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Syncfusion is Offering Free ASP.NET MVC User Interface Controls for Microsoft WebsiteSpark Subscribers

noreply@blogger.com (Iftekhar Ahmed Amit) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:19:58 PST

Free ASP.NET MVC controls from Syncfusion

Give your web applications a 360˚ transformation with Syncfusion’s ASP.NET MVC user interface controls!

Microsoft WebsiteSpark Subscribers are eligible for a Free license (calculated at over $1,000) and a 90-day subscription.

Syncfusion’s ASP.NET MVC user interface controls
User Interface Edition for ASP.NET MVC

Create high performance AJAX Web applications with ease
Now supports MVC 3 Razor Engine

Jump start your ASP.NET MVC application with the market leader. Components developed with speed, AJAX and client side interaction in mind. Experience the difference.

Essential Grid

Essential Grid for ASP.NET MVC is a lightweight, AJAX-enabled, high-performance grid component built especially to suit the programming model of the ASP.NET MVC framework. It has a rich feature set that includes hierarchies, grouping, sorting, paging, data binding, editing, filtering, and several built-in styles.
Essential Grid is designed for performance and can easily handle millions of records. AJAX is extensively used to reduce traffic—only the required data is sent between the client and server, minimizing data transfer and response time.

Essential Tools

Essential Tools for ASP.NET MVC is a collection of lightweight, AJAX-enabled, professional user interface components built especially to suit the programming model of the ASP.NET MVC framework. It contains a comprehensive set of components including tree views, tabs, rich-text editors, accordions, sliders, masked-edit text boxes, numeric text boxes, AutoComplete text boxes, generic drop-downs, menus, and date pickers.
A unique feature of Essential Tools is that several controls—including accordions, date pickers, sliders, and tabs—are based on the jQuery JavaScript framework, which is a powerful industry standard. This approach ensures that the components are extremely stable and rich in features. The controls have also been enhanced to enable easy integration into ASP.NET MVC applications. The enhancements also include several new built-in skins in addition to those provided by the jQuery framework.
Also, AJAX is extensively used to reduce traffic between the client and the server; this minimizes data transfer and response time.
Some of our MVC controls like Rating and File Upload use HTML 5 to provide a truly rich user experience.

Essential Chart

Essential Chart for ASP.NET MVC is a high-performance charting component that is very easy to use and is also visually stunning. It includes 35 chart types ranging from simple column charts to specialized financial charts. The charts are also highly customizable and have a powerful data model which makes data binding simple.

Essential Diagram

Essential Diagram is an extensible, high-performance .NET diagramming framework built on HTML 5 for ASP.NET MVC applications. It can be used for developing Microsoft Visio-like interactive graphics and diagramming applications. It stores graphical objects in a node graph and renders those objects on the screen. It supports both vector and raster graphics on the drawing surface.

Essential Gauge

Essential Gauge for ASP.NET MVC contains radial, digital, rolling, and linear gauge controls. All gauges are visually stunning and behave like real gauges. The appearance is also very customizable in that all the elements in the gauge—including scales, ticks, and labels—can be fully tailored to your needs.

Essential Schedule

Essential Schedule for ASP.NET MVC is an Outlook Calendar-like Scheduler control that lets you add rich scheduling capabilities to your Web applications. It includes an advanced set of features including data binding, multiple resource views, rich interactivity, support for AJAX, client-side events, and much more.

Essential PDF Viewer

Essential PDF Viewer is a 100% managed .NET component that will have the ability to view and print PDF files from your WPF and Windows Forms applications. This feature supports exporting PDF files to various image formats such as, BMP, JPEG and PNG.

ASP.NET MVC 2 RC is released today

noreply@blogger.com (Iftekhar Ahmed Amit) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:56:15 PST

Release Candidate of ASP.NET MVC 2 is released today.

Brief Description

ASP.NET MVC 2 is a framework for developing highly testable and maintainable Web applications by leveraging the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern. The framework encourages developers to maintain a clear separation of concerns among the responsibilities of the application – the UI logic using the view, user-input handling using the controller, and the domain logic using the model. ASP.NET MVC applications are easily testable using techniques such as test-driven development (TDD).

