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What it takes to get a website off the ground?

Sometimes the best possible way to visualize something really complex is to see it as a graphic and have it printed on a huge poster. Few years back in one of the Microsoft Mix event, they released this super cool visualization of an illustration of the process of launching a web site. It was released into a website as well called “A website named Desire”, which made the huge poster available as a SilverLight  Application using Deep Zoom. It is super cool, check it out.

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(I saw this few years back and today I was trying to find it. Few hours of Google & Bing search, I couldn’t find it. Then with some help from a friend, I found it back. This shows how much more work has to be done in Web Search)

Microsoft Expression Web

Expression Web Beta 1 is currently available for download here. This is Microsoft’s new standards compliant web designer tool.

Along with this, Microsoft has also announced September CTP release of its Graphics Designer and Interactive Designer (for doing WPF applications).

Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta 2 Preview

Few Days back MS released Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta 2 Preview. Though RSS feeds, Tabbed Browsing, Improved Security are the highlights what I love about this release are the following:

 

Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta 2 Preview

 

 

  • The super clean interface – beats FireFox hands down!
  • Launch of the browser and loading of the page – being extremely fast
  • Being more accurate in standards compliant, CSS friendly
  • Finally a Print function that works as advertised
  • All pop-up windows displaying the full path (URL)