BizTalk

• First Stab at Using New Tool to Migrate SQL Server Adapter Solutions: The old BizTalk Server SQL Adapter will disappear and be replaced with it’s WCF version. Richard Seroter points to a tool that can help you migrate your solutions to the new adapter.
• Compatibility Matrix Between 32 and 64-bit Versions of the Adapter, BizTalk Server, and Operating System: A handy Matrix that describes the supported versions for the BizTalk Adapter Pack v2.0

Development

• Easy REST: Ron Jacobs on creating a RESTful service with WCF
• 10 Papers Every Programmer Should Read (At Least Twice): Michael Feathers lists papers that should be in the "common knowledge" package for all programmers.

Software

• Microsoft Online Services Available Worldwide: Microsoft’s BPOS (Business Productivity Online Suite) is now available in 19 countries. Note: our company, Spikes NV, is a Microsoft BPOS partner and can help you deploy BPOS in your organization.
• Changes for the Win7 RC: Here is a list of changes we can expect in the Release Candidate of Windows 7
• How the Red Dog dream team built a cloud OS from scratch: Mary-Jo Foley tells the tale of the team that built Azure

IT Industry

• Ballmer: Azure ready for release by end of year: Steve Ballmer says that Windows Azure, Microsoft’s cloud OS and platform will be ready before the end of the year. Pricing will be announced soon.
• Yahoo fined by Belgian court for refusing to give up email account info: A court in Dendermonde found Internet company Yahoo guilty of withholding personal account information linked to Yahoo e-mail addresses.
• Microsoft Office Labs Virtual Presskit: I have seen the future and it works

Mobile

• 8 Little Things We Still Can’t Stand About the iPhone: While the iPhone is a great device, it does have it’s maddening quirks just like all the other devices. MobileCrunch highlights 8 of them. I can live with most of these, but #1 and #4 are the ones that bother me the most.

Social

• iPods and iPhones are not allowed in the Gates home: Bill’s kids don’t get an iPod or an iPhone. But I guess there are other perks that make up for that when your dad’s the richest man in the world.