http://blogs.msdn.com/sspotts/archive/tags/Windows+Vista/default.aspxTags: Windows Vistaen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/sspotts/archive/2005/07/28/444402.aspxThu, 28 Jul 2005 17:20:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:444402sspotts1http://blogs.msdn.com/sspotts/comments/444402.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sspotts/commentrss.aspx?PostID=444402<P><FONT face=Arial>Windows Vista Beta 1 is now available on the </FONT><A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/"><FONT face=Arial>MSDN subscriber downloads</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> site.&nbsp; Yet another example of why MSDN subscriptions rock!</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial>And if you're a developer, check out the <A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/">Windows Vista Developer Center</A>.</FONT></P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=444402" width="1" height="1">Windows VistaDev Communityhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sspotts/archive/2004/12/16/318048.aspxThu, 16 Dec 2004 20:27:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:318048sspotts0http://blogs.msdn.com/sspotts/comments/318048.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sspotts/commentrss.aspx?PostID=318048<p><font face="Arial" size="2">It was a cold and blustery night... :)</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">I drove to Pittsburgh (and back) on Tuesday night to meet Craig Oaks and&nbsp;the <a href="http://www.pghdotnet.org/">PGH.NET</a> folks for the first time, and gave a presentation about <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/Longhorn/understanding/pillars/avalon/default.aspx">Avalon</a> to kick off the meeting.&nbsp; It looked like around 30 people attended, which was somewhat impressive given that it was snowing and under 30 degrees!</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">David Hoerster, from <a href="http://usa.ciber.com/">Ciber</a>, gave the main presentation, and it was a sight to see him covering <a href="http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/">Visual Studio 2005</a>, <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/sql/default.aspx">SQL Server 2005</a>, and <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/bpi/">BizTalk Server 2004</a> all in one session!&nbsp; I thought he did a credible job, and the cool thing was that this wasn't just a talk about&nbsp;the products - it was about his experience in using them on a project as well.</font></p><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=318048" width="1" height="1">.NETWindows VistaDev CommunityVisual StudioSQL Server