Express

In this screencast Roger Doherty and Zach Skyles Owens quickly run through the SQL Server Management Studio and show some of the basic functionality of managing SQL Server Express databases such as managing security and Policy Based Management.>> View the rest of the SQL Server Express…

In this series Roger Doherty and Zach Skyles Owens will be exploring the SQL Server Express product and its role in the Microsoft data platform.  Many people don’t realize that: SQL Server Express is built on the exact same codebase as SQL Server Enterprise It’s ready to use in production…

Office 2007 introduced a new XML-based file format for Office. With LINQ to XML, Microsoft offers the ability to use language-based query against XML documents. When you combine these two technologies, you have the ability to search and manipulate Office documents in a completely new way. This…

This Week on Channel 9, Brian and Dan cover: - Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack Released: - Reduce download times with OptiPNG and libJPEG, via Omar Al Zabir - Learning Microsoft Expression via Allan Da Costa Pinto - SMS Officer via Outlook Team Blog - Evangelism Network Sidebar…

The Microsoft Development Center in Copenhagen (MDCC) recently held it's second TechFest. Each year (this is year two of TechcFest) the good folks at MDCC put on a show where local (Denmark and other northern European countries) innovators show off their wares. I was lucky enough to spend…

I built my own MIX'07 video player last night and recorded a 15 minute screencast to give you an idea of what's possible with all the new releases that came out last week. See the blog post at  http://smarx.com/posts/my-own-mix07-video-player-using-all-the-new-stuff.aspx.

Chad Royal from the Cider team walks through building and debugging a simple "Hello World" Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application using the Cider designer.   Note: You must update the WPF Project templates to get Visual Studio Orcas Express to work correctly.…

Visual Web Developer "Orcas" Express adds several new features for JavaScript developers including IntelliSense statement completion, built in AJAX client library support, better support for linked JavaScript files, and improved debugging.

Is coding a chore for you? Well, MSDN’s new Coding for Fun site will change all of that! Come and see some fun ways to have fun with software.Check out the Coding4Fun Website. Also, be sure to download and install your favorite flavor of Express!