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Office Business Applicaiton Workflow Application and Demo
At Heroes Happen Here events I have shown an OBA Request for Proposal demo. You can download the...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/16/2008
Feature Availability in Visual Studio 2008 Editions
At Windows 2008, SQL 2008 and VS2008 launch events in the region I was asked several questions...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/11/2008
Mobility Architect Roundtable Mid-Atlantic Region in May 2008
Please join us for our Mid-Atlantic Architect Roundtables. See agenda and registration information...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/03/2008
Join Us For the Microsoft Health & Life Sciences Developer and Solutions Conference , April 22-24, 2008, Sheraton Atlantic City
Register today as space is limited! The conference is FREE. Some meals are provided. Kosher for...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/26/2008
Microsoft Windows 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 Launch Event in DC 3/25/08
The Washington, DC event will celebrate the launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/23/2008
Best Practices in Application Infrastructure Design and Management
Please join us in our Mid-Atlantic Architect Roundtables focusing on Application Infrastructure...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/17/2008
Adding Image Zooming Capabilities to Your Web Applications Using Silverlight 2.0 Deep Zoom
I remember one of my Silverlight discussions with customers was about if it was possible to allow...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/12/2008
Microsoft partner events in Mid-Atlantic
Detail at my colleague John's blog at...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/11/2008
Sivleright 2.0 Beta 1 Finally Arrived!
You can download Silverlight 2.0 beta 1 at microsoft.com.
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/05/2008
Watch the MIX08 Keynotes Live March 5, 2008
Watch the MIX08 keynotes streamed live real time over the internet on Wednesday, March 5th 9:30 AM -...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/05/2008
Silverlight on Nokia's smartphones
ComputerWorld reports that Microsoft will deliver a version of its Silverlight media player for...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/04/2008
IASA Architect Conference in DC from March 10-11, 2008
The IT Architect Regional Conference is the largest event in the Washington, D.C. area to address...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/19/2008
Discover Software+Services: An Event at De Sales University, Center Valley, PA
The Association of Information Technology Professionals and De Sales University welcome Microsoft to...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/07/2008
Blogs of Mid-Atlantic Influential Developers and Architects (Feb. 2008)
Brian Noyes, Microsoft Regional Director, https://briannoyes.netBrian P. Gefrich, Microsoft MVP - PC...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/07/2008
Running PHP Web Applications on Windows Servers? You Got It!
The Microsoft IIS product team has worked closely with the PHP scripting enginer creator Zend...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/05/2008
What does the MSDN website have anything to do with politics?
I tried to log in to my MSDN website, but I was welcomed by a completely different web site....
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/31/2008
The Groups App at facebook.com Is Not Very User Friendly
I have to admit that I am relatively new to facebook. Among many wonderful things I have really...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/30/2008
Mid-Atlantic Influential Architects Program
We officially kicked off the Mid-Atlantic Influential Architects program yesterday at Microsoft...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/30/2008
AJAX and Silverlight Presentation from the Visual Studio 2008 Pre-Launch Event at Reston VA
Many thanks to those of you who attended my ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight session at the Visual...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/30/2008
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2008, Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 Launch Events
You can find event launch and updated registration information at www.heroeshappenhere.com For...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/28/2008
Recover Missing Hard Drive Space
I thought I'd share what I just found with you, particularly if you are not very familiar with some...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/24/2008
Architect Point of View (POV)
Some of my colleagues have started what's called "Architect Point of View" blogging. Within each POV...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/24/2008
A .NET Application Management Solution
Monitoring and managing the health of .NET applications during their lifecycle is not a small task....
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/22/2008
Using Silverlight in your SharePoint 2007 Applications
While Silverlight and SharePoint integration is not an OOB experience for developers today, there is...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/21/2008
Visual Studio .NET 2008 Launch Events in Mid-Atlantic (1/29 at Reston VA, 2/4 at Malvern PA)
Want to get a tour of Visual Studio 2008 benefits before the Launch? Join us at a city near you!...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/14/2008
The 2008 Microsoft Office System Developer Conference is only a month away!
Conference highlights: Special keynote address by Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman Kurt DelBene, CVP,...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/14/2008
MIX08 will be held in Las Vegas, March 5-7,2008
Detail at https://visitmix.com/2008/default.aspx MIX is an intimate conversation between developers,...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/14/2008
Virtual Images (VPC) of Visual Studio .NET 2008 Are Available for Download
Read Brian Keller's blog about how you can use Free Download Manager to download the VPCs. There are...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/14/2008
A Reliable Yet Affordable Computer Backup Solution Is Finally Here
Many of us, including myself, have learned a lesson of how costly it can be to have a broken...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/09/2008
How is the .NET Framework 3.5 different from .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.0?
Happy New Year! It's good to be back to the office from a holiday vacation. I have received...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/02/2008
MSDN PowerSeries Presentations (McClean VA Event)
You can download them using this link. Also, you can find Ashish Jaiman's Windows Live Platform...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 12/19/2007
PDC08 Date and Location Announced: October 27–30, 2008, Los Angeles, California
October 27–30, 2008Pre-conference October 26, 2008Los Angeles, California We are delighted to...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 12/14/2007
Silverlight web site: vectorform.com
Vectorform recently launched a Silverlight developer/designer resource site and blog that has...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 12/14/2007
MSDN PowerSeries Content
I have posted all presentation slides for the afternoon session of the PowerSerices in NY to my...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 12/11/2007
December 2008 Architect Events
The emerging technology macro-trend today is the convergence of the Web and physical worlds, often...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 11/30/2007
Silverlight 1.1 is now Silverlight 2.0
The Silverlight product team has decided to rename Silverlight 1.1 to Silverlight 2.0. Check out...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 11/30/2007
Silverlight at TechEd China 2007
Silverlight has not only attracted developers and designers in the United States, but also those in...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 11/12/2007
What Do You Know About Microsoft's Oslo?
Robert Wahbe, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Server & Tools Business, discusses the current...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/31/2007
Working with WCF for your Silverlight 1.1 Applications
While you can easily use XML web services in your Silverlight applications, working with WCF is much...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/31/2007
Silverlight Code Camp in Reston MTC on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007
Frank La Vigne will host the first Silverlight Code Camp in the DC area. If you are interested to...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/31/2007
Blogs by Mid-Atlantic Regional MVPs, RDs and Enthusiasts (October 2007)
Brian Noyes, Microsoft Regional Director, https://briannoyes.netBrian P. Gefrich, Microsoft MVP - PC...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/17/2007
10 strategic technologies for 2008
A recent InfoWorld article lists the following 10 strategic technologies for 2008. "Green IT" is on...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/17/2007
BostonReMIX07 Session Contents
We have just posted some recorded sessions of the Boston ReMIX07 event including keynote sessions to...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/09/2007
Source Code for the .NET Framework Libraries
If you are one of those people who are interested to see the Source Code for the .NET Framework...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/03/2007
MSDN Roadshow Content on Silverlight and Expression
I included a pdf version of my Silverlight presentation here, and will post some of demo source code...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 09/27/2007
arcCouoncil on Silverlight and Expression
I included a pdf version of my Silverlight presentation here, and will post some of demo source code...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 09/27/2007
Architect Roundtables on Mobility and Application Management
Architect Roundtable – Microsoft Mobility Platform Overview REGISTER! Location Date & Time...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 09/26/2007
Silverlight CodeCamp in DC
SilverlightDevCampDC is an upcoming gathering (November 3rd, 2007) in the Washington DC area,...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 09/18/2007