The installation package includes templates and tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP 1 to increase productivity when writing ASP.NET MVC applications. For example, the Add View dialog box takes advantage of customizable code generation (T4) templates to generate a view based on a model object. The default project template allows the developer to automatically hook up a unit-test project that is associated with the ASP.NET MVC application.

Because the ASP.NET MVC framework is built on ASP.NET 3.5 SP 1, developers can take advantage of existing ASP.NET features like authentication and authorization, profile settings, localization, and so on.

Installation Notes

The ASP.NET MVC 2 Release Candidate for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 can be downloaded from the following page: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=157071

ASP.NET MVC 2 can be installed and can run side-by-side with ASP.NET MVC 1.0.

Note: Because Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 share a component of ASP.NET MVC 2, installing the ASP.NET MVC 2 Release Candidate release on a computer where Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 is also installed is not supported.

Documentation

Documentation for ASP.NET MVC 2, which includes tutorials, technology overviews, code samples, and API reference, is available on the MSDN Web site. A good starting point is the ASP.NET Model View Controller (MVC) topic (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=159758).

Tutorials and other information about ASP.NET MVC are also available on the ASP.NET Web site http://www.asp.net/mvc/.

What’s Next?

RTM of course! The RTM release of ASP.NET MVC will be included in the RTM release of Visual Studio 2010, which is slated for some time in March. The VS2008 version of ASP.NET MVC 2 might release earlier than that. We’re still working out those details.

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Microsoft Expression Studio 3 is available for download

noreply@blogger.com (Iftekhar Ahmed Amit) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:45:15 PDT

Microsoft Expression Studio opens up a new world of creative possibility. Its professional design tools give you the freedom to make your vision real—whether you’re designing for standards-based Web sites, rich desktop experiences, or Silverlight. Includes Expression Web, Expression Blend, Expression Design and Expression Encoder.

Design compelling user interfaces for the Web and desktop using Microsoft Expression, tools purpose built to compliment the industry leading development tool Visual Studio.

Prototype your ideas rapidly, engage and interact with your customers and get your projects off to a flying start, then immediately bring your prototypes to life without throwing anything away.

Microsoft Expression Studio 3 includes four professional design tools with many worthy features worth checking out. Below I will pick just one new feature for each tool included.

Expression Web 3 - SuperPreview, multi-browser visual debugging

Expression Blend 3 + SketchFlow - SketchFlow along with Silverlight 3 support

Expression Design 3 - Improved Photoshop Import

Expression Encoder 3 - new Screen capture functionality

An Expression Studio 3 is available for download right now.

Microsoft Day @ Dhaka – 20June 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Iftekhar Ahmed Amit) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:17:50 PDT

Microsoft Day @ Dhaka

Microsoft Community in Bangladesh proudly presents Microsoft Day @ Dhaka. This is a special day dedicated to all Microsoft technology professionals and students in Bangladesh. We will be having the best Microsoft community technologists from Bangladesh - Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) delivering sessions at the event. This technology marathon is a great opportunity to learn from the best and network with each other.

Both Microsoft developers and networking professionals would find the event worth attending.

The event will also feature a demo bonanza with Windows 7 and an extensive Question and Answer panel with the Bangladesh MVPs to answer your queries.

Microsoft Day @ Dhaka

Venue: IDB Auditorium, E/8-A Rokeya Sharani, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka 1207

AUDITORIUM – Developer Track

9:00	9:30	Opening Speech	Feroz Mahmood & Abhishek Kant
9:30	10:30	Development in ASP.NET	Tanzim Saqib
10:30	11:15	My First ASP.NET MVC App	Mehfuz HossainMVP
11:15	11:45	Unit Testing in MVC and Deo of dotnetshoutouts.com	Kazi Manzur RashidMVP
11:45	12:30	Developing in Silverlight	Faisal Hossain Khan
12:30	1:30	Lunch
1:30	2:00	Introduction to MS Sharepoint Server	MJ Ferdous
2:00	2:45	Production Challenges of ASP.NET Websites	Omar Al ZabirMVP
2:45	3:15	Windows Azure	Ashic Mahtab
3:15	3:45	Tea Break
3:45	4:30	Overview of Visual Studio Team System 2010	Mohammad Ashraful AlamMVP
4:30	5:00	Features of Windows 71	Omi AzadMVP
5:00	5:30	IE8 and Windows Live Features1	Irtija A. Akhter

