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February 2007 - Posts

Emails have been sent to winners (UK Developer Launch)

I'm very pleased to announce that we have now sent the emails to the winners of the UK developer online launch competition, 1000 Windows Vista and 1000 Microsoft Office. Please make sure you check your junk mail box too just in case! The subject line Read More...
Posted Monday, February 26, 2007 6:05 PM by ianm | 193 Comments

Shipping of Windows Vista / Microsoft Office prizes to competition winners (UK developer launch)

I have received an update on the shipping date, we're likely to start shipping during week commencing 12 March. This also applies to the copies for people who attended the physical launch event. Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 6:11 PM by ianm | 95 Comments

Universal Music gadget for Windows Vista

I've just been sent a new Windows Vista sidebar gadget produced by Universal Music - see http://www.umusic.co.uk/gadget/ . Very cool, I love it. If you have Windows Vista give it a whirl and let me know what you think. Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 08, 2007 11:07 AM by ianm | 3 Comments

When will the software be sent to the winners? (UK Developer Launch)

I have asked for an update from the team that is getting the copies of Windows Vista and Microsoft Office to send to the winners and delegates at the Thames Valley Park event. The word is still "early March", which is what we expected. Thought it worth Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 07, 2007 3:26 PM by ianm | 54 Comments

Signed stuff

A little while ago I posted a blog entry about some merchandise that Bill Gates signed that we were planning to give away as a part of launch. After a bit of discussion we've decided that we'll still give it away but won't tie it to launch specifically. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 07, 2007 12:49 PM by ianm | 3 Comments

"Presentation Advances in the .NET Framework Version 3.0" video now available for download

As you may be aware we re-released the download versions of the UK developer launch technical sessions recently. However there was a problem with one of the videos, Mark Johnston's "Presentation Advances in the .NET Framework Version 3.0". I'm glad to Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 06, 2007 10:14 AM by ianm | 2 Comments

Online version of Official Windows Vista Magazine

Future Publishing have just sent me the link to their online version of the Official Windows Vista Magazine, running as an XBAP in WPF: http://wpf.windowsvistamagazine.co.uk/ttpdownload/browserapp.xbap If you're running Windows Vista this will just work Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:37 PM by ianm | 10 Comments
 
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