Chris Sells - How do you become an MSDN author?

Posted: Apr 19, 2004 at 11:39 AM

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Chris Sells, program manager at MSDN and the guy who runs the Longhorn Developer Center on MSDN, talks about how you too can write for MSDN.

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Jeremy W that blogging guy

Apr 19, 2004 at 12:37 PM

Yeah, my experiences with the MSDN guys have been nothing but positive. No ideas if my articles / walkthroughs are still there, but back in the day I really enjoyed writing for the MSDN and MSDNAA.
The Channel 9 Team 5 guys from Redmond

Apr 19, 2004 at 1:58 PM

By the way, Chris Sells' email address is: csells@microsoft.com.
Loadsgood What is your answer?

Apr 20, 2004 at 10:07 PM

Cool...

csells sea shells by the sea shore. Just as hard to type as to say.
miies Payin' the bills with my mad programmin' skills

Apr 21, 2004 at 12:38 AM

Loadsgood wrote:

csells sea shells by the sea shore. Just as hard to type as to say.

Don't you mean..

csells sells sea shells by the sea shore
Martin Kulov rocknroll

Nov 04, 2004 at 1:01 PM

Can you provide link to download the video please?
scobleizer I'm the video guy

Nov 04, 2004 at 1:21 PM

I'm sorry, we don't have the digital file for this video.
staceyw Before C# there was darkness...

Nov 07, 2004 at 6:44 AM

I guess one can capture most anything using Camtasia or one of the handful of stream ripping sharewares.

On related topic, how are the videos "put up"? I mean how does it work - file types, control, etc. Is it just a link to an AVI or is a stream server involved? I am gray in this area. I would also like to see Code demos or App demos done using Camtasia at 800x600 (e.g. MSDN TV) and allow ability to resize the video borders. That way we can really see what is happening on the screen and read it in good quality. Y'all have a corporate license or something? Not sure if file size would be same of not. I would think as just an avi it would not be much different and may be smaller if you believe their doco. Cheers!

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William Stacey, MVP