Team Foundation Server Released

Microsoft decided to split the VSTS product and to ship Team Foundation Server alone. The official release should be available within 3-5 days, as can be seen from this article. I am currently working on a project which uses VSTS for team collaboration and development, but still this platform seems to have some issues. I hope that this new release will be better one.

ASP.NET 2.0 quickstart videos

Today I found this very very valuable resource, where you can find useful videos covering HOWTOs for different features from ASP.NET 2.0 and the new Microsoft .NET 2.0 framework. I am sure that you will like this site - just don't miss it! :)

Enjoy!

Origami project

I don't know have you heard of it, but this is the latest craze in gadget world - Microsoft's Origami project. This device (said Microsoft) will be the next generation gadget, which will combine all the strengths of Tablet PC and Pocket PC. The official date when Microsoft announced this project was on 3rd March and I can tell you that this date had been the "most awaited day" for many people. However, it is too early to say when it will be made to the public (at least I haven't found such information yet), but still knowing what's coming up is valuable.

The official site of the project is this - check it out. I was personally amazed by the way the whole page is designed and the overall presentation to the viewer - it makes you somehow believe that this product will really change you life :-) .

Origami project will actually develop a ultra-mobile PC, which will be far away more than any personal assistant you have ever had, giving you versatile online connectivity thru Bluetooth, full fledged Microsoft office installed, exciting features like mapping, geocoding and GPS location tracking. The official OS which run on this device will be genuine Windows XP. The premium touch screen (which is really very very fancy, especially the keyboard!) and the whole user interface somehow resembles Tablet PC, but still if you compare the sizes the Origami device is far away smaller. If you want to know more technical details about this device, please go to the official Microsoft site, where you will find bunch of information about this topic - here.

Actually, there is a post on Channel9 about it, which I really recommend if you want to get some "hands-on" experience about what is it all about (see it here).

Free Microsoft beta exams

Folks,

There are 3 beta exams currently being free for a limited time:

71-547 PRO: Designing and Developing Web-based Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework. Promo Code: PRO547
71-548 PRO: Designing and Developing Windows-based Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework. Promo Code: BTA548
71-549 PRO: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework. Promo Code: 549BTA
(more information find here: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/offers/beta/)

Pay attention to the fact that if you take one of these, you will enter the lottary to win a smartphone! :-)