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19 March 2010 at 21:13

Umbraco, Microsoft and Me: Swag

Tags: Microsoft , Windows 7 , cellular telephone , Technology Internet
Author: Darren Ferguson

In the first Umbraco, Microsoft and me blog post I promised Swag, so time to deliver.

As part of our commitment to the project we promised to deliver video diaries detailing our experiences of the project. Although this could possibly be the most boring 6 minutes of your life, watching my video diary could win you a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate.

Simply leave a comment below with the answer to the following question: What kind of ring tone does my mobile phone have?

Winner randomly selected from correct entries :)

Written by: Darren Ferguson

Comments

  1. Neil Campbell says:

    Gravatar of Neil CampbellA more dynamic umbraco media library experience is going to be great!
    Looking forward to seeing the updates :)

    Also great to see Microsoft supporting a such a great project.

    28 March 2010 at 06:12

  2. Neil Campbell (1) says:

    Gravatar of Neil Campbell (1)A more dynamic umbraco media library experience is going to be great!
    Looking forward to seeing the updates :)

    Also great to see Microsoft supporting a such a great project.

    28 March 2010 at 06:13

  3. Cebo says:

    Gravatar of CeboYour ring tone is an old bell type telephone ringing, same as mine.
    Great project too!

    15 April 2010 at 18:40

  4. jonok says:

    Gravatar of jonokDarren - just wondering if you have a release date for this media manager project? It sounds really cool - I'm starting some Umbraco projects soon and I'm wondering if it will be released in the next month or so?

    25 May 2010 at 23:54

  5. Kim Andersen says:

    Gravatar of Kim AndersenSounds very interesting Darren. I'll look forward to following the process, and try out the final product when you guys are done :)

    And by the way - Your ringtone is ;)

    /Kim A

    20 March 2010 at 10:25

  6. Douglas Robar says:

    Gravatar of Douglas RobarLooking forward to an improved media experience in umbraco!

    cheers,
    doug.

    20 March 2010 at 10:52

  7. Jason Prothero says:

    Gravatar of Jason ProtheroSounds like a great project! I'll be definitely be following the progress.

    I love to hear that Microsoft is willing to fund these grassroots type of projects that move the project forward. Very cool.

    20 March 2010 at 15:29

  8. Chris Koiak says:

    Gravatar of Chris KoiakLooking forward to seeing the next screencast.

    Nice ringtone!

    Chris

    20 March 2010 at 15:33

  9. Niels Hartvig says:

    Gravatar of Niels HartvigAwesome project - can't wait to get a better Media experience in Umbraco!

    Two thumbs up!

    20 March 2010 at 16:12

  10. RasB says:

    Gravatar of RasBVery cool to have Umbraco put on the map like that. Can't wait to see what you come up with.

    What's the timeframe for this project? How long will they be funding you guys?

    /RasB

    20 March 2010 at 18:10

  11. Chris Houston says:

    Gravatar of Chris HoustonHi Darren,
    Sounds like an interesting project. Are you looking at any sort of integration with Expression Media? (used to be a http://www.iview-multimedia.com/)

    I've used it for years for cataloging my photos as have thousands of other photographers as it was the best too out there for a long time.

    I am sure tight integration with Expression Media would be of great benefit to a lot of users who now use it.

    Cheers,

    Chris

    20 March 2010 at 19:38

  12. Darren Ferguson says:

    Gravatar of Darren Ferguson@rasb - it is a short sprint of a month or two part time. there may be more projects in the future.

    Chris - never heard of it but will be sure to have a look!

    20 March 2010 at 19:44

  13. Soeren Sprogoe says:

    Gravatar of Soeren SprogoeWauw, very interesting!

    The media section is really due for an overhaul, can't wait to see what you come up with!

    20 March 2010 at 22:15

  14. Jason Bibbings says:

    Gravatar of Jason BibbingsProject sounds great btw. I can't believe Microsoft, and all of their open-source love lately.

    21 March 2010 at 12:46

  15. Sebastiaan Janssen says:

    Gravatar of Sebastiaan JanssenThis sounds great! I'm actually working on a new package that will extract EXIF information from/save EXIF info to images in the media section. Can't wait to be able to plug it into the new section as well.

    Good luck!

    21 March 2010 at 17:48

  16. Evan Jardine says:

    Gravatar of Evan JardineCool project, can't wait to see your progress!

    22 March 2010 at 03:43

  17. Richard Soeteman says:

    Gravatar of Richard SoetemanGreat project,

    can't wait to see more of it!

    22 March 2010 at 08:37

  18. Simon Dingley says:

    Gravatar of Simon DingleyThe project sounds like a great step forward for Umbraco in a much needed area of the CMS that doesn't seem to get a lot of attention.

    22 March 2010 at 09:15

  19. Ed Marden says:

    Gravatar of Ed MardenGreat to hear that someone is working on this, as it's my least favourite part of the Umbraco experience.

    I was a little unclear as to whether any client side resizing would be possible using the technologies you are using, but that would be fantastic!

    23 March 2010 at 17:47

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