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Singularity 2.0 RDK Now Available!
Singularity is a Managed operating system started by Microsoft Research. It's last version 1.1 target the .NET 1.1 framework and was a very fast OS (if not all that functional). The latest version supports the 2.0 framework, 64-bit processing, additions...
Visual Studio 2010 & .NET Framework 4.0 CTP Available for Download!
After a whirlwind week of PDC (too bad I wasn't in attendance) Microsoft released CTP bits of Visual Studio 2010. I hope to post a lot more about some of the features as I go through the walk-throughs, but until I get it downloaded I wanted to share...
Silverlight 2 Released!
Silverlight 2 has been released and boasts many new features. Silverlight is a cross-platform RIA (Rich Internet Applications) platform designed to enhance the web experience. Silverlight allows developers to use a familiar set of tools and technologies...
Silverlight 2 RC0 Released
Silverlight 2 is not far from reality! With the first RC coming just months after the beta 2 release and promises of a full release coming soon we can start migrating existing beta 2 code to RC0 which is supposed to be compatible with the actual release...
Props from Redmond
I subscribe to Redmond Press "Redmond Report" which is something of a news channel for Microsoft. The editor was asking for peoples reviews of Chrome so they could do a composite review. Having recently done a post about chrome on my blog I...
Google releases web browser "chrome"
Google has done it again! In a completely unexpected (at least by myself) move they have released a browser into mainstream. Frankly, I am quite surprised! Google was such a fan of Firefox that I never thought I would see them in competition. It also...
Cyber Security
When I seem to have re-occurring themes happen naturally I find that those are good things to blog about. Recently I was speaking with my brother (who has incessant adware problems) about Internet Safety and Cyber Security. A week or two ago I had a stimulating...
Linux Condemns Binary Drivers
Recently, some Linux developers have condemned the practice of shipping drivers without the source in an open petition . The reasoning for such a petition is that "any closed-source Linux kernel module or driver to be harmful and undesirable. We...
3D Modeling With Google
Those who know me will tell you that Microsoft might as well just put me on payroll because I talk about their new products all day long. I have even characterized myself as an "Unofficial, Unpaid, Microsoft Solutions Evangelist". Having said...
Silverlight 2.0 Beta 2 Released & Installation Help
Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 Beta 2 has been released. This version is supposed to be pretty stable as I understand it. The tools on the other hand, still feel very much like a beta! I had a heck of a time getting this junk installed! The link to download...
SP1 for the .Net Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 Released to Beta
As promised by Microsoft when Visual Studio 2008 launched late last year, there is a service pack for available both for the .Net framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008. Information about the release can be found on ScottGu's Blog and mostly include...