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From Worst to First (A perspective on Cloud Computing @ MSFT)
A recent survey found that Microsoft ranked first in Web 2.0 for Developers. Specifically it focused on things like Web Services, API's, ease of use, and how much money one can make. Unfortunately last year we ranked last, but with all the new items coming Read More...
Chad and Doug Roadshow coming to Atlanta
Due to many requests coming, Doug Turnure and I will be bringing our Next Web Roadshow to Atlanta in October. What's NextWeb? Silverlight, ASP.Net AJAX futures, Silverlight/WebServices, and Virtual Earth! Just hit the registration link below and sign Read More...
Weather Channel launches updates to Virtual Earth Radar
The Weather Channel just released an update to their Virtual Earth based radar control. You can now use Virtual Earth's address lookup feature to access your local weather. I dont mean local as in city wide, I mean local as in your house's personal weather! Read More...
Silverlight 1.1 VirtualEarth Viewer - by Greg Schecter
Silverlight 1.1 VirtualEarth Viewer Greg Schecter has released up to the Silverlight gallery a great new control that will allow you to use Virtual Earth inside of a Silverlight control. Greg notes in his BLOG entry that the URL's used to obtain the tiles Read More...
Chad and Doug MSDN Roadshow
Doug Turnure, Developer Evangelist, and I will be hitting the road in the Georgia and Alabama this month. What's the topic this time? Silverlight and the Next Web Technolgies. Exciting things like AJAX futures, Silverlight/WebServices, and Virtual Earth! Read More...
Brian and Chad MSDN Roadshow
Brian Hitney, Developer Evangelist, and I will be hitting the road in the Carolinas. What's the topic this time? Silverlight and the Next Web Technolgies. Exciting things like AJAX futures, Silverlight/WebServices, and Virtual Earth! Come out and see Read More...
Search client for Windows Mobile
Its been a long time since my last post, but I thought I would update everyone on a very great tool that I just used on my trip to Alaska. It is an incredibly well designed smart client tool that connects to the internet and delivers comprehensive search Read More...
Silverlight Games built on Virtual Earth
Ok, so my favorite two technologies just came together with one of my favorite hobbies. Andy Beaulieu has put together a game built on Virtual Earth and Silverlight. Essentially you can fight aliens over your house or favorite landmark using Virtual Earth's Read More...
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