August 2007 - Posts

Web analytics software from Microsoft - Gatineau Beta
31 August 07 09:06 PM
I saw an internal mail pimping this new service from the advertising wing of MS - Gatineau is: Our new web analytics service, code-named Gatineau, is open for beta. In addition to all of the standard analytics features, Gatineau can correlate your web Read More...
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Halo 3 and Silverlight goodness
28 August 07 09:56 AM
Halo on MSN, Silverlight style Read More...
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Green Windows Home Server
21 August 07 09:16 PM
I was reading Matt McSpirit's blog and stumbled upon Tranquil PC , a company Matt has been talking to about their new Windows Home Server product T7-HSA . I've been thinking of getting a WHS machine for a while now to hold and back-up all my important Read More...
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Tafiti.com - search engine built on Silverlight
21 August 07 09:02 PM
Tafiti (or "do research" in Swahili) is a great example of what can be done with Silverlight technology and how it can be applied to enhance traditional applications. You can save and share searches and spin between content (images, blogs, web results, Read More...
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A little blog redirection
21 August 07 08:41 PM
I've been umming and ahhing about what to do with this now that I have changed roles and no longer getting to spend all my time with the fun world of Silverlight and WPF. I've had some great experiences and decent traffic through my blog, especially around Read More...
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Students...we're coming to a university near you - Microsoft Inspiration Tour
21 August 07 12:58 PM
We are starting to promote the Microsoft Inspiration Tour - a national tour of UK universities talking about the latest technologies with a simple aim: Show that we Microsoft has some pretty cool stuff and there are loads of great opportunities for students Read More...
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Imagine Cup Video - blast from the past
16 August 07 10:45 AM
Not sure if Dianne reads this blog now she has returned to Melbourne, Australia but dug out this old viral video we used to promote the Imagine Cup for you :) (I pushed for David Beckham to be added, just for a laugh rather than as true inspiration for Read More...
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Silverlight interview with me on Partner TV
15 August 07 12:46 PM
It's a surreal experience seeing yourself in the browser talking about Silverlight (very slick Silverlight based player they are using!!) - James and I chewed the fat on Silverlight to Microsoft Partner's an insight into why Silverlight matters. Partner Read More...
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XNA Studio 2.0 announced
13 August 07 09:37 PM
Michael Klucher has just announced XNA Studio 2.0 detailing some of the enhancements coming in the XNA Framework and XNA Studio. Coming in the late part of 2007 according to the blog post. If you are a student interested in making your mark in the games Read More...
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Drawing on Windows Live Maps
13 August 07 09:15 PM
I've been looking to draw regions on a map and zone the country into areas for some marketing research we are doing and I haven't had a very elegant solution...until now. Thanks to a post from James on the recent Foot and Mouth 'worry' in the UK and how Read More...
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Windows Live SkyDrive
13 August 07 09:06 PM
Another week another cool product with a decent name. SkyDrive is a great new service in the cloud that will allow you to store your precious files. Quick summary: - 500 MB storage for free (would love to see a high capacity paid for service). - Public, Read More...
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WPF + monopoly = WPFopoly
13 August 07 07:51 PM
Former intern and Microsoft Student Partner, Matt Duffin , has started a blog following the progress of his final year project. He is using Windows Presentation Foundation to create a digital version of the classic board game Monopoly Knowing Matt quite Read More...
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Imagine Cup 2007 Winners announced.
10 August 07 01:18 PM
The results are in and since I'm not there I'll defer to Nick (one of the judges) to reel off the winners of the many Imagine Cup competitions - Imagine Cup: Awards Ceremony and Results Over the next few weeks I'd expect lots of videos to appear online Read More...
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Imagine Cup 2007 Update
08 August 07 08:20 PM
The UK didn't get through but did their best, so well done from me! Seems like the stream of videos is still coming over on Channel 8 (check it out) Imagine Cup 2007: Day 2 Imagine Cup 2007: Algorithm Imagine Cup 2007: Day 1 And Nick (who I spent time Read More...
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Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals Korea - armchair viewing...
05 August 07 07:37 PM
I'm stuck back here in the UK with a mountain of work to get through so canceled my flight and have to settle for following all the teams from the comfort of my laptop screen here in very sunny Blighty! I thought I'd highlight a couple of the locals going Read More...
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