Dispatches from the front lines of the war on gnarly problems.

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​Day 00002 at Vertigo; I'm the new guy. I upgraded my JAPH for Vertigo: map{print "$_ "} split(/\d/, join('', map /(\w)\w/gi, qw(Jaubsctd1a Aenfogthhiejrk2b Vlemrmtniqgnov3c Hoapcqkresrt) ) );   That is all. Read post
David Seruyange 02 May 2012, 10:39 AM

Sneak Preview: 3D Video Support in the Silverlight Media Framework

I'm excited to announce that the upcoming 2.5 release of the Silverlight Media Framework (also known as the Media Platform Player Framework) will include support for playback of stereoscopic 3D video content. This powerful new functionality will allow ... Read post
Bob Cowherd 29 March 2011, 9:33 AM

Hacking an HTC Touch Pro2 to run Android

Recently, I stumbled across an old Engadget post about how hackers were loading Android onto their WinMo phones. Since I had a HTC Touch Pro 2 (WinMo 6.1), one of the supported phones, I decided that I too wanted a 'HackDroid'.       ... Read post
Eric Low 08 March 2011, 8:08 PM

Social Marketing of Premium Online Media Experiences

Here at Vertigo, we often come across "Social Integration" as a feature request for an application, particularly in our premium online video experiences. All too often, we see apps on the web that treat social integration as a checkbox on a ... Read post
Bob Cowherd 07 March 2011, 3:16 PM

WCF PollingDuplex with Silverlight 4 and Ajax | POC results

I was recently playing around with WCF services, seeing what I could learn about duplex communications. I came up with the idea to build a demo application that would connect a HTML5 “audience” website with a Silverlight 4 “presentation” application. The ... Read post
Karuna Deem 01 March 2011, 4:44 PM

Delight Your Customers

After giving a presentation on building premium media experiences up in Seattle earlier today, I'm sitting in SeaTac airport right now on a lengthy delay due to bad weather in San Francisco. I'm flying Virgin America, and the folks at the desk let us ... Read post
Bob Cowherd 17 February 2011, 8:15 PM

Put Your Face on It

My wife is a big fan of Lush soaps, and I've noticed that the cans of lush products in our shower had stickers with people's faces on them. ... Read post
Bob Cowherd 01 February 2011, 9:57 AM

PDC 2010: Using Silverlight and Azure to Give Global Reach to a Local Conference

When Microsoft announced that this year's Professional Developers Conference would be limited to 1,000 attendees and held on the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, some were surprised at the departure from the typical conference site at the LA Convention Center ... Read post
Bob Cowherd 04 November 2010, 3:26 PM

Sunday Night Football Extra 2010: Back and Better than Ever

I'm proud to announce the launch of Vertigo's latest live HD video experience: NBC's Sunday Night Football Extra 2010!  You can check out the live action every Sunday Night this season. ... Read post
Bob Cowherd 22 September 2010, 5:09 PM

Toad night light

I turn on a light each night to attract insects for toads (which seems a little odd now that I think about it). The other night I went outside to look at the moon and planets, and I noticed that I had forgotten to turn on the light. On my way back to the ... Read post
Ralph Arvesen 24 August 2010, 7:44 PM

Red-eyed devil katydid

We came across another red-eyed devil (type of katydid) over the weekend. They are more unique since they are quite large, and very aggressive. When provoked, they rear back in defensive stand and will bite if possible. The bite does not hurt too bad ... Read post
Ralph Arvesen 23 August 2010, 7:24 AM

PDX Code Camp Session: WP7 Tips & Tricks

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Jesse Johnston 24 May 2010, 8:28 AM

Roadrunners

I have seen several roadrunners on the land lately. Here is one that jumped up on a fence outside my work window a while back. Read post
Ralph Arvesen 20 May 2010, 6:25 AM

The pigs visit at night

At first they were cute, little wild pigs sneaking up to our yard in the late evening eating spilled bird seed and food we put out for the deer. But now they are really a pain… they come up every night, tip over the bird baths, move landscaping rocks ... Read post
Ralph Arvesen 13 May 2010, 6:46 AM

Vertigo @ NAB

Vertigo is in attendance at NAB, where we're talking about our recent work delivering High Definition Media content over the web. You can swing by the Microsoft booth to talk with myself or Mike Moser, where we'll be showing off some cool demos. On ... Read post
Bob Cowherd 12 April 2010, 6:05 PM

Video from Vertigo's events at MIX 10

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Bob Cowherd 18 March 2010, 12:55 PM

Online Video with the Silverlight Media Framework (2-17-10 Presentation Materials)

Online Video with the Silverlight Media Framework (2-17-10 Bay .NET User Group Presentation) Presentation Deck Example Code (Dependencies Removed) Download SMF: http://smf.codeplex.com Download the Smooth Streaming Media Element here Read post
Kevin Rohling 21 February 2010, 11:43 PM

Live Olympic Coverage from Vancouver

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Scott Stanfield 15 February 2010, 11:59 AM