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Friday, May 29, 2009 10:57 AM

Windows 7 Software Logo Toolkit BETA

  The announcement…   Microsoft is pleased to announce the public availability of the Beta release for the Windows 7 Software Logo Toolkit.   The toolkit allows ISVs to submit and receive the “Compatible with Windows 7” logo for their products.
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Thursday, May 28, 2009 3:32 PM

Windows 7: Windows 7 API Code Pack

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/WindowsAPICodePack/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=2636 Today all new features in Windows 7 can only be accessed through WIN32. With .NET 4.0 a lot of it will be exposed through WPF 4 etc… but for some features you’ll
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Thursday, May 28, 2009 11:10 AM

Changing my mind about IE Explorer 8 and Web Slices

When I first heard about Web Slices, I wasn’t excited. Then I saw Kris Amerijckx ( kidpaddle on twitter) announce that he implemented Web Slices on MSN.be so I checked it out. To my own surprise, I’m still using it after more than a week. It’s pretty
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:12 AM

Windows 7: UX Guide already updated

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511258.aspx There are quite a few new UI featuers and UI changes in Windows 7. Enough to check out out the Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines I bleive which has been updated with information about
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Monday, May 25, 2009 8:39 AM

VS2010 and .NET 4.0 Training Kit – May Preview

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=752CB725-969B-4732-A383-ED5740F02E93&displaylang=en Check out the training kit for more information about WPF 4.0 features to tap into Windows 7 and much much more. Hans
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 10:39 PM

The Identity Developer Training Kit

Many of the ISV’s I meet operate in a 'best of breed’ vertical where customers mix and match solutions from different vendors. This brings very clear challenges to the table. How does your solution integrate best with other solutions and also how do you
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 10:13 PM

Ready. Set. 7.

This is by far the most comprehensive page I have seen for those developing software or hardware that will be compatible with Windows 7. http://www.readyset7.com/ I copied some parts below that should convince you to check the site out…    
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:49 AM

Windows 7 Learning Portal

Great resources here: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/windows-7/default.mspx#BOOKS   Check this section often for new special offers on Windows 7 training. Free Learning Snacks around key Windows 7 capabilities Learn more about Windows 7 in these
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Monday, May 11, 2009 11:32 AM

VSTS 2008 Whitepapers

Reposting from Neno Loje’s Blog for my own reference: Planning Visual Studio Team System 2008 Licensing White Paper (pdf/xps/docx) Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Guide (pdf/ book ) Team System Web Access 2008 Scalability Limits
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Thursday, May 07, 2009 10:14 PM

Simply Amazing: Mix Zoomery

All of MIX presentations in a deepzoom collection. On the left you can click on Start Video and immediate watch the recording of the session. http://mix.zoomery.com/
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:05 AM

Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server Evaluation

Downloads are available here - for MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/evalcenter/bb190709.aspx - Technet: http://technet.microsoft.com/evalcenter/bb727242.aspx
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009 10:34 AM

Windows 7: XP Mode and Med-V

Some applications you just don’t want to bring forward to a newer version of Windows. That’s perfectly normal. Every ISV typically has a popular version of their application that they left behind some time ago. Not a single developer left on the team
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Monday, May 04, 2009 4:10 PM

VSTS links promised during today’s Expert Roundtable

Project templates for VSTS:Templex: http://www.codeplex.com/templex Branching guidelines: http://www.codeplex.com/BranchingGuidance VSTS Roadshow next week: http://www.microsoft.com/belux/msdn/nl/alm/ Datum Plaats Taal Inschrijven 11 mei Microsoft Innovation
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Monday, May 04, 2009 3:11 PM

Windows 7 System Requirements

Good post: http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/05/03/microsoft-confirms-final-windows-7-system-requirements
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Monday, May 04, 2009 2:22 PM

Windows 7 Demo Toolkit for partners

Certified and Gold Certified partners can get access to the WDT. http://connect.microsoft.com/InvitationUse.aspx?ProgramID= 2978&SiteID=409&InvitationID= WDT-TDGR-8H8H This toolkit makes it much easier to set up a Windows 7 machine with consumer
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Monday, May 04, 2009 11:00 AM

Windows 7 Client Software Logo

It should be clear to everyone that Windows 7 is getting ready for business! Since last Friday, the Release Candidate can be downloaded by developers and IT Professionals on MSDN and Technet and soon all enthusiasts will be able to download the RC too.
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Monday, May 04, 2009 9:30 AM

Windows 7 Partner Readiness Day on May 7th

Here’s an event well worth reserving some time for. Please note that the time notation is UTC so you need to add 1 hour to get CET. So the keynotes start at 16:00. VARs, Distributors, LARs, System Builders and SI's Track - Times are in Universal Time
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Sunday, May 03, 2009 1:15 PM

Expression Web SuperPreview

http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/dd565874.aspx If part of your solution is webpages then you need to check out Expression SuperPreview. It will make testing pages across multiple browsers and browser-versions much much easier. You can download the
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Sunday, May 03, 2009 1:08 PM

Exchange 2010

This is the time when a lot of our 2010 products are having some important pre-RTM releases. Exchange is one of them with a public Beta. http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/2010/en/us/default.aspx There is lots of goodness there. Of course, personally,
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