Inside MSDN and TechNet : Announcement

Launching lightweight Beta view for MSDN library!

aram — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:12:00 GMT

The Library Experience (LEX) team is proud to announce the release of " lightweight beta view" for MSDN library ! Please check-out the new library view at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system(lightweight).aspx . We blogged about ScriptFree (loband)...(read more)

Announcing MSDN Code Search Preview - http://msdn.krugle.com/

aram — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:05:00 GMT

MSDN Code Search Preview combines the samples from MSDN Code Gallery , CodePlex content , and MSDN Library . How to Use MSDN Code Search Preview: MSDN Code Search Preview is accessible through MSDN Search as a “filter” when using site search. Just type...(read more)

Launching low bandwidth (loband) V1 and new IDE view!

aram — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:39:00 GMT

The Library Experience (LEX) team is proud to announce the release of low bandwidth (loband) Version 1.0 and a new IDE (dev10ide) view! Please check-out http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system(loband).aspx and http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system(dev10ide).aspx...(read more)

Launching low bandwidth (loband) Beta for long haul!

aram — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:53:00 GMT

The Library Experience (LEX) team is proud to announce the release of low bandwidth (loband) Beta! Please check-out http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library(loband) . Mary Lee from VB team and Beth Massi from VS Community team recently blogged about MSDN/Technet/Expression...(read more)

Launched! Subscriptions Manage/My Account User Interface

aram — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:15:00 GMT

The Library Experience (LEX) team is proud to announce the release of the updated Subscriptions Benefits Portal Manage/My Account user interface. In addition to the user interface changes, the notion of subscription super-setting is now introduced. Super-setting allows users with more than one subscription to see their entire product download and product key entitlements without the notion of a default subscription. Ultimately, this makes benefit access more intuitive and reduces customer confusion with multiple accounts.

Additions to the Manage Page include the following:

Account Information

· Subscription

· Program

· Channel

· Subscription Status (Active, Expired)

Customer information

· Ship to Country

Support Contacts (via PASCO)

· Retail and/or Volume License support information determined from account settings

· Regional support information determined from account settings

To view the page, click on one of the following:

MSDN - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/manage/default.aspx

TechNet - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/manage/default.aspx

You must have an MSDN/TechNet subscription associated with your Windows Live Id to view the page.

Anand..

MIX 09 - MSDN has a new look!

aram — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:59:00 GMT

Today, MIX 09 was kicked off in Las Vegas. As a part of this launch MSDN sites (www.msdn.com) are sporting a new cool MIX look across the sites.

We also have information on MIX avaialble on the home page of MSDN. The following technologies were announced as a part of MIX 09 kickoff today. I have provided links below to the library documentation or download points on these technologies.

Silverlight 3 Beta: The Silverlight 3 Beta contains more than 50 new features and 20 new controls, including support for running Silverlight applications out of the browser, dramatic video quality and performance improvements, and features that dramatically improve developer productivity.

Expression Blend 3 Preview & Expression Web SuperPreview: Expression Blend 3 contains a number of radically innovative capabilities, including SketchFlow, for effectively prototyping the flow and composition of applications. We will also demonstrate SuperPreview, a feature of Expression Web which enables developers to quickly and easily troubleshoot web page rendering across a wide variety of browsers.

Web Platform Installer 2.0 Beta: The Web Platform Installer 2.0 Beta not only easily and simply installs the Microsoft Web Platform stack, but it also enables customers to easily install and configure PHP for current and new releases of community applications from the Windows Web Application Gallery.

Windows Web Application Gallery: The Windows Web Application Gallery allows you to install the most popular community Web applications such as Acquia Drupal, DotNetNuke, and WordPress, which integrate with the Microsoft Web Platform.

ASP.NET Model View Controller (MVC) 1.0: ASP.NET MVC enables developers to build Model View Controller (MVC) applications using ASP.NET and offers features such as support for Test-Driven Development, Fine-grained control over HTML and JavaScript, and intuitive URLs.

Commerce Server 2009: Commerce Server 2009 enables the ability to create consistent user experiences across e-commerce channels. Developers can easily create online shopping experiences that engage, attract and excite customers by offering personalized content, social community and rich user experiences.

Anand..