| Volume 13, Number 17: August 17, 2009 | | Top News | | Windows Server 2008 R2 Evaluation is available via two separate downloads - a compilation edition (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web) and an individual Itanium edition. Just choose the version that fits your requirements, and download the evaluation. Need help determining which version is the best fit for you? Check out the Windows Server 2008 R2 Editions page. | | | The updated source code library can be used to access some new Windows 7 features from managed code. These Windows features are not available to developers today in the .NET Framework. Download the Windows API Code Pack 1.0 from the MSDN Code Gallery. New in this update: | • | Shell search API support | | • | Drag-and-drop functionality for shell objects | | • | Support for Direct3D and Direct2D interoperability | | • | Support for typography and font enumeration DirectWrite APIs | | | | This release of the Windows 7 Training Kit includes code, presentations, hands-on labs, and demos designed to help both native Win32 C++ developers and .NET developers learn how to build applications that are compatible with Windows 7 RTM. It explains how to use key Windows 7 features and application compatibility topics. | | | Are you curious about what it takes to port an iPhone application to the Windows Mobile platform? Check out the new technical article "Porting the Amplitude Application from the iPhone to a Windows Mobile Device - a Case Study." This article outlines a developer's experience when porting the Amplitude iPhone app to a Windows Mobile phone. | | | Check out the Countdown to PDC09 show and get the inside scoop (in 10 minutes or less) on what's hot at PDC09. Guests on upcoming shows include PDC core team members and some of the biggest speakers lined up for PDC09. This is a great way to share the excitement with your customers and partners, so spread the word. | |
Your Featured Content | | Ensure that the content most relevant to you is presented in this section. | | | SQL Server 2008 R2 expands on the value delivered in SQL Server 2008 by providing a wealth of new features and capabilities that improve IT and developer efficiency, and enable self-service business intelligence. This release includes new and enhanced capabilities for application and multi-server management, complex event processing, master data services, and powerful BI tools. | | | Front Runner is an early adopter program that helps you get your applications compatible with the latest Microsoft technologies. Sign up and be a Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Front Runner. | See the Light: Download Silverlight 3 and Expression Studio 3 The way you create and deploy Web sites and rich Internet applications will never be the same. Download Silverlight 3 and the Expression Studio 3 60-day trial today. | | This sample code helps you learn the essential concepts needed to create an engaging user interface design in SharePoint Server 2007 publishing sites. | | | Learn the essential concepts needed to create an engaging user interface design in SharePoint Server 2007 publishing sites. | | | Learn how to create a brand in SharePoint Server and then package the branding files so they can be easily distributed. | .NET Framework KB Articles Visual Studio 2008, Visual Studio 2005, and Visual Studio .NET KB Articles SQL Server and Data Access KB Articles
Web Resources | | Differentiate yourself in today's tough job market. Learn from industry leaders and community developers who are sharing their top recession survival strategies. These seasoned coders are tackling the economy head-on - and coming out on top. At Thrive for Developers, you'll also find career advice, job postings, training resources and more. | | | We discuss programming with the Scenic Ribbon and Windows Web Services, and we examine the new features of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), including the Data Grid, which makes it easy to build a rich user experience. | | | We cover many of the new aspects of Internet Explorer 8 from a developer's perspective. We provide an overview of Internet Explorer 8 application compatibility features, and we include practical examples of using Web Slices and Accelerators to increase the stickiness and usefulness of an existing site. | | | FMS President Luke Chung covers the basics of queries revealing a variety of subtleties. He quickly moves to more advanced topics including the programmatic use of queries. | | | We demonstrate the features of the add-in while making a map using SQL Server data, and then display the results of a spatial analysis performed with SQL Server and show interactions between MapPoint and SQL Server data. | | | After completing this lab, you will be better able to use Target Analyzer to get a snap shot (PMQ file) of the devices that are installed in a Vista virtual machine, create a custom component based on the PMQ file and use this component in a custom image, and implement a custom splash screen. | | | After completing this lab, you will be better able to generate WSD code from WSDL files, create a WSD service, host application, and client application, and see how to add custom hardware interaction. | | | After