August 2006 - Posts

Want to develop a .NET product but can't justify the cost of an MSDN subscription?
15 August 06 08:21 AM | ianm | 5 Comments   

One of my colleagues from the ISV team was talking to me recently about the difficulties many developers face with getting into .NET development. She was talking specifically about developers who have a great idea for a product based on .NET but who can't Read More...

Create your own games for XBOX 360 (somewhat off topic)
14 August 06 03:06 PM | ianm | 0 Comments   

In case you missed it, we have just announced a great new way for developers across the world to write games for the XBOX 360. Take a look at this press release for more info. I know this is a little way off topic, but I love this idea - it's been doing Read More...

MSDE not supported on Vista or LH Server
04 August 06 09:00 AM | ianm | 0 Comments   

This probably won't come as a major surprise: MSDE won't be supported on Windows Vista or "Longhorn" Server. What is MSDE? It's a free version of SQL Server that's been around for years. While it's a useful product - and I certainly made use of it a number Read More...