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Free Cleveland Silverlight Event!!!
Calling all Cleveland Dotnetters! Learn Silverlight at the Cleveland Silverlight Firestarter, a free event at the MIcrosoft Independence office on Saturday November 1st.
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Win a free AJAX book!!!
Develop AJAX Controls and win a free book!!!
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Free Data Structures and Algorithms ebook!!!
MVP Granville Barnett has written a great ebook on data structures and algorithms. The book aims to give developers a core understanding of algorithms.
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A humorous look at .Net and PHP!!!
Check out this cool cartoon about how .Net and PHP compete in the Enterprise application workspace!!!
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Play your own Olympics .... in Silverlight!!!
With Olympic fever being at an all-time high, why not play your own Olympic Games............................in Silverlight!!!
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Win free gas for a year!!!
Donate to a good cause and enter to win free gas for a year!!! Hurry - ends Aug 29th.
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Great collection of Silverlight videos
Learn all the best Silverlight tricks by watching this great series of Silverlight videos. You can even download the code and try it out for yourself.
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Great collection of free web resources
Check out this great collection of free web resources - everything from ajax to color pickers to css to html validators! A must read for every web developer!!!
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Great series of articles on ASP.Net Membership
Check out this great series of articles on the details of ASP.Net membership, roles and profiles
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C#4.0 - A sneak peek!!!
Want to see what C#4.0 has in store for us?. Then check out this video conversation with Anders Hejlsberg and his team about the future of C#.
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Free Programming ebook!!!
Karl Seguin ( MVP ) has written a great ebook on the foundations of programming based on his very popular series of articles on the foundations of programming. Download this FREE ebbok - a must for all programmers!
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Radcontrols for WPF!!!
Telerik has just released RADControls for WPF. Check out the cool filtering options and the awesome RADCarousel.
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Silverlight tip of the day!!!
Learn cool stuff about Silverlight every day with the Silverlight tip of the day. Just subscribe to the RSS feed in your favorite reader.
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UBrowser - a 3D Web Browser!!!
Check out UBrowser - a great 3D browser written in OpenGL. You can make cool shapes of your web pages like ball, cube, flag etc. The flag mode makes your web page flutter like a flag - Real cool - check it out!
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Silverlight contest
Enter the Silverlight control builder contest and win cool prizes like a 1 year premium MSDN subscription!!!
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Even BillG has Windows woes!!!
I've been reading about Bill Gates farewell to Microsoft all over the internet. Check out this cool email which shows that even BillG has frustrations with Windows!!!
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Bye Bye Bill Gates!!!
Today Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates finally bid farewell to his "baby" in an emotion filled ceremony.
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Cool free support for Vista SP1 from Microsoft until March 2009!!!
We all have had Vista woes - but there's great news - Microsoft is offering FREE support for Vista SP1 until March 18, 2009.
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LINQ in your coffee!!!
Check out this cool coffee mug with LINQ all over it!!!
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Win a $350 Gas card!!!
Enter to win a $350 gas card and cruise all summer!!!
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Develop killer websites!!!
Develop killer websites with these best practices from Yahoo.
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Win a free .Net ebook everyday until July 17, 2008!!!
Manning Publications is giving away a free .Net ebook everyday until July 17, 2008. Enter for your chance to win. Plus one lucky winner will take home the entire Manning .Net Library!!!
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Firefox 3 is finally here!!!
Check out all the cool features and download it here.
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Software Architecture webcasts
Check out this great series of webcasts on software architecture. http://blogs.msdn.com/mohammadakif/archive/2008/06/04/aspiring-architect-series-2008.aspx
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Visit Teched2008 virtually!!!
For all those who couldn't be at Teched 2008, you can check out all the great content online in your pajamas ( or whatever you prefer to wear :-) ) https://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2008/developer/default.mspx
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Free Silverlight grid control from DevExpress!!!
Coming soon! - a FREE feature-rich silverlight grid control from Devexpress. Check out the cool features. http://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/Components/Silverlight/Grid/
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Cool computer fun for kids!!!
Let your kids bang away at the computer and have loads of fun!!! Check out this neat game in WPF - Baby Smash - by Scott Hanselman. Just ensure you get your computer back :-) http://www.hanselman.com/babysmash/index.htm
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Deep fried bytes, anyone???
Check out this new podcast series on technology with a rather unusual name! http://deepfriedbytes.com/
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Want to win $10000!!!
Check out the Dobbs Challenge and you could win $10000 just for creating cool games!!! http://dobbschallenge.com/
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Want a sneak peak at the new ADO.NET?
Check out the architecture behind ADO.NET 3.5 as we near the release of VS2008 SP1. http://blogs.devsource.com/devlife/content/net_general/adonets_new_look.html
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Watch .Net videos and win free books!!!
Just head on over to http://www.dotnetvideos.net/ApressWinABookEveryWeek/tabid/336/Default.aspx and watch the cool dotnet videos. You could win free books from apress. This is not spam because I actually won last week - you could win too. So go now!!!
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Get free money from Microsoft!!!
Just use Live search and get free money from Microsoft. Check it out! http://search.live.com/cashback/howToUse
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Tech cocktail conference, anyone???
