21 November 2009
PDC Day 2 – Silverlight 4
If Windows Azure was the big topic on day 1 of the PDC conference in LA. For me Silverlight 4 was certainly the big topic of day 2. Scott Guthrie introduced Silverlight 4 during the keynote and showed some of the enhancements that are being introduced Read More...
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20 November 2009
PDC Day 1 – Windows Azure
Windows Azure was the big topic on day 1 of the PDC conference in LA. Ray Ozzie opened the conference with a keynote position Windows Azure and Microsoft’s “three screens and a cloud” vision . I particularly liked the introduction of SQL Azure Data Sync Read More...
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18 November 2009
Silverlight & Te Papa
It was 6 months ago to the day that I first wrote about a workshop that we ran in Wellington getting a group of likeminded designers & developers together to get hands on with Windows 7, Silverlight 3, WPF & Expression 3 preceding the launch of Read More...
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13 November 2009
Stop: It’s Hammer Time!
Microsoft New Zealand & Xbox 360 is pleased to welcome MC Hammer to New Zealand on November 12, 2009. MC Hammer is visiting Auckland to launch the new Xbox exclusive karaoke title Lips: Number One Hits, which features his chart topping smash hit U Read More...
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10 November 2009
Microsoft UNPLUGGED Update - December 2009
Join us in December 2009 for the latest Microsoft UNPLUGGED Update. Come to TechNet morning for IT Pros and/or afternoon MSDN sessions for Developers. TechNet Sessions for IT Pros: 9am – 12.30pm • Migrating Windows XP to Windows 7: Get it done with Microsoft Read More...
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04 November 2009
The Great New Zealand Internet Slow-Down
I have been having problems recently with my international Internet connection slowing down during peak times in the evening. Do you remember the bad old days when you got home from school/work and the modem couldn’t dial up your ISP because the line Read More...
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03 November 2009
The ONYAs Closing Soon
I’m very happy to announce that we (Microsoft NZ) has chosen to sponsor Webstock again in 2010. Once again there is a fantastic group of speakers set to visit our shores. This year the format is changing a little bit closing on the Friday night with “The Read More...
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13 October 2009
FTW IE6, IE7, IE8, Chrome and Firefox running together on Windows 7 in Windows XP Mode
When you buy Windows 7 (pro or ultimate) you get Windows XP "virtualized" for free. What this means that if you are web developer you can finally have IE6, IE7, IE8 all running alongside each other as hardware supported virtual applications. Take a trip Read More...
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25 September 2009
Air New Zealand Fashion Week Finale!
I convinced Michael Ng (the official photographer) for Air New Zealand Fashion week to attempt a photosynth at last nights Stolen Girlfriends show . I think he did a great job! Showing the models and the who’s who celebs in the front row. Add this with Read More...
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25 September 2009
Giorgio Sardo's NZ IE8 Road Trip + Web Application Toolkits
I really enjoyed hosting Giorgio in New Zealand during Tech.Ed and for a couple of days after the event. There have been a few interesting updates overnight and as part of the Microsoft WebsiteSpark launch , we have released 7 Web Application Toolkits Read More...
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25 September 2009
Announcing Microsoft WebsiteSpark
WebsiteSpark is designed for independent web developers and web development companies that build web applications and web sites on behalf of others. It enables you to get software, support and business resources from Microsoft at no cost for three years, Read More...
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24 September 2009
Building the MSN Silverlight "Wall of Fashion" for Air New Zealand Fashion Week
Anyone that has been reading my blog for a while will know that I have been working with DeepZoom for some time now. I have been very keen to get Silverlight onto MSN.co.nz for a while. An opportunity presented itself for me to build a DeepZoom viewer Read More...
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31 August 2009
Tech.Ed New Zealand T-2 Weeks
We are now only two weeks away from Tech.Ed New Zealand! If you haven’t purchased your ticket yet to the event there is still time to register. Now as you may be aware Tech.Ed Australia “SOLD OUT” this year with a deal to give each delegate a netbook Read More...
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23 July 2009
Silverlight 3 + Expression 3 Launch
I previously blogged about the release of Silverlight 3 . Today I want to expand on this and talk about the Release To Manufacturing of Expression Studio 3 and DeepZoom Composer . Having used these products and technologies for a little while now I racked Read More...
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17 July 2009
Click Suite, Auckland Museum + the ‘Hybridiser’
Click Suite has a long history of awesome interactive new media projects. Their front end weapon of choice has almost exclusively been Flash. Zef Fugaz has always been one for pushing the user experience to the edge and delivered a great session at the Read More...
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