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This Week on Channel 9: Feb 8th Episode
This is Episode #2 of This Week on Channel 9 a weekly recap show of our favorite things for...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 02/08/2008
Episode 1 of our Weekly Recap Show is up
Kudos to Brian for editing everything last night, I think he's sleeping on my couch right now, but...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 02/01/2008
Wanted: Rock Star Developer for Channel9/10
If you're a rock star developer that loves to develop Web applications using ASP.NET, then you owe...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 02/01/2008
New Channel9 Interview with Scott Guthrie on Mix
Last night, I caught up with Scott Guthrie and we talked about the up-and-coming technology that...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 01/30/2008
Visual Studio 2008 Feature Comparison Chart
As Rob Caron points out, we just release the Visual Studio 2008 Feature Comparison Chart...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 01/29/2008
Moving to the Channel9 Team!
This week I officially became the newest member to Jeff Sandquist's Channel9 team! Here's my...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 01/17/2008
Popfly makes PC World's Top 25 Most Innovative Products!
I'm late on this, but BIG kudos to the Popfly team for having the sole Microsoft entry in PC World's...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 01/04/2008
Top 15 Things to love about Visual Studio 2008 Express
Visual Studio Express 2008 is now available for download!! Our new Web site is...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 11/19/2007
Build and Publish Web Sites with Popfly Explorer Beta
I'm back in Seattle after attending TechEd Europe earlier in the week. It was an absolute blast and...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 11/09/2007
The Stages for New Employees at Microsoft
Phil Haack blogged about how, as a new Microsoft employee, he's drinking through the firehose [FYI...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 10/26/2007
Visual Studio Content Survey
As Kathleen McGrath blogged about in detail, we're running a survey on Visual Studio content with...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 10/11/2007
.NET Framework Source Code Libraries now available
Check out Scott Guthrie's blog post for information and screenshots. Yes, you'll have to sign a...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 10/03/2007
Non-Pro Team Travel Schedule
- A couple of updates here Our team has a packed schedule in the coming weeks and months :)...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 09/17/2007
How to fix Flash video on Windows Vista / Internet Explorer 7.0
I've had this problem occur on two PCs so I thought I would post the fix (courtesy of Brian Keller)...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 09/17/2007
Scott Hanselman and Clint Rutkas join the Big House
In just the last couple of weeks, 2 of our Coding4Fun authors became official Microsoft employees....
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 08/08/2007
Not all Facebook data is in a "Walled Garden"
The Facebook is a "Walled Garden" meme continues today with a post from pal Robert Scoble that...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 08/02/2007
Part 1 of 5: What's in Visual Studio Express 2008 Beta 2
This 5-part blog series will help you, dear reader, to understand what new features will be directly...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 08/01/2007
Visual Studio Express Beta 2 Available for download!
Visual Basic Visual C# Visual C++ Visual Web Developer Express Are all now available for download...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 07/26/2007
Making an educated seafood choice
Courtesy of Jana, next time you're out to dinner with friends, remember to pull out your handy...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 07/17/2007
Rubber Ducks Everywhere
First it was John's story about a fleet of 29,000 rubber ducks that are "invading" the UK after...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 07/17/2007
TestDriven.NET and Express - Technical Information
I quickly wanted to respond to questions or misconceptions raised in the comments of my previous...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 06/01/2007
Visual Studio Express and TestDriven.NET
- Updated with follow up post on technical information in response to the comments. While I’m not a...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 06/01/2007
Facebook F8 Event Photos
Mark Zuckerberg kicking things off Some insane stats, 12MM people return daily, 24+ million users,...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 05/24/2007
Microsoft + Facebook Partnership
Today at Facebook F8, Corporate Vice President Dan'l Lewin announced a new partnership between...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 05/24/2007
Microsoft Launches Popfly
A lot of long hours and hard work later, we officially launched Popfly as a private alpha!! What the...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 05/18/2007
Microsoft @ Maker Faire
Jacqueline Russell has been planning another great presence at this year's Maker Faire and I have to...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 05/12/2007
Podcast Interview on Visual Studio Express
Jason and Dawn interviewed me for the PhiloKing podcast and it's now up...it's of course me rambling...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/25/2007
Download Visual Studio Express Orcas - We need your Feedback
We just released a Community Tech Preview download of Visual Studio Orcas Express, the next version...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/19/2007
MS.com Home Page: Bill Gates, BDLC, and Visual Studio Express
Kudos to Jacqueline for getting the Beginner Developer Learning Center and Visual Studio Express on...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/16/2007
Microsoft Announces Silverlight
You can read Soma's blog for all the details or the press release here or visit the Silverlight home...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/16/2007
Windows Home Server SDK Now Available
Charlie and team just announced the availability of the Windows Home Server SDK available here....
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/06/2007
Learn HTML for free with For Dummies book on Beginner Developer Learning Center
Yesterday we officially announced a partnership with Wiley Books, the creators of the "For Dummies"...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/06/2007
Wiimote Library for Developers on Coding4Fun
Brian Peek just published his latest article, a .NET library for easy programming of a Nintendo...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 03/14/2007
Learn How to Program - Beginner Developer Learning Center
As Soma announced on his blog, we've now officially released the Beginner Developer Learning Center,...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 03/01/2007
Developer DJs - Is the Participation Era going to hit the dance floor next?
No, this isn't about coding for live, but rather a relatively new movement called Live coding where...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 02/26/2007
Club Site Starter Kit Project is recruiting
Zack Owens is looking for volunteers to assist with a new open source CodePlex project that builds...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 02/21/2007
Coding4Fun Pushing the .NET Envelope
Coding4Fun is off the hook lately! Check out these great apps that are pushing the envelope in fun...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 02/21/2007
That King Charles Spaniel (English Toy Spaniel) itching and scratching isn't allergies
- Update March 6th (+1 month after surgery): It's been about a month and Bambino is doing amazingly...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 01/30/2007
Update: Response to BlueJ Patent Issues
- Update: fixed wrong hyperlink On Friday, an alert reader emailed me about a new article by Michael...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 01/28/2007
SQL Server Express - Pre-Built Database Designs and Publish To Hoster Wizard
SQL Server Express Starter Schemas The SQL Server Express team got Barry Williams from...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 01/26/2007
Windows Developer Power Tools Book
Still catching up on old email, but I did want to post that Windows Developer Power Tools was...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 01/26/2007
Personal Note to Joystiq: There is no Coding4Fun Wii60 Conspiracy
Some of you may have seen the recent Joystiq post "MS gift guide suggests Wii controller", also...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 12/20/2006