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Disclaimer: I do not work for Microsoft, but I am a Microsoft MVP.  The following is all derived from public information, and any inferences or extrapolations are entirely the work of my imagination, and is not something that I know that Microsoft is working on.  If I knew Microsoft was working on things like this, it would be covered ...

Well, well, well, Pablo Fernicola finally has a blog.  Pablo is a Group Program Manager for the Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly called Avalon).  He will be presentation the following session at the PDC: PRS309 - Windows Presentation Foundation (''Avalon''): Overview of Windows Vista Graphics September 14, 1:45 PM - 3:00 ...

First off, I really, really wanted to love Microsoft’s latest graphics tool, codename Acrylic.  I down loaded and install the first public beta, and wasn’t impressed, but hey, it’s an early view into what they are doing, so I decided to cut them some slack (it is based on Creature House Expression, which MSFT bought in 2003).  I ...

TechEd 2005 is over, and now is the time to start thinking about PDC05, which will be held in Los Angeles, September 13th-16th.  The PDC has been in the same location the last 2 times (2001 and 2003), and my favorite hotel is the Wilshire Grand.  In 2003 the Wilshire was the place to stay, and I can’t find a reason to switch ...

It looks like I know where I’ll be Sept. 10 thru 17, 2005, in Los Angeles, CA at the next Microsoft PDC (hat tip to Jeff Julian).  PDCs are not like regular technical conferences, they only come along when Microsoft has a new technology to debut.  PDC 2000 was the unveiling of .Net, PDC 2001 was the WebServices (aka MyServices) ...