Microsoft Robotics Studio 1.5

The Microsoft® Robotics Studio is a Windows-based environment for academic, hobbyist and commercial developers to easily create robotics applications across a wide variety of hardware. This installation package installs the Microsoft Robotics Studio along with samples and tutorials.

The goal of the Microsoft Robotics Studio is to supply a software platform for the robotics community that can be used across a wide variety of hardware, applicable to a wide audience of users, and development of a wide variety of applications. As a platform, our intent is also to enable third parties to supply support for new hardware, technologies, and tools, just as Microsoft Windows provides a platform for others to bring their products and technologies to the community of PC users. So while we may populate our platform with some of our own contributions, those should not be considered exclusive to tools or libraries provided by other parties looking to provide interesting technologies for this platform.

The Microsoft Robotics Studio delivers three areas of software:

A scalable, extensible runtime architecture that can span a wide variety of hardware and devices. The programming interface can be used to address robots using 8-bit or 16-bit processors as well as 32-bit systems with multi-core processors and devices from simple touch sensors to laser distance finding devices.
A set of useful tools that make programming and debugging robot applications scenarios easier. These include a high quality visual simulation environment that uses the Ageia Technologies’s PhysX engine.
A set of useful technology libraries services and samples to help developers get started with writing robot applications.

Microsoft Robotics Studio can be used to develop services that can be deployed on Windows CE. The development tools themselves do not run on Windows CE, only the services developed for Windows CE.

Learn more about from the following links,

• Microsoft Robotics Studio Blog
• Microsoft Robotics Studio Forum
• Microsoft Robotics Studio Developer Center

Download Microsoft Robotics Studio 1.5 (CTP April 2007)
Size: 54.3MB

Requirements:

• .NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK)
• Any edition of Visual Studio 2005

13 April 2007 in Developer Tools & Robotics | Comments (0)

Microsoft Visual FoxPro “Sedna”

Microsoft Visual FoxPro “Sedna” is the next release of the Microsoft Visual FoxPro programming tool.

Microsoft Visual FoxPro Sedna CTP and the Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2 CTP. This CTP contains contains two downloads:

The Sedna CTP download contains five components: VistaDialogs4COM, Upsizing Wizard, Data Explorer, NET4COM and MY library for VFP.

The VFP 9.0 SP2 CTP download contains a patch that can be applied to VFP 9.0 or VFP 9.0 SP1. In addition to fixes to the core product, this patch contains significant enhancements to the Reporting features.

Requirements:

• Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 2Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (Visual Basic Express or higher) is required for editing, modifying and rebuilding the source for the NET4COM and VistaDialogs4COM.
• Windows Vista for running VistaDialogs4COM.

Download Microsoft Visual FoxPro “Sedna” Community Preview
Size: 40.1 MB

7 March 2007 in Developer Tools | Comments (0)

Windows MultiPoint SDK

MultiPoint is a new technology from Microsoft that allows developers to build applications that affordably increase the reach of existing classroom PCs and help students everywhere build essential 21st century learning skills such as collaboration, teamwork, and computer familiarity. Multipoint enables groups of students to use multiple mice on a single PC, giving students a new way to learn together and have more computer time than ever before.

Visit the Windows MultiPoint SDK Site often to participate in forums, review new and updated information about the current and upcoming releases, and download additional samples.

Download Windows MultiPoint SDK

Size: 683 KB

21 February 2007 in Developer Tools | Comments (0)

Free Visual Studio 2005 Tryout DVDs

Microsoft is providing the following Tryout Version DVDs

1. Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite Win32 English 180 Day DVD Trial (includes SQL Server 2005 and Team Foundation Server)

2. Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition 90-Day DVD Trial

3. SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition 180-Day DVD Evaluation

4. Microsoft Developer Security Resource Kit

5. Visual Studio 2005 Accelerator Kit

6. Microsoft Patterns & Practices October 2006 DVD

7. Windows Mobile 5.0 Developer Resource Kit

Order the free Visual Studio 2005 Tryout DVDs here.
You can order one or many from this page. You maybe required Shipping Charges based on your location.

21 February 2007 in Developer Tools & Free DVD | Comments (0)

Microsoft Robotics Studio 1.0

The Microsoft® Robotics Studio is a Windows-based environment for academic, hobbyist and commercial developers to easily create robotics applications across a wide variety of hardware. This installation package installs the Microsoft Robotics Studio along with samples and tutorials.

Download Microsoft Robotics Studio 1.0
Size: 47.1 MB

15 February 2007 in Developer Tools & Robotics | Comments (0)

Microsoft Expression Design Beta 1

Microsoft® Expression® Design is a professional illustration and graphic design tool that lets you build compelling assets for both Web and desktop application user interfaces.

Read the insrtuctions before downloading.

Download Microsoft Expression Design Beta 1 (Registration required)
Size: 36.6 MB

15 February 2007 in Beta Testing & Developer Tools | Comments (0)

Microsoft Expression Blend Beta 2

Microsoft® Expression Blend is the professional design tool used to create engaging Web-connected experiences for Windows.

Read the Instructions before download.

Download Microsoft Expression Blend Beta 2 (Registration Required)
Size: 11.2 MB

15 February 2007 in Beta Testing & Developer Tools & Software | Comments (0)

Software Development Kit for Windows Vista

The Microsoft® Windows® Software Development Kit (SDK) provides the documentation, samples, header files, libraries, and tools you need to develop applications that run on Windows.

The Windows SDK includes content for application development with the APIs in Windows Vista, including the .NET Framework 3.0 technologies: .NET Framework 2.0, Windows® Presentation Foundation, Windows® Communication Foundation, Windows® Workflow Foundation, and Windows CardSpace.

This SDK is designed for use with Windows Vista (which includes Framework 3.0). The Windows SDK for Vista also supports creating applications for Windows XP, Windows Server® 2003 SP1, and Windows Server 2003 R2.

Download Software Development Kit for Windows Vista 
Size: 1187.5 MB

15 February 2007 in Developer Tools | Comments (0)

Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express 1.0

XNA Game Studio Express enables hobbyists, academics, and small, independent game developers to easily create video games for Windows and the Xbox 360 console using new, optimized cross-platform gaming libraries based on .NET. This official release enables the creation of games for Windows XP SP2-based PCs. Combined with an active membership in the XNA Creators Club (available from Xbox Live Marketplace), you can also create, debug, and play games on your Xbox 360 console.

Download Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express 1.0
Size: 81.1 MB

14 February 2007 in Developer Tools | Comments (0)

Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0

The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) version 5.0 contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Microsoft Windows Vista, a Windows Update, or a new version of Windows Internet Explorer in your environment.The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) enables software developers, independent software vendors (ISVs), and IT professionals who work in a corporate environment to determine, before rolling out within the organization, whether their applications are compatible with a new version of the Microsoft Windows operating system. ACT also enables such individuals to determine how an update to the new version will impact their applications.

The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit can be used to

• Verify an application’s compatibility with a new version of the Windows operating system, or a Windows Update, including determining your risk assessment.
• Become involved in the ACT Community, including sharing your risk assessment with other ACT users.
• Test your Web applications and Web sites for compatibility with new releases and security updates to the Windows Internet Explorer Internet browser.

Download Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit
Size: 11.5MB

(Read the Instruction in the Download page)

14 February 2007 in Developer Tools | Comments (0)