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FOLLOW UP: Reston Developer Conference 04DEC08

2008-12-05T01:06:00Z

Vlad and I would like thank everyone for attending the conference! Here are the downloads: What I’ve learned about Visual Studio 2010, .NET Framework 4.0 (and beyond), Silverlight 3 (and beyond) – deck "Oslo" and "Dublin" Overview Read More......(read more)

Raleigh Developer Dinner – Post Event Blog

2008-12-04T05:34:27Z

Thank You! to everyone who attended the developer dinner. It was great to have the opportunity to finally do this in the Raleigh area and you should expect us to do more of these types of events. As promised here are some resources: Someone mention AJAX Read More......(read more)

Accessibility in Windows 7

2008-12-02T13:37:42Z

Just published on the Engineering Windows blog, a great article about accessibility in Windows 7 http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2008/11/30/accessibility-in-windows-7.aspx -Keith Read More......(read more)

Part 2 of my Interview with Pat Helland

2008-11-24T23:57:00Z

I had such a great time with Pat talking about the future of computing. In Part 2 of my interview with Pat Helland he talks about the framing of unreliability and eventual consistency of transactions. Check it out on the Channel9 ARCast! http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/ARCast.TV/ARCastTV-Pat-Helland-on-Memories-Guesses-and-Apologies/ Read More......(read more)

MISSED THE PDC? Catch the content live at the MSDN Developer Conference

2008-11-20T01:49:00Z

We’re bringing the PDC to you! For just $99 you’ll get the best of the PDC in your own backyard and hear all of the exciting announcements around the Azure Services Platform and Windows 7. Other sessions include the latest developments in .NET, Silverlight, Read More......(read more)

Microsoft Public Sector Technology Conference - December 4, 2008, Reston, VA

2008-11-20T00:59:00Z

I am pleased to announce the agenda and details for the Public Sector Technology Conference in Reston, VA to be held on December 4, 2008. ACTION REQUESTED: Please register today as space is limited!!! Event Date & Time: December 4, 2008 , 9:00 – 17:00 Read More......(read more)

Webcast Schedule for December 2008

2008-11-18T20:28:00Z

Register today for our upcoming webcasts! Date Time Location Title and Registration Presenter Audience December 12, 2008 14:00 - 15:00 EST Webcast Cloud Services for State and Local Government Joel Reyes Developers December 17, 2008 14:00 - 15:00 EST Read More......(read more)

ATTENTION WEB DEVELOPERS WCAG 2.0 Moves to Last Stage in W3C Approval Process

2008-11-14T16:38:00Z

For those of you (like me) who are interested in Accessibility and/or need to ensure your websites remain in compliance with section 508 you'll be interested to know that the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 was published as a W3C Proposed Recommendation Read More......(read more)

CloudCamp Federal 08 (Washington, DC)

2008-11-11T18:44:55Z

Just wanted to inform our readers that Vlad Vinogradsky, Marc Schweigert and myself will attend CloudCamp Federal 08 that takes place on November 12 between 15:00 - 21:00. "CloudCamp is an unconference where early adapters of Cloud Computing technologies Read More......(read more)

HOT: 30% DISCOUNT on Visual Studio

2008-11-10T22:39:00Z

For anyone considering an upgrade to Visual Studio Team System 2008 we've just announced a promotion (shall we say an economic stimulus package for developers ;) Details are available at - http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/promotions/overview.mspx Read More......(read more)

ANNOUNCING: Developer Dinner On Demand

2008-11-10T02:26:57Z

My team delivers a monthly Developer Dinner for US Public Sector Partners in Reston, Virginia. At the dinners, we give 90-120 minute developer focused presentations on recently released / future developer technologies. We have had great success Read More......(read more)

DevDinnerOnDemand: Overview of the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

2008-11-10T02:25:27Z

With the .NET Framework 3.5 (the version native to Visual Studio 2008) coming up on its first anniversary, Microsoft is poised to release the first update to the framework in the form of Service Pack (SP1). This Service Pack is unlike your standard Read More......(read more)

ESB guidance

2008-11-06T05:24:00Z

A new set of ESB guidance has been released by the Patterns and Practices team. Details below: Microsoft patterns & practices is excited to announce the latest addition to the p&p library of software architecture guidance: ESB Guidance 2.0 CTP Read More......(read more)

Improve WPF application deployment with the Client Profile Designer

2008-11-06T01:26:16Z

Sorry for repurposing content, but this one is easy to miss so I think it is worth it “The Client Profile Configuration Designer is the designer for the .NET Framework Client Profile. It will allow developers to customize the end-user deployment experience. Read More......(read more)

Helpful walkthroughs, labs, and Expression Blend support for the WPF Toolkit

2008-11-06T00:45:44Z

I’ve already blog’d about the WPF Toolkit & the WPF Ribbon Preview . One of the things that may not be obvious, is how to get started with the new controls. Buried inside the October 2008 Release page is a set of links for control walkthroughs, Read More......(read more)