Coming at you LIIIIVE (ok not really) it’s this week’s Ping.  This was a really exciting week in Microsoft-land with MIX, IE8, and Silverlight.  We also talked about the “Surface 2” rumors and, of course, wrapped up with some trivia. Here are some of the fancy links for you all so you don’t have to type: IE8 performance video  (scroll down to Case Study) IE8 on Channel 10 discussion History of the Internet (hilarious!) Home Customizer Media Center Contest PS: if you want to follow us on twitter check out Laura and/or Max.