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Pete Brown writes on a variety of topics from XAML with the Windows Runtime (WinRT), .NET programming using C#, WPF, Microcontroller programming with .NET Microframework, .NET Gadgeteer, Windows on Devices, and even plain old C, to raising two children in the suburbs of Maryland, woodworking, CNC and generally "making physical stuff". Oh, and Pete loves retro technology, especially Commodore (C64 and C128). If the content interests you, please subscribe using the subscription link to the right of every page.

Archive for tag: MIX06

  • Beware what you say to Reporters

    You have to love reporters. Or perhaps I just need to be more clear with them. On the way out of the WPF/E session at MIX06 in Las Vegas last week, I was approached by a reporter, presumably because I had asked several questions of the presenter. She wrote two stories: Here and here. The two quotes from me, according to those articles, are: Developer Pete Brown said his enthusiasm for WPF/...

  • MIX06 Thanks

    Just a quick thanks to Robert Ingrebretsen and Filipe Fortes from Microsoft for spending some time during the MIX chat with me. Among other things, they helped alleviate my concerns (somewhat) regarding WPF and WPF/E diverging from each other, causing us all sorts of headaches like we have with different browsers right now. The both recognized that as a real concern they themselves have, and s...

  • The New RSS Platform

    One other session I attended on the last day of MIX06 was the sparsely-attended 8:30 AM RSS Platform Presentation. One of the folks from team RSS was there presenting about the new RSS functionality in IE7 as well as the new RSS API which will ship with IE7. Overall, I think the API and the concepts behind it are useful and well executed. However, IMHO, they did a few dumb things with the API...

  • Office SharePoint Server 2007 - the Sleeper Hit

    Every conference seems to have a sleeper hit - something which was underplayed and ended up drawing huge crowds, or as in this case, something which was added at the last minute and which didn't appear on the schedules, but still filled a whole ballroom. For MIX06, the topic was Office SharePoint Server presented by Jackie Bodine. Traditional SharePoint SharePoint has been enhanced to includ...

  • Why the Browser?

    I've overheard conversations at MIX06, as well as at other gatherings such as the PDC. I've also helped answer questions on several difrerent mailing lists. A common theme I've heard is that IT folks are trying to work around browser limitations in order to deliver rich applications on their internet internet. These days, developer productivity is key to the success of any IT organization. M...

  • Vista 5308 on Virtual PC

    At MIX06 we were given a bootable DVD with the latest Vista bits. Since dual-boot is not an option right now, I thought I'd try it out in a VPC. I knew the performance would be poor as the VPC has no accelerated graphics, and does take a CPU hit. I also knew I'd lose the glass, shadows, and some of the other eye candy. However, I have a 3ghz laptop with 2 gig of RAM and a mobility rad...

  • MIX06 Day 2 - Know Your Chicken (and Flavors of WPF)

    (blogged to random Astral Projection tracks with a little Peter Gabriel UP thrown in) In Praise of Smart Clients Microsoft has three primary Smart Client targets: Rich WinFX applications running on PCs (desktops, laptops, media centers) Microsoft Office add-ins Windows Vista sidebar gadgets Microsoft and partners showed off some veyr rich WPF applications, including the digital m...

  • MIX06 Day 1 Recap XAML, WPF, WPF/E

    Day 1 started with Bill's Keynote and ended with a short trip to TAO (a little too claustraphobic for me), and some time at the slots. Here are the highlights from today: XAML Flow Documents One of the less-touted but still very interesting bits of WPF is the new XAML document support. XAML Flow Documents (a type of loose XAML) provide a great way for folks to get document content pushed out ...

  • MIX06 Keynote - Day 1

    I'm here at Internet Alley in the hallway of the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas. First, let me say that I have never been a hotel complex this big. Not only are the rooms huge (mine is 1200 square feet and has two televisions and a marble bathroom) but so is everything else. The PDC is full of geeks, and for the most part, we dress the part (see comment about Bill's hairdo below. hehe). This con...

  • MIX 06

    I'll be at MIX 06 next week. I intend to immerse myself as much as possible in WPF at that time, so look here for info on the WPF sessions.