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Bob Familiar is the Director of Technical Evangelism for Microsoft DPE East Region. The Technical Evangelism team works with students, professional developers and IT pros to help them learn, adopt and use the Microsoft developer platform to design and build the next generation of apps for Windows 8, Windows Phone and Windows Azure and use Windows server 2012 to build, deploy and manage private and public cloud infrastructure.
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Mike Taulty Video Series on PRISM for Silverlight 3
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Mike Taulty has published an excellent series of screencasts illustrating some of the ideas found in " Prism " or the " Composite Application Guidance " from the Patterns and Practices team that can be used to build Silverlight applications...
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Tallan Presents The Evolution of the Asynchronous Web
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Join us on Wednesday, November 11th at 8:30AM at New Horizons' New York City office for breakfast followed by this informative seminar. Register now! Join us on Thursday, November 12th at 8:30AM at New Horizons' Bloomfield, CT office for breakfast followed...
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IE8 Accelerator for Searching IHI Improvement Map
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The Improvement Map is a Silverlight 3 based online tool that distills the best knowledge available on the key process improvements that Hospitals can leverage to deliver better outcomes for patients. The tool makes it easy for hospitals to find, understand...
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O’Neil’s 7 on 7
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Jim O’Neil , a developer evangelist for Microsoft, has published 7 detailed technical articles on 7 features of Windows 7 that developers should be looking at if they want to really shine on the new OS. Task Bar Federated Search Extended Linguistic Services...
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ARCast.TV Special - Michael Stiefel on Software as a Service in the Cloud
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ARCast.TV Special - Michael Stiefel on Software as a Service in the Cloud The Architecture Innovation Cafe presents Michael Stiefel on Software as a Service in the Cloud Architecting and building a Software as a Service application requires...
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Connected Show #19 – User Experience..It ain’t lipstick baby!
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Connected Show – Episode #19 – Dave Crawford on User Experience: It ain’t lipstick baby! In this episode guest co-host and Interviewee Dave Crawford of Microsoft UK joins Dmitry to discuss News such as Windows 7, Windows Stores, ZuneHD development, Java...
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Xerox Claims Printable Electronics Breakthrough
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M. David Stone writes for PC Magazine about an innovative breakthrough at Xerox that allows them to print circuit boards on flexible material…can computer clothing be far behind. From Mr. Stone’s article… Xerox on Tuesday announced a new...
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IHI Shines Silverlight on Healthcare Improvement
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Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down with Michael Iantosca, CEO of eDefine , Paul Hamnett, VP of engineering at the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI.org), and Kerri Sweeny, Director of Development at IHI, to learn about a new Silverlight...
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PDC09 – Register Today
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Register by October 30th and receive a $300 discount! Get Windows 7 Compatible PDC09 attendees can get a jumpstart on making sure their applications run seamlessly on Windows 7. Technical experts will be available onsite at the Windows 7 Developer...
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Microsoft Store – engaging with consumers directly
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Tim Heuer has a great write up on the new Microsoft Store that launched in Scottsdale, Arizona Here are some pictures of the new store: Technorati Tags: Microsoft
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CIO MAG: Windows 7 Bible: Your Complete Guide to the Next Version of Windows
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Shane O’Neill of CIO Magazine has compiled a great series of articles on Windows 7. From the article: “From pricing questions to interface tweaks to upgrade concerns, CIO.com's Windows 7 Bible covers it all. Our guide delivers expert reviews, advice...
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Innovation Showcase Headlines 10/26/2009
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Here are the latest headlines form the Innovation Showcase site: Architecture Thought Leaders Gathered in New York Ribbit for Silverlight (R4SL) – Deep Dive Event Intel CEO Paul Otellini Speaks at FoxBusiness About Three Reasons Why Corporations May Not...
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ARCast.TV - CxO Level Discussion about Cloud Computing
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ARCast.TV - CxO Level Discussion about Cloud Computing What are the business considerations, the risks and benefits, when considering cloud computing options, strategies, and trends? Check out this discussion between Miha Kralj and Zhiming Xue...
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10-4 Episode 33: Downloading and Installing Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2
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10-4 Episode 33: Downloading and Installing Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Are you excited about playing with Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 but not excited about reading the installation guide? Then check out this episode where we will lead you through a full...
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Innovation Showcase Headlines – 10/19/2009
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Here are the latest headlines from the Innovation Showcase An Architect’s perspective on Silverlight 3 ARCast.TV Special - Jim Wilt on Increasing Solution Adoption Success Using Architectural Skills Setting Beautiful Bing Pictures as your Windows...
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Light up your Web Site with Internet Explorer 8
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Light up your web site with Internet Explorer 8! GET ASP.NET Controls for IE8, including code Microsoft Expression Web Superpreview for Internet Explorer visual debugging tool that makes it easier to migrate site from IE6 to IE8 JOIN Join the Channel...
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Light up your application on Windows 7
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Light up your applications on Windows 7! GET Windows 7 API Pack Windows 7 SDK Windows 7 Application Compatibility Cookbook JOIN Channel 9 Windows 7 community, including video tutorials LEARN Download the Windows 7 Training Kit for Developers Windows...
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Migrating Legacy Applications to .NET – Webcast by Magenic
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ARCast.TV - Matt Hessinger on How Business Drives Architecture
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ARCast.TV - Matt Hessinger on How Business drives Architecture Enterprise Architects, Solutions Architects, Infrastructure Architects, and Business Analysts all work hand-in-hand to deliver value to the enterprise. In this interview, Joe Shirey talks...
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ARCast.TV Special - Jim Wilt on Increasing Solution Adoption Success Using Architectural Skills
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ARCast.TV Special - Jim Wilt on Increasing Solution Adoption Success Using Architectural Skills ARCast.TV Special - Jim Wilt on Increasing Solution Adoption Success Using Architectural Skills The Architect Innovation Cafe presents Jim Wilt on Using...
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Architect Innovation Cafe – Deploying Windows 7
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Each month through June 2010, we’ll bring you a 90-minute Architect focused Webcast to educate on the latest trends/topics and how new technologies can align with your business needs. October 28, 2009 at 2:00pm – 3:30pm EST Title: Deploying Windows 7...
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Architect Innovation Cafe – Perspectives on Silverlight 3
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Each month through June 2010, we’ll bring you a 90-minute Architect focused Webcast to educate on the latest trends/topics and how new technologies can align with your business needs. October 27, 2009 at 2:00pm – 3:30pm EST Title: An Architect’s perspective...
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Innovation Showcase Headlines – 10/12/09
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Here are the latest headlines from the Innovation Showcase site. Web Application Toolkit for Internet Explorer 8 Expression Web Super Preview for Internet Explorer ARCast.TV - How to Improve Testability with a Modular Architecture ARCast.TV - Re-architecting...
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ARCast.TV - How to Improve Testability with a Modular Architecture
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ARCast.TV - How to Improve Testability with a Modular Architecture Mario Cardinal and Aaron Kowall discuss how to easily test, in an autonomous way, an application conceived with modular abstractions such as the "layer". Mario and Aaron discuss...
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Innovation Showcase Headlines – 10/05/09
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Here are the latest headlines from the Innovation Showcase site. Fault Tolerance in Windows Azure .NET Rx Framework: Asynchronous Development with LINQ over Events How to deliver True HD with Silverlight and Smooth Streaming Choosing the Right...
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