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Visual Studio 2010 Launch Countdown Sidebar Widget

zainnab — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMT

Yes! You too can have this kick ass widget for your very own. See attachment for info. div#widget { position: relative; width: 250px; height: 155px; } body ul#cntdwn { width: 250px; height: 80px; background: transparent url(http://toysfortweets.com/visualstudiowidget/cntdwn-bg.png)...(read more)

LinkedIn .NET User Group: Talk Shop with Scott Guthrie! Monday November 23, 11:30am Pacific

zainnab — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:43:37 GMT

Haven't had your "Gu" Fix lately? Then it's time to see the man, the myth, the legend that is ScottGu again! More details here: http://bit.ly/2cEh7x...(read more)

WebsiteSpark: Get Your Web On!!!

zainnab — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:05:06 GMT

From: http://www.microsoft.com/web/websitespark/Default.aspx Microsoft® WebsiteSpark™ is designed to ignite the success of professional Web developers and designers. The program enables you to get software, support...(read more)

Eclipse Gets Interoperability and Next-Generation Experience on the Microsoft Platform

zainnab — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:19:41 GMT

From http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/oct09/10-28eclipsepr.mspx === Part of an ongoing initiative to make its products more open, Microsoft Corp. today announced at the Eclipse Summit Europe new solutions that...(read more)

Multi-Touch Mice from Microsoft Research

zainnab — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:05:28 GMT

I guess before we can completely do away with the mouse we will need a "bridge" technology. Here is a video on some of the multi-touch mice we are working on here at MS: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid42529855001?bctid=4607809400...(read more)

WriteThisNotThat.com

zainnab — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:59:14 GMT

So I just got turned on to this site by Casey Watson and I LOVE IT!!! I think what did it for me is part of the about page has this in it (describing what they are trying to prevent): “It’s that 700-line-long method that makes...(read more)

Entity Framework Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach by Zeeshan Hirani and Larry Tenny

zainnab — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:18:36 GMT

Our very own Zeeshan has written a book. I just bought my copy and you should get yours TODAY!!! Just go here to get one of the best books out on the Entity Framework! http://amzn.com/1430227036 This book totally rocks...(read more)

DFW IT Professionals October 20th User Group Meeting

zainnab — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:35:53 GMT

John Weston has done some very cool work to get things started up with IT Pro Groups online and in the DFW area. Check it out: http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/archive/2009/10/07/new-dallas-it-pro-user-group.aspx === Speech Title:...(read more)

Microsoft Research Reports: Twitter, Wi-Fi, and More!

zainnab — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:33:44 GMT

Tweet, Tweet, Retweet: Conversational Aspects of Retweeting on Twitter danah boyd, Scott Golder, and Gilad Lotan Twitter—a microblogging service that enables users to post messages (“tweets”) of up to 140 characters—supports...(read more)

Microsoft, Zend and others announce Simple API for Cloud Application Services

zainnab — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:49:34 GMT

From http://blogs.msdn.com/interoperability/archive/2009/09/22/microsoft-zend-and-others-announce-simple-api-for-cloud-application-services.aspx : Zend Technologies launched the Simple API for Cloud Application Services project , “a new open...(read more)

Microsoft's New Certifications: What They Are, Why They Matter

zainnab — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:49:36 GMT

From http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.08.geekofalltrades.aspx : One important step on the path from zero to certification hero is understanding all the the steps required to meet your goals. This understanding is critical because...(read more)

Dryad and DryadLINQ for Data Intensive Research

zainnab — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:45:01 GMT

From http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/tools/dryad.aspx : Dryad is a high-performance general-purpose distributed computing engine that is designed to simplify the task of implementing distributed applications on clusters...(read more)

Windows 7 for Students - $29.99

zainnab — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:17:15 GMT

For a limited time, eligible college students can get the sweetest deal on Windows 7 - for only $29.99* USD. That’s less than most of your textbooks! Hurry -- offer ends January 3, 2010 at 12:00 am CST. http://www.win741.com/ ...(read more)

Microsoft Helps Address H1N1 Challenges for Schools

zainnab — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:12:41 GMT

In response to the impending H1N1 issues faced by schools, we have created a web site to help teachers keep communicating with their students. Check it out here: http://www.microsoft.com/education/classworkspace/default.aspx...(read more)

EPS / Code Opportunity

zainnab — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:34:30 GMT

The folks at EPS / Code passed this along to me and wanted to let folks know about about it. From Markus' (the big boss) blog: === We have another interesting opportunity for developers at EPS Software and CODE Magazine/ CODE...(read more)