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Innovation Showcase : Updated Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit Released

posted by jbarnesjbarnes 1194 days, 17 hours, 27 minutes ago
Monday, February 15, 2010 4:33:22 PM GMT
15 February 2010 Updated Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit Released Following the release of the Visual Studio 2010 and .Net 4 Release Candidates last week, the Visual Studio training kit got a February update to cover all the new content. The Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos. This content is designed to help you learn how to utilize the Visual Studio 2010 features and a variety of framework technologies includin... (more)
category: How To | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : Windows Phone 7 Series – Show and Tell

posted by zhimingzhiming 1194 days, 17 hours, 26 minutes ago
Monday, February 15, 2010 4:34:41 PM GMT
15 February 2010Windows Phone 7 Series – Show and Tell Check out this Channe9 interview with Joe Belfiore and Charlie Kindel, to learn more about Windows Phone through demos! Technorati Tags: Windows Phone,Channel9,Joe Belfiore,Charlie KindelFiled under: Windows Phone 7 Series (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: Windows Phone
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Innovation Showcase : Windows Phone 7 Series Announcement

posted by jbarnesjbarnes 1194 days, 17 hours, 54 minutes ago
Monday, February 15, 2010 4:06:26 PM GMT
15 February 2010 Windows Phone 7 Series Announcement Today at Mobile World Congress, Steve Ballmer announced the latest version of the Microsoft mobile platform, Windows Phone 7 Series.  It’s goal is to deliver a game changing and compelling user experience that users will love.  Key focus areas for Windows Phone 7 Series include:World class Touch Experience – Rich gestures, responsive, intuitive, capacitive touchDistinctive Visuals - Distinctive “Metro” UI with hardware accelerated graphics and anima... (more)
category: Smart Client | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : Monitoring Applications in Windows Azure

published 1194 days, 20 hours, 52 minutes ago posted by wzackwzack 1195 days, 12 hours, 38 minutes ago
Monday, February 15, 2010 1:08:43 PM GMT Sunday, February 14, 2010 9:22:26 PM GMT
Monitoring Applications in Windows Azure Hedgehog’s Cloud Application Monitor was created to fill a gap in creating application for the Azure Cloud. There is no easy way to monitor applications running in the cloud, and no quickly accessible repository of historical data. The Cloud Application Monitor downloads diagnostic information from the cloud and stores it in a local SQL server database. Hedgehog has posted this application on Codeplex as a free download. (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : Confused about Windows Azure Billing?

published 1194 days, 20 hours, 52 minutes ago posted by wzackwzack 1195 days, 12 hours, 55 minutes ago
Monday, February 15, 2010 1:08:43 PM GMT Sunday, February 14, 2010 9:05:16 PM GMT
Confused about Windows Azure Billing? The Windows Azure Platform is based on an Operational Expenditure (OPEX) model as opposed to the on-premise Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) model that most of us are used to. This means that means that, while you pay nothing up front for using Azure storage and computational resources, you do have to understand how your use of those resources will be billed to you. This blog post does a pretty good job of explaining how this works. If you want to expl... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Free Windows Azure Access for Scientists

published 1194 days, 20 hours, 52 minutes ago posted by wzackwzack 1195 days, 13 hours, 15 minutes ago
Monday, February 15, 2010 1:08:43 PM GMT Sunday, February 14, 2010 8:45:21 PM GMT
Microsoft, in conjunction with the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be giving research scientists free access to Windows Azure for three years in order to help them solve problems requiring massive amounts of computation. (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : Something about Federated Search on Windows 7

published 1197 days, 22 hours, 8 minutes ago posted by zhimingzhiming 1198 days, 17 hours, 22 minutes ago
Friday, February 12, 2010 11:52:09 AM GMT Thursday, February 11, 2010 4:38:23 PM GMT
11 February 2010Something about Federated Search on Windows 7 Curt Devlin discusses in his recent post one of Windows 7’s enterprise features – federated search from the perspective of users and developers. In particular, he touches on the security issue related to the feature and explains that federated search, which is essentially a connector itself consisting of a standard XML file, doesn’t subvert standard network security measures. In fact, Windows 7 federated search providers can support NTLM, K... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: Windows 7, Federated Search
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Want to know how Windows Azure is Feeling?

