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MSDN Flash - What is in Windows Server for developers?
The last editorial I wrote about Visual Studio 2008's multi-targeting support, however as the Launch...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 07/21/2007
Windows Home Server Shipped
This is news I didn't report last week, but Windows Home Server was released to RTM just over a week...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 07/21/2007
Off to Seattle, then traveling and then Tech Ed.
Many of us at Microsoft are traveling at this time of the year. There are a number of conferences on...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 07/17/2007
Tech Ed Australia sold out
Well... now both of the events are sold out! Congratulations Australia! If you want to get a Ticket...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 07/16/2007
Updated Tech Ed sessions and more background...
I've spent today tidying up the Tech Ed speaker and session list - if you are attending Tech Ed you...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 07/13/2007
Launch date set
At the World Wide Partner Conference Kevin Turner announced the date for the Visual Studio 2008/SQL...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 07/11/2007
Into WPF & Silverlight? Local community coming your way!
There is lots happening in the community and this is great to see. The latest is that Nas Khan is...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 07/06/2007
Alex James is now a Microsoft MVP!
Alex has posted good news this morning! Jo and I had a pretty disrupted nights sleep last night,...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 07/02/2007
Sharepoint User Group - Wellington
Chandima has posted the details of the Sharepoint user group that is on in Wellington on Wednesday...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/25/2007
MSDN Flash: What Multi-targeting means to customers
One of the new features of Visual Studio 2008 is the ability to target multiple versions of the .Net...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/24/2007
The sound of inevitability - help us help you
It happens every year... Tech Ed sells out and we have lots of people who miss out on getting...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/20/2007
TechNet Gadget - with New Zealand (and Australian) content
In my email this morning I got a message that Jay "No Blog" Templeton and the team from Mabode have...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/19/2007
Where tablets and laptops don't meet...
Craig recently lamented that when he was at Tech Ed in Orlando he saw lots of people with Tablets...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/18/2007
Scott Hanselman on Visual Studio 2008
I've just finished listening to Scott Hanselman's podcast on Visual Studio 2008. One of the nice...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/17/2007
Things I love about the new Live Writer
I really like live writer. I love online/offline applications that have both a software and an...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/16/2007
Static maps are so last century
I was browsing the Tech Ed NZ site the other day and noticed that the Get2Event page had a static...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/16/2007
Wanted - a Video Player sidebar gadget
I was just considering watching a videocast that I'd downloaded but I've got other things to do and...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/15/2007
TechEd New Zealand - Sold out
No surprises here I guess, but Tech Ed New Zealand is officially sold out! If you haven't got your...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/15/2007
Background Motion - now live!
Over the last few months the guys at Mindscape have been dotting i's and crossing t's in order to...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/14/2007
Free drinks at TechEd for MCP's?
I'm not sure if its because I've given her a lunch time slot to talk about the new certification, or...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/14/2007
Home Server - Code2Fame - competition idea
If you haven't been living under a rock, you'll know that the Windows Home Server team recently...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/14/2007
IIS7 and Windows Server 2008 Core
Did you know that IIS7 will ship out of the box on Windows Server Core? That means you can run a...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/11/2007
Working at Microsoft and meetings
A few weeks ago I came to the realization that at Microsoft we have relatively few meetings. I know...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/07/2007
Switching RSS Feeds - please follow me :-)
If you subscribe directly to my RSS feed either here or at www.burling.co.nz, please redirect your...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/06/2007
Getting the new Live betas in New Zealand
If you are a fan of Live Mail Desktop Beta (now Live Mail Beta) or Live Writer and have noticed that...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/06/2007
Visual Studio Shell and Visual Studio 2008
Today at Tech Ed in the US, we announced that we will be making the Visual Studio Shell available...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/04/2007
Forza Motorsport 2
In case you have an XBox 360 and dont know whats coming with Forza 2... check this out. I like car...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/04/2007
Expression Suite and tools now available in NZ
I've missed the boat on this one (Nigel and Sean beat me to it), but if have been watching the...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 06/01/2007
Tech Ed Australia and New Zealand tracks
I thought it might be useful to list all the track owners for Australia and New Zealand and their...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/29/2007
Security speakers... wow - what a lineup
Rocky is in charge of the security track at Tech Ed ANZ this year, and he's done an awesome job of...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/29/2007
MSDN Flash - Focus on Orcas
Over the last week or so our team has been planning what we will be working on over the next 12...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/27/2007
Did you see the OFONE announcement?
The Ofone was announced at MEDC, and we saw the video for it last week at MEDC in Australia. Having...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/24/2007
Nick Randolph asks - whats happening at Tech Ed 2007?
Nick sidelined me last week at MEDC in Sydney and asked me what was going on at Tech Ed Australia...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/22/2007
If you do nothing else today...
Watch this screencast. Popfly takes the concept of mashups to the masses. Not only can you create...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/19/2007
Tech Ed ANZ Web Track - feedback required
We are steadily filling sessions for Tech Ed ANZ, and I'm in charge of the web track, so here is...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/16/2007
10 Seats left for MEDC-Mini
I'm in Sydney for MEDC, and thought those of you who are not able to be here, might be able to get...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/13/2007
SQL Server "Katmai" Spatial Extensions
If you haven't heard, "Katmai" is the next version of SQL Server due out in the same time frame as...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/11/2007
End of Early Bird
The Early bird tickets for Tech Ed New Zealand sold out about 25 minutes ago, which means: we are...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/10/2007
RSS - Living in the cloud (or software + services at work)
If given a choice between a web app and a windows app, I find that I normally prefer the Windows app...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/10/2007
Trade Me Launches Vista Gadget
Good news from Rowans Blog. The TradeMe gadget is one of several New Zealand gadgets that have been...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/06/2007
Tech Ed - Women in Technology
While I'm up to my neck in Tech Ed at the moment, I thought I'd drop you a couple of little...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/04/2007
Not going to MEDC? A tiny NZ version is coming...
Even if you are not going to MEDC in Sydney, you can still get to hear Mike Hall and Derek Snyder in...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/03/2007
Mix, Silverlight and the DLR
I’m sure you’ve heard the headline items from Mix. I thought I’d put up a couple of links for the...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 05/02/2007
MSDN Flash - WGA, Early Bird and User Groups
There is alot I want to tell you about this week. I want to let you know about some important...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/23/2007
How we came up with Silverlight
Tim Sneath has a great peice on humour on how we came up with the name silverlight. Check it out....
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/19/2007
Windows Home Server CTP
The WHS team have just released a CTP of Windows Home Server. This release is much more complete...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/18/2007
SQL User Group Meeting tomorrow
In case you missed the announcement tomorrow there is a SQL user group meeting in Wellington. The...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/18/2007
Microsoft Silverlight announced
We have a number of things coming around WPF/e in the next few weeks, but here is the first. WPF/e...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/16/2007
MSDN Flash Editorial - Expression Web and Tech Ed NZ teaser
Great news last week for those of you in the web development space, thanks to the great feedback...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/09/2007