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Category Archives: News
Open the pod bay doors, Hal.
Suddenly I’m talking to a lot more inanimate objects. I recently pulled a muscle in my shoulder, and I’m not supposed to type Thus DragonDictate and I have become good friends. DragonDictate is almost magical, I speak in the words … Continue reading
Posted in Community, News, Observations, Opinion
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My presentation at //build
I presented on Windows Phone Xaml Programming at the //build conference. It was great fun. You can watch the video here.
Posted in Mango, News, WindowsPhone
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Progressive .NET Tutorials–London Sept 5-7
I was recently alerted to a conference coming up in London this September that you may find of interest.
Changing Teams But Not Focus
Change is always difficult and exciting. I’ve been with the Developer Division since I started at Microsoft, working in the same role (Community PM) for a number of different managers. I have now moved to the Windows Phone Team as … Continue reading
Silverlight Animation– Bird Hunt
Jeff Paries appears on Silverlight TV talking about the Bird Hunt game that was documented here in this posting and this followup. Great guy, great game, great show, and very valuable information about animation in Silverlight.
Posted in Animation, Community, News
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Windows Phones for $0.01–With Plan
Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile are offering new Windows Phones for a penny with a new two-year service/data contract. The offer is good until July 2. More information here.
Posted in Community, News, WindowsPhone
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Yet Another Podcast Show 38–What’s New In Mango
Larry Lieberman, Product Manager – Windows Phone Team, who works on the Developer Platform joins us to discuss what’s new in Mango for Consumers and for Developers. Larry provides a vital overview of the newest features in Windows Phone. Listen … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Essentials, Mango, Mobile, News, Podcast, WindowsPhone
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Yet Another Podcast #36 Mary Jo Foley
Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 25 years, and has been following Microsoft for the past ten years. She has written for ZDNet, eWeek and Baseline among other publications and web sites and is the author of … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Essentials, Mobile, News, Opinion, Podcast, Silverlight 5, WindowsPhone
Tagged YapCast
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You Comment and I’ll Reply
I’ve been talking for a long time about creating a conversation with the community, but at the same time I’ve been missing a prime opportunity: the comments section on my own blog. New policy: you comment and I’ll reply asap. … Continue reading
Mix, Silverlight and Windows Phone
A very exciting time at Mix this year, especially if your focus is Windows Phone or Silverlight. On the Windows Phone front, the next release, code name Mango was announced. Mango brings Windows Phone fully up to Silverlight 4, and … Continue reading
Posted in Full Stack, Languages, News, Opinion, Patterns & Skills, WindowsPhone
Tagged HTML, Silverlight, Windows Phone
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Nokia and Microsoft
Nokia and Microsoft made a joint announcement today that they are creating a strategic partnership which includes (among other points): Nokia will adopt Windows Phone as its principal smartphone strategy Nokia will help drive the future of Windows Phone, contributing … Continue reading
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Yet Another Podcast #17 – Scott Guthrie
— Special Edition — Live From Silverlight-Firestarter 2010 One on one with Scott Guthrie, discussing Silverlight, Windows Phone and more. Scott’s Blog Listen | Return to Yet Another Podcast Call in comments: 1-347-YAP-CAST
