Paul Stubbs

31 Days of Silverlight – Week 1 Recap

2009-07-06T17:15:38Z

Jeff Blankenburg is posting daily Silverlight tutorials for the month of July. Here is a summary of the 1st week. July 1st-5th Day #1: Mouse Events in Silverlight Learn how to handle mouse events such as MouseEnter , MouseLeave , MouseLeftButtonDown , MouseLeftButtonUp , MouseMove , Day #2: Silverlight Screen Transitions You will see how to move from one screen/page to another using storyboard animations to fade out from one screen and fade in to the next screen, much like you would see in a PowerPoint...(read more)

Daily Silverlight Tutorials in July

2009-07-06T16:02:47Z

Throughout the entire month of July Jeff Blankenburg will be posting a new Silverlight tutorial each day . Be sure to check back everyday to see that day’s tutorial. http://jeffblankenburg.com/2009/06/thirty-one-days-of-silverlight.aspx...(read more)

How to access SharePoint List data with Visual Studio 2010 and WPF

2009-06-18T02:08:19Z

Steve Fox walks you through the process of building a WPF application using Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 to access SharePoint 2007 List data. Using the newest version of Visual Studio, C#, Linq, XML, and SharePoint web services to pull a List from the server and display it on the client. Check out the post for all of the source code. Retrieve SharePoint List Data with XLINQ using VS 2010 Beta 1 ...(read more)

Download XNA Game Studio 3.1 with Avatar Support

2009-06-15T15:59:21Z

XNA Game Studio 3.1 is available now for download . Although v3.1 has a number of cool new features like XBOX Live Party support and video playback. I think for me the most exciting feature is support for Avatars . This will allow you to render 3D models of your Avatars and use them within your own games. For an example of what could be possible see the upcoming XBLA game JoyRide . Check out the XNA Creators Club Online for all of the details of the 3.1 release. Also here is a detailed breakdown...(read more)

Wii Researcher comes to Natal

2009-06-12T13:31:00Z

Johnny Chung Lee who is famous for his Wii-mote hacks has been working on Project Natal. Project Natal on the XBOX 360 is going to be a game changer. Here is an interview with Johnny on Channel 9. Read Ina Fried’s detailed reporting on this....(read more)

What Do Geneva, Dublin, Stirling, Velocity and Madison Have in Common?

2009-05-19T05:32:33Z

Geneva, Dublin, Stirling, Velocity and Madison are all code names of upcoming Microsoft products and technologies talked about at TechEd 2009. (which one is not a city?) Bruce Kyle has pulled together links to all of these and more in his recent blog post. He also lays out the projected timeline for their release. http://blogs.msdn.com/usisvde/archive/2009/05/15/roadmaps-for-major-products-announced-at-teched.aspx This post is a great resource that I will add to my bookmarks. A quick reference to...(read more)

How to get Visual Studio 2010 and .NET FX 4 Beta 1

2009-05-18T21:23:40Z

Today Soma announced that VS 2010 and .Net FX 4 Beta 1 has shipped. If you are a MSDN/Technet subscriber you can download right now. The rest of us can download the bits on Wednesday. Subscriber download page for VS 2010: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx?pv=18:370 For more details visit the Visual Studio 2010 Product Page...(read more)

How to get a copy of Office 2010 technical preview

2009-05-14T21:03:04Z

More details have been coming out of TechEd 2009 this week. One of the cool announcements is that the Office 2010 technical preview is just around the corner. This will be closed release. If you were lucky enough to go to TechEd you are first in line. But there is still hope for the rest of us. Run, don’t walk to this site and signup to get on the list. Signup for the Office 2010 preview: https://microsoft.crgevents.com/Office2010TheMovie The following applications will be part of the preview. Word...(read more)

SharePoint 2010 and SQL Server better together

2009-05-11T17:41:06Z

Today the SharePoint team announced that SQL Server will be a prerequisite for SharePoint 2010. It was also announced that SharePoint will only come in the 64-bit version. So that means 64-bit SQL (2005 or 2008) and 64-bit SharePoint. Also SharePoint will require Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, which only comes in a 64-bit versions. This announcement is well ahead of the availability of SharePoint to give you time to prepare. Most medium to large scale SharePoint deployments are already...(read more)

Looking to keep up with SharePoint?

2009-05-05T19:05:13Z

SharePoint is a huge product. The SharePoint community is one of the biggest and most active. So one question I get frequently is “How do I keep up to date with what’s going on.” I have found that using Alltop has been a huge help. This site aggregates the most important SharePoint blogs into one page that makes it super easy to stay informed. http://SharePoint.Alltop.com/ Thanks to Guy for providing a great resource....(read more)

Where to Download SharePoint 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

2009-04-28T22:21:25Z

Today the SharePoint team announced that Service Pack 2 is ready to go. SP2 rolls up all previous bug fixes and patches. SP2 also includes new features to improve performance, availability and stability. SP2 also prepares your SharePoint farm to make the upgrade to SharePoint 2010 when it is available. Where do I get it? Check out the SharePoint team blog for all of the details and links to all of the download locations. http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/04/28/announcing-service-pack-2-for-office-sharepoint-server-2007-and-windows-sharepoint-services-3-0.aspx...(read more)

Ramp Up your SharePoint Developer Skills

2009-04-22T16:17:55Z

Are you a developer looking to expand your skills and marketability with SharePoint? SharePoint has a large surface area which can be intimidating for people just starting out. Take this free online SharePoint course to get up to speed quickly. Where do you begin? A good place to start is with the Ramp Up free online training courses . The training is a good mix of Documents, Slides, Videos, walkthroughs and hands on labs. The site also allows you to track your progress and manage your learning....(read more)

SharePoint SP2 adds support for IE8

2009-04-17T01:06:03Z

Office 2007 SP2 is just around the corner. One of the many improvements is support for Internet Explorer 8. The Office team blog announced today that the Office SP2 and the documentation will ship on April 28th. http://blogs.technet.com/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2009/04/16/service-pack-2-for-the-2007-microsoft-office-system-due-to-ship-april-28th.aspx The post includes a long list of features and improvements for both the server apps such as SharePoint and the client apps like Word and...(read more)

Generate Online Training Courses with Silverlight and SharePoint

2009-04-17T00:45:45Z

SharePoint is a great collaboration platform for training and online courses. Steve Fox posts an example of using SharePoint with a rich Silverlight UI to generate and consume online training courses. Check out some of the screen shots at his blog. Silverlight and SharePoint made Real The LearningPoint for SharePoint system allows you to: Administer courses and users Design and create courseware Launch courses Collaborate on courses...(read more)

SharePoint 14 now officially SharePoint 2010

2009-04-15T15:21:46Z

Office 14 and SharePoint 14 have been given their official product names, Office 2010 . There will be a Beta later this year with RTM coming in the first half of 2010. See the official interview for more details: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/Apr09/04-15Office2010.mspx...(read more)