This will be the final blog post at http://blogs.msdn.com/rfustino .. from here on in, blog posts will be at www.russtoolshed.net as soon as I get the portal setup. Do not reply to this post as I will not get the  email at my old Microsoft email address..  but instead send to…

My new email is: rfustino@hotmail.com

Hi Friends, it has been an incredible run the past 12 years. The best job in the world. Today is my last day at Microsoft as I am pursing other opportunities… I will be celebrating a ‘Fresh Start’ Celebration on Nov 25, Wednesday before Thanksgiving…, the biggest party night of the year…. At Club Bourbon Street in New Port Richey at 8pm. Please join me and feel free to pass the invite on to influential’s, MVP’s, RD’s and friends and customers.  If interested in attending, email me at my new email address rfustino@hotmail.com

Cell 727-207-9254

Wow. What can I say but thanks for incredible memories and many strong friendships. I plan on still working closely with many of you with some great community and online ideas I have, so our paths may cross before you know it.

www.russtoolshed.net will be my portal after I develop it.

Total Tool shed video views will soon exceed 400,000. I have just released my final Microsoft Tool Shed Video, Episode 5 – It’s All About The Tools TV Show along with MVP and co-host Stan Schultes.  I have something special in the credits as a dedication to the Developer Community and thanks for attendance and more importantly thanks for being a friend. Raw Link: http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/toolshed/Toolshed-Episode-5-Its-All-About-The-Tools-TV-Show/

Please pass the link on.

Thanks.

Take Care, I wish you all the best and God Bless,

Russ, Rusty, The Toolman, The Toolshed, The Russtang, Russell, Russell Anthony Fustino (when my Mom was mad me). Finally Russ, of Bob and Larry.

reply to rfustino@hotmail.com

All Shed heads, Watch the credits at minute mark 01:39:32 for a special dedication to the Developer Community. Thank you.

New email for Russell Fustino = rfustino@hotmail.com

Episode 5 has killer content on Deep Zoom, Expression Web 3, a codeplex project on a Snippet Editor for Visual Studio, LINQ Tool Samples, LINQ Pad, Link To Twitter, and a more comprehensive list at www.thinqlinq.com/Post.aspx/Title/linq-tools. Expression Blend 3 Importing Adobe assets, and an incredible codeplex project must see on a solid Silverlight website starter kit using best practices!  This is Russ's Tool Shed's best effort yet! Grab a beer and hope you enjoy this most educational, enlightening and entertaining instant classic video! 
Producer: Russ Fustino
Audio and Video Editing: Russ Fustino
Many thanks to the many volunteers, live studio audience and presenters. This was an all volunteer effort!
It is well worth it to view this in its entirety, with great content and 4 MVP speakers who are awesome!
My Email: Russ Fustino
My Web Site: http://www.russtoolshed.net
Please feel free to contact me.
Russell Fustino

Developer Challenges this episode solves...

How can you quickly display  and navigate a large, detailed image or a panorama of images on the web, and not be extremely slow to view?

What can you use to build a website that supports ASP.NET, Deep Zoom Composer images, AJAX, and Silverlight videos? … and do it quickly?

Do you wish you could find that perfect piece of code that you know you’ve written before?

You know how to write a query in SQL but how do you do it in LINQ? What tools are there to help you understand LINQ and what it is doing behind the scenes?

You have the source art from your design group, but how do you convert that into WPF or Silverlight?

You need to create a website for your group, and you would like to have a solid codebase as a starting point and get your feet wet in a real world Silverlight application.
Timeline:
00:00 - Theme Song, Intro of speakers and content
08:02 - Deep Zoom Composer by Russ Fustino
15:40 - Expression Web 3 by Russ Fustino
32:11 - Snippet Editor for VS by MVP Stan Schultes
44:35 - LINQ Tools by MVP Jim Wooley
58:34 - Expression Blend 3 - Importing ADOBE Assets by MVP Christopher Bennage
01:16:33 - Silverlight Web Starter Kit by MVP David Silverlight
01:31:27 - Community Update by Russ Fustino and David Silverlight
01:39:32 - Credits and Photos (please view for special dedication to the Developer Community and song)
Thank you Channel9.
Russ Fustino  rfustino@hotmail.com

Fladotnet is delighted to invite you to the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 1 Day Workshop for Developers

We are delighted to invite you to join us for a day deep dive into SharePoint 2010 for Developers. This program has been designed to build a strong skill base to develop SharePoint 2010 applications using Visual Studio 2010. The training is targeted toward SharePoint 2007 professionals who are looking to better understand the differences, deltas, and new features of SharePoint 2010. Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet with highly skilled Microsoft SharePoint experts, network and exchange practical experiences!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The morning will begin with a look at the SharePoint 2010 development roadmap, and demonstrate how successful SharePoint development teams can leverage Visual Studio 2010 as they build their solutions.

