Simple really. Go to this site: http://www.microsoft.com.au/charity/charity/demo.aspx
Watch the video, and Microsoft donates money to the Smith Family.
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Australia ReMIX08 Redux
Picture: Matt Moran, ABC Commercial, showing off the Silverlight based ABC Online Store
Blogs
- Chris, MSP from UTS: http://www.utsmsp.com/2008/05/remix08-sydney-expression-studio-2-is-here/
- DG.TV Wrapup, not featuring me: http://delicategeniusblog.com/?p=687
- ZDNET on Mark’s Keynote: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/soa/Twitter-lets-staff-trigger-nuclear-option-on-bosses/0,139023166,339289106,00.htm
- Phil Heltewig, “While Sitecore was only present as an attendee this time, it was still extremely valuable for us, not just from a technology point of viewâ€: http://philheltewig.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E339C3F87E43ABC8!226.entry
- Michael Ryan needs winter to be longer: http://michael-j-ryan.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!1EEC06A9FFF94EC3!587.entry
- John Lampard, comments on Mark Pesce’s keynote: http://www.disassociated.com/2008/05/21/twitter-lets-staff-trigger-nuclear-option-on-bosses/
- Lachlan Hardy, “the presentation by Jonas and José convinced me that I need to learn Silverlight.†http://log.lachstock.com.au/past/2008/5/24/remix-australia-rocked/
- Paul Jenkins: http://www.aeoth.net/blog/2008/05/25/remix-melbourne-2008/
- Richard Lord, Chief Marketing Officer for Hyro (the wizards responsible for ABC Shop Online and BigBorther Silverlight sites) http://hyro-insights.blogspot.com/2008/05/where-oh-where-had-my-little-blog-gone.html
- “The cost of the conference was a mere $199 AUD, which was worth every pennyâ€; http://blurg.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/remix-melbourne-2008-a-wrap-up/
- Feedback on Damian Edwards and Lachlan Hardy’s presentation: http://damianpedwards.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A079DE667E1958B3!622.entry?wa=wsignin1.0
- GrumpyWookie: http://www.grumpywookie.com/2008/05/28/remix-revisited/
- (more posted here once people do that blogging thing)
The Twitter hastag ‘#auremix’ was well used, too
And Flickr.com tag “auremixâ€
Mark Pesce, Only Connect
Hyperempowerment. The theme of Mark Pesce’s opening keynote at Microsoft Australia’s ReMIX 2008, ‘Only Connect’
Now available in video form, and textual form.
Matt Bai, US Political Blogger in Australia
Join Government, business leaders and political bloggers for Australia’s inaugural Politics & Technology Forum, brought to you by Microsoft Australia.
Quick details: Date: 25th June 2008, Time: morning, Location: Hyatt, Canberra
For the first Forum, Microsoft is hosting keynote speaker Matt Bai, author and political writer for New York Times magazine. Matt will address the rise of political movements in the internet age, with a focus on new forms of Information Technology and how they fashion or replicate the political debate and trends.
In the midst of the neverending US Presidential Primary Season, and just prior to the Party Conventions: Matt visits Australia and provides a vision of the future of politics in the age of Hyperconnection.
Seats are complimentary and strictly limited. To reserve your place, RSVP by 11 June 2008 and quote event ticket code‘BAI’.
AURemix08 is Here!
Australian ReMIX08 is here! Sydney is first today. Melbourne in two days time.
And the little Quokkas will make a small appearance in the the keynote. Watch closely, or you will miss them!
Follow me on twitter, or the hashtag #auremix for all the news if you are out there in the intarwebs.
If you are attending, ensure you introduce yourself.
Top 11 Tips for Technical Talks
Scott Hanselman provides his Top 11 Tips for Technical Talks and Presenations.
After 11 years doing technical presentations, all I can do is reinforce the accuracy of his 11 Tips. They are tops.
Go read them NOW!
For other little personal nuances, read this blog post on from my presentation at BarcampSydney3
1968
1968 is the year where the summer of love turned into the year of protest, riots and an escalation in world tension.
World events of 40 years ago seem obscure today. The fear of rising communism, increasing multiculturalism, and general chaos as a new younger generation struggled against older strictures and structures.
Some events seem similar, with names changed: US Presidents squeezed between domestic tension and international ego and guerrilla warfare stagnating into needlessly killing. The Tet Offensive, the pivotal point of the Vietnam war, was fought in 1968.
France during May of 1968 witnessed protests and riots as an authoritarian de Gaulle combated both the left wing movement, and a younger generation demanding radical change.
In the midst of this turbulent month, in this pivotal year, I was born.
Thanks Mum and Dad. I wouldn’t be dead for quids.
Painting in Sand
Recently experienced at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum
French Silverlight Page Flip Flickr Fun
Silverlight/Flickr Fun
T40T, 12 May 2008
Install Windows Server 2008, SQLServer2005 into Virtual PC 2007
- My previous application development platform experience is LAMP, so this Windows Server 2008 stuff is going to be fun!
- Installation to a fresh VirtualPC took less than 15 minutes.
- Only 6 updates required post install of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
- Added Application Server, Web Server (IIS), File Services as installed applications
- FTP added because I understand that stuff
- Installed VirtualPC extensions
- Reconfigurated networking for home network
- Installing SQLServer2005 (as most external hosters are using this revision)
- Too many questions for a mere mortal. Its like recompiling MySQL!
- Going for a base level SQLServer as possible
- Apply SP update to SQLServer2005
- Launch SQLServer Management Studio
- All Seems Well
- Time to Backup the VM
Next sub-project: Windows Mobile 6 Professional SDK
- Some of the Imagine Cup finalists use the Windows Mobile 6 SDK, so grabbing that and evaluating their entries
- Installed; have to wait for the .zip files so I can correctly unzip with directories. Oops
- (on hold)
- (restarted at 8:00pm)
- OK, submissions reviewed, including in-the Mobile emulator (w00tage!). Karo has my data 🙂
ASP.NET/Database. Exactly how easy is it? Can I do it without RTFM?
- Move VM over to separate machine
- Launched OK!
- Hmm, adding a user, setting up non-Windows authentication (ie: no ActiveDirectory) requires checking on super-special(tm) checkbox. Done and running. Can create a table, add columns and records.
- I declare a successful day