July 2008 - Posts

Building Virtual Earth applications just keeps getting easier
I've given a number of presentations on Virtual Earth development over the last couple years.  The first thing ASP.NET WebForms developers say to me is how bummed they are that they have to write JavaScript.  That's understandable.  ASP.NET Read More...
Posted 29 July 08 01:44 by marcsc | 4 Comments   
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SCREENCAST: Rendering Polygons from SQL Server 2008 on Virtual Earth
In this screencast, I build off of the concepts shown in my previous screencast and show you how to render a polygon on a Virtual Earth map using REST, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), LINQ to SQL, and the new geography data type in SQL Server Read More...
Posted 19 July 08 12:09 by marcsc | 3 Comments   
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SCREENCAST: Saving Virtual Earth Polygons to SQL Server 2008
In this screencast, I show you how to draw a polygon on a Virtual Earth map and save it using ASP.NET AJAX, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), LINQ to SQL, and the new geography data type in SQL Server 2008. Screencast: http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/keydet/Saving-Virtual-Earth-Polygons-to-SQL-Server-2008/ Read More...
Posted 18 July 08 11:14 by marcsc | 6 Comments   
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Looking for updated documentation on Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta?
http://vs2008sp1docs.msdn.microsoft.com I've found the ADO.NET Entity Framework , ADO.NET Data Services Framework , and ASP.NET Dynamic Data sections very helpful lately. Technorati Tags: .net framework , visual studio Read More...
Posted 16 July 08 07:44 by marcsc | 0 Comments   
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Learn how to develop on SharePoint
I'd have to say that my weakest area of development is probably SharePoint.  I know how to build a basic SharePoint web part and that's about it.  I'm pretty much a dunce when it comes to SharePoint.  One of the things I've been telling Read More...
Posted 16 July 08 07:27 by marcsc | 0 Comments   
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WEBCAST RECORDING: Adding Mapping Capabilities to your Applications with Virtual Earth and ASP.NET AJAX
First, let me apologize since I promised to make this recording available almost two months ago.  I was trying to get the recording uploaded to the same Live Meeting servers as my other webcasts.  Needless to say, I had some challenges.  Read More...
Posted 16 July 08 03:25 by marcsc | 4 Comments   
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Installing SQL Server 2008 RC0 & Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta on the same machine
I've been having some issues getting my VPC updated to SQL Server 2008 RC0 and Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta so I can record a couple screencasts on using Virtual Earth with SQL Server 2008.  I swear I read through the readme docs:).  However, Read More...
Posted 15 July 08 08:36 by marcsc | 0 Comments   
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Behind the Maps - The Technology of Virtual Earth
I talk to people about programming with Virtual Earth quite often.  Beyond the developer APIs, my Virtual Earth knowledge somewhat limited.  I get asked all sorts of interesting questions about the technology behind Virtual Earth.  My answer Read More...
Posted 14 July 08 09:19 by marcsc | 1 Comments   
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Virtual Earth Wrapper for Silverlight (VIEWS)
At MIX 08, Chris Pendleton announced that the Virtual Earth team is working on a Silverlight 2 control.  The idea of being able to use managed code instead of JavaScript to build your Virtual Earth applications is very appealing to many.  I Read More...
Posted 01 July 08 02:35 by marcsc | 2 Comments   
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