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• British Library's Turning The Pages project now in Silverlight

  The British Library's Turning The Pages project is currently featuring 5 treasures from across the United Kingdom . In addition to the Windows Vista version (specifically a WPF browser app a.k.a. XBAP) of the app, there's now a new Silverlight... Posted Feb 23 2008, 01:08 PM by Blogs Filed under: silverlight, windows vista, XBAP, British Library

• Microsoft UK Student page goes live - built on Silverlight

  I haven't been part of the development but it's good to see this finally go live. We've been hankering for a 1-stop-shop for students wanting to see what Microsoft has to offer for ages and finally have it at: www.microsoft.com/uk/students... Posted Jul 13 2007, 08:32 AM by Blogs Filed under: silverlight, Developer, windows vista, Academic, Live

• Joel Spolsky's brush with Vista's SuperFetch

  In a scathing post on the new Safari 3 for Windows , Joel remarks how slow the browser is while starting up. He likens Apple's performance claims as reality distortion, but later makes an update saying: The more I run Safari on Vista, the faster it... Posted Jun 14 2007, 04:18 PM by Blogs Filed under: Microsoft, windows vista, Apple, Safari, SuperFetch

• Microsoft Surface: What WPF Can Do For You

  Today Microsoft announced the Surface , a new line of consumer products that turn "an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, dynamic surface that provides effortless interaction with all forms of digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical... Posted May 30 2007, 12:55 PM by Blogs Filed under: Microsoft, WPF, Surface, PlayTable, Windows Presentation Foundation, windows vista