Thanks to the OOXML format, we can now get all these new wonderful extensibilities. Check the Excel Blog for a post on how this can be achieved.
Yes - This is finally out after about 2 months in Beta state. This was introduced to combat the SQL injection with URL parameters. Check this space on IIS.Net for more info.
Do you have a feedback or a feature request, here is your opportunity to give the same via Tom's ASP.NET Debugging blog here . I think each and every request of yours count.
The ADO.NET team writes about some of the breaking changes as we hit the RTM. Read the blog here . And the post on updated product samples are listed here .
After expanding to UK, Australia and New Zealand now Live Mesh Technical Preview now is expanded to India too. Read the post from Amit here . If you are interested in reading more about it, catch some posts here . And once you got your hands to this, check out the forums for some help in case of problems...
In this white paper, Kent Beck share his thoughts on the relationship between tools and agile software development. Agile development seeks to increase the value of software development by increasing the feedback available to customers and developers. Some of the feedback comes from more frequent releases...
It is the recommended process and toolset to automate desktop and server deployment. Microsoft Deployment provides detailed guidance and job aids for every organizational role involved with large-scale deployment projects. Download it from here . More info here .
An very interesting post from Mike on IIS 7.0 Tracing. Read the full post here .
A neat article on the MSDN on the same. Read it here .
Check out this cool article from the SQLOS team on the technet blogs. Read it here .