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Developer Webcasts: Unit Testing for Mobile Devices; Silverlight LOB Development

Here are the MSDN developer webcasts for this week. Topics include programming line of business applications using Silverlight and unit testing for mobile devices.

 Programming a Full-Blown Silverlight Line-of-Business Application in 20 Minutes (Level 100)

In this webcast, we use the Gizmox Visual WebGui framework to "light up" a fully blown, line-of-business application in 20 minutes. We demonstrate how we make Windows Forms (WinForms) controls available for Microsoft Silverlight browser plug-in applications and how you can style your UI by using fully enabled Microsoft Expression Blend design software. The outcome is a Silverlight application with a very light footprint. As a bonus, the application is secured by design with no open ends to protect. Presenter: Guy Peled, Chief Technology Officer, Gizmox Ltd

7/23/2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)| Duration: 60 Minutes

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Unit Testing for Mobile Devices (Level 300)

In this sample-filled webcast, Constanze Roman and Maarten Struys explore unit testing for devices. Not only do you learn how to create unit tests for your smart device application, you learn how to debug unit tests and how to run unit tests inside a command prompt. After attending this webcast, you should rest assured knowing that your code works as intended. Presenters: Constanze Roman, Content Project Manager II, Microsoft Corporation, and Maarten Struys, Windows Embedded Evangelist, PTS

7/23/2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

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Developer Webcast: Bringing Enterprise Data to Life with SharePoint and WCF

MSDN Webcast: Bringing Enterprise Data to Life with SharePoint Server and Windows Communication Foundation (Level 300)

Do you want bring your business data to life in Microsoft Office Applications like Microsoft and SAP have provided in Duet? Do you want to provide your employees with a view into your business data with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007? With Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and the WCF Line-of-Business Adapter software development kit (SDK), it is now possible to provide this level of integration to any line-of-business (LOB) application. Whether you are using Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, JD Edwards, or any other business application, you can develop Microsoft Office business applications and SharePoint Web parts to access your business data. In this webcast, we provide an overview on using WCF for application integration with Microsoft Office client and server products. Next, we show you how you can use WCF-based adapters for integration between your LOB applications and Microsoft Office business applications. Finally, you learn how to develop Web parts that utilize custom adapters for accessing business data. Each demonstration in this webcast utilizes a custom WCF-based JD Edwards EnterpriseOne adapter.  Presenter: Joe Klug, Chief Technology Officer, Tellago, Inc

7/18/2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)| Duration: 60 Minutes

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Developer Webcasts This Week: WCF & WF

We have three MSDN developer  webcasts this week covering the .NET Framework:

MSDN Webcast: Transactional Windows Communication Foundation Services with Juval Lowy (Level 200)

Transactions are the key to building robust, high quality service-oriented applications. Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) provides a simple, declarative transaction support for service developers, enabling you to configure parameters such as enlistment and voting, all outside the scope of your service. In addition, WCF allows client applications to create transactions and to propagate transactions across service boundaries over a variety of transports. In this webcast, we explain how to configure transaction flow at the binding, contract, and service level, local versus distributed transactions, setting of service transactions, declarative voting, and the available configurations that best fit various application scenarios. Presenter: Juval Lowy, Principal and Software Architect, IDesign

7/7/2008 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)| Duration: 75 Minutes

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MSDN Webcast: Using Windows Workflow Foundation to Build Services with Jon Flanders (Level 300)

Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) is a programming model, set of tools, and runtime environment which allows you to write declarative and reactive programs for Windows operating systems. WF is part of the Microsoft .NET Runtime, and it first appeared in Microsoft .NET 3.0. Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is also a programming model, set of tools, and a runtime that first appeared in .NET 3.0. WCF is a framework for building applications that can communicate with each other over varied network protocols. In .NET 3.5, these programming models came closer together to allow easy integration, including allowing WF instances to use WCF to communicate to remote endpoints and allowing WF instances to become the service implementation for WCF endpoints. This is accomplished by two new Activities: ReceiveActivity and SendActivity as well as a new hosting infrastructure for service endpoints. In this webcast, we look at both sides of this integration to give you an overview of how to build WF/WCF applications. Presenter: Jon Flanders, Consultant, Pluralsight

7/9/2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

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MSDN Webcast: WCF Extensibility Deep Dive with Jesus Rodriguez (Level 400)