completing this lab, you will be better able to use Managed Cards with the .NET Access Control Service Objective 2. | | | Watch the video and explore sample code as you learn how to create Word 2007 documents that contain inline and floating images. | | | Watch the video and explore sample code as you learn a simple way to build a WHERE clause in code that contains embedded quotes in strings. | | | Watch the video and explore sample code as you learn how to embed a Word 2007 document programmatically into another Word 2007 document. | | | Watch the video and explore sample code as you learn to programmatically create Word 2007 documents that contain headers and footers. | | | Watch the video and explore sample code as you learn to select an output device for a report at runtime in Access 2007 by using the built-in Printer object. | | | This reference describes how to use the Groove Web Services APIs. It provides samples using both the underlying SOAP XML messages and application program source code. | Security for Developers | | For those of you who might not have seen the movie "Sneakers," the main storyline revolves around a "little black box" that a scientist has developed that can automatically defeat asymmetric encryption. It's a fun movie, but what if this happened in real life? | Training & Books | | Register now for this upcoming on-demand training available beginning August 24. Topics included in these Web seminars and short how-to videos are business aspects of making your application compatible, testing your application, new features, writing high-quality software, and known causes of incompatibility. | | | Learn how to create code modules, create and call procedures, and use variables to store values. | | | Learn how to write commands within procedures that control the flow of the program, document your code, and then debug your errors by writing event handlers to handle them. | | | MVP Rod Gill explains what constitutes an event and why events are useful, and then shows how to program your own events. | Case Studies | | London Drugs upgraded to SQL Server 2008 Enterprise to take advantage of new features in order to meet growing customer demand for its Web-based photofinishing service. The updated environment is helping to boost sales and deliver more satisfied customers. | | | MGM created a virtual tour of the set of Stargate Universe, using Microsoft Photosynth and rich Internet applications built on Microsoft Silverlight. MGM expects that the new application will strengthen its connection to existing fans and extend the reach of the series to new audiences. | | | SpatialPoint switched to Microsoft MapPoint for its ease of use and comprehensive features, and now saves its customers tens of thousands of dollars on location-based solutions. | Partner News | | There is a better way to manage software projects. Try VersionOne's Agile project management software, rated #1 by users, and get a free T-shirt. | | | SpreadsheetGear 2009 adds more Microsoft Excel-compatible charting, data, formatting, calculation, and printing features to ASP.NET and Windows Forms applications. Download free trial. | | | Download two hands-on coding challenges with InnerWorkings' practice-based learning tool:
| • | Defining a WCF service with multiple endpoints | | • | Enabling reliable WCF sessions | | | | A developer who is ahead of the game has something up his sleeve. His secret weapon? Check it out here. | | | Telerik introduces a tool set for Windows Forms with enhanced performance capabilities to build visually impressive applications. Download the free trial. | | | Create Azure applications with low development, maintenance, and deployment costs while boosting performance and security with Visual WebGui. Free download. | | | Develop an image viewer using ImageGear for Silverlight toolkit from Accusoft Pegasus. Trial SDK and sample code available. | | | 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 geekSpeak: Composite Application Development (Level 200) August 19, 12:00 noon In this geekSpeak, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) David Kelley covers the Silverlight designer/developer workflow, tooling, design patterns, anti-practices, and working with distributed teams. 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  See the Future of Microsoft Technology at PDC09 November 17 - 19 Los Angeles, CA Register by September 15 and receive US$500 off your conference pass. Join leading-edge developers and architects to jumpstart product planning and get immersed in keynotes featuring luminaries Ray Ozzie and Bob Muglia, sessions about the future of Windows, the Web, devices, developer tools, and our services platform. Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week for Windows 7 August 24 - 28 Reston, VA Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week for Windows 7 is designed to offer assistance to entrepreneurs. You'll receive coaching from a panel of industry experts, learn how to build next-generation applications using new and unique Windows 7 capabilities, and much more. 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. 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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