Friday, November 20, 2009

SQL Server Extended Properties Quick Editor

SQL Server Extended Properties Quick Editor

SQL Server Extended Properties Quick Editor

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 09:43 AM PDT

SQL Server quick editor for extended properties, as descriptions and more.

A Party Game.

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 09:07 AM PST

Quick Bit David @Pogue tweeted a link to this NY Times article , reporting that there are [longer] better, faster [stronger] apps available than Shazam (which is about to start charging new customers…) so I extensively examined the alternatives for just...( read more )...(read more)

Lot’s of new software for IIS, ASP.NET, AJAX and PHP this week

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 10:13 AM PST

Wow, what a week of innovation for the Microsoft Web Platform.  This week we released a ton of new software which, if you haven't already, you've got to check out.  Here is a quick overview:   IIS Search Engine Optimization v1 final release! The IIS team shipped the final release of IIS SEO toolkit which makes it easier to optimize your Website for search engines .  It acts like a mini-search engine on your computer, scans your site and then provides useful tips for how to improve the relevance of your site to search engines.  This tool is now out of beta and available for download through Web PI .    ASP.NET MVC 2 beta! The ASP.NET team has been hard at work on the second release of MVC, which is now available...(read more)

Silverlight 4 Fluid UI

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 08:06 AM PST

This is the first of many mini-tutorials on Silverlight 4 features. An enhancement has been made that allows you to add animation when items are added ,or removed from, the list box.  Silverlight 4 adds a new StateGroup to the ListBoxItem class:...( read more )...(read more)

Silverlight Cream for November 20, 2009 -- #737

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 07:26 AM PST

In this Issue: Michael Wolf , Colin Blair , John Papa , Ning Zhang , Andy Beaulieu , and Tomasz Janczuk . Shoutouts: In case you missed it in the rush the other day, Robby Ingebretsen announced the release of Seesmic for Windows ... that's going on my...( read more )...(read more)

Silverlight 4 dials in skype

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 06:11 AM PST

One of the pains in silverlight 3 out of browser was the strict sandbox that was put in place. Although well meaning, this put a heavy restriction on the type of rich desktop like experiences we could produce. Just as in the api limitations in Adobe Air...( read more )...(read more)

MVVM and Prism Demo for PDC09 Silverlight Session

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 11:09 PM PST

Earlier today I blogged about my session yesterday on Advanced Large Scale Applications with Silverlight at PDC 09. I had a great time at PDC but now that I am home and have a faster and more stable internet connection, I zipped my demo code for the Silverlight...( read more )...(read more)

Silverlight Toolkit November 2009: Activity Control –> BusyIndicator (a.k.a. Update 3: Displaying background activity in a Silverlight RIA application)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 10:14 PM PST

Wow!  What a week!  PDC, the Silverlight 4 Beta, and now the November 2009 release of the Silverlight Toolkit!  There's been a ton of great news and exciting announcements, and now I can share with you that the Activity control, first blogged...( read more )...(read more)

ASP.NET MVC 2 Custom Validation

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 10:14 PM PST

This is the third post in my series ASP.NET MVC 2 Beta and its new features. ASP.NET MVC 2 Beta Released (Release Announcement) Html.RenderAction and Html.Action ASP.NET MVC 2 Custom Validation In this post I will cover validation. No, not that kind of validation, though I do think you're good enough, you're smart enough, and doggone it, people like you. Rather, I want to cover building a custom validation attribute using the base classes available in System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations . ASP.NET MVC 2 has built-in support for data annotation validation attributes for doing validation on a server. For details on how data annotations work with ASP.NET MVC 2, check out Brad's blog post. But I won't stop there. I'll then cover how to hook into...(read more)

Silverlight Cream for November 19, 2009 - 2 -- #736

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 09:28 PM PST

In this Issue: Rob Houweling , Michael Washington , Colin Eberhardt , Laurent Bugnion , Tomasz Janczuk , Jeremy Likness , and Andy Beaulieu . From SilverlightCream.com : Silverlight 4 – Using the webcam Rob Houweling has a tutorial up on using the webcam...( read more )...(read more)

DomainDataSource Error Handling

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 08:29 PM PST

With the RIA Services July 2009 Preview release, we heard significant feedback about the DomainDataSource error handling story. The biggest problem was when errors occurred during Load() or SubmitChanges(), server-side errors would be silently swallowed Read More......(read more)

Silverlight 4 Security Overview White Paper

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:56 PM PST

Wanted to let folks know about a white paper we're making available (attached below). We plan to incorporate this into the main Silverlight documentation by the time we ship the Silverlight 4, but in the meantime I didn't want to keep this content to...( read more )...(read more)

TrustedApp Sample from PDC 2009

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:39 PM PST

Here is the source to the TrustedApp media player sample I showed at PDC 2009 . This sample requires the Silverlight 4 Beta which you can find here . This "trusted app" sample uses the new file system APIs, notification window APIs, windowing APIs, WebBrowser...( read more )...(read more)

BrowserFlow sample from PDC 2009

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:29 PM PST

Here's the source to the BrowserFlow sample I showed at PDC 2009 . This sample requires the Silverlight 4 Beta which you can find here . The sample uses the combination of the WebBrowser Control and HTMLBrush to display an interactive Ad that also plays...( read more )...(read more)

PDC 2009 Out Of Browser Session

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:21 PM PST

I just got back from PDC 2009 where I had a great time presenting a session on the new Silverlight 4 Out Of Browser Features. The talk is available on-demand here and you can find the slide deck here . The session covered the following new Silverlight...( read more )...(read more)

Sharing Blend Workspace Settings

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 05:49 PM PST

Expression Blend 3 has two pre-defined Workspaces, available under the Window/Workspaces menu. the Design Workspace is tuned for layout and UI creation, and is the default view you see in Blend. the Animation Workspace is tuned for creating Storyboard...( read more )...(read more)

Taking the Silverlight Control Browser sample Out-of-Browser … plus a tutorial

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:47 PM PST

The Silverlight Controls Browser sample app can now be taken out-of-browser. Here's info on that, plus how to get it done in your own apps....( read more )...(read more)

Get the SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 06:06 PM PST

SQL Server 2008 R2 delivers several breakthrough capabilities that will enable your organization to scale database operations with confidence, improve IT and developer efficiency, and enable highly scalable and well-managed business intelligence on a self-service basis for your users. MSDN and TechNet subscribers can download the SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP today.

Learn: Windows 7 Multi-Touch Overview

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 06:06 PM PST

Watch Reed Townsend and Yochay Kiriaty as they explore multi-touch in Windows 7. They will cover basic out-of-the-box support for legacy applications, as well as for applications optimized for multi-touch, and explain the "Good, Better, and Best" programming model.

PDC Session: Silverlight 4 Beta Overview

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:48 PM PST

Thank you to everyone who came to my overview talk yesterday! My session video has already been posted online. You can also download the deck here. You can find online all the other Silverlight PDC session videos. ......( read more )...(read more)
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