Confrence Calls and iBox JS

Today was filled with confrence calls, which enabled me to read a few articles out of my blog reading backlock. This lead to this link which is definitely something I would like to try out.

iBox is a javascript library that allows you to overlay items on your existing page - the link above is some excellent key usages: namely photo's (click the thumbnail and see the picture), and login screens (click login and the login prompt is overlayed).

Nice and small, and non-js compatible.

Woohoo i730 goes WM5

http://www.pdaphonehome.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73071

I'm *so* excited! Please look for post 246....

RSS as an ESB?

Not a joke...
http://www.rssbus.com/

But I don't think I'll recommend it for enterprise consumption just yet...

Good Links

From the patterns and practices team at Microsoft:
Link

Interesting article on solving XSD versioning: link

Ajax Resource List: link

Managing - Smart Teams & Micromanagers: link

Awesome

Self Chilling Beer Cans!

Very Cool - Onfolio

Onfolio is the blog reader I currently use (Onfolio Professional) - I'm excited to relay an email I just receivied from them (however I am not eligible for the refund):


Dear Onfolio Customer,



We are writing you to let you know that on March 8th, 2006, Onfolio was acquired by Microsoft. As the developers of Onfolio, we are very excited about the opportunity we now have bring Onfolio to a wide audience of PC users. As customers of Onfolio, we are sure that you have questions and concerns about the acquisition. To help answer these questions, the Onfolio web site has been updated with information about the acquisition as well as information about a new free version of Onfolio for the Microsoft Windows Live Toolbar. We encourage you to read through this information and contact us if you have any questions or concerns.



Information about the Acquisition

Go to this page for frequently asked questions about activation, customer support and other details related to the Microsoft acquisition.

http://www.onfolio.com/company/acquisition_info.cfm





Information about the Onfolio Add-in for Windows Live Toolbar

Use this page to learn about the new version of Onfolio for the Windows Live Toolbar. Note: Please uninstall previous versions of Onfolio prior to installing the Onfolio Add-in for Windows Live Toolbar.

http://www.onfolio.com/product/toolbaraddin





Information about Refunds

Since Onfolio is now free, people who purchased Onfolio on or after December 8th, 2005 are eligible for a refund. To sign-up for your refund, please fill out the refund request form below before May 1st, 2006.

http://www.onfolio.com/purchase/refundrequest.cfm





All of us at Onfolio want to thank you for purchasing Onfolio, and for helping us make it better though your comments and feedback. We look forward to taking Onfolio forward as a Microsoft product and continuing to make it better. Please send questions or comments to info@onfolio.com.



Regards,



-Sebastian and the Onfolio Team

Vail, Colorado

I'm excited to share I'll be attending the Microsoft National Architects Confrence in Vail, Colorado the week of April 18th.