Longhorn Development Center and XAML

The Longhorn Developer Center [http://msdn.microsoft.com/longhorn/] @ MSDN is live as expected [http://weblogs.asp.net/ashben/posts/30864.aspx]. And so is the Longhorn SDK [http://longhorn.msdn.microsoft.com/]. Scott Hanselman [http://www.hanselman.com/blog/] moblogs (cool term, for mobile/handheld blogging) from PDC – “They’…

Thread Isolator

While reading an article at CodeProject [http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/AmThreader.asp], I came across?AmThreader [http://www.amplefile.com/] -?a code generator for “converting any singlethreaded .NET class to a multithreaded one”. However, what it actually does is create a class wrapper for any .NET class (not…

Inno Setup

Inno Setup [http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php] 4.0.9 has been released.?I use and recommend it for packaging & deployment of Windows desktop and client applications.?Its scripting based compiler system provides a lot of flexibility. And, it is?open source (Borland Delphi). A few colleagues at…

WinToolZone

Gaurav Khanna [http://www.wintoolzone.com/] has published some very cool .NET articles, applications, components, presentations, source code, tips and web services on his web site – WinToolZone.com [http://www.wintoolzone.com/] (under the .NET menu option). He has also been working on extensions and enhancements [http://opsupport.sscli.net/…

Free ASP.NET Training

Free ASP.NET training [http://www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/hosteronsites/] sessions are scheduled in the month of October and November 2003 in New York, Florida and Virginia. A great offer indeed! I just wish such events were also held (atleast occasionally) in Europe and Asia – where there’s a growing…

Joel on Developers and Exceptions

In his latest article [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2003/10/17.html], Joel Spolsky [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/] refers to the Empower Program for ISVs [http://members.microsoft.com/partner/isv/empower/default.aspx]: “If you’re a software company willing to commit to developing software for any variant…

Windows Form in Full Screen "Kiosk Mode"

[Quick Tip] The following lines of code (VB.NET) will produce a full screen Windows form – like the kiosk mode in Internet Explorer (press F11 to toggle). This screen mode is quite useful in situations where full screen user interactivity is required or the GUI demands full screen usability, like…

India .NET Forums

[http://www.mastercsharp.com/India/Forums/] The India .NET Forums [http://www.mastercsharp.com/India/Forums/] were launched with the efforts of various Indian MVP’s, to provide a discussion group focused on interaction and technical support among the local .NET community. All are welcome!…