March 2006

• March 30, 2006 30 Mar'06

  MIX06 recap: How bloggers reacted to Microsoft's latest show

  Bloggers covered all the bases at Microsoft's MIX06 show. Here we look at what the community said about the conference.  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2006 30 Mar'06

  SearchVB.com's MIX06 page

  UPDATED -- Sessions from MIX06 are now online. Microsoft's latest conference, MIX06, is all about Web applications and how to make them flashy, functional, easy to maintain and profitable. This page highlights SearchVB.com's coverage of the ...  Continue Reading

• March 29, 2006 29 Mar'06

  Windows and open source: Q&A with Miguel De Icaza

  Miguel De Icaza has been a major mover of Mono, the open-source framework for .NET since the get-go. These days he shepherds along Mono from within Novell Inc. At Novell's BrainShare conference in 2006, he discussed the latest doings with writer ...  Continue Reading

• March 29, 2006 29 Mar'06

  SSIS Software Development Life Cycle: Chp. 18 of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services

  This chapter download discusses Microsoft's source controls for SQL Server Integration Services, its new database management tool.  Continue Reading

• March 27, 2006 27 Mar'06

  Mashing: It's not just for potatoes any more

  The latest Web development trend is the mashup, which combines APIs from a variety of sites to offer a service. The process should be no mystery to VBers who remember bringing controls into their code.  Continue Reading

• March 27, 2006 27 Mar'06

  Another side of VB migration

  Claudio Perrone of InnerWorkings discusses different ways to look at software and skills migration when taking on .NET. You need to know your ASP, and get some feel for object orientation. Also be sure and ask why you should migrate in the first ...  Continue Reading

• March 23, 2006 23 Mar'06

  Licensed enterprises will see Vista in November

  Microsoft customers with Enterprise agreements will get Vista bits in November. Everyone else will have to wait until January.  Continue Reading

• March 22, 2006 22 Mar'06

  MIX06: Microsoft covers browsers and beyond with new framework

  At MIX06, Microsoft showed developers Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) apps that ranged beyond the Web browser to include mobile devices and widescreen TV. The new WPF APIs represent the company's attempt to speed application deployment of user...  Continue Reading

• March 21, 2006 21 Mar'06

  ASP.NET AJAX Mini-Guide

  How will the growing interest in AJAX and the Web 2.0 movement impact you as a Microsoft developer? In a word, it's called Atlas. Microsoft Atlas is a new ASP.NET AJAX framework that simplifies and extends the AJAX development approach. Find out how...  Continue Reading

• March 21, 2006 21 Mar'06

  Mini-Guide: Microsoft Atlas

  How will the growing interest in AJAX and the Web 2.0 movement impact you as a Microsoft developer? In a word, it's called Atlas. Microsoft Atlas is a new ASP.NET AJAX framework that simplifies and extends the AJAX development approach. Find out how...  Continue Reading

• March 21, 2006 21 Mar'06

  Micosoft's Code Snippet Editor for VB 2005

  Code snippets possess neither formal methodology nor classification schemes, but they are nonetheless a popular part of the VB world. Microsoft offers a handy Code Snippet Editor for VB 2005 for developers who want to create, edit and test VB ...  Continue Reading

• March 20, 2006 20 Mar'06

  Visual Basic 6 and VB .NET Mini-Guide

  Are you a Visual Basic 6 developer who has yet to make the jump to .NET? If the heavy coverage of Visual Basic 2005 is causing you to squirm, then early peeks at pre-release versions of 'Orcas' (VB9) must really be making you uncomfortable. But not ...  Continue Reading

• March 20, 2006 20 Mar'06

  Gates: Web development must focus on user, not device

  As the Internet experience expands, developers and designers must build applications that go beyond the PC to mobile devices and even TV, Bill Gates said during his address at the MIX06 conference today.  Continue Reading

• March 20, 2006 20 Mar'06

  Microsoft unleashes Atlas at MIX06

  Atlas, Microsoft's tool for merging Ajax and ASP.NET technology, is now available as a CTP. A report from MIX06 in Las Vegas.  Continue Reading

• March 17, 2006 17 Mar'06

  Team System development server released to manufacturing

  The final component in the first generation of Microsoft's new Application Lifecycle Management platform, Visual Studio Team System, is now on its way to market.  Continue Reading

• March 17, 2006 17 Mar'06

  Load a DSL domain model instance file programmatically

  Here Daniel Cazzulino explains how to load a DSL (domain specific language) domain model instance file programmatically. This requires the .NET type of the domain model and its corresponding designer.  Continue Reading

• March 16, 2006 16 Mar'06

  Ajax development: The what, how and when, continued -- Five tips for getting started

  Most experts agree that the first steps forward in Ajax development should be small ones. Here are five tips for introducing Ajax to your Web applications.  Continue Reading

• March 15, 2006 15 Mar'06

  Origami: A new home for VB applications

  The specs for Microsoft's Origami may be a bit lacking, but the portable device offers a huge advantage: your VB apps will run on it, no questions asked.  Continue Reading

• March 15, 2006 15 Mar'06

  Microsoft to patch flaws in Windows, Office

  The software giant said the Office update on tap for March will be "critical," while the Windows fix will be rated "important."  Continue Reading

• March 14, 2006 14 Mar'06

  /n Software: .NET components galore and deluxe

  Ed Tittel introduces us to /n Software, which offers a plethora of Internet protocol components and Internet business integration tools.  Continue Reading