Friday, June 25, 2010

A practical example of using web application deployment package with IIS7

A practical example of using web application deployment package with IIS7

A practical example of using web application deployment package with IIS7

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 11:13 AM PDT

When a zip package is built from VS2010 web application UI (via Build Deployment Package command), or through command line (msbuild myproject.csproj /t:package), a few files are generated in the destination folder. Here's some brief description: File Name Description myApp.deploy-readme.txt Read me file of how to use myApp.deploy.cmd. myApp.deploy.cmd The auto generated command file which can be used in many situations.  Check MSDN topic for details. myApp.SetParameters.xml The parameter file that user can modify to affect deployed IIS application, such as IIS application name, connection string etc.  Check MSDN topic for more details. myApp.SourceManifest.xml The source manifest file that VS uses to compile the package via web deploy...(read more)

g-speak - The Future Of Computing And User Interface

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 09:38 AM PDT

There are numerous great new ideas and concepts about computing and natural user interfaces. But if you are really thinking about the future of computing and interface design you have to get to know g-speak. Just watch this video and you will feel the...( read more )...(read more)

Silverlight Cream for June 25, 2010 -- #890

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 08:52 AM PDT

In this Issue: Emiel Jongerius , Richard Waddell Marcel du Preez , Rudi Grobler , Shawn Wildermuth , David Anson , and John Papa . Shoutout: Michael Scherotter announced Recording Available from LiveMeeting on Creating an Entry for the Ball Watch Silverlight...( read more )...(read more)

Silverlight and WCF RIA Services (4 – RIA Services Libraries)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 07:53 AM PDT

I wanted to write a little about some authentication experiments with WCF RIA Services but I got a little distracted on the way and thought I'd write it up a bit of a preamble about the "WCF RIA Services Class Library". The easiest way of creating a RIA...( read more )...(read more)

C++ debugging survey

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 09:12 AM PDT

The Visual Studio Debugger Team is currently planning features for the next release of Visual Studio. We would like to hear from our C++ developers to make sure that their needs are understood. Please take a couple of minutes to complete the very short...(read more)

User interface design for beginners, intermediates or experts?

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 07:01 AM PDT

As a user experience designers we are regularly in situations where our design decisions will make significant effect on the end users of the web site, application or generally any user interface or service we design. Apart from the need to understand...( read more )...(read more)

Silverlight Tip of the Day #32 – BiDi – Bi-Directional Text

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:57 PM PDT

BiDi or Bi-directional text is text that flows right-to-left (RTL) and left-to-right (LTR). For example, while English flows left to right other languages such as Arabic, Hebrew and Persian scripts flow right to left. Chinese characters can also be written...( read more )...(read more)

Displaying geo-referenced Flickr images in Silverlight 4 using Bing Maps

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 05:06 PM PDT

Introduction This tutorial will guide you through creating your own application to display geo-tagged Flickr images on a Bing Maps backdrop in Silverlight 4. The components Flickr Web Services Flickr exposes a variety of services to access their database...( read more )...(read more)

C|Net Showcase: Tablets, Slates, and Netbooks

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 09:51 PM PDT

Tonight I went to a very cool event at C|Net in San Francisco, a showcase of tablets, slates, and netbook computers .  After a panel discussion lead by Rafe Needleman, we got to see new tablet, slate, and netbook devices from Archos, Asus, Nvidia...( read more )...(read more)

You May Be a Tech Whiz... but Are You Certifiable?

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Test your technical prowess against other IT professionals and developers from around the world. Show them who's in command and fight for your right to stay in the coveted top spot on the leaderboard! Don't delay... hundreds of questions await you on the new Windows 7 track!

Learn from the Experts About SQL Server 2008 R2

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 09:00 PM PDT

See how StreamInsight provides real-time monitoring and analytics on incoming event data that would otherwise not be possible. Find out how PowerPivot for Excel 2010 and SharePoint 2010 enables information workers to analyze huge amounts of data from multiple sources with lightning speed.

What I Learned By Writing a WP7 App: Part 1 - Manipulations

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 11:10 PM PDT

As some of you have heard, I am working on a Windows Phone 7 book. While most of my time has been spent trying to convince the publisher to let me call it "The Windows Phonebook: Writing Applications for Windows Phone 7, A-Z", I've had the chance to start...( read more )...(read more)

[Cool Tool] Assembly minifier tool

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 02:57 PM PDT

If you are using Silverlight controls from the Telerik suite, you're going to love this. Telerik provide a new free tool to help reduce the size of your Silverlight xap. The Telerik Assembly Minifier can be found here: http://minifier.telerik.com/ From...( read more )...(read more)

My Last Day at Microsoft

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 02:19 PM PDT

Wow – I can't believe it has already been 5 years at Microsoft.  I have had a great time here and learned so much from the smart and passionate people I work with as well as the incredible developer community … Continue reading →...( read more )...(read more)
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