Ping 57: IE9, Alan Wake, Silverlight, Spindex, MMS (Channel 9)

Ping 57: IE9, Alan Wake, Silverlight, Spindex, MMS

Posted: May 10, 2010 at 12:52 PM

By: Laura Foy

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This week Paul and Laura reviewed the most buzz worthy stories in Microsoft news- exciting stuff like:

Take IE9 for a test drive!
Alan Wake & SilverLight
Spindex is here
Perez Hilton Web Slice
Paul goes to MMS
Spike and Hammer

And More!

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son of a Sven

May 10, 2010 at 3:00 PM

This is a cool show. I can't believe I've never heard of it before, this being the 57th ep.
Laura10

May 10, 2010 at 3:15 PM

Thanks! I'm glad you like it Feel free to comment with suggestions / show ideas for future episodes.
gbrayut Check out PhraseMeme Scanner for Windows Phone at PhraseMeme.com

May 10, 2010 at 4:01 PM

I have to agree with Paul in that I have a hard time finding productive uses for Twitter, but there can be knowledge in the crowd. Services like downrightnow.com that use algorithms and hash tags on twitter to find out when email or social networking services are down are pretty cool. Other then that Twitter is mostly an Internet Vice not virtue

Keep up the great work!
msftwise msftwise

May 10, 2010 at 4:06 PM

Too cool
PaulMest Ping co-host, Founder Mythly Studios

May 10, 2010 at 4:20 PM

Well.. looks like you have just figured out a great thing to do this weekend!

... it should only take about 14 hours to watch every episode. If you want to do it in one session, I'll even provide the Mountain Dew!
windev Andrew Richards

May 10, 2010 at 5:08 PM

Bacon tasting icecream... Emmm... Bacon... (Homer voice and drewwl)...
martinmine I see you're a coder, I'm pretty much a coder myself

May 10, 2010 at 11:36 PM

Annother awesome episode of Ping ;D

Laura, where did you get those Channel 9 logo things you and Paul threw at the camera at the end of the episode, I want one too ;(

Keep up the good work ^^

- Martin
Meir

May 11, 2010 at 1:43 AM

PINGBACK!!!

Here's a quick guide i made for you - how to pronounce MEIR:

http://www.vimeo.com/11646499

Thanks for mentioning SQL Server.

Finally!
athman

May 11, 2010 at 10:22 AM

so

RC=Release Candidate

RTM=Release to Manufacture

VS=Visual Studio

what is R2 ?
CrispYY

May 11, 2010 at 2:15 PM

Again, great show. I enjoy getting the news, the latest stuff (always with links ) like IE9. Just keep it up!

I'll keep watching Ping! Also the "But Why" show is realy cool. Good job here and there!
willpe

May 12, 2010 at 9:02 AM

R2 = "Release 2" and tends to imply a minor version release
MadLibrarian

May 13, 2010 at 5:12 PM

Here is a suggestion: have the show in a bar bring more drinks to the show.