Thank You, Microsoft!

Microsoft was nice enough to give me App Hub 12-month membership for free. Now I can finally test and deploy the Windows Phone app. Thank you MS!

Installing Visual Studio 2010

Sweet! :)

Windows 7 Ultimate Installation

December Events

12.05.2009 INFS 772 Research Day at Mason

12.03.2009 Microsoft MSDN Road Show

Expression Studio 3

First step - have it installed. I can see progress already. :)

IIS 6 Fix for UrlRewriter.Net

Make sure you add a Wildcard application maps entry under Application Configuration for UrlRewriter.Net to work without file extensions, e.g. http://localhost/show/users.

Microsoft Silverlight for Developers

Date/Time:	Wednesday, January 30, 2008 6:00 PM - Wednesday, January 30, 2008 8:00 PM
Language(s):	English.
Product(s):	Other
Audience(s):	Architect,Developer,Other

Event Overview

 Abstract

Microsoft® Silverlight™ is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight offers a flexible programming model that supports AJAX, VB, C#, Python, and Ruby, and integrates with existing Web applications. Silverlight supports fast, cost-effective delivery of high-quality video to all major browsers running on the Windows , Mac OS, and Linux coming soon.

Who Should Attend

Architects, Developers, and anyone who would like to learn how to take their AJAX applications to the next level .

What you will learn

·         The benefits of Silverlight from a developer perspective

·         How to build Silverlight 1.0 applications using JavaScript & AJAX programming NOW

·         How UI designers and developers can collaborate using the same codebase, but with role specific tools

·         How Silverlight 2.0 (the next version) brings a subset of the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) & .NET Framework cross platform / cross browser

·         Fundamentals of building Silverlight 2.0 applications using C# & the .NET Framework

·         How the ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions make building Silverlight solutions easier (Think cross platform video by simply dragging/dropping a control + pointing to a video file)

Pete Brown, from Applied Information Sciences (AIS), will be closing the dinner by sharing his experiences & lessons learned from building a production Silverlight application.

Note: This will be a developer-centric talk with a heavy focus on code demos.

 

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Bill Gates' Last Day at Microsoft

This is too funny! :D

Setting up Local Network with Windows Server 2003

I recently set up a local network with Windows Server 2003. Microsoft has a really good 2-part tutorial on how to set one up called Step-by-Step Guide to a Common Infrastructure for Windows Server 2003 Deployment.

This document is the first in a series of step by step guides explaining how to build a common network infrastructure for deployment of the Microsoft WindowsServer 2003 operating system. Subsequent guides build upon this base infrastructure by detailing the configuration of common customer use scenarios. This guide begins with the installation of the Windows Server 2003 operating system and Active Directory.

Part 1: Installing Windows Server 2003 as a Domain Controller

Part 2: Installing a Windows XP Professional Workstation and Connecting It to a Domain

Lutz Roeder's .NET Reflector

Ever wondered what the source code for System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail.Send() function looks like? Lutz Roeder's .NET Reflector is great for looking at the source code of compiled DLLs. It's located at http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet/. Every .NET developer should definitely take a look.

Some Interesting Gifts From Microsoft

Microsoft's Gift to Netscape


Microsoft's Gift to the Mozilla team for delivering Firefox


Microsoft's Gift to Apple


Disclaimer: I have collected these photos from different websites that I visited, but I have forgotten their URLs. I found them to be interesting and so I'm sharing with you.

Seattle in 3D

Microsoft has just come out with its new Virtual Earth 3D (Beta), which I think is pretty cool. You can only view a few selec cities in 3D right now, but I'm sure many more are coming soon.

The available cities are as follows:

• Atlanta


• Baltimore


• Boston


• Dallas


• Denver


• Detroit


• Fort Worth


• Houston


• Las Vegas


• Los Angeles


• Philadelphia


• Phoenix


• San Francisco


• San Jose


• Seattle

Check out this 3D map of Seattle. I heard it's a beautiful city, and I hope to visit it some day.

SharePoint & K2.NET Workflow Workshop

I really enjoy going to these workshops, because I get to learn more about different types of technologies and how they are being used in various organizations. This workshop was held in the building where I work, so that gave me extra incentive to attend. It was presented by AIS and K2.NET, which are Microsoft Partners.

What I got from this workshop was THINK DIGITAL. It was interesting to see SharePoint, InfoPath, and K2.NET work seamlessly together to digitize file sharing in one of the demos presented by K2.NET. I'm not a SharePoint developer, but I am thinking of giving a try, because I believe that's what organizations will be using to move toward a paperless workplace.

Sucks to be Microsoft

I have been busy in dealing with work, school, and a personal project of mine in the past month; thus, I have been neglecting my blog, but I will get back to my regular blogging in two weeks after I'm done with my summer class.

I want to share with everyone something interesting I saw today from the list of Del.icio.us's Popular sites. I feel bad for Microsoft being the Empire that it is and having to deal all this rivalry. What do you think?



Source: http://mshiltonj.com/software_wars/current/

“Is Java Finished?” By Vincent Ryan

Here are my takes from an article by Vincent Ryan called "Is Java Finished?"

• Java's philosophy of development is to expose low-level system interfaces to give developers greater control.


• Microsoft simplifies the development process; the developer has less control -- but the tools are easier to use.


• In the Microsoft model, standards and portability are not important, he noted. That makes developing on .NET a high-risk strategy, because the developer is locked into Windows and Windows characteristics.


• Will Java go away? Most unlikely, because developers who want cross-platform interoperability will take Java. No question about it!

Read more at www.newsfactor.com. Thanks to my friend, Anup, for the article.

Mix 06

The MIX conference is a 72-hour conversation between web developers, designers and business leaders. When you attend MIX you’ll learn the latest about IE7, Windows Media, Windows Live!, as well as “Atlas”, Microsoft’s new AJAX framework.

MIX
March 20-22, 2006
At The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino
Las Vegas, NV

[Source: http://www.mix06.com/]

Local.Live.Com From Microsoft

Microsoft started offering a beta of one of its services called Windows Live Local. It combines elements of Microsoft's Virtual Earth technology, MapPoint driving directions and local classified and business searching. You can check it out at local.live.com. It is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Try putting in your address and see if the Bird's Eye images are availabe. It's awesome!

Microsoft Will Be Offering Fremont

In response to Google Base, Microsoft is in the process of developing Fremont, code name for its online classified listings. Fremont will be enhanced with Microsoft's localized maps and will be available on Live.com.

Xbox 360 Hits Stores 11/22

The battle for video-game supremacy starts in one week.

Tuesday, Nov. 22, is when Microsoft begins selling its newest -- and highly anticipated -- console, the Xbox 360.

Some information on the new Xbox:

When: Hits stores Nov. 22

Price: $299 for the core system (includes console, wired controller and AV cable). $399 for premium edition (includes console, 20 GB detachable hard drive, wireless controller, headset and HD AV cables)

Games: Sold separately ($59.99 each)

Specs: display of 720p/1080i, 2 USB ports, wi-fi-ready

Read more on the new Xbox 360 at www.suntimes.com.

Windows Live

At the launch of Windows Live on Tuesday, Microsoft showed off eight or so services. Some of them are as follows:

Live.com beta
Windows Live Mail beta
Windows Live Safety Center beta
Windows Live Favorites beta
Windows Live Messenger beta
Windows OneCare Live beta
Windows Live Search beta-mobile

Read more about this at news.com and the official live.com site.