By now you’ve probably seen the news – MIX10 is happening in Las Vegas in March and registrations are now open – sign up before January 15th and you save $600 off registration and get a free night at the Mandalay Bay (the new location for 2010)

MIX is a conference about designers and developers so the call is open for content – and once the submissions are in you’ll be able to vote on the sessions you want to see.

Of course, you’ll want to show your support so there’s a simple way to add some bling to your blog

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if you define two variables in your javascript before you call the random blog bing script then you can over-ride the width and height - just like this

<script type="text/javascript">

var bling_width=120;

var bling_height=160;

</script>

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Are you a developer with strong skills and experience in database and data warehouse development, distributed systems, mobile applications and services, and advanced data visualizations?

Are you interested in working in beautiful and vibrant Dublin, Ireland, on Microsoft’s 2,000-person campus, which includes an on-site gym, Starbucks coffee, Xbox, foosball, and all the other typical amenities? For the right candidates the job also offers a remote work option if you are interested in telecommuting from elsewhere in Europe.

The “Global Product Development – Europe” team are recruiting. This team do core development work for several Microsoft businesses, including Hotmail, Windows Mobile, adCenter, and Microsoft’s datacenters. They build core software that reach millions of people, and have openings for dev, test, PM, and leadership positions at all levels.

If are innovative, strategic thinkers and passionate about working for Microsoft you can find more details at the “Join Microsoft Europe” site, check out the currently available jobs or if you think you fit email your resume to eurojobs@microsoft.com.

To find out more about what the team do you can check out their blog for some insights into the sorts of projects they are involved in.