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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.

July 2009 - Posts

Adding Microsoft Bing to your Web Site
TechFlash reports that Washington state goes with Bing . You can test how the Bing search engine works at the official website . If you are interested to add Bing search box to your own web site, it is rather easy to do so. The detailed instructions are Read More...
Microsoft Retail Stores?
As Microsoft gets ready to launch Win7, the retail stores, when they are open for business, will be really convenient for consumers and users. Check out this cnet.com report on "Microsoft will open stores in Arizona, California". Read More...
Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week for Windows 7 @ Reston VA, Aug 24-28, 09
See detail at my colleague Ashish Jaiman's blog . The Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week for Windows 7 will be held at Microsoft Technology Center, Reston, VA from Mon 8/24/2009 to Fri 8/28/2009. This event consists of ½ day of training, 3 ½ days of active Read More...
Windows 7 RTM Schedule
The Windows 7 Blog announced the following Win7 release schedule. ISV (Independent software vendor) and IHV (Independent hardware vendor) Partners will be able to download Windows 7 RTM from Microsoft Connect or MSDN on August 6th, 2009 . If you are a Read More...
Windows 7 Code7 Contest!
Code 7 is where your ingenious application meets the opportunity to get millions of eyes on your work, plus a trip to LA for PDC09 and up to $17,777 in cash! https://www.code7contest.com/ Read More...
Microsoft Windows Azure Pricing Announced
Windows Azure, SQL Azure and .NET Services will be commercially available at the Professional Developer Conference 2009 and we hope you will continue building on the Community Technology Preview (CTP) at no cost today. See detail here. Read More...
Microsoft Silverlight 3 and Microsoft Expression Studio 3
The Silverlight 3 RTW and the Release Candidate of Expression Blend 3 are now available on the Silverlight and Expression sites. T he RTM of the entire Expression 3 suite is slated to come out shortly. Read More...
Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, NEW ORLEANS, JULY 13-16
You can find the latest information on the event at http://www.digitalwpc.com Throught Digital WPC, you will be able to view all the Vision Keynotes live and all Solutions and Segment Value Keynotes within 24 hours of the keynotes occurring. Read More...
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Beta 2 Available
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is the recommended process and toolset for automating desktop and server deployment. MDT 2010 will support deployment of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in addition to deployment of Windows Vista, Windows Server Read More...
Microsoft Azure .NET Services July 2009 CTP Available
Microsoft .NET Services is part of the Azure Services Platform. Microsoft .NET Services includes two services: the Access Control Service and the Service Bus. You can download the July CTP here. Read More...
LIVE, HD Broadcast of the Michael Jackson Memorial
A Microsoft team will be broadcasting the Michael Jackson memorial, live in HD from the Staples Center in Los Angeles using IIS Smooth Streaming and Silverlight to the world on July 7th, 2009. Visit http://inmusic.ca/news_and_features/Michael_Jackson Read More...
Taking Advantage of Microsoft Online Services (BPOS)
Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS) is hosted online services by Microsoft that includes business-class e-mail, instant messaging, and the latest messaging and collaboration features. BPOS offers solutions for small businesses Read More...
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