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<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Windows XP SP3 Adds 10% Performance Boost, Tests Show InformationWeek, NY - 3 hours ago They added that XP SP3's slick performance may lead some computer users to forego Windows Vista. Exo.performance.network found that, with the new service ... Microsoft Releases XP SP3, Resumes Vista SP1 CRN all 10 news articles More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

VS2008 Service Pack 1 has been released. Some helpful links: Readme http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/F/D/8FD2A9F0-C3D4-4B0A-80AF-88D738DCDDF4/VSReadme.htm VS2008 SP1 and .NET FX Beta Performance Improvements http://blogs.msdn.com/ddperf/archive/2008/05/12/vs2008-sp1-and-net-fx-beta-performance-improvements.aspx Visual Studio 2008 and .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 Beta - A Guided Tour http://blogs.msdn.com/bursteg/archive/2008/05/12/visual-studio-2008-and-net-framework-3-5-sp1-beta-a-guided-tour.aspx More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Dr. Sneath speaks with Ian Ellison-Taylor and Kevin Gjerstad about new improvements and features in WPF 3.5 Service Pack 1.* Topics of the conversation range from Graphics, Deployment, Performance, Application Model and Tools.* And while discussing the current state and the future of WPF a few applications are mentioned including Lawson Financial and Yahoo Messenger. Not only does this video provide you with a great overview of WPF 3.5 SP1, but it is kicking off WPF Week on Channel 9.* Each day this week we’ll be publishing a video focused on one area of WPF to give you a detailed look at what’s new. SP1 Download links: Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (Beta) .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (Beta) Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions SP1 (Beta) Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server 2008 SP1 (Beta) Listen to the podcast(MP3) Listen to the podcast(WMA) Download the Video Watch the Video More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Guy Burstein talks about the EntityDataSource – the new ASP.Net Data Source that ships as part of the ADO.Net Entity Framework in Service Pack 1 of Visual Studio 2008 and .Net Framework 3.5. In this video you will get a quick overview of the EntityDataSource and see some additional features you may want to explore later. If you want a step by step walkthrough of using the EntityDataSource, here is where you can find: Using the EntityDataSource in Web Applications Filtering Entities in the EntityDataSource* Video Download: Click on the image to play the video (from a streaming file). If you'd prefer to download the WMV and watch it offline, you may do so here. Watch the screencast(WMV) More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

* Las aplicaciones, una vez desplegadas, tienen que vivir en un entorno de producción. En esta sesión Unai Zorrilla e Iván González nos explican* cómo facilitar la vida de nuestra aplicación y la del administrador de sistemas viendo como hacer aplicaciones .NET fáciles de administrar en un entorno de producción: monitorización, eventos, administración… Unai Zorrilla es MVP Compact Framework y actualmente, entre otras muchas cosas,* trabaja como consultor de gran empresa en Plain Concepts, de la cuál es socio fundador. Iván González es MVP en IIS y, también, socio fundador de Plain Concepts donde trabaja como consultor y formador en diversas áreas, especialmente relacionadas con Visual Studio Team System. http://channel9.msdn.com/Photos/403750.jpg Watch the screencast(WMV) More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Technology Enthusiast Starts Discount Computers Blog Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 44 minutes ago ... news and topics like the latest from Apple Computes and great personal computer gaming packages as well as cheap IBM PC packages or Windows Vista news. ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Just wondering if the rest of the world uses 'Credit Scores' for life as much as the USA does. The entire premise of the methodology seems like a scam. You need credit to get credit? C'mon, that doesn't* even make sense. If I pay my bills on-time and only purchase things with cash, I am a higher risk than someone with $40,000 in credit debt; so I pay more for everything from mortgages to insurance. How does paying my bills and not over-extending myself equal a credit risk?* I just checked my score after being declined for a line of credit and was shocked at my credit score. I don't have any credit cards because I don't want to pay monthly fees and service fees. If I want something, I will save up and buy it, why does society force debt upon me in the name of 'Good Credit'? Effing ridiculous. Is this how it is everywhere or just in America? More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Technology Enthusiast Starts Discount Computers Blog Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 10 minutes ago ... news and topics like the latest from Apple Computes and great personal computer gaming packages as well as cheap IBM PC packages or Windows Vista news. ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Windows XP SP3 Adds 10% Performance Boost, Tests Show InformationWeek, NY - 18 minutes ago They added that XP SP3's slick performance may lead some computer users to forego Windows Vista. Exo.performance.network found that, with the new service ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

