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Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth Introduction: In a previous video (part 1), you learnt how to get started with the Managed AddIn Framework (MAF). This video is part 2 and relies on knowledge gained in part 1. In this video you will learn how to enable a v1 AddIn to work with a v2 Host and…

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth Introduction: The Managed AddIn Framework (MAF) is a set of assemblies that are part of .NET Framework v3.5. They offer a platform for developers to build extensibility into their client applications by enabling addins (aka plugins) to be written for a host. In…

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth Introduction: In this 18' video you will learn from scratch how to take advantage of .NET Client Application Services. As usual, the code and links to the documentation are available from my blog. Video download: For this video, click on the image/button to play…

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth Introduction: When you install Visual Studio 2008 you also get the additional assemblies that make up version 1.0 of ADO.NET Sync Services. More importantly, there is a nice wizard in VS2008 that does the hard work for you. In this 18' video we create from…

We had lots of laughs in the studio with Scott this week! Here's the show recap: - We have a new logo (courtesy of Lincoln Anderson at 352 Media) and Scott Hanselman joins us in-studio (0 - 1:45) - Microsoft Entertainment and Devices acquires Danger Inc for consumer mobile phones…

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth Introduction: With Visual Studio 2008 you can debug right into the .NET Framework libraries source code. Watch this video to learn how. You can read more about this by following the links from my blog post here. Video download: Click on the image to play the…

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth Introduction: With v3.5 of the .NET Framework, Microsoft also released Service Pack 1 for .NET Framework v2.0. In this video you can see what is new in SP1 for the File Dialogs in Windows Forms. Video download: Click on the image to play the video (from a…

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth Introduction: Assuming you understand how LINQ to objects works and assuming you know how DataSets work, this 18' video shows you how LINQ to DataSet can be used in your projects. Video download: Click on the image to play the video (from a streaming…

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth Introduction: Separating structure from style is a goal that nobody disagrees with and neither does anybody disagree that CSS can be a bit hard to work with, with yesterday's tools. In this 16' video find out about the new CSS support in VS2008 which some say is…

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth Introduction: With VSTO v3.0 the attraction to write managed code in order to customise Office applications is huge. However, if you already have investments in VBA code, you do not need to throw it out just yet. Just interop, like I show in this 8' video. For…