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October 2008 - Posts

Thursday, October 30, 2008 4:27 PM

Silverlight 2 @ PDC

BB36   Building Search Driven Portals with SharePoint & Silverlight TL07   Developing Applications Using Data Services PC47   Expression Blend 2 Tips & Tricks PC39   Inside the Olympics: An Architecture and Development Review
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 12:31 PM

Announcing Enterprise Library 4.1

Hi Everyone! Our Architecture Patterns and Practices team just announced the latest revision for Enterprise Library! Quick Links: – MSDN site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/entlib – Community Forum: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=119312 – Community
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 2:57 PM

PDC Announcements Log

To keep track of all the announcements at Microsoft PDC 2008, here it is: http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/pdcnews.announcements//   Joel Reyes
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 2:50 PM

Windows Live ID Becomes an OpenID Provider

Windows Live ID Commits to Support OpenID Beginning today, Windows Live ID is publicly committing to support the OpenID digital identity framework with the announcement of the public availability of a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of the Windows
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:54 AM

WPF DataGrid, DatePicker/Calendar, VisualStateManager (VSM) and more…

Good news for WPF developers, the WPF Control Toolkit is evolving rapidly.  The kit is available from the WPF codeplex site ( http://www.codeplex.com/wpf ).  There’s a brand new release available with v1 of the DataGrid.  There’s also a
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Monday, October 27, 2008 7:38 PM

Catching up with PDC2008

Highlights from the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2008, October 27-30, Los Angeles Convention Center. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/pdc/default.mspx   Joel Reyes Technorati Tags: PDC2008 Keynotes
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Monday, October 27, 2008 3:59 PM

AZURE: Is a blue color on the HSV color wheel at 210 degrees. NOT!

It is the newly announce Microsoft' Services Platform -> Azure Services Platform ! The Azure™ Services Platform (Azure) is an Internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers, which provides an operating system and a set
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Monday, October 27, 2008 3:47 PM

Introducing Newly Improved WPF Performance Profiling Tools

Thinking about profiling your WPF applications to find out where the performance bottlenecks are? Check out the newly improved WPF Performance Profiling tool at http://windowsclient.net/wpf/perf/wpf-perf-tool.aspx if you haven’t had the chance,
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Friday, October 24, 2008 9:22 AM

HOL: MSDN VIRTUAL LABS

Part of the survey result was overwhelming feedback about hands on experiences during our dev events. I know that trying to do these at work is nearly impossible because of all the other work priorities and interruptions, but with the Virtual labs you
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Friday, October 24, 2008 12:25 AM

Austin Dev Conference - Follow up...

Per our promise below is all material from the conference: Building WPF Applications in Visual Studio 2008 and Expression Blend - deck , code Overview of the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 – deck, code, links Building RIAs with Silverlight 2 Additional
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 1:33 PM

Webinar: Software + Services - New Opportunities for State and Local Government - October 21, 2008 3PM EST

Interested in learning about new technology opportunities that Software + Services presents for State & Local Government? Join us today at 3PM EST to learn more! Access this link to attend the session: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/microsoft/join?id=6S8535&role=attend
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Friday, October 17, 2008 9:36 PM

Microsoft Sync Framework v1.0

Sync Framework Highlights Add sync support to new and existing applications, services, and devices Enable collaboration and offline capabilities for any application Roam and share information from any data store, over any protocol, and over any network
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Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:10 AM

FOLLOW UP: Developer Dinner on ASP.NET MVC

UPDATE: I had technical difficulties with the recording yesterday.  Therefore, we were unable to record the dinner.  However, I do plan on recording both last night’s presentation and the 3.5 SP1 presentation from the last dinner.  I hope
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:34 PM

Silverlight 2 - In 1 Paragraph

Silverlight 1 + Support for Visual Basic.NET and C#; Common Language Runtime (CLR) based languages • Support for IronPython, IronRuby, Managed JScript, and other Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) based languages • Rich Core Framework (e.g. Generics,
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:26 PM

Announcement: Microsoft Web Platform -Beta

The Microsoft Web Platform includes the Microsoft Web Platform Installer (WebPI), and the Microsoft Web Application Installer (WebAI) . Microsoft Web Platform Installer (WebPI): simplifies the setup and acquisition of the products that make up the Microsoft
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:19 PM

