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June 2009 - Posts

NEW SCREENCAST – SharePoint Guidance for ISV Developers
I just posted a new screencast called “SharePoint Guidance for ISV Developers” You can watch it here, or go directly to the Screencast.com link at http://www.screencast.com/t/DawjZ5l0B . Here’s a quick abstract about the screencast: With the growing presence Read More...
Japan Ministry of Agriculture releases “PICS” on Silverlight 2
“PICS” is a new online plant sellers catalogue based on Silverlight 2. This app was created by the Japan Ministry of Agriculture and has just been released. Users can locate a nursery that sells the plant they want by simply entering a plant name in the Read More...
Silverlight revives Playboy and Rolling Stone archives
Silverlight has helped Bondi Digital Publishing bring classic magazine issues from Playboy and Rolling Stone back to life with Cover to Cover. Very cool announcement a new application called “ Cover To Cover ” that was written in Silverlight. “Cover To Read More...
Microsoft Hohm - Save Energy & Money
Yesterday Microsoft announced Microsoft Hohm , though the link is not working yet. You can sign-up for the beta and read more at http://mshohm.orcsweb.com/ . Hohm is the concatenation of H + OHM , the unit of measurement for electrical impedance. Microsoft Read More...
GoDaddy Hosting available now for Microsoft BizSpark Startups
Awesome news for Microsoft BizSpark Startups. Now you can get great hosting deals for your solutions at special rates only available to BizSpark Startups. Check out the details of the offer at the following link https://www.godaddy.com/Hosting/bizspark.aspx Read More...
Windows Azure’s .NET Workflow Service to support .NET 4.0 Workflows
I read this recently and thought it to be a significant bit of info, especially if you are looking to target the Windows Azure’s .NET Workflow Service. It’s direct from the product team. “The next release of the .NET Services CTP will be the sixth version Read More...
Windows Azure for Developers Web Seminar Series
For those of you interested in Windows Azure, an who isn’t now that “moving to the Cloud” is the hottest IT topic according to Gartner, here’s a great FREE Web Seminar Series. Windows Azure for Developers Web Seminar Series Part 1: Fundamentals – Now Read More...
Great New HowTo Videos on Windows Azure
There are some great new “How Do I” videos on Windows Azure and Live Services. They are free, task-oriented, and “bite-sized” to get you up to speed quickly Love that they are a great way to see the Azure Services Platform in action without the CTP Here’s Read More...
FREE Azure Platform Training at Atlanta MTC on July 7th
I just got notice about a FREE Microsoft sponsored training event on the Microsoft Windows Azure Services Platform . The event will be provided by RDA Corporation . You can read all the details below. Click the “Register now.” button or goto to this url Read More...
All About the Geneva Framework
I’ve had a lot of folks ask me about Geneva lately. This post provides a quick summary of the different places I’ve looked to find out more about The Geneva Framework and Microsoft’s story for a building claims-based WCF services. Please let me know if Read More...
No Office Developer Conference this year (Goto Sharepoint Dev Con)
In case you missed it, on Monday, June 1st, 2009 Microsoft announced there will be no Office Developer Conference this year. However Microsoft will be rolling the Office Developer Conference track into the SharePoint Dev Con. So if you are an Office developer Read More...
IIS SEO Toolkit Beta Now Available
Today, we announced the IIS Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Toolkit Beta – a free toolkit that helps Web developers, hosting providers, and server administrators improve their sites’ relevance in search results by recommending how to make them more search Read More...
Woz-Bing! Apple Co-Founder a "Big Fan" of Microsoft's New Search Engine
  http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/255750/Woz-Bing!-Apple-Co-Founder-a-%22Big-Fan%22-of-Microsofts-New-Search-Engine Awesome feedback from one of the co-founder’s of Apple. Very cool. Thanks for checking out this post! Cheers, Murray Read More...
Windows Mobile 6.5 Developer Tool Kit is Available!
I was very excited today about the release and availability of the Windows Mobile 6.5 Developer Tool Kit! Find it here on MSDN: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=20686a1d-97a8-4f80-bc6a-ae010e085a6e The Windows Read More...
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