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Announcing Expression Studio 4!

I remember the days when Microsoft had announced they were introducing a set of design tools to help...

Author: Date: 06/07/2010

The “Ignite Your Venture” Webcast Series

Do you have a great business idea but don’t know where to start?  Do you have questions about...

Author: Date: 04/01/2010

Oh yeah, it’s on: welcome to the party, Windows Phone 7 Series.

    Today marks a sea change in Microsoft’s mobile device strategy and how we are going to...

Author: Date: 03/16/2010

Have you heard of Expression Web?

  Are you a website designer or developer either as a profession or even as a hobby?  If...

Author: Date: 02/22/2010

Wait, that’s a Windows Phone?!?

Yesterday was a pretty big day for Microsoft and one that I had been anticipating for a long while....

Author: Date: 02/16/2010

A New Year and A New Beginning

Happy 2010 everyone! I wish all of you a healthy, joyful, and successful new year. 2009 has been a...

Author: qixing Date: 01/01/2010

Design Student of the Month - Dominika Ruszkowski

There are a lot of creative students in Canada who are doing innovative work to improve people's...

Author: qixing Date: 12/21/2009

MIX10 and Call for Content

It’s not too early to think about MIX and MIX10 has a great theme – A Designer/Developer Love Fest...

Author: qixing Date: 12/09/2009

Visual Design for the Windows 7 Default Background

Ever wonder how we came up with the visual design for Windows 7 login and default background...

Author: qixing Date: 12/08/2009

Why are we happy?

A weekend treat for you… If you haven’t seen this profound talk from TED conference couple of years...

Author: qixing Date: 12/06/2009

50 Interactive Web Applications in Silverlight

There are many ways to embrace Silverlight’s rich interactive features on the web such as in online...

Author: qixing Date: 12/02/2009

Silverlight 4 Beta Overview

It was just 5 months ago we shipped Silverlight 3. Last week at PDC, Silverlight 4 Beta was...

Author: qixing Date: 11/25/2009

Experience Office 2010 Beta

At PDC’s keynote yesterday, the general availability of Office 2010 Beta was announced. Everyone can...

Author: qixing Date: 11/19/2009

Research in Action at UofT

Yesterday I went to the research showcase at the UofT Computer Science department called “Research...

Author: qixing Date: 11/18/2009

UX Research in Plain English

Picture taken from A List Apart I came across a great article last week on A List Apart about...

Author: qixing Date: 11/18/2009

Happy World Usability Day 2009!

Happy World Usability Day, everyone! May all your design projects have the best usability! :-) This...

Author: qixing Date: 11/12/2009

Cool Natural User Interface Demo from MSR

During this year’s college tour, our chief Research and Strategy Office, Craig Mundie, demonstrated...

Author: qixing Date: 11/11/2009

Digital Brand Experience Matters

I came across FEED this morning, which is the annual report of the study Razorfish conducts on...

Author: qixing Date: 11/09/2009

Berlin Wall Photo Mosaic in Silverlight

As the World is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall today, a digital...

Author: qixing Date: 11/09/2009

A New Look for MSDN

With the announcement of Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 availability couple of weeks ago, you probably...

Author: qixing Date: 11/03/2009

What’s in Store for Sharepoint 2010?

Many details surrounding Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 were announced at the Microsoft SharePoint...

Author: qixing Date: 10/25/2009

Windows 7 is Here!

Today is the day! As I’m waking up on the west cost this morning, the celebration of the worldwide...

Author: qixing Date: 10/22/2009

Steve Ballmer on “The Hour” Tonight!

What a great way to come back from my vacation other than celebrating Windows 7 releasing tomorrow!...

Author: qixing Date: 10/21/2009

Explore Design is Back! – Part II

In Part I of the Explore Design post, I introduced the student lounge we are presenting this year....

Author: qixing Date: 10/01/2009

Introducing WebsiteSpark

Crosspost from Developer Connections blog… What is WebsiteSpark? If you run or work at a small web...

Author: qixing Date: 09/25/2009

[Mini-Tutorial] Creating a Reusable Glossy Button in Blend

Creating a button is the “Hello World” example of learning Blend. In this tutorial, I’ll show to how...

Author: qixing Date: 09/21/2009

Windows UX Interaction Guidelines

Windows 7 has been getting very positive feedback for its improved user experience. Many of our...

Author: qixing Date: 09/11/2009

TechDays’ Session: Expression Blend for Developers

In just less than a week, TechDays will kick off in Vancouver. There are tons of activities...

Author: qixing Date: 09/08/2009

Upgrade or Migrate from XP or Vista to Windows 7

As the new school year is starting, I’ve received questions from several faculties and students...

Author: qixing Date: 09/03/2009

Handy Searches from Bing

As I’m preparing for my trip to China, I discovered some handy searches from Bing... Currency...

Author: qixing Date: 08/31/2009

Ready to Ignite Your Career?

Along with TechDays starting in September, the popular Ignite Your Career Webcast series also...

Author: qixing Date: 08/25/2009

[Mini-Tutorial] Working with Images in Expression Design

One of the most common questions I get about Expression Design is how the tool would work with...

Author: qixing Date: 08/18/2009

Download the Expression 3 Starter Kits

Getting started with Expression Studio 3? Here are 4 great learning kits to help you get things...

Author: qixing Date: 08/12/2009

Design Student of the Month - Diana Isaza Shelton

There are a lot of creative students in Canada who are doing innovative work to improve people's...

Author: qixing Date: 07/27/2009

Windows 7 & Server 2008 Has Been Released to Manufacturing

Hot off the presses!  Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 have hit the RTM Milestone!  From the...

Author: qixing Date: 07/22/2009

Plenty of Color Resource for Expression

Thinking about a color palette for your new website or application project? I’ve been using the site...

Author: qixing Date: 07/17/2009

Surface Partner Program Launched!

Great news for Microsoft partners: during WPC this week, the Surface Partner program was launched....

Author: qixing Date: 07/15/2009

It’s a big day for RIA!

Today is a landmark launch day for anyone building Rich Internet Applications (also known as RIAs),...

Author: Date: 07/10/2009

Silverlight 3 at the Movies

Our friends at ObjectSharp are putting on an exciting show at the Paramount Theatre this Thursday,...

Author: qixing Date: 07/06/2009

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