Internet Explorer 8 Beta1 pass the Acid2 Test!

I’ve downloaded and installed the Internet Explorer 8 Beta1 (IE8 Beta1) this afternoon…the interface looks very similar to IE7 (of course), with a few enhancements (E.g. the Zoom feature)…

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Setting the StartUp Project in Visual Studio 2008

Q. Say you have a Solution in Visual Studio with a few Projects…and you’ve finished debugging with the first one…how do you move on and debug your next Project?

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2008 Summer Road Trip – register now! – Dunedin 18/02/2008

Summer is here! And with it is coming new technology from Microsoft that will affect how we design and build infrastructure and applications.Come and join Chris Auld (Microsoft Regional Director) and Jeremy Boyd (Microsoft Regional Director) along with local, Beric Holt, as they set up a solution entirely on Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and host an application built in Visual Studio 2008 and .Net 3.5 over a two hour period.

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Service Pack 1 for Office 2007

Looks like Microsoft is giving us “an early present” by releasing the SP1 for Office 2007 before XMAS The first service pack for Office 2007 is suppose to be out on the 11th of December…but the link doesn’t seem to be working tonight

Check out this link:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

At the time of this writing, the link “Download and install Service Pack 1 for Office 2007” won’t lead you to the right place, all you will get is: “We’re sorry, the page you requested could not be found“. Looks like Santa forgot to put the present on the web page

Hopefully when I wake up tomorrow morning (12th of Dec), the link will be working

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You can also checkout: Visio 2007 Service Pack 1 and Project 2007 Service Pack 1

But the end result is the same (page not found) at the moment

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The Quick Access Toolbar in Office 2007

Lately I’ve been busy learning Office 2007. So far I’ve finished Excel and I am now half way through Word 2007. Currently I am planning to finish PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook before Christmas.

I am learning these things for two reasons: 1st: we can’t get away from Microsoft Office…its everywhere! One way or the other, we have to use one / more Microsoft Office programs for our work; 2nd: I am offering some computer trainings in Oamaru, so it would be great if I know programs like Excel and Outlook because they are very popular in the business world; also…knowing a trick or two in these programs can certainly save you time later on.

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Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Presented by Ivan Towlson

http://dot.net.nz/Default.aspx?tabid=1&mid=388&ctl=Detail&xmid=1767&xmfid=2

Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Dunedin 28/11/2007
Gather at 5:30pm, starting at 6:00pm (finishing 7:30pm)
Catering: Pizza and drinks will be served prior to the presentation commencing.
Door Charge: FREE
Venue: Centre for Innovation, University of Otago (downstairs seminar room), 87 St David Street

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All sorted for the ChCh Boot Camp!

I have to say this is the first time I’ve ever done any planning for my trips I’ve always thought it will take a long time to plan for a trip, and its impossible to do it within a day or two, but this time I’ve proven that planning could be a lot easier with the help of technologies like the online maps and of course, emails and websites

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Christchurch Code Camp Boot Camp Nov 3-4

Chaks and I will be going down to Christchurch on 2nd of Nov to take part in the NZ Dot Net User Group‘s Boot Camp. One of the best thing about this Boot Camp is that a lot of people from the industry and even Microsoft are coming to give us a presentation on the latest Microsoft Technologies…and best of all, the event itself is FREE!

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