The Ultimate Visual Studio Tips and Tricks Blog
by Zain Naboulsi
LaidOffCamp DFW - 3/6 1PM - 5PM - Tomorrow!
LaidOffCamp is an unconference for unemployed and non traditionally employed people (including...
Author: zainnab Date: 03/05/2009
Random Coolness: Nannerpus!!
Poor Nannerpus lost his eye :(
Author: zainnab Date: 03/04/2009
Regular Expression Visualizer and Standard Regular Expression Searcher Addin
I found these just the other day and wanted to share with folks. Very cool stuff albeit...
Author: zainnab Date: 03/04/2009
Microsoft TechDays 24 Hour Virtual Event!!
Registration is now open for TechDays Developer 2009 – Defy All Challenges 24-Hour virtual...
Author: zainnab Date: 03/02/2009
Web 2.0 and Skittles?
From one of my co-workers:===In a brave move for a national brand, the new Skittles website has...
Author: zainnab Date: 03/02/2009
Shamelessly Promote Yourself!!!
No matter who you are, a little self promotion can be cathartic. So check out Jeff Blankenburg's...
Author: zainnab Date: 03/02/2009
Serious Tech with Tulsa High Tech
https://tulsahightech.com Don Singleton (donsingleton@cox.net) has started up the web-only version of...
Author: zainnab Date: 03/01/2009
Special Thanks to Amber and Jay from BravoTech!
We just got done with our webcast on how to get a developer job in the current economy and it was a...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/27/2009
Microsoft Group Events Web Site
https://www.microsoftgroupevents.com/groups/default.aspx ===MicrosoftGroupEvents.com is a web-based...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/25/2009
Research
Linear Functional Fixed-pointsNikolaj Bjorner, Joe HendrixWe introduce a logic of functional...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/24/2009
LINQ-To-SQL, LINQ-To-Entities, and the Future
So, I keep getting questions on the road as to what the status is with L2S. Here is a great post...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/24/2009
Special Offers for Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio Team System 2008 and MSDN Subscriptions
Some very cool deals for developers. Here is an example:===Save up to $500 on a MSDN Subscription....
Author: zainnab Date: 02/24/2009
More Samples Added to the SharePoint and Silverlight Blueprints
Good stuff from Steve Fox as MS.===We posted a couple more samples to the SharePoint and Silverlight...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/23/2009
Alas, Common Sense, We Hardly Knew Ye...
This was presumably printed in the London Times Obituary section. I can't find the reference to it...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/23/2009
“How Do I” Videos — Internet Explorer 8
===These videos are designed to help Web developers and designers of all skill levels experience the...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/23/2009
FeedBurner Subcriber Issues
I've heard that people were getting subscribers dropped when they converted over their accounts. It...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/23/2009
Articles on Windows 7 Logo Testing
From Bruce Kyle @ MS ===Something cool has happened with logo testing. It’s simpler and easier...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/22/2009
Free Academic Virtual Roundtables and Industry Certification LiveMeetings
Academic Virtual Roundtables Adult learners embark on path to economic self-sufficiency through IT...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/22/2009
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 Training Kit
===The Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 Training Kit includes presentations, hands-on labs,...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/21/2009
SharePoint Developer Tools: Announcing Public CTP Release of VSeWSS 1.3
===The Community Technology Preview release for Visual Studio 2008 extensions for SharePoint 1.3 is...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/21/2009
Random Coolness: Thing Fall Apart
If you have never read it, you should check this book out. The Wikipedia entry can be found here:...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/21/2009
Build Line-Of-Business Enterprise Apps With Silverlight, Part 1
One of our very talented folks in the South Central District, Hanu Kommalapati, had...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/19/2009
10-4 Good Buddy We Have Some Visual Studio 2010 Tutorials for You!
https://channel9.msdn.com/shows/10-4/ Here are the ones available at the time I wrote...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/18/2009
User Group Support Services is now LIVE!!! User Group Leaders This Is A "Must Read"!
Great news for User Group Leaders! === The following announces the release of User Group Support...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/16/2009
Mobile World Congress 2009 Videos
Microsoft Press Conference With Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, and Andy Lees, Senior Vice President,...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/16/2009
Got Startup? Then Try BizSpark!!
Last November we launched BizSpark:===BizSpark is an innovative new program that unites Startups...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/16/2009
DeveloperDiary.Start(“Project MEBA”)
My buddy Dave Bost has some serious Azure goodness going on these days:===For the next few months I...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/15/2009
Hybrid Decisions: Total SharePoint and Consulting Goodness
Not sure if I ever mentioned it before, but in addition to the great user communities and other...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/13/2009
Silverlight 2.0, SQL Server 2008, and Visual Studio Tools for Office -- Slides
Attached is the ZIP containing the presentations I did on Silverlight 2.0, SQL Server 2008, and...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/09/2009
Visual Studio 2010 VPC
So you want to get your hands on the VS2010 VPC? Here you...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/06/2009
Dallas C# Special Interest Group Meeting Today!!!
I'm going to be at the C# SIG tonight in Las Colinas so if you are in the area, come join...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/05/2009
Mobility Slides
Slides from my session on Windows Mobile 6.1 Development :) DEVMOB-200 - Zain - Mobility.zip
Author: zainnab Date: 02/05/2009
Debugging Slides
Slides from Tips and Tricks for Debugging Using Visual Studio 2008 DEVWIN-351 - Zain -...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/05/2009
Azure Slides
Attached are the slides for the Azure Session, enjoy! :) DEVSVC-200 - Zain - Azure.zip
Author: zainnab Date: 02/04/2009
Linked .Net Users Group - Deepen your Debugging: Tips and Tricks for the Visual Studio 2008 Debugger (REMINDER)
Just a reminder that the LinkedIn .NET User Group is having it's inaugural meeting on Wednesday,...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/03/2009
Microsoft and Akamai Innovate on Consumer Video Experiences Using Silverlight
In case you haven't heard:===Microsoft is introducing new Web server technology, called Internet...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/02/2009
UPDATE!!! Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Promotional Software Kit Expiration Extension!!!!
From John Baker's Blog:...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/02/2009
Project Silk Road: Live Search APIs, Tools, Services, and More
<websitetext>Project Silk Road is a broad range of tools and services Microsoft offers online...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/31/2009
Mobile Live Mesh!!
Like Live Mesh? Want to take it on the road? Then try Live Mesh Mobile!!! Hell ya, we got you...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/30/2009
Linked .Net Users Group - Deepen your Debugging: Tips and Tricks for the Visual Studio 2008 Debugger
As part of the ongoing efforts of Virtual World Evangelism, I have teamed up with some great folks...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/27/2009
Upgrading from SQL Server 2000 / 2005 to SQL Server 2008
The SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide is now available! This 490-page white paper...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/27/2009
Grady Booch Podcasts
From the IEEE folks:===IEEE Software is delighted to introduce a new regular podcast by Grady Booch....
Author: zainnab Date: 01/26/2009