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https://medc2007.mscorpevents.com/CFP/CallForPapers.aspx
Microsoft MEDC 2007 (Mobile and Embedded DevCon 2007) organizers invite you to submit proposals to speak at MEDC in our conference breakout sessions. MEDC is one of Microsoft's most important annual technical training events, and our speaker selection process is extremely rigorous to ensure that attendees experience outstanding quality technical training. Successful proposals will be technical presentations that target best practices and tips & tricks, delivered by experts with significant and highly-rated speaking experience.
Important Dates
Proposals Due
December 8th 2006
Final Session Selection
December 19th 2006
Draft Presentation Deck Due
February 16th 2007
Speaker Training & Dry Run
March 19th 2007
Final Presentation Deck Due
April 20th 2007
Speaker Onsite Training
April 29th to May 2nd 2007
Microsoft MEDC 2007, The Venetian Las Vegas
April 30th to May 3rd 2007
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For you Office 2007 users, here's a real gem: An add-in that allows you to save as .pdf or .xps
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4d951911-3e7e-4ae6-b059-a2e79ed87041&DisplayLang=en
Alternatively, you can get just the Save as XPS add-in or just the Save as PDF add-in, if you only want one.
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Microsoft has released SQL Server Compact Edition RC1 to the web, along with some tools for VS2005 (SP1 beta only).
Read: SQL Server Compact Edition RC1 release! ...and if the name is confusing, get the skinny from Steve Lasker at sql-server-everywhere-gets-yet-another-name.aspx
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Earlier this week the Telligent folks released Service Pack 1 for Community Server 2.0. Here's the changelist (the page includes a download link):
http://communityserver.org/blogs/announcements/pages/CS-21-SP1-ChangeList.aspx
I'll probably upgrade soon, but I need to snap a backup first. Long-time readers will recall that my luck with CS upgrades has been less then stellar, so I'll be taking precautions as usual.
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Windows Desktop Search 3.0
The search engine in WDS 3.0 is a Microsoft Windows service that is also used by programs such as Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and Microsoft Office OneNote 2007. You can use this search engine to index a program's content and to obtain instant results when you search in a particular program. WDS 3.0 supports the following operating systems:
– 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
– All x64-based versions of Windows XP
– Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
– All x64-based versions of Windows Server 2003
You cannot install WDS 3.0 on a computer that is running Windows Vista. WDS functionality is already built into Windows Vista. WDS 3.0 provides fast indexing, improved performance, and improved file type support. The WDS 3.0 installation process automatically upgrades WDS 2.5 and later versions of WDS. If you have an earlier version than WDS 2.5 installed, use the Add or Remove Programs tool to remove the earlier version before you install WDS 3.0.
One of the features in Windows Vista that I most enjoy is the search. Now, Windows XP users can get this search capability as well. Go get it - it rocks!
Microsoft Application Verifier 3.3
Application Verifier is a runtime verification tool for unmanaged code that assists in quickly finding subtle programming errors that can be extremely difficult to identify with normal application testing.
Application Verifier is designed specifically to detect and help debug memory corruptions and critical security vulnerabilities. It makes it easier to create reliable applications by monitoring an application's interaction with the Windows operating system, profiling its use of objects, the registry, the file system, and Win32 APIs (including heaps, handles, locks, and more). It also includes checks to predict how well the application will perform under Least-privileged User Account operation, compatibility tests to be used in logoing, and print tests to verify your usage of the print subsystem.
Running Application Verifier is easy; simply turn on the tool then run your project and go through your normal testing scenarios with a debugger attached. When your tests are completed, view the Application Verifier logs for any errors that may have been detected.
Also check out Using Application Verifer Within Your Software Development Lifecycle
Microsoft Standard User Analyzer
The Standard User Analyzer helps developers and IT professionals diagnose issues that would prevent a program from running properly without administrator privileges. On Windows Vista, even administrators run most programs with standard user privileges by default, so it is important to ensure that your application does not have administrator access as a dependency.
Using the Standard User Analyzer to test your application can identify the following administrator dependencies and return the results in a graphical interface:
• File access
• Registry access
• INI files
• Token issues
• Security privileges
• Name space issues
• Other issues
This tool also complements the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.0. ACT 5.0 will include a User Account Control agent that you can deploy to user desktops to identify applications that require administer privileges. The Standard User Analyzer is designed to be run on the developer or tester’s workstation to test and troubleshoot a specific application. Issues identified with the Standard User Analyzer can also be entered into you ACT 5.0 database so you can track the application compatibility across your environment.
Do you write Windows desktop applications? This is a must-have for your toolbox, particularly looking forward to UAC in Windows Vista (which is a GoodThing).