Synergist
Combining Software in Amazing Ways
WebRidesTV.com Humming Along on .Net
I just got a note from Patrick Tran at Reborn Studio about the performance they were getting out of...
Author: Synergist Date: 03/27/2008
Billy Bragg Has a Point
I read Billy Bragg's editorial in the New York Times about how musicians make money in the age of...
Author: Synergist Date: 03/24/2008
Upgraded to Windows Vista SP 1 with no Problems
I just upgraded the third of my three systems to Windows Vista SP1 and all three upgrades were...
Author: Synergist Date: 03/20/2008
Ben Waggoner Shares his Encoding Magic for 720p at 2Mbs
I just viewed this over a busy hotel wireless connection and I'm...
Author: Synergist Date: 03/16/2008
SxSW Over! Getting Ready to Leave Austin
I've just survived my first South by Southwest in Austin. It was a great time - a bit long for me...
Author: Synergist Date: 03/16/2008
Widening Hip Hop's Global Reach
Working with UVNTV.com, I've been increasingly exposed to Hip Hop music so I decided to attend a...
Author: Synergist Date: 03/13/2008
Lou Reed Comments on Digital Media Quality
"It's making it easier to make things worse." Lou Reed just said this commenting on digital media...
Author: Synergist Date: 03/13/2008
Listening to Lou Reed Keynote at SxSW
Having been a fan of Lou Reed for years, I am now in a filled room listening to a keynote interview...
Author: Synergist Date: 03/13/2008
Capturing SxSW
One of the ways in which I'm recording South by Southwest (SxSW) is through my journal, a leather...
Author: Synergist Date: 03/12/2008
Sean's Adventure in an Upgrade
Ever since I went to the Tulsa TechFest last October, I've stayed in touch with Sean Whitesell, an...
Author: Synergist Date: 03/12/2008
Synchronizing Video and Animation in Silverlight
Yesterday at Mix, I gave a short demo at the Silverlight and Advertising breakout session of a tool...
Author: Synergist Date: 03/06/2008
Math Fixed in Media Magnifying Glass Silverlight Sample
Thanks to a good mathematician that goes by the moniker of rambler.elf, I was able to fix the...
Author: Synergist Date: 02/27/2008
Ice Cube Streamed Live via Silverlight at South by Southwest
After Mix, I'm heading straight for Austin, Texas to go to the South by Southwest festival (the...
Author: Synergist Date: 02/26/2008
Where to Find SharePoint Templates
Bill, a customer (and friend) of mine just sent me an email asking: "I’m looking for a...
Author: Synergist Date: 02/26/2008
Communicating: a New Show on Channel 9
We just started a new show on Channel 9 focused on what Microsoft defines as the communications...
Author: Synergist Date: 02/17/2008
Adapted Page Turn Sample for my Journals
With a little work, I turned the Page Turn Sample in the Silverlight.net gallery into a viewer for...
Author: Synergist Date: 02/14/2008
Creating a Video Podcast for the Zune Marketplace
I love keeping journals. Until recently it has been a totally analog media (I've added photos from...
Author: Synergist Date: 02/13/2008
Silverlight in MySpace via OpenSocial
If you remember last year when Google announced OpenSocial, I created a simple application for Orkut...
Author: Synergist Date: 02/06/2008
Upcoming Webinar: Using a VideoBrush in Silverlight for a Media Magnifying Glass
I've been working on a Silverlight 1.0 sample that I'd like to share with you for two reasons: I...
Author: Synergist Date: 02/04/2008
50 Years of LEGO
If anyone went to the Google home page today (I'm sure there were a few) they would have found the...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/29/2008
Creating Cool Effects with Expression Blend and Silverlight
If you want to see some great graphic effects in Silverlight and learn how to do them, you've got to...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/27/2008
Just Finished a Silverlight and Expression Blend Workshop in Los Angeles
This week, I invited designers and developers in my Media and Entertainment accounts and creative...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/25/2008
Mix is 6 Weeks Away!