Meeting Room 2 – IT Professional Track

9:30	10:30	Session on MS Project & EPM	M. Manzurur Rahman
10:30	11:30	Talking Windows Server 2008 and R2	Anwar Hossain
11:30	12:30	Q & A with Microsoft	Anwar Hossain
12:30	1:30	Lunch
1:30	2:00	Network with MVPs
3:15	4:00	Exchange 2010 – Via LiveMeeting	Ismail MohammedMVP
3:00	3:30	Tea Break
3:30	4:30	Introduction to SQL Server 2008 – Via LiveMeeting	Amit BansalMVP

This session is common for Developer Track and IT Pro Track

For more details, visit: Microsoft Developer Network Bangladesh

Microsoft F# PowerPack for .NET 4.0 Beta1 is available for download

noreply@blogger.com (Iftekhar Ahmed Amit) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:14:22 PDT

Microsoft F# PowerPack for .NET 4.0 Beta1 is now available for download

Brief Description

The F# PowerPack contains useful additional libraries and tools for building F# applications.

Quick Details

File Name: FSharp-PowerPack-4.0-Beta1.zip
Version: 3.9.9.995
Date Published: 6/3/2009
Language: English
Download Size: 1.4 MB

Overview

The F# PowerPack contains useful additional libraries and tools for building F# applications. This release enables developing applications using the F# PowerPack using .NET 4.0 Beta1 and Visual Studio 2010 Beta1.

The F# PowerPack includes:

FsLex and FsYacc tools for generating F# lexers and parsers
F# LINQ bridge
F# CodeDOM implementation
F# metadata reader API
OCaml Compatibility Helpers
Simple F# Math Libraries
Simple F# Charting

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7; Windows Vista; Windows XP
Required software: Visual Studio 2010 Beta1 and .NET 4.0 Beta1

Instructions

Unzip the included FSharp-PowerPack-4.0-Beta1.zip to the local machine. The included assemblies can be referenced directly in .NET 4.0 projects and in Visual Studio 2010 F# applications.
Note: By installing, copying, or otherwise using this software, you agree to be bound by the terms of its license.

Resources for learning how to use Visual Studio 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Amit) — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:50:42 PDT

Resources for learning how to use Visual Studio 2010

Documentation

Learn how to create applications by using Visual Studio in the Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 documentation:

What's New?

Learn about the new features in Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1:

Walkthroughs

Learn about Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 features in these walkthroughs:

Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 Walkthroughs

Code Samples

Get code examples for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1:

Visual Studio 2010 Samples

Training

Learn how to use Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 features in these hands-on labs, demos, and presentations.

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit

Forums

Visit the MSDN Forums to ask questions about Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.

Channel 9 Videos

Watch screencasts and interviews with the Visual Studio product team members on Channel 9.

MSDN Developer Centers

Visit the MSDN Developer Centers to access code samples, videos, community sites, documentation, and more.

.NET Framework 4 Beta 1 is now available for MSDN Subscribers

noreply@blogger.com (Amit) — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:02:33 PDT

.NET Framework 4 Beta 1 is now available for MSDN Subscribers

.NET Framework version 4 Beta 1 is an integral Windows component that supports building and running the next generation of applications and Web services. The key components of the .NET Framework are the common language runtime (CLR) and the .NET Framework class library, which includes ADO.NET, ASP.NET, Windows Forms, and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). The .NET Framework provides a managed execution environment, simplified development and deployment, and integration with a wide variety of programming languages.

For an introduction to the architecture and key features of the .NET Framework, see Overview of the .NET Framework.

