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Customize MSDN Flash | Unsubscribe Volume 15, Number 14 | July 5, 2011     Top Stories     IE10 Platform Preview 2 Is Out with More HTML5 and CSS3 Goodness Download IE10 PP2, get the scoop on updated HTML5 and CSS3 support from the Internet Explorer Platform Preview Guide for Developers, and play with the new demos while watching the new videos on Channel 9. Introduction to Complex UIs Using jQuery UI jQuery UI makes building a web application with a complex UI easier. With jQuery UI we have at our fingertips a collection of interactions, widgets, and a theme builder that allows us to make a cohesive UI. Make Script Performance Automatic with Custom Templates in Visual Studio 2010 Microsoft Developer Evangelist G. Andrew Duthie shows you how you can improve script performance on all of your new web projects by taking advantage of Visual Studio 2010's built-in support for creating custom project templates. A screencast version of the tutorial is also available. 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What's New in SQL Server Code Name "Denali" (Part 1 of 3) Program Manager Mouli Gopalakrishnan takes us through core features, including AlwaysON, high availability, disaster recovery capabilities, the Apollo column store, user-defined roles, and contained databases. Bytes by MSDN Interview with Umbraco Learn how Umbraco, a free, open-source web CMS built on ASP.NET is a great fit for developers who are building content-based websites; how Razor and WebMatrix have integrated with Umbraco; and how Umbraco uses web best practices.   Kinect for Windows SDK Beta Microsoft Research has released a programming toolkit that enables easy access to a Microsoft Kinect device connected to Windows 7. New Video Center for SharePoint 2010 Developers Have just a few minutes to learn something new? Watch 101 short videos about creating custom solutions with SharePoint Online, SharePoint Server, and SharePoint Foundation. 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