ActionScript Messaging Format (AMF) is a binary protocol meant to allow a Flash application, sitting on the user’s browser, to communicate with the backend web server. AMF enables developers to build powerful flash-based applications driven by databases and rich business layers.
As one of the leading open source blogging platforms, WordPress has inspired hundreds (if not thousands) of plugins and tools to customize your blog. In this article, we’ve compiled a list of more than 300 of our favorites.
Tools catalog: mashable.com
PInvoke.net is primarily a wiki, allowing developers to find, edit and add PInvoke* signatures, user-defined types, and any other information related to calling Win32 and other unmanaged APIs from managed code (written in languages such as C# or VB.NET).
(advapi32, avifil32, cards, cfgmgr32, comctl32, comdlg32, credui, crypt32, dhcpsapi, dmcl40, faultrep, gdi32, gdiplus, glu32, glut32, gsapi, hhctrl, hlink, httpapi, icmp, imm32, iphlpapi, iprop, irprops, kernel32, mapi32, mpr, mqrt, mscorsn, msdrm, msi, msvcrt, netapi32, ntdll, ntdsapi, odbc32, odbccp32, ole32, oleacc, oleaut32, opengl32, powrprof, psapi, pstorec, query, quickusb, rasapi32, rpcrt4, secur32, setupapi, shell32, shlwapi, twain_32, unicows, urlmon, user32, userenv, uxtheme, winfax, winhttp, wininet, winmm, winscard, winspool, ws2_32, wtsapi32, xolehlp, Smart Device Functions:aygshell, coredll, ipaqutil, rapi)
A seven-year-old, dual-licensed project for cross-platform multimedia middleware has achieved its first stable release. Motama’s NMM (network-integrated multimedia middleware) 1.0 is said to let developers build whole-house multimedia applications with advanced features such as “follow-me” handoff from one device to another.
The NMM project was founded in 2000 by Professor Philipp Slusallek, of Stanford University and later of the Computer Graphics Lab at Saarland University, Germany. A version of NMM for Linux was released under an open source license in 2002. Then, in 2005, Saarland University researchers Marco Lohse and Michael Repplinger founded Motama, together with Slusallek, in order to commercialize NMM. The new 1.0 release of NMM, which now also supports Windows XP and Vista, is the first to be officially maintained by Motama….
Full source: windowsfordevices.com
Motama web page: motama.com
Microsoft has significantly updated its CSS Friendly ASP.NET 2.0 Control Adapter kit. Beta 2.0 has twice the number of adapters and some hefty enhancements: populate-on-demand and checkbox TreeView, Menus with postback, and much more.
Patterns and Practices are Microsoft’s proven recommendations for how to design, develop, deploy, and operate architecturally sound applications for the Microsoft Platform. This DVD contains detailed technical information including printable guides, source code, PowerPoint presentations, and multi-media content.
Chosen by you, the readers of Visual Studio Magazine, the Readers Choice Awards represent what you say are the best Visual Studio tools on the market right now. The Readers Choice Awards consist of 22 categories of Visual Studio-related products that the readers vote on. These categories represent the wide range of applications and environments that help you create quality products that add value, efficiency, and performance to your customers worldwide.
Readers Choice Award
IBM Rational ClearQuest (IBM)Readers Choice Merit Award
OnTime for Web/Windows/VS.NET (Axosoft)
Readers Choice Award
ChartFX for .NET (SoftwareFX)Readers Choice Merit Award
Dundas Chart for .NET (Dundas Software)
Readers Choice Award
NetAdvantage (Infragistics)Readers Choice Merit Award
ComponentOne Studio Enterprise (ComponentOne)
Readers Choice Award
Crystal Reports (Business Objects)Readers Choice Merit Awards
Active Reports for .NET (Data Dynamics)ComponentOne Reports for .NET Designer Edition (ComponentOne)
Readers Choice Award
IP*Works! Internet Toolkit (/n software)Readers Choice Merit Award
.NET Internet Component Suite (ComponentSpace)
Readers Choice Award
VMware Workstation (VMware)Readers Choice Merit Award
CodeSmith Professional (CodeSmith Tools)
Readers Choice Award
Grid for ASP.NET (ComponentArt)Readers Choice Merit Award
ASPxGrid Suite (Developer Express)
Readers Choice Awards
Spread for Windows Forms (FarPoint Technologies)Xceed Grid for .NET (Xceed Software)
Readers Choice Merit Award
XtraGrid Suite (Developer Express)
Readers Choice Award
RoboHelp (Adobe)Readers Choice Merit Award
ComponentOne Doc-to-Help Enterprise (ComponentOne)
Readers Choice Award
LEADTOOLS Document Imaging Suite (LEAD Technologies)Readers Choice Merit Award
ImagXpress (Pegasus Imaging)
Readers Choice Award
InstallShield Windows (Macrovision)Readers Choice Merit Award
Wise Package Studio (Symantec)
Readers Choice Award
AppDevReaders Choice Merit Award
DevelopMentor
Readers Choice Award
Crystal Reports Server (Business Objects)Readers Choice Merit Award
MySqlDirect .NET (Core Lab Software Development)
Readers Choice Award
ComponentOne Studio Enterprise Mobile Device Toolset (ComponentOne)Readers Choice Merit Awards
IP*Works! V6 .NET Compact Framework Edition (/n software)
Readers Choice Award
activePDF Toolkit (activePDF)Readers Choice Merit Award
PDF Creator (Amyuni Technologies)
Readers Choice Award
DevPartner Studio (Compuware)Readers Choice Merit Award
ANTS Profiler (Red Gate Software)
Readers Choice Award
Dotfuscator (PreEmptive Solutions)Readers Choice Merit Award
.NET Encryption Library (Kellerman Software)
Readers Choice Award
IBM Rational Software Modeler (IBM Rational)Readers Choice Merit Award
Together (Borland)
Readers Choice Award
WebChart for ASP.NET (ComponentArt)Readers Choice Merit Awards
ASPxperience (Developer Express)
Readers Choice Awards
NetAdvantage for Windows Forms (Infragistics)DotNetBar Suite (DevComponents)
Readers Choice Merit Awards
InputPro for Windows Forms (FarPoint Technologies)
Readers Choice Award
Dreamweaver (Adobe)Readers Choice Merit Award
XMLSpy (Altova)
Readers Choice Award
DiscountASP.NETReaders Choice Merit Award
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source: Visual Studio Magazine - The Best .NET Products of 2007
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