posted by wzackwzack 1215 days, 19 hours, 36 minutes ago
Monday, January 25, 2010 2:24:06 PM GMT
Want to know how Windows Azure is Feeling? If you want to know the health status of Windows Azure Platform services in each of our data centers at any time take a look at the Windows Azure Platform dashboard at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/support/status/servicedashboard.aspx. (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : ARCast.TV - An Overview of MVC4WPF - Part 3 of 3

published 1215 days, 21 hours, 49 minutes ago posted by bobfamiliarbobfamiliar 1216 days, 14 hours, 38 minutes ago
Monday, January 25, 2010 12:11:40 PM GMT Sunday, January 24, 2010 7:22:17 PM GMT
24 January 2010ARCast.TV - An Overview of MVC4WPF - Part 3 of 3 Brian H. Prince talks with Stephen Giffin and John Hannah about their new open source project called MVC4WPF. It is a new framework and guidance package that helps you quickly build enterprise WPF applications. They have seen a dramatic improvement in productivity, ability to leverage entry level developers, and a massive reduction in development costs. The framework helps your developers follow the right path and do the right thing. Pa... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: Brian H. Prince, Practical Guidance, WPF, Open Source, Architecture, Architects, ARCast, MVC
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Innovation Showcase : Architect Innovation Cafe Webcast-Visual Studio Tools For Architects

published 1215 days, 21 hours, 49 minutes ago posted by bobfamiliarbobfamiliar 1218 days, 16 hours, 44 minutes ago
Monday, January 25, 2010 12:11:40 PM GMT Friday, January 22, 2010 5:16:48 PM GMT
22 January 2010Architect Innovation Cafe Webcast-Visual Studio Tools For Architects Each month through June 2010, we’ll bring you a 60-minute Architect focused Webcast to educate on the latest trends/topics and how new technologies can align with your business needs. February 25, 2010 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST Title: Visual Studio Tools For Architects Abstract:Come learn how the new code visualization, UML, and Architectural Validation tools inside Visual Studio 2010 come together to help you under... (more)
category: Podcast | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: UML, Architect Cafe, Model Driven Development
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Innovation Showcase : ARCast.TV Special - Designing Multi-tenant Applications on Windows Azure

published 1219 days, 58 minutes ago posted by bobfamiliarbobfamiliar 1220 days, 11 hours, 23 minutes ago
Friday, January 22, 2010 9:02:39 AM GMT Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:37:14 PM GMT
20 January 2010ARCast.TV Special - Designing Multi-tenant Applications on Windows Azure ARCast.TV Special - Designing Multi-tenant Applications on Windows Azure featuring Joseph Hofstader Cloud computing is one of the hottest topics in information technology today.  With all the confusion surrounding acronyms ending in ‘aas’ like Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) it can be intimidating for even seasoned IT professionals.  This presenta... (more)
category: Podcast | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: Multi-tenancy, Windows Azure, Practical Guidance, SQL Azure, Cloud Architecture, Architecture, Architects, ARCast
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Make better sense of your spending an saving decisions

posted by wzackwzack 1220 days, 11 hours, 25 minutes ago
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:35:57 PM GMT
Make better sense of your spending an saving decisions bundle.com is a new service just launched in conjunction with Microsoft Citicorp and Morningstar.  It is dedicated to helping people make better sense of their spending and saving decisions through context, comparison and community. It incorporates Money Management tools, Savings tools, Cost Comparison tools and Social networking features such as discounted group purchasing.  bundle will let end users utilize demographic data to p... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : Microsoft, Google Debate Cloud Future

posted by bobfamiliarbobfamiliar 1221 days, 18 hours, 27 minutes ago
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 3:33:32 PM GMT
19 January 2010Microsoft, Google Debate Cloud Future Jeffrey Schwartz over at RedmondMag.com covered the inaugural meeting of the New York Technology Council. Google Vice President of Research Alfred Spector and [our very own] Microsoft architect evangelist Bill Zack debated their views on how data will be stored and shared in the future. Read more… About the Author Jeffrey Schwartz is executive editor of Redmond Channel Partner and an editor-at-large at Redmond magazine. Follow him on Twitter @Jef... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: Windows Azure, SQL Azure, Cloud Computing, Architecture, Google App Engine
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Innovation Showcase : Making Your Windows 7 Applications Colorful

published 1221 days, 19 minutes ago posted by zhimingzhiming 1222 days, 10 hours, 53 minutes ago
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:41:33 AM GMT Monday, January 18, 2010 11:07:05 PM GMT
18 January 2010Making Your Windows 7 Applications Colorful While working on a Windows 7 application that allows users to choose their preferred colors to customize selected objects, I came across a few examples that I found very useful in terms of helping me get started working with colors from the development perspective and thought I’d share them with you. 1. The ColorsHelper Application Using the System.Windows.Media.Colors and System.Windows.SystemColors assemblies available in .NET 3.5 or higher,... (more)
category: Smart Client | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: Application Development, Windows 7
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Innovation Showcase : Windows Azure Blob Storage Walkthrough

