Entries tagged with web - Channel 9

Emre Kiciman and Ben Livshits - Doloto: Download Time Optimizer for Web 2.0 Apps

Peli de Halleux — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:33:00 GMT

Emre Kiciman and Ben Livshits present the ideas behind Doloto. Doloto is an AJAX application optimization tool, especially useful for large and complex Web 2.0 applications that contain a lot of code, such as Bing Maps, Hotmail, etc. Doloto analyzes AJAX application workloads and automatically performs code splitting of existing large Web 2.0 applications.

The Research in Software Engineering team (RiSE) coordinates Microsoft's research in Software Engineering in Redmond, USA.

How to Install and Use Search Connectors in Windows 7

Sarah Perez — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:39:00 GMT

One of the many great new features in Windows 7 is something called Federated Search. As we’ve mentioned before, this new type of search allows you to add “search connectors” that let you perform searches of internet-connected web sites and databases in addition to just searching your local files. It’s a full-on mingling of the web and the machine. Earlier, we pointed you to a link for a zip file of some of Chris Pirillo’s favorite search connectors, and now let’s look at you how you can use them.

First thing’s first – you have to click the above link to download the zip file. If you’re having trouble with the link (it was slow to load for me), you can grab Redmond Pie's pack or the Twitter Search Connector from this site, at the very least.

On the dialog box that appears, just click “Open.” The connector will be installed automatically.

Now – how do you use them? This actually is the easiest part. You can perform searches from within any open Explorer window – just use the search box in the upper-right corner. (You can also start a search from the Start Menu, but here you have to click the “See More Results” link to be taken to an Explorer window where you can begin to use the various connectors.)

Here’s an example of me searching all Twitter posts for the phrase “new Twitter app”:

Notice how my search terms have been highlighted in the results and the results themselves are sorted in chronological order with the newest posts first.

Now if I come across a post I want to see on the web, I simply double-click the entry. That takes me to the actual web page where I can read the original item.

Example - Checking out this tweet about Chirp, a new WPF-based Twitter app:

That’s it! Search connectors aren’t uber-geeky or hard to use at all. All you have to do is click and install them when you find someone who has them available for download on the net.

(Note: Chris Pirillo's pack contains a FriendFeed search connector – a must have for all us social media addicts!)

Internet Explorer 8 Web Slice Tutorials Available

Adam Kinney — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:33:00 GMT

6 tutorials on Web Slices have been posted to MSDN.

"In these short lessons, you will learn how to add Web Slices to an existing Web page. You start with a Web page that contains a fictitious conference schedule, a weather report, and ticket auction for a hit Broadway musical. Initially, the page contains one simple Web Slice, but you will gradually implement additional functionality."

You can also download the Web Slice Tutorials for offline use.

Internet Explorer 8 named most secure browser

Adam Kinney — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:34:00 GMT

Yes, you read that right, Internet Explorer was named by NSS Labs the Most Secure Browser. Giorgio Sardo, our IE Evangelist, fittingly has all the details.

Great example of a WebSlice from Web Design World site

Adam Kinney — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:37:00 GMT

This is a great example of how to use a WebSlice effectively. On the Web Design World site you can grab a WebSlice of the agenda, which displays just the sessions for Day 1. Presuming that the WebSlice will then update on Day 2 to display the Day 2 sessions, my hope is that every conference follows this pattern. Add a mobile version that does the same thing and you have happy well-informed attendees.

Internet Explorer 8 treasure hunt - find the buried $10,000

Adam Kinney — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:01:00 GMT

At first when I saw this headline, I thought we'd be hunting for wooden chests and hiding from pirates. But of course this is the Explorer of the Internet holding the $10,000 Browser contest, so instead the goal is to use IE8 to find the "Claim the Prize" button somewhere on the internet. The contest comes out of Austrailia so you must be a resident to win.

Internet Explorer 8 - Donating meals for downloads

Adam Kinney — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:30:00 GMT

For every download of Internet Explorer 8 from the Browser for the Better site, Microsoft will donate 8 meals to Feeding America. That's pretty cool and it reminds me of the i'm MAKING A DIFFERENCE initiative with Messenger.

eBay sidebar for Internet Explorer 8 uses Silverlight

Adam Kinney — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:45:00 GMT

eBay has released a beta of their Sidebar for IE8 which allows you to track items as well as see which auctions you've won with a drag and drop interface. You can see the Sidebar in action in this video.

Swine Flu Updates Web Slice

Adam Kinney — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:10:00 GMT

Giorgio Sardo put together a Swine Flu Updates Web Slice which provides the latest information on the recent international concern in a handy Web Slice format. Get a step-by-step walkthrough on the creation of the web slice in this post on Giorgio's blog.

Using display: table CSS in Internet Explorer 8

Adam Kinney — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Pad Gallagher has posted a nice tutorial on how to create a CSS-based table display in Internet Explorer 8.

