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April 2009 - Posts

Windows 7 Release Candidate Timing

From The Windows Blog, Brandon LeBlanc reports : “ pleased to share that the RC is on track for April 30th for  download by MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Broader, public availability will begin on May 5th. ” Also changes to Beta 1 here and here Read More...
Posted Friday, April 24, 2009 9:42 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments
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Windows 7 Features by Version

  Windows 7 Home site Windows 7 Home Premium In addition to the features of Windows 7 Starter and Windows 7 Home Basic, this edition includes: Aero Glass & advanced Window navigation Windows Touch (Multi-touch and handwriting support) Video demo Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 19, 2009 5:49 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments
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MIX09: Inside Microsoft Silverlight

This is a look at the CoreCLR, which is what Silverlight runs on. Session abstract: See how the CLR team slimmed down the size of the runtime into a small, zippy download, the Core CLR, yet kept the experience .NET developers have come to love. Presenter: Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 19, 2009 1:35 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments
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ESPN’s usage of IE8 is WOW

After the IE8 release and ESPN’s immediate usage, I’ve had the ESPN Headlines web slice on my browser. Most of my friends know that I’m a Cardinals fan, and that I usually have a Cardinals sidebar gadget on my desktop. But, now I have the ESPN’s Cardinal’s Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:11 AM by jonbox | 2 Comments
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Microsoft TAG, stays in the news

See the human TAG at MIX. A unique application… Check out the new Black and White TAG Note the interesting usage that the Sacramento Book Review – purchasing the book after reading the review…. iPhone update includes active reading Microsoft Tag Interview Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 08, 2009 10:00 AM by jonbox | 1 Comments
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Interesting Silverlight game and $5000

Also, check out the new ServerQuest 2 . It has a very interesting interface (like old PC games), and computer geeks will appreciate the humor especially if you have to support other people’s computers. Also check out the ServerQuest game contest . The Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 08, 2009 9:30 AM by jonbox | 1 Comments
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MIX09: Silverlight, Ready for Business

After seeing the presenter’s attire the morning of his presentation, I had to watch this session. It’s too bad that they don’t show a picture of Ward. Presenter: Ward Bell , VP Technology, IdeaBlade, Inc. Presentation page: http://videos.visitmix.com/MIX09/T69M Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 05, 2009 9:20 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments
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MIX09: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Web Developers

Introduction to URL Rewriter in 15 minutes Presenter: Thomas Deml , Group Program Manager, Web Platform and Tools, Microsoft Video: http://videos.visitmix.com/MIX09/T86M The Key – Canonical URL’s “reduced to the simplest and most significantly form possible Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 05, 2009 4:19 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments
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Creating a Great Experience on Digg with IE8

Presenter: Joel K. Neubeck, Director of Technology, Terralever Session video: http://videos.visitmix.com/MIX09/C22F Who is Terralever? Interactive marketing agency in Tempe, AZ Leveraging online channels for customers to increase their reach Commitment Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 05, 2009 1:40 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments
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