http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.pnghttp://channel9.msdn.com/tags/April+Fools/april foolshttp://channel9.msdn.com/tags/April+Fools/en-usThu, 09 Apr 2009 00:03:35 GMTThu, 09 Apr 2009 00:03:35 GMTEvNet (EvNet, Version=1.0.3608.3122, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null)<img src="http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/ch9/1/4/4/4/6/4/ping007_small_ch9.png" border="0" />These Microsofties just won't stop talking- and it's about really great stuff this week. Here's a glimpse of some of the stories we captured:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.on10.net/blogs/laura/Microsoft-Underground-Research-Lab/">April Fools @ Microsoft<br /> </a>....<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Dan/Softies-pranking-Softies-A-step-by-step-video-for-pranking-co-workers/">lots</a> and <a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/PDCNews/First-Look-Microsoft-Surface-Stove/">lots</a> of it<br /> <a href="http://wiki.developer.myspace.com/index.php?title=Category:Silverlight">Silverlight &amp; MySpace...BFF's<br /> </a><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2344107,00.asp">Don't hate on the Microsoft name<br /> </a><a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/04/02/microsoft-exec-hints-at-office-for-iphone/">iOffice?<br /> </a><br /> Oh, and yes I know it's "TV production 101" to not wear busy shirts (like with white stripes) on camera so I apologize in advance for my shirt that looks like you might be hallucinating. Sorry.<img src="http://channel9.msdn.com/464441/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0" height="1" width="1" alt="" />http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/PingShow/Ping-Episode-7/http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/PingShow/Ping-Episode-7/Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:48:00 GMThttp://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/ch9/1/4/4/4/6/4/ping007_ch9.wmv44656http://channel9.msdn.com/464441/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0These Microsofties just won't stop talking- and it's about really great stuff this week. Here's a glimpse of some of the stories we captured: April Fools @ Microsoft ....lots and lots of it Silverlight &amp; MySpace...BFF's Don't hate on the Microsoft name iOffice? Oh, and yes I know it's "TV&#8230;Laura Foy9http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/PingShow/Ping-Episode-7/RSS/http://channel9.msdn.com/464441/Trackback.aspxApril FoolsiphoneMicrosoftmyspaceOfficepingSurface<img src="http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/ch9/8/8/6/3/6/4/ThisWeekC9April3_small_ch9.png" border="0" />This week on Channel 9, Dan and Brian discuss the top developer news including:<br /> <br /> - Scott Guthrie - ASP.NET MVC now is <a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2009/04/01/asp-net-mvc-1-0.aspx">OSI certified open source</a>, using the Microsoft Public License. <br /> - New <a href="http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/">Microsoft MVPs</a> announced<br /> - Bart de Smets - <a href="http://community.bartdesmet.net/blogs/bart/archive/2009/03/28/excelinq-not-your-typical-linq-provider.aspx">ExceLINQ </a>- a prototype of an Excel provider for LINQ<br /> - Scott Hanselman - Paving a machine <a href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/PavingMyMachineForAFresh2009FirstPassMustHaves.aspx">must-have applications</a><br /> - Chris Auld - Intergen's <a href="http://www.textglow.net/">TextGlow </a>a Silverlight-based OpenXML document viewer's source code <a href="http://openxmldeveloper.com/articles/TextGlow.aspx">now available</a><br /> - VSTS Ranger Team - <a href="http://vstt2008qrg.codeplex.com/">VS Team Test 83 Page Reference Guide </a>available, via <a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/03/vsts-ranger-team-does-it-again-now-with.html">Greg Duncan<br /> </a>- TBODA Web Team - <a href="http://blog.tboda.com/post/5-Useful-SQL-Server-Scripts.aspx">5 Useful SQL Server Scripts</a><br /> - <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;FamilyID=537da1cd-43e1-4799-88e7-a1da9166fb46">VB QuickStarts and How-To topics</a> for PRISM available<br /> - <a href="http://gmontrone.com/">Giovanni Montrone</a> - Coding4Fun Article - <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/archive/2009/03/28/9515699.aspx">Silverlight Image Comparison tool</a> (see <a href="http://gmontrone.com/bdcompare/BlurayDVDCompare.html">live demo</a>)<br /> <br /> <strong>April Fools Day Favorites<br /> </strong>- Larry Larsen - The <a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/PDCNews/First-Look-Microsoft-Surface-Stove/">Microsoft Surface Stove</a><br /> - Brian Peek - <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/archive/2009/04/01/9525555.aspx">TwitterDrive</a>, The Revolution in Cloud Storage<br /> - ThinkGeek - <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/tauntaun.html">Tauntaun Sleeping Bag</a> (note: TG is now trying to productize this)<br /> - Xbox - <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/a/alpinelegend/">Alpine Legend</a> (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUBQknWUEYU&amp;feature=player_embedded">video</a>)<br /> <br /> <strong>Picks of the week</strong><br /> - Brian's pick: April Fools Day episode of 1<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/10-4/10-4-Episode-14-Sentient-DSLs/">0-4 on Sentient DSLs</a><br /> - Dan's pick: Extreme <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw&amp;feature=related">Sheep LED Art video</a>, via Wes Hutchins<img src="http://channel9.msdn.com/463688/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0" height="1" width="1" alt="" />http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Dan/This-Week-on-C9-April-Fools-Day-open-source-MVC-ExceLINQ-and-cool-Silverlight-apps/http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Dan/This-Week-on-C9-April-Fools-Day-open-source-MVC-ExceLINQ-and-cool-Silverlight-apps/Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:43:00 GMThttp://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/ch9/8/8/6/3/6/4/ThisWeekC9April3_ch9.wmv34124http://channel9.msdn.com/463688/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0This week on Channel 9, Dan and Brian discuss the top developer news including:<br /> <br /> - Scott Guthrie - ASP.NET MVC now is <a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2009/04/01/asp-net-mvc-1-0.aspx">OSI certified open source</a>, using the Microsoft Public License. <br /> - New <a href="http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/">Microsoft MVPs</a> announced<br /> - Bart de Smets - <a href="http://community.bartdesmet.net/blogs/bart/archive/2009/03/28/excelinq-not-your-typical-linq-provider.aspx">ExceLINQ </a>- a prototype of an Excel provider for LINQ<br /> - Scott Hanselman - Paving a machine <a href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/PavingMyMachineForAFresh2009FirstPassMustHaves.aspx">must-have applications</a><br /> - Chris Auld - Intergen's <a href="http://www.textglow.net/">TextGlow </a>a Silverlight-based OpenXML document viewer's source code <a href="http://openxmldeveloper.com/articles/TextGlow.aspx">now available</a><br />Dan Fernandez11http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Dan/This-Week-on-C9-April-Fools-Day-open-source-MVC-ExceLINQ-and-cool-Silverlight-apps/RSS/http://channel9.msdn.com/463688/Trackback.aspxApril FoolsASP.NET MVCLINQSilverlight