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New Horizons Presents: Microsoft Office 2003 Tips & Tricks

7/28, Waltham , MA Three convenient sessions available. To RSVP for 9:00 AM click here . To RSVP for 1:00 PM click here . To RSVP for 3:30 PM click here . Join us in Waltham , MA for a Microsoft Office 2003 Tips and Tricks Presentation and discover how
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CoDe Magazine to debut “CoDe on the Road” Feature in Sept/Oct issue!

CoDe (Component Developer) Magazine , The leading independent publication for .NET Developers announced that they will feature a page in each issue dedicated to .NET related events where CoDe Magazine is present. Whether it is INETA events, Code Camps,
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Sending an HTML Email with Visual Studio 2005

Question: I am trying to send an email with Visual Studio 2005 using System.Web.Mail and it keeps telling me that it is obsolete? What should I use? Also if you have an example of how to send an HTML email that would also help. Answer: Within Visual Studio
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WMDVUG July 19th Meeting - Registration Open

WMDVUG July 19th Meeting - Registration Open The event registration URL for the July 19th meeting of the Windows Mobile Developer Virtual User Group is now open! You can register via this link at the Microsoft Events site . Please be sure to register
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SharePoint User Group

Next Meeting - June 27, 2006: Introducing Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 Where Microsoft Corporation - 201 Jones Road (6 th floor), Waltham , MA 02451 The meeting is free, but space is limited. To register or sign-up for our email distribution list,
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Windows Mobile Virtual User Group Site Live

The first meeting is approaching for this new VUG. Keep an eye on this site for more official information! http://www.wmdvug.org/ The first meeting of the Windows Mobile Developer Virtual User Group (”WMDVUG”) will be held on Wednesday, July 19th from
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The future of FrontPage

In talking to people I am often asked about FrontPage and its future. Thanks to Frank for pointing this page out Via Frank Well, I've found a page appropriately called " The Future of FrontPage ", which answers the following questions: What Are These
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Team Edition for Database Professionals

Via Rob For a look at what Team Edition for Database Professionals has to offer, watch these high-quality videos to see demonstrations of: Importing a Database Schema and Adding it to Team Foundation Server Source Code Control Creating a Test Project
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Another Great Code Camp Video by Wrox

Building Real World Apps with Atlas By Wally McClure Check out the video Summary: "Atlas" is Microsoft's codename for their new Ajax-enabling developer tool. Wrox author Wally McClure was a featured speaker at Atlanta Code Camp on May 13, 2006, and presented
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Expression Web Designer demo/training videos available

Looking for information about Expressions? Check out this set of great videos and online tutorials. http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/web_designer/demos.mspx?v=wd_layout
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.NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP1

.NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP1 available for download Microsoft .NET Compact Framework version 2.0 Service Pack 1 has been released as a download . The service pack was driven by customer feedback and includes stability improvements, new debugging features,
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SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition – CTP

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition offers essential relational database functionality in a compact footprint ideal for embedding in mobile and desktop applications including a new generation of occasionally connected dynamic applications. Sharing
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Thanks for having me

I wanted to thank the folks from Fiserv for having me at their recent user conference to talk about the future of Microsoft technologies. As promised you can download the slide deck from here . Ps – thanks to Mohegan Sun for being nice enough to hold
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Visual Studio 2005 Pro and Team System trials now available for direct download

Just ran across these! The Visual Studio 2005 Pro and Team System trials are now available for direct download, not just existing MSDN subscribers. The trials are available at the following locations: Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition 90-Day Trial
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Check out the Teched Webcast Series

Tech·Ed 2006 may be over in the United States , but that does not mean the experience has to stop. Explore our library of more than 130 other live and on-demand pre-Tech·Ed webcasts and 40 breakout sessions simulcast from Boston . These webcasts are free
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Announcing The Windows Mobile Virtual User Group

Can’t make a user group in person? Not even in the New England area? Join the Virtual User Group. Don has a great idea here! I’ll be there will you? Via Don and Boston Pocket PC The Windows Mobile Developer Virtual User Group ("WMDVUG") is intended for
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NECN This week in Business

NECN features our own Ted MacLean the other day! Here is the link to the interview (you may need to disable pop up blockers to view it) Ted MacLean, New England General Manager, Microsoft (6/17/06 7:55 p.m.) We talk about the succession plans at Microsoft
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Wrox Code Camp Video Series continues

The folks from Wrox have posted a second video from the Atlanta Code Camp! VB 9.0 / C# 3 and the Search for the Missing LINQ By Jim Wooley LINQ (Language Integrated Query) is Micrsoft's codename for a set of language extensions for C# and VB to give developers
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Microsoft donates software for public schools and universities

In case you haven’t heard! BOSTON --Microsoft on Tuesday announced it would donate a computer software package that includes advanced software-writing and Web-building technology to every public high school and college in the state. The donation is worth
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Great site – WinFXGuide

Ran across a great site at http://www.WinFXGuide.com According to the site they provide a one stop resource for developers searching for .Net Framework 3.0 (WinFX) training, including: videos, tutorials, articles, source code and other community based
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User Experience - Evolution in Software

Thanks to all that attended this session User Experience Evolution in Software where we looked at Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and some of the technologies that relate to it. As promised the deck can be found here .
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WCF RSS Toolkit

This is very cool – The WCF RSS Toolkit is a Windows Communication Foundation-based framework for generating RSS 2.0 and Atom 1.0 content feeds. Using this toolkit, developers can easily expose a service as an RSS or Atom feed. The toolkit supports exposing
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Database Professional Team Center

