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Asynchronous Workflow Activities: Implemented Asynchronous WebRequests
(note: sample code is attached to this post). As I stated before, Darma's excellent book finally...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 07/02/2007
Justin Smith on the CLR Garbage Collector
If you haven't seen Justin's Smith's presentation on the CLR Garbage Collector, schedule an hour to...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 07/02/2007
Some Information Card Goodness
As I am covering CardSpace for various customers, I am asked frequently how to build a Secure Token...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 06/27/2007
Creating a General-Purpose, Asynchronous SOAP Client in ASP.NET 2.0
How's that for a blog-post title? There are a couple cool things shown within this post,...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 06/18/2007
The Winner of the XBox 360 in Denver is...
We've been running a contest through blogs to give away an XBox 360. As part of the keynote in the...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 06/15/2007
Outlook Clone using WPF
You gotta check this out… creating an Outlook clone using WPF! As we go around the nation...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 06/13/2007
Telco 2.0 Meets Web 2.0: Network Mashups
There's a great report posted on NetworkMashups.com called "Telco Web 2.0 Mashups: A New Blueprint...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 06/12/2007
Wow! I Finally Think I Get Workflow!
I have been talking about Windows Workflow Foundation since last PDC. I have done countless demos,...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 06/12/2007
The Winner of the XBox 360 for the LA Event Is...
Zach Bonham wins the XBox 360 for the LA Web Experience Event! Congratulations, Zach!For those who...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 06/08/2007
Just Blog to Win a Free XBox?
Can't get to Vegas or Orlando? Have you heard about the Microsoft Web Experience events in Los...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 06/05/2007
Inline an XML Schema into Your XML Document
A good friend of mine, Derek Noonan, pinged me to ask how to inline an XML Schema into an XML...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 06/05/2007
Is Microsoft Overwhelming?
I hear all the time that Microsoft is not innovating, that Microsoft is a follower… that...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 06/01/2007
Presentation Tip: Show Visual Studio Full Screen
Hopefully you have read Hanselman's list of presentation tools. This tip could very well make it to...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 05/22/2007
Some XmlSerializer Control in ASMX
A customer pinged me asking how to control various aspects of the XmlSerializer in ASMX. Here are a...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 05/22/2007
May 29th Developer Days - Filling Up!
The May 29th Developer Days event at the Microsoft Alpharetta office is filling up fast. There are...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 05/14/2007
Web Experiences Events in NYC, LA, and Denver
Come to the Web Experiences events in New York City (May 31st), Los Angeles (June 8th), or Denver...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 05/09/2007
Wally on Some Cool Orcas Features
At the Atlanta Launch of Office and Vista, I got to hear a great term that was introduced to the...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 05/08/2007
CSNA .NET Developer Day - May 29th, Microsoft Alpharetta Office
Please join us for a special event, CSNA .NET Developer Days, on May 29th at the Microsoft...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 05/08/2007
Halo 2 Ghostbike
Ya gotta love this… the Halo2 Ghost Bike. [ via Joystiq] My favorite is the first...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 05/07/2007
Interactive Media Manager and Silverlight
There is a cool demo of Interactive Media Manager on On10. If you haven't seen Interactive Media...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 05/02/2007
A Nostalgic Look at Using XMLHttpRequest with SOAP
It has been a long time since I did any work with the XmlHttpRequest object directly. Most of my XML...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 04/27/2007
Code-blocks are not allowed in this file: Using Server-Side Code with SharePoint
If you use the Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer to add a new page to your site, you will see...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 04/26/2007
How to Install That Huge Visual Studio “Orcas” File
Roger Jennings went through the pain so that you don't have to. Go to his blog to read how to...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 04/25/2007
Dan Wahlin on ASP.NET 2.0 Tips and Tricks
Dan Wahlin has a great post on ASP.NET 2.0 Tips and Tricks. Honestly, I talk about ASP.NET 2.0 to...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 04/19/2007
Solution Architect vs Enterprise Architect: Central Planning
Nick Malik has a great blog on Central Planning, comparing a city council's zoning board to...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 04/16/2007
Silverlight, Expression Media Encoder, and More Announced at NAB
You've heard snippets of details about what this thing code-named "WPF/e" could do, maybe even...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 04/16/2007
Those XML Features Are in VS2005, You Don't Have to Wait for Orcas!
InfoQ posts about 5 short demos on features you will find in Orcas. Glad to see some buzz being...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 04/06/2007
Microsoft and Radical Transparency: It Goes Back to the MVPs
Jeff Sanquist has a great post about the Wired Magazine Article on Channel 9. the story has finally...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 04/01/2007
WCF Performance Comparison Paper
This is fantastic! Finally, a performance comparison whitepaper that shows yet another reason to...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 03/31/2007
LiveMeeting Add-In for Office 2007
There's a really useful add-in for Office 2003 that lets you schedule LiveMeeting sessions directly...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 03/22/2007
Dynamically Adding Meta Tags in ASP.NET 2.0
A customer asked how to dynamically add meta tags in ASP.NET 2.0 (for more information on HTML meta...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 03/20/2007
Routed Events and Dependency Properties in WPF
Sahil Malik has a great article on CodeGuru about the Ins And Outs of Routed Events and Dependency...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 03/19/2007
Microsoft and Collective Illiteracy
It's getting worse. I don't know who started it, but I am determined to end it. I seek to end the...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 02/23/2007
Mac and PC - A Different Take
These videos on YouTube were hysterical. A different take on the Mac and PC commercials. Mac and PC...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 02/22/2007
Had a Blast at the Vista and Office Launches!
I had a blast speaking at the launch events for Office and Vista. In Atlanta, I spoke about...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 02/22/2007
Interesting Stuff Going On at AOL
Just stepped over to https://dev.aol.com/ and saw some interesting items over there. AOL has stepped...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 02/16/2007
10 Million Phishing Attempts Thwarted Since October
This is such a cool story. Two years ago, Bill Gates announced IE7 at RSA highlighting the Phishing...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 02/06/2007
An Early Happy Festivus
Flipping through TV channels tonight, I stumbled across a classic Steinfeld episode… the...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 12/14/2006
Softwaremaker joins Microsoft
William "Softwaremaker" Tay swallowed the red pill . What an incredible addition to our company....
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 11/24/2006
HOWTO: Write controls compatible with UpdatePanel without linking to the ASP.NET AJAX DLL
Eilon Lipton wrote a fantastic article on how to write controls that are "AJAX-aware". By changing...
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 10/30/2006
Scott Guthrie Speaking in Dallas on Nov 2nd
Scott Guthrie, "The Father of ASP", is speaking at the North Dallas .NET User Group on November 2nd....
Author: Kirk Evans[MSFT] Date: 10/25/2006