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Microsoft shows Singularity with OS from the lab

Microsoft used its annual TechFest gathering of research lab technicians in Redmond last week to launch a new prototype operating system called Singularity. Read more »

Microsoft SharePoint goes wild for wikis

Microsoft has jumped on the Web 2.0 express with the launch of an add-on for SharePoint server that enables businesses to make use of popular "community" collaboration features such as wikis and blogs. Read more »

Microsoft gifts code to AIDS research

Microsoft has announced that it has released to the AIDS research community the source code for four analytical software tools, a move intended to aid the development of a vaccine for the disease. Read more »

Open source community wooed by Microsoft

Microsoft was out in force at an open source conference in London last week, but many delegates were unwilling to talk about its motives. Read more »

Microsoft's CodePlex joins the online collaboration game

CodePlex will provide programmers with access to the source code of Microsoft's products. Read more »

Microsoft dallies with open source

Microsoft's love-hate relationship with open-source software can be epitomised by recent efforts to enhance interoperability and lure developers to Windows. Read more »

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Four ways to patch Windows Server 2008 Core Edition

Every version of Windows Server needs a patching strategy. This article breaks down some of the options for patching a Windows Server 2008 Core installation system. Read more »

Enhance ASP.NET site security with the NoBot control

The NoBot control is a nice addition to the ASP.NET toolkit. It offers basic protection from bots with little code. Find out how you can use this control. Read more »

Microsoft embraces open source with jQuery

Microsoft plans to integrate the JQuery library into both the ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET Model View Controller frameworks. This article outlines how jQuery may work within an ASP.NET application. Read more »

Look inside .NET DLL files with Reflector

In this column, I explore reverse engineering compiled ASP.NET code, with an emphasis on the Reflector tool. Read more »

Visual Studio 2008 offers developers more testing options

Unit testing has evolved from a fringe activity to an industry-accepted way to develop software. This change in attitude was aided by the introduction of numerous freely available testing frameworks. Read more »

Embrace CSS with Friendly Control Adapters for ASP.NET 2.0

CSS is easy to apply in ASP.NET applications -- but it could be so much easier. The goal of ASP.NET 2.0 CSS Friendly Control Adapters 1.0 is to simplify CSS integration with its controls, making it easier to change appearances via CSS. Read more »

Enhance applications with the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit

While the ASP.NET AJAX Extensions from Microsoft provides you with basic AJAX support, the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit extends this support by offering more controls and by allowing you to create controls. Read more »

JavaScript Object Notation: An alternative approach to data interchange

XML was developed and introduced as a vehicle for data interchange, but not all developers embraced it with open arms. Some developers actually opted to develop alternatives. One such alternative is JSON (JavaScript Object Notation). In this article, we take a closer look at the design and application of JSON. Read more »

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TechCrunch50 Rundown

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- TechCrunch50 hit San Francisco this week with a number of big players announcing new products and features. Read more »

Microsoft creates open source foundation

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Microsoft has created the non-profit CodePlex Foundation to target increased communication between open source communities and software companies. Read more »

Top 25 open source projects at Microsoft

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Microsoft has consistently lowered the bar for developers, and Codeplex seems to be doing a good job of doing the same thing for open-source development on the Microsoft platform. Read more »

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    This week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. Read more »

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  • Chris Duckett IE9's H.264 vote killed Ogg

    In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

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    Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »

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