This Week:

TechFest

• Project Gustav
• Skinput
• Mobile “Surface”
• Bill Gates CES Keynote 2007
• CBA 2013 Vision Video

Hungry Beast

• Google Segment

Social Media and Mobile

• Australian Census

Home Servidor

Craig Kitterman

• Blog
• Twitter

Interop at Microsoft

• Open Specification Promise
• Silverlight on Eclipse
• Dominos Pizza on Azure
• www.interopbridges.com
• Interop Blog

Ignite Sydney

• Blind Search
• Twitter Vote App 

 

 FS18: Your body as an input device? A Smokin' Home Server and guest Craig Kitterman on Microsoft and Interop [00:29:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This Week:

Windows Azure

• Platform Training Kit
• Windows Azure Forums

Greg Willis

• Blog
• Twitter

David Lemphers

• Blog
• Twitter
• Live Labs Team
• Pivot

 

 FS17: Windows Azure Australian Launch Special with Greg Willis and Dave Lemphers [00:27:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week:

10-4 Show on Channel 9

Windows Phone 7 Series

• Main Page
• Demo on Channel 9
• Special Offer at MIX10
• Gizmodo Article

Windows Azure Community Roadshow

• New Windows Azure Show on Channel 9

TED Talks

• Blaise Aguera y Arcas shows some AMAZING stuff in Bing Maps
• Jamie Oliver on Fat Kids

Michael on Twitter

Shane Morris:

• Twitter
• Web
• UXPod

Jack Ukleja:

• Twitter
• Blog

Surface on MSDN

Surface SDK

 

 FS16: 10-4, Windows Phone 7 Series, Surface part 2 [40:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Surface Launch in Australia:

• SMH: Microsoft Surface | Australia launch
• In pictures: Microsoft’s Surface launches in Australia – Slideshow – PC World
• Microsoft Surface Launch, Sydney – Photo Galleries – CRN Australia

Shane Morris:

• Twitter
• Web

Jack Ukleja:

• Twitter
• Blog

Surface on MSDN

Surface SDK

CBA’s 2013 Vision

Razorfish 5 Report Five Technologies That Will Change Your Business

Build Your Own Multitouch Surface Computer | Maximum PC

The Man your Man Should Smell Like

 

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This Week:

Macquarie Bank worker looking at inappropriate email during a live cross

Silverlight Code Camp

Craig Bailey

• Blog
• Twitter
• Sydney Business and Technology User Group

SEO

• Craig Bailey’s SEO Tips for Bloggers
• Craig Bailey’s SEO Resources
• Search Engine Land
• Some SEO Advice for Bill Gates
• SEO Toolkit
• Web Platform Installer

 

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This Week:

iPad Coverage

• ASUS T91MT
• Kindle on PC
• Michael’s thoughts on iPad

HTC HD2 Phone

• Long Zheng’s blog on HD2

Nate Cochrane CRN Article

• Bill Buxton
  • Official MS Research Page
  • Multi-Touch Systems that I Have Known and Loved
  • Jon Udell talks with Bill Buxton

Robbie Bach coming to Australia

• Register via Christian’s Blog

Windows Azure Launch in Australia

• Come to the launch
• Dave Lemphers Roadshow Details

MSDN Book Club

• Watch Joel Pobar’s Session

Andrew Dugdell

• Twitter
• Windows 7 After Hours TechEd Presentation
  • PPTX Deck
• Facebook
• BIG
• Dugie and his arcade machine

Windows Home Server

• Home Server Show
• MS Windows Home Server
• We Got Served
• Power Pack 3
• Hardware available in Australia
  • HP
  • ACER
  • ASUS

 

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This Week:

Bill Gates on Twitter

• TheNextWeb article
• TheGatesNotes

How to Synth a Car

• Warthog Synth

Kodu

Ribbon Hero

• Explanatory Blog
• Demo Video

LinkedIn

• LIDNUG
• MSDN Australia LinkedIn Group
• MSDN Australia Book Club

Brian Madsen

• Blog
• LinkedIn Profile
• Twitter

Zain Naboulsi

• Blog
• LinkedIn Profile
• Twitter

ReactionGrid

 

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This Week:

James Coates

• Premier Support

Rubixel.com

• DelicateGeniusBlog post

Robots

• Lego Mindstorms NXT2.0 Robotics Kit
• Coatsy’s TrophyBot Blog Post
• Microsoft Robotics Studio
• NXT Community Blog

Nexus One Feedback

PowerPoint 2010 5 Rules Presentation

• Presentation Zen (Garr Reynolds)

 

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This Week (thanks to Jason for all the links):

Jason Cartwright

• techAU Blog
• Twitter
• Boxee

Microsoft Keynote

• No mention of Home Server
• No mention of Windows Mobile 6.5.3 or 7
• Windows 7 is killing it, fastest selling OS ever.
• Xbox 360 now sold 39 million consoles, 500 million games
• Announced Game Room (old school games, cross platform)
• Natal release date – December 2010
• Slate PC’s from HP and others - http://www.winandmac.com/news/microsoft-new-slate-pc-revealed-its-running-windows-7/

BIG CES Themes

See Jason’s Post for heaps more info and images

• Lenovo’s U1, 3D TVs, bigger, thinner, Touch, Slate PCs / Tablets, Netbooks, Boxee box, Tegra 2, Ford Sync (Win automotive)
• http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/01/04/lenovos-u1-is-a-netbook-with-removable-tablet/

Noteworthy

• Intel announce Widi, stream desktop to HDTV - http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/intel-announces-widi-hd-wireless-display-technology/
• 152″ 4k Plasma TV - http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/panasonics-152-inch-plasma-dwarfs-all-who-stand-in-its-way/
• Microsoft Arc Keyboard – http%3A//www.everythingusb.com/microsoft-arc-keyboard-18300.html
• ATI Eyefitinty, allows gaming across multiple monitors, Nvidia: coming soon - http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/ostendo-multiple-crvd-display-games-on/

Concepts

• Samsung see-through laptop display - http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/samsung-presents-worlds-first-and-largest-transparent-oled-laptop-at-ces/
• Vizio 21:9 HDTV - http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/vizio-ces-concept-designs-show-a-future-of-ultrawidescreen-ultr/

 

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This Week:

Damian Edwards

• Twitter
• Blog
• MVP Profile
• TechEd 2009 Sessions
  • ASP.NET MVC: Building for the web (and even mobile) with ASP.NET MVC [WEB301]
  • Building Fast, Standards Compliant ASP.NET sites [WEB306] (Subscription required)
  • Rich vs Reach – should we develop apps for the lowest common denominator? [PAN72]

Other Discussions

• TweetPsych
  • Damo
  • Coatsy
  • Delic8Genius
  • DPE Australia List
• The Cricket
• Amazon Kindle
• Nexus One
  • Philip K Dick’s Estate Suit
• Seadragon.com
  • Running the Numbers

Conferences and Calls for Content

• Remix Videos
• TechEd Videos
• Mix
• Vote for Mix Content
  • Damo (and Tatham’s) Session
  • Lewis’ Session
  • Miguel’s Session
• WebDU Call for Content

 

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