Like the Channel 9 team itself, I work in the Developer and Platform Evangelism group at Microsoft (commonly known as DPE). I am currently the PDC Content Owner.
In this screencast, I give a quick tour of SWF2XAML, a tool that helps convert Adobe/Macromedia Flash/SWF files to XAML for use with the Windows Presentation Foundation.
@Trancecoder: We had many similar internal conversations leading-up to MIX10. If you believe that the web is only something that's delivered through a browser, then I can appreciate the perspective (though WP7 can absolutely handle browser-based content too). If you believe that the web is a basic component of almost any modern application, then this makes sense. Every day, more devices are connecting to the web. If we exclude games, how many of the top 50 applications in any mobile marketplace would cease to work if they were cutoff from the web? From my perspective, the web may have started out as browser-exclusive, but it's grown well beyond that.
Congratulations, Calciol! It's up to you, but we always love to hear how people solved the Hard Hat Challenges. Send an e-mail to pdc09 (at) microsoft.com, and we'll coordinate your prize.
And with that, we have a winner! Congratulations, Tokter! Great job solving the Challenge. Drop us a line at pdc09 (at) microsoft.com, and we'll have the poster and shirt sent to you.
The timer is a wonderful plot device, and it adds a bit of drama to the conversation. The fact that viewers are passionate about it at all (not always in a good way) tells me that it's working. If we were just a 10-minute show without the annoying buzzer,
what fun would that be?
Countdown to MIX11: Get the Goods (including a free pass) in 10 Minutes
Feb 10, 2011 at 12:07 PM@Trancecoder: We had many similar internal conversations leading-up to MIX10. If you believe that the web is only something that's delivered through a browser, then I can appreciate the perspective (though WP7 can absolutely handle browser-based content too). If you believe that the web is a basic component of almost any modern application, then this makes sense. Every day, more devices are connecting to the web. If we exclude games, how many of the top 50 applications in any mobile marketplace would cease to work if they were cutoff from the web? From my perspective, the web may have started out as browser-exclusive, but it's grown well beyond that.
System Update: Slowness when playing recent videos
Mar 19, 2010 at 5:45 PMWhile it's MIX10-focused, today's blog post shows what the bandwidth graph looked like earlier today:
http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2010/03/19/mix10-wrap-up.aspx
Countdown to PDC09: This is Your Brain on Puzzles
Oct 23, 2009 at 3:08 PMCongratulations, Calciol! It's up to you, but we always love to hear how people solved the Hard Hat Challenges. Send an e-mail to pdc09 (at) microsoft.com, and we'll coordinate your prize.
Countdown to PDC09: This is Your Brain on Puzzles
Oct 23, 2009 at 11:32 AMHere's a link to this week's Hard Hat Challenge document. Good luck!
Countdown to PDC09: The Client Track Unplugged
Oct 08, 2009 at 2:52 PMAnd with that, we have a winner! Congratulations, Tokter! Great job solving the Challenge. Drop us a line at pdc09 (at) microsoft.com, and we'll have the poster and shirt sent to you.
Countdown to PDC09: The Client Track Unplugged
Oct 08, 2009 at 2:11 PMNice work, Tokter. You guys are getting close!
Countdown to PDC09: Da Cloud! Da Cloud!
Oct 07, 2009 at 11:03 PMThe timer is a wonderful plot device, and it adds a bit of drama to the conversation. The fact that viewers are passionate about it at all (not always in a good way) tells me that it's working. If we were just a 10-minute show without the annoying buzzer, what fun would that be?
Countdown to PDC09: The Client Track Unplugged
Oct 07, 2009 at 10:59 PMSorry, but that's not the correct answer, DaleRoss. Keep trying!
Countdown to PDC09: The Client Track Unplugged
Sep 30, 2009 at 9:15 PMHere's a link to the file you'll need for this week's Hard Hat Challenge. Good luck!
Countdown to PDC09: Visual Studio and .NET Framework Track Owner Tells All
Sep 28, 2009 at 8:41 AMLooks like exoteric correctly solved ths puzzle: http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/LarryLarsen/Countdown-to-PDC09-Office-SharePoint-Free-Win7-Boot-Camp-and-Turtles/. Congratulations!
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