The MossyBlog Times Archives 2007 - 2009
Rich Fertile ground of Interactive development & design
Hey wait on, Silverlight has just had it's first birthday.
It was in April 2007 we launched Silverlight 1.0, and it's now May 2008 and we're already looking...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/29/2008
Windows 7 Multi-touch: Think beyond your Notebook of today.
I like the rest of the world read about our Windows 7 Multi-touch capabilities and personally...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/28/2008
Voice Activated Commands in Blend.
Most folks whom know me would agree I am quite lazy at times. This being true, I've discovered a...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/13/2008
What do you want to talk about?
I just had a curious thought, what is it that you'd like me to talk about on this blog. In that,...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/21/2008
I'm on DG.TV
Michael Kordahi - aka DelicateGenius decided to interview me on my last day at Microsoft Australia....
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/19/2008
RIA is slowly fading in terms of it's definition.
When I first started the RIA Evangelism role in Microsoft, I had this nagging feeling that the term...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/19/2008
This video..well..enough said.
I noticed the blogsphere/emails internally and externally are running hot over a supposed "internal...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/17/2008
Shanemo giving away rare Silverlight Skateboard.
You know those skateboards in the Silverlight intro videos, well Shane Morris (Shanemo aka UX Bloke)...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/16/2008
Anand asks - "What would you do if you were a Microsoft Evangelist?"
Anand Iyer, an Evangelist in our ever swelling ranks of evangelism army, asked a basic question....
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/12/2008
I expect to now see virtual mapping in all real estate websites, otherwise you lost my business.
I'm obviously not just thinking of buying a property in the US but I'm also selling property in...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/11/2008
WalkScore, very useful for a international house hunter.
I'm currently browsing the interweb, checking out houses to either buy or lease in the Seattle area....
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/05/2008
Stupid eh? Stupid like a fox..
The title - "7 reasons not to consider using Adobe Flex". I saw this and went "ok,...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/03/2008
Wonder what she puts on her resume?
Long (istartedsomething.com) was tipped off by a certain mutual friend (yes I know the source Long)...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/02/2008
Getting around Microsoft campus in the future.
I stumbled upon this site, which basically sounds like it's a pitch to change the way we...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/02/2008
Get behind the Expression Community Site.
I will admit one thing, we at Microsoft at times have a lot of online brands to cater to the...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 03/26/2008
A UX and Developer Evangelist create, inspire and promote.
Shane and Michael spent a week in a program called "AiR" (Not the Adobe kind - Artists In...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 03/26/2008
I fly home tomorrow
I have spent the last three (3) weeks in the United States travelling around listening to customers...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 03/21/2008
Designers, Designers, Designers..
Q.What do you expect from Microsoft going forward in the design space. I meet with a lot of...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 02/29/2008
I am now a Product Manager.
I've managed to worm my way into Microsoft Corp HQ, as a Product Manager (PM) on the Rich Client...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 02/25/2008
Facebook: I will not give in to peer pressure..
This is why Facebook will never be the next "Google". It...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 02/24/2008
MIX08 + SxSW here I come..
It's going to be a busy 2 weeks starting tomorrow. I firstly will be announcing my new career move...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 02/24/2008
My career is about to take a turn..
Waiting on some legalities, but stay tuned as I have some news that will shock some and have others...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 02/22/2008
Meet "Dax", my idea for a mascot (not official).
I like both the "blue monster campaign" and SIlverlight and given I'm dabbling around in 3D at the...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 02/03/2008
You define RIA.
Last night I put up my RIA Chat video teaser and I got a few direct emails from folks asking who...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/31/2008
Something is being built...and I hope you RIA kids are watching...
I've been a busy little Microsoftee and have done a lot of interviews over the past few months with...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/31/2008
Why Chad is excited about Silverlight 2.0
I stumbled upon a post by Chad Campbell via my RSS reads (244 down, 9398 to go) and I enjoyed...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/27/2008
Once you achieve perfection, it's no longer perfect.
Why did the media feel Macworld was flat this year? Why does Steve Jobs present so well, Why do...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/26/2008
My RIA art...
12:33 AM and I'm currently putting together my power point deck for an upcoming internal conference...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/26/2008
Removing the "fog of war" from Expression Web 1.0 & 2.0
Two guys at Microsoft that I'll be meeting in a couple of weeks have done a great blogcast over at...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/25/2008
Q. Does Silverlight have offline Database support like Flash.
Answer: No. Silverlight does not have offline database support neither does Flash. The offline...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/25/2008
Wanted: CSS Artist to redesign visitmix.com
How about this, you redesign the visitmix.com site with some CSS goodness and if our judges think...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/25/2008
Nigel shows off our research goodies.
I see at times comments left on forums from folks whom have a beef with Microsoft that we don't...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/23/2008
.NET version of WordPress?
Whom of you fellow ASP.NET folks out there has a blogging solution that trumps Wordpress in terms of...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/21/2008
Adobe AIR + .NET Proxy - Concerns arise.
I read the post of both Ryan Stewart and Mike "Mesh" Chambers on a bold plan to connect...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/20/2008