Regex Hero is a free online Regular Expression Tool written in Silverlight. Not only does that make it easier for the author to add instantaneous highlighting, but it also provides the user an easy way to test against the .NET regular expression engine. For mroe details check out the  Regex…

Dr. Bill Crounse provides a look at Windows 7, not from a developer or IT point of view, but that of a medical professional. Of course the new visual look is nice, but the improved handwriting and voice recognition hit home. There's also a link, hidden in the comments, that leads you to a…

Windows 7 includes unique features that can really light up your application and create new possibilities. Yochay Kiraity has been working with the team to create Managed Code APIs making it even easier for .NET developers to take advantage of these features. In this video, Yochay demonstrates…

Remember the classic arcade style jukeboxes? Today we will be creating our own jukebox using WPF, WMP, a little bit of 3D, some very basic electronics (costing less than $10 USD) and a splash of M-V-VM Introduction A couple of weeks ago I took my son to the game arcade to play a little… while…

CLR Architect Vance Morrison has been very busy working on the future of the CLR, especially as it relates to execution performance and the type system. Some of his latest work is present in the upcoming 4th version of the virtual machine that powers all things .NET, CLR 4, which ships with Visual…

The SQL Server team has released an interactive Silverlight-based Cost Analysis Tool, which allows you to change different values to see your possible savings when setting up your IT department. An addition to handy visuals, its interesting to note that this is a light-weight companion to the Full…

This is a personal invite from James Senior to attend the Live Services Hackathon in San Francisco on May 27, 2009. Bring your code and work with the Live Services engineers to add Instant Messaging, Friends lists and more to your website.

We are approaching an asymptote for processor speeds using current technology. To overcome this, computer power is increasing by scaling the number of processors used within a system. This increase in multithreading capabilities, however, complicates development considerably. In this geekSpeak,…

With all the buzz surrounding the dueling advertising campaigns between Macs & Microsoft it was clearly time to address the issue. And since the CoffeeHouse is talking about it... Office: The Movie What Apple can learn from Microsoft War on the Ipod! Mac fights back General Mills…

A new service called Eduify launched on the Windows Azure platform. This service is designed to help students with their writing by providing tutorials, samples, and information about how to verify and cite sources in research papers. Edufiy also adds a social element to the writing process as…