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Watch Bill Gates keynote at CES 2008 in Silverlight
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Watch Bill Gates keynote at CES 2008 in Silverlight

I’m impressed by the fact that they used Silverlight to highlight Bill Gates keynote and Microsoft at CES.  Note that the intro is a bit long before they actually let him speak.  If you’ll notice at the bottom, they included...

16 Jan 2008 By Randy Walker
Scott Guthrie announces .Net Framework Source Code availability
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Scott Guthrie announces .Net Framework Source Code availability

Thanks to Josh Ambrose Little for pointing out that Scott Guthrie has blogged about how to debug into the .Net Framework Library in Visual Studio 2008.  I think the coolest thing is the ability to step into the Forms library...

16 Jan 2008 By Randy Walker
Participating in the We Are Microsoft Event - Jan 18-20 2008
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Participating in the We Are Microsoft Event - Jan 18-20 2008

Please come join us at the Charity event “We Are Microsoft”.  Throughout the weekend, starting this Friday, we will be working on charity software development.  Right now Mark Leon Watson and I will be working on Irving.Net web project, and...

15 Jan 2008 By Randy Walker
Javier Lozano & Spanish C# Compiler
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Javier Lozano & Spanish C# Compiler

Wanted to say what an awesome idea this was by fellow geek Javier Lozano.  Javier started translating a C# compiler that you can write and program in Spanish.  Perhaps with some community urging he could start an open source project...

15 Jan 2008 By Randy Walker
Dallas TechFest 2008
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Dallas TechFest 2008

The date & location is set!  May 3rd at the Addison Conference Center in Addison (Dallas suburb) Texas.  This event used to be known as the Dallas Code Camp.  I’m actually really excited by this event, since befitting the DFW...

15 Jan 2008 By Randy Walker
Free Partner Training - Windows Server 2008 for Developers
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Free Partner Training - Windows Server 2008 for Developers

As I’ve mentioned countless number of times, one of the best benefits of the Partner Program is training.  In this case it’s free training.  Two days full of instructor led training for free, however right now it’s only in 3...

14 Jan 2008 By Randy Walker
Microsoft Changes Satisfaction Index in Partner Program
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Microsoft Changes Satisfaction Index in Partner Program

Just received information that details the changes of the Microsoft Satisfaction Index.  This was one of the easiest ways to buildup Partner points and also receive information from your customers via survey.  It’s been a while since I’ve used it,...

10 Jan 2008 By Randy Walker