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Microsoft Visual Studio Code Name Orcas Community Technology Preview - Development Tools for WinFX 2.0.50727.154 (Windows)

The Microsoft Visual Studio Code Name Orcas Community Technology Preview - Development Tools for WinFX CTP provides developers with support for building WinFX applications using the final released version of Visual Studio 2005. This support includes XAML Intellisense support through schema extensions for the editor, project templates for the Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Development Tool, Microsoft WinFX, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2007-10-05

Flash, AJAX, WinFX and the importance of experience

There is a fascinating article in Newsweek that anyone who does anything with the web should read. It's important because it talks to a different audience the future users and it comes at the topic without the hype with which so many things in the "web 2.0" space seem to...

Tags: Web, AJAX, Flex

Blog posts 2006-03-27

Using Visual Studio 2005 to Redistribute the WinFX Runtime Components 3.0

This paper describes how to use Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 to deploy Microsoft WinFX 3.0 applications with winfxrc.exe, the WinFX Runtime Components redistributable package. The Microsoft WinFX Runtime Components 3.0 provides one redistributable installer that contains the .NET Framework 2.0 bindings to Windows Vista API that are necessary to run...

Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft WinFX, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft WinFX Runtime Components 3.0, Microsoft Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2005-12-01

What Is WinFX - The New Programming Interface Introduced in Windows "Longhorn"

The presenter of this webcast explains the object-oriented, managed API for the breadth of Windows "Longhorn" and how it relates to the work one is already doing on the .NET Framework.

Tags: Microsoft WinFX, Microsoft Longhorn, Programming, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development

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Vista fiasco continues with retreat to XP

Vista fiasco continues with retreat to XPVista is what squeezed me outof the MS flock. I was an avid supporter and advocate for MS right up to XP. I reluctantly went to XP Pro. Then along came WGA and false positives and Redmond telling me I needed to replace an...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Vista fiasco, ULCPC, fiasco, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Discussion threads 2008-04-04

Google vs. Microsoft: Call it a draw over time

Google vs. Microsoft: Call it a draw over timeGoogle should wake up and crush MSMS derives 100% of its product from two products: windows and Office.Attack the windows profits by supporting Wine. A good enough implementation of the win32 api will be enough to destroy the house of cards on...

Tags: Leadership, Strategy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., CALL IT, draw

Discussion threads 2007-10-11

2007 Office System: Microsoft SDK for Open XML Formats 1 (Windows)

The 2007 Microsoft Office system introduces a new file format that is based on XML called Open XML Formats. Microsoft Office Word 2007, Microsoft Office Excel 2007, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 all use these formats as the default file format. Open XML formats are useful for developers because they...

Tags: SDK, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, Open XML Formats, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2007-09-18

Java goes back to the PC

Java goes back to the PCExcellent ArticleJust enough information to inspire Java applet work without to much Microsoft bashing. The Microsoft bashing is nonetheless critical in explaining why Applets are currently believed inferior by many developers including those now doing Web 2.0 work. What could also be mentioned in the...

Tags: Programming languages, Microsoft Bashing, PC, Java, Microsoft Corp., applet, Java applet

Discussion threads 2007-05-11

Annoying quirks in Vista Photo Gallery

Last week was my living with Vista week one report card and there were many things I liked about Vista. However not all was well and a few quality issues like DVD interlaced playback problems on widescreen video content were still bothering me. Microsoft did inform me that...

Tags: Desktop, Fun Stuff, Vista

Blog posts 2007-02-26

A (Microsoft) code name a day: Decatur

Even though more and more teams at Microsoft seem to be shying away from christening their fledgling products with good, old-fashioned code names – favoring the ever-so-boring “V.Next” designation instead -- there are still some who are doing so. Microsoft code names always have piqued my interest....

Tags: Code names, Development tools, Corporate strategy, Decatur Best guess, codename, Microsoft Corp.

Blog posts 2006-12-20

XP Power Management group policy tool

XP Power Management group policy toolNice GeorgeWe push down a registry ACL that allows users to manage power settings themselves.Sorry George, but this is useles for me.All of us still refusing to join the land of Microsoft's Active Directory find this a pretty useless point. Though we should all...

