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Customize MSDN Flash | Unsubscribe Volume 15, Number 13 | June 20, 2011     Top Stories     Web Standards Update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Get better support for HTML5, CSS3 and new JavaScript features with this unofficial update. The update also works for Visual Web Developer Express 2010 SP1. MVVM and jQuery: Designing Maintainable, Fast, and Versatile Sites Choosing the right design pattern to follow when building web applications is key for designing maintainable, fast, and versatile sites. Here's the MVVM design approach for building pure client-side web applications with the help of jQuery, templating, and data-binding. BUILD September 13 - 16, Anaheim, CA Learn how to work with the all new touch-centric user experience to create fast, fluid, and dynamic applications that leverage the power and flexibility of the core of Windows, used by more than a billion people around the world. Web-connected and web-powered apps built using HTML5 and JavaScript have native access to the power of the PC. Touch-optimized browsing, with the full power of hardware-accelerated Internet Explorer 10 transforms your experiences with the web. BUILD is the first place to dive deep into the future of Windows. Your Featured Content Move a Windows Azure and SQL Azure Free Pass to Paying in Just a Few Clicks Try Windows Azure and SQL Azure for free using promo code TBBLIF - no credit card required. Build your Windows Azure applications, SQL Azure databases, and proofs-of-concept. Then migrate your account to a full, paying Azure subscription, avoiding hours of extra work. Bytes by MSDN Interview: Windows Phone 7 and Chaotic Moon Whurley, co-founder and CTO of mobile application studio Chaotic Moon, shares his positive experiences interacting with Microsoft and developing apps for Windows Phone 7. He enjoys developing on the Windows Phone 7 platform for a few reasons, in particular developer relations and Microsoft's marketing support. Windows Phone 7 in 7: Globalization and Localization This 7-minute video demonstrates how to use the CultureInfo class to create a globalized /localized application. Windows Phone 7 in 7: XNA and Windows Phone 7 This 7-minute video demonstrates the use of Microsoft XNA as a platform to build games for Windows Phone 7. My Customers are Using iPhone/Android, but I'm a Microsoft Guy. Now What? Learn how to scale iPhone, iPad, and Android platforms using the Windows Azure platform. Then try Azure at no cost by using code webcastpass, and deploy your first app in as little as 30 minutes.   Bytes by MSDN Interview on WIF and ACS Join this conversation on Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) and Access Control Service (ACS) with two Microsoft Evangelists, Vittorio Bertocci and Brian Prince. WIF enables .NET developers to externalize identity logic from their application, improving developer productivity, enhancing application security, and enabling interoperability. How Do I: Change the Visual Style of the Web Page Using the WebMatrix Tool? This short 4-minute video demonstrates how you can apply CSS in WebMatrix to add style information to your web page and to externalize the CSS so that it can be shared across different pages, including how to set up a CSS class that allows you to style multiple elements. Windows Phone 7 in 7: Silverlight and Windows Phone 7 This 7-minute video discusses and demonstrates using Silverlight 3 as a platform for Windows Phone 7 applications, including similarities and differences between it and Silverlight in a browser. How Do I: Integrate an Existing Application with SQL Azure? What if you could get all the benefits of distributed, on-premises application databases and hosted cloud-based databases? Learn how to set up a powerful and easy-to-use synchronization model between a local Microsoft SQL Server database and a Microsoft SQL Azure database with the Microsoft Sync Framework tools for SQL Azure. Continue with part 2. Customize Orchard CMS with the Designer Tools Module Developer Evangelist G. Andrew Duthie walks you through installing the Designer Tools Module for Orchard CMS, and how you can use it to trace and customize the themes and templates used for rendering your pages.     MSDN Flash Sponsors DevExpress, and Visual Studio Gallery: •  Data Grid for Silverlight Enhances Data Presentation •  Promote Your Extension on Visual Studio Gallery     ADVERTISEMENT DevExpress Data Grid Control for Silverlight The new DXGrid Control ships with market-leading features, including cell editors, full end-user customization options, RIA Services support, and more.     Events Register to Attend Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 October 3 - 6, 2011 Anaheim, CA Network and hear experts from Microsoft and around the world share their experience and knowledge about a variety of SharePoint topics.     ADVERTISEMENT Promote Your Extension on Visual Studio Gallery Use your talent and creativity to develop your own Visual Studio extension or productivity tool and offer it to other developers on Visual Studio Gallery.     Resources •  Partner News •  MSDN Magazine •  ASP.NET •  Silverlight •  ScriptJunkie (DHTML) •  TechNet Magazine •  TechNet Flash     This newsletter contains information based on your preferences. 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