i just got back from the microsoft premix 2007 event and boy, was it a blast! this was a by-invitation-only event that would interest web developers and designers. top experts gave demos and presentations on kickin’ 3D applications and videos built upon the soon-to-be-released microsoft silverlight, which looks extremely promising. it’s slated to compete directly with flash! boy!
anyway, i just wanna thank the following people for giving me a whole bunch of freebies and free gifts today!
to ming yeow and the digital movement (TDM), who sent me the invitation to the event — i love you meow and TDM! (they were responsible for inviting me to the iX conference held last week too!)
to jayson, who accompanied me to the event and gave me a cute cube book on cats — i love you jayson!
to estee of TDM, who gave me a red flower for no reason at all other than the fact that she’s so sweet and so, so pretty — i love you girl!
to microsoft, whom i assume was responsible for all the free beers during the event — i love you microsoft!
to nic fillingham of microsoft, who so kindly agreed to let me attend the microsoft remix conference 2007 going on tomorrow where attendees have to pay a couple of hundred bucks just to be there — i love you nic! (damn, i really hope to be able to attend it! i can’t get enough of silverlight!)
most of all, to leon brown of microsoft, who gave me a free copy of the microsoft expression web software even without me asking — man, do i love you leon! (i can’t wait to try it out, much as i’m used to coding xhtml and css by hand.)
thank you everyone!
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goes by the name veron (english) or wanting (chinese). a definitive leo born august 1, 1984. a solo traveler. loves cats, coffee, sensual music, yummy food and technology. when she's not at her job as an IS developer for the government, she's likely to be out dining, or visiting an interesting art gallery or event.
hey gal! wow, glad you enjoyed yourself at premix! :D damn, i wish i had the remix pass and expression software. View all comments by Ming Yeow
Thank you, dude, for inviting me!
I love you Ming Yeow! View all comments by Veron
Hey,
Wow, nice, so you’re a hardcore hand coder. *bows*
Look forward to your next blog entry about what you think about Expression Web versus Dreamweaver. And perhaps how Expression Design compares to Adobe Illustrator. View all comments by Michael Lim
The only reason why I hand-code from scratch is because I’m a control freak! Hmm… a comparison between Expression Web and DreamWeaver? That would be a toughie considering I don’t use the latter! View all comments by Veron
Hey Veron,
thanks for allowing me to tag along …
had a blast at premix today.
informative presentations, engaging discussions, nice friendly MS peeps.
And I’ve to say, Silverlight has indeed made video editing so cool,
on-the-fly video clip manipulation within the browser? wow.
Oh yah, and enjoy the cute cube book about cats!
Meow~ View all comments by Jayson
Cool! View all comments by Miccheng
@veron Haha, yeah I can understand it. Most designers / developers (myself included) would want clean, neat XHTML (none of that extra proprietary clutter).
@jayson As for in-place video editing, Flash / Flex can already do that (check out http://www.jumpcut.com). Being a developer that coded a fair bit on MS technologies, I am a little skeptical if MS can build an open, vibrant ecosystem around Silverlight. Reminds me of the PHP/Rails versus .NET battlefront. View all comments by Michael Lim
meow… View all comments by Ming Yeow
nice. would like to read a software review :) View all comments by LcF
@veron: You mean you don’t use Dreamweaver? Shocking… What do u use as your HTML editor then? View all comments by Miccheng
Like I said, I code all my HTML and CSS by hand (what you see in this layout) on Notepad, or more recently, Notepad++. This way I get maximum control over the layout of each page. Only when I’m in a hurry to get the work done would I use some HTML editor like GoLive. View all comments by Veron
Notepad all the way? Girl, you’re hardcore! View all comments by Miccheng
Microsoft is going to “compete” with Flash?
‘Scuse me while I kiss the sky!
Like Zune is going to “compete” with iPod.
Flash (player) is THE MOST widely distributed piece of software in the known universe and in history. Now MS, who hasn’t been able to do much right since the turn of the millennium (Xbox is still like $2B in the RED) is going to go head-to-head with … Flash? Oh boy, indeed.
The only explanation I can think of is:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KMU0tzLwhbE
Princess, tell us why you can’t get enough of Silverlight? I mean, like features, etc. Maybe I should be using it?
Oh!: I found something to like. The package design of Expression Web is REALLY nice. MS actually has been doing nice packages for a few years now.
search: iPod Amnesty Bin (corporate “culture”)
note: The Zune Amnesty Bin ‘IS’ the store shelves. View all comments by Michael Baxter
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