Tags: Directory services, Network security, Digital security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Windows 2003, ACL, Novell NDS, Microsoft Windows, Nucrash, group policy, power management, GPO

Discussion threads 2006-12-05

Microsoft readies Vista and Web-friendly tools

Microsoft readies Vista and Web-friendly toolsI'm fed up with hearing about this FrankenSoftware !Let's move on to this site to hear what others have to say about FrankenSoftware I mean Windows Vista .http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2006/11/06/scariest-thing-microsoft-vista/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoney.cnn.com%2Fpopups%2F2006%2Ffortune%2Fscary_tech%2F5.html&frame=trueAll those fed up with FrankenSoftware should take this test .It's a questionaire about what Linux Distribution is...

Tags: UNIX, PRODUCTIVITY, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Web, MICROSOFT JUST, Linux, Microsoft Corp., FrankenSoftware, AJAX, tool

Discussion threads 2006-11-06

.Net Framework 3.0 is done

Microsoft hit another milestone on the road to Windows Vista on November 6: The .Net Framework 3.0 has gone to manufacturing. Microsoft announced the completion of .Net Framework 3.0 – the collection of technologies formerly known as WinFX (Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows CardSpace...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, .NET, Operating systems, .NET Framework 3.0, Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Windows Vista

Blog posts 2006-11-06

Microsoft makes Linux pact with Novell

Microsoft makes Linux pact with NovellOh my!!!!! Trouble for everyone besides Novell"In addition, the software makers have struck a deal on patents designed to give customers peace of mind about using Novell's open-source products, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Novell CEO Ronald Hovsepian said at an event here."Hmmm, so Novell...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Novell Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-11-02

Getting ready for .NET 3.0

I've spent some time tooling around what was formerly known as Avalon and Indigo, then renamed to WinFX, and finally baptized as .NET 3.0, a move that positioned the development framework as the next step in .NET's evolution which makes a certain amount of sense. By "tooling...

Tags: API

Blog posts 2006-10-31

Windows PowerShell: First, Monad; Next, Aspen

Windows PowerShell: First, Monad; Next, AspenAs long as they deliver a useful shell...Hopefully, the days for the lousy BAT file is dated. It is overdue to improve scripting on Windows for general programmers. Bat is not up to the job.Let's also hope Aspen/Monad relationship is not going to be a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows PowerShell, SDK, WinFX SDK, Bat File, Aspen Technology Inc., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-09-27

The coming RIA wars: A roundup of the Web's new face

The coming RIA wars: A roundup of the Web's new faceVideo LinksThis video shows WPF/E running on a Mac by the WPF/E team. http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=193367The page also contains links to WPF/E running on mobile devices etc...More corrections[i]Interestingly, Microsoft is bringing its own Flash competitor to market that will run on other...

Tags: Web, XML, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, E4X, rich Internet application

Discussion threads 2006-09-12

A sneak preview of .NET 3.0

David Chappell, who literally wrote the book on "Understanding .NET," has just put together a paper with lots of details on Microsoft's upcoming .NET Framework 3.0. .NET 3.0 provides common foundations for workflow, Web services messaging, and presentation layer. Until earlier this summer, the...

Tags: Windows Presentation, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows CardSpace

Blog posts 2006-08-02

Microsoft: Web services to aid, not kill, software

Microsoft: Web services to aid, not kill, softwareOuch to Google and IBMI think Microsoft now has a Chief Software Architect with a head on his shoulders and the ability to execute. Ozzie is no fool, infact he is a very smart guy who designed some very keen products. ...

Tags: Web services, Channel management, software, Web service, Web, Microsoft Corp., Ozzie, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-07-28

WPF XBAP - Microsoft's answer to Flex

WPF XBAP - Microsoft's answer to FlexWPF/EMicrosoft has demonstrated MAC and LINUX versions of the WPF called WPF/E the e standing for everywhere. and they have demoed it in IE and Firefox. I believe it was at MIX 06 in vegas.XBAP vs. WPF/EXBAP allows you to build RIAs that run...

Tags: Web browsers, Channel 9 interview, WPF XBAP, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere, rich Internet application, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, WPF/E RIA, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Channel 9, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-07-18