Downloads Details:

.NET Framework 4 Beta 1 (ia64) - (English)
Size: 145.95 (MB)

.NET Framework 4 Beta 1 (x86 and x64) - (English)
Size: 157.84 (MB)

.NET Framework 4 Beta 1 (x86) - (English)
Size: 76.70 (MB)

MSDN Subscribers download link:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/securedownloads/default.aspx

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Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 products are now available for MSDN Subscribers

noreply@blogger.com (Amit) — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:59:58 PDT

Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 products are now available for MSDN Subscribers

Visual Studio 2010 is a complete suite of tools for building both desktop and team-based enterprise Web applications. In addition to building high-performing desktop applications, you can use Visual Studio's powerful component-based development tools and other technologies to simplify team-based design, development, and deployment of enterprise solutions.

For information about key enhancements in Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1, see Visual Studio 2010 Product Highlights.

Downloads Details:

Visual Studio 2010 Professional Beta 1 (x86) - DVD (English)
Size: 1,164.30 (MB)

Visual Studio 2010 Remote Debugger Beta 1 (x64) - (English)
Size: 8.27 (MB)

Visual Studio 2010 Remote Debugger Beta 1 (x86) - (English)
Size: 4.05 (MB)

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 Beta 1 (x86 and x64) - DVD (English)
Size: 2,272.80 (MB)

Visual Studio Team System 2010 Team Suite Beta 1 (x86) - DVD (English)
Size: 1,258.76 (MB)

Visual Studio Team System 2010 Test Load Agent Beta 1 (x86) - (English)
Size: 181.59 (MB)

Visual Studio Team System 2010 Test Load Controller Beta 1 (x86) - (English)
Size: 584.97 (MB)

MSDN Subscribers download link:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/securedownloads/default.aspx

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Windows 7 RC – Installation Screen Shots

noreply@blogger.com (Amit - AMC Online.) — Mon, 04 May 2009 07:46:35 PDT

Windows 7 RC – Installation Screen Shots

More Windows 7 RC – Installation Screen Shots will be posted later…

I’ll post more images later. Now I’ll be installing Windows 7 RC on my laptop…

Windows 7 Ultimate RC is Available for MSDN and TechNet Subscribers

noreply@blogger.com (Amit - AMC Online.) — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:32:15 PDT

Windows 7 Ultimate RC is now available for MSDN and TechNet Subscribers

Windows 7 Ultimate RC (x86) - DVD (English) 04-30-2009 2,413.73 (MB)

Includes: Release Candidate;

File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_arc_x86_dvd_349010.iso

Date Posted (UTC): 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM

Windows 7 Ultimate RC (x64) - DVD (English) 04-30-2009 3,119.30 (MB)

Includes: Release Candidate;

File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_arc_x64_dvd_347803.iso

Date Posted (UTC): 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM

Download Windows 7 Ultimate RC now, if you have MSDN or TechNet Subscription.

Ubuntu 9.04 released

noreply@blogger.com (Amit - AMC Online.) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:30:30 PDT

Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) is released & available for download.

The Ubuntu team announced Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop and Server editions and Ubuntu Netbook Remix, continuing Ubuntu's tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.

Read more about the features of Ubuntu 9.04 in the following press releases:
Desktop edition    http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-desktop
Server edition       http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-server
Netbook Remix     http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-unr

Ubuntu 9.04 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers.
Users requiring a longer support lifetime may choose to continue using Ubuntu 8.04 LTS rather than upgrading to or installing 9.04.

Ubuntu 9.04 is also the basis for new 9.04 releases of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu:

Kubuntu                http://kubuntu.org/news/9.04-release
Xubuntu                http://xubuntu.org/news/9.04-release
Edubuntu              http://edubuntu.org/news/9.04-release
Mythbuntu            http://mythbuntu.org/9.04/release
Ubuntu Studio      http://ubuntustudio.org/downloads

To Get Ubuntu 9.04

To download Ubuntu 9.04, or obtain CDs, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu

Users of Ubuntu 8.10 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 9.04 via Update Manager. For further information about upgrading, see: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading

As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge.

I recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/904

Find out what's new in this release with a graphical overview:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/904overview

About Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, netbooks and servers, with a fast and easy install and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away.

