TWC9: Kinect SDK Beta, HTML5 for VS, MVC Mini Profiler, XNA Socket Demo

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This week on Channel 9, Dan and Brian are back to talk about the week's top news, including:

• [00:58] Microsoft Research -  Kinect for Windows SDK download available and the SDK Beta Launch sessions are available, as are the Kinect SDK QuickStarts
• [05:08] NuGet.org - NuGet 1.4 Released - includes finer grain control over package updates, managing packages at a solution level, a Package Visualizer (VS Pro+), and more
• [06:25] Scott Hanselman: Visual Studio Web Standards update adds HTML 5 Support for the Visual Studio 2010 Editor
• [07:43] Stack Exchange - MVC Mini Profiler - An open source library that profiles your ASP.NET MVC application performance, including Entity Framework performance and AJAX performance, via Jeff Atwood
• [09:00] Bruce Kyle - Mobile Test Drive site has HTML 5 demos using the Mobile IE9, including FishIE Tank, Speed Reading, Audio Player, etc
• [09:41] Jaime Rodriguez - Mango Developer Resources - Tidy a, a sample Windows Phone 7 app, and the Mango training kit hands-on labs
• [11:29] Ricky Tan - Windows Phone P2P Multiplayer Game using Sockets in XNA
• [12:22] Cory Smith - Free Screenshot Tool for WP7, via Rudi Grobler
• [13:19] Visual Studio Gallery - License Header Manager automagically adds a license to source code files, via Greg Duncan
• [14:30] Blake Handler - Microsoft releases 20 Visio 2010 Templates & Diagrams, including the Office Comics template starring Laura and Tina.

Picks of the week!

• [16:05] Dan's pick: Kinect Cursor and Kinect Paint applications
• [17:25] Brian's pick: New Guidance from TFS Rangers on Build Customization & Lab Management, via Brian Harry