Microsoft Public Sector Technology Conference - November 19, 2008, Tallahassee, FL

I am pleased to announce the agenda and details for the Public Sector Technology Conference in Tallahassee, FL to be held on November 19, 2008. ACTION REQUESTED: Please register today as space is limited!!! Event Date & Time: November 19, 2008 , 9:00
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:27 AM

Webcast: Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Developers

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 uses familiar components such as Web Service endpoints, Windows Workflow Foundation, SSRS reporting, and more; making it a general purpose platform for any line-of-business applications. Developers can use their existing .NET
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:20 PM

MUST HAVE: XAML Power Toys

Depending on how many blogs you read, you’ll be seeing a barrage of “Silverlight 2 released” posts today.  If you haven’t seen it already, make sure you check Scott Guthrie’s post about the release at http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/10/14/silverlight-2-released.aspx
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:46 AM

Webcast Schedule for November 2008

Register today for our upcoming webcasts! DATE TIME LOCATION TITLE AND REGISTRATION LINK PRESENTER S OWNER TARGET AUDIENCE November 8, 2008 14:00 -15:00 EST Webcast Windows Presentation Foundation Application Model Jennifer Lee Joel Reyes Developers November
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Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:41 AM

IE8 Q&A: Why did you enable Data Execution Prevention (DEP) for Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 installations on Windows Vista SP1?

A: Our goal is to enhance the default security settings for users. We have decided to enable DEP for Internet Explorer 8, starting with the Windows Vista SP1. DEP helps foil attacks by preventing code from running in memory that is marked non-executable
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 9:01 PM

PARTNER DEVELOPER DINNER: Introduction to ASP.NET Model View Controller (MVC)

Microsoft Developer Dinner Series for Partners Presenting Introduction to ASP.NET Model View Controller (MVC) The "Same Event" on different days in DC and Virginia, pick one! Where Date/Time Registration Link Address DC Wed. October 15 th (6:30-8:30PM)
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 4:59 PM

IE8 Compatibility: Resources

To gain a better understanding of compatibility in Internet Explorer 8, below is a list of resources. · NEW: IE8 Compatibility – Meta tags, HTTP headers, User Agent Strings on from Mike Ormond's (DPE) Blog · Website Compatibility in Internet
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:54 PM

http://www.ca.gov – First state portal to use IE 8 features?

If you are using IE 8, I encourage you to hit http://www.ca.gov . Notice the web slice? Also, on the left, there’s a link to the Accelerators that California is creating: http://www.ca.gov/accelerators Terrific! Jeet Jagasia on my team worked with the
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:02 AM

IE8 Q&A: If the user doesn't have administrator rights, how do I install add-ons or enable ActiveX components?

A: One of the new features for Internet Explorer 8 (Windows Vista only) is ability to install ActiveX controls on a per-user basis. You can find more information at the Internet Explorer Blog here: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/05/07/ie8-security-part-ii-activex-improvements.aspx
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 11:57 PM

IE8 Q&A: Can I install Internet Explorer Beta 2 side-by-side with previous versions of Internet Explorer for testing purposes?

A: No, it is not possible to have more than a single version of Internet Explorer installed at the same time on any Windows platform. People who want to run Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 side-by-side have several options: 1. Download
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 11:32 PM

IE8 Q&A: Is there a new version of the Internet Explorer Administration Kit for Internet Explorer 8?

A: Yes! The new Internet Explorer Administration Kit Beta is available today, in English only. The new Internet Explorer Administration Kit has been optimized to help you build your customized Internet Explorer packages more quickly and to allow you to
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 6:34 PM

Webcast: Touring Internet Explorer 8 – Developer Features

The Developer Tools feature of Internet Explorer 8 enables you to review the internal representation of a Web page from the browser's perspective. You can use the Developer Tools for a variety of tasks, including (but not limited to) viewing individual
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Thursday, October 02, 2008 8:53 AM

I’m hiring: Public Sector Platform Strategy Advisor, in the DC area

My name is Keith, and I manage the customer evangelism team for public sector Developer and Platform Evangelism. I’m looking for a Platform Strategy Advisor (PSA).  A PSA combines proven business development skills and technical skills with knowledge
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