In the afternoon we’ll dive into 300-level SharePoint development topics. Hold onto your hats, as the afternoon is designed for experienced SharePoint 2007 developers, covering developer topics for SharePoint Server 2010 including: SharePoint 2010 Services Architecture, SharePoint Development with VS10, changes to Workflows, External Data in SharePoint and extending the SharePoint 2010 Search Infrastructure.

AGENDA:

Schedule of lectures

§ SharePoint 2010 Developer Roadmap

§ SharePoint Development with Visual Studio 10 and SharePoint UI Advancements

§ Building a successful SharePoint development team

§ Designing Lists and Schemas and LINQ to SharePoint

§ Client Object Model and SharePoint 2010 Workflow

§ The SharePoint 2010 Services Architecture, External Data in SharePoint (BCS)

§ Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Extending Search

§ BI Solutions with Performance Point Server 2010

§ User Solutions and Partially Trusted Code, SharePoint 2010 and Claims-based Security

PRE-REQUISITES:

WE VALUE YOUR TIME! We are conscious of the investment you are making when you choose to attend. We appreciate your commitment and want to assure you that it is our first priority to ensure that this event provides each attendee with a valuable return on this investment. This is a fast-paced, 1 day event designed for experienced software developers and solution architects. Familiarity with Visual Studio 2008 and VSTO is highly recommended. Pre-requisite training is available at www.mssharepointdeveloper.com.

DATES AND EVENT LOCATIONS from
9am to 5pm:

Dec 3, 2009 - Fort Lauderdale, Microsoft Office, Florida:

6750 North Andrews Ave., Suite 400, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, Phone: (954) 489-4800

Dec 7, 2009 - Tampa, Microsoft Office, Florida:

5426 Bay Center Dr., Suite 700, Tampa, FL 33609, Phone: (813) 281-3900

Registration: We have limited seats available. Sign up for the events via the following links:
For Fort Lauderdale register here: http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=142844

For Tampa register here: http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=142845

Bio:
Paul Stubbs is a Microsoft Technical Evangelist for SharePoint and Office, where he focuses on information worker development community around SharePoint and Office, Silverlight, and Web 2.0 social networking. He has authored three books on solution development using Microsoft Office, SharePoint and Silverlight, several articles for MSDN Magazine, and has also spoken at Microsoft Tech-Ed and Tech-Ready conferences. Paul has also worked as a Senior Program Manager with the Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) team in Redmond, Washington. Read Paul’s blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/pstubbs/

Jim Blizzard is the Developer Technical Specialist for Microsoft in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi, and is based out of Tampa, Florida. Jim worked previously for Microsoft Consulting Services in the application development space, focusing on web and smart client development, and was a Developer Evangelist for Microsoft, spreading the good news of .NET to the masses in the Pacific Northwest. Read Jim’s blog at http://snowstormlife.com/blogs/bliz .

Thanks to all that attended in Jacksonville yesterday. It was a great time and hope you enjoyed it as well! Here are some of the links on the local resources and a few more Joe and I pointed out in the session…

JAX SQL Group
(http://jacksonville.sqlpass.org)

Jacksonville Arch SIG (http://jaxarcsig.spaces.live.com )
10/27/2009 – Business Process Choreography: WS-CDL  Don Scott
Jacksonville .NET Developer Group ( http://www.jaxdug.com )
North Florida (Lake City) .NET ( http://www.nfdotnet.org )

Ft. Walton Beach, FL ( http://www.gulfcoastdotnet.org ) 10/19/2009 – IE8 for Developers – Joe Healy
Pensacola SQL Server ( http://www.pensacolasql.com )
Tallahassee Sharepoint Developers ( http://www.tallahasseespeed.com )
Tallahassee .NET (http://capitalcitydotnet.net )
10/15/2009 – Arch SIG – tbd
11/5/2009 – tbd
11/19/2009 – Arch SIG - tbd

10/21/2009 6:30:00 PM

Space Coast UG – http://scdnug.org

Our own Derek Myers will be speaking about HMI (Human Machine Interface). There will be a chance to will a license for SqlSets at the end of the meeting

Consultech Class Discount!
Course 6232: Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database
5 days
Week of Oct 19
Blue Light Special $1995 – (List $2295)

See Connie Hoefener
connie@consultechinstitute.com 

Linxter Developer Challenge
Linxter has a $1000 developer contest for apps on their platform. For more information on their contest go here

http://www.prweb.com/releases/middleware/cloud-messaging/prweb2823514.htm

The contest ends November 2, 2009.

