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ISV Software Architecture Workshop May 20th 2010 Microsoft Technology Center, Reston VA We are...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/14/2010
Microsoft Corp. is pleased to announce the next wave of Microsoft Office client and server products....
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/13/2010
I recently helped move data from a small SQL Sever 2000 database to SQL Server 2008 from one hosting...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/10/2010
The Sticky Keys feature has been around since Windows XP and made easier to use in Windows 7....
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/07/2010
BusinessWeek reports that Microsoft Corp. will start selling its Kin mobile phones online tomorrow...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/05/2010
Deep Zoom Composer is a tool that allows the preparation of images for use with the Deep Zoom...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/05/2010
You may notice that the “Start Without Debugging” option is missing from the Debug menu, but it is...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/03/2010
I reinstalled SQL Server 2008 Express on my dev machine recently and ran into an error below when I...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/28/2010
Microsoft just announced the release to manufacturing of Windows Embedded Standard 7. Steve...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/28/2010
I have been working with many customers to discuss how new features of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/23/2010
Remember the DinnerNow sample application? Well, that was a connected web application and was...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/22/2010
The Silverlight 4 Training Course includes a whitepaper that explains all of the new Silverlight 4...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/21/2010
Microsoft Enterprise Library is a collection of application blocks designed to assist developers...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/21/2010
The wait is over. You can download it now at https://www.silverlight.net/ Start Learning Silverlight...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/15/2010
Live streaming from the DevConnections Silverlight 4 launch, April 13. Watch Scott Guthrie's keynote...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/09/2010
Lifehacker, a blog that covers tips and tricks for streamlining your life with computers, shares...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/09/2010
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 launches on April 12, and you can be among the first to experience it...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/01/2010
I recently helped my middle-school son complete a project and want to share what I learned from the...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/26/2010
This free iPhone app does what it is designed to do, as one Mac user puts it. Make decisions and get...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/22/2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:30 AM - Tuesday, March 23, 2010 2:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/22/2010
Microsoft Technology Center, Reston VA Just days after the MIX 2010 (MIX2010) we are organizing an...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/15/2010
Join us to learn what’s new with Microsoft’s web platform and development tools such as Visual...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/14/2010
Check out this youtube demo (posted on cnet.com) by Microsoft Sr. VP Eric Rudder at TechEd Middle...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/08/2010
Join us at MIX10 as we continue exploring the art and science of creating great user experiences....
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/05/2010
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer shared Microsoft’s cloud computing strategy with students at the...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/05/2010
NetworkWorld posted 18 screenshots of Windows Phone 7 Series, including the Start screen, hubs (e.g....
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/04/2010
Check out the preview of the new msn.com here. Your email, local news, social networking, search and...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/04/2010
This is a bit old news … Microsoft Channel9 puts Windows 7 on top of the list -- The 10 Biggest...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/03/2010
VS2010 RC does not support developing Silverlight 4 applications. You can find more detail from Tim...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/02/2010
Microsoft’s Project Natal is an add-on device to its Xbox game console that allows for hands-free...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/02/2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:00 AM - Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US &...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/24/2010
Visual Studio 2010 RC has just been released. While the setup process should be very...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/19/2010
Ashlee Vance writes on New York Times that “Windows Phone has a cleaner look than most of today’s...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/17/2010
Now that we know Windows Phone 7 Series are coming to the market before the end of the year, are you...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/16/2010
Today at Mobile World Congress 2010, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduced the next generation of...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/15/2010
The Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Release Candidate (RC) is available to MSDN subscribers...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/09/2010
Windows 7 comes with many improved and new features for end users. One of my favorites is Sticky...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/08/2010
Microsoft has been in the cloud for 15 years -- dating all the way back to the introduction of...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/08/2010
Pricing detail is available here. Developers with MSDN subscriptions can take advantage of an MSDN...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/01/2010
I have blogged about Windows XP Mode and application compatibility in a previous post and a recent...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/27/2010
Gray Matter talks about a custom tool that helps detect if any Word documents (.docx and .docm)...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/25/2010
Check out this CBNC interview below.
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/14/2010
John M. Guilfoil, editor-in-chief at Blast, talked to Marty Cassidy, the general manager of the...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/14/2010
The January 2010 release of the Training Kit works with Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 and .NET Framework...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/14/2010
A few months ago Microsoft released a free antivirus program named Microsoft Security Essentials...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/12/2010
Silverlight Streaming will be discontinued. This is a bit dated news, but you can find the...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/11/2010
AIS will present a half-day briefing on Windows Azure. Registration is available here. 01/14/2010,...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/04/2010