Professional services, including support, are available from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/support

More Information

You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this release on Ubuntu’s website:
http://www.ubuntu.com/

Tools to Help You Develop Faster Web Pages

noreply@blogger.com (Amit - AMC Online.) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:13:38 PDT

Tools for developing faster web pages

Response times, Availability and Stability are vital factors to bear in mind when creating and maintaining a web application. If you’re concerned about your web pages’ speed or want to make sure you’re in tip-top shape before starting or launching a project, here’s some few useful, free tools to help you create and sustain high-performance web applications.

I’ve tried to include a wide variety of tools that are easy to use, and have tried to keep them as OS and technology-independent as possible so that everyone can find a tool or two.

1. Firebug

Firebug is an essential browser-based web development tool for debugging, testing, and analyzing web pages. It has a powerful set of utilities to help you understand and dissect what’s going on. One of the many notable features is the Net (network”) tab where you can inspect HTML, CSS, XHR, JS components.

2. YSlow for Firebug

YSlow grades a website’s performance based on the best practices for high performance web sites on the Yahoo! Developer Network. Each rule is given a letter grade (A through F) stating how you rank on certain aspects of front-end performance. It’s a simple tool for finding things you can work on such as reducing the number of HTTP request a web page makes, and compressing external JavaScript and CSS files. A worthwhile read is the Ajax performance analysis post on IBM developerWorks that outlines practical ways of using YSlow in your web applications.

3. Fiddler 2

Fiddler 2 is a browser-based HTTP debugging tool that helps you analyze incoming and outgoing traffic. It’s highly customizable and has countless of reporting and debugging features. Be sure to read the “Fiddler PowerToy - Part 2: HTTP Performance” guide on the MSDN which discusses functional uses of Fiddler including how to improve “first-visit” performance (i.e. unprimed cache), analyzing HTTP response headers, creating custom flags for potential performance problems and more.

4. Cuzillion

Cuzillion is a cool tool to help you see how page components interact with each other. The goal here is to help you quickly rapidly check, test, and modify web pages before you finalize the structure. It can give you clues on potential trouble-spots or points of improvements. Cuzillion was created by Steve Saunders, the ex-Chief Performance at Yahoo!, a leading engineer for the development of Yahoo’s performance best practices, and creator of YSlow.

5. mon.itor.us

monitor.us is a free web-based service that grants you a suite of tools for monitoring performance, availability, and traffic statistics. You can establish your website’s response time and set up alerts for when a service becomes unavailable. You can also set-up weekly, automated benchmarks to see if changes you’ve made impact speed and performance either positively or negatively.

6. IBM Page Detailer

The IBM Page Detailer is a straightforward tool for letting you visualize web components as they’re being downloaded. It latches onto your browser, so all you have to do is navigate to the desired site with the IBM Page Detailer open. Clicking on a web page component opens a window with the relevant details associated with it. Whenever an event occurs (such as a script being executed), the tool opens a window with information about the processes.

7. Httperf

Httperf is an open-source tool for measuring HTTP server performance running on Linux. It’s an effective tool for benchmarking and creating workload simulations to see if you can handle high-level traffic and still maintain stability. You can also use it to figure out the maximum capacity of your server, gradually increasing the number of requests you make to test its threshold.

8. Pylot

Pylot is an open-source performance and scalability testing tool. It uses HTTP load tests so that you can plan, benchmark, analyze and tweak performance. Pylot requires that you have Python installed on the server - but you don’t need to know the language, you use XML to create your testing scenarios.

9. PushToTest TestMaker

PushToTest TestMaker is a free, open-source platform for testing scalability and performance of applications. It has an intuitive graphical user interface with visual reporting and analytical tools. It has a Resource Monitor feature to help you see CPU, memory, and network utilization during testing. The reporting features let you generate graphs or export data into a spreadsheet application for record-keeping or further statistics analysis.

10. Wbox HTTP testing tool

Wbox is a simple, free HTTP testing software released under the GPL (v2). It supports Linux, Windows, and MacOS X systems. It works by making sequential requests at desired intervals for stress-testing. It has an HTTP compression command so that you can analyze data about your server’s file compression. If you’ve just set up a virtual domain, Wbox HTTP testing tool also comes with a command for you to test if everything’s in order before deployment.

