WCF RIA Services RC2 Released

A new development milestone of Windows Communication Foundation RIA Services is now available for download from Microsoft. Earlier this month, the Redmond company offered the second Release Candidate of WCF RIA Services for Silverlight 4 and Visual Studio 2010. In addition to the new RC of WCF RIA Services, early adopters can also grab the […]

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Silverlight 4 RTW Release Binaries are out

The release-to-the-web (RTW) version of Silverlight 4 is available for free download, as of April 15, as Microsoft officials said it would be earlier this week. As per Silverlight.net Silverlight is a powerful development platform for creating engaging, interactive user experiences for Web, desktop, and mobile applications when online or offline. Silverlight is a free […]

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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Beta Leaked Build 7601.16543.100403-1630 v.159

Microsoft continuously improves Windows 7® and Windows Server® 2008 R2 by providing ongoing updates while working with software and hardware vendors to deliver application compatibility and hardware compatibility improvements. Service Pack 1  (SP1) is another vehicle through which Microsoft provides operating system improvements to customers. SP1 is an update to both Windows 7 and Windows […]

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How to disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) in Windows Server 2008/R2

One of the first thing I do when I get a new development environment is to disable IE ESC. But what is the IE ESC? Quoting from Technet: Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration places your server and Internet Explorer in a configuration that decreases the exposure of your server to potential attacks that can occur […]

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Nice Learning Resources: ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, AJAX, Visual Studio, Silverlight

Scott Guthrie has provided some nice resource links for ASP.NET, Visual Studio, Silverlight on his Blog Link Quoting to ScottGu ASP.NET URL Routing in ASP.NET 4: Scott Mitchell has a nice article that talks about the new URL routing features coming to Web Forms applications with ASP.NET 4.  Also check out my previous blog post […]

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Update Silverlight Client for Facebook for Silverlight 4 RC

At the end of January 2010, Microsoft released a new application for Facebook based on the Beta development milestone of Silverlight 4. Users that have downloaded and installed the first version of Silverlight Client for Facebook now have an update available, as the Silverlight Client for Facebook was refreshed in accordance with the release of […]

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