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The Panel: Code and Examples for creating front end experiences

The Panel is the place to collect showcases of new user experiences and provide insights on how they...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/15/2007

Full Developer Session List for Developer & IT-Pro Days 2007

The full developer conference session list for Developer & IT-Pro Days 2007 is now available....

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/13/2007

Why developers should get ready for Windows Server "Longhorn"

The answer is quick and easy: build more reliable and robust applications (using the Windows Server...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/11/2007

MSDN Event Luxembourg on Workflow in SharePoint Services and Server

Next Tuesday, March 13th, we have an MSDN Event in Luxembourg on "Understanding Workflow in Windows...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/10/2007

Top speakers at Developer and IT-Pro Days 2007

I haven't provided an update yet on this weeks progress for our Developer & IT-Pro Days 2007....

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/09/2007

Scott Guthrie Shooting Private Donut and a cool WPF/E video player

Scott Guthrie debuts in Red vs Blue! In this Red vs. Blue episode, the concept of ASP.NET AJAX is...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/06/2007

XAML and Web Content Management discussed at User Group Meetings

For the community members Belgium, interested in XAML or Web Content Management - and not overflowed...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/05/2007

2 new bloggers for our Belgian community

I'm happy to welcome two new Belgian technology bloggers to the blogosphere! Both are actively using...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/05/2007

Dynamically start and kill a workflow with Windows Workflow Foundation

Serge Luca - who recently decided to make a move from Guidance to u2u - wrote an article on starting...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/05/2007

IntelliSense support for JavaScript and ASP.NET AJAX rocks in Visual Studio "Orcas"

Yesterday I listed ASP.NET AJAX as one of the technologies discussed. During my talk I mentioned...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/03/2007

Building better Web Experiences: from ASP.NET AJAX to WPF/e

This afternoon I did a workshop on Microsoft's Web Platform & Tools for LBi. I think it went...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/02/2007

Visual Studio "Orcas" March 2007 CTP is available for download

... from the Microsoft Download Center. Microsoft Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" is the next...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/28/2007

Ted Neward on Rich Office Client Applications

Over on the InfoQ web site Ted Neward has published a new article on Rich Office Client...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/26/2007

Does your application run on Windows Vista?

Last week I blogged about "How Adobe Products (Not) Support Windows Vista". I posted this because I...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/25/2007

More WPF applications, all based on the new Reader SDK

A couple of weeks ago I posted a list of cool WPF applications. This list of applications published...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/24/2007

SmartPart for SharePoint: now with AJAX support

During last TechEd in Barcelona, Jan and Patrick delivered a session "Building Web Parts the Smart...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/24/2007

e-Learning: Free ASP.NET AJAX Training

[Via Brad Abrams] In the Microsoft e-learning developer catalog (web section) a new online course on...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/24/2007

e-Learning: Developing Rich Experiences with .NET Framework 3.0 and Visual Studio 2005

A number of partners have contacted me over the last couple of weeks to provide them with an...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/23/2007

Countdown to MIX07 and gadgets

MIX is Microsoft’s premiere conference for web developers, designers and business professionals....

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/22/2007

Seattle: a new daily direct destination for Air France

From June 11th 2007 on Europeans will have another option to pick a daily direct flight from central...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/20/2007

Due to a busy travel schedule and working on the agenda of Dev & IT-Pro Days 2007, I haven't...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/20/2007

Ron Jacobs on 'Introduction To Software Architecture' at Developer and IT-Pro Days 2007

Over the last editions of Developer & IT-Pro Days we received feedback from some attendees that...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/20/2007

How Adobe Products (Not) Support Windows Vista

Cara Cassidy on the Adobe Creative Solutions PR blog points to a newly released FAQ - posted by...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/17/2007

Microsoft Hosting Day on February 27

On February 27th Microsoft Belux organizes a Microsoft Hosting Day. This Microsoft Hosting Day is an...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/16/2007

Evidence on Visual Studio Team System ROI

If you're looking for some evidence on the ROI of deploying Visual Studio Team System and Team...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/15/2007

IIS7: The web server for Windows Vista and Beyond

While working on the agenda for the developer sessions at Dev & IT-Pro Days 2007, I had some...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/15/2007

Nice list of demo-able WPF applications

At Designertopia a couple of weeks ago I had some informal talks with people from McCann-Erickson on...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/14/2007

The Impact of Web 2.0 and Emerging Social Network Models

Today I received a couple of questions from a journalist who was looking for some information on Web...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/13/2007

Sample SaaS application: LitwareHR

Gianpaolo Carraro and Fred Chong from the Microsoft Corp Architecture Strategy team have released...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/13/2007

Microsoft Belux is hiring an Enterprise Architect Evangelist

A couple of months ago my colleague Alain Leroy - at that time still blogging on the MSDN Blogs -...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/13/2007

Developer & IT-Pro Days 2007 - Pre-conference on ASP.NET AJAX and WPF/E

I'm in Seattle, WA this week attending a Microsoft internal training event. While traveling to the...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/08/2007

"The future is now" blog is on Live Spaces!

The Microsoft Belux DPE team has a new manager: Luc Van de Velde. Luc - a Microsoft veteran - only...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/02/2007

BIWUG membership is now free - New meetings announced!

It's been a while since the last meeting of the Belgian Information Worker Group (BIWUG) but now...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/02/2007

Scott Guthrie was in Belgium and an udpate on Designertopia in London

While I'm currently in London, attending Designertopia, the VISUG/MSDN meeting with Scott Guthrie in...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/02/2007

Scott Guthrie speaking in Belgium on February 1st

Last week Scott Guthrie announced the release to the web of ASP.NET AJAX v1.0. And a couple of days...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/28/2007

MSDN Event in Luxembourg: A Technical Overview Of ASP.NET AJAX

Tomorrow, January 26, we have a 1/2 day MSDN Event in Luxemburg on what is probably the hottest...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/25/2007

Blog silence is over ... catching up!

This blog has been very silent over the last couple of weeks. Main reason for this: I spent a couple...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/22/2007

Installing Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals RTM

Gert Drapers reports that Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals - codenamed Datadude...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/08/2006

Getting started with developing WPF/E applications

The release of the first (December) CTP of WPF/E and the announcement of the new names and design of...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/07/2006

VISUG December Events

The new web site of the Belgian Visual Studio User Group (VISUG) has gone live last week. And...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/04/2006

New videos to watch on msdn's Showtime!

Two keynotes from the Belgian "Ready for a New Day" event are available to watch on the MSDN's...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/03/2006

WPF/E is coming ...

I've been talking a lot to web agencies about the rich web experiences and how these can be created...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/02/2006

Final version of ‘My Web Pages Starter Kit’ is here

Beginning of November I already mentioned that the RC1 version of the My Web Pages Starter Kit was...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/30/2006

Free your ideas at designertopia conference

Microsoft? Interactive design? Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office system lead a new wave of...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/29/2006

Windows Workflow Foundation Essentials Training

One of our Belgian Microsoft Certified Partners for Learning Solutions - Guidance - has created a...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/29/2006

Preparing for Windows Vista retail on www.windowsvistaretail.com

During the Windows Vista "See the Difference" roadshow Microsoft Belux prepared system builders and...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/29/2006

FxUserGroup meeting: Back from TechEd Europe 2006

Next week - 29 November - the FxUserGroup organizes it's third meeting. The topic of this meeting is...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/22/2006

SDLC-in-a-Box version 2.0 available

I blogged it already a couple of weeks ago but it's now available: SDLC-in-a-Box version 2.0! The...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/20/2006

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