Ultra Marathon Fundraiser Wolfson’s Childrens Hospital – Jacksonville, FL
Jan 30, 2010 --- 55 MILES!!!!
http://www.wolfson55.org/

Do you work for a Microsoft Partner?
Partner Huddle: http://www.partnerhuddle.net/, an exclusive social networking destination on Facebook for application development partners
.NET Developer Partners, http://www.tinyurl.com/usdevpartners/ a professional social network on Linked-In for developers and principals who work in Microsoft's Partner ecosystem.
U.S. Team Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/usdevpartners/, national partner news and announcements about the partner business and emerging application developer technologies
MSDN East Coast News: http://apps.new.facebook.com/msdneastcoast/, your 1-stop-shop for the latest mash-up of east region evangelism news, media postings, and events
East Region John McClelland ‘s Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/johnm/, regional partner news and announcements and personal opinion pieces about technology and platform direction
East Region John McClelland’s Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/johnjmcclelland/, Twitter along with your East Region Partner Evangelist to stay connected and informed

Internet Radio Talk Show for developers
http://www.dotnetrocks.com/

Filmed on 10/3 “It’s All About The Resources – Part 1” is new sister companion to the current series on channel9 “It’s All About The Tools”. The video is currently being edited and will be released in the coming weeks, but in the meantime here are the links covered in the session. Groups/websites reviewed in session:

Finding the right developer resources is a challenge… the internet is very noisy

Developer and Code Sites

1. MSDN Flash – msdn.microsoft.com/flash

2. Windows 7 Resources – msdn.microsoft.com/Windows

3. Developer Network – msdn.microsoft.com

4. CodePlex  Projects – www.codeplex.com

5. MSDN Code Gallery – code.msdn.com

6. Web Platform – www.microsoft.com/web

Blogs

1. Scott Guthrie – weblogs.asp.net/scottgu

2. Scott Hanselman – www.hanselman.com/blog

3. Windows Team – windowsteamblog.com

4. Russ Fustino – www.russtoolshed.net

5. Joe Healy – www.devfish.net

6. Jeff Barnes – blogs.msdn.com/jbarnes

Communities

1. Microsoft Channel 9 – channel9.msdn.com

2. List good shows…

3. ASP.NET http://www.asp.net/

4. IIS.NET http://www.iis.net/

5. Silverlight:

6. silverlight.net

7. www.microsoft.com/silverlight

User Groups

1. INETA – www.ineta.org

2. UGSS – www.usergroupsupportservices.com

3. Virtual User Groups:

4. Green – www.greentug.org

5. FlaDotNet – www.fladotnet.com

Conferences and Events

1. Microsoft PDC – MicrosoftPDC.com

2. Community Megaphone – www.communitymegaphone.com

3. SQL Saturdays – www.sqlsaturday.com

4. Microsoft Events and Webcasts
www.microsoft.com/events

a. MSDN Events – msdnevents.com

Free Software

1. Microsoft BizSpark – www.bizspark.com

2. Microsoft DreamSpark – www.dreamspark.com

3. Microsoft WebsiteSpark – www.websitespark.com

It was a great launch for Windows 7. Thanks to all who attended… here are the Links of resources provided at the show…

on www.florida.net

10/14 Miramar – Judy Sanchez, IBM Websphere ILOG Rules for .NET

10/20 Ft Lauderdale ArcSig: Telmo Sampaio SQL 2008 Beyond Rational

10/27 West Palm Dev :Silverlight 3.0 Vishal Shukla

Elsewhere…

More… All 6:30

Gold Coast UG

www.gcusergroup.org

.NET Miami Silverlight UG

10/15 – Miami Beach

Sherlock Technology office, www.miamiusersgroup.org

Florida Powershell UG

Week of 10/26 – Ft Lauderdale New Horizons

Working with Access – Max Trinidad

www.flpsug.com

Community-credit.com

You may be wondering....USB Lava Lamp, Red Swingline Stapler, Monty Python Cow Catapult, Swiss Army USB Drive? How do I get me one of them great geek toys? Well, it is pretty simple. You simply give back to the development community by Blogging, Answering Questions on discussion boards, writing articles. You log your point on the point submission page and the one with the most points at the end of the month wins.

http://www.community-credit.com/

Raw Link:

http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/toolshed/Tool-Shed-Tooltip-27-Expression-Blend-3-Behaviors/

Are you tired of writing wire up code, based on events in WPF or Silverlight, like storyboard1.Begin() on a mouse click event? Join Bill Reiss, Microsoft Silverlight  MVP as he dazzles you in the new drag and drop functionality of Silverlight behaviors in Expression Blend 3. This should save quite a bit of time and provide a great re-usable model for event handlers in WPF or Silverlight development.
What is it? Behaviors allow you to attach functionality to visual elements to make them behave a certain way, such as drag and drop or physics.

