Silverlight 2 is here. Press release here . Learn more about it in Singapore here .

Okay, so here's the low-down on the TechFEST event I blogged about in my previous post. October 23-24 will mark “THE” event to be at for developers and IT professionals in Singapore. Named TechFEST 2008 , this event will feature 12 breakout sessions,...

Mark October 23-24 on your calendars. We'll be having Singapore's largest developer and IT pro event named TechFest. Details to follow soon...

Came across this interesting site that's aim is to help developers and designers build sites in Silverlight leveraging skills they may already have. You can add ideas of what you'd like to see by participating in the discussion thread . http://projectrosetta...

We're discussing Rich Internet Applications at the upcoming Mix-It-Up event on September 25 . The first session should be quite exciting where we discuss how Microsoft and a partner company built the SingTel F1 Grid Girls site in 4 weeks time. Check it...

Another Mix-It-Up event coming up next Tuesday, August 26. The agenda is: Developing Next Generation Websites with Microsoft Tools · Keynote: Overview of Microsoft Tools for the Web · Mix 01: XAML: Enabling Designer and Developer collaboration · Mix 02...

I'm sure most of you have heard already - but thought I'd add it here for completeness. We've just released VS2008 SP1 and along with it the .NET Framework v3.5 SP1. Some of my personal favorite highlights are: Performance increases between 20-45...

It's official - SQL Server 2008 has RTM'd and is now available for MSDN subscribers. I guess that means Yizhe (our MIC Specialist) should be very happy.

Hyper-V has arrived and is now available for MSDN Subscribers... go grab it today...

PDC is up and coming - in fact, registration opens tomorrow. I'm pretty excited and hope to attend myself. http://www.microsoftpdc.com/

Interesting. I like this quote in particular and it's great to see how IT is being used to make a real difference in people's lives. “Of all the research areas Microsoft collaborates with, none may have as much real impact on global economies and the...

We have another MIX-It-Up event coming up here in Singapore. Wednesday, 9 April 2008 6:30 p.m. - Wednesday, 9 April 2008 8:30 p.m. Singapore Agenda: • Keynote: Overview of Microsoft Tools for Web • Mix 01: Visual Studio 2008: The Swiss Army Knife for...

Hilarious video: http://on10.net/blogs/tina/Life-At-Microsoft/

Neat - 4 out of the 5 top handset makers are now shipping models with Windows Mobile. http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2008/tc20080210_711478.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_businessweek+exclusives

This February, some of the world’s brightest young minds will gather in the technology center of the world – the Silicon Valley –for the opportunity of a lifetime: to take their winning Imagine Cup ideas to the next level – market reality. Now in its...

Good news for all - Ray Ozzie will be joining Scott Guthrie on stage as the MIX keynote speaker. http://www.visitmix.com/blogs/News/423/ More details about MIX: http://www.visitmix.com/ (check out the Scott Guthrie video)

MIX UX, a three-day user experience track that debuts at MIX08, is dedicated to exploring and evolving the practice of user experience. Through unique content delivered by user experience thought-leaders, MIX UX broadens the content choices for designers...

I thought this was an interesting read. BillG has pledged USD$306million in grants to develop farming in poor countries. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/25/davos.main/index.html "If we are serious about ending extreme hunger and poverty around...

In case you're interested in test-driving various aspects of VS Team System, a VPC is made available here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c7a809d8-8c9f-439f-8147-948bc6957812&displaylang=en Additional details on a more reliable...

We're hosting another Walk the Success Lane for Students tomorrow on December 8 at the Microsoft auditorium. I'm pretty excited about this one as we're covering a wide-range of exciting topics including Facebook developing in .NET and game development...

Neat resources: http://www.sheltonblog.com/archive/2007/12/06/presentation-and-demonstration-from-the-microsoft-robotics-developer-dinner.aspx

These are awesome ads: http://kotaku.com/gaming/clips/new-wow-ads-recruit-mr-t-and-shatner-325030.php

Very nice - the Open Source Initiative has approved two Microsoft Shared Source licenses as OSD compliant. http://port25.technet.com/archive/2007/10/16/microsoft-out-in-the-open.aspx

Available here: http://www.microsoft.com/malaysia/techedsea2007/fs_downloads.mspx

The quarterly Microsoft Walk the Success Lane Seminar for Singaporean students is coming up. We've got a great agenda and I'm looking forward to seeing you all there. Date: 27 October 2007, Saturday Venue: Auditorium, Level 21, Microsoft, One Marina...