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New Features Hit Windows Live SkyDrive Today

The Windows Live SkyDrive Team just announced several updates to Windows Live SkyDrive which begin happening today. Using Silverlight , you can now arrange your photos within a SkyDrive Folder just the way you want them. All you need to do is choose ...


Day 1 of MIX09 Introduces Silverlight 3 And Other Tools for Advancing User Experiences

MIX09 kicks off today in Las Vegas and brings together web developers and designers to discuss how they can deliver a better experience through software and the Web. And we are making several announcements this week at MIX09 that will help web developers...


Register for MIX09 and Save $400!

MIX09 is coming up fast – kicking off in Las Vegas at the Venetian March 18th – 20th. If you register between now and Feb. 13th for MIX09 you can save up to $400 off the conference price – that means you get a full conference pass for $995! To take advantage...


Silverlight 2.0 Beta 2 and Deep Zoom Composer Update

As announced earlier this week during the Tech•Ed 2008 Keynote - Silverlight 2.0 Beta 2 has been released. Tech•Ed 2008 for Developers is taking place in Orlando this week with Tech•Ed 2008 for IT Professionals starting next week. Check out the Virtual...


Look from the top of the Space Needle with Deep Zoom

A couple weeks ago, the Deep Zoom Composer Team announced an update to Deep Zoom Composer that was first released at MIX this year. You can download the new version here (version 0.9.0.2). I decided to use Deep Zoom Composer myself to create my very own...


Installing the Silverlight Plug-in on Windows Vista

Installing the Silverlight 1.0 Beta plug-in on Windows Vista is really easy. Here is a video of me installing the plug-in on my desktop PC earlier today: Video: Installing the Silverlight Plugin on Windows Vista What is incredible about the installation...


Download Microsoft Silverlight DreamScenes for your desktop!

In celebration of Silverlight at MIX07 this week (and the upcoming launch of their new website) – the wonderful folks on the Silverlight Team have released a slick looking new DreamScene for your Windows Vista Ultimate desktop. Their new website is due...