January 2007 - Posts

Windows Vista and Office 2007 Roadtrip complete
29 January 07 10:20 AM
After a hectic 5 days on the road and good 1000+ miles covered the team completed 5 days, 9 venues and several hours worth of content delivered to countless delegates. For those that weren't following here are some short snippets with links to the appropriate Read More...
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Vista and Office Developer Roadtrip kicks off tomorrow
21 January 07 07:20 PM
Friday past was the main developer launch event for Windows Vista and Office 2007 at Thames Valley Park in Reading. It was a big day for the team as we have been working on it for the past couple of weeks constantly and before Christmas for some of the Read More...
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OT: Sponsor fellow teammate Mike Ormond run the London Marathon for Hearing Dogs
17 January 07 07:19 PM
Mike Ormond is running the London Marathon this year and needs to raise a lot of money for his chosen charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People . His goal is to raise £1000 which I believe Microsoft will match. So, if you are feeling generous and want to make Read More...
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No chance of us getting lost next week on the tour
17 January 07 07:09 PM
... thanks to RoadAngel . The cool thing about this is it's the first time I've heard that the Road Angel Blackspot has been developed on top of the Windows CE platform compared to the big player in Europe, TomTom, which is based on Linux. And if we're Read More...
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WPF Screencast - Layout
16 January 07 09:07 PM
Layout is one of WPF's fundamentals and can be used to create complex layouts which scale according to desktop contstraints. In this nugget, we look at the various types of Panels which enable developers to create elegant layouts in our applications. Read More...
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UK Vista and Office Developer Launch UPDATE: If you see this vehicle WAVE!
16 January 07 03:49 PM
My boss Kevin showed me the car and how it will look: So, if you see either of those images on the motorway network of the UK then please feel free to drive alongside and WHEN SAFE TO DO SO wave :). Even better, take a photo of the vehicle and post it Read More...
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UK Vista and Office Developer Launch tour hits the road
16 January 07 03:13 PM
The Vista and Office developer launch is fully under way. Yesterday we did the "live" recording for the sessions that will be delivered on Friday at Thames Valley Park in Reading. It was pretty daunting and I'm sure I will be up for some stick when people Read More...
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WPF app - Yahoo Messenger looks amazing
09 January 07 09:48 AM
With Vista general availability under 3 weeks away, there are more and more companies jumping on the WPF and great user experience bus. Yahoo has just announced its new Messenger applicatin which takes advantage of the .NET Fx 3 and more importantly WPF Read More...
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Turn off WPF Designer view when opening XAML files
08 January 07 04:11 PM
This may not be to everyone's taste, but when I use Visual Studio to edit XAML files I normally want to do it in XAML rather than visually with the designer. By default, every time I open a XAML file it tries to open in the designer view. This is especially Read More...
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Designertopia - 1st/2nd February, London
08 January 07 12:28 PM
I should just rename this the <Mark announces events and conferences blog>...it's a busy time at the moment with all these events on the horizon and I haven't found time to do any meaty blog content. That will hopefully change after next Friday Read More...
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WebDD Backnetwork registration is open
08 January 07 11:54 AM
Phil Winstanley has been a busy boy over the festive break and has set up the Backnetwork for the WebDD event on the 3rd February. So, registration is very close to opening and if you have experience of attending DDD events you will know too well that Read More...
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More gadget goodness from DPE Intern, Matt
08 January 07 11:47 AM
Matt has been working away on gadgets for a while now , and is becoming a bit of a guru on developing gadgets. He's actually working on an internal tool for our group to help promote awareness of the various programs and teams in DPE. Check out his latest Read More...
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FREE copies of Windows Vista and Office for UK developers
05 January 07 11:30 AM
...all you have to do is attend the Vista/Office launch event for developers were such leading visionaries in the world of technology like Mike Taulty , Martin Parry , Daniel Moth , Mike Ormond and lesser known ones like me will be presenting. Ian Moulster Read More...
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To do: Create perfect WPF workstation
03 January 07 09:12 PM
Thanks to Tim I've probably got a few bits and pieces to install to get my machine up to dream spec for developing WPF applications Highlights for me: - XamlPadX , Kaxaml and XamlCruncher (great for little demos) - Kevin's Bag-o-Tricks : fun way to learn Read More...
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Windows Live for TV - another great example of WPF
03 January 07 08:45 PM
Ian Dixon who is a Media Center MVP based in the UK spotted that a new Windows Live beta has been unveiled for Media Center enthusiasts. It is a great example of how an application/service (like Live Messenger or Spaces) can be brought to the 10' UI. Read More...
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