SURFACE: THE NEW TABLET FROM MICROSOFT

Microsoft has recently presented its own line of tablets powered with the soon-to-come Windows RT and 8 Pro operative systems: the Microsoft Surface –branded with the new logo.

Two major hardware specs will be available, which will depend on the OS flavor that comes with the tablet, but on the overall the product looks promising.

A flood of comments and opinions has covered the Internet since then, but personally, I believe it is a very interesting product. All I hope is that this time, MSFT gives this line of products a very different fate than the one the Zune (HD) devices had …

Enough words, so here’s the presentation video:

Something tells me that the mouse era –and the keyboard´s, as we know it- is coming to an end.

Enjoy!
~Pete

> Link to Spanish version.

RUN WEB CAMP URUGUAY

Last month Montevideo held a new edition of Microsoft’s one-day-all-day event in Uruguay, named “Run Web Camp Uruguay”.

During the event there were many sessions of talks divided as usual in two main categories: For IT Pros and For Developers.

From dev topics like WP7, Silverlight, HTML5, and ASP.NET MVC to IT ones like System Center Configuration Manager 2012 and Virtual Machine Manager 2012, the event covered tech that is available today and what we can expect in the near future.

At the end of the day, there were some round tables named “Ask to Experts” where you could go, grab a beer, and chat with experts in each field.

This year MSFT invited me to be part of the round table about WP7 as the expert in XNA along with an expert in Silverlight. I must say it was a really cool experience!

Kinect was also present. During the breaks, attendees could and did play with it. It was fun to see the ones that had their first contact with the device as they attempted to do some weird movements to control stuff. Of course the learning curve is low so they got accustomed in a heart bit.

To wrap it up, Run Web Camp Uruguay was really enjoyable and quite a success.

For more info and to watch videos of some talks, please go to this page:

http://www.puertadeenlace.net/post/Lo-que-nos-dejo-el-RUN-Uruguay.aspx

‘till next time,
~Pete

> Link to Spanish version.

LIVE STREAMMING: MICROSOFT’S E3 KEYNOTE

Today begins the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3! And guess which company will be holding a keynote today … yeap! Microsoft.

This expo is one of the most important events of the year where big players in the Industry usually announce big breaking news, stopping all speculation on rumors. So let’s see what they have up their sleeves this year!

If you want to watch MSFT’s keynote on your browser, just follow this link:

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Community/E3

And here’s the link for all the events:

http://www.gametrailers.com/netstorage/e3/e3-live.html

Also, Apple is holding its annual event (known as WWDC), and its keynote will start at the same time that MSFT’s keynote at E3. Coincidence? :)

Enjoy!
~Pete

> Link to Spanish version.

PDC09 VIDEOS AVAILABLE

The videos showing all PDC09’s presentations are now available either for online watch or download.

In particular, for those interested in using DX11 to develop .NET applications & games for Windows 7, check these videos out:

• Developing with the Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework,
• Modern 3D Graphics Using Windows 7 and Direct3D 11 Hardware,
• Advanced Graphics Functionality Using DirectX, and
• DirectX11 DirectCompute.

Enjoy,
~Pete

> Link to Spanish version.

VIRTUAL EVENT: “THE NEW EFFICIENCY”

There’s a very interesting virtual event to be held today. If you either speak and or understand the Spanish language you cannot miss it!

Read on …

Today, Microsoft will present with experts live and demonstrations the new concept of efficiency!

Some of the topics being addressed during the event cover the following technologies/products:

• Windows 7,
• Windows Server 2008 R2,
• Exchange Server 2010, and
• Fore Front.

So, what are you waiting for? Just go and register for the event a.s.a.p.:

http://www.lanuevaeficiencia.com/

Enjoy!
~Pete

 

> Link to Spanish version.

COMMUNITY QUEST 2009

News for Latin America:

Community Quest 2009 is a treasure hunt game for Microsoft’s technical community, through the content portal of videos, webcasts and and on-site events in Latin America.

The portal is called Community Mediacenter, or CMC located at http://www.LatamCMC.com.

Register!

‘Till next time,
~Pete

 

> Link to Spanish version.

ON JULY 2009 "CUMUY PRESENTS ..."

The "tech" day of CUMUY has already become a monthly Classic in Montevideo, Uruguay.

This time the following topics will be presented:

1. Silverlight 3 (Ingacio Cativelli), and
2. G.A.T. (Gonzalo Laguna).

This is a free-pass event, so: "Don't say that we didn't let you know!".

See ya,
~Pete

> Link to Spanish version.