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Internet Explorer Administration Kit 8 Beta (IEAK)

The Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) 8 Beta simplifies the creation, deployment and...

Author: PubSec Date: 09/05/2008

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Release!

Here is a good run-down on everything IE8... https://blogs.msdn.com/ie/ and you can download Beta 2...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/27/2008

Microsoft Photosynth Redefines How We Take/(Look At) Pictures…

In case you haven't heard of it, check this new pretty innovative way of enjoying picture taking and...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/26/2008

Microsoft® Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR August CTP

In addition to providing support for SQL Server 2008 database projects, this release incorporates...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/23/2008

Microsoft .NET Framework Client Profile Offline Installer - PREVIEW

If you are considering or actually involved in developing applications with offline capabilities,...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/23/2008

VS2008 SP1 WCF Tools: More details

The WCF Tools team has a new post up, with screenshots, showing the enhancements they've made for...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/22/2008

Virtual Earth, SQL 2008, & GeoJSON

I've been chatting with Vish over email.  He made me aware his approach to getting SQL 2008...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/21/2008

Preventing SQL Injection with the Entity Framework and Data Services

Yesterday, at the Developer Dinner, I answered a bunch of questions around SQL Injection in the...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/21/2008

FOLLOW UP: Developer Dinner on .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

Thanks to everyone who attended! You can download the deck and links to the code here: Normally, I...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/21/2008

Engineering Windows 7 - The Blog!

The Microsoft Windows 7 Team has started the discussion about the upcoming release of Windows......

Author: PubSec Date: 08/19/2008

Free training on .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and ASP.NET MVC

Looking for free introductory training on the .NET 3.5 SP1 & ASP.NET MVC?  Head over to...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/18/2008

WPF Datagrid & the WPF Toolkit

In addition to releasing the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 last week, which included a number of...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/18/2008

Virtual Earth ASP.NET Control Samples

John O'Brien, a Windows Live Developer MVP, has been cranking out samples of how to use the Virtual...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/18/2008

Microsoft Public Sector Technology Conference - September 17, 2008, Denver, CO

I am pleased to announce the agenda and details for the Public Sector Technology Conference in...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/15/2008

Webcast Schedule for September 2008

Register today for our upcoming webcasts! DATE TIME LOCATION TITLE AND REGISTRATION LINK PRESENTERS...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/15/2008

Q&A: Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

What do Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 include? Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/13/2008

Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is more than a traditional...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/12/2008

Want to access SQL Server 2005 from PHP?

You are in luck!  Version 1.0 RTM of the SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP is live!  Check...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/05/2008

Improving Web Services Security Guide v1.0 Released by P&P Team

The Patterns & Practices Team have recently released v1.0 of the web services security guide (in...

Author: PubSec Date: 08/04/2008

Building Virtual Earth applications just keeps getting easier

I've given a number of presentations on Virtual Earth development over the last couple years. ...

Author: PubSec Date: 07/29/2008

Architect Panel Discussion released to TechEd Online

[Cross-posted from Lamont's blog] An interesting panel discussion video was recently released to the...

Author: PubSec Date: 07/28/2008

SaaS Vendor quits browser to boost sales

Interesting win-back from the browser for WPF. Whats are the two take-aways for public sector...

Author: PubSec Date: 07/22/2008

SCREENCAST: Rendering Polygons from SQL Server 2008 on Virtual Earth

In this screencast, I build off of the concepts shown in my previous screencast and show you how to...

Author: PubSec Date: 07/18/2008

SCREENCAST: Saving Virtual Earth Polygons to SQL Server 2008

In this screencast, I show you how to draw a polygon on a Virtual Earth map and save it using...

Author: PubSec Date: 07/18/2008

Looking for updated documentation on Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta?

https://vs2008sp1docs.msdn.microsoft.com I've found the ADO.NET Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data...

Author: PubSec Date: 07/16/2008

Learn how to develop on SharePoint

I'd have to say that my weakest area of development is probably SharePoint.  I know how to...

Author: PubSec Date: 07/16/2008

WEBCAST RECORDING: Adding Mapping Capabilities to your Applications with Virtual Earth and ASP.NET AJAX

First, let me apologize since I promised to make this recording available almost two months...

Author: PubSec Date: 07/16/2008

Installing SQL Server 2008 RC0 & Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta on the same machine

I've been having some issues getting my VPC updated to SQL Server 2008 RC0 and Visual Studio 2008...

