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  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 ...

Over at the ISV Developer Evangelism blog, jpelak posted about a couple of preview SilverLight control toolsets, that are now available.  They're from ComponentOne (the Sapphire toolkit) and InterSoft (the WebAqua toolkit).  Both are beautiful and usable, (remember that UX is not just about looks) and would be at home ...

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 ...

For those of you that read ''The Architecture Journal'', here's another option for you that actually is better (if you're with computer).  Simon Guest is introducing the Architecture Journal Reader, a WPF based reader that delivers.  Here's a quick feature list. Online syncing and delivery of content. Offline reading.  (This is ...

After watching this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FJHYqE0RDg on the Android Demo, I have to say that the touch portion of the demo is nice.  Who knows, maybe I could create a ''copy and paste'' program for the touch device and win some of that 10 million dollar prize money.  But what I'd really like is to work ...

VisitMix for 08 is now open on the web.  Register here.  Get your blog bling here.  They've got posters, wallpaper (not yet), blog bling and contests!  But if you look at the keynote speakers, you'll see that Steve Ballmer and Scott Guthrie are the line-up.  I can't wait to hear Ballmer's keynote ''Designers, ...

So there's a couple of posts on the net (Engadget, Gizmodo, c|net and even the Surface Blog) about the delay of Surface until next spring.  So what!  I say do it right and take your time.  When Surface hits the public for prime time it needs to be ready.  If it doesn't perform then people will just bash Microsoft ...

Over at Long Zheng's site, he's got a video of the good people over at Microsoft Research Cambridge demoing a tablet version of Microsoft Surface.  In the video you'll see Steve Hodges demo the functionality and how they did it.  With Jeff Han's work, the good people at Fingerworks (oh, I mean Apple's iPhone) work, and the work ...

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 ...

Looks like I was correct in my last post about Microsoft's surface using WPF.  Here's a quote from  ArsTechinca article about ''What lurks below Microsoft's Surface''. <quote> Surface applications can be written in Windows Presentation Foundation or XNA. The development process is much like normal Vista development, but custom ...