Nigel Parker's Outside Line
Juxtaposing the web, media and mobile for New Zealand developers.
Windows Cloud = Windows Azure
Azure is a near synonym for the color blue. Commonly it refers to a bright blue, resembling the sky...
Author: nparker Date: 10/27/2008
Silverlight Version 2 RC0 Released! Prepare Your Applications Now
Scott Guthrie has the low down! Version 2 of the Silverlight developer runtime along with the...
Author: nparker Date: 09/25/2008
Right Click
Right Click is a series of events that explore the IT issues facing small and medium-sized...
Author: nparker Date: 09/23/2008
Unplugged - Preparing for Cloud Computing & PDC
I have just finished a road trip talking to developers about preparing for cloud computing,...
Author: nparker Date: 09/22/2008
Matt Hellers sessions from the IE8 Roadtrip
Author: nparker Date: 09/16/2008
Sneak Peek of the Next MSDN Flash Newsletter
Next week my focus turns to an eight city series of MSDN Unplugged events to help web developers get...
Author: nparker Date: 09/16/2008
H.264 video support And Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) Coming in Silverlight!
Silverlight Shines at International Broadcasting Conference 2008 in Amsterdam Later this week, at...
Author: nparker Date: 09/09/2008
Web On The Piste
Last year at WOTP I posted about the Web Jam and the Dystro/ Glenn stuff. This year it was fun to...
Author: nparker Date: 08/27/2008
Photo(synth)sister
Now that Photosynth has been released I couldn't resist making a halosynth powered photosister! Hint...
Author: nparker Date: 08/25/2008
Tech.Ed NZ Going Social
Social Media is not a place to conduct one-way advertising blitzes so we are trying something new...
Author: nparker Date: 08/14/2008
Live Mesh Available in New Zealand
Since joining the Windows Live Platform team Angus Logan has been a great advocate for not only...
Author: nparker Date: 08/06/2008
IE8 Action Plan (& How we can rid NZ of IE6) - barcamp2 Auckland
Thanks to everyone that contributed to the IE8 conversation this morning at barcamp! Some great...
Author: nparker Date: 07/11/2008
A Day Out In Auckland
Today I hit the streets of Auckland camcorder in hand and produced a few mosaics created from a 4...
Author: nparker Date: 07/10/2008
Build A 10,000 x 10,000 Mosaic of Images with DeepZoom
Donavon West has created a killer deep zoom using tens of thousands of images making up the face of...
Author: nparker Date: 07/07/2008
Why is Silverlight 1 broken with Firefox 3 and how do I fix it?
Firefox 3 is about to be released. There is a launch party this Sunday in the US and next Thursday...
Author: nparker Date: 06/16/2008
On Sunday Silverlight 2 Beta 2 Was Released
Silverlight 2 Beta 2 now provides everybody with a commercial go-live license. Scott Guthrie has the...
Author: nparker Date: 06/08/2008
How to Become a Web Partner in New Zealand
This guide provides step-by-step instructions for enrolling in the Microsoft Action Pack program. It...
Author: nparker Date: 06/05/2008
I got my phone, my zune & my running shoes and headed off on a photo run.
This morning it was such a great "frosty" morning in Auckland that I chose to go for a...
Author: nparker Date: 06/04/2008
Jose Fajardo is one to Watch
I have been paying attention to those that are pushing the boundaries of Silverlight in the RIA...
Author: nparker Date: 06/02/2008
Web Solutions Tool Kit for Action Pack Subscribers
On May 1 2008 we launched Expression Studio 2 with support for Silverlight development. This is the...
Author: nparker Date: 05/25/2008
Tech.Ed New Zealand 96% Sold!
Oh My! Tech.Ed New Zealand 2008 is at the time of writing this 96% Sold Out! 70 tickets left and...
Author: nparker Date: 05/21/2008
Microsoft Unplugged - Come join me in May 2008 for MIX08: A Developers Perspective
Ah it is that time to hit the road again and come see all of you! Now in its third year, MIX08 took...
Author: nparker Date: 04/28/2008
How Did You Do That Fancy PIP Reflection Stuff?
I've had a few people contact me asking questions about how I did that fancy Picture In Picture and...
Author: nparker Date: 04/21/2008
Training on all the Latest Stuff!
Great news the .NET 3.5 Enhancements Training kit has been released containing six hands-on labs,...
Author: nparker Date: 04/16/2008
20x20 Session From Last Night's Web Meetup
I was invited to present a 20x20 session at The Auckland Web Meetup last night. Photo Credit Peter...
Author: nparker Date: 04/11/2008
The days of instant Constant Feedback to a Product Launch are Here
What are people saying right now? We just need a way to sort this by reputation in real time and...
Author: nparker Date: 04/09/2008
Webstock Buzz Posts
Inspired and energised - 6 Mar 2008 Well run, great swag, decent food - 2 Mar 2008 Roger Hudson...
Author: nparker Date: 03/19/2008
It Took Me Four Months But Here It Is - Thirty One Demos in Thirty Nine Minutes.
Four months ago I started a little project making a video out of a bunch of demos that I had been...
Author: nparker Date: 01/23/2008
Cool French Silverlight 1.0 App
I'm liking this application built by brainsonic using Script# Also if you are looking for...
Author: nparker Date: 12/23/2007
2008 Summer Road Trip - register now!
Check this out on Darryl's blog
Author: nparker Date: 12/20/2007
Minty is at it again... this time with WS2008!
Minty, Deeps De Silva and Scott Barnes have the scoop
Author: nparker Date: 12/18/2007
Beta of Silverlight 2.0 with Go-Live license in Q1 of 2008
Author: nparker Date: 11/29/2007
My Unplugged Session
Where to get the code! Watch the extended version of the session I presented originally delivered by...
Author: nparker Date: 11/20/2007
Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 Released
scottgu has the inside word! This will make my Christchurch session tomorrow on VS2008 for web that...
Author: nparker Date: 11/19/2007
Provoke Isha, Ari and the team Launch Fly Buys in MOSS
Ari Bakker and Isha have just completed the new Fly Buys website built on Microsoft Office...
Author: nparker Date: 11/18/2007
Unplugged Events and Live refresh
I am on the road next week presenting on web development enhancements in Visual Studio 2008 (which...
Author: nparker Date: 11/12/2007
Windows Live is Now Officially Live ;)
https://www.windowslive.com I love the panoramic photo stitching. I used it last night to produce...
Author: nparker Date: 11/06/2007
Silverlight Streaming Publishing Plug-In for Expression Encoder
As the blog title says, it is available now for you to try... go get it. James has the inside...
Author: nparker Date: 10/30/2007
EATC Auckland Fourteen
Author: nparker Date: 10/28/2007
EATC Auckland Thirteen
Author: nparker Date: 10/28/2007
EATC Auckland Twelve
Author: nparker Date: 10/28/2007
EATC Auckland Ten
Author: nparker Date: 10/28/2007
EATC Auckland Eleven
Author: nparker Date: 10/28/2007
EATC Auckland Nine
Author: nparker Date: 10/28/2007
EATC Auckland Eight
Author: nparker Date: 10/28/2007