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XamlFest NYC Event open - February 9th and 10th
Are you local to the NYC area and looking to get some hands on guidance for creating Silverlight and...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 01/19/2009
Silverlight 3 Mix Sessions announced
Adam Kinney (aka Silverlight Surfer) has a great write-up on all the recently announced Silverlight...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 01/15/2009
Windows 7 beta now available for download on MSDN Subscribers page
These are the just released beta bits (12/30/08), not the M3 build from PDC. Go grab them here...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 01/08/2009
Just announced – all MDC attendees will be receive a Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD
As you may have already heard Microsoft is taking all of the great content from PDC2008 and bringing...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 12/03/2008
The power of a simple gift - put a smile on a child's face this holiday.
One of the charities my wife and I give to each year is Samaritan's Purse - Operation Christmas...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 11/14/2008
Announcing MDC - the very best of PDC coming to a location near you.
Heard what the critics are saying about PDC2008? “Microsoft articulated the clearest strategy I've...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 11/05/2008
PDC2008 is in 3 weeks. A Boy Band, a WomenBuild Event and Windows 7!
Time for a little morning fun. Check out the PDC boy band. I have made some happy geek...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 10/06/2008
VSLive! NYC session "Silverlight 2 with Expression Studio: A Developer's Point of View" - code and slides available for download now!
Had a great time at VSLive last week, some really good dialog went on both during and after the...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 09/16/2008
New Gates/Seinfeld episode is out and it has people laughing
As mentioned previously, the Gates/Seinfeld ad campaign has kicked off. There was some mixed...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 09/12/2008
I'll be at VSLive! New York this week
I can hardly believe two months have passed already since I blogged about being at VSLive. If...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 09/07/2008
A sign of today's ever changing Enterprise Developer - the Podcasting Kit for Microsoft SharePoint
There is some exciting things going on with our Enterprise customers today. It started as a...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 08/30/2008
Windows Vista - does PERCEPTION become REALITY?
Marketing 101 - if you can influence people's perception of something enough, it will become the...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 08/27/2008
Looking for Windows 7 details?
Steve Ssinofsky, haven't heard the name yet? You will. Steve is the Senior Vice...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 08/25/2008
Microsoft PhotoSynth is out! Create your own masterpiece.
If you remember I blogged about a Microsoft Labs experiment last year called...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 08/21/2008
Rotating 3D virtual desktops on Windows? You bet!
As I mentioned previously, I am a fan of fully customizing the look and feel of my windows...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 08/20/2008
I’m on Twitter! I think I ”get it” now.
I blame my experiences with Facebook. More and more I have found myself looking at my friend...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 08/15/2008
Should I upgrade to Visual Studio 2008 SP1? Does it work with Silverlight?
As you may have heard, we released Visual Studio 2008 SP1 RTM earlier this week. Even though I...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 08/14/2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 released – download it today
Lots of stuff to talk about in this release – better scalability, concurrent workload management,...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 08/08/2008
Looking Back, Moving Ahead – Bill’s last day at Microsoft
I will let the video speak for itself. Definitely worth checking out. del.icio.us Tags:...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 06/27/2008
VSLive New York – September 7-10, 2008
Looking to catch up on all things new with .NET and Visual Studio? Want to network with your...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 06/26/2008
Microsoft Consumer Products - the Girl from Mars?
From a marketing perspective I think Microsoft does a pretty good job in the enterprise of creating...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 06/25/2008
Silverlight 2 Beta 2 is available for download
You will need to do get three updates. The plugin itself, Expression Studio 2.5 June release,...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 06/11/2008
TechEd 2008 and Silverlight 2 Beta 2
I will post more detailed information once it is available for download. But for now you can...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 06/05/2008
Multi-Touch in Windows 7!
While information about the next version of windows has been tight lipped, a few details have been...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 05/29/2008
Using Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta with Silverlight
Beta 1 of SP1 for Visual Studio and .Net Framework is now available for download. This is a...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 05/13/2008
Amazing Silverlight2 Patient Healthcare Demo
Martin Grayson and team have created an amazing healthcare demo using Silverlight 2. Check it...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 05/08/2008
Developers can create some amazing stuff using Silverlight 2 and Expression Studio - available for download now.
Maybe it is marketing. Maybe it is the fact that it looks like a photo editing tool. But, some...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 05/05/2008
Health and Life Sciences Developers and Solutions Conference 2008 - it's a wrap!
Not to be outdone by the great turnout at the Financial Services DevCon in March, the Health and...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 05/05/2008
Microsoft Live Mesh
Virtual desktop in the cloud? All you media across all your devices? I'm a big fan of...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 04/23/2008
Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 goodies - open source rich Charting Controls and a 3D library
Looking to do some charting of your data in Silverlight 2.0? Well, Check out Visifire's free open...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 04/14/2008
What does S+S mean for a developer?
Chance are you are already doing it. Unfortunately, the S+S message has been a bit garbled in...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 04/03/2008
It's here! Microsoft Surface launching into AT&T retail stores April 17th.
Microsoft Surface will be launching in AT&T retail stores in two weeks. "Customers will be...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 04/02/2008
Silverlight Rehabilitation Video
Found this out via Silverlight Surfer. Why not start off the work week with a good...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 03/31/2008
Local to the NY/NJ/PA/CT/MA area and want a hands on demonstration of Microsoft Surface? How about some amazing free OBA, Silverlight, WPF, SharePoint and .Net content?
Then come on down to Atlantic City, NJ for the annual Health and Life Sciences Developers Conference...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 03/25/2008
The new technology behind Silverlight DeepZoom
When you get a chance check out this article by Jon Galloway over at Vertigo. Jon...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 03/25/2008
Desktop like browsing on your Windows Mobile device and it's free!
You have to check out the latest version of Opera Mini! Yes, I am a Microsoft guy recommending...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 03/20/2008
So I upgraded to Vista SP1 last night
As you probably heard Vista SP1 was released to Windows Update on Tuesday. Full list of...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 03/20/2008
New Devs4Devs Video - A Step By Step Guide to Silverlight DeepZoom
It's out, go grab it! Technorati Tags: Silverlight DeepZoom
Author: David Isbitski Date: 03/16/2008
Creating Amazing User Experiences on the Microsoft Platform - available for download now!
As previously mentioned here I will be posting all my material from the Financial Developers...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 03/15/2008
Where to get my Finserv Devcon content - DeepZoom, Silverlight and other Expression goodness.
Thanks to everyone who attended the Financial Developers Conference this week we had an amazing...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 03/14/2008
6th Annual Financial Developer's Conference in NYC is here! March 12th-13th
Just a reminder that the 6th Annual Financial Developers Conference in NYC starts on Wednesday. I...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 03/10/2008
Having a good time in Vegas - a keynote to remember
First, you just have to check this out. Seadragon technology comes to Silverlight in the form...
Author: David Isbitski Date: 03/06/2008
New Devs4Devs Video released! Silverlight - What, Where and How?
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Author: David Isbitski Date: 03/03/2008