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) provides a rich messaging framework that extends beyond its capabilities for modeling and implementing services. One of the aspects where WCF really shines when compared with competitive Web services stacks is its rich extensibility model that allows developers to customize the default behavior of the framework. The better we understand the WCF extensibility model the better chance we have to make the right use of WCF in real-world applications. In this webcast, we dive deeply into the WCF extensibility model, detailing the different extensibility points of WCF subsystems such as Channels, Hosting, Security, Metadata, Encoding, and others. Specifically, we provide practical demonstrations of how custom channels, behaviors, operation invokers, authorization managers, and metadata extensions can be used to extend WCF effectively without affecting the consistency of the programming model. We also highlight a set of best practices developers should consider to address their specific scenarios properly when extending WCF. Presenter: Jesus Rodriguez, Chief Architect, Tellago, Inc.

7/11/2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

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Developer Webcasts: SAP Integration w/ Office & SharePoint; Favorite Developer Tools Series

We have a light week of webcasts this week. One webcast will be on integrating SAP with Office & SharePoint and other is the final installment of the “It’s all about tools” series.

MSDN Webcast: Integrating SAP Software with Microsoft Office Programs and SharePoint Server (Level 300)

In this webcast, we provide an overview of how to integrate SAP software with client programs in the 2007 Microsoft Office system and with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. We discuss building Web services within SAP, integrating SAP Web services with a custom Microsoft Office client program, and integrating SAP Web services with the SharePoint Server 2007 Business Data Catalog (BDC). We also provide a brief overview of other ways you can integrate SAP with Microsoft Office. This webcast is appropriate for technologists who are familiar with Web services, understand the basics of SAP, and have some knowledge about programming and the Microsoft .NET Framework. Presenters: Steve Fox, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation and Juegren Daiberl, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation

6/30/2008 9:00 - 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)| Duration: 60 Minutes

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MSDN Webcast: It's All About Tools (Part 3 of 3) (Level 200)

In this series of webcasts, Microsoft developer evangelists Russ Fustino and Joe Healy and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Stan Schultes discuss and demonstrate their favorite developer tools. There is something here for everyone, from beginners to experts. In this third webcast of the series, we discuss and demonstrate Microsoft Expression Encoder, Microsoft Silverlight Live, Microsoft Virtual PC, Windows Live Quick Applications, XMLNotepad, Reflector and add-ins, PowerToys for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, CodeKeep, SyncToy, and FolderShare. We include scripts for the demos, so you can recreate our demos at home.

6/30/2008 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

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Lighter Webcast Registration

We took a small step on removing some of the registration pages from our on-demand webcasts. If you view most of the recent (past two years) on-demand MSDN or TechNet webcasts on our Webcast Series landing page you’ll notice that the number of clicks it takes to view the webcast went down from seven to just three. Our goal will be to get it down to one.

So why’s this taking so long? I was hoping to get this done months ago, but trying to fix the problem within the existing infrastructure has proven to be frustrating and perplexing. This is a temporary workaround as we work on pulling our content onto new servers and building new landing pages that we hope will make finding the content much easier. So if you view the webcasts through some of our other MSDN and TechNet pages, or using the Search box you might still have to go through the standard registration process but it should be fine using this site. I like these series landing pages anyway as the best way to surf our webcast content.

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Developer Webcasts: Silverlight 2.0, WCF/WF Integration, ADO.Net Data Services, Office Communicator, OBA, Exchange Web Services

Here are the MSDN developer webcasts for the week of June 23^rd. Topics include Silverlight 2.0, WCF/WF Integration, Office Communicator, ADO.Net Data Services, Exchange Web Services, and OBA.

Calling Services from Silverlight 2.0 with Jon Flanders (Level 300)

Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 browser plug-in provides an environment for building rich Internet applications (RIAs). Traditionally, these types of applications relied heavily on services such as Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) for their functionality. In this webcast, we look at the facilities built into Silverlight 2.0 for calling services, and we discuss the options for implementing these services. Presenter: Jon Flanders, Consultant, Pluralsight

6/23/2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)| Duration: 60 Minutes

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Look What You Can Do with Silverlight 2 (Part 4 of 6): Web Services Support (Level 200)

Microsoft Silverlight 2 has a robust networking stack, and it supports  Representational State Transfer (REST), SOAP, WS*, HTTP endpoints, and even cross-domain networking. In this webcast, we examine how to implement calls to Web services from your Silverlight 2 Microsoft .NET-connected applications using a variety of methods, including standard ASP.NET Web Services (ASMX), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Services, and REST. Presenter: Lindsay Rutter, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation

