The “Atlas” controls don’t get added to the Visual Studio 2005 toolbox by the either the core framework or toolkit installer. Here’s what I did to add them: Create an “Atlas” and “Atlas Control Toolkit” tab on the toolbox by doing a right-click...

Here's another "Atlas" screencast. I've been sitting on this one a bit. I just returned from a short vacation and didn't get all the "production work" done before I left. This one took ended up quite a bit longer than I expected so I split it up into...

I've been blogging a bit about "Atlas" and showing how easy it is to AJAX enable existing ASP.NET pages with the new "Atlas" controls (ScriptManager, UpdatePanel, Control Extenders, etc.). However, I've probably left many of you wondering what you need...

Normally I would “pooh-pooh” anyone’s prediction of where Microsoft is going with any technology, let alone something as wide-spread as ASP.NET; even when I hear a Microsoft employee making the prediction. However, in this case, the prediction is coming...

Adding to the series of Hands-on Workshop content for Windows Communication Foundation, I have release Part 3, which shows how to enable (Distributed) Transactions within WCF. In this exercise, the customer (Bank) has decided that they are going to offer...

So you are interested in getting up to speed on WPF, but don’t know where to start? Karsten Januszewski just posted a recipe to be up and running in 5 days. Check it out here . I like that he has guidance for both developers and designers. -Marc ...

In Part 4 of the series, I’ve focused on how to handle data (or more specifically complex data) between Services and Clients, while adhering to the “Share Schema and Contract, not Class” tenet of Service Orientation. The best part is that it is VERY,...

For those of you who need to be able to support multiple cultures (languages, right-to-left screen presentation, non-US currency, etc.) in your web applications, here’s a great video that walks through the steps to add localization in just a few steps...

As I promised yesterday, in my blog about Part 1 of the series (click here to see it), I am releasing Part 2 of the series today. Part 2 focuses on handling Session State in Windows Communication Foundation, and although it builds on Part 1 of the series...

I was doing some research for a project that I am working, where I need to chose a method of password storage and I wanted to understand the kinds of things that I need to do to reduce the attack surface of my application (or service in my case). I ran...

Sorry for the short notice but check this out: 9am (PST) on June 26th. The abstract is: Many companies struggle with communication, collaboration, and cultural gaps between business users (who drive the competitive need for software development...

I am currently working on a set of workshops teaching from the basics to more advanced capabilities of Service Oriented Development with Windows Communication Foundation. Each Workshop builds on the previous workshops and can also be used as a standalone...

So I sat down to write a blog entry about the “Atlas” Client Script Library and the client-centric programming approach it enables as a lead in to a bunch of screencasts I am recording. I, of course, spent some time reviewing all the blog posts, documentation...

The Visual Studio 2005 Pro and Team System trials are now available for direct public download. The trials are available at the following locations: Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition 90-Day Trial Details Page Link => http://www.microsoft...

If you have installed the LINQ CTP, then you've probably had the unpleasant surprise of Smart Tags not working correctly with C# code. This was a huge bummer for me because I use the "resolve" feature like it's going out of style! If you aren't familiart...

I just saw this on Brian Welcker’s blog . How to migrate from Crystal Reports to Reporting Services is a frequently asked question I get all the time. Now we have some documented guidance. Here’s a description of the whitepaper: “This document focuses...

If you write database applications using ADO.NET (which means almost everyone is still reading this), then a MUST HAVE blog in your RSS reader is the Data Access blog . It is the “Data Programmability team blog for data access in ADO.NET and System.Data...

"A good name is better than precious ointment." - Old Testament. All I can say is that they must have had some mighty fine ointment back then. As a matter of fact, just the other day as my wife was layin' down a heathly slathering of Desitin, I...

"Want to see the Enterprise Library application blocks in action in a realistic service oriented application? And would you like automated guidance to help you build your own applications that comply with a proven architecture? Then check out the July...

Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals This new product offering expands Visual Studio 2005 Team System (VSTS) to include the Database Professional role and enables software teams to collaborate more effectively in creating reliable...

We've release the first CTP of SQL Server Everywhere Edition. If you aren't familiar with SQL Server Everywhere Edition, here's the description from http://www.microsoft.com/Sql/Everywhere : "Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition offers essential...

Today we announced the rebranding of WinFX to the .NET Framework 3.0 See Soma's blog for the full story...but to net it out...it's just a rebranding. -Darryl

Team System VPC Available to MSDN Subscribers The much anticipated Team System VPC (a single-server, evaluation install of Team Foundation Server + Team Suite) is now available for download from MSDN Subscriber Downloads. Look under "Developer Tools"...

Are you a soccer fan? Want to keep track of the FIFA World Cup 2006? This cool little app will help you do that: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=df6a6e6e-21af-4786-ad1d-a38e8bfda82f&displaylang=en Enjoy!!! -Darryl...

It’s not obvious from the web site, but a bunch of new BizTalk documentation has recently been made available for download. Specifically: A CHM version of BizTalk 2006 docs Updated install/config/upgrade guides 31 new code samples...