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ISO Recorder now for Windows 7

Posted Wednesday, February 04, 2009 2:59 AM from Chewy Chong - Developer Evangelist Singapore
We get a lot of ISOs (typically through MSDN) and getting them on DVD/CD is a painful process given all the reinstalls I do on my machine.  Recently found a great (and FREE) tool to burn ISO images.  AND IT WORKS WITH WINDOWS 7.  Yeah!...(read more)
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sChallenge #1 - Cut Some Mobile Code... Win a 32"LCD TV and a XBOX360

Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 8:05 AM from Chewy Chong - Developer Evangelist Singapore
Hello Singapore!  We working on a number super cool community projects here on my team and we sure can use your help to make Southeast Asia's online experience even better.  We put together our first "sChallenge" (not the best name......(read more)
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Embedded Solution Possibilities with DST Asia

Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 3:51 PM from Chewy Chong - Developer Evangelist Singapore
The DST Asia booth was one of the most popular solution showcases at MEDC 2007 Singapore. During lunch and at all the breaks, their booth was pretty much packed. I was only able to meet up with them after the event. Check out the video to see what they...(read more)
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O2 Shows Us Windows Mobile 6 on the Xda Atom Life AND Check Out the O2 FLAME

Posted Sunday, July 08, 2007 3:51 PM from Chewy Chong - Developer Evangelist Singapore
The nice ladies at O2 Singapore took some time out recently to show us a few cool devices now out in Singapore. First up, the Xda Atom Life running Windows Mobile 6. O2 actually built in a few customized apps to make the entertainment features of the...(read more)
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Scheduling "Task" via Task Scheduler in Windows Home Server

Posted Thursday, June 28, 2007 10:55 AM from Chewy Chong - Developer Evangelist Singapore
For our company kick-off meeting (Microsoft Singapore), I'm working on a kick-butt Software + Services (S+S) demo on Windows Home Server. Source will be shared shortly but I came across an interesting challenge... how do I create a scheduled task (remember...(read more)
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Having Fun with Windows Embedded at Advantech Singapore

Posted Monday, June 25, 2007 3:08 AM from Chewy Chong - Developer Evangelist Singapore
We went down to Chai Chee to meet up with the folks from Advantech. They're proud sponsors of MEDC 2007 Singapore and had a few cool Windows Embedded devices to show us. After visiting, I got my creative juices flowing on all the possibilities with Windows...(read more)
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Getting Started with Windows Home Server (Beta)

Posted Sunday, March 25, 2007 6:01 AM from Chewy Chong - Developer Evangelist Singapore
For those of you who have seen my demos... awesome isn't it? For those of you who haven't... you've got to see it. Windows Home Server and all the cool stuff it can do is seriously going to make a contribution to the future of our digital homes. As promised,...(read more)
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Career in Computer Science Message from Microsoft Research

Posted Tuesday, March 06, 2007 11:08 PM from Chewy Chong - Developer Evangelist Singapore
Here is a fun video from MSR about their vision for the future. Interesting how a number of PlayAnywhere tidbits show up in the video. This vision of our future is bright and I do agree with MSR that this all can only happen if we have more people developing...(read more)
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More Cool Progress Made with Microsoft Research's "PlayAnywhere"

Posted Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:55 PM from Chewy Chong - Developer Evangelist Singapore
In a number of my presentations in the past, I've showcased a cool technology being developed my Microsoft Research called "PlayAnywhere". The original demos were cool but new ones are even better. One of the coolest is the one where you drop your bluetooth...(read more)
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Outlook Vista Sidebar Gadget

Posted Sunday, February 04, 2007 10:37 PM from Chewy Chong - Developer Evangelist Singapore
A Vista Sidebar Gadget is a small app that runs in the "Sidebar" of Windows Vista. The gadget's goal is to provide a little tidbit of useful functionality. Example... the Office team just released a "Schedule" and "Task" gadget which ties into Office...(read more)
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Flame Based Display

Posted Wednesday, January 03, 2007 5:52 AM from Chewy Chong - Developer Evangelist Singapore
Inline with all these cool displays and UIs I've found... check out what a friend of mine is working on. Yup... a flame-based display. A pixel is to a LCD display as a 6 inch fireball is to the infernoptix Digital Pyrotechnic Matrix. You've got to check...(read more)
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