Via Rob An early prerelease version of Team Edition for Database Professionals is now available for download as a disc image ( VSDATAD1.img ). For more information about this release, see Thomas Murphy’s blog ( Get the CTP - Download Available -- TechEd
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First Wrox video posted: Live from Atlanta Code Camp - VS2005 Team System

Congratulations to the Atlanta Code Camp for a really cool Code Camp idea! Via Jim I hinted a while back at some exciting things Wrox is trying to do in the .NET community with CodeCamp . We know not everyone has a codecamp near by. When know not everyone
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Introducing the June 2006 Windows CE Shared Source Contest

WindowsForDevices.com and Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices (MED) Group are teaming up to invite developers worldwide to compete, using Microsoft's Windows CE Shared Source, in an exciting real-world project. The contest's theme is "Show-It-Off
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Virtual Tech Ed

Can’t make Tech Ed this year? Check it out using the virtual tour here . http://www.virtualteched.com
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Microsoft Antigen for SharePoint Trial Software

Antigen for SharePoint helps protect SharePoint Portal Server and Windows SharePoint Services document libraries from viruses and unwanted content is available for download from here . <Download Microsoft Antigen for SharePoint Trial Software>

2007 Office System: Updated Developer Content

Contains updated versions of the 2007 Microsoft Office system developer content for use with the latest version of the 2007 Office System is available here <Download 2007 Office System: Updated Developer Content>
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Announcing MSDN Wiki!

In case you haven’t seen this we publicly released the MSDN Wiki at http://msdnwiki.microsoft.com . Check it out and file any bugs or suggestions in the MSDN Wiki Connect Workspace . What is MSDN Wiki? The MSDN Wiki site experiments with ways we can integrate
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Check out Windows Vista

If you wanted to check out Windows Vista Beta 2 – get the beta bits here
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Beantown.NET User Group

Ultimate .NET Tools -- Scott Hanselman ( http://www.hanselman.com/tools ) When: Monday June 12, 2006, 5:30 – 7:30pm Where: Adesso Systems, One Liberty Square , 7th Floor, Boston , MA ( directions ) All are welcome, but please RSVP @ http://blog.benday.com/contact.aspx
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Setting the Tab Order with Visual Studio 2005

Tab order is used to determine which control gets focus and can accept keyboard input. It’s called tab order because you can change focus from control to control using the TAB key in a Windows form or the soft input panel in a mobile application. Tab

New Hampshire Dot Net User Group Meeting

New Hampshire Dot Net User Group the Third Thursday each month from 6:00 to 8:30 in the Auditorium Please join us at Boston University Corporate Education Center 72 Tyng Road Tyngsboro , MA 01879 XML Night at New Hampshire Dot Net User Group June 15th,
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Patterns and Practice goes mobile

patterns and practices Goes Mobile! The Microsoft patterns & practices team has released the first Community Technical Preview (CTP) for the Mobile Client Software Factory. The factory will help architects and developers design and build mobile LOB
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Michael Stiefel on Windows Workflow Foundation (1 of 4)

Check out Michael on DNR TV! June, 2006 is Windows Workflow Foundation month at dnrTV. We proudly present to you four outstanding shows outlining the power of Microsoft's Windows Workflow Foundation with our esteemed guest, Michael Stiefel. This week
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Attend the New England Mega User Group

New England Mega User Group Meeting Developing with .NET in 2006 -- What's Hot and What's Not Register Now! Monday, June 12, 2006 Boston Convention Center/TechEd 2006, Boston , MA 6:30-9:30 p.m. Room #251 Panel and Mini-Cabana Discussions Do you develop
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The Ultra-Mobile PC Display Emulator

Ran across this - If you are developing applications for the UMPC this is a must have. The UMPC display emulator enables you to test application layout and screen behavior. Use the UMPC Display Emulator to confirm that your program is legible, accessible,
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ReportViewer Samples for Visual Studio

Visual Studio 2005 includes new ReportViewer controls that you can use to add rich data reporting to Windows forms and ASP.NET applications. This download provides two complete samples so that you can view the control and sample reports in a finished
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RI .Net User Group

The RI .Net User Group will meet this week on Wednesday, June 7 when Mauro Cardarelli will present: Building Web Parts with Visual Studio 2005 Hands-On! Web Parts are cool! If you've never seen them in action you're in for a treat. Developers can build
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WINFX Code Jam Wrap Up

Thanks to all that attended the WINFX code jam the other week. We had some technical issues that were unfortunate that affected the recording of many of the sessions. However, I have posted the materials that we have here . <<View the WINFX Code
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See Windows Vista

Very cool look at Vista - http://www.seewindowsvista.com/
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OWASP Boston June 7 meeting

Next meeting is 6:30 pm on Wed. June. 7 6:30 pm - Jim Weiler - Announcements, Short Topic - Web Server Get/Post interchangeable processing and vulnerability implications 7:00 Imperva - Web Application and Database Vulnerabilities and Intrusion Monitoring/Prevention
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What’s new with ASP and the .NET Framework 2.0

Thanks to everyone that attended this week’s session on the .NET Framework 2.0 and ASP 2.0. As promised here are the decks and materials. Assorted Goodies: What’s new with the .Net Framework 2.0 Assorted Goodies: What’s new with the .NET Framework 2.0
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Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals

A new role for the Team Foundation Suite! Check here for more information Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals delivers a market-shifting database development product designed to manage database change, improve software quality through
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Step-by-Step Guide to Deploying Windows Mobile-based Devices with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2

Download the MSFP Deployment Guide Windows Mobile 5.0 and the Messaging & Security Feature Pack enhance mobile messaging and device management for the enterprise. This deployment guide is designed primarily for Information Technology (IT) professionals
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