6/23/2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

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Driving Contextual Collaboration with Office Communicator 2007 (Level 300)

In this webcast, we use the Microsoft Unified Communication (UC) platform to create contextual collaboration solutions using IM, voice, and video communications built directly into applications. We start by building presence information into an application using the Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Presence Controls so users can see if coworkers are available and willing to communicate. Using the Office Communicator software development kit (SDK), we use just a few lines of code to launch IM, voice, video, or conferencing sessions directly from an application. Presenter: Chris Mayo

6/24/2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

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ADO.NET Data Services Overview (Part 2 of 2) (Level 100)

In this follow-up to part one of our two-part series, Rob Bagby illustrates some of the advanced aspects of ADO.NET Data Services. He explains how to expose your own custom data sources with ADO.NET Data Services. Rob covers consuming ADO.NET Data Services from various client applications, including Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) client applications and Microsoft Silverlight 2. Rob also explores security surrounding ADO.NET Data Services. Presenter: Rob Bagby, Developer Evangelist

6/24/2008 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

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Look What You Can Do with Silverlight 2 (Part 5 of 6): Testing Framework (Level 200)

A new testing framework is shipping with Microsoft Silverlight 2. This testing framework enables you to write unit tests for UI and non-UI functionality in Silverlight 2, and it includes more than 2,000 unit tests covering all of the released Silverlight 2 controls. In this webcast, we examine some of the built-in unit tests and how to build your own unit tests or extend the included unit tests, all of which are covered under an open-source license. We also discuss the support in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 for debugging your Silverlight 2 applications. Presenter: Lindsay Rutter

6/25/2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

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Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation Integration in Depth with Jesus Rodriguez (Level 400)

In this webcast, we illustrate some of the most common scenarios for integrating WCF and WF, and we explore mechanisms such as Durable Services, Workflow Services, rules-based authorization, line-of-business workflows, and other mechanisms that are best implemented by combining WCF and WF. We also share a series of best practices and techniques that developers can follow in order to implement a seamless integration between WCF and WF. Presenter: Jesus Rodriguez, Chief Architect, Tellago, Inc.

6/25/2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration:60 Minutes

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geekSpeak: Silverlight Line-of-Business Applications with Shawn Wildermuth (Level 200)

In this installment of geekSpeak, Shawn Wildermuth discusses the implications of using Microsoft Silverlight 2 browser plug-in technology in line-of-business applications, and he demonstrates consuming and changing database data from Silverlight 2. In addition, Shawn shares his opinion of where Silverlight 2 fits into the broader enterprise development spectrum, including intranet, extranet, and Internet development. Guest Presenter: Shawn Wildermuth, President, Wildermuth Consulting Services, LLC

6/25/2008 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

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Windows Workflow Communication in Depth with Matt Milner (Level 400)

In this webcast, we cover the underlying communication architecture, how to create custom activities that allow you to wait for events or input, how to perform request/response style communication, and the send/receive activities available in the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.  Presenter: Matt Milner, Consultant, Pluralsight

6/26/2008 9:00 - 10:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

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Building Asynchronous Contextual Collaboration with Exchange Web Services (Level 300)

Attend this webcast to learn how you can build mashups using the data in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1). We show you what you can do with Exchange Web Services, and some examples with code such as resource schedules and interactive organizational charts. Also, learn how to move your old Exchange Server applications to the future of Exchange Server development: Exchange Web Services! Presenter: Chris Mayo

6/26/2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

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Demystifying Office Business Applications for the Developer (Level 200)

This webcast provides an introductory look at how you build and deploy Office Business Applications (OBAs), specifically focusing on the what and the how. We discuss Microsoft Office client application customization, integration of custom Office client applications with Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies, SharePoint Products and Technologies business intelligence (BI) features, and more. This webcast is appropriate for technologists who are familiar with what an OBA is and are looking to take the next step to learn how you might go about building one. You should have a baseline understanding of programming concepts, as we walk through some high-level code samples. Presenter: Steve Fox, Technical Evangelist

6/27/2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

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Look What You Can Do with Silverlight 2 (Part 6 of 6): Adaptive Streaming (Level 200)