published 1221 days, 19 minutes ago posted by wzackwzack 1222 days, 13 hours, 40 minutes ago
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:41:33 AM GMT Monday, January 18, 2010 8:20:19 PM GMT
Windows Azure Blob Storage Walkthrough In his Cloudy in Seattle blog Jim Nakashima illustrates the “Hello World” of Windows Azure blob storage through the vehicle of a simple file upload and maintenance program.   Starting with a very brief overview of Blob Storage he covers how to use Visual Studio to create a Windows Azure Web Role project, test it in the development fabric, allocate and deploy it into the cloud. If you are looking for a place to start with Blob Storage this is defin... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 1 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Gartner RIA Report: Microsoft rated Strong Positive

published 1221 days, 19 minutes ago posted by jbarnesjbarnes 1222 days, 17 hours, 19 minutes ago
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:41:33 AM GMT Monday, January 18, 2010 4:41:50 PM GMT
18 January 2010 Gartner RIA Report: Microsoft rates Strong Positive Need help justifying Silverlight for developing mission-critical RIA Applications?   Check-out the latest Gartner report – released December 31, 2009 under the title “MarketScope for Ajax Technologies and Rich Internet Application Platforms” by analysts Ray Valdes, Eric Knipp, David Mitchell Smith, Gene Phifer and Mark Driver – that delivers valuable information about the Rich Internet Application (RIA) market segment.  MarketScop... (more)
category: Metro | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : Channel 9 – Silverlight 4 Training by John Papa

published 1221 days, 19 minutes ago posted by jbarnesjbarnes 1222 days, 17 hours, 50 minutes ago
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:41:33 AM GMT Monday, January 18, 2010 4:10:56 PM GMT
18 January 2010 Channel 9 – Silverlight 4 Training by John Papa Need to get up-to-speed quickly on the new features in Silverlight 4? Check-out this webcast series on Channel 9 by John Papa that cover topics like: What's New in Silverlight 4 Find out what enhancements Silverlight 4 Beta introduces… Rich Text Editor This is a four-part hands-on lab that walks through the creation of a rich text editor application. Image Browser This is a two-part hands-on lab that walks through the creation of ... (more)
category: Metro | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : Microsoft’s 3 Screen & the Cloud Vision

published 1221 days, 20 hours, 22 minutes ago posted by wzackwzack 1222 days, 17 hours, 54 minutes ago
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 1:38:55 PM GMT Monday, January 18, 2010 4:06:33 PM GMT
Microsoft’s 3 Screen & the Cloud Vision Microsoft Architect Evangelist Bill Zack spoke about Microsoft’s 3 Screens and the Cloud vision at a local Technology Council panel in New York Thursday night.  He was on the panel with Alfred Spector, Google’s Vice President of Research and a councilwoman from New York city. 3 Screens & the Cloud is Microsoft’s vision that embraces the convergence of content and protocols across all devices; the PC, the mobile phone and Television including n... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : KODU Game Lab Gets Kids IN the Game

published 1221 days, 19 minutes ago posted by jbarnesjbarnes 1222 days, 18 hours, 31 minutes ago
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:41:33 AM GMT Monday, January 18, 2010 3:29:32 PM GMT
18 January 2010 KODU Game Lab Gets Kids IN the Game Microsoft Fuse Labs has released KODU a visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone. KODU provides an end-to-end creative environment for designing, building, and playing your own new games on the PC or XBOX 360:High-level language incorporates real-world primitives: collision, color, vision Runs on Xbox 360 and PC Interactive terrain editor Bridge and p... (more)
category: How To | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Just Got Easy

published 1221 days, 19 minutes ago posted by jbarnesjbarnes 1222 days, 19 hours, 52 minutes ago
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:41:33 AM GMT Monday, January 18, 2010 2:08:22 PM GMT
18 January 2010 Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Just Got Easy Check out the just-released, free, SEO toolkit extension for IIS that lets you examine and review your website for optimized Search Engine queries and then make changes fast. Start with the free download, review your website, and make changes fast. The SEO Toolkit with its detailed analysis and search engine friendly suggestions helps improve the relevance of your website in search results right away. The SEO Toolkit will help you: In... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com