Welcome to the Kitchen

Instead of working on my 10K SMart coding challenge, like I should be.  I instead took about 20 minutes and banged out a couple of wallpapers for my iPhone in honor of MIX 09 using Expression Design using the art from the MIXtify section.  If you want them, just grab them.  Enjoy. One for the MIX 09 foks... And one for the 10K ...

  I thought I'd put together a list of predictions for MIX 08.  Some could happen, some will happen and some could not happen, you decide! Steve Ballmer gives Keynote in black turtleneck and jeans. IE 8 demo IE 8 uses the ''Office Ribbon'' toolbar. Popfly version 2.0, now with DLR SilverLight 2.0 Expression Design running on a ...

In the new MIX08 podcast found at ''The Signal'', during episode 2 or 3, it's stated that MIX is all about the Web (not the exact quote).  I disagree.  MIX is about UX.  It's about the tools and technologies from Microsoft to build those experiences. Its about getting designers, developers, architects and ...

Found via Aussie UX Evangelist, Shane Morris, get free online Expression training from lynda.com.  The course covering the RTM version of Expression Blend looks good to me.  I'll have to get to it afterward.  Right now, I'm enjoying the WPF virtual bootcamp CD (Disc 3) that came with my MIX 07 goodies.  If you ...

After MIX07 more and more people will be looking around Microsoft.com for information about UX or User Experience.  If you search for it from the Microsoft home page here's what you get.    A multitude of results sprinkled around the Microsoft site.      There's links from MSDN, there's a link to ...

Here's the base concept.  Code coming next.  If you can't see the verbiage on the right view this in my photos.

So far today has been a hit with sessions.  I attended the Clement Mok did a session on Agency 2.0 which really had great inofrmation.  I'll post some thoughts later about his talk from a architecture viewpoint.  Then I attended the Microsoft Dynamics demo and finally! A LOB application that uses the power of WPF that doesn't ...

While sitting in the keynote here at MIX, watching Scott Gu flip back and forth between a Mac and Windows, I thougth that using Silverlight would possibly be a great way to run app's on your iPhone.  It will be interesting to see what happens when the phone is out and what we can do with Silverlight by then.   Seanmix07

It looks Microsoft is finally using names that are easy to say and more memorable.  First we had ''Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer'' and then they changed it to Expression Blend.  Whomever made that change I owe you a drink (come see me at MIX and I'll pay up).  There's also Expression Design, Expression Web, Expression ...

Hooray! The developer tools for WPF, WPF/E and HTML will now be included in the MSDN subscription.  I would always find myself moving back and forth between Blend and Visual Studio whenever I do any WPF work.  Thanks, Scott for giving us a wonderful bit of news.