WebsiteSpark Program Announced Today

Microsoft launched WebsiteSpark today. WebsiteSpark is designed for independent web developers and web development companies that build web applications and web sites on behalf of others.  It enables you to get software, support and business resources from Microsoft at no cost for three years, and enables you to expand your business and build great web … Continue reading WebsiteSpark Program Announced Today

Visual Studio Gallery

Check out the new Visual Studio Gallery. Here you can find free, trial and paid products and extensions for Visual Studio. As of today here are the top 5: What I'm coding (Free) Copy As HTML (Free) Visual T# (Free) Current Line Highlighter (Free) WPF NotifyIcon (Free)

Silverlight 3 Released

Silverlight 3 released today. Lots of cool features! To get started go to: http://silverlight.net/GetStarted/What’s New in Silverlight 3? Fully supported by Visual Studio and Expression Blend, highlights of new features and functionality of Silverlight 3 include: major media enhancements, out of browser support allowing Web applications to work on the desktop; significant graphics improvements including … Continue reading Silverlight 3 Released

Microsoft Announces Windows 7 Pricing

Microsoft has finally release pricing for the October 22nd release of Windows 7. Prices range from $119 to $319. From now until July 11th you can order Windows 7 for a 50% discount. See blog link below for more info.Click here for more information.

Deep Zoom Composer Released

Deep Zoom Composer is a tool to allow the preparation of images for use with the Deep Zoom feature currently being previewed in Silverlight 2. The new Deep Zoom technology in Silverlight allows users to see images on the Web like they never have before. The smooth in-place zooming and panning that Deep Zoom allows … Continue reading Deep Zoom Composer Released

VB Entity Framework Samples Now Available

Entity Framework samples have not been released in VB.NET! Check out the blog link below.Full Blog Entry: http://blogs.msdn.com/vbteam/archive/2009/06/18/vb-entity-framework-samples-now-available-lisa-feigenbaum.aspx

Firebug for Firefox

If you are a web developer, then Firebug for Firefox puts a wealth of web development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page. Check it out by going to:http://getfirebug.com/

Formatting T-SQL

As you might know I'm really picky when it comes to formatting code... heck, I event wrote a book on it! This even extends to T-SQL. I have worked at companies that had stored procedures that were formatted so poorly that I could not follow it at all. Thankfully I found a very cool web … Continue reading Formatting T-SQL

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 1 Released

Check out the new version of Visual Studio and .NET. Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 focuses on the core pillars of developer experience, support for the latest platforms, targeted experiences for specific application types, and core architecture improvements.http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dd582936.aspx

Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6 Cumulative Update

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system running Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6 and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft.To download, click here.