In the last part of our Microsoft Silverlight 2 webcast series, we highlight adaptive streaming, which is an addition to the rich media capabilities of Silverlight 2. Adaptive streaming enables Silverlight 2 applications to examine the capabilities of the client computer, like CPU and bandwidth, and adjusts the bit-rate encoding of streaming video to handle network congestion and CPU usage automatically. We demonstrate how to implement adaptive streaming in Silverlight 2 applications, and we wrap up our webcast series with a brief look at some other cool features of Silverlight 2 and a glimpse of Silverlight Mobile. Presenter: Lindsay Rutter

6/27/2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

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Developer Webcasts This Week - WCF, SharePoint, Silverlight, Workflow, Office Communicator

Here are some of the upcoming developer webcasts for this week:

 Introduction to SharePoint Products and Technologies for .NET Developers: Custom Content Types (Level 200)

In this webcast, we show how to create a custom content type and explain how to associate an event handler with the new content type to do data validation. Content types define what documents or other content types are used in SharePoint Products and Technologies document libraries. Content types can have several aspects associated with them, including custom menus and custom processing. Presenter: Robert L. Bogue, Microsoft MVP for SharePoint Server, Thor Projects LLC

6/18/2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada) | Duration: 60 Minutes

Beyond the Endpoints with Windows Communication Foundation with Juval Lowy (Level 100)

In this webcast, we describe the power and productivity of WCF and demonstrate how it is a “better .NET Framework.” We focus on the key system features of WCF so you can make educated decisions on aligning your product road map with WCF and assess the advantages of using WCF. We begin the webcast with a brief overview of WCF and the WCF architecture, and then we demonstrate data contract tolerance, instance management, transaction propagation, automatic synchronization, queued calls, and automatic security. Presenter: Juval Lowy, Principal and Software Architect, IDesign

6/18/2008 10:00 AM -  11:30 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 90 Minutes

Look What You Can Do with Silverlight 2 (Part 2 of 6): WPF UI Framework Continued (Level 200)

In the second part of this webcast series, we continue our investigation of the Microsoft Silverlight 2 Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) UI framework. We discuss data-binding support and the ability to customize the appearance of your controls with the templating and skinning model in Silverlight 2. Learn how data-binding support in Silverlight 2 enables you to bind UI elements to business objects for rich data scenarios with model, view, and container separation. Presenter: Lindsay Rutter, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation

6/18/2008 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

geekSpeak: Workflow Services in .NET 3.5 with Jon Flanders (Level 200)

In this installment of geekSpeak, Jon Flanders from Pluralsight introduces you to workflow services , and he describes how workflow services unites WCF and WF and provides great new features for building solutions. Guest Presenter: Jon Flanders, Consultant, Pluralsight

6/18/2008 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

Behind the Scenes with Communications Server 2007, Communicator 2007, and Exchange Server 2007 (Level 300)

We examine the server infrastructure of Office Communications Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 and explain how to integrate those servers into your infrastructure. We discuss security, transport, and messaging to implement common developer scenarios. We also provide an overview of session initiation protocol (SIP) for UC development and explore how common principles like presence publication/subscription are applied in your solution. Take a look "under the hood" of UC and get everything you need to start creating killer applications with communication! Presenter: Chris Mayo, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation

6/19/2008 10:00 AM -11:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

It's All About Tools (Part 2 of 3) (Level 200)

Do you ever feel inundated with developer tools? Do you feel you are missing something that could make your life easier as a developer by being a power user? There are so many tools available to choose from and it keeps getting tougher to keep up with them. Tool familiarity continues to be one of the top developer challenges. In this series of webcasts, Microsoft developer evangelists Russ Fustino and Joe Healy and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Stan Schultes discuss and demonstrate their favorite developer tools. There is something here for everyone, from beginners to experts. In this second webcast of the series, we discuss and demonstrate Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Tools for the Microsoft Office system, Microsoft Popfly, Line Services Tool Bar, Windows Live SkyDrive, Windows Live ID with CardSpace, and Tafiti. We include scripts for the demos, so you can recreate our demos at home. Presenters: Russ Fustino, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation, and Stan Schultes, Systems Architect and Developer, Microsoft Corporation

6/19/2008 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

MSDN Webcast: Demystifying Office Business Applications for the Business Analyst (Level 100)

This webcast provides an introductory look at what Office Business Applications (OBAs) are, specifically focusing on the what, why, and, at a high level, the how. This webcast is appropriate for those business people and technologists who are looking to learn the fundamental business and technical value of OBAs to not only understand how you might implement them in your environment, but also how you can talk to your customers about them as well. Presenter: Steve Fox, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation

