18 Mar 09 Newly Noted #23

BizTalk

New WCF Adapter FAQ Whitepaper: The BizTalk Adapter development guys have a new FAQ whitepaper for their WCF adapters.

Development

What I Use for Silverlight Development: Shawn Wildermuth lists a comprehensive toolset for Silverlight development
Implementing the MVP Pattern in Silverlight: Tim Ross describes how to use the MVP pattern in Silverlight
Silverlight 3 – What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1 of 2): Bart Czernicki sums up what is know about Silverlight 3
Consuming REST services with HttpClient: PluralSight has a screencast that shows you how to consume REST services using the new HttpClient API from the WCF REST Starter Kit
Getting started with the WCF REST Starter Kit Preview 2: More from PluralSight on how to get started with this WCF REST Starter Kit

Software

Microsoft to switch cloud SQL Server from Web APIs to relational one: Microsoft will switch SQL Data Services from a Web API to to the same relational one used by SQL Server.
What Windows Azure is… and isn’t: Ars Technica had an interview with Steven Martin, Microsoft’s Senior Director of Platform Product Management about Windows Azure.
Network Monitor 3.3 Beta Available on Connect: Microsoft Connect has a new release of Network Monitor

IT Industry

IBM in Talks to Buy Sun in Bid to Add to Web Heft: The Wall Street Journal has news that IBM is thinking about buying Sun Microsystems
BBC bemachtigt botnet van twintigduizend pc’s: Just to remind you how important even basic security measures are. (Article in Dutch)

Mobile

iPhone 3.0 feature roundup: Most of what most people wanted is there. But: still no tethering, the ONE feature I would have wanted more than any other. Why is it that that is SOOOOO easy with a Win Mobile, yet after 3 major versions still totally absent from the world’s most successful smart phone?

Social

USB finger drive concept attempts to keep up with reality: Sometimes imagination is overtaken by reality. A guy that lost a finger in a motor accident had a USB drive installed in his prosthetic finger. Make sure you click the picture and check out the comments on Flickr.