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WCF Goes To Hollywood ;)

For those who enjoyed Dan Brown's novels, check out

http://blogs.msdn.com/clemensv/archive/2006/06/21/641227.aspx

how "technical evangelist Craig McMurtry posted the "Digital Fortress" demo, which is an implementation of the computer systems that play major roles in Dan Brown's novel "Digital Fortress".

Enjoy!

An alternative to Da Vinci Code - MS code ;)

Interesting storyline...

Check out...
   http://www.proudlyserving.com/archives/2006/05/the_microsoft_c.html

See Windows Vista

Check out

  http://www.seewindowsvista.com/

You might get sneak previews of next gen applications.

Patterns & Practices Guidance Explorer

"Guidance Explorer is a tool to find and use relevant patterns & practices guidance. Guidance Explorer installs with a guidance library including performance and security topics for .NET and ASP.NET applications. The guidance library contains checklists and guidelines covering design, implementation and deployment topics. The tool and the library will evolve over time to include additional types of guidance. "

Check out the Patterns & Practices Guidance Explorer

A very useful tool if you want to make sure the dsign of .Net and ASP.Net applications that you have built is compliant to known patterns & practices. However, note that the tool is still pretty in its early stages, so it is definitely not a panacea to solve all your design problems as yet.

Virtual TechEd Boston

If you can't be at the Boston TechEd, check out

  http://virtualteched.com/

Will we be able to save to PDF in Office12?

Check out 

• http://www.actonline.org/prdetail.aspx?PRID=61
• http://news.com.com/2100-1012-6079320.html?tag=tb
• http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/06/02/microsoft_to_remove
  _pdf_from_office2007/

When I first heard that MS Office 12 will supporting a saveAs PDF feature,  I thot it was a fantastic idea! It will be a pity if it is not there when Office12 hits the market.

Right now, whenever I do not have access to tools to auto saveAs PDF, I have to resort to Print to File (Select a post-script compatible printer), and then open it up in GhostView to convert it to PDF. A do-able but lengthy process.

Thanxs to SWM and Henry Habermacher for sharing some of the links!