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Are you in the process of cloud migration or just started your journey towards Azure ? If yes then this is the right time for you to go through the book which Microsoft just released it and it's available for Download for Free. This book is called Azure Strategy and Implementation Guide. Download it from here:  https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/azure-strategy-and-implementation-guide/en-us/ Happy Learning !!!

PowerCommands 10.0 is a set of useful extensions for the Visual Studio 2010 adding additional functionality to various areas of the IDE. Download:  http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/e5f41ad9-4edc-4912-bca3-91147db95b99 Below is a list of the commands included in PowerCommands for Visual Studio 2010 version 10.0. Enable/Disable PowerCommands in Options dialog This feature allows you to select which commands to enable in the Visual Studio IDE. Point to the Tools menu, then click Options. Expand the PowerCommands options, then click Commands. Check the commands you would like to enable. Note: All power commands are initially defaulted Enabled. Format document on save / Remove and Sort Usings on save The Format document on save option formats the tabs, spaces, and so on of the document being saved. It is equivalent to pointing to the Edit menu, clicking Advanced, and then clicking Format Document. The Remove and sort usings option removes unused using state...

You can now download Visual C# 2010 code samples from the MSDN website. Download Link : http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/cs2010samples/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=4175 Also don’t forget to check the document available on the above link which describes the new features in C# 4.0. Happy Learning !!!

Today while visiting MSDN I got a link to download Free E-Book on Moving to Visual Studio 2010. So thought to share it with my readers. It's a book that will help professional developers move from previous versions of Visual Studio (starting with 2003 and on up). Download it from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=12A6DE81-C633-4F2C-A35F-CEA6FE772712&displaylang=en You can view XPS files only in Windows Internet Explorer. Before you download the XPS viewer please try to open the document in IE and see if it works.. if not then download the xps viewer from the below location. Please try it on a test machine only as this requires .Net Framework 3.0. Note: The e-book requires XPS viewer and you can download it from the below link. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=12A6DE81-C633-4F2C-A35F-CEA6FE772712&displaylang=en   OR http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/d/a/4da3a5fa-ee6a-42b8-8bfa-ea5c4a458a7d/dotnetfx3setup.exe Ha...

Please find the link to download  April Release of the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit. The Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos. This content is designed to help you learn how to utilize the Visual Studio 2010 features and a variety of framework technologies including: C# 4 Visual Basic 10 F# Parallel Extensions Windows Communication Foundation Windows Workflow Windows Presentation Foundation ASP.NET 4 Windows 7 Entity Framework ADO.NET Data Services Managed Extensibility Framework Visual Studio Team System http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=752CB725-969B-4732-A383-ED5740F02E93&displaylang=en Happy Learning !!!

The Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Course includes videos and hands-on-labs designed to help you learn how to utilize the Visual Studio 2010 features and a variety of framework technologies including: C# 4.0, Visual Basic 10, F#, Parallel Computing Platform, WCF, WF, WPF, ASP.NET AJAX 4.0, ASP.NET MVC Dynamic Data. Lot’s of valuable videos, demos available on the Channel 9 – So let’s make the full usage of the contents and get more knowledgeable on .Net Framework 4.0 and VS 2010. Get the Course Contents : http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/vs2010/ Happy Learning !!!

Oracle Data Provider (ODP.NET) for Oracle 11g has been available for download. It includes many new features such as Optimized Data Access for Oracle New ODP.NET allows to take advantage of  the Oracle advanced features like Real Application Cluster, XML DB and advanced security. Supports .Net 3.5 Framework More Flexible, faster and stable Supports Native XML Data Type, Advanced Queuing API Download White Paper http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/windows/odpnet/col/odp.net_11.1.0.7.20_twp.pdf Get Features List http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/windows/odpnet/newfeatures.html Download 32  bit Software http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/windows/odpnet/index.html Download 64  bit Software http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/windows/odpnet/64-bit/index.html Sample Code http://www.oracle.com/technology/sample_code/tech/windows/odpnet/index.html Happy Learning !!!

The MIX10 Videos are available for Downloads. You can download it from the below location. http://live.visitmix.com/Videos Happy Learning