This app is a little more complicated that this but I have pared things down to the basics. The application has a class that implements the IBindingListinterface so I can bind a list of this class to a datagridview. This datagridview has custom progress bar columns that illustrate the progress of a task. I have a list of tasks that I need to show the progress of. These tasks are started at various times i.e. taskList[0].StartTime = 10:00; taskList[1].StartTime = 10:30; taskList[2].StartTime = 11:30; I then have a System.Timers.Timer instance that iterates through each list item in the list and calculates the elapsed timespan converts it to an integer and displays the progress foreach (Task t in taskListBindingSource.List) // Calculate the different timespans in the list, convert them to an integer and display in the datagrid. I am quite pleased that the program works but am most dipleased with the foreach loop because that seems dirty to me. The program also hangs frequently after running for 30 mins+ which is unacceptable because I need it running for days at a time. The System.Threading.Timer seems perfect because you can pass the object (or task) into the method that then displays the progress at intervals. I have tried this and found it horribly complicated and confusing, and worse still, you have unpredicable behaviour, i.e. it will start and then stop randomly and you can’t debug it. I feel this is quite a generic problem that a lot of users should be acquainted with, so any pointers would be appreciated. More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

So I managed to create a service and a client, talking to each other. The service makes callbacks to client but it seems that I "have" to open up TCP port for this. Now, what if the client is behind a NAT / Firewall, I assume there is no solution for calling back to client without opening the TCP port? ...Thanks! More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

* En una de las charlas del Evolution Show, Cesar de la Torre nos ofreció una instructiva sesión sobre cómo ha evolucionado la plataforma de servicios.** Durante la ponencia, repasó brevemente las tecnologías SOA (Arquitectura Orientada a Servicios), WCF (Windows Communication Foundation) y WF (Windows Workflow Foundation) y las novedades que presenta .NET Framework 3.5 con respecto a estas. Cesar de la Torre trabaja en el departamento de Desarrollo y Plataforma de Microsoft Ibérica ayudando a partners e ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) a adoptar las novedades en arquitectura y tecnologías de negocio, como Dynamics (CRM, NAV, AX), desarrollo SOA (WS y WCF) y WF. También puedes descargar la presentación que utilizó Cesar en la ponencia. http://channel9.msdn.com/Photos/403699.jpg Watch the screencast(WMV) More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

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http://ms-os.com/ Geekzone <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Windows Vista vs. Windows 2000... which one is more secure? Geekzone, New Zealand - 1 hour ago The much touted Windows Vista with it's slightly nagging useful UAC and also it's newer network protection methods apparently still doesn't make it better ... Microsoft's Windows Vista is 37% more secure than Windows XP Computerworld New Zealand all 19 news articles More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

I always abuse my PCs quite a lot, I'm*constantly installing freeware apps that I download to trial with almost no knowledge of them what so ever etc and this can have an adverse affect on stability as you can guess. I kept my old XP PC*running for 17 days once and it was the longest I ever managed to keep it stable. I've just hit the 32 day mark with Vista SP1 and think it speaks quite a bit about the stability of Vista SP1. I'm still installing all sorts of random programs and abusing it just as much as my XP machine if not more. I know Linux/UNIX machines are going to have Uptimes of years* but... How long have you guys managed to keep your PCs running? Do you find Vista noticably more stable then XP? How badly do you abuse your PCs? More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Is Your Car the Ultimate 'Mobile Computer'? PC World - 12 hours ago You may hate Windows Vista, laugh at the Zune media player and completely ignore Windows Mobile, but Microsoft seems to be making all the right decisions ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

http://ms-os.com/ Ars Technica <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> IE8 to boost ActiveX security on Vista Ars Technica, MA - 33 minutes ago Users will also have to be running Windows Vista (or Windows Server 2008). Although IE8 will be released for Windows XP, this particular feature won't be ... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Visualization extraordinaire (music included). Check it out. Made with Processing. And an underwater version with Radiohead. More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

One of the UK's most famous resellers of perfomance laptops, has hit the skids. Trusted Reviews: Rock Direct goes into administration This has come as a bit of a surprise to existing customers and to the ones who have orders waiting, because aside from shutting down the forums, Rock has given no real indication that they were in any kind of trouble. The company explains that they ran into cash flow problems after goods were 'misappropriated' by an ex-employee. Sounds odd, but it may (or may not) have something to do with this chap .... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Experience Windows Mobile at 800 x 480 in my screenshot gallery for the Celio REDFLY mobile companion! More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and I discuss the State of Vista, slipstreaming Windows service packs, Zune 2.5, Celio REDFLY, Microsoft's Windows Mobile mulligan, and Mario Cart Wii! More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Why hasn't this been done in any of the major OS's? Windows/OSX/Linux.... More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

So I was browsing around and I found a site called cairoshell.com. It is suppose to be a shell replacement for Vista, and it looks darn good! The thing that got me was that are* using C# and WPF. After a bit of researching on how to create your own shell, I keep getting hits on how to extend the explorer shell, not what I was looking for. So how are they doing it with C#? Would you have to deal with unmanaged code, using PInvokes and stuff? More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Oh so true... http://kotaku.com/5008566/if-nintendo-made-halo-3 More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds

Hi guys, I was just wondering is there a way in DataGridView to write a bit code that when the user double clicks on a cell, it's contents is copied into a text box? I've been trawling the net for examples, but so far I've been unsucsefull. Thanks Emyr More... View All Our Microsoft Related Feeds