I presented the following talk this week at VSLive! Orlando 2008 : Visual Studio 2008: LINQ Deep Dive and Best Practices LINQ (Language Integrated Query) is a key platform innovation introduced with Visual Studio 2008 which brings SQL-style query expressions...

As you know the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Beta download is now available. There are many improvements in this release that we are very excited about. Scott Guthrie blogged about these improvements here and so did Tim Sneath. In this blog I want...

Here are a few updates while Gerry and Jeff are busy making things. Of the whole plan for 2008 certs--remember we previewed this in a February live Meeting --the first two exams that will be coming up are: 70-432: TS: Microsoft® SQL Server™...

by Jeff Greene / The Microsoft® WorldWide Telescope is an amazing and innovative web-based application that enables your computer to serve as a virtual desktop telescope. By accessing stunning imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes around...

A couple of posts ago , I wrote about writing custom Effects.  The example that I dove into was ColorComplementEffect, an Effect that has no parameters other than the incoming "sampler" that it inverts the color on. This post is going to...

As you might recall, I ride the Tick, the Northwest's premier vanpool, to work. I have decided to start a new, very popular feature of my blog called "Ask the Tick." In this very popular new feature, you will pose a question and I will put it...

Last time I talked about the 3 levels of DLR caches. Level 0 stored directly in a delegate, Level 1 on the dynamic site, and finally Level 2 which spans multiple sites. Language runtime binders (also called Dynamic- or Action- binders) produce rules that...

A questionc came up today regarding heartbeating in OpsMgr 2007 - specifically, whether we can easily group systems and deliver missing heartbeat notifications based on specific computers and teams that manage those computers. The answer is yes - but...

Well, I've moved teams to the Windows Embedded team, so the content of my blog will most likely change. Stay tuned!...

One of the painful parts of TFS 2008 install is that you can point ( via the msiproperty.ini file ) the install at the right machine for your SQL Reporting Services, but not the specific instance on that machine. It's a bit of a long story as to why that...

Download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a79bcf9b-59f7-480b-a4b8-fb56f42e3348&displaylang=en KB: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948515 Details: This update to Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 adds support for the following operating...

Wow, Virtual Earth sure is getting a lot of exposure on TV lately. There are a number of news stations that use it for their news stories and for their weather reports. Now CBS is on the map with their latest episode of CSI: NY. In this latest episode...

Download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=28c97d22-6eb8-4a09-a7f7-f6c7a1f000b5&displaylang=en Release notes: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9f3d3eb5-5e03-4712-999c-e96f91bdf128&displaylang=en...

Only experts need apply and only Database Developer experts.  We are in the process of creating the exam questions for 70-433, SQL Server 2008 Database Developer. This is a paid opportunity. I have enabled the Email link on this blog for you to send...

The third major update of WPF has just been released as a Beta, as part of the .Net Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Beta. Here's a few links to blogs that have more detail: Scott’s Blog [VP] http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/05/12/visual-studio-2008-and-net-framework-3-5-service-pack-1-beta.aspx...

Hi All, Here’s a collection of blogs from product teams and individuals who work for Microsoft. These are updated frequently, written from the point of view of an individual, written in an informal tone, and usually expose an RSS feed for syndication....

We love to hear from you! Not a day, or a meeting, goes by without reviewing and discussing your feedback. Almost everything that goes on around here is identified, prioritized, and implemented based on your ratings and comments. On behalf of the entire...

Hoje vou escrever sobre um recurso muito popular no SQL Server 2005, que tem ganhado maior receptividade a cada dia: o Full-Text Search. Trata-se de uma tecnologia importantíssima que compõe o SQL Server. Vou falar brevemente aqui sobre seu propósito,...

Today I needed to write a bit of code to create a model on a SQL 2005 Report server which was running in Sharepoint integrated mode. Boy, what fun I had! After creating my web reference, I got this error: Custom tool error: Unable to import WebService/Schema....

Not surprisingly, I'm the security contact for my small part of the Windows organization (it's called the Devices&Media group, which is within the WEX division). As such, I'm responsible for providing security guidance and reviewing the threat models...

Ok, so it's not exactly an original title for a first post on a technical blog, but I felt it had to be done... You can find out a little about me and what I do here . My aim for this blog is to provide useful technical information based on the work I...

Free tutorials on .NET framework for learning web programming. At http://quickstarts.asp.net/QuickStartv20/ , you will find the ASP.NET QuickStart tutorials to get you started on building web-based applications using ASP.NET 2.0. There is also a Class...

The Virtual Server team has just released an update for Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1. (Link) This update brings in many bug fixes along with support for new Host and Guest operating systems including Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1, and Server 2008! Along with...

This update for Microsoft Virtual Server R2 SP1 includes support for the following additional Host and Guest Operating Systems Additonal Guest Operating System support: Windows Vista® Ultimate Edition with Service Pack 1 (SP1) Windows Vista® Business...

Save time and money as Virtual PC allows you to maintain the compatibility of legacy and custom applications during migration to new operating systems and increases the efficiency of support, development, and training staffs. With Microsoft® Virtual PC...