Ok, so the preview is out. Lots of good stuff so get it in.
Windows Management Framework 3.0 CTP1 makes some updated management functionality available to be installed on Windows 7 SP1 & Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Windows Management Framework 3.0 contains Windows PowerShell 3.0, WMI & WinRM.
Windows Management Framework 3.0 Community Technology Preview (CTP) #1 Available for Download - Windows PowerShell Blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
I am blogging about this because this site is TOTALLY BOGUS. I thought I found some images and files I was looking for but the search always returns the terms you are looking for. It is a GIMICK and is not legit.
Downloads from Hotfiles, Rapidshare, and more! Nitro Downloads
This is awesome news. Now PowerShell can be used everywhere.
The PowerShell team is excited to announce that starting today we are licensing the language specification for Windows PowerShell 2.0 under the Microsoft Community Promise.
This means that now anyone can implement PowerShell on any platform they want to. We know some of our most passionate customers sometimes work on platforms that can’t run PowerShell today, so when writing this specification, we wrote it in a platform neutral manner.
PowerShell Language now licensed under the Community Promise - Windows PowerShell Blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 has been released.
Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 Products is Now Available for Download
Service Pack 1 includes stability, performance, and security enhancements that are a direct result of your feedback.
Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 Products is Now Available for Download
This post from Greg Duncan is a great overview. When I first started with WiX I used many of the same resources below.
Also my favorite video was the one Scoble did with Rob Mensching: http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/scobleizer/Wix-team-The-most-used-piece-of-software-at-Microsoft-and-its-open-source
Saturday, June 21, 2008
I jumped on to the WiX bandwagon yesterday and wanted to capture some resources that helped me up the learning curve.
All in all, I’m digging WiX. It takes a bit to wrap your head around it (as I’m coming from Setup Project world and Wise beyond that) but it has a nice logical flow to it. I’m now on the edge of seeing beyond the XML and instead, the blond, redhead, brunet… ;)
I am looking forward to a designer, but even without one, I think we’re going to be moving our current Sprinting project to it. Two of us have churned for two days trying to resolve an issue were our Setup Project would build the MSI, but still report 1 failure (even with MSBuild output set to diagnostic there’s no information about the “failed” task. All Projects in the solution build with no problems, the MSI even gets created, but still 1 failure), thereby killing our nightly building of it. 16 hours is enough time wasted jacking with it. I’m going to change the game.
Also WiX is the future. I’ve wanted to move to it for a long time (since my first post on it in 2004… lol), but didn’t have a solid case. Now I do, so now we are…
I already have our Solution’s WiX project built, finished and the MSI working. The next step will be to TeamBuild the WiX project (which I’m hoping will go pretty smooth… damn… Now I’ve done it. Having said that, I’ve just out a hex on it… lol ;)
Enough for now. If we have any issues TeamBuilding it (good or bad) either Peter or I will blog about it.
News:
Some Getting Started Resources:
Upgrade (Uninstall an older version of an app when installing a new version):
Tweak the WiX UI Resources:
Bootstrap WiX Resources (sites that helped me build the bootstrap setup.exe):
Creating Start Menu Shortcuts:
- The WiX CHM (RTFH – Read The Fine Help… :)
Related Past Post XRef:
geekSpeak TeamBuild 2008 - 57 minute geek chat (i.e. more demo's, less slides) about TeamBuild 2008, Testing, WiX and more (Level 100)
WiX v2 now marked as Production/Stable (Stick a fork in it, it's done)
WiX Your Way to Installer Happiness
More WiX Mixing (WiX, Votive and VS2005/8)
MS SDC.Tasks, a MSBUILD tasks library with over a hundred new tasks...
Using WiX to Create Windows Live Writer Plugin Setup's
WixTrim - WiX Designer (with C# 2 Source)
Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset has released as Open Source on SourceForge.net
Update #1 12/8/2008:
Added News section and WiX 3 is now officially in “Beta” link
Update #2 1/25/2009:
Added WiX (as seen in VS2010) Documentation CTP – What is WiX, how to use it, and how to extend it. to the Getting Started section
Update #3 7/7/2009:
Added Stick a fork in it, WiX (Windows Installer XML) 3.0 is done… link to the News section
Update #4 2/11/2011:
Added WiX 3.5 released (Think “IIS7, VS2010, plus bunches of bugs squashed” release) link to the News section
Posted 6/21/2008 08:34:00 AM
WiX Resources – Some help up the learning curve - Greg's Cool [Insert Clever Name] of the Day
this was the first in California… Microsoft knows how to do it.
This is generating excitement. Microsoft is coming for you… lol
This is a decent overview of IRM and how it affects your documents.
Information Rights Management (IRM) technology in Microsoft® Office 2003 helps to give organizations greater control of their sensitive information. IRM is a persistent file-level technology from Microsoft that allows the user to specify permission for who can access and use documents or e-mail messages, and it helps to prevent sensitive information from being printed, forwarded, or copied by unauthorized individuals. If permission for a document or message is restricted by using this technology, the usage restrictions travel with the document or e-mail message as part of the contents of the file.
Overview of Information Rights Management - Office 2003 Resource Kit - Microsoft Office
Yeah Live Spaces blogs are shutting down. Anyone using Live Spaces should plan on migrating. I am moving to SharePoint 2010.
Upgrading a Windows Live Spaces blog to WordPress.com
There are 30 million people who are actively using Windows Live Spaces and have been eagerly awaiting the next set of new blogging features. For these customers, Windows Live and WordPress.com have worked together to build a simple way to move your blog posts, comments, and integrated photos right over to WordPress.com and start taking advantage of all their new features. And we’ll also redirect all your old Spaces URLs to your new blog, so you don’t lose any visitors along the way.
WordPress.com and Windows Live partnering together and providing an upgrade for 30 million Windows Live Spaces customers
Now I can finally build that game in XNA or make a application. too bad I have to wait 6 months before I can eve use one of the phones.
Windows Phone Developer Tools Are Final
Soo let’s get this straight, North African and Middle East people are considered White. How Interesting. If you don’t know some of the history behind the history check out Tariq Nasheed and his podcasts.
1. Definitions
The basic racial and ethnic categories for Federal statistics and program administrative reporting are defined as follows:
- American Indian or Alaskan Native. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliations or community recognition.
- Asian or Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. This area includes, for example, China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa.
- Black. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
- Hispanic. A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
- White. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.
Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity | The White House
Can you say WHOOO HOOO!
Can’t wait for my phone.
Windows Phone 7 – Released To Manufacturing
These are older put a pretty interesting set of redirections. The other thing about Alternate Access Mappings is the fact that the content is linked and mapped to a URL. So that may also be a factor that you want to consider.
8/19/2007
Redirection options in SharePoint
I see questions about redirecting users in SharePoint all the time. Usually they're in the context of "I want to redirect users, can I do this with an Alternate Access Mapping?" SharePoint admins know that if they don't set their AAMs up correctly that SharePoint will bounce their users around like a SuperBall, so they hope they can harness that power for good, instead of evil. While you can in certain circumstances most likely you will want to use a different approach. In this blog post I will show you several different to redirect users in SharePoint. Then when you find yourself needing to, you can use the method best suited for your situation.
Redirection options in SharePoint - Todd Klindt's SharePoint Admin Blog
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