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Andre Vachon: Les nouveautés du langage C++ dans Visual Studio 2010
Nous discutons avec André Vachon des nouveautés du langage C++ dans Visual Studio 2010. Le C++ est un langage de programmation permettant la programmation sous de multiples paradigmes comme la programmation procédurale, la programmation orientée objet et la programmation générique. C++ est actuellement le 3e langage le plus utilisé au monde (le 1er si on le regroupe avec le C).
André Vachon est un vétéran de longue date de Microsoft. Il s'est joint à l'équipe de développement de Windows NT d'origine et a été responsable de la conception et du développement de l'architecture des pilotes graphique sous Windows NT. André s'est ensuite concentré sur l'outillage pour le développement de Windows, d'abord en développant les outils de débogage et puis l'infrastructure de tests. André a récemment rejoint la division Visual Studio en tant que gestionnaire de programme principal pour le compilateur C++. André est titulaire d'un baccalauréat en informatique de l'Université McGill.
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If you’re experiencing problems with your iOS 4 device and your Exchange server, be advised that there’s a bug in iOS4. Here’s the email I received from my hosted Exchange provider:
There is currently an issue with Apple’s IOS4 that causes issue with the Activesync function in Exchange. Apple devices that were either upgraded to the 4.0 version or that were delivered with that version already installed are concerned by this issue.
A patch was released by Apple (http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3398) that in some cases, will resolve the issue. This patch extends the time that the phone waits for a reply from the exchange server and this should help significantly. Since this issue affects the Activesync system, all types of mobiles can be affected by the issue but the patch is only for iPod touch, iPhone 3G, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS.
Sherweb has made modifications to the Activesync system to help palliate for the load caused by the software flaw. If you are still experiencing the issue, please run a small test. On the mobile device, open a browser and type in: https://webmail.ihostexchange.net/cas.txt. Please contact our support team at support@sherweb.com or by phone at 1-888-567-6610 and give us the results of this test.
Thank you for your patience
The Sherweb Team
Nice way to take down the planet’s Exchange server Apple ;-)
Eric Juteau has published a great Expression Encoder 4 FAQ. A must read is you’re interested by this tool.
Read it here
I started to play around with Expression Encoder 4 Screen Capture doing some recordings when the software showed me this dialog:
Strange, this is the version I installed from my Ultimate Super Extra Complete Top of the line Expression Studio 4 that I downloaded from my Ultimate Super Extra Complete Top of the line MSDN subscription.
I went to the Expression Encoder 4 page and surely, the Pro edition is bundled in Expression Studio 4 Ultimate. Hummm, is this what I have? Well, the about box reveals something interesting. What I have is Expression Encoder 4 Pro (without codecs).
Doh! What’s that? This version is not even listed in the Expression Encoder 4 page! Is this why I can’t record for more than 10 minutes? Wait! This is a limitation of the standard version. You known, the Not Pro version. What’s wrong with my (without codecs) version and who the hell are you mister (without codecs)?
First of all, the version included in the MSDN subscriptions is the Pro version without codecs. Because of distribution and royalties reasons, Microsoft can’t bundle these codecs with the software we get in our MSDN subscriptions. If you need them, you can buy the full retail without the (without codecs) for a mere $50US ($85CDN - yeah, go figure!) from the Microsoft online store.
[EDIT: the final price is $199 in the US store and $279 in the Canadian store]
OK, great. The identity crisis of my Encoder 4 Pro is now resolved but what about that 10 minutes limit? Isn’t that a limitation of Encoder 4 (not the Pro or the Pro without codecs)? Another identity crisis? Well, it’s a known bug and from what I learned, a fix is on its way.
Identity crisis solved (well almost).
Just heard about this one from my good friend Mario Cardinal.
The Microsoft ALM Summit will take place on November 16-18, 2010 in Redmond.
The conference Website is up but there’s not much info so far.
Microsoft has announced the date and location for it’s next PDC: October 28 and 29, 2010 in Redmond. Yep! Redmond, not L.A.!
Looks like we’ll be able to watch all the keynotes and sessions live from the comfort of our cubicles.
More info here
Microsoft announced at the Worldwide Partners Conference a new member in the Azure family: the Windows Azure Platform Appliance.
You can watch Bob Muglia’s keynote announcing the Azure Appliance:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/wpc/
Microsoft has updated its Azure Website with Appliance information:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/appliance/
You can watch Steve Marx on Channel 9 talking about the Azure Appliance:
http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/dunnry/Introducing-the-Windows-Azure-Platform-Appliance/
So what is the Azure Platform Appliance? From what I read today, this is Microsoft’s private cloud offering for governments, large organizations and service providers.
Cool! This mean that I will be able to download it and install it on a couple of servers! Not exactly. The Appliance is a complete solution that comes with both hardware and software and it’s likely that you’ll have to buy at least 1000 servers (think containers) so it’s clearly not targeted at the usual enterprises data centers.
Congrats to Vincent Grondin who was awarded MVP C# on July 1st. Vincent has been involved in the Montreal .NET Community for about a year now. He is also an excellent speaker.
Vincent will surely be happy to receive his MVP gift, a true gem this year ;-)
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