Tagged “Microsoft”
jQuery to be Integrated with ASP .NET
Fantastic news! Long-time golden boy of the javascript world, jQuery, is to be integrated with Microsoft's ASP .NET framework.
A quick guide to IE8's new features - Activites and WebSlices
With the release of Internet Explorer 8 beta 1 this week, MS debuted a few new features for the browser. Not only is it more standards compliant etc (read about all the features here), there are two major features which developers can utilise to make web sites and services more accessible through IE8. I'm talking about Activites and WebSlices.
One long week
This has been a truly amazing week. I've travelled over 1000 miles and I'm not done travelling yet. I've had success, I've had failure, but I've also had so much fun that I'd do it all again in an instant.
Designertopia - Day 2
Friday 2nd Feb 2007
Designertopia - Day 1
Today has been a real eye-opener. The things I learnt today, I will remember for a long time to come.
Vista launch = patches
If you didn't know already, Microsoft officially released Windows Vista yesterday. I've been running Vista for 2 months now, and in that time it I've seen some major performance improvements, mostly thanks to new drivers.
What I Learned at XNA
So, Microsoft and their DirectX team, being the geniuses that they are, have come up with a new product, XNA Studio Express which is rather good. I went to the launch event at Warwick uni thru the MSP programme. Here's what I learnt.
Vista - Ready or not
First, a little bit of news.
Joys of MSDN
There are a number of benefits to being a Microsoft Student Partner. You get to learn about the new stuff before anyone else, you get to attend conferences and product launches (XNA Studio launch December 13th @ Warwick Uni), you get free stuff like t-shirts, laptop bags and USB pens, but the best thing of all is your MSDN Premium subscription.