This little nugget just landed in my inbox. Thanks to Jason for putting it together! http://choosing-a-blog-url-sucks.blogspot.com/2007/04/implementing-smartcard-authentication.html -Marc

If you want to learn how to build "Custom Document Workflow Solutions in MOSS 2007 (SharePoint), then make sure you register for this event. The event will be in Reston, Virginia from 6:00-8:00P, and you can register by clicking below. - Click here...

Thanks to everyone who attended! I would love to get feedback regarding whether I tried to cram too much into the webcast. If you feel I did, what could you have done without? Please feel free to leave a comment, or provide feedback here . The deck is...

I'll have to admit that this is a bit of an ambitious webcast. In 1.5 hours, I plan on covering LINQ to Objects, LINQ to XML (including VB9 Xml Literals), LINQ to SQL (Inserts, Updates, Deletes, Stored Procedures, and Concurrency), Using LINQ with ASP...

Event Description: This is a 90-minute introduction to building next-gen secured Web Services/websites with CardSpace. We will explore Microsoft’s answer to mitigating identity theft, spoofing, phishing, phraud. These and other challenges like malware...

When April 24th 2:00P-3:30P EST (11:00A-12:30P PST) Where Register at this link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032334430&Culture=en-US Note : Audio will be via the Internet. Your machine will need a speaker. Abstract...

When/Where (Do to limited seating, we are holding this event on 3 different dates, in 2 cities) April 25, 2007 - 6:00PM – 8:00PM in Reston Virginia (Click here to register) May 2, 2007 - 6:00-8:00PM in Reston Virginia (Click here to register) May 8, 2007...

Just in case you haven't seen the announcement somewhere else... Soma has all the details here . -Marc

Thanks to everyone who attended! You can find links to the downloads from previous posts here and here . The per diem gadget I showed should be ready in the next couple weeks. -Marc

During our DevConf in Los Angeles and Sacramento many of you asked questions about the different permutations of VSTO releases and versions of Office and Visual Studio. Obviously this is a reflection of you having different environments, and some of you...

http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight http://msdn.microsoft.com/silverlight http://www.silverlight.net (upcoming community site) Tim has a nice blog post about the announcement here . Stay tuned for more news coming at MIX . -Marc

VSTO is a key strategic tool for developing OBAs against the 2007 Office System. With VSTO, you can customize the Office ribbon, integrate enterprise data into your documents, create custom task panes that host managed controls, extend your line-of-business...

Thanks everyone for attending the conference. It was great to revisit LA and visit Sacramento for the first time -- most beautiful capitol building on earth :-) Here is a nice demo of VSTO (Excel Add-in). Provided as-is. Build tested on: XP SP2 Vista...

One of the things I've heard from people when I show them the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is that they would like some sort of "Service Designer" similar to the class designer inside of Visual Studio 2005, but that allows you to visually define...

When April 18th 2:00P-3:30P EST (11:00A-12:30P PST) Where Register at this link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032334426&Culture=en-US Note : Audio will be via the Internet. Your machine will need a speaker. Abstract...

As promised, you can get my decks and demos from www.publicsectordeveloper.com ( direct link ). The demos are "as-is" but feel free to let me know if something doesn't work anymore. A more detailed explanation of the WPF deck and demos can be found here...

In my life, I don't have too much trouble remembering experiences. It's all those past lives I always struggle with. BTW, if you could use some Visual Studio 2005 prescriptive guidance, please see J.D. Meier's post regarding recently updated information...

VSTO is a key strategic tool for developing Office Business Applications (OBAs) against the 2007 Office System. With VSTO, you can customize the Office ribbon, integrate enterprise data into your documents, create custom task panes that host managed controls...

"This starter kit is a Visual Studio 2005 project that demonstrates using Windows Workflow Foundation for simple task oriented workflow in an ASP.NET web application. A workflow model is used to automate work order requests at a small example company...

Denis Basaric just let me know that final release of their Wpf-Ribbon control is now available. Check out his post here . -Marc

You can download the deck and code from the presentation here . A recording of the webcast is available here . -Marc

A new version of Live Maps was launched yesterday. There's support for Virtual Earth 3D as a Firefox plugin and much more. Get the details here . A new JavaScript map control and sdk will be available in the coming weeks. Stay tuned! -Marc

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Sorry for the short notice. I just realized I never blog'd about my ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit webcast tomorrow. When April 4th 2:00P-3:30P EST (11:00A-12:30P PST) Where Register at this link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx...

One of the questions that came up during my ASP.NET AJAX webcast last week ( recording available here ) was how to make sure controls you have already written are compatible with the UpdatePanel. There are a few things you need to do to your existing...