Thunderbird 3 Beta 2 Released

http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/early_releases/downloads/

ArcGIS Silverlight API Developers talk about it in details

The ArcGIS Silverlight API talk about their session of Dev Summit and give some detailed description of what silverlight can, its capabilities, and more download the Broadcast here

ArcGIS Explorer 900 Preview

Arcgis Server Network Analyst Extension (Shortest Path)

GID Directory (Network Analyst Extension) - Still Under Development

Silvelight API OR Flex API ?? Confused ?

With the announcement that Silverlight API is to be released soon with almost the same capabilities as Flex API, I Was at the beginning bit confused which path to take, for me, i guess that popularity matters, Flash has 90% of the market, well 90% becauase its been out since almost 10 years, will silverlight be popularand used by others, well i have to say, just like flash when it started, Im a .NET guy, so why to start over a new thing, i'll do silverlight to ArcGIS Server since its based on the .NET Framework. I Found an Article that is really good and makes good sense. here

Silverlight 2.0 Books Remommedation

Silverlight API for ArcGIS Server was announced to be realeased in the Developer Summit March 26, so i thought i'll learn some Silverlight, im currently reading the from the following books and recommending them to others.

Wiley - Silverlight 2 Bible
APress - Pro Silverlight 2 in C#

Getting Familiar with LINQ

As i keep hearing more and more about silverlight API for ArcGIS Server, i thought i'll start learning silverlight seriously since that i really couldn't go deep into flex due to load of projects, one of the things you really need to know in .NET 3.5 frame in LINQ, i have been always doing SQL but in LINQ you have to reverse the QUERY, :)

I Found a perfect LINQ Samples for C# HERE and i hope that it helps others.

Google Earth 5 BETA Release

Google Earth version 5 has just been released with some new features

* Historical imagery from around the globe
* Ocean floor and surface data from marine experts
* Simplified touring with audio and voice recording

you can download it HERE

ArcGIs Server Application

ArcGIS Server Application To Collect Data From Users