Managed World

The first four labs in a series of Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility labs have been released on MSDN. You can find them as follows:

- MSDN Virtual Lab: Windows Server 2008 - Access Rights, Impersonation

- MSDN Virtual Lab: Windows Server 2008 - Impact of Code Signing

- MSDN Virtual Lab: Windows Server 2008 - Installer Detection

- MSDN Virtual Lab: Windows Server 2008 - Session 0 Isolation

There will be more labs in the coming weeks. Stay tuned and enjoy!

Hello, everybody, I have released the first version of a rudimentary managed wrapper around Transactional NTFS to Code Gallery on MSDN: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/txfmanaged.

The wrapper in its current form is very basic but should give developers a good idea on how simple it is to use Transactional NTFS from managed code. Feel free to go grab it, play around with it (there are some sample screencasts using the wrapper on the Developer Meet Server Show), and feel free to use it any way you wish.

Enjoy!

Ray Ozzie has now made his Channel 9 debut, folks. In this video, being interviewed by Jon Udell, Ray discusses Live Mesh. From the Channel 9 description:

In his first Channel9 interview, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's Chief Software Architect sits down with Jon Udell to talk about Live Mesh, a new technology and platform that enables synchronization and storage "to the cloud." You'll hear about the history of Live Mesh, how it has been influenced by Ray's previous work on products like Groove and Lotus Notes. Ray also discusses the core technology that forms the basis for Live Mesh including REST APIs, XML, and synchronization APIs that enable you sync your Mesh across multiple devices.

So make sure to tune in and watch the video. It's great to see this information coming out in public finally.

Jason Mauer and I are doing an Open Space session tonight @ 6:30pm in the Open Space Theatre at MIX 08. If you are a musician who happens to be a computer geek for a living, come on by, chill out, and enjoy. Hope to see you there!

Hey all, I will be at the wonderful Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada this week working at the MIX08 conference. Drew Robbins and I are a couple of the guys "behind" Open Space @ MIX, so we will most likely be parked in the Open Space area most of the week. Feel free to stop by and say hello if you are at the event.

Originally, I was the owner of what used to be known as "MIX Chat" (usually referred to as "Ask The Experts" in Microsoft Conference speak), and Drew was in charge of Open Mic. Drew had the idea to bring in the Open Space idea into the conference instead of the old Open Mic method. When he approached me about the idea, I loved it and jumped in as well. So, now, there is no longer a "MIX Chat" this year as we are looking at integrating it more directly into the conference itself. I guess we'll see this week how it works out!

A new video has been posted to the Developer Meet Server Show on Channel 9. In this video, we discuss tools and resources you should know about when debugging application compatibility issues. From the description of the video:

"In this video, we sit down (well, stand up actually) with Chris Jackson and Gov Maharaj to chat about debugging application compatibility issues (and some of the things Microsoft has done to mitigate typical app compat issues we've run into)."

Enjoy!