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Updated XNA Game Studio 3.0 starter kits

One of the coolest talks I heard at PDC2008 was XNA Game Studio 3.0 .  Watch the session on Channel 9 ( along with all the PDC2008 sessions ) to learn about XNA Game Studio and the XNA Framework and how they help you to quickly create games using Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 5:22 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments
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ESENT tips and tricks

ESENT is powerful embedded database engine that is part of Windows. It used by the Active Directory, Windows Desktop Search, Windows Update and several other windows clients. Microsoft Exchange uses a version of the same code, appearing as ese.dll. The Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 23, 2008 7:06 AM by KarinM | 0 Comments

Upcoming Support Transitions for Win 2000 and Win Server 2003

All editions of Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Professional will reach the end of the Extended Support phase on July 13, 2010, according to the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Blog .  After this date, Windows 2000 will no longer be publicly supported.  Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 07, 2008 2:04 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments
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Does anyone actually use the WinSDK build environment?

Is this part of the Windows SDK obsolete? We put a lot of energy into shipping a customer build environment with the latest VC ++ compilers and tools, and it’s all set up to build .NET apps out of the gate, but I rarely get feedback or questions Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 11:57 PM by KarinM | 3 Comments
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Windows API Functions by Release

A really handy reference for those developing Win32 apps that target different operating systems is the Functions by Release topic in the MSDN Library.  If you want to know what's new in a recent OS, or what APIs you can use with older OSes, this Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 11:52 AM by KarinM | 2 Comments
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WPF Hotshots at Code Camp in Charlotte, NC

If you're a WPF developer anywhere near the east coast of the US, you should put this on your calendar.  On Saturday, 17 May 2008, the Enterprise Developers Guild will have their spring Code Camp.  Code Camps are a great way to network and pick Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 5:50 AM by KarinM | 0 Comments
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MSDN Featured Virtual Labs

The Microsoft Developer Virtual Labs has a bunch of virtual machine labs that you can access from a browser, so you can try out some technology scenarios without installing any software. There's nothing to set up, and no installation is required besides Read More...
Posted Monday, February 04, 2008 6:49 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments
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Developer Heroes comic strip

Team mate Jason Sacks is doing that comic book thing again . He’s working on a joint Microsoft/ Seagate project to venerate developers and IT professionals in a “Heros Happen Here” comic strip that’s being published daily. This is part of the community-driven Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 31, 2008 5:19 PM by KarinM | 1 Comments

Finally understanding COM after changing a light bulb

Jeff Moser has just posted an amazingly well-written, easy to digest article on working with COM that really gets into the nitty-gritty about why things work the way they do in COM. The code snippets and screenshots make this article very engaging. If Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:45 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments

MSDN Code Gallery & the Windows SDK

The MSDN Code Gallery was launched today by Soma Somasegar . The developer community has made “more samples!” one of its top requests, and DevDiv is delivering. This new developer portal is a quick place to get (and share) code snippets, samples, sample Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:09 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments

Blown away in 40 minutes

What fun! Thirty-one awesome demos in 39 minutes , presented in a wonderful interactive interface. Mouse over the top of the video screen to jump from demo to demo. Thank you for a great tour, Nigel Parker! Demo Links 1. Microsoft Research Group Shot Read More...
Posted Friday, January 25, 2008 6:56 AM by KarinM | 2 Comments

MSDN Windows SDK Developer Center

You undoubtedly already hang out at the MSDN Visual Studio , Vista , or Windows Server 2008 Developer Centers because they’re the hot jumping off places for relevant links to blogs, Web-casts, forums, events, related links and resources. But did you know Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:45 PM by KarinM | 1 Comments
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Microsoft Professional Developers Conference Announced

The date and location of the next Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) has been announced: October 27–30, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. PDC is the definitive Microsoft event for software developers and architects focused on Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:58 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments
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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Software Development Kit released

The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) is available on the Microsoft Download center, targeting developers, system customizers, and report writers. It contains all new information about creating plug-ins, working with custom workflow Read More...
Posted Monday, January 07, 2008 5:56 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments
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