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    May 22

    SilverLight Features in VS 2010 Beta 1

    In past I d  burned my hand with orcas Beta 1 .Thus I was planning to try out the VS 2010 Beta1 soon in a VPC or VM .I had the CTP earlier ,However I cant resist looking at the SilverLight Support and Other Cool Features I posetd earlier.Today Tim has posted that Now in VS2010 we can have a Editable Design Surface for SilverLight Controls.I can only recall looking at the WPF design Time DataBinding,SilverLight Editable Deisgn Surface that days are not far away when the WPF/SilverLight will have the similar tooling Support what we have now for  ASPET and WinForm.
     
    The second is more intersting , the MultiTargetting support for SilverLight.You no longer need to run the Scripts to switch back and forth between SilverLight2 and 3.
    May 20

    VS 2010 Samples and WCF-WF 4 Training Kit

    The WCF/WF 4 training kit contains a set 6 hands on labs that will help you quickly get up to speed with Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) in .NET 4. The labs include Introduction to Workflow, Workflow Services, Flowchart, Workflow Designer, Service Discovery and Monitoring.
     
    Updated 22-05-09:-
    Samples: VS, VB, C#, F#
    Language specs: VB, C#, F#
     
     
    May 19

    XAML Serialization in VS2010 and other features

    Guy Burstein has posted couple of nice post around the XAML Serialization and Attached Properties worth reading :- Serialization and Deserialization using XamlService and Attachable PropertyService .OverAll there are lotmore to Watchout for with VS2010 ad .NET 4.0, which includes SahrepointDevelopment tools,Enhancements to Test ,LabManagement,T4Code Generation,DynamicType ,Parallel Programming with Axum, EF4,Enhancement to WF,WCF,WPF roadmap to dublin and many more features. 
     

    VS2010 Beta1 Ships

    Microsoft Released VS2010 Beta 1 Today.Msdn Subscribers can download the Copy from here . To get the details of the feature you can download the DataSheet: XPS | PDF . Also see the Documentation For .NET Framework 4 Beta 1 documentation, click here. For Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 documentation, click here.
     
    Updated 21-05-09 :- The Public Download is available today.Here is the Link of the BEta1 Home Page  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dd238515.aspx . Here are the Direct Links
     
    May 15

    Geneva VM and Secure collboration Guide

    You want to evaluate the Identity Mangement Solutions From MS named Geneva? Go ahead and Download the VM and This also contains Guide to secure collaboration between organizations using Microsoft Office SharePointServer 2007 and Geneva Server.Here is the Link
     
    Identity Developer Training Kit contains hands-on labs and resources: subsequent releases may contain presentations, samples and demos as well. The identity and access control products and services covered in this release are:
    • Microsoft "Geneva" Framework Beta 2
    • Microsoft "Geneva" Server Beta 2
    • .NET Access Control Service (March CTP)
    • Microsoft Federation Gateway

    RampUp-Learn SharePoint and Windows Mobile

    Rampup is the New Learning Site Where you can Learn SharePoint,WindowsMobile .So Signup here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/rampup/dd221355.aspx If you Want to learn any of these.
    May 14

    SqlServer 2008 Developer Training Kit and Samples

    Good Resources for Developer to Learn SqlServer2008.
    See also the SqlServer Community Samples including SyncFramework and SqlSerevrDataServices Samples here http://www.codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples#e2e
    May 13

    SilverLight White papers

    The SilverlIght Whitepapers which inludes SEO, Media and Security details had a new addition, EnterPRise Deployment Guidance.Check all the papers here http://silverlight.net/learn/whitepapers.aspx

    RIA Services May Updates

    The RIA services got a Update with Many Bug Fixes and Authenticatin Sample included in this release .Grab the new bits here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=76bb3a07-3846-4564-b0c3-27972bcaabce&displaylang=en. and the Samples here  http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/RiaServices
    May 11

    XAMLfest Online

    Online and Recorded Sessions includes MVVm,WPF,SilverLight and Xaml Sessions http://blogs.msdn.com/usisvde/archive/2009/05/10/join-for-xamlfest-recorded-sessions-online-live-june-1-5.aspx

    SharePoint 2010 System Requirement

    1. SharePoint Server 2010 will be 64-bit only.
    2. SharePoint Server 2010 will require 64-bit Windows Server 2008 or 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2.
    3. SharePoint Server 2010 will require 64-bit SQL Server 2008 or 64-bit SQL Server 2005.

    Axum

    It’s a language that builds upon the architecture of the web and the principles of isolation, actors, and message-passing to increase application safety, responsiveness, scalability and developer productivity. Other advanced concepts we are exploring are data flow networks, asynchronous methods, and type annotations for taming side-effects.
    Download Axum
     
    May 09

    Dime Cast Nice Little CodeCast

    Are you looking for quick Code Casts ? Do you prefer watching Videos then Reading on Net? If yes then Checkout the DimeCasts Short Videos her http://www.dimecasts.net .For example here is list of MVC videos http://www.dimecasts.net/Casts/ByTag/MVC .
    May 07

    windows7 RC

    you can download the Windows 7 Release Candidate. Yes, the RC is now available and features several changes and improvements since the beta release, including improved boot performance, FAT32 support, and User Account Control (UAC) design changes. To assist in your evaluation, here are some key resources:
    Windows 7 Federated Search Providers from the Windows Seven Forums.  (Support: How to Video & Implementer's Guide)
     
     and Talking about windows http://talkingaboutwindows.com/
    See a Detail Review of Windows 7 Here http://activewin.com/reviews/previews/windows7/.
     
    The Feature which intersts me most are DirectAcees Feature .  Its now bye bye VPN and WelCome to Direct Access with Windows 7 and WindowsServer 2008 R2. You need not have to Loggedinto VPN to access your Corporate Network More details here http://www.microsoft.com/DownLoads/info.aspx?na=90&p=&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=64966e88-1377-4d1a-be86-ab77014495f4&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f8%2f2%2f8%2f828C87C3-0420-49F7-9BD0-B99875E11FE3%2fDirectAccess+Technical+Overview.doc

    Also one should see the branch Caching

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enterprise/products/branchcache.aspx and BitLocker.
     
    May 04

    Biztalk 2009 Resources

     
     
     
     
     
     
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  • May 03

    WPF MVVM ToolKit

    WPF team relased a MVVM Toolkit on Codeplex which contains walkthrough of the MVVM pattern, a sample app using MVVM, as well as a Visual Studio template for MVVM.  The template creates a WPF application with folders for Views, ViewModels, Models, and Commands. Get the details and download here http://wpf.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?title=WPF%20Model-View-ViewModel%20Toolkit 
     
     
     
    May 02

    WeekEnd Digest:- Few Links

    Azure :-
     
     
    DataServices REST :-
     
     
    MVC-Ajax-Jquery:-
     
    Buisness MVC starter Kit http://bizweb.codeplex.com/
     
    Sharepoint:-
     
     
    WPF-SilverLight:-
    Trying to get the story straight [A brief summary of Storyboard differences between WPF and Silverlight]
    AjaxView http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/AjaxView