11. WebLOAD

WebLOAD is an open-source, professional grade stress/load testing suite for web applications. WebLOAD allows testers to perform scripts for load testing using JavaScript. It can gather live data for monitoring, recording, and analysis purposes, using client-side data to analyze performance. It’s not just a performance tool – it comes with authoring and debugging features built in.

12. DBMonster

DBMonster is an open-source application to help you tune database structures and table indexes, as well as conduct tests to determine performance under high database load. It’ll help you see how well your database/s will scale by using automated generation of test data. It supports many databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MSSQL and (probably) any database that supports the JDBC driver.

13. OctaGate SiteTimer

The OctaGate SiteTimer is a simple utility for determining the time it takes to download everything on a web page. It gives you a visualization of the duration of each state during the download process (initial request, connection, start of download, and end of download).

14. Web Page Analyzer

The Web Page Analyzer is an extremely simple, web-based test to help you gain information on web page performance. It gives you data about the total number of HTTP requests, total page weight, your objects’ sizes, and more. It tries to estimate the download time of your web page on different internet connections and it also enumerates each page object for you. At the end, it provides you with an analysis and recommendation of the web page tested – use your own judgment in interpreting the information.

15. Site-Perf.com

Site-Perf.com is a free web-based service that gives you information about your site’s loading speed. With Site-Perf.com’s tool, you get real-time capturing of data. It can help you spot bottlenecks, find page errors, gather server data, and more - all without having to install an application or register for an account.

Note: If you have a favorite web performance tool that wasn’t on the list, share it in the comments. Would also like to hear your experiences, tips, suggestions, and resources you use.

References: wikipedia, community, blogs, official site

Blog's Domain record updated

noreply@blogger.com (Amit - AMC Online.) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:39:01 PDT

Blog Domain records updated

I've changed my Blog's Domain record.

Don't worry! No users/readers will be left behind. With the old url you'll be redirected to the updated site url.

My Blog's old url: http://iftekharahmedamit.blogspot.com

My Blog's new url: http://iftekhar.amconlinebd.com

Windows 7 Beta is Available for MSDN and TechNet Subscribers

noreply@blogger.com (Iftekhar Ahmed Amit) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:47:24 PST

Windows 7 Beta is Available for MSDN and TechNet Subscribers

Eid Mubarak

noreply@blogger.com (Amit - AMC Online.) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:23:24 PST

Eid Mubarak

Wishing everyone a Happy EID.

Enjoy & have fun with your Friends & Family.

Eid Mubarak

My "New" Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Amit - AMC Online.) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:30:19 PDT

I've started my New Blog using "Wordpress" with my own web hosting.

http://amitbd.com

My New Domain Name & Hosting

noreply@blogger.com (Amit - AMC Online.) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:19:44 PDT

My New Domain Name & Hosting details:

Domain Name: amitbd.com
Hosting Type: Linux based 499GB Webspace

Domain & Hosting donated by www.wmstalk.com.

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1

noreply@blogger.com (Iftekhar Ahmed Amit) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:22:37 PDT

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is a full cumulative update that contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, and includes cumulative servicing updates to the .NET Framework 2.0 and .NET Framework 3.0 subcomponents.

Overview
.NET Framework version 3.5 Service Pack 1 provides the following new features and improvements:

