Shop at eBay with IE8 Daily Deal Web Slice

In time for the holidays eBay has just released a new Internet Explorer 8 Daily Deals Web Slice that I have been collaborating with them. Every day eBay showcases popular products selling at deep discounts. Customers will receive continuing updates and detailed information about these Daily Deals for eBay (as shown in the below snippet from my desktop), all within the Favorites Bar in Internet Explorer 8. With almost 200 million live listings combine Internet Explorer 8 security, privacy and features such Web Slice it will make online shopping more fun and easier this holiday season.

It’s a great example of what a web slice should be (if you need more info on web slices read here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/features/easier.aspx?tab=0).

This simple and innovative eBay model will pave for other online marketplace as a way to engage with its customers and increase revenue.

For more information on the Daily Deal Web Slice, please see the following related articles:

Press Release:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/nov09/11-25IE8HolidayPR.mspx?rss_fdn=Press%20Releases

Download:

http://ie8.ebay.com

http://www.ieaddons.com/en/details/shopping/Get_the_latest_eBaycom_Daily_Deals/

Silverlight4 Beta Availability for Developers

Silverlight 4 Beta Information

Earlier this week at PDC09 in Los Angeles we unveiled a Beta version Silverlight 4. This latest version delivers hundreds of features and controls that, when combined with the continued innovation in Microsoft’s world-class tools for designers and developers — Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft Expression Blend – present the leading edge in rapid, powerful application development. With printing support, rich reporting and charting, and integration with back-end systems and server products including Microsoft SharePoint, Silverlight is ready for business.

What’s New in Silverlight 4 Beta?

Silverlight 4 delivers a full suite of powerful capabilities to business application developers, bringing the best-of-breed .NET platform to browser-based experiences. Silverlight provides an ideal platform for developing and deploying modern business applications for both customer facing and staff-facing applications.

To learn more about beta release here are some good resource:

http://silverlight.net/getstarted/silverlight-4-beta/

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/Silverlight4/Overview/Overview/

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/Silverlight4/Overview/WhatsNew/

Additionally the Day#2 keynote announcement of Silverligh4 beta release from PDC09 is available on demand at:

http://microsoftpdc.com/Sessions/KEY02

The underground at PDC09 Live Streaming !

Can’t make it to Los Angeles for The Underground @ PDC? You can still be a part of the action!

The Underground will live stream these special presentations so no matter where you are, you can to hear from Microsoft and tech community leaders announcing Microsoft’s Technology roadmap and newly released developer strategies.  Tune in and don’t miss our special keynote from Scott Guthrie!

Wednesday, November 18 at 7:00 PM

LIVE at www.undergroundatpdc.com

Twitter: @undergroundpdc

Architect Council | 2010: A Cloud Odyssey

The forecast for 2010 is looking very cloudy, with every technology company delivering some type of cloud offering, and analysts estimating that almost everyone will try some form of cloud computing. But from a practical stand point, how should organizations leverage cloud computing effectively? Is it to simply host existing and legacy assets somewhere else, or to create next-generation applications that enable differentiated capabilities? In addition, what role does SOA play in the age of cloud computing? And does this impact the way we manage and interact with data?

Facilitated by Microsoft, the premise of this half-day event is to provide an open forum where architects can meet to discuss technologies and insights with peers. This forum will provide first-hand experiences and best practices intended to help the community to collectively discover and generate knowledge. Please join us for this opportunity to learn, share and network with your peers and other thought leaders.

Event Summary

§ Provide a clear and profound understanding of Microsoft’s cloud strategy and roadmap, and latest updates on the Windows Azure Platform

§ Discuss the state of SOA, and its relevance in the age of cloud computing

§ Review case studies and models of cloud usage, and examine approaches to build next-generation capabilities leveraging the cloud

§ Explore trade-offs, best practices, and guidance on today’s myriad of data storage options

§ Explain the differences and patterns of using various data interaction frameworks

Who Should Attend

Technology and business stakeholders, including CTOs, CIOs, VPs, Directors, Program and Product Managers, Architects, Lead Engineers, and IT Managers

Agenda

12:45PM: Introduction and Announcements

01:00PM: Windows Azure Platform – Overview of the Microsoft Cloud

01:30PM: SOA and Cloud Computing

02:00PM: Architecting Solutions Leveraging the Cloud

02:30PM: Making Sense of the Expanding Range of Data Storage Solutions

03:15PM: Best Practices with Data Interaction Frameworks

04:00PM: Groupthink

When & Where

Date: December 01, 2009

Location: Irvine, CA

Event ID: 1032350826

Event URL: http://wweventstest.one.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032350826&Culture=en-US

 

Date: December 2, 2009:

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Event ID: 1032350827

Event URL: http://wweventstest.one.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032350827&Culture=en-US

Date: December 3, 2009

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Event ID: 1032350828

Event URL: http://wweventstest.one.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032350828&Culture=en-US

Date: December 8, 2009

Location: Mountain View, CA

Event ID: 1032350833

Event URL: http://wweventstest.one.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032350833&Culture=en-US

Date: December 9, 2009

Location: San Francisco, CA

Event ID: 1032350830

Event URL: http://wweventstest.one.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032350830&Culture=en-US

Date: December 10, 2009

Location: Seattle, WA

Event ID: 1032350831

Event URL: http://wweventstest.one.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032350831&Culture=en-US

Date: December 15, 2009

Location: Denver, CO

Event ID: 1032350832

Event URL: http://wweventstest.one.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032350832&Culture=en-US

Hosts

David Chou

Architect, Microsoft

http://blogs.msdn.com/dachou

David Chou is a technical architect at Microsoft, focused on collaborating with enterprises and organizations in areas such as cloud computing, SOA, Web, distributed systems, security, etc., and supporting decision makers on defining evolutionary strategies in architecture. Drawing on experiences from his previous jobs at Sun Microsystems and Accenture, David enjoys helping customers create value from using objective and pragmatic approaches to define IT strategies, roadmaps, and solution architectures.

Joe Shirey

Architect, Microsoft

http://www.joeshirey.com

Joe Shirey is a Senior Architect Evangelist for Microsoft based in the Denver area. In this role, Joe works closely with customers and the community to help them understand where Microsoft technologies fit into the architecture of their solutions. Prior to joining Microsoft, Joe was a Vice President at Interlink group where he was responsible for service and delivery for Interlink’s Denver market. In the past, Joe was a Microsoft Regional Director, a member of the Microsoft Architect Advisory Board, and sat on the .NET Partner Advisory Council. Joe has more than eighteen years of hands-on technical and functional experience in project management, systems analysis, design, development, and implementation. Joe attained his Microsoft Certified Architect award in 2005.

PHP ON Windows Contest

Have you tried running PHP on Windows ? then don’t wait try it now.

If you have a great idea for a very cool PHP application, want to contribute to an existing open source project and you would like get a all-expense paid trip to php|tek 2010 and wiln some really fabulous prices like a 52″ Digital HD home entertainment system,2 XBox 360 Ultimate and subscriptions to php|architect. Then is how you can get started.

If you are participating in the event and do win some cool price let me know.

Good Luck !