time these improvements have also broken existing implementations...

Check it out. The latest in our developer Tools.

In a previous post I documented the steps to install the latest in tools and technologies to support development of Silverlight Applications. One comment I received was that it seemed like allot to do to just start developing Silverlight Applications...

Hello, with all the noise about Silverlight these days, I was bothered by the lack of talk about the Streaming platform as a place to showcase content. Beyond being a great place for developers to explore, I though this would be a great place to publish...

The Web 2.0 disruption is driven by social and business drivers and the increased level of broadband connectivity. Web 2.0 is about enabling consumers through community collaboration and social aggregation. New solutions to old problems are being discovered...

Hi All, Just had an all hands meeting here in Singapore with the local employees. He is pretty much what you expect in person. Here is my photo from the cheap seats. Not much new, even when prompted about Yahoo!

Yesterday I ran a workshop for a local SI on Emerging technology and MS vision in the Web 2.0 world. Slides for the presentation can be found here. Part 1 Part 2

Since I joined MS last year, I have been amazed at the range of new services and technologies that are being released. The latest that I have discovered in a new platform for non programers to develop Web 2.0 Mashups. Previously known as "Springfield...

Yesterday it was my great privilege to host Michael Platt, The Director of Web Strategy for Microsoft, while he was here in Singapore visiting with a number of customers. I felt I was in the shadow of a giant as we talked to customers about the future...