ASP.NET Dynamic Data, which provides a rich scaffolding framework that enables rapid data driven development without writing code, and a new addition to ASP.NET AJAX that provides support for managing browser history (back button support). For more information, see What’s New in ASP.NET and Web Development.
Core improvements to the CLR (common language runtime) that include better layout of .NET Framework native images, opting out of strong-name verification for fully trusted assemblies, improved application startup performance, better generated code that improves end-to-end application execution time, and opting managed code to run in ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) mode if supported by the operating system. Additionally, managed applications that are opened from network shares have the same behavior as native applications by running with full trust.
Performance improvements to WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation), including a faster startup time and improved performance for Bitmap effects. Additional functionality for WPF includes better support for line of business applications, native splash screen support, DirectX pixel shader support, and the new WebBrowser control.
ClickOnce application publishers can decide to opt out of signing and hashing as appropriate for their scenarios, developers can programmatically install ClickOnce applications that display a customized branding, and ClickOnce error dialog boxes support links to application-specific support sites on the Web.
The Entity Framework is an evolution of the existing suite of ADO.NET data access technologies. The Entity Framework enables developers to program against relational databases in according to application-specific domain models instead of the underlying database models. For more information, see Getting Started with the Entity Framework. The Entity Framework introduces some additional features, including support for new SQL Server 2008 types, default graph serialization of Entities, and the Entity Data Source. This release of the Entity Framework supports the new date and file stream capabilities in SQL Server 2008. The graph serialization work helps developers who want to build Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services that model full graphs as data contracts. The Entity Data Source provides a traditional data source experience for ASP.NET Web application builders who want to work with the Entity Framework.
LINQ to SQL includes new support for the new date and file stream capabilities in SQL Server 2008.
The ADO.NET Data Services Framework consists of a combination of patterns and libraries, which enable data to be exposed as a flexible REST (Representational State Transfer)-based data service that can be consumed by Web clients in a corporate network or across the Internet. The ADO.NET Data Services Framework makes data service creation over any data source. A conceptual view model of the underlying storage schema can easily be exposed through rich integration with the ADO.NET Entity Framework. Services created by using the ADO.NET Data Services Framework, and also compatible Windows Live (dev.live.com) services, can be easily accessed from any platform. For client applications that are running on Microsoft platforms, a set of client libraries are provided to make interaction with data services simple. For example, .NET Framework-based clients can use LINQ to query data services and a simple .NET Framework object layer to update data in the service.
Windows Communication Foundation now makes the DataContract Serializer easier to use by providing improved interoperability support, enhancing the debugging experience in partial trust scenarios, and extending syndication protocol support for wider usage in Web 2.0 applications.
The .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server (SqlClient) adds new support for file stream and sparse column capabilities in SQL Server 2008.

File Name: dotnetfx35setup.exe
Version: SP1
Date Published: 8/11/2008
Language: English
Download Size: 231.0 MB

Direct Download Link

MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008 SP1

noreply@blogger.com (Iftekhar Ahmed Amit) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:12:59 PDT

The MSDN® Library is an essential resource of information for developers using Microsoft® tools, products, and technologies.

Overview:

MSDN Library provides access to essential programming information, including technical reference documentations, white papers, software development kits and code samples necessary to develop web services and applications. This is an updated version of the MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008 and this library contains Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 documentation.

Updated content sets in MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 include:

Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 documentation
Visual Studio 2008 general documentation updates
Windows Developer documentation updates
Microsoft Knowledge Base
And More...

System Requirements:

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2008; Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 2
Minimum: 1.6GHz CPU, 384MB RAM, 800x600 Display, 4200 RPM HD
Recommended: 2.2GHZ CPU, 1024MB RAM, 1280x1024 Display, 7200 RPM HD
Running on Windows Vista: 2.4GHz CPU, 768 MB RAM
1.6 GB of available hard-disk space on installation drive for Minimum install type
2.5 GB available hard-disk space on installation drive for Full install type

Notes:

MSDN Library is integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Help by default and is integrated into the F1 Help function. However, the MSDN Library can also be installed and viewed as a stand-alone reference, and does not require Visual Studio 2008.
Concurrent installations of the Visual Studio Express Library and the MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 on the same computer will cause content redundancy, including duplicate search hits. If the Visual Studio Express Library has already been installed on your computer, please uninstall it before beginning installation of the MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008 SP1.

File Name: VS2008SP1MSDNENUX1506188.iso
Version: VS2008SP1
Date Published: 8/11/2008
Language: English
Download Size: 2205.9 MB

Direct Download Link

Microsoft Silverlight Tools Beta 2 for Visual Studio 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Iftekhar Ahmed Amit) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:04:42 PDT

Add-on for Visual Studio 2008 for developing applications for Silverlight 2 Beta 2

Silverlight Tools Beta 2 has been updated to support Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 SP1. Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta is no longer supported.

