January 2006 - Posts

Tim Sneath presenting at upcoming WinFX event
27 January 06 06:40 PM | ianm | 0 Comments   

I'm very pleased to report that my most eminent colleague, Tim Sneath , will be presenting at our upcoming WinFX event on February 15th in Reading, Berkshire. In case you don't know Tim, he's not only a great speaker but also extremely knowledgeable on Read More...

Are you a developer with a security story?
25 January 06 05:45 PM | ianm | 1 Comments   

A slight aside from the normal topics... We're looking for developers who have an experience with security that they would like to share with the world. What do we mean by "experience"? Some examples: Your code has been attacked by malware or a hacker Read More...

Get Sparkle now!
24 January 06 12:05 PM | ianm | 1 Comments   

We have just announced availability of the first CTP of Expression Interactive Designer (previously known as Sparkle). Get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/interactive_designer/id_free_trial.aspx More on this later but it's great Read More...

January CTP for WinFX - and new go-live licenses for WCF and WWF!
18 January 06 05:27 PM | ianm | 0 Comments   

We have just released the WinFX Runtime Components January CTP. This includes a CTP for Orcas, the next release of Visual Studio. See below for a list of links. We are also announcing a go-live license for two pieces of WinFX, the Windows Communication Read More...

Web 2.0 site roundup and Mix06
18 January 06 09:10 AM | ianm | 1 Comments   

As "web 2.0" is grabbing so much of the news these days it's worth taking a look at this roundup of sites that claim to be in the next generation of web apps. It's good to see just how much is happening and it's hard to imagine a future where this kind Read More...

Trial versions of Visual Studio 2005 available in EMEA
17 January 06 10:49 AM | ianm | 9 Comments   

If you're in EMEA and have been looking for a way to get your hands on trial versions of Visual Studio 2005, there's now a site where you can download or order a DVD/CD: http://www.microsoft.com/emea/msdn/visualstudio/enxu/getthetrials/ Products available Read More...

New nugget gadget on live.com
12 January 06 08:30 AM | ianm | 0 Comments   

I've had www.live.com as my homepage for a while now and one of the things that I've found is that I get a regular urge to create my own "gadget" (in case you're not into live.com, a "gadget" is a bit like a sharepoint web part that can be added to your Read More...

Two WinFX developer events in UK
03 January 06 01:37 PM | ianm | 0 Comments   

We have two developer events scheduled in the UK for WinFX, one in Reading and one in London. These are: 1) MSDN Tech Talk: Introduction to WinFX (Level 200) , 26 January, Reading 2) MSDN Tech Talk: Windows Communication Foundation Introduction , 8 February, Read More...