Archive for December, 2008

MIX09 – Save 40% (Hurry)

15 Dec 2008

Big discount for the first 200 people to register for MIX09 with the code MIXspecial1: Get in for $795 USD.  Regular prices: EARLY BIRD Conference Registration: $1,195 USD After January 15th, Full Conference Registration: $1,395 USD Workshops Registration: [...]

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Oxite Open Source ASP.NET MVC Project

10 Dec 2008

The team behind Channel 9, Channel 8, Channel 10, TechNet Edge, and Mix Online have released an open source blogging / basic content management platform called Oxite. In addition to the core blogging features you’d expect, Oxite is a full working example of ASP.NET MVC in action! And it’s from the real world:  Oxite powers the MIX [...]

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Silverlight Leads to Netflix Staff Reduction

9 Dec 2008

From the Nextflix VP of Corporate Communications: For those of you who watch movies instantly on your PC or Mac, you may have noticed our player is much easier to install and use now with Silverlight. The good news is fewer problems for you. The bad news is that we are now overstaffed with technical specialists [...]

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Moonlight 1.0 Beta Released

3 Dec 2008

"The first beta release of Moonlight 1.0, an open source implementation of Microsoft’s Silverlight framework, is now available for download from the project’s official web site. This release is the first step towards bringing robust Silverlight compatibility to the Linux desktop." (from Ars Technica) Moonlight is not yet compatible with Silverlight 2.0, but that will come [...]

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