WARNING: Before Installing Silverlight Tools Beta 2 it's critical that you manually uninstall KB949325 (this was installed by Silverlight Tools Beta 1)
For Windows Vista:

Open Uninstall a Program from the Control Panel
Click 'View installed updates' in the task bar on the left
Remove KB949325 (it will be listed under your version of Visual Studio 2008)

For Windows XP:

Open the Add/Remove Programs dialog from the Control Panel
Click 'Show updates' at the top of the window
Remove KB949325 (it will be listed under your version of Visual Studio 2008)

Important: Please have Visual Studio installation media available. The uninstallation of KB949325 may prompt for Visual Studio installation media!
This package is an add-on to provide tooling for Microsoft Silverlight 2 Beta 2. It can be installed either on top of Visual Studio 2008 RTM or Visual Studio 2008 SP1, and it provides a Silverlight project system for developing Silverlight applications using C# or Visual Basic.
This download will install the following:

Silverlight 2 Beta 2
Silverlight 2 SDK Beta 2
KB950630 for Visual Studio 2008 RTM or KB955214 for Visual Studio 2008 SP1
Silverlight Tools Beta 2 for Visual Studio 2008

Silverlight Tools Beta 2 for Visual Studio 2008 includes:

Visual Basic and C# Project templates
Intellisense and code generators for XAML
Debugging of Silverlight applications
Web reference support
WCF Templates
Team Build and command line build support
Integration with Expression Blend
Enhanced Setup with upgrade support

File Name: silverlight_chainer.exe
Version: 2.0
Date Published: 8/11/2008
Language: English
Download Size: 84.4 MB
Direct Download Link

Silverlight Update 2.0.30523.8 Beta

noreply@blogger.com (Iftekhar Ahmed Amit) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:59:57 PDT

Silverlight Update 2.0.30523.8 Beta

Microsoft Silverlight's new update released on 16th July 2008.

Silverlight 2 for Runtime installer
Download: http://silverlight.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/0/2/7/0278675a-b511-4e7e-be60-10a5c7c0b92a/Silverlight.2.0.exe

Silverlight 2 for Developers installer
Download: http://silverlight.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/2/f/7/2f76ecff-beae-427e-8205-e60a495a4ddf/Silverlight.2.0_Developer.exe

For Details about the updates, visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955011

Silverlight Developer Reference Posters

noreply@blogger.com (Iftekhar Ahmed Amit) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:46:15 PDT

Silverlight Developer Reference Posters

Silverlight 1.1 Developer Reference Posters

Silverlight 2 Developer Reference Posters

Received - Electronic Copy of "Silverlight 2 in Action"

noreply@blogger.com (Iftekhar Ahmed Amit) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:56:28 PDT

Received - Electronic Copy of "Silverlight 2 in Action"

I have received the free electronic copy of "Silverlight 2 in Action".

PDF Document. 3.86MB

Silverlight 2 in Action

Chad A. Campbell and John Stockton

MEAP Release: October 2007

Softbound print: September 2008 (est.) 425 pages

ISBN: 1-933988-42-8

Book Winner - Electronic Copy of "Silverlight 2 in Action"

noreply@blogger.com (Iftekhar Ahmed Amit) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:10:49 PDT

Book Winner - Electronic Copy of "Silverlight 2 in Action"

I have won a free electronic copy of "Silverlight 2 in Action".

Silverlight 2 in Action
Chad A. Campbell and John Stockton
MEAP Release: October 2007
Softbound print: September 2008 (est.) 425 pages
ISBN: 1-933988-42-8

Chad Campbell's sent mail content:

""Congratulations Amit - AMC!

You have won a free electronic copy of "Silverlight 2 in Action". Your name and email address have been forwarded to our marketing team. They will connect you with the content.

In addition, you had mentioned that you may have an interest in writing a review for the book. They may contact you in regards to writing such a review.

I hope you enjoy the material.

n: chad.campbell - microsoft mvp
b: http://cornucopia30.blogspot.com""

Book - Apress Silverlight 2 Visual Essentials

noreply@blogger.com (Iftekhar Ahmed Amit) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:01:19 PDT

Book - Apress Silverlight 2 Visual Essentials

Apress Silverlight 2 Visual Essentials is the last published book for Silverlight.

If you need any book related help, send mail to books@amconlinebd.com