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Customize MSDN Flash | Unsubscribe Volume 15, Number 6 | March 15, 2011     Top Stories     Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Now Available Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 includes a host of improvements and fixes based on your feedback, including a local Help Viewer, Silverlight performance tuning, .NET 3.5 unit testing, IntelliTrace for 64-bit and SharePoint, and much, much more. Read the release notes. Developers, start your engines! Download the release version of IE9, and get ready to unplug. We believe that the speed and standards support in Internet Explorer 9 can provide experiences that are just as vivid, interactive, and high-fidelity as native applications - without the need for plug-ins. Push HTML5 to its limits and compete for over US$40,000 in prizes. Participate in the IE9 developer contest today, and follow us on Twitter @IE and #devunplugged for the latest information and updates. Scott Hanselman on NuGet Scott Hanselman has three small actions to improve your life, plus a look at the NuGet Package of the Week: ASP.NET Sprite and Image Optimization. Your Featured Content JavaScript and jQuery: Moving beyond Alert() Scott Hanselman talks to Elijah Manor and Dave Ward about how to take your JavaScript knowledge to the next level. What major concepts should you study? Which plugins are the must-haves? What's "Modernizr" and how does it, along with the concept of feature detection, make your life easier? Logistic Regression in F# Using Microsoft Solver Foundation Logistic regression is a workhorse in data mining. See how to implement a logistic regression using Microsoft Solver Foundation in F#. The core part contains only 20 - 30 lines of code. Video: Microsoft SDL Implementation Phase: Security Practices What makes secure code? The Microsoft SDL process brings ease and repeatability to the creation of secure code by guiding your use of IDEs, compilers, parsers, linkers, and static analysis applications. Windows Azure Platform Developer Forums: Join the Discussion The Windows Azure Platform Forums offer links to documentation, tools, code samples, APIs, and best practices directly from inside Microsoft along with an active community discussion of real-world Windows Azure development and testing solutions. The Future of C++/CLI IntelliSense Learn why C++/CLI IntelliSense is not part of Visual 2010, and when it is expected to be back. Get more C++ resources in The Visual C++ Weekly.   Support Vector Machines (SVMs) in F# Using Microsoft Solver Foundation SVMs are a statistical machine learning technique used for all sorts of purposes, from finance to hand-writing recognition to AI. This excellent introduction to the topic links the code to the math, something F# excels at. Free Video Training: ASP.NET MVC 3 Features Through March 18, Pluralsight has made available more than 3 hours of video training on ASP.NET MVC 3, including Razor, unobtrusive JavaScript, richer validation, ViewBag, output caching, global action filters, NuGet, dependency injection, and much more Video: Applying Microsoft SDL Implementation Phase within Windows Azure Learn how the similarities and key differences between implementing on-premises solutions and Windows Azure-based applications affects your use of specific tools that can be of use to secure implementation of applications on Windows Azure, including Checkmarx, Coverity and Veracode. Windows Azure Security Overview This document describes the array of security controls implemented in Windows Azure, so that you can evaluate if these capabilities and controls are suitable for your unique requirements. Finding Out If a Computer Is a Laptop C++ MVP Marius Bancila has run across this question. Learn how he found the answer.     MSDN Flash Sponsors DevExpress, and SmartBear Software: •  Data Grid for Silverlight Enhances Data Presentation •  See What Other Profiling Tools Miss - Try AQtime     For MSDN Subscribers New Software Available for Download Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Now Available Download the Visual Studio 2010 SP1 update from your subscriber downloads or Microsoft Update, and experience increased responsiveness and stability. 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