Surface and Virtual Earth demoed at CIO Summit

This one has been in my list to post for a few days now, unfortunately Mix 08 kinda got in the way. At the Microsoft CIO Summit that took place early last week, the new Surface computer/table was shown off. …

By Chris in Featured News
March 11th, 2008 at 6:50 am

LiveSide returns – sorry about that

We’ve been down for the last 20 hours or so – some kind of a hardware problem with our dedicated server – fixed now.  And yes we paid the bills 😉

Some interesting stuff around the interwebs about Ray Ozzie, …

By Kip Kniskern in News
March 10th, 2008 at 6:25 am

More PhotoZoom / Deep Zoom goodness

Here’s a few items in the comments to the PhotoZoom post that I figured were worth highlighting for those lazy RSS readers (yes me included):

  • Matt Augstine from the PhotoZoom team has given some info about how the service works,
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By Chris in News
March 9th, 2008 at 7:30 pm

Our interview with David Treadwell of Windows Live Platform Services at Mix08

Microsoft is betting heavily on Software + Services, the concept that all the power of the desktop will not go away when services are introduced, rather that storage and computing power, local to the user, will continue to play a …

By Kip Kniskern in Interviews
March 9th, 2008 at 4:49 am

Microsoft taking signups for invitation only Technology Preview program – Ozzie project on the Horizon?

This just up over on the VisitMix blog:

"During Wednesday’s keynote, Ray Ozzie mentioned an exciting offering that we will be making available in the near future through an invitation only Technology Preview program.  Click here to log-in to

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By Chris in News
March 8th, 2008 at 9:11 am

Reflections on Mix08: (nearly) 72 hours of conversation

kipatmix I’m not a road warrior.  I’ve attended three Butterfly Tours, two MVP Summits, two Gnomedexes, and some various one day events (mostly in Redmond), but this is the first big tech conference I’ve attended outside of Seattle.  Just to get …

By Kip Kniskern in Opinion
March 8th, 2008 at 6:15 am

Microsoft launches PhotoZoom – Powered by Silverlight 2 and DeepZoom

Yesterday we talked about how the new Silverlight 2 beta announced at Mix 08 contains zooming technology based on SeaDragon and Photosynth, aptly called Deep Zoom.

While there is the Deep Zoom Composer for those who want to make …

By Chris in News
March 7th, 2008 at 8:23 am

Ray Ozzie at Mix08 – Mesh, Horizon and FeedSync

So today at Mix08 Ray Ozzie went back to basics. If you compare the headings of his speech to that of his famous memo, there is a lot of common ground. So if you’re an exec, how do you …

By Chris in News
March 6th, 2008 at 4:07 pm

Silverlight 2 and Deep Zoom – Get ready to build your own photozooming collections

Steve Clayton just posted about part of the Silverlight 2 Mix08 demo, specifically a feature called Deep Zoom which is implemented over at http://memorabilia.hardrock.com/. Deep Zoom allows users to smoothly and seamlessly zoom in and out of a collage …

By Chris in News
March 6th, 2008 at 8:08 am

MIX 08 – Microsoft Unveils Next Generation Web Technologies at MIX

Today at MIX 08 Microsoft announced/unveiled the following:

· Internet Explorer 8 beta 1: Microsoft unveiled for the first time Internet Explorer 8, showcasing Internet Explorer’s commitment to developers. Internet Explorer 8 offers an unprecedented level of interoperability and tools, …

By Sunshine in News
March 6th, 2008 at 7:46 am
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