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Customize MSDN Flash | Unsubscribe Volume 14, Number 18 | August 30, 2010     Top Stories     Creating Effective Semantic Markup How can you make your HTML easier to update, get higher SEO rankings, and offer better accessibility? More on HTML Integrating WPF in Windows Forms in Visual Studio 2010 How can you take advantage of new technologies in existing apps? Windows Forms and WPF for Beginners SQL Server Performance Tuning Suddenly, you have to find out what the server's doing, how it was set up, and whether things are working correctly. More on Data for Devs Your Featured Content Windows 7 with C++ by Example We are back with Hilo Annotator, an application for basic image editing using Windows Imaging Component (WIC), Animation Manager, and Direct2D. CodePlex: HTML5 Helpers for ASP.NET MVC This rich set of lightweight controls allows you to build websites harnessing the power of HTML5. ASP.NET MVC for Web Forms Devs Blocking Collection and the Producer-Consumer Problem When you design parallel applications, you often need thread-safe storage as well as some mechanism for sending messages between tasks. Parallelism Working with VBA in Office 2010 (32-bit) and Office 2010 (64-bit) There are considerations when moving your 32-bit applications to or creating solutions for the 64-bit version of Microsoft Office. Getting Started with VBA Ensuring Your WPF Applications Are Accessible WPF has made a lot of progress on the accessibility front. However, you cannot rely on platform and tools alone to cover accessibility mandates.   Dynamic Objects in Visual Basic Dynamic objects enable you to create objects to work with structures that do not match a static type or format. Early and Late Binding Windows Phone UX Sessions for Designers Learn about the Metro UI language, animations, panoramas, perceived performance, globalization, and more. New to Windows Phone Design? Visual Studio LightSwitch Beta: The Simplest Way To Build Business Applications LightSwitch applications are built on top of technologies like MVVM, RIA Services, and Entity Framework, but you don't even need to learn those to use it! Loading JavaScript Resources the Fun Way Many developers are hoping for easier, faster, and more maintainable patterns for JS resource dependency management. More on Scripting SQL Azure: The Real Cost of Indexes A few transact-SQL queries can determine the cost of your covered indexes. More on SQL Azure Cloud DB     MSDN Flash Sponsors LearnDevNow.com and VSLive! Orlando: • Learn Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL Server for Just US$99.99 • Save US$300 on Visual Studio Live Orlando November 14 - 17!     Toolbox •  AppFabric WCF DataService •  Visual Leak Detector (C/C++) •  Code Compare •  PowerCommands for Visual Studio 2010 •  Ajax Control Toolkit     ADVERTISEMENT Learn Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL Server for Just US$99.99 Become an expert in Microsoft developer technologies - get 2,800+ practical training videos by Microsoft MVPs and experts now. Hurry, offer ends August 31. Buy now.     For MSDN Subscribers New Software Available for Download •  Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management Deployment Guide •  Visual Studio LightSwitch, Beta 1 •  Visual Studio LightSwitch, Web Install Beta 1 •  Visual Studio 2010 PEX 0.93 Power Tools •  Network Direct DDK •  .NET Framework 4.0 for Windows Embedded Standard 2009     ADVERTISEMENT Save US$300 on Visual Studio Live Orlando November 14 - 17! Register today for Visual Studio Live! Orlando and save US$300. Unparalleled training from Microsoft experts plus an awesome location.     Training and Books •  Windows Phone 7 Jump Start •  Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 More training and books     Resources •  Partner News •  Webcasts and Other Resources •  MSDN Magazine •  ASP.NET •  Silverlight •  ScriptJunkie (DHTML) •  TechNet Magazine •  TechNet Flash     This newsletter contains information based on your preferences. Customize which topics you receive (changes will be reflected from the next newsletter sent after your confirmation).   You can also see a version of the newsletter containing all topics.   MSDN | Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile ©2010 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement Microsoft respects your privacy.  Please read our online Privacy Statement. If you would prefer to no longer receive this this newsletter, please click here to unsubscribe.  These settings will not affect any other newsletters you've requested or any mandatory service communications that are considered part of certain Microsoft services.  To set your contact preferences for other Microsoft communications, see the communications preferences section of the Microsoft Privacy Statement. Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052