On Friday, the 23rd of May 2008, I attended the Microsoft MIX Conference (http://www.microsoft.com/ireland/mix08/default.html), held here in Dublin, at the Cineworld, Parnell Street, in the heart of Dublin City. It was a very successful event, with excellent speakers which kept their audience engaged for the whole day.
First up was Lou Carbone, founder and CEO of Experience Engeneering, and author of “Clued In”. Lou’s presentation was on how everything we produce should give our customers the experience they expect. He also stated that you should give a “memorable” experience to your customers, so that they can come back time and time again. His presentation was full of interesting short clips, which stress the importance of user experience.
Lou was followed by Remy Pairault, a Microsoft Technical Evangelist. His speech was focused on the Windows Live platform, and what it can offer to the developers and their customers. He focused on the Live Passport Authentication method, and also how to incorporate instant messaging into your website.
After lunch, Chad Hower, which is an MVP, gave an introduction to Silverlight 2, and the potential there is in this fairly new Microsoft technology. Silverlight 2 can do much more than streaming videos. Developers can now deploy .NET applications into the browser on multiple platforms easily through the browser.
Martha Rotter, a Microsoft Developer in Ireland continued where Chad left, giving more information on Silverlight 2 and Deep Zoom. She also showed some hands on examples on how to integrate Expression Design Studio and Visual Studio to build cutting-edge applications. Another interesting feature of her talk was the Hard Rock cafe memorabilia website (http://memorabilia.hardrock.com/), and how this website uses Deep Zoom to perfection.
Chad Hower finished off the day, with a presentation on the ASP.NET MVC Framework. He showed some samples on how the new ASP.NET MVC Framework can help web developers make a better experience in their website for their customers.
It was a really interesting day, and I look forward to another event of this sort.
First up was Lou Carbone, founder and CEO of Experience Engeneering, and author of “Clued In”. Lou’s presentation was on how everything we produce should give our customers the experience they expect. He also stated that you should give a “memorable” experience to your customers, so that they can come back time and time again. His presentation was full of interesting short clips, which stress the importance of user experience.
Lou was followed by Remy Pairault, a Microsoft Technical Evangelist. His speech was focused on the Windows Live platform, and what it can offer to the developers and their customers. He focused on the Live Passport Authentication method, and also how to incorporate instant messaging into your website.
After lunch, Chad Hower, which is an MVP, gave an introduction to Silverlight 2, and the potential there is in this fairly new Microsoft technology. Silverlight 2 can do much more than streaming videos. Developers can now deploy .NET applications into the browser on multiple platforms easily through the browser.
Martha Rotter, a Microsoft Developer in Ireland continued where Chad left, giving more information on Silverlight 2 and Deep Zoom. She also showed some hands on examples on how to integrate Expression Design Studio and Visual Studio to build cutting-edge applications. Another interesting feature of her talk was the Hard Rock cafe memorabilia website (http://memorabilia.hardrock.com/), and how this website uses Deep Zoom to perfection.
Chad Hower finished off the day, with a presentation on the ASP.NET MVC Framework. He showed some samples on how the new ASP.NET MVC Framework can help web developers make a better experience in their website for their customers.
It was a really interesting day, and I look forward to another event of this sort.
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