Cesar de la Torre

Starting using OSLO, “M” Language, Oslo Repository and Intellipad

April 20, 2009 Apr 20, 2009 04/20/09

Cesar De la Torre

(image) Microsoft “OSLO” is Microsoft’s next generation of Modeling Platform, Tools and DSLs. OSLO is basically composed by: - “M” Language (For Data Modeling and Textual DSLs ) - QUADRANT (Visual Tool for Visual Modeling) - Oslo Repository (Based on SQL Server. IT is the Oslo’s data store, for meta-data and data itself) ...

Azure Metro Training in Madrid (16th April 2009) Material

April 20, 2009 Apr 20, 2009 04/20/09

Cesar De la Torre

Last week, we delivered a nice Azure training (One condensed full day about AZURE platform). Sorry, but everything is in Spanish (Agenda & Presentations), as we delivered it in Spanish. So, down below you can read the agenda and the Presentations are posted in my SKYDRIVE, as well: SKYDRIVE location (Presentations): http://cid-...

IE8 release version ships during MIX09

March 20, 2009 Mar 20, 2009 03/20/09

Cesar De la Torre

We have just released the final version of IE8!. Here you have the address where you can download it: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx  ...

Silverlight 3.0 news disclosed today at MIX09 in Las Vegas!!!

March 18, 2009 Mar 18, 2009 03/18/09

Cesar De la Torre

So, I’ve just been attending MIX09 keynote (ScottGu, etc.), and… as you’ll discover, Silverlight 3.0 rocks!!! :-) Here you have some of what we’re disclosing today about SL3.0: SILVERLIGHT 3.0 MEDIA & GRAPHICS GPU hardware acceleration!! Opt-in feature per element Codecs (H.264/AAC/MP4, VC1, etc.) Perspective 3D Bitmap & ...

How to create a Bootable DVD (Windows 7 or Windows Vista)

March 8, 2009 Mar 8, 2009 03/8/09

Cesar De la Torre

Sometimes you'd want to install Windows from a bootable DVD but you just have all the Windows files... I mean, in my case I've got Windows 7 build 7048 (beta drop, but it does not matter), but I currently don't have its related ISO image. So, if I want to install a plain new Windows 7 from scratch (booting  & installing from a DVD), ...

Microsoft Event – ‘Saving Costs with Microsoft development platform’

March 2, 2009 Mar 2, 2009 03/2/09

Cesar De la Torre

Next March 11th we’ll deliver in Madrid (NH Eurobuilding Hotel) an event about how to save costs in these uncertain economic time. We’ll see why Microsoft is more productive and has better TCO than competing technologies like Java. Keep in mind that the audience should be ITDMs, I mean, IT Directors, development area directors, or ...

IE8 RC1 is now available for public download

January 27, 2009 Jan 27, 2009 01/27/09

Cesar De la Torre

RIA-Silverlight and Web applications Architecture pocket-guides from Microsoft Patterns & Practices

January 13, 2009 Jan 13, 2009 01/13/09

Cesar De la Torre

Microsoft Patterns & Practices have several nice application architecture pocket-guides about RIA & Silverlight and Web applications. RIA-Silverlight pocket guide: http://www.codeplex.com/AppArch/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=19799http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2008/11/24/ria-architecture-pocket-guide.aspx Web...

Windows 7 – Natively Booting from a .VHD file (Virtual PC image)

January 11, 2009 Jan 11, 2009 01/11/09

Cesar De la Torre

[Update 15 August 2009 - Tested with Windows 7 RTM final version]  The most important thing to keep in mind is that we currently (prior to Windows 7) cannot natively boot from any kind of .VHD.  Actually, I have just managed to boot from a Windows 7 installed on a new .VHD, and I installed it right from the Windows 7 DVD. ...

Attaching a .VHD (Virtual PC image) using Windows 7 capabilities

January 10, 2009 Jan 10, 2009 01/10/09

Cesar De la Torre

Windows 7 has a great and new capability which consists on  the ability to attach a VHD (Virtual PC Hard Disk image) as a  native drive. This way you could see a VHD from Windows 7 like if it were a regular hard drive. It is very useful, many times I want to get some demos or any file from within a VPC. In XP or Vista you ...