Customizing Accelerator Categories in Internet Explorer 8

Adam Kinney — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:42:00 GMT

Jon Seitel provides a full explaination of how you can customize IE8 Accelerator Categories. He also covers how you can do this as a developer of your own Accelerator.

Q and A with Dean Hachamovitch at MIX09

Dan Fernandez — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:19:00 GMT

Mike Swanson hosts a live Q&A from MIX09 with Dean Hachamovitch on the newly released, Internet Explorer 8.

ArqCast Brasil - Performance com Cache Distribuido para Aplicaçoes Web

Markus Christen MS — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:43:00 GMT

ArqCast Brasil - Cache Distribuido para Aplicaçoes Web

Markus Christen:
http://blogs.technet.com/MarkusChristen

Waldemir Cambiucci:
http://blogs.msdn.com/wcamb

Luciano Conde:
http://blogs.msdn.com/conde

MSDN Velocity
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/cc655792.aspx

Trabajando con HTTP GET y HTTP POST

David Salgado — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:30:00 GMT

ASP.NET Web Forms encapsula muchas de las técnicas tradicionales de desarrollo web. Enviar datos de un formulario a otro, trabajar sin eventos...

En este screencast veremos cuál es la diferencia entre estos dos métodos de HTTP, y cómo utilizarlos, por ejemplo, para pasar variables entre páginas web y entre aplicaciones de escritorio y páginas web.

Esperamos que os resulte interesante!

Tech.Ed New Zealand - Web Panel Discussion

Nigel — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:43:00 GMT

At Tech.Ed 2008 in New Zealand speakers from the web track Scott Hanselman, Jonas Follesø, Nigel Parker, Harry Pierson, Jorke Ordolphi and Trent Mankelow were asked to discuss Web Futures and take questions from the audience about what is on their mind.

Bill Hill: The Future of Reading on the Web, Part 2

Dan Fernandez — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:35:00 GMT

This is the second part of the interview that Dan and Christian did with Bill Hill. (See Part 1 here).

While many people know Bill from his work on True Type and his passion for improving screen readability, Bill is now working on improving Web readability in Internet Explorer and how reading on the Web hasn't improved since the early days of browsing.

In this part of the interview we continue with the discussion on font embedding. But this time Bill Hill tells us also about readability in general, shows us his website and thoughts that he had during designing the reading and layout experience for it. In one of the various side stories he explains to us how and why the letters in our alphabet evolved as they did. By the end of the interview Bill Hill shares some personal stories that includes also how he started to learn reading animal tracks.

To see Bill's site using font embedding and clean HTML/CSS with multi-page flow, go to http://www.billhillsite.com.

Bill Hill: The Future of Reading on the Web, Part 1

Dan Fernandez — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:00:00 GMT

Bill Hill - the man, the myth, the legend is back on Channel 9! Christian "LittleGuru" Liensberger and I got a chance to catch up with Bill on his latest work...

While many people know Bill from his work on True Type and his passion for improving screen readability, Bill is now working on improving Web readability in Internet Explorer and how reading on the Web hasn't improved since the early days of browsing.

In the interview, you'll hear about how Internet Explorer has included font embedding features for years that can give publishers much better readability or how Windows fonts actually include code that gets executed to dynamically adjust pixel-by-pixel based on font.

To see Bill's site using font embedding and clean HTML/CSS with multi-page flow, go to http://www.billhillsite.com.

geekSpeak recording - ASP.NET Dynamic Data with Rachel Appel

Brian Johnson — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:59:00 GMT

In this geekSpeak, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Rachel Appel introduces you to the Microsoft ASP.NET Dynamic Data framework, discusses how it came to be, and shows how ASP.NET Dynamic Data makes it easy to maintain your Web sites. Rachel also covers creating customizations at the application, page, and field levels, so you can get the most out of this exciting technology.

This geekSpeak episode was recorded on October 1, 2008.

Your hosts for this geekSpeak are Glen Gordon and Lindsay Rutter.

To ask a question in advance of live webcasts, or for post-show resources, be sure to visit the geekSpeak blog.

Expression Web (3 de 5) Creando páginas interactivas con Expression Web

Jaime Sanchez — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:02:00 GMT

Este es el tercero de una serie de cinco screencasts desarrollador por Intellekt sobre Expression Web, en esta ocasión veremos como podemos agregar interactividad para mejorar la experiencia de usuarios.

Aquí aprenderas el manejo de los comportamientos de objetos, estilos, eventos, actividades, videos usando windows media player, flash y Silverlight dentro Expression web.

Expression Web (2 de 5) Creación de portales usando Expression Web

Jaime Sanchez — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:06:00 GMT

Este webcast es el número 2 de una serie de 5 screencasts, enfocado a mostrar como desarrollar un portal web utilizando Expression Web, conoceras las características generales de como diseñar una aplicación paginas maestras.