Natasa Manousopoulou

SQL Server 2008 CTP

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:20:00 GMT

It was announced by Bob Muglia at his TechEd keynote speech and will be soon available for download at https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/content/content.aspx?ContentID=5395

TechEd starting

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:46:52 GMT

TechEd is starting today in Orlando and many interesting announcements and launches are expected. SQL Server "Katmai" is expected to be christened as SQL Server 2008 and be released for a public preview.
There are also three sessions on a new client framework code named "Acropolis" which is already available for download, and helps the creation of WPF client applications, like the Smart Client Software Factory for Windows Forms.

Office Interactive Developer Map

Thu, 31 May 2007 14:52:54 GMT

This is a click once WPF application that presents an interactive view of the servers, programs, services and tools that developers can use to build Office Business Applications. You can read more, install and run it at the Office Interactive Developer Map page.

Surface computing by MS

Wed, 30 May 2007 10:49:38 GMT

Microsoft Surface is an interesting approach to human computer interaction. It is a surface computer that allows the user to interact using touch, gestures and physical objects over a tabletop. It uses a touch surface and cameras to recognize objects and gestures of the user. Read more at the Surface web site.

Popfly - a mashup creator from MS

Sun, 20 May 2007 14:01:32 GMT

Popfly is a social site created by MS for the creation and sharing of mashups and Web pages. It provides users with a mashup search tool and design surface, the ability to connect with other creators and exchange content or designs, a Web page creator and content rating.

Windows Server 2008 Beta 3

Thu, 17 May 2007 13:06:29 GMT

This is the 3rd beta for Longhorn server, that got its final name and is expected to ship before the end of the year. This beta is open to everyone for download and evaluation.

ASP.NET Futures May CTP

Thu, 17 May 2007 13:03:06 GMT

The ASP.NET futures pack for May contains AJAX extensions such as CSS selectors and Astoria services support, Silverlight support, the DLR, new dynamic data controls and more. Get them and read more here.

Moonlight

Mon, 07 May 2007 07:15:29 GMT

The Mono project team has started planning on a Silverlight implementation for Firefox on Linux. The relevant page is here.

Announcements in MIX 07

Fri, 04 May 2007 06:58:15 GMT

So many interesting things were announced in MIX 07 that I still feel dizzy from the impact. So, let's see:

.NET Framework support for Silverlight 1.1 (now in alpha)
The Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR), a layer over the CLR for dynamic languages
Project codename "Astoria", a technology that helps exposing data as a service easily
Project codename "Jasper", a data access technology for RAD
Expression Studio, containing VS2005, Expression Blend, Expression Web, Expression Design and Expression Media

OSS for Windows on SourceForge

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:08:49 GMT

MS has deployed an OSS for Windows developer center on SourceForge.

WPF extensions for Express editions of Visual Studio "Orcas"

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:51:01 GMT

Now you can also develop WPF projects with the Express editions of Visual Studio "Orcas". Announced by John Montgomery, the extensions are available for both C# and VB.

About Face 3.0

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:38:20 GMT

Alan Cooper has added a new book to his very interesting About Face series. About Face 3.0 is in preorder at Amazon.com, and discusses subjects such as user experience in new Web technologies and mobile devices.

Migration and Synchronization Toolkit Prerelease

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:26:06 GMT

The Migration and Synchronization Toolkit is a framework for tools that synchronize to and from TFS. Read more at Brian Harry's blog.

Visual Studio Orcas Beta 1

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:22:02 GMT

The Beta 1 of Visual Studio code name "Orcas" has been released, and is already available for MSDN subscribers. It is expected to appear in the Microsoft Downloads soon, probably within the next 24 hours. This new version is also accompanied for the first time by an Express edition, still in CTP. Read more at S. Somasegar's blog.

MIX 07 content

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:39:00 GMT

Found it in irenak's blog: http://visitmix.com/university/ contains lots of content from MIX '07.

WPF/E renamed Silverlight

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:33:21 GMT

As everybody and their dog have already blogged about, WPF/E has been given its official name, which is Silverlight. Visit its site.

MS Project conference

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:59:56 GMT

The MS Project conference for Europe will be held in December in Madrid. Read more at the conference site.

Microsoft develops new community services

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:39:13 GMT

I read over at Doug Seven's blog about the new community platform that MS is building for itself, called (rather predictably) Microsoft.community. Its three main concepts are Discovery services (semantic web styled tagging and discovery of interesting content), Discussion services (message boards and blogs that will replace eventually Community Server), and Rapport services (a base service that allows for a consistent user experience).

For the time being this is not planned to be a packaged product, but rather a service, available initially to MS and select partners. It is soon going live in its beta version.

.NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP2

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:04:39 GMT

Service Pack 2 for the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 is available for download.

VB.NET support in Mono extended

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:46:38 GMT

Version 1.2.3 of Mono includes a VB.NET compiler, with a new VB runtime coming. This allows developers to create and deploy Mono apps using VB.NET as their language of choice, using Linux as their development environment. It is also a necessary step towards ASP.NET support for VB. MonoDevelop 0.13 will incorporate this compiler.

Photo Album: Alonnisos

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 15:05:11 GMT

Alonnisos

Kalamakia

Agios Dimitrios

Milia

View from Hora

Patitiri - The port

Book List: Currently reading

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:14:39 GMT

Currently reading

Charles Petzold: Applications = Code + Markup
Steve McConnell: Software estimation: Demystifying the black art
Frank Herbert: SoulCatcher

Book List: Currently reading (Greek)

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:12:32 GMT

Currently reading (Greek)

Σέξπιρ: Σονέτα