Silverlight Developer's Journal

Microsoft Developer This from the Windows Blog: "An inaccurate quote has been floating around the Internet today about the design origins of Windows 7 and whether its look and feel was "borrowed" from Mac OS X. Unfortunately this came from a Microsoft employee who was not involve... (more)

Windows Azure on Ulitzer In fortifying and solidifying its relational cloud database service-SQL Azure, Microsoft has come up with a new tool, the Microsoft Sync Framework Power Pack for SQL Azure November CTP. All that you need to do is to click and presto, you are in sync. Thi... (more)

Windows Azure on Ulitzer While Microsoft is webifying bits and pieces of its client/server Dynamics ERP solution, it ain't gonna put any full-blown Dynamics ERP on Azure. Too much customization and integration to make a good candidate apparently. Enter Acumatica, a potentially co... (more)

Microsoft Developer   Microsoft has sold the Folio and NXT businesses it got when it bought Fast Search and Transfer, the Norwegian enterprise search firm, last year to Rocket Software on undisclosed terms. Folio is a clutch of publishing tools and NXT publishes intranet docume... (more)

Microsoft Developer Microsoft is disclaiming responsibility for the so-called “black screens” that some Windows 7 users have been experiencing when they boot up. Apparently the problem has also cropped up on some XP and Vista machines. Microsoft thinks it’s a virus. ... (more)

Microsoft Developer In Q3 Windows server sales by revenue surpassed Unix/Linux boxes for the first time in history according to Seeking Alpha blogger Dennis Byron. Using IDC numbers he says Linux was 14.4% of the total, a personal best and Unix dragged in at 27%. He concludes th... (more)

I’m really not one of those vocal Operating System lover/haters. My dad worked at IBM for 30 years and so I grew up with computers and even took a PC Jr. with a whopping 128k of RAM and a color (what we called color) monitor with me to college in the 80’s. My first work computer ... (more)

Cloud Expo on Ulitzer The founders of Crystal Reports and veterans of Microsoft, Symmetrics and Business Objects have launched a start-up out of Vancouver called Indicee that's developed a cloud-based reporting application meant to give SMBs frustrated with cutting and pasting d... (more)

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/03/09 -- -- Ciplex, a leading provider of next generation user experiences, is announcing the world's first full multi-touch web experience that the company created with Windows 7 and Silverlight for SilverPAC, a developer of innovative and... (more)

While most of us look forward to spending the holidays at home with our families, our active duty U.S. troops stationed far from home don’t have that joy. So MyChristmasCatalog.com is trying to make it a little easier for them. The nation’s largest online Christmas gift-giving st... (more)

OAK PARK, MI, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD) - ("Azure" or the "Company"), a leading developer of state-of-the-art green technologies that address environmental and cost issues for the commercial transportation industry, announced today that... (more)

iPhone Developer on Ulitzer Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's Chief Software Architect, recently commented in an interview with CNET, "Yes, iPhone has a lot of momentum, unquestionably. But I think the phenomenon we're in right now is the app phone. And if you look at the depth of apps tha... (more)

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls-Saft annonce aujourd'hui avoir été retenue pour fournir les batteries lithium-ion destinées à la chaîne de traction Force Drive(TM) d'Azure Dynamic, qui équipera le véhicule électrique Ford Transit Connect. Cet u... (more)

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/01/09 -- WHAT: Free HD concert broadcast via BillboardLive.com featuring UK-born, two-time Grammy-nominated and innovative artist Imogen Heap live from New York this Thursday, December 3. Fans can easily access the series by simply logging on... (more)

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Car NewsCatalyst is an on-demand intelligence platform used to track and analyze news- and technology breakthroughs on the global hybrid-/electric car market. Try the tool for free here www.aalundnetsearch.com/greencar As from today, ... (more)

OAK PARK, MI, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD), a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for the commercial vehicle industry, today announced that Johnson Controls-Saft has been chosen as battery supplier for Azure's For... (more)

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls-Saft announced today that it has been chosen as the Lithium-ion battery supplier for Azure Dynamic's Force Drive(TM) integration on the Ford Transit Connect Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV). The all-electric van will be in produ... (more)

SugarCRM, the world’s leading provider of open source customer relationship management (CRM) applications, today announced the publication of “The Definitive Guide to SugarCRM: Better Business Applications” by SugarCRM expert John Mertic. The book, published by Apress, offers pra... (more)

BlogHer, the leading participatory news, entertainment and information network for women online, is pleased to officially announce the launch of Family Connections, a community journalism initiative on digital parenting. Made possible by support from Sprint (NYSE: S), Family Conne... (more)

RIA Developer's Journal on Ulitzer I had a great time at PDC2009 talk, but I was disappointed that I could not demo in both C# and VB… So here is the next best thing: A full play-by-play of the demo, but all in VB!   Enjoy. What you need to get started: Visual Studio 2010 Beta2 ... (more)