Express 2010 RTM Download summary

Express 2010 RTM Download summary

Any one who really knows me , knows that my 2nd passion is the Express toolset :)

Now, that Visual Studio 2010 has RTM-ed a few days (weeks) a go I have decided to build a small collection of relevant URLs :

from http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/

• Visual Basic 2010 Express
• Visual C# 2010 Express
• Visual C++ 2010 Express
• Visual Web Developer 2010 Express ( Part of the WebPI Toolkit )
• All - Offline Install ISO image file

And the SqlServer Express 2008 R2 – with the new 10GB support :)

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM - Express with Advanced Services
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM - Management Studio Express
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM - Express with Management Tools
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM - Express
• SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit (April 2010 Update)
• SQL Server 2008 R2 Books Online

Here is the part of the SqlServer 2008 R2 FAQ :

• Is the database size limit increased in all editions of SQL Server 2008 R2 Express?
  Yes, SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Tools and SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Advanced Services will allow 10GB databases as well.
• What about CPU and memory limits? Are any other limits changed in SQL Server 2008 R2 Express?
  No, the database size limit is the only limit we updated in SQL Server 2008 R2 Express.  SQL Server 2008 R2 Express is still limited to 1 CPU and 1 MB or RAM.
• Was the database size limit changed for previous versions of SQL Server Express?
  No, the database size limit in previous versions of SQL Server Express (including SQL Server 2005 Express and SQL Server 2008 Express) stays unchanged at 4GB.

BTW : International R2 Express download options will be available in May 2010

"How Do I" Videos SharePoint Development with Visual Studio 2010

"How Do I" Videos SharePoint Development with Visual Studio 2010

This reminds me of an old post I did .. Moss 2007 and Designer Webcast How-To is growing , and a few more like SharePoint Developer Training and Webcast Series: SharePoint for Developers and … but that’s ancient history ,and it’s Moss2007. Now, we start to talk about SharePoint 2010 !

So, here’s a small and growing list :

• #1 | How Do I: Create Visual Web Parts for SharePoint 2010 in Visual Studio 2010?
• #2 | How Do I: Create Sequential Workflows for SharePoint 2010 in Visual Studio 2010?
• #3 | How Do I: Create State Machine Workflows for SharePoint 2010 in Visual Studio 2010?
• #4 | How Do I: Create Event Receivers for SharePoint 2010 in Visual Studio 2010?
• #5 | How Do I: Create Content Types for SharePoint 2010 in Visual Studio 2010?
• #6 | How Do I: Create List Definitions for SharePoint 2010 in Visual Studio 2010?
• #7 | How Do I: Create Site Definitions for SharePoint 2010 in Visual Studio 2010?
• #8 | How Do I: Import a SharePoint Site Definition using Visual Studio 2010?
• #9 | How Do I: Create a Business Data Connectivity Model for SharePoint 2010 Using Visual Studio 2010?

which comes from How Do I Videos for Office Developers ( Office Developer Center > Learn >  How Do I Videos )

For those who are still looking for Moss2007 Videos , here’s a link :
How Do I Videos for SharePoint Server

Office 2010 RTM !

Office 2010 RTM !

Long time waited Office 2010 has finally RTM-ed.

I know that some of use played around with the Office 2010 on the developer's side .. and some of use on the user/client side . So this news is what most of us have been waiting for a long time :)

For me , this news come from the Microsoft Office 2010 Engineering blog - Office 2010 Reaches RTM!

Specification .. knowing you , I guess you know already – the main thing is that now it’s RTM , so more reliable and stable :)

Hope to start posting more about the Office System 2010 as a complete and versatile solution to most of your problems ( except making coffee )