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LINQ\C# Learning Guide
TheServerSide.Net has published a very comprehensive LINQ\C# Learning Guide.
Windows Vista, two week after the launch
Windows Vista has been on the market for roughly two week now.
Here’s a roundup of some of the major developments (and other interesting items) since the launch of Microsoft’s $6 billion investment on Jan. 30:
Bill Gates Back Stage
Bill Gates walked off, on-camera, after the interview with John Stewart on the Daily Show.
Some funny takes about this:
Age of empowered individuals: People power behind robust computing
Chris Shipley captures the meaning behind all the recent technology changes. AJAX, Wikis, Vista (and WPF) etc. are all part of a deeper revolution that empowers individuals and encourages co-creation….
Looking for a WPF Ribbon Control?
Denis over at DevComponents finally broke the silence about the WPF-Ribbon. There is a private beta which you can sign up for…
Apple ad takes on Windows Vista security feature
Bill Gates already wasn’t a fan of Apple’s commercials, so I wonder what he’ll think about the the latest installment where Apple makes fun of Vista’s User Account Control pop-ups.
It just so happens, that the commercial debut comes as Gates appears at the RSA security conference in San Francisco…
.Net 3.0 is an optional update for XP users through Windows Update
Nathan Dunlap just pointed out that Windows XP users can use Windows Update now to get .Net 3.0 installed.
The Prgramming Monks
I accidental came across the link to https://www.codeoasis.com/ when it was displayed as part of a blogger’s description in bloggers wepart at https://blogs.microsoft.co.il/.
Software Piracy - Mikhail Gorbachev, Traian Basescu and Bil Gates
There have been two, oddly related, news items regarding software piracy the past couple of days.
Help Find Jim Gray With Web 2.0
Via TechCrunch:
When famous computer scientist Jim Gray went missing a few days ago, the coast guard launched a large scale search that found absolutely nothing. On Thursday, they gave up.
