| Volume 13, Number 18: August 31, 2009 | | News for Students | | We're happy to announce the launch of Windows Live Movie Maker. The latest version of Windows Live Movie Maker has some great new features, which include quick movie-making, improved editing, Web publishing, and many more. This launch of Windows Live Movie Maker is a part of an update to Windows Live Essentials, which you can download now. Get more information about these and other great new features in Windows Live Movie Maker at the launch site. | Windows 7 Getting Closer to Launch With Windows 7 reaching the release to manufacturing (RTM) milestone in recent weeks, we are happy to announce that Windows 7 RTM is available for download through the MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDNAA) site as well as the e-Academy License Management System (ELMS). Get more information about how you can get your copy today at the Academic Care Blog. For more information on new features and late-breaking changes in Windows 7, check out the Windows Team Blog. | | | Top News | | The SQL Server 2008 R2 August Community Technology Preview (CTP) rollout continues. Download the SQL Server 2008 R2 August CTP today and register for the free SQL Azure August CTP. | | | The .NET Framework enabled to use software transactional memory (STM.NET) - an experimental version of the .NET Framework - is now ready to download on DevLabs. STM.NET simplifies multithreaded application programming by allowing you to delineate sections of your code as transacted, atomic, and isolated from other atomic regions. | | | Take the touch first challenge: develop a next-generation Microsoft Surface application and you could win your very own Microsoft Surface Developer Unit. First time using Microsoft Surface? Even better. The touch first challenge is a great opportunity to try the Microsoft Surface SDK workstation edition. | | | October 19 - 23, Redmond, WA
Learn how to extend Visual Studio. Whether you are a beginner or expert, you'll learn tips and tricks, best practices, and meet one-on-one with developers and architects. | |
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In this geekSpeak, Steve Bearman helps us explore the Microsoft .NET Generic Collections, which includes the List, LinkedList, Stack, Queue, Dictionary, SortedList, SortedDictionary, and HashSet collection classes. | | | September 2, 10:00 A.M. Pacific Time
In part two of this webcast series, we show you how you can make use of the Gesture API when creating your managed applications, and we work through the code samples and a sample library that simplify the access to these gesture APIs. | .NET Framework KB Articles Visual Studio 2008, Visual Studio 2005, and Visual Studio .NET KB Articles SQL Server and Data Access KB Articles ASP.NET and ASP KB Articles
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Learn how a standards-based platform and familiar development environment can help you bring new industrial automation devices to market in minimum time and at the lowest possible cost. | | | In this webcast, we provide an overview and demonstration of the EPM 2007 Report Pack. We discuss the different usage scenarios the reports are tailored to fit and review the components used to move, store, and render the reports. | | | Join us to learn how to create an interface, package up the prototype, get feedback on the design, and then take that design to the developers, maintaining full fidelity of the input received. | | | In this geekSpeak, David Kelley discusses composite application development in Microsoft Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). He covers the Silverlight designer/developer workflow, tooling, design patterns, anti-practices, and working with distributed teams. | | | In this talk, learn architectural patterns and factors for moving to the cloud. Based on real-world projects, the talk explores building block services, patterns for exposing applications, and challenges involving identity, data federation, and management. Denny Boynton talks to Simon Guest about the tools and knowledge required to determine whether cloud computing is right for you, and where to start. | Security for Developers | | I've learned to love STRIDE as a framework for thinking about threats, but it makes a lousy classification system. | Training & Books | | View these Web seminars and short how-to-videos that walk through: business aspects of making your application compatible, testing your application, new features, writing high-quality software, and know causes of incompatibility to get your application ready for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. | | | Download award-winning AppDev training for SharePoint developers, administrators and business users, plus training for Web content management, business processes, and portals. You'll receive