SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit is available for download from Microsoft. Here is some information about this training kit taken from Microsoft’s site.
The SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit will help you understand how to build web applications which deeply exploit the rich data types, programming models and new development paradigms in SQL Server [...]

I got a message on Facebook from my friend Rajnesh who said that while he was delighted to see my Twitter updates which were both motivational and inspiring, he found that the flow of wisdom was a bit too much . Okay, he did not say that exactly but basically my Twitter updates are showing [...]

I run Windows Server 2008 as my workstation and lately I found the need to search historic emails in Outlook. This resulted in a nag from Outlook telling me that Windows Search Service must be enabled. Thus I am writing this post as a future reference for myself in case I forget how to do [...]

For those who are following me on Twitter know how eager I was to get my hands on Visual Studio 2010 beta1. Today I downloaded it and installed it on my Windows 7 VM. This post is a random collection of my early observations. It is full of screenshots. Enjoy.
The start page had a new [...]

To get attention for any search engine all you need to do is say that it will give Google a run for its money. This surely worked for WolframAlpha and most definitely they have my attention. After reading about it today, I decided to give it a try. I conducted a couple of searches which [...]

Microsoft will give customers a first look at Office 2010 through an invitation only Technical Preview program. They have put up a website where you can sign up for the invitation.

Link to Office 2010 Technical Preview Registration.

Just wanted to let readers of this blog know that I will be presenting Cloud Computing for .Net Developers at

WDNUG (Wollongong .Net User Group) on 13th May 2009.
ADNUG (Adelaide .Net User Group) on 10th June 2009.

 
I look forward to meeting developers at these user groups and enjoy a geeky evening.
If you run a user [...]

Last Thursday was the first meeting of vNext user group. I’d like to thank attendees for coming to the meeting and I hope that in return everyone learned something. Now to reflections. The turn out was about 50 people and we had plenty of toys to give out. I got great feedback on the presentation [...]

If you run a website then you assume the comfort that people from all over the world can browse your site. This may not be completely true. For example your site could be blocked or just not accessible from certain cities in the world. Just Ping is a service you can use to find out [...]

After releasing Office 2007 SP2, Microsoft has unveiled screenshots for Office 2010. Like all previous versions Office 2010 will also introduce UI innovations but the most interesting thing about Office 2010 is that most Office Suite applications will also have a corresponding web application. In simple terms this means that we will be able to [...]

What is the first thing you do when you open the control panel in Windows Vista? I always switch it to Classic View and most people I know do the same. Microsoft got it so right with the Classic View and I cannot understand whey they are trying to convince people to move away from [...]

As developers we are always excited about latest technologies, and as a developer working in Microsoft eco-system there is no shortage of new tools and technologies. This is the driving point behind starting vNext User Group. The group aims to share knowledge about offerings from Microsoft which are in pipeline i.e they are to be [...]