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• 09.08.08
  Now Everyone Can Play with Photosynth! Announcements, cool projects | (0)

  Another great thing happened during my vacation last month is the public launch of Photosynth. Now everyone can play with Photosynth and create their own synths. It's one of the Microsoft innovations really caught my attention when I first saw it earlier last year. I've been showing demos to different UX community groups and got great feedback, but today, I finally had a chance to create my own synth- stuffed animals on coffee table. :) Just a quick reminder for what is Photosynth - based on a large set of photos of a space or an object, Photosynth ...
• 08.29.08
  UX Improvements in IE8 Beta 2 Announcements, IE8, UX | (0)

  Scenario1: when you browse the web for some foreign food, you come across words you don't know. You want to find out what do they mean quickly in your own language. Scenario 2: you'd like to keep up with your friends status on Facebook. Instead of going to Facebook homepage and logging in, is there a easier way to subscribe to any update changes and be notified when your friends' change their status automatically? Scenario3: tabbed browsing is a great innovation but it also generates its own usability problems when you have many tabs open at the same ...
• 08.20.08
  Live Mesh is in Canada! Announcements, CANADA, software-plus-service | (0)

  All my sister blogs (IT Manager, CanDev, and CanITPro) have shared the great news that Live Mesh is now available as Technology Preview in Canada without a sign-up wait list. So, you don't have to wait to try out the cool software-plus-service technology. Here's the official description of Live Mesh: Live Mesh is a “software-plus-services” platform and experience that enables PCs and other devices to “come alive” by making them aware of each other through the Internet, enabling individuals and organizations to manage, access, and share their files and applications seamlessly on the ...
• 07.23.08
  Want to join the best damn UX Evangelist Team in the world? Announcements, Jobs, Microsoft | (0)

  After a little less than 2 years in existence, Microsoft has decided to extend its investment in UX Evangelism.  We’re looking to add a “breadth” UXE, based out of Southern California (LA, San Diego, Inland Empire).  We want to talk to you if: You like getting your hands ‘dirty’ to build great experiences You’re deep with competitive technologies (Flash, Flex, AIR, AJAX libraries), like learning new things (e.g., WPF, Silverlight, Expression Studio) You like meeting lots of new people This job will have some travel, so be prepared.  Your job will be to build or integrate with design communities across the west coast ...
• 07.03.08
  Firefox3 and Silverlight misbehaving on your site? Read this Announcements, Code, Silverlight | (0)

  So this is, admittedly, a little outside of what I usually talk about, but wanted to share with you, my dedicated reader(s): In order to support Firefox 3, websites built using the Silverlight 1.0 Sivlerlight.js file must upgrade that file to the latest version. In addition to supporting Firefox 3, the latest version of the file also adds several new features including the ability to automatically refresh the browser once the user installs Silverlight. You can learn about all of the new features in the readme file. If you have already updated your website to use the Silverlight 2 Beta 2 Silverlight.js ...
• 07.01.08
  Linerider Launches today – powered by Silverlight 2 and Windows Live Services Announcements, Silverlight, Windows Live Services | (0)

  www.linerider.com – Click “Play Now” Today, InXile launched the redesigned LineRider.com, exclusively powered by Silverlight2 and Windows Live Services. Line Rider is a casual gaming site with between 1.5 & 2M Monthly Unique users.  In addition to the old, Flash based game, they have also just launched console versions of their game for the Xbox 360, Wii and PS3.  In Late May, they began a contest with MacDonald’s, supported by a nation-wide television ad buy.  Check out the nationally broadcast commercial here. WR DPE began working with Line Rider several months ago, converting application environment from LAMP to Windows 2008 / SQL Server ...
• 06.15.08
  Hey Will, Where ya been? Announcements, Uncategorized | (0)

  Sorry for the delay in posting, I promise I’ll be back soon.  As you can see, I’ve got my hands a little full at the moment
• 06.13.08
  Zune is here in Canada! Announcements, Design, Event | (0)

  Today is very exiting for the Zune team here in Canada. The new family of Zune products (4GB, 8GB, and 80GB) are available in Canada, in stores like Future Shop, Wal-Mart, HMV, Best Buy, and The Source by Circuit City. Zune has everything you expect in a digital media player plus FM radio, wireless sync & sharing, and an online music community called Zune Social.  I especially like how the Zune team is highlighting Canadian artists through the launch campaign. Users can get their customized device using Zune Originals, an online service that let them customize their devices with laser-etched ...
• 04.07.08
  Cynergy’s winning entry, Ben, posted Announcements, PDC, SxSW, Uncategorized | (0)

  As I mentioned before, Cynergy won the Phizzpop Design Challenge Nationals.  Over the weekend, they posted a screen cast and voiceover for their suite of applications, Ben. Check out it out here. UPDATE: Check out the Microsoft Press Pass on Cynergy’s win!
• 04.03.08
  Cynergy wins it all! Announcements, PDC, SxSW | (0)

  Cynergy won the Phizzpop Design Challenge Nationals at SxSW with their fantastic entry, Ben.  While all the contestants had interesting and compelling entries, Cynergy’s was truly a cut above. Winning more than 85% of the people choice vote, the Cynergy team created a series of interconnected applications - a desktop WPF application, a Silverlight application and a Facebook application.  Check out the screenshots here!

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