Ever need to do some zip file compression? Well, depending on what version of .Net you're using, it may not be there.  .Net 3.0 has support and lives in the System.IO.Packaging namespace.  If you're not that cutting edge, you can use this clever work around that Chris Sell points out by…

When .NET was still in beta, Microsoft IT was already using web services to integrate systems. What lessons did they learn and how did they apply these lessons to their service oriented infrastructure? On this episode my colleague Mark Baciak shares the lessons he learned as architect of the…

The Internode Games Network is known as the premier network for gamers in Australia. More than your average ISP, Internode invests in keeping the pipes open for gamers in AustraliaOn my recent trip to Adelaide, I managed to score an interview with Glenn and Kingsley from Internode. Yes, they seem a…

Sorry to quash the irrational exuberance of suspected Zune and Halo 3 announcements, but this one is still big and you're getting it early. There’s a new web browser in town for Windows Mobile fans that goes by the name Deepfish. It runs technology borrowed from Sea Dragon, the imaging engine…

This week Michael and Bob talk with author and investor Jessica Livingston whose recent book, Founders at Work, give great insight into the startup process and the many twists and turns that many have encountered on the road to success. Jessica is a partner in a firm that gathers startups…

Come see Robby Ingebretsen and the rest of the IdentityMine crew demonstrate the development of the comic reading experience using the Microsoft Expression suite of design tools. Just as the NY Times Reader project dramatically improves the newspaper reading experience, their Windows…

New technology is always interesting, however in action it is inherently more exciting.  At MIX07 hear how Sohu.com, one of the top Web sites in China, is working with the Beijing 2008 Olympic Organizing Committee to build a "Faster, Higher, Stronger" rich client experience for the…

smashing magazine recently posted a list of 49 web sites that have what they consider to be “ simple, clean, sometimes even minimalistic designs, which all stick closely to one single principle - Keep It Simple, Stupid!.”  It was a neat surprise to see the visitmix site at #16, with credit…

I ran into an interesting article today about struggles keeping the Romansch language alive in Switzerland. Romansch is one of the four official languages of that country but the population of native speakers is on a decline. One of the problems is that there are several written dialects and that…

Scott Hanselman is a pretty well known guy around the .NET world for a bajillion reasons (reasons will not be listed here).We decided to make it a bajllion and one reasons.Scott has a podcast, produced by Carl Franklin of .NET Rocks fame, called HanselMinutes. It seems to be generally well liked,…