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Pip’s Easter Egg (Rugby Ball), originally uploaded by Pete Barr-Watson.

He may be 14, but it’s still great to be able to do stuff he’s not expecting. Huge thanks to Choccywoccydoodah for the superb chocolate rugby ball

At the recent Microsoft Mix08 event in Las Vegas, I had the privilege of being backstage during the keynote (because of this) as well as during the rehearsals. Here’s some pics:

Just part of the control panel

Scott Guthrie

Scott, rehearsing

Getting ‘arty’:

So, it’s taken some months of concentrated effort from all involved, but today Nokia announced a deal that will see Silverlight made available on a vast range of their mobile handsets.

To everyone who’s been giving me a hard time for not being ‘around’ much, well, now you know why

I’m at Mix08 this week and I’m sure they’ll be a lot of discussion about this news over the course of the week. If you’re in Las Vegas for the event and want to chat about this or anything else Silverlight related then poke me by email/text…

More links (there’s a lot popping up but here’s a selection):

BBC News
BBC Blog
CNET
The Guardian
ZDNet