step-by-step demonstrations by Microsoft MVPs and experts, plus hands-on labs, sample code, and printable courseware. | Case Studies | | GSTAT developed its data mining solutions using the Microsoft Application Platform, including SQL Server 2005. Customers enjoy up to 10 times better response rates, and the solution automates development and deployment of data mining models that used to take months of work. | | | Panamedia Group chose the Microsoft Application Platform for security and ease of development, and realized a lower total cost of ownership than what it projected for LAMP. | | | Box Hill Institute deployed Office SharePoint Server 2007, with electronic forms designed in InfoPath Form Services, to control course accreditation and increase confidence that courses will be promptly approved and available for students on time. | Partner News | | Download your free copy of the Agile development poster that has become the industry standard in understanding Agile processes. | | | Fast track your forms processing application development by Accusoft Pegasus. Download the white paper and C# sample source code. | | | RadControls for Silverlight 3 introduce RIA Services, validation, and out-of-browser support. Learn more and download a free trial. | | | Visual WebGui is the only platform designed specifically for developing & deploying AJAX LOB applications with one-layer development for Web/Cloud. Download free trial. | | | The MSDN Flash is full of pointers to in-depth technical information that we encourage subscribers to forward to friends and co-workers. If you've received this issue from someone via e-mail and would like to receive the free MSDN Flash newsletter biweekly, all you have to do is register. | | |  | ____________  | | Webcasts & Online Events All times Pacific Time What's New with Visual Studio Team System 2010? September 18, 9:00 A.M. Join Steven Borg, VSTS MVP ( Northwest Cadence), for this free webinar to learn how to get the most out of the Team System investments that your organization has made. With Visual Studio 2010 set to be released in just a few months, you owe it to yourself to learn how this new solution will help you be a more productive in your role. Team Foundation Server: Today and Tomorrow September 25, 11:00 A.M. In this session, we'll explore Team Foundation Server and its current capabilities, plus we will take a look at some of the new capabilities of TFS 2010 - not only improvements on existing functionality, but new capabilities such as workflow-based build, hierarchical work items, and drag & drop merging. geekSpeak: Generics and Collections (Level 200) September 9, 12:00 noon In this geekSpeak, Steve Bearman helps us explore the Microsoft .NET Generic Collections, which includes the List, LinkedList, Stack, Queue, Dictionary, SortedList, SortedDictionary, and HashSet collection classes. We look at what collection classes do and how to get the most out of them. | | National and Global Events  PDC09 - Meet Our Big Brains During the Technical Leaders Series November 16, Los Angeles, CA For the first time ever, participate in a perfect storm of brilliance, insight, experience, and vision as we bring together Microsoft's Technical Fellows for the Technical Leaders series of sessions at PDC09. Register by September 15 and save US$500 off your conference pass - that's just two short weeks away. Development Tools Ecosystem SummitOctober 19 - 23 Redmond, WA Learn how to extend Visual Studio. Whether you are a beginner or expert, you'll learn tips and tricks, best practices, and meet one-on-one with developers and architects. 2009 PASS Summit November 2 - 5 Seattle, WA Registration is now open and there is an early bird discount on the registration fee. Receive an extra US$300 off when you use the discount code MSDN3D until August 31, 2009. STARWEST - Software Testing Analysis and Review Conference October 5 - 9, Anaheim, CA Microsoft will be a sponsor and exhibitor at the upcoming STARWEST Conference. This is your chance to learn about the great testing tools coming in Visual Studio Team System 2010. Enter for your chance to win one of five conference registrations to STAR WEST. Register using promo code MSWV and save up to US$300. Register by September 4, 2009 and double your savings. Microsoft Tech·Ed Europe 2009 November 9 - 13 Berlin, Germany Tech·Ed Europe 2009 isn't just an opportunity to learn all the latest technical developments. It is all about joining a like-minded community and having fun. Tech·Ed Europe 2009 offers in-depth technical training that's tailored to your individual needs, covering Windows 7, Visual Studio, Windows Azure, and more. DevConnections November 9 - 12 Las Vegas, NV First 500 attendees receive SQL Server 2008 Standard with 1 CAL. Follow DevConnections on Twitter. | | |
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