VSLive 2005 - Cool videos

FTPOnline just published bunch of videos and pdf slides from VSLive Orlando, October 2005 !

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                                             Videos

Simplifying Service-Oriented Apps (Intro to WCF) – by Richard Turner

Windows Communication Foundation (formerly "Indigo") can coexist with, communicate with, or even replace existing Windows communications APIs and technologies, said Microsoft's Richard Turner in his VSLive! Orlando keynote.

Add Pizzazz ti your web pages with GDI+ – by Wait Ritsher

Generating charts and graphs is an integral part of reporting. Walt Ritscher's ASP Live! session reveals the essential pieces of the .NET graphics libraries that allow you to create charts from your data dynamically.

Managing and Writing High-Performance SQL Server Stored Procedures - by Bill Vaughn

Stored procedures can improve performance if they're written and executed correctly. Bill Vaughn's session focuses on some best practices to help you optimize performance when working with stored procedures.

SQL Server 2005 Offers Developer Improvements – by Bill Baker

Developers should explore several key improvements in SQL Server 2005, said Bill Baker, Microsoft's general manager for SQL Server Business Intelligence, in his keynote address.

Do Ajax-Style Dev With ASP.NET 2.0 – by Vishwas Lele

Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)-style Web applications are growing in popularity because users want a richer browser experience. Look at how ASP.NET 2.0 makes it easier to develop Ajax-style Web apps.

What's New in ADO.NET 2.0 – by Jennifer Perret

Discover the new extensions that Microsoft has added to ADO.NET 2.0. You'll benefit from better performance, a provider-independent programming model, and other new features.

Connect to SQL Server Instances – by Bill Vaughn

SQL Live! speaker Bill Vaughn guides you through the maze of issues you'll face as you connect to, manage, and monitor SQL Server instances—including the new SQL Express instance.

Advanced VSTO Programming and Deployment – by BJ Holtgrewe

Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System provides a wealth of new capabilities. BJ Holtgrewe shows how to create a server-based document solution, and highlights VSTO's security and deployment options

Build Mission-Critical Software – by Eric Lee

Eric Lee shows you how to avoid software failures by collaborating and communicating with your team. Learn to build to robust and reliable software with Visual Studio 2005 Team System.

Discover New T-SQL Enhancements – by Stephen Forte

By now you've heard that you can write stored procedures in C# and VB.NET for SQL Server 2005. But that doesn't mean T-SQL is dead. A lot has changed in the world of T-SQL with the next version of SQL Server. See how efficient you can become with the new T-SQL enhancements. You can crosstab in seconds with the PIVOT statement, perform recursive queries much more easily with Common Table Expressions, manipulate XML data more easily with the XML data type, and aggregate with ease using the new TOP functions. Stephen Forte looks at the new T-SQL enhancements, data types, and the like. He'll also look at how to choose between CLR Stored Procedures and T-SQL.

                                  PDF Slides

.NET Windows Forms Tips and Tricks - by Ken Getz

Ken Getz's Smart Client Live! session demonstrates several techniques you can use when building Windows apps.

Security Changes in .NET 2.0 – by Robert Hurlbut

New components in .NET 2.0 can help you greatly reduce the amount of code you need to write to make your applications secure. Robert Hurlbut walks you through the improvements.

Diagnostics & Health Monitoring in ASP.NET - by Fritz Onion 

ASP.NET 2.0 has more extensive support for diagnostics and health monitoring than any Web development environment to date. ASP Live! speaker Fritz Onion takes you through the new features.

Leverage New Features in C#, Framework 2.0 – by Richard Hale Shaw

.NET 2.0 is chock full of new features that advanced developers can exploit. Richard Hale Shaw's session explores custom iterators, trace listeners, debugger visualizers, and more.

Programming WCF – by Payam Shodjai

In this session, Payam Shodjai shows you how the Windows Communication Foundation architecture was designed, how it works, and most importantly—how you can leverage it to build service-oriented systems.

Smart Data Clients 2.0 – by Walt Ritscher

Find out what's new in the world of data controls and data binding. Walt Ritscher takes you on a tour of the new drag-and-drop data-binding features in Visual Studio, the new and enhanced data controls, and the changes in SQLClient.