6/20/2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

Look What You Can Do with Silverlight 2 (Part 3 of 6): Introducing Deep Zoom (Level 200)

The Deep Zoom feature in Microsoft Silverlight 2, which is based on SeaDragon technology from Microsoft Research, allows users to easily and cleanly navigate through very large images and only download the portions of the images needed. In this third part of our Silverlight 2 webcast series, we take an in-depth look at Deep Zoom. We discuss the considerations that you must make when working with large images and we explain how Silverlight 2, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, and Microsoft Expression Blend enable you to implement Deep Zoom in applications easily. Presenter: Lindsay Rutter, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation

6/20/2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration:60 Minutes

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Develop on SharePoint Site Launches at TechEd/Developer

Check out the new Develop on SharePoint site that launched Monday at TechEd/Developer.  The site has a wealth of resources from Virtual Labs, Webcasts, short videos and whitepapers. Topics include Web Parts, Data Lists, Event Handlers, Workflow, Silverlight integration, page navigation, page branding, web services, customer content types and user management. Check back in the upcoming weeks as we fill out more of the content at this site.

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MSDN Webcasts This Week: SharePoint for Developers, Windows Mobile, Visual Studio 2008

We’re back online. After a day being down, our registration system came back up on Monday night. It’s a high priority to make our webcasts easier to find and consume and should see results in a few months.

Here are a few of the webcasts that are broadcast this week. Topics include developing with SharePoint Server, Windows Mobile and Zain’s Visual Studio 2008 webcast series on Web Applications AJAX support and running tests.

MSDN Webcast: Overview of New Features for Web Applications (Level 200)

Love the Web. Be the Web. You can become the Zen master of Web development with the awesome new tools in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 development system. Join us as we take you on a tour of the great stuff for Web developers. Presenter: Zain Naboulsi

5/20/2008 1:00 PM -2:30 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada) | Duration: 90 Minutes

MSDN Webcast: Introduction to SharePoint for .NET Developers: Data Lists (Level 100)

Join this webcast, one of a 10-part series on SharePoint Server for developers, to learn how from Robert Bogue, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for SharePoint Server. Data lists provide data storage for users in SharePoint Server. Users can create lists with schema all through the SharePoint Server UI and they can create, edit, and view the data. All of this data can be programmatically accessed by developers and this webcast is all about that.

5/21/2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

MSDN Webcast: Developing Your First Real Windows Mobile 6 Application (Part 2 of 4) (Level 200)

Although you may be familiar with many aspects of the .NET Compact Framework, mobile software development requires additional considerations such as designing a user interface for small displays, adapting the user interface to different device form factors, and avoiding unnecessary battery consumption. In this webcast, we address how you can handle these issues and demonstrate how you can test your application with the Windows Mobile Device Emulator before you deploy your application to the first device.  Presenter: Jim Wilson, Product Developer, JW Hedgehog, Inc.

5/21/2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

MSDN Webcast: AJAX Support in Visual Studio 2008 (Level 200)

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) has become a great way to get more value out of your Web applications. Here we explore how Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 empowers you to use AJAX without having to learn all the low-level details of JavaScript. Presenter: Zain Naboulsi

5/21/2008 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Pacific Time | Duration: 90 Minutes

MSDN Webcast: Running Tests with Visual Studio 2008 (Level 200)

Have you never run a unit test? Does testing strike fear into your heart? Well fear not as we explore the wonder and glory that is testing in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. Learn the how, when, where, and why of testing. Armed with this newfound knowledge you will be able to amaze your friends with your testing prowess. Presenters: Zain Naboulsi

5/23/2008 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Pacific Time | Duration: 90 Minutes

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Currently, the registration system that runs our webcasts and virtual labs is down. Users who are registered for an upcoming live webcast should receive a direct link to the webcast by e-mail a half hour before the event starts. Most of the on-demand webcasts will not be accessible until the issue is resolved. This also impacts the standard hands-on virtual labs with the exception of the shorter Virtual Lab Express and the labs posted up on Channel 9 which do not go through the same tool and should be accessible. TechNet and MSDN Podcasts should not be affected. We’re sorry for any inconvenience.

