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Dr. "Z" lives in Northern Virginia with his family. He tries to stay in touch with developers and architects in the Mid-Atlantic region.

February 2009 - Posts

My First Windows Azure Application in the Cloud
http://zxguestbook.cloudapp.net/ After receiving my Windows Azure and Services tokens, I couldn't wait to try my first Windows Azure application in the cloud. I picked the Guest Book application from Azure Services Training Kit - February Update because Read More...
How the Microsoft Red Dog dream team built a cloud OS (Windows Azure) from scratch
If you are interested to hear the stories behind the story of Windows Azure, read Mary Jo Foley's article on zdnet.com . Read More...
Code Contracts for .NET
Check out Somasegar's weblog to find out this newly added feature for .NET developers. Read More...
Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing
A great report on Cloud Computing authored by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley. An interview with several authors is available at youtube (thanks to Dominic Green's blog ). Read More...
User Group Meeting: Microsoft's Cloud Services and Combining WCF and Business Activity Monitoring
NOVA Connected Systems is hosting the use group tonight. See detail below. Event Date: Feb. 19, 2009 Event Location: Microsoft Reston Office 12012 Sunset Hills Rd. Reston, VA 20190 (703) 673-7600 Click Here For Map and Driving Directions http://novaconnectedsystems.spaces.live.com Read More...
Silverlight 2 Update (GDR1) Released
This released fixed a number of minor bugs. You will need to remove the current installed version before downloading and installing the new release at http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/resources/install.aspx . In fact, if you navigate any any site Read More...
Interested to Get Started with Windows Azure? Looking at These How-To Videos
Get Started Developing on Windows Azure? If you’re a developer and you’re new to Windows Azure, start here! You’ll see what you need to download and install, and how to create a simple “Hello World” Windows Azure application. Deploy a Windows Azure Application Read More...
Azure Services Training Kit - February Update
The Azure Services Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content including hands-on labs, presentations, and demos that are designed to help you learn how to use the Azure Services Platform. The February release includes the following Read More...
Join Us in MSDN Roadshow -- Windows Client Application Development
The MSDN Roadshow team in Mid-Atlantic has planned a one-day event for developers and architects to discuss Windows client application development. This event will be repeated at several locations including Reston VA, Richmond VA, and Roanoke VA. Please Read More...
Mid-Atlantic Cloud Computing (MACC) User Group
Inaugural Meeting Windows Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing platform. At this meeting, you'll hear about Microsoft's vision of Software + Services and what it can mean for you. As part of this presentation, you'll see a demo of how a cloud application Read More...
A New Microsoft Site Devoted to IT Pros -- Thrive
" Thrive " is a newly launched Microsoft initiative for IT Professionals. You can find information related to your IT career development, technical skills, and alignment with business. Also, check out the videos on virtulization and desktop optimization Read More...
Silverlight Developer Contest
Interested to develope a cool game using Silverlight and possibly win $5000? Find more detail at http://www.serverquestcontest.com Read More...
Get Real-time Information From your Mobile Phone by Calling 800-555-Tell
The good news is that you can use any mobile phone to get the latest information by calling 800-555-Tell and asking for what you want to find out, e.g. weather in a city of your choice. Other than your calling minutes, the TellMe service offered by a Read More...
Creating Rich Interactive Learning Materials Using Microsoft Semblio
The Microsoft Semblio SDK is built on the .NET Framework 3.5 and provides the necessary tools for content professionals to create rich interactive learning material. The Microsoft Semblio SDK provides the API's which enable the packaging and collating Read More...
Conference on Software Localization and Globalization
The 3-day Worldware Conference will be held at Santa Clara, CA, March 17-19. If you are interested and/or specialized in developing multilingual software, this will be a good event to attend. You can meet with speakers from Microsoft, EMC, Sun Microsystems, Read More...
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