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Just got word via David Makogon that there’s a new release of the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit available, the October Preview release. So if you’re itching to dig into what’s coming in the next version of Visual Studio and .NET, the training kit has hands-on labs, demos, and presentations...

If you’re an MSDN Subscriber, you can download Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 now via subscriber downloads . If you’re not, don’t fret, you’ll be able to get Beta 2 in just a couple of days. The nice folks at the 10-4 show have been kind enough to record a show walking you through...

A colleague asked this week if I had a list of the new stuff in .NET 4, and realizing that I didn’t, I of course turned to bing , and came up with a few gems. In addition to the link to Scott Guthrie’s new series I posted yesterday, here are some other resources you may find useful: Brad Abrams’ Deep...

The window (pun intended) for you to download the Windows 7 Beta is ending next month. So if you’ve been putting off giving the beta a try, don’t delay much longer. I’ve installed it on several laptops (including my ASUS R2Hv UMPC), and one desktop machine, and so far, I’m very pleased. Here’s the skinny...

Tim Heuer has a great post up on how you can provide feedback on the Windows 7 Beta: Now that Windows 7 beta has been released, there are quite a few people using it and I’ve seen pretty positive feedback about it.  I’ve been running it for about a month now and am impressed with the performance...

Then you need to get to the MSDN Developer Conference ! Among other goodies, attendees will receive a copy of Windows 7 beta 1 (if DVDs are not available for the early events, attendees will received them in the mail once they’re available). The conference cost is only $99, and the DC-area event is scheduled...

And Tim Heuer has a couple of cool accelerators to share: I first saw the accelerators (the artists formerly known as activities) during The Code Trip, when Woody created an IE8 activity for Wikipedia.  It was a convenient tool to have in your right-click toolbox on IE and I loved it (and still...

I’ve seen folks who have automatic updates to their Twitter accounts when they blog, but wasn’t sure how they were doing it. Thanks to a cool plug-in for the current Technical Preview release of Windows Live Writer, now I can do it, too. The twitter notification plug-in comes with the technical preview...

Get it at: http://silverlight.net/GetStarted/ along with videos, tutorials, and more to get you started!

Just announced by Soma in the Tech-Ed 2008 Developer Keynote...team is on track to deliver Silverlight 2 Beta 2 by the end of this week. Cool. Want to keep up with other Tech-Ed news? Check out Tech-Ed Online .

Important note for folks who are planning to try the beta of Visual Studio 2008 SP1: Microsoft Silverlight Tools Beta 1 for Visual Studio 2008 is not compatible with Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta. The good news is that Silverlight Tools Beta 2 for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 is coming soon. Until then you will...

Scott has a deep and informative post on what's coming in Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 beta 1 that is a must-read. Tons of feature info, screenshots, and more.

One of the coolest examples of Silverlight 2 that has been announced at MIX is the Memorabilia viewer app created by Vertigo for Hard Rock Cafe: The application allows you to drill down into a selection of the Hard Rock Cafe's massive collection of rock and roll memorabilia. You can use the deep zoom...