Giorgio Sardo Blog
Senior Director of Windows, Windows Phone & XBOX Technical Evangelism & Development at Microsoft Corporation
Internet Explorer 8 at MIX
IE8 is back! As we announced last week at MIX, Internet Explorer 8 RTW has been released. You can...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/26/2009
Internet Explorer is back!
This year I have the pleasure to present the A Lap Around Internet Explorer 8 session at MIX. In...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/06/2009
MIX News and Twitter Web Slice, Session and Speaker Visual Search
The MIX website has been IE’fyed! :) If you go to https://2009.visitmix.com/ (using Internet Explorer...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/05/2009
Share a creative picture about IE and win a FREE PASS TO MIX
About one year ago, almost at this same time, I’ve been given the opportunity to attend MIX 08. I’ve...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 02/16/2009
IE8 META Tag to make your site compatible
To summarize with one picture the great recap of the Compatibility View written by Scott on the IE...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 02/16/2009
ASP.NET Menu and IE8 rendering white issue
If you are using the ASP.NET Menu control, you might encounter under certain circumstances an issue...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 02/02/2009
IE8 RC1 Download Available
Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 is finally available! In order to get started with all the...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 01/26/2009
MIX 09 Special Offer Discount
It’s the holiday season – time for family and friends, good cheer, and PRESENTS! Plus, we also...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 12/17/2008
Security Update for Internet Explorer 7
Following a recent security alert (KB960714), we’ve just released a security hotfix. If you are...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 12/17/2008
[ITA] WPC Tech Days Italy – Le mie sessioni
Message for English readers: this post is about the event I will participate to next week in Italy....
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 11/28/2008
Fiddler and localhost
I would like to share a really useful trick if you need to use Fiddler with a website running on the...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 11/27/2008
Building graphically advanced applications with the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Tutorial Published
Silverlight for mobile is great. It allows you to build Rich (Mobile) Internet Application quickly...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 11/20/2008
Tech ED EMEA 2008 Barcelona
After MIX and PDC…this time I have the pleasure to give a couple of presentations at TechED EMEA in...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 11/09/2008
Silverlight for mobile v2 announced at PDC 2008
Amit and myself announced yesterday Silverlight for mobile v2 here at PDC. The video is already...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 10/29/2008
Microsoft Expression Newsletter
Interested in creating rich desktop and Internet applications? If the answer is YES, you should...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 09/24/2008
PDC 2008 and Silverlight for Mobile
37 days left to the start of PDC 2008 in Los Angeles. Lot of sessions abstract have been announced,...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 09/19/2008
Bacardi and Silverlight
No, it’s not the name of a new cocktail we serve in Microsoft campus… I’d like to share here another...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 09/04/2008
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Download
IE8 Beta2 is live and available for the download! Check it out here:...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 08/27/2008
Computer Weekly Awards: and the winner are…
Thanks to those of you that submitted a vote for me in the ComputerWeekly competition! I’m...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 08/26/2008
Deep Zoom Batch Export using C# - Update
In a previous post I’ve showed how to automate the exporting process of a DeepZoom composition or...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 08/26/2008
Imagine Cup 2008 Memories
Imagine Cup 2008 is over. Another GREAT edition has challenged more than 100 thousands students from...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 07/23/2008
Please Vote Me for Blog Awards :-)
My blog has been nominated in the ComputerWeekly.com IT Blog Awards 08. If you have time (I assume...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 07/11/2008
OOB (Out of Blog) Message
I’ve been (and I will) be traveling between London, Paris, Atlanta, Barbados and Seattle in the...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 07/01/2008
Microsoft, Environmental Sustainability and Imagine Cup
With Polar bears drowning, glaciers melting, forests being cut down…preserving the environment is a...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 06/26/2008
Silverlight 2 B2 Resources
Based on the questions I received in the last period, I’d like to share here some links that will...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 06/24/2008
Measuring WPF Effect Performance with .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
As I said in the previous post, .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 addresses issues that were found through a...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 06/23/2008
Building RIA Event slides + source code + resources
Thanks to Ravi Nar and the Vista Squad folks for participating yesterday at the “Building RIA for...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 06/19/2008
RIA for Desktop, Web & Mobile using Silverlight & WPF
Sign up for “The Wrath of Khan” meeting, organized by the UK user group Vista Squad. The meeting...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 06/11/2008
PDC 2008 is coming!
PDC 2008 registrations are now open. Expect lot of fantastic news/announcements this year about...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 05/28/2008
[ITA] The Next Web Now – Sessioni disponibili!
Message for English readers: the following links are the videos from the session recorded at...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 05/20/2008
Windows Live Messenger + Twitter Addin (with setup and source code)
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send "updates"...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 05/11/2008
Deep Zoom Batch Export (Programmatically using C#)
[UPDATE: You can find an updated version of this library here] The Deep Zoom composer is a great...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 05/05/2008
Deepzoom Composer Export as Composition or Collection?
I was trying the new version of the Deep Zoom Composer…it’s just great!! Between all the new...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 05/05/2008
Steve Ballmer Interview (by Carlo Rossanigo)
Carlo, the PR and Marketing Director of Microsoft Italia, has been successful in the tough task to...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 04/28/2008
[ITA] The Next Web Now – il giorno dopo
Si è svolto ieri l’evento The Next Web Now a Milano, che ha visto la partecipazione di Steve Ballmer...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 04/24/2008
Silverlight for Mobile TodayScreen Plugin
Today I would like to share with you another video, that showcase a possible use of a Silverlight...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 04/06/2008
Speaking @ The Next Web Now!
For my Italian friends…you can’t miss the event The Next Web Now! in Milan, on April 23rd; this is...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/28/2008
MVP Global Summit 2008
MVPs around the world are invited every year to attend the MVP Global Summit, one of the largest MVP...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/26/2008
Silverlight for Mobile Demo 9/9 – Windows Vista Mobile
I think that everybody here agree that Windows Vista is the best Microsoft operating...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/25/2008
Silverlight for Mobile Demo 8/9 – Slot Machine
If you still feel unlucky…I suggest you to play with this Microsoft Slot Machine v1. Bill pays...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/24/2008
Silverlight for Mobile Demo 7/9 – Horoscope
Las Vegas, casino, Slot Machines, Roulette, Texas Poker Holden, Blackjack, … you might want to...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/24/2008
Silverlight for Mobile Demo 6/9 - Windows Mobile Professional and Standard
I’m receiving frequent questions these days about Silverlight for Mobile target platform....
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/20/2008
Silverlight for Mobile Demo 5/9 - Gesture
This is probably the demo where I've seen more interest from MIX attendees. With a bit of logic...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/17/2008
Silverlight for Mobile Demo 4/9 - Menu Carousel
Personally I don't really like using carousel when we deal with a lot of information; however it...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/17/2008
Silverlight for Mobile Demo 3/9 - Speakers FishEye
The third demo showcase how to use the fish-eye control inside a small screen device; by dragging...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/17/2008
Silverlight for Mobile Demo 2/9 - Sessions List
The most common control for a mobile device is out of any doubt the List. In this scenario I'm...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/14/2008
Silverlight for Mobile Demo 1/9 - Hello World
The first demo, whatever language we are using, must always be Hello World. In this scenario I'm...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/14/2008
Silverlight for Mobile Demo from MIX
I would like to share in the next posts the videos of the 9 demo I showed on stage at MIX. The...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/14/2008
Silverlight for Mobile UX Session at MIX
For those of you that were unable to attend the MIX, you can see for free the recording of my...
Author: Giorgio Sardo [MSFT] Date: 03/11/2008