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Musings on mobile development and Windows Phone 7 in particular.
Ajax View from Microsoft Research
From the home page: Goal:The goal of the Ajax View project is to improve developer's visibility into...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 05/02/2007
Pick of Mix - Some Sessions to Watch
All sessions are being made available at https://sessions.visitmix.com. If you're a developer, or the...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 05/02/2007
.NET for Silverlight - Some Features...
Not a comprehensive list as I simply can't type and keep up with what's going on - these things are...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 05/01/2007
What do I need to build my first .NET Silverlight App?
Might be easiest to visit this page on the Silverlight.net site. But a simple summary is below: What...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 05/01/2007
Paperclip Theme Masthead
As I said in my earlier post, I created a Paint.NET version of the Paperclip template posted by...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 05/01/2007
Fresh New Blog Theme
Well the jetlag has allowed me to spend lots of extra time playing around with things I usually...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 05/01/2007
IronRuby Joins IronPython
Scott also announced an implementation of another dynamic language, Ruby, for .NET. So IronRuby...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/30/2007
Silverlight and Managed Code
Okay, a few of my scribblings from the Silverlight and Managed Code demos (and they haven't finished...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/30/2007
Now available for download - Silverlight 1.1 Alpha (for managed code)
You can now download a version of Silverlight with a cross-platform version of the .NET runtime...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/30/2007
Live From Mix
It's started. Ray Ozzie's on stage and all the Microsoft folks are consigned to an overflow room to...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/30/2007
Search for "Outlook Turnip"...
... almost anywhere (ie on any search engine) and my name will come up. I posted a while back about...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/28/2007
Web Hacking Event with SPI Dynamics
I was helping out at this event on Thursday (well I say helping out, I sat at the back and watched...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/27/2007
Off to Mix07
I know I'm lucky - I'm flying out to Vegas tomorrow morning for Mix 07. If you're not going to be...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/27/2007
JavaScript Intellisense XML Comment Format
I see Bertand has posted a detailed description of the XML comments format - very useful. Maybe I'll...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/27/2007
New Web Item Templates in Visual Studio Orcas Beta 1
I've just noticed a few new item templates AJAX Master Page - creates a MasterPage with a...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/26/2007
JavaScript Intellisense in Orcas Beta 1
I posted some links recently to enhanced JavaScript support in Orcas but I hadn't had much luck...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/26/2007
Pain, Exhaustion and Anguish (Marathon Photos)
Yes, you can share in our suffering here:...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/26/2007
My Marathon Hell by Mike Ormond Aged 39 and a bit
We (we being my fiancé Gemma and I) lined up on Sunday morning in Greenwich Park @ 9.45 in what had...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/25/2007
Introduction to the Office Open XML File Formats
This is something of an experiment today. I've been making some nuggets on Open XML and Word 2007...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/20/2007
Orcas Beta 1 Ships
Oooh - now I'm going to have to drive to the office so I can get this quickly... Hopefully in time...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/20/2007
Office Open XML Nuggets
I've been busy creating a few nuggets (boy do I find them hard work - if it's not me fluffing up...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/19/2007
The Saturday Times - A Hidden Gem
The Saturday Times is something of an institution in our house. An institution instigated by Gemma...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/16/2007
WPF/E Becomes Microsoft Silverlight
Things look like they're going to get very interesting as we get a step closer to releasing our...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/16/2007
JavaScript Support in Visual Studio Orcas
I came across a couple of great blog posts about details of the JavaScript support we can expect to...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/16/2007
On the Subject of Security (XSS, CSRF & JSON Hijacking)
This is a first (for me at least) the sole purpose of this post is to "bump" a previous post as it...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/15/2007
All Zuned up with no place to go...
Yes, I finally got my hands on a Zune for my birthday. (Well Gemma got a new Red iPod Nano to...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/12/2007
What is a Dibbler Anyway?
Clearly my "what the heck is a dibbler" question was a little too obscure as nobody came very close....
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/11/2007
Web Application Hacking Workshop 26th April [UK]
I don't normally post about upcoming events (for reference, you can find a list of all upcoming MSDN...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/11/2007
On the Subject of Security (XSS, CSRF & JSON Hijacking)
I seem to be on a bit of a security journey at the moment after my own tussle with XSS, then...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/05/2007
Software Patents, Dibblers, NASA and the Audi A6
I know it's old news but I'm still amused by Audi's advertising for the A6 given the heated debate...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/04/2007
Hacking AJAX Applications
Following on from my post about XSS vulnerabilities (not AJAX specific) I've just been watching a...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/04/2007
T-18 Days - Countdown to the Marathon
The Achilles injury still hasn't completely cleared up but it is much better than it was. I managed...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/04/2007
Good News on Expression and MSDN Subscriptions
From Soma's blog: Listening to your feedback - Expression and MSDN
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/03/2007
Tagcloud Code
Steve asked me about my tagcloud and the code needed to return to make it work. Thank you Steve -...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/03/2007
My Roadshow Demo Site and XSS Vulnerability
I had a nightmare the other night, well not exactly a nightmare but at least a shiver down my spine;...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 04/02/2007
Quick Demo Summary
Thought I'd do a quick summary of the demos I've published on my site over the last few months so...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 03/30/2007
Download My ASP.NET AJAX Roadshow Demos
Sooo many people have asked for my AJAX demos from the Roadshow and I haven't posted them mainly...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 03/30/2007
First There Was SlickRun, Now There's Start++
SlickRun has to be my all time favourite "helper" utility. It hangs around in the background and,...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 03/29/2007
VistaSquad - New User Group Inaugural Meeting Tonight!
Ravi contacted me yesterday about a new user group he's setting up called Vista Squad focusing on...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 03/28/2007
The Xbox Rumours Are True
Microsoft unveils the Xbox 360 Elite I must admit I've not been getting the same use out of my Xbox...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 03/28/2007
TA is Touch and Go
I've come to know a little bit more about that vulnerable part of our anatomy known as the Achilles...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 03/26/2007
They've Given MikeT a new Laptop
Ye gawds it was about time. I think the keys had nearly worn through on the old one. Trouble is,...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 03/26/2007
The Curious Case of the RadioButtonList not Triggering
A question from the London Roadshow this time - why is it this code works:<%@ Page Language="C#"...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 03/26/2007
Going Green With Dragons' Den
Clearly I'm missing something obvious here but last night's episode of Dragons' Den when everyone...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 03/22/2007
The Transparency of ASP.NET AJAX
A interesting article here on ASP.NET AJAX vs open source where Brad (Abrams) argues that the...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 03/22/2007
Debugging ASP.NET Apps on Vista / IIS7
I put this here partly for my own benefit so I can find it easily again - a great article on the...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 03/19/2007
Rejoining a domain - D'oh!
This is the second time I've done this recently and promptly kicked myself. If you're going to leave...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 03/16/2007
Nesting UpdatePanels
Another question today - can you nest UpdatePanel controls? Well I hadn't tried so off I jolly well...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 03/15/2007
Dynamically Adding an UpdatePanel to Your Page
Another question from an event - this time today's MSDN event at the Microsoft London offices. Can I...
Author: MikeO [MSFT] Date: 03/15/2007