Download Site: http://www.microsoft.com/expression/try-it/

Example Problem(s) it solves
adds extra  functionality to xaml elements
easily attach behaviors to elements with no code
Installation Notes: Behaviors  require free Blend 3 SDK for Silverlight and WPF, installed with Blend 3, is  available separately.

Usage Notes: Expression Community Home: http://expression.microsoft.com

This is the sixth and final of Tool Shed Tooltips clips released from Episode 4 of the TV Show Russ Tool Shed presents... "It's All About The Tools" hosted by Russ Fustino and Co-Host Stan Schultes. Download code, ppt and demo script from http://code.msdn.com/toolshed for all episodes. Also, use the links on http://channel9.msdn.com/toolshed to download tools. Finally, check out some more great videos on the Developer Evangelist East site: http://channel9.msdn.com/dpeeast

Raw Link:

http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/toolshed/Tool-Shed-Tooltip-26-Mobility-and-the-Mobility-Market-Place/

I don’t physically have test devices, how do I develop for so many different screen sizes  on mobile devices? How do I make money selling my application for a mobile device?  Can I develop for Windows Mobile 6.5 now?
Lean the answers to these questions and more and join Nikita Polyakov, Microsoft MVP Device Application Development.

Introducing Windows Mobile Marketplace
Mobile application to browse, purchase and download applications directly to the mobile devices this fall.
Pre-Installed on Windows Mobile 6.5
Free download for Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1

Submissions have started, read more:
http://developer.windowsmobile.com/Marketplace.aspx

What is it?
Visual Studio tools for Mobile Development allow you to program for Microsoft Windows devices. It provides a familiar development environment, the Compact Framework based on .NET Framework as well as Device Emulators & Setup Package Tools.
Download Site: Included in Visual Studio Pro (2005 and 2008) and additional SDK’s and DTK’s  providing the latest Frameworks, Emulator Images, Cellular Emulator & Sample Projects can be found at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsmobile
Example Problem(s) it solves:
Your “one stop shop” for Windows Mobile development
Test your Application for multiple Device formats at no cost.
Installation Notes:
Requires Visual Studio 2005 Professional or 2008 Professional
This is the fifth of Tool Shed Tooltips clips released from Episode 4 of the TV Show Russ Tool Shed presents... "It's All About The Tools" hosted by Russ Fustino and Co-Host Stan Schultes. Download code, ppt and demo script from http://code.msdn.com/toolshed for all episodes. Also, use the links on http://channel9.msdn.com/toolshed to download tools. Finally, check out some more great videos on the Developer Evangelist East site: http://channel9.msdn.com/dpeeast

Raw link: http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/toolshed/Tool-Shed-Tooltip-25-Live-Writer-more-than-a-blogging-tool/

My browser-based blog posting tools are clunky and difficult to use - there's got to be an easier way! Also, Live Writer is more than a blogging tool. Learn how to post content to a portal!
Download Site: http://download.live.com/writer
Example Problem(s) it solves:

• Easily include images (cut & paste) from capture tools like SnagIt  and Windows Snipping Tool
• Compatible with a wide range of blog and content engines through the metaWeblog API
• You can use WLW as a content provider for your own app thru SDK

• Web installer always gets you the latest version, auto-updates
• Choice of other Live tool installs: Messenger, Mail, and Photo Gallery

Raw Link:

http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/toolshed/Tool-Shed-Tooltip-24-Expression-Encoder-3-Part-2-of-2-Editing-Presets-Silverlight-3-players/

So many encoding options to learn? One word, makes this much easier, PRESETS. How do you insert videos on the time line and do audio and video overlays? Want your video to play smooth without buffering outages and delays? What about viewing Silverlight offline? Learn the answers to these and more by watching this video on Expression Encoder 3. Also, see part 1 (of 2) of this Encoder 3 demo that has an overview and the new screen capture feature.
What is it?
Expression Encoder 3 provides the power of industry leading encoding, in a simple approachable interface to make it easy to prepare video for use in a variety of ways, including Silverlight on the Web.

