Clarkezone: James Clarke's WeblogClarkezone: James Clarke's WeblogExpression Encoder has a new team blog- February 29, 2008 http:blogs.msdn.comexpressionencoder Enjoy!http://www.clarkezone.net:80/default.aspx?id=43eae4c7-0d8a-41c3-a93b-fefe9fb40b78 New Microsoft Expression Community Site- February 29, 2008 The new Microsoft Expression Community site just went live: http:expression.microsoft.comhttp://www.clarkezone.net:80/default.aspx?id=9bc86d83-5cf6-460b-a62f-af55fc40c7b5 Well said, Mike- February 29, 2008 I couldn't agree more with Mike Arrington's comments.&160; Maybe the powers that be in Europe should focus more attention on getting their own accounts signed (which hasn't happened for 12 years in a row). If commercial corporations went for 12 years without annual accounts being signed by an auditor I'm sure all hell would break loose.&160; Ho hum. (My own opinion of course, per the disclaimer on the blog.)http://www.clarkezone.net:80/default.aspx?id=74396e96-52ff-4fc5-9073-8ebd3da4d705 Knowlton on Windows Media Services 2008- February 28, 2008 Chris has posted details on WMS2008 as well as the new web playlists feature which is a new hybrid client server solution for ad injection. There are also some good Silverlight video demos of IIS server coolness on the new http:www.iis.net site. Enjoy.http://www.clarkezone.net:80/default.aspx?id=52614b40-2cfe-4639-8f5f-6e3a3f125330 Must read article on Silverlight 2- February 22, 2008 Scott Guthrie just posted a great overview of Silverlight 2 including an 8 part step-by-step tutorial covering a lot of the important improvements and new features that will be available in Beta 1 when it ships including the WPF control framework, controls styling, LINQ and more. If you write managed code andor care one jot about web development in general I highly recommend reading through.http://www.clarkezone.net:80/default.aspx?id=d178b741-6add-4159-8868-ae0b226a057b See you at Mix 08- February 16, 2008 Wow it has been a little crazy at work recently (like, since before Christmas).&160; I'm about to seize a few days of vacation before more intense preparations for MIX08.&160; My boss Charles and I are doing a session on Expression Encoder on Friday morning (7th March) where we'll be showing some cool new secret stuff.&160; In general, Mix promises to be a great gig this year with lots of excitement to be had for all.&160; Amongst other highlights that I can't yet talk about I will be...http://www.clarkezone.net:80/default.aspx?id=fff13f0d-8bb2-40f8-a139-4479b7f80fe4 Video.Show hit RTM- February 14, 2008 Congrats to Tim and Team for getting Video.Show out the door. That's why we built a reference quality site which does all of the hard work for you. The key is Silverlight technology paired up with Silverlight Streaming's free, world class content hosting. Video.Show provides Silverlight 1.0 video controls, Silverlight Streaming hosting integration, leveraging Expression Encoder's ability to handle most popular video formats. We&8217;ve set things up so you can be uploading videos within...http://www.clarkezone.net:80/default.aspx?id=1c7a1656-e3a8-47f9-8e6c-bbc935da6085 Silverlight "Jumper" Site- February 14, 2008 Nice work: http:www.microsoft.comsilverlighttrailersjumper.html&160;http://www.clarkezone.net:80/default.aspx?id=8dda0ae7-cf4b-4934-8d98-e088a333f55e VC-1 encoding FAQ posted- February 11, 2008 Alex Zambelli has just posted a great FAQ on the new VC-1 encoding SDK.http://www.clarkezone.net:80/default.aspx?id=8dfd2418-9f76-42eb-a343-4cbadb598363 Sony Ericsson adopts Windows Mobile, IPhoneEsque UI- February 11, 2008 Back in 2004 I linked to a post that suggested Sony Ericsson had adopted Windows Mobile.&160; At the time, it seemed pretty far fetched and turned out to be an April fool.&160; Contrast this with 2008 when, according to Engadget, Sony Ericsson really has adopted Windows Mobile on some devices: http:www.engadget.com20080210sony-ericsson-ties-up-with-microsoft-for-windows-mobile-devices The hardware specs are compelling (800X480 touchscreen, slide out keyboard, aGPS, 3.2 MPixel camera with...http://www.clarkezone.net:80/default.aspx?id=d5d10a04-c602-44e3-a2d4-50fd74c1e6c6 |