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MSDN Developer Webcasts: WCF for Windows Mobile, SQL Server Data Services, Asynchronous Programming, SQL & Office System

Here are the MSDN developer webcasts scheduled for next week:

MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: WCF Strategies for Windows Mobile with Jim Wilson (Level 200)

In this installment of geekSpeak, mobility guru Jim Wilson answers your questions about writing connected applications for Windows Mobile. Jim also shows some cool solutions such as the Store-And-Forward messaging features of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). Jim Wilson is president of JW Hedgehog, Inc., a New Hampshire–based consulting firm specializing in solutions, content creation, and mentoring for Windows Mobile software. Jim writes frequently for MSDN, and he has developed mobility curriculums for two of the industry's leading technology training organizations, DevelopMentor and PluralSight.

5/12/2008 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada) | Duration: 60 Minutes

MSDN Webcast: Introduction to New SQL Server Data Services: A Web-Based Data Storage in a Cloud (Level 200)

Microsoft SQL Server Data Services (SSDS) are highly scalable, on-demand data storage and query processing Web services. Businesses use storage resources as needed when transforming large, upfront capital and operations expenditures into much smaller on-demand costs. Presenters: Niraj Nagrani, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation and Nigel Ellis, Partner Architect, Microsoft Corportation

5/13/2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: Asynchronous Programming Demystified with Gerald Walsh (Level 200)

In this episode of geekSpeak, Microsoft MVP Gerald Walsh provides insight into the patterns, models, objects, and practices of developing high performing multi-threaded applications. Gerald tackles such things as events and delegates, asynchronous coding patterns used throughout the Microsoft .NET Framework, and multi-threading and thread management.

5/14/2008 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time | Duration:60 Minutes

MSDN Webcast: 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Reach Users with the 2007 Office System (Level 200)

In this webcast, we review the integrated reporting and analytics options available to Contoso, including: Microsoft Office Excel 2007. Excel Services. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server. Presenter: Mike Benkovich, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation

5/15/2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

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Visual Studio & SQL Virtual Labs on Channel 9

We have given the Virtual Lab page on Channel 9 a long overdue update with fresh labs for Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008. Most of the labs are the 30-minute Virtual Lab Express but we also have a few longer 90-minute labs up there as well.

Virtual Labs are a great way to test drive new software online without having to download the bits or dedicate test hardware. Based on Virtual Server, the hands-on labs let you follow the guided lab manual or play with the server software in a sandbox environment.

I had them strip off all of the registration pages from the Channel 9 content which will make it easier to go into the labs. I’ve trying to streamline our backend so we don’t require registration from some of the labs and the on-demand webcasts – but that’s a story for another day.

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HTC Diamond: Putting the Cool into Window Mobile?

 ZDNet article features the new HTC Diamond phone that brings some of the cool to Windows Mobile devices and then some. The phone will feature Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS, a 3.2MP camera, Opera Mobile browser and TouchFLO 3D interface. View a video of the new HTC Diamond on the HTC Home.

ZDNet:  HTC announces the Diamond with 3D TouchFLO

MSDN Developer Webcasts: WCF Strategies for Mobile, Windows XP Embedded, SQL Reporting Services Designer

Here is a list of developer webcasts coming up over the next week and a half. Topics include Windows XP Embedded, WCF Strategies for Windows Mobile and SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Designer.

MSDN Webcast: Windows XP Embedded Overview and Applications (Level 200)

In this session, we provide an overview of Windows XP Embedded and the development tools to build custom operating system images. Presenter: Sean Liming, Managing Director, SJJ Embedded Micro Solutions. He is the author of four books: “Windows NT Embedded Step-by-Step”; “Windows XP Embedded Advanced”; “Windows XP Embedded Supplemental Toolkit”; and “Windows Embedded for Point of Service / Pos for .NET Step-by-Step”.

5/1/2008 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: WCF Strategies for Windows Mobile with Jim Wilson (Level 200)

In this installment of geekSpeak, mobility guru Jim Wilson answers your questions about writing connected applications for Windows Mobile. Jim also shows some cool solutions such as the Store-And-Forward messaging features of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). Special Guest: Jim Wilson is president of JW Hedgehog, Inc. Jim has worked extensively with the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft .NET Compact Framework (CF) since the original beta release of each.

5/7/2008 12:00 - 1:00 PM Pacific Time | Duration: 60 Minutes

MSDN Webcast: 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Reporting Services Designer Improvements (Level 200)

In this webcast, we review the new features in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services that support both types of developers, in addition to more flexible and richer types of reports. We cover new report designer layout features, tablix, chart features, and variables. Presenter: Mike Benkovich, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation

5/8/2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)| Duration: 60 Minutes

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