MixUX Hear ye, hear ye! MIX08 to debut the first ever MIX UX Track which is 3 days of solid content...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/25/2008
Web Service Pricing Models
One of the blogs that I read religiously is Joel Spolsky's Joel on Software. His company makes a...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/25/2008
I Love the Podcast Subscription Feature of the Zune
Last year, when I interviewed for the job I have now at Microsoft, I had an initial tech screening...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/21/2008
Use your User Community to help with Online Community Policing
If you have been hosting a bulletin board or blog over the past few years, like me, you have...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/20/2008
What I Have in Common with Ice Cube
I have been browsing through the Zune desktop software that I installed with my new Zune that I...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/19/2008
Just Won a Zune!
I just won a Green 8GB Zune! There was an internal contest at Microsoft and one of the prizes was a...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/18/2008
MSDN Webcast: Defining and Managing Requirements with Visual Studio and Visual Studio Team System
One of the fun things that I got to do when I was at Mindjet was dream up ways to integrate...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/17/2008
Webinar Recording Posted: Creating a Windows Workflow Activity for Expression Encoder
A recording of today's webinar on creating a Windows Workflow activity for Expression Encoder has...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/10/2008
Upcoming Webinar: Creating a Windows Workflow Activity for Expression Encoder
If you have been using Microsoft Expression Encoder to create Silverlight video applications, you...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/09/2008
How Silverlight 2.0 Will Change the Way We Build Applications
Pete Brown just wrote a great article on his blog about the upcoming Silverlight 2.0 and how it will...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/09/2008
USA Today reports on UVNTV.com
Check out the article in today's USA Today (is that redundant?) about Ice Cube's UVNTV.com. It has...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/08/2008
Secure Geo-collaboration Session at Microsoft Office Developer Conference Feb 10-13 in San Jose, CA
If you are developing applications inside of Microsoft Office or developing applications that work...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/07/2008
A Fair Use Primer
One of the primary concerns of people who upload video or audio content to the web (and sites that...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/03/2008
Saved by ElephantDrive
On my home systems I have been using ElephantDrive to provide automated off-site backups of my...
Author: Synergist Date: 01/02/2008
A Successful Expression Blend and Silverlight Training in Denver
We just completed an 2-1/2 day Expression Blend and Silverlight training course in Denver for some...
Author: Synergist Date: 12/20/2007
Microsoft Surface Video
You've all probably already seen this, but I thought I'd share it with you:...
Author: Synergist Date: 12/17/2007
CDN Publishing Possible from Expression Encoder
My colleague Tim Heuer, posted a great example of how you might extent Expression Encoder to encode...
Author: Synergist Date: 12/14/2007
Windows Developers Talk about Windows Server 2008
When I watch this video about Windows Server 2008, I get a very big grin: (Passion + Enthusiasm ) *...
Author: Synergist Date: 12/13/2007
Innovate on Windows Mobile site Launched
If you are interested in building mobile applications on the Windows Mobile platform, then you've...
Author: Synergist Date: 12/13/2007
Announcing Partner Huddle for Professional Developers
Are you a Professional Developer or Architect working for a Microsoft Partner Organization in the...
Author: Synergist Date: 12/13/2007
Webinar Recording Posted: Silverlight for Content Delivery Networks
A recording of the webinar that I just hosted on Silverlight for Content Delivery Networks is now...
Author: Synergist Date: 12/11/2007
Dueling Experts Video on Stay at Home Servers
Take a look at the latest installment video at the https://www.stayathomeserver.com/ site, Dueling...
Author: Synergist Date: 12/10/2007
Bubble Video
Gotta take a look at the latest video going around the web:Here Comes Another Bubble - The Richter...
Author: Synergist Date: 12/10/2007
AT&T Opens Wireless Network
USA Today tells us that it looks like AT&T is following Google's Verizon's lead by opening their...
Author: Synergist Date: 12/06/2007
Webcast Recording Posted: Encoding Q&A with Ben Waggoner
If you were able to attend the Q&A session with Microsoft resident encoding expert Ben Waggoner,...
Author: Synergist Date: 12/04/2007