Thom Robbins .NET Weblog
A blog of the technical and only sometimes uneventful side of programming in .NET and life within Microsoft
Thanks for having me
I wanted to thank the folks from Fiserv for having me at their recent user conference to talk about...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/20/2006
Visual Studio 2005 Pro and Team System trials now available for direct download
Just ran across these! The Visual Studio 2005 Pro and Team System trials are now available for...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/20/2006
Check out the Teched Webcast Series
Tech·Ed 2006 may be over in the United States, but that does not mean the experience has to stop....
Author: trobbins Date: 06/20/2006
Announcing The Windows Mobile Virtual User Group
Can’t make a user group in person? Not even in the New England area? Join the Virtual User Group....
Author: trobbins Date: 06/20/2006
NECN This week in Business
NECN features our own Ted MacLean the other day! Here is the link to the interview (you may need to...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/19/2006
Wrox Code Camp Video Series continues
The folks from Wrox have posted a second video from the Atlanta Code Camp! VB 9.0 / C# 3 and the...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/18/2006
Microsoft donates software for public schools and universities
In case you haven’t heard! BOSTON --Microsoft on Tuesday announced it would donate a computer...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/18/2006
Great site – WinFXGuide
Ran across a great site at https://www.WinFXGuide.com According to the site they provide a one stop...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/18/2006
User Experience - Evolution in Software
Thanks to all that attended this session User Experience Evolution in Software where we looked at...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/15/2006
WCF RSS Toolkit
This is very cool – The WCF RSS Toolkit is a Windows Communication Foundation-based framework for...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/15/2006
Database Professional Team Center
Via Rob An early prerelease version of Team Edition for Database Professionals is now available for...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/13/2006
First Wrox video posted: Live from Atlanta Code Camp - VS2005 Team System
Congratulations to the Atlanta Code Camp for a really cool Code Camp idea! Via Jim I hinted a while...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/13/2006
Introducing the June 2006 Windows CE Shared Source Contest
WindowsForDevices.com and Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices (MED) Group are teaming up to...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/13/2006
Virtual Tech Ed
Can’t make Tech Ed this year? Check it out using the virtual tour here....
Author: trobbins Date: 06/11/2006
Microsoft Antigen for SharePoint Trial Software
Antigen for SharePoint helps protect SharePoint Portal Server and Windows SharePoint Services...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/10/2006
2007 Office System: Updated Developer Content
Contains updated versions of the 2007 Microsoft Office system developer content for use with the...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/10/2006
Announcing MSDN Wiki!
In case you haven’t seen this we publicly released the MSDN Wiki at https://msdnwiki.microsoft.com....
Author: trobbins Date: 06/09/2006
Check out Windows Vista
If you wanted to check out Windows Vista Beta 2 – get the beta bits here
Author: trobbins Date: 06/09/2006
Beantown.NET User Group
Ultimate .NET Tools-- Scott Hanselman (https://www.hanselman.com/tools) When: Monday June 12, 2006,...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/08/2006
Setting the Tab Order with Visual Studio 2005
Tab order is used to determine which control gets focus and can accept keyboard input. It’s called...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/07/2006
New Hampshire Dot Net User Group Meeting
New Hampshire Dot Net User Groupthe Third Thursday each month from 6:00 to 8:30 in the Auditorium...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/07/2006
Patterns and Practice goes mobile
patterns and practices Goes Mobile! The Microsoft patterns & practices team has released the...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/07/2006
Michael Stiefel on Windows Workflow Foundation (1 of 4)
Check out Michael on DNR TV! June, 2006 is Windows Workflow Foundation month at dnrTV. We proudly...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/05/2006
Attend the New England Mega User Group
New England Mega User Group MeetingDeveloping with .NET in 2006 -- What's Hot and What's Not...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/05/2006
The Ultra-Mobile PC Display Emulator
Ran across this - If you are developing applications for the UMPC this is a must have. The UMPC...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/05/2006
ReportViewer Samples for Visual Studio
Visual Studio 2005 includes new ReportViewer controls that you can use to add rich data reporting to...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/05/2006
RI .Net User Group
The RI .Net User Group will meet this week on Wednesday, June 7 when Mauro Cardarelli will present:...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/04/2006
WINFX Code Jam Wrap Up
Thanks to all that attended the WINFX code jam the other week. We had some technical issues that...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/03/2006
WINFX Code Jam Wrap Up
Additional Videos are available here Session Name Links WINFX – Why should I care? PPT Session...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/03/2006
See Windows Vista
Very cool look at Vista - https://www.seewindowsvista.com/
Author: trobbins Date: 06/02/2006
OWASP Boston June 7 meeting
Next meeting is 6:30 pm on Wed. June. 7 6:30 pm - Jim Weiler - Announcements, Short Topic - Web...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/02/2006
What’s new with ASP and the .NET Framework 2.0
Thanks to everyone that attended this week’s session on the .NET Framework 2.0 and ASP 2.0. As...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/01/2006
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals
A new role for the Team Foundation Suite! Check here for more information Visual Studio Team Edition...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/01/2006
Step-by-Step Guide to Deploying Windows Mobile-based Devices with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2
Download the MSFP Deployment Guide Windows Mobile 5.0 and the Messaging & Security Feature Pack...
Author: trobbins Date: 06/01/2006
New England SharePoint User Group
Next Meeting - June 27, 2006: Introducing Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 5:45 - 6:00 Registration...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/28/2006
Becoming an Architect
Congratulations to Rob for a great ARCcast on ARCast - Becoming an Architect What is an architect?...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/27/2006
Microsoft Windows Vista Security Advancements
A really good white paper that covers some of the Windows Vista security information that someone...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/27/2006
Windows SharePoint Services V3: Software Development Kit
Get your Windows SharePoint V3 SDK – The Windows SharePoint Services V3 (Beta) SDK is a preliminary...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/27/2006
Windows Live Local for Outlook
Today, we announced the online availability of Windows Live Local for Microsoft Outlook, a free...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/25/2006
Got Architecture?
Very cool new site that went live - Skyscrapr is the community for aspiring architects. There are...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/23/2006
Remote Presentation Stress-Test this Sunday, May 28th at Noon EDT. Free RSS Feed Generator for participants.
Can you give Carl a hand on testing his remote presentation system. From Carl Hey DNR fans, I’m...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/23/2006
New Jersey Code Camp 2
The second New Jersey Code Camp is coming! Via Scott You can now register for the second New Jersey...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/23/2006
Don’t forget the Flash
Via Andrew If you're not already familiar with it, the MSDN Flash is an email newsletter that's sent...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/22/2006
Virtual Earth Madness Screencast
The folks at NetBlender have put together a short screencast that shows their winning entry. They...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/22/2006
WinFX is Coming!
The folks at Deitel have a fantastic online resource center for WinFX. Well worth checking out as we...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/22/2006
The #Region Directive
Organizing the IDE is one of the most important areas of productivity. The #Region directive allows...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/20/2006
The #Region Directive
Organizing the IDE is one of the most important areas of productivity. The #Region directive allows...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/20/2006
BizTalk Server 2006 Tutorials
Ran across what looks like some really interesting BizTalk 2006 tutorials for download from here.
Author: trobbins Date: 05/19/2006
Standalone Device Emulator 1.0 with Windows Mobile OS Images
The Microsoft Device Emulator 1.0 is a standalone version of the same ARM based Device Emulator that...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/18/2006
Announcing the Upgrade Your Game Arcade Machine Sweepstakes!
Check out these free game developer learning resources that teach you how to develop your own arcade...
Author: trobbins Date: 05/18/2006