Did you know there's a conference called "Tech Cocktail"? When I first read about it, I was so intrigued by the name, I just had to blog about it. Check it out, especially all you techies in Chicago - that's where the next one is. http://techcocktail.com/home/
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What if the next president were an application developer?
Take a look at this humorous Forrester blog about what programming language the next president would use if they were an application developer! Have fun!!! http://blogs.forrester.com/appdev/2008/02/presidential-pr.html
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Cleveland Day of .Net
Calling all .Net Rockstars in Cleveland!!! Head to the HIlton in Beachwood this Saturday May 17, 2008 for a FREE conference on .Net. You can also win cool prizes! Check it out at http://clevelanddodn.org/ Cleveland Rocks!!!
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A new take on Default.aspx!!!
NO ASP.Net developer worth his salt doesn't know Default.aspx. But do you know http://www.defaultdotaspx.com/Default.aspx Check it out for lots of cool asp.net tips and much much more!
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the Gridview and more!!!
Check out this neat collection articles about the asp.net gridview. Explore cool ways of making the gridview interface more attractive and fun! http://www.gridviewguy.com/Categories/7_GridView_Articles.aspx
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Wanna win an XBox!
Just create a cool game in Silverlight2 and you could win an XBox or several other cool prizes. Hurry - contest ends May 15! Check out all the details here. http://www.devx.com/RIA/Door/37507
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Help - my .Net application crashed!!!
I'm sure you've said these words several times in your career. Fear not - help is only a click away. Check out these extensive asp.net debugging tips! http://blogs.msdn.com/tess/archive/tags/Crash+scenarios/default.aspx
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What do you want from AJAX?
Here's your chance to shape the future of AJAX by telling the OpenAjax alliance what you want AJAX to do.
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Get started with Silverlight 2
As you all know the excitement of Silverlight 2 is everywhere. Get in on all the action with this handy guide from Silverlight Geek Jesse Liberty. Soon you will be on your way to creating next generation web applications with Silverlight 2!
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C# thru the years!!!
Want to know how C# evolved through the years? Here's a fascinating chronology and also some predictions for the future.
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Become an expert in WCF!!!
Here's a ton of links to make you an expert in WCF. OF course you have to find the time to go through all of them :-)
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Wanna learn LINQ but don't have Visual Studio 2008?
Wanna learn LINQ but don't have Visual Studio 2008? Just download the free LINQPad and start linqing!!!
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Want a free ajax book???
Just enter this giveaway to get a cool ajax book. Hurry - ends March 24th!!!
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Two cool new tools to play with!!!
Microsoft just released two new tools.
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A Great Day for Microsoft!!!
Feb 27, 2008 is a great day for Microsoft with the release of 3 revolutionary products, Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008. Check out all the excitement by registering for a launch event near you or even virtually from the comfort of your computer.
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Follow Jesse Liberty to Silverlight 2 Nirvana!!!
Official Silverlight Geek Jesse Liberty has committed to bringing developers a ton of resources to master Silverlight 2 right from the time it's released.
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Silverlight 2 is coming soon!!!
MIcrosoft Corporate VP Scott Guthrie just released the details on the next version of Silverlight. He even has a cool tutorial explaining all the great new features. Check it out.
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Telerik Sitefinity Challenge
Check out the Telerik Sitefinity challenge and you could win a Zune or a free Sitefinity license!!!
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Free WCF Resource CD
Get a free WCF Resource CD from Idesign
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Optimize production websites
Here are some cool tips and tricks to really make your production websites fly!!!
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When love meets technology!!!
This Valentine's day send your sweetie an e-card powered by Microsoft Silverlight!!!
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ASP.NET Wiki
Check out the new ASP.NET wiki for a ton of resources on asp.net. Being a wiki, everyone can contribute so go ahead and give it a whirl!
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Download .Net Source code!!!
Here's a cool tool to download all the .Net Source code at once - a great boon for developers!!!
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Maximize ASP.NET performance
Maximize asp.net performance in your website with these cool tips!!!
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Which version of VS2008 is right for you?
Find out which version of VS2008 is right for you with this handy comparison chart hot off the press!!!
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.Net framework source code unmasked!!!
You can now peek into the dark secrets of Microsoft .NET. Go now!!!
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Learn LINQ
Learn LINQ with these cool videos
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Dream in Code!!!
Visit http://www.dreamincode.net for answers to all your programming questions.
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VB2008 intellisense is more intelligent!
VB2008 intellisense filters data as you type not just by first letter.
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Tafiti - a cool Silverlight search engine!!!
Tafiti is a cool search engine written in Silverlight. It features amazing graphics and drag and drop functionality. There is even a cool spinning treeview for the results.
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Codemash - the ultimate code mecca!!!
Come to Codemash, Jan 10-11, 2008 at the beautiful Kalahari Resort waterpark in Sandusky Ohio. It's a unique conference for ALL coders - .Net, Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, you name it!!!
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Beijing Olympics coverage to be powered by Silverlight.
Check out all the happenings at the Beijing Olympics powered by Microsoft Silverlight technology!