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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.

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Introducing SharePoint 2010 (Beta)
SharePoint Server 2010 Beta provides an extensible platform to rapidly build solutions using familiar tools such as Visual Studio 2010 and SharePoint Designer 2010. Beta is available for download here . To learn more about SharePoint 2010, visit Microsoft Read More...
PDC09 Demo App: Tailspin Travel (Visual Studio 2010)
You can now download the Tailspin Travel application from Codeplex ( download here ). System Requirements:   Tailspin was built using Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, and there are a few features in use in the demo that require that version (e.g. coded-UI Read More...
PDC 2009: Announcing Availability of ASP.NET MVC 2 (Beta), WIF (RTM) and AppFabric (Beta)
At PDC ’s keynote Bob Muglia announced availability of several products and technologies. Some of them will be available for download shortly. a. ASP.NET MVC 2 Beta (for Visual Studio 2008 SP1) ASP.NET MVC 2 is a framework for developing highly testable Read More...
Facebook Toolkit for .NET Developers
Microsoft has just released a Facebook SDK that enables .NET developers to quickly and easily leverage the various features of the Facebook Platform. This toolkit has evolved over time with input from the community and from Microsoft. The latest release Read More...
The Toolshed Man Starts a New Chapter
A colleague of mine, who I got to know while working out of the Microsoft New England office, decided to start a new chapter after 12 years of service. He is best known as Russ’s  Tool Shed. If you think developing .NET applications can be fun, you Read More...
Resources for Developing Windows 7 Applications
Microsoft has put together a list of online resources to help developers get started with creating Windows 7 applications, including links to application compatibility tool, Windows SDK, managed code for Windows 7 APIs, and the training kit. See more Read More...
Intel CEO Paul Otellini Speaks about Windows 7 and PC Refresh Cycle at FoxBusiness
(Starting at 2'50" of the video clip) Why asked by FoxBusiness reporters why businesses may not put off upgrading to Windows 7 this time, Intel CEO Paul Otellini responds by saying that three are three things coming together. Most corporations are Read More...
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 Available
The Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework Beta 2 is available to MSDN subscribers on Monday, October 19th, with general availability on October 21st. Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dd441784.aspx Read More...
Setting Beautiful Bing Pictures as your Windows 7 Background
To set beautiful Bing pictures as your Windows 7 desktop background, download the custom theme file, install it on your Windows 7 computer and optionally modify the setting. A blog post outlines the three steps in detail. If you are curious about how Read More...
Insights to Six Concerns Over Windows Azure
In his blog post titled “Outlook for Azure – scattered clouds but generally sunny”, Vishwas Lele , CTO of Applied Information Sciences, addresses concerns over pricing, scalability, performance, remote desktop access and applicability of Windows Azure, Read More...
An Architect’s perspective on Silverlight 3
October 27, 2009 at 11:00am – 12:30pm PST Title: An Architect’s perspective on Silverlight 3 Presenter: Tim Heuer Abstract: Many .NET developers are becoming more and more interested in the Rich Internet Application development space, and in particular Read More...
Deploying Windows 7 from an Infrastructure Architect’s Perspective
October 28, 2009 at 11:00am – 12:30pm PST Title: Deploying Windows 7 from an Infrastructure Architect’s Perspective Presenter: Doug Klokow Abstract: We’ll discuss 5 key areas centered on deploying Windows 7: Developing business justification – Evaluate Read More...
Choosing the Right Version of Windows 7
While Microsoft has made great effort to simplify the choice of the latest operating system -- Windows 7, there are still confusions among consumers and users as to which version of Windows 7 is the best for them. The Microsoft web site lists 3 versions, Read More...
Microsoft SQL Azure Database Community Technology Preview (CTP) Just Released
The SQL Azure Database CTP includes: · Relational data model supporting Transact-SQL (T-SQL) , including T-SQL stored procedures. Access SQL Azure with familiar data access APIs such as ODBC, OLE DB, ADO.Net, PHP, etc. The high degree of compatibility Read More...
Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - August Update
The Windows Azure Platform 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 Windows Azure platform including: Windows Azure, SQL Azure and Read More...
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