the windows live team released an update to live writer. get it now. new insert video feature, upload to picassaweb when publishing to blogger, better image handling (i didn't know there was any bad because i use www.flickr4writer.com :-)).
keep the good stuff coming!
now that silverlight is 'officially' released, maybe you've been waiting for that "RC" label to go away. okay, no more excuses, time to start digging in. what better way to do that then cuddle up with a few of your closest unknown friends and hack away, barcamp style!
some fine folks have organized a SilverlightDevCamp in two areas and they are free to attend and get some SWAG, some learning, and make some connections. designers, developers, people with macbooks, everyone is welcome.
what is a silverlightdevcamp? i'm glad you asked.
SilverlightDevCampSF is an upcoming gathering, inspired by BarCamp, to build Silverlight applications, It's organized by volunteers & Silverlight enthusiasts, with attendance free to all.
While similar to iPhoneDevCamp this event is focused on a singular technology, we'd like offer some diverse sessions like using PHP to generate Silverlight content, IronRuby/IronPython & the DLR or Moonlight on Linux.
Attendees will include web designers, developers, testers, all working together over the weekend to build Silverlight applications, share experiences, ask questions, and push the limits of web application design. If you're interested in Silverlight, but haven't had time to learn, this is your chance to get up to speed. Plus you'll be able network with other developers in the bay area who are interested in Silverlight.
stuff will be given away and some super geeks will be on hand to help with silverlight questions. it sounds like a great time, and in 2 great cities. unfortunately i'm in two different cities at the same time...argh. but there are some cool peeps that i know will be there. if you are close, you should definitely go. if you are working on silverlight or curious, then you should be there and make time to go.
be there. let me know how it goes.
wow, what a day, i'm sure you're reading all about it but here's some recap:
and holy cow here's the news for developers:
microsoft officially partners with novell to deliver moonlight as the silverlight implementation for linux. booyah. you can read all the details about it here. great job to the microsoft team on the legal mumbo jumbo, and great job to miguel and team for getting this through. the plan is that novell will release moonlight no later than 6 months from silverlight 1.0 release (today)...with the aggressiveness of the mono team i'd imagine sooner.
so just suse linux right? apparently not! as long as the distro supports running mono, moonlight should run in that environment as well. what about codecs? the codecs required to support silverlight content (media) will be from Microsoft. the installer for moonlight that novell provides will/should make including these codecs a seamless process. in case you don't get this...that's a big deal.
that sound? yeah, my jaw dropping. me likey. oh, and wicked cool halo3 hd video
some labor day weekend humor. rerun last night on saturday night live was the first episode installment of 'nick burns' the company computer guy. circa 1999, nick knew how important web 2.0 was... forward to 3:43 for a choice commentary
saw this from phil haack and thought it was funny...i'm a big fan of office space, but if you've never seen it, you for sure would think it was not a comedy!