July 2007 - Posts

Popfly is a fun tool for non-developers
28 July 07 10:29 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Have you played with this fun (alpha) tool yet? If not, and you'd like an invite - let me know and I'll get you one. Microsoft Popfly Read More...

Filed under: ASP.NET development, Vista Gadgets, Fun

Putting the User back into Software Architecture
27 July 07 06:25 AM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Watch this great presentation that I had the pleasure of seeing live today in Seattle. simonguest.com : My Recent Presentations Read More...

Filed under: Vista development, ASP.NET development

Open Source at Microsoft
27 July 07 06:13 AM | llangit | 0 Comments   

New site - check it out Open Source at Microsoft Read More...

Filed under: ASP.NET development

Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 available for download now
27 July 07 06:11 AM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Visual Studio 2008 Downloads Read More...

Filed under: Vista development, ASP.NET development

Dancing around the world
23 July 07 02:53 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

I just smiled and smiled when I watched this - Where The Hell Is Matt? Read More...

Filed under: Fun

Windows Presentation Foundation Hands-On-Labs
21 July 07 03:55 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Learning WPF - use these convenient labs. Windows Presentation Foundation Hands-On-Labs Read More...

Filed under: Vista development

Silverlight Learning Mind Map - Useful and Fun
18 July 07 06:18 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Silverlight Resources Read More...

Filed under: MSDN events, ASP.NET development

LINQ to SharePoint - on CodePlex
18 July 07 05:26 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Well, well, check this out, if it isn't the marriage of two interesting technologies (CAML and LINQ). I haven't tried it (yet) - but wanted to pass this along to my readers ASAP. If you are new to LINQ, be sure to attend my free MSDN sessions this quarter, Read More...

Filed under: MSDN events, ASP.NET development, MOSS, SharePoint, Webcasts

Web App Security on geekSpeak on Channel 9
17 July 07 05:10 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Keith Brown from PluralSight answers developer security questions - listen here Read More...

Filed under: ASP.NET development, geekSpeak, Webcasts

30 million on Facebook
16 July 07 06:33 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Facebook | The Facebook Blog - pay attention. Also note (from their blog) about Facebook search: "However, we decided that searches carried out on Facebook had a particular structure that only we could understand and optimize for...Some quick stats about Read More...

Write secure Vista code
15 July 07 06:35 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Read this book - it's excellent. To understand the book's content, you should read Writing Secure Code 2 first. Michael Howard's Web Log : New Book: Writing Secure Code for Windows Vista Read More...

Filed under: Vista development, Vista Gadgets

Cool Multiplication technique for large numbers
14 July 07 04:29 PM | llangit | 2 Comments   

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Filed under: Fun

Channel 8 - watch for it
13 July 07 04:36 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

You'll like it - coming soon. Read More...

Filed under: Fun, Webcasts

geekSpeak on Ch9 for July/August 2007
13 July 07 01:38 AM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Shows run live each Wednesday 12-1 PST. Guests are here to answer YOUR questions. If you can't make it to the live show - post your questions in advance here , and then Glen or I will ask 'em for ya' during the show. Shows are recorded and will be posted Read More...

Filed under: Vista development, ASP.NET development, MOSS, SharePoint, Webcasts

What's on in SoCal?
12 July 07 05:08 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

My counterpart - Woody Pewitt - has created a SharePoint site to list all User Groups and community activity in this area. Most parts of the site are publicly accessible (meetings, group names, etc...). Check it out! Read More...

Filed under: Vista development, MSDN events, Southern California, ASP.NET development, MOSS, SharePoint

Sometimes I just feel like laughing
11 July 07 04:16 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

This has been doing the trick lately. Read More...

Filed under: Fun

MSDN Events and Webcasts: Microsoft Web Resources for Developers
10 July 07 04:08 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Check out the Whirlything . Hey, we made it using Silverlight too. It's fun, cool to look at, and, most importantly, gives you useful links to developer resources. Read More...

Filed under: Vista development, MSDN events, ASP.NET development, Vista Gadgets, Fun, CardSpace

Getting to LINQ
09 July 07 10:58 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

I LOVE this screencast from Channel9 by Daniel Moth . I still remember when I first heard Anders talking about LINQ (at PDC03). I can't believe I get to talk about this topic next quarter - sometimes I really, really like my job. Language geek heaven!! Read More...

Filed under: Vista development, MSDN events, ASP.NET development, Fun

OneNote notebooks on SharePoint
09 July 07 08:06 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

From CodePlex - get this OneNote Web Exporter - Home Read More...

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, Webcasts

Free SoCal MSDN Events Aug/Sept 2007 – Silverlight, LINQ and WCF
08 July 07 06:19 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Aug 14 - San Diego Aug 16 - LA Sept 20 - Long Beach Sept 27 - Irvine Registration link Session 1 | New Thinking in Data with LINQ and Visual Studio "Orcas" The architecture of LINQ C# and Visual Basic extensions Manipulating data with Visual Studio "Orcas" Read More...

Filed under: Vista development, MSDN events, Southern California, ASP.NET development

Effective data visualization - finally!
07 July 07 04:28 PM | llangit | 1 Comments   

Here's a talk about this interesting tool. Here's the URL, in case the video won't load. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/140 The Gapminder World 2006, beta Read More...

Filed under: Helping

Does your SharePoint Workflow look like this?
06 July 07 09:27 PM | llangit | 2 Comments   

Then you need to get more information! Here's a list of links after my SharePoint Workflow for Developers webcast today. SharePoint Workflow introduction http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointdesigner/HA101005871033.aspx Create a workflow in SharePoint Read More...

Filed under: ASP.NET development, MOSS, SharePoint, Webcasts

Plan the end-user search experience (Office SharePoint Server)
05 July 07 07:59 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

This is very well-written article that all SharePoint DEVELOPERS should read prior to attempting to programmatically customize SharePoint search. The article is intended for an ITPro audience, however, my experience has been that it is most often developers Read More...

Filed under: ASP.NET development, MOSS, Webcasts

The .NET Developer's Guide to Identity
05 July 07 05:10 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Although this MSDN article is over a year old, I am finding as I talk to you about Authentication and Authorization systems in your applications, many of you are will benefit from this 'overview of possibilities'. It's a great read. The .NET Developer's Read More...

Filed under: Vista development, MSDN events, ASP.NET development, CardSpace

"How Do I?" videos
03 July 07 05:53 AM | llangit | 1 Comments   

These are great! Check 'em out. - Also coming soon are videos for IIS and C++. ASP.Net videos ASP.Net AJAX videos Devices videos Expression videos Extensibility videos Office/VSTO videos Silverlight videos Visual Basic videos VSTS videos Windows Forms Read More...

Filed under: Vista development, MSDN events, ASP.NET development, MIX, Webcasts

Universal Health Insurance: OneCareNow 365 City Campaign official site
02 July 07 03:36 PM | llangit | 0 Comments   

Live in California? Go see Sicko and then do something about it. Link to Universal Health Insurance: OneCareNow 365 City Campaign official site Read More...

Filed under: Helping