March 2008 - Posts
I use the snipping tool in Windows Vista all the time. If you’ve ever wondered how to capture a menu using this tool, here’s how you do it (straight from the help file for the snipping tool btw) Can I capture a snip of a menu, such as a shortcut
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Huge announcement from John Richards, Director of Windows Live Platform. Read the full post here , but I’ve pulled a few key elements from John’s blog post on dev.live.com Contact Data portability, partnership with Facebook, Bebo, Hi5, Tagged
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Wow... Rick's got an incredibly interesting post regarding Albert Lai's comments in a recent Canadian Business magazine article " The Venture Gap ". So what is it in the article that turns Rick into "Cranky Rick"? Albert's comment:
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Via Angus (who's blog is definitely one you want to check out for all the latest on Live Platform. He also gave a killer presentation on Live Platform at Mix08 ) George Moore has a detailed post on the (new and improved!) dev.live.com blog "A Unified
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Joshua pulled together a nice list of all the Mix08 software. He's actually got another good Mix08 roundup post as well. Here's the list: Expression Studio Beta ( download ) The second release of Expression Studio adds a wealth of new features including
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Aside from all the exciting stuff at the Mix08 conference, it was entertaining for me to watch everyone (try to) tear up the casinos :-) But.... like Kenny says: "You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, Know when to
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Ray Ozzie Keynote Guy Kawasaki and Steve Ballmer Keynotes Some keynote snippets: "Web Developers! Web Developers! Web Developers!" "Softball" question from Guy Kawasaki to kick off the Q&A with Steve Ballmer
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I noticed Ray's keynote transcript was available on the press site. I've included the full transcript in original format further down, but here is a version that I formatted so it's easier to follow and starts directly with the three principles
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There was an astounding demo during the Mix08 keynote this morning showcasing Silverlight "Deep Zoom" technology. The best part is you can check it out for yourself right now. Head over to the Hard Rock Memorabilia site and you'll have to install
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