Author: PubSec Date: 07/15/2008

Behind the Maps - The Technology of Virtual Earth

I talk to people about programming with Virtual Earth quite often.  Beyond the developer APIs,...

Author: PubSec Date: 07/14/2008

P&P ships Composite Application Guidance for WPF

The Patterns & Practices team has recently released the Composite Application Guidance for WPF...

Author: PubSec Date: 07/03/2008

Virtual Earth Wrapper for Silverlight (VIEWS)

At MIX 08, Chris Pendleton announced that the Virtual Earth team is working on a Silverlight 2...

Author: PubSec Date: 07/01/2008

SCREENCAST: Using Virtual Earth in a WPF Application

As promised, here is the screencast for my previous post:...

Author: PubSec Date: 06/27/2008

WPF and Virtual Earth revisited

I've been pretty quite on the blogging front lately.  Every once in a while, I get the...

Author: PubSec Date: 06/24/2008

FOLLOW UP: RIA Dinner (Reston, VA)

Thanks to everyone who attended the RIA dinner on June 17th.  I promised to publish the deck...

Author: PubSec Date: 06/23/2008

Microsoft Rich Internet Applications Dinner - June 17, 2008 - Reston, VA

Rich Internet Applications Dinner Microsoft Silverlight for Designers & Developers June 17, 2008...

Author: PubSec Date: 06/13/2008

FOLLOW UP: Public Sector Developer Conference (Nashville, TN)

Thanks to everyone who attended.  Sorry about the overflow into the hallways.  There was...

Author: PubSec Date: 06/06/2008

Visual Studio Extensions for WSS (VSeWSS) v1.2 Released

Version 1.2 of the Visual Studio extensions for WSS has been released and available for download....

Author: PubSec Date: 06/05/2008

Reminder - HPCPAL Jumpstart Event - June 18, 2008 Reston, VA Microsoft Office - Register Today!!

HPCPAL Jumpstart Event - June 18, 2008 Reston, VA Microsoft Office You are invited to participate in...

Author: PubSec Date: 06/03/2008

Parallel Extensions to .NET June 2008 CTP

Free performance lunch is over. During the past few decades we witnessed continuous growth of single...

Author: PubSec Date: 06/03/2008

Announcing Visual Studio MythWeek!!

We are celebrating Visual Studio Myth Week from June 2-6. Are you curious to find out what it is all...

Author: PubSec Date: 06/01/2008

WEBCAST: Software + Services (S+S) for Architects ( with solution showcase for PubSec from Partner)

Tomorrow is the conclusion of our first series on S+S! We will have Mark Alexander from I-S...

Author: PubSec Date: 05/29/2008

Visual Studio Myth Week

Our easy-to-remember URL = https://www.mythweek.com/ - share the goodness with your friends by...

Author: PubSec Date: 05/28/2008

WPF validation with Enterprise Library 4.0

If you have not heard the announcement elsewhere, Enterprise Library 4.0 from patterns &...

Author: PubSec Date: 05/20/2008

Webcast Schedule for June 2008

Register today for our upcoming webcasts! DATE TIME LOCATION TITLE AND REGISTRATION LINK PRESENTERS...

Author: PubSec Date: 05/19/2008

Webcast: Software + Services for Developers

The broad Software + Services approach unites multiple industry phenomena including...

Author: PubSec Date: 05/19/2008

SharePoint Deployment Planning Services (SDPS) Released

[Cross-posted from Lamont's Blog] Announced on the SharePoint Team Blog, the SharePoint Deployment...

Author: PubSec Date: 05/19/2008

Resellers

Need assistance in sellling Microsoft Developer Products to your Public Sector customers? We're here...

Author: PubSec Date: 05/16/2008

FOLLOW UP: Public Sector Developer Conference (Downers Grove, IL)

Thanks to everyone who attended!  Here are the links to the decks and code for the...

Author: PubSec Date: 05/16/2008

Did you know it is WPF Week on Channel 9?

There are a bunch of videos at https://channel9.msdn.com/Showforum.aspx?forumid=14&tagid=329...

Author: PubSec Date: 05/16/2008

Charlotte Code Camp - Spring 2008 at CPCC

If you are located in the Charlotte-NC area, please join us this Saturday for our annual Spring Code...

Author: PubSec Date: 05/14/2008

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