Download Site: http://www.microsoft.com/expression/try-it/

Example Problem(s) it solves:

• Video in a wide range of formats can be imported
• Inserting a video in between two other videos on the timeline
• Simple edits made and graphic overlays added before a simple set of controls allow you to choose the right setting for your needs.
• The resulting encoded video can then be housed in a range of customizable player skins ready for instant deployment to the Web or a range of devices

Usage Notes: Expression Community Home: http://expression.microsoft.com
This is the third of Tool Shed Tooltips clips released from Episode 4 of the TV Show Russ Tool Shed presents... "It's All About The Tools" hosted by Russ Fustino and Co-Host Stan Schultes. Download code, ppt and demo script from http://code.msdn.com/toolshed for all episodes. Also, use the links on http://channel9.msdn.com/toolshed to download tools. Finally, check out some more great videos on the Developer Evangelist East site: http://channel9.msdn.com/dpeeast

Check out Paul Stubbs’ blog for all the info on upcoming SharePoint conferences, both live and virtual.

http://blogs.msdn.com/pstubbs/archive/2009/09/01/my-fall-sharepoint-2010-speaking-schedule.aspx

See info on:

SharePoint Conference 2009
SharePoint 2010 Virtual Conference & Expo
SharePoint Saturday
SharePoint Connections
Professional Developers Conference - PDC 09

In this episode, guest Jon Skeet joins Peter to discuss C# 4 in Depth.  Jon takes us deep into the guts of C# 4, including how the new dynamic features work. Guest host Glen Gordon joins Peter to discuss the Windows 7 API Code Pack, LINQ to Bing!, Unit Testing, and .NET Denial of Sleep attacks!  Has .NET gotten TOO complex?

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!

• Jon Skeet’s Links
  • C# Articles: http://pobox.com/~skeet/csharp
  • C# in Depth websites: https://mail.microsoft.com/redir.aspx?C=66a476fecda44ec49890b89403c4f034&URL=http%3a%2f%2fcsharpindepth.com / http://manning.com/skeet2
  • Jon Skeet’s blog: http://msmvps.com/jon.skeet
  • Jon Skeet Facts page: https://mail.microsoft.com/redir.aspx?C=66a476fecda44ec49890b89403c4f034&URL=http%3a%2f%2fmeta.stackoverflow.com%2fquestions%2f9134%2fjon-skeet-facts
• Windows 7 Code Pack V1.0 is released
• Steve Sanderson on Unit Testing Patterns & Anti-Patterns
• The TDD light bulb comes on for J. Eggers
• Nikhil Kothari’s Linq to Bing
• .NET DoS Attack
• .NET Rocks panel on complexity
• New ASP.NET MVC Videos:
  • What: http://www.asp.net/learn/mvc-videos/video-8143.aspx
  • Why: http://www.asp.net/learn/mvc-videos/video-8144.aspx
  • How: http://www.asp.net/learn/mvc-videos/video-8145.aspx
• Scott Gu talks about one part of .NET 4 that is bit LESS complex
• Glen Gordon’s Blog
• MSDN GeekSpeak
• Stack Overflow

Link:

http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/toolshed/Tool-Shed-Tooltip-23-Expression-Encoder-3-Part-1-Overview-and-Screen-Capture/

Looking to learn more about encoding videos for the internet and several other potential deployments using Expression Encoder 3? Looking for a screen capture utility? Do you have a HD WMV file, but it does not play properly when streamed over the internet? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this tooltip.

Expression® Encoder 3 – Part 1 of 2 Screen Capture

What is it?
Expression Encoder 3 provides the power of industry leading encoding, in a simple approachable interface to make it easy to prepare video for use in a variety of ways, including Silverlight on the Web.

Download Site: http://www.microsoft.com/expression/try-it/

Example Problem(s) it solves:
Encoder has a screen capture application to record from your screen with webcam and microphone support to produce demo and training materials

Usage Notes: Expression Community Home: http://expression.microsoft.com

This is the second of Tool Shed Tooltips clips released from Episode 4 of the TV Show Russ Tool Shed presents... "It's All About The Tools" hosted by Russ Fustino and Co-Host Stan Schultes. Download code, ppt and demo script from http://code.msdn.com/toolshed for all episodes. Also, use the links on http://channel9.msdn.com/toolshed to download tools. Finally, check out some more great videos on the Developer Evangelist East site: http://channel9.msdn.com/dpeeast

MSDN Tiki Hut Registration Links

• 09/17/09 Tiki Tampa
• 9/15/09 Tiki Ft. Lauderdale
• 10/15/09 Tiki Jacksonville (New)
• 10/20/09 Tiki Pensacola (New)