March 12th, 2010
Expression Web 3.0 is only part of our giveaway see what else we have in store for you.
1st prize is:
A fully working copy of Expression Web 3.0 courtesy of:
Steve Guttman – Product Unit Manager, Expression Web
There will be ONE lucky winner!
2nd Prize is:
Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web Ebook v2.0 (fully updated for EW 3.0) Courtesy of:
Pat Geary- Microsoft MVP – Expression Web and Tina Clarke – Microsoft MVP – Expression Web
There will be TWO lucky winners
3rd Prize is:
Expression Web Tips Ebooks Vol l & ll (fully updated for EW 3.0) courtesy of:
Tina Clarke – Microsoft MVP – Expression Web
There will be THREE lucky winners
Plus there will be a special prize courtesty of Dennis DeRobertis of Expression Extras for entries who find the location of our little Easter bunny and his egg.
Starts: 12th March 2010 Finishes: 30th April 2010
What do you have to do to enter?
Simply download and install the Expression Web Community Toolbar
Then a make note of the giveaway code in the marquee. Then when you have done so, fill in the form
- Name
- Email address
- Marquee code
- Your site url
You will then be entered into the drawing for the giveaway. Plus we will list your link (if you are a prize winner) on our website at the end of the giveaway.
ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON WILL BE ACCEPTED.
The names of the lucky winners will be posted on the site and asked if they wish to comment on their prize. You MUST complete the form to enter the Expression Web Easter Giveaway.
Don’t forget to look for our Easter bunny and his egg.
Look out for our Summer Sale.
Watch this space:)
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March 12th, 2010
A week of free technology events for developers, IT professionals and IT managers
Hear from Microsoft and Industry speakers on the latest technology releases including Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2010, Silverlight 4 and Visual Studio 2010.
Follow @uktechdays on twitter to follow the conversation
Tech-days Events
Visual Studio 2010 Launch – A path to big ideas
- Keynote: The Best Path from Your Ideas to Impactful Solutions
- Web and Cloud Development with Visual Studio 2010
- SharePoint and Office Development with Visual Studio 2010
- Team Foundation Server 2010 for Everyone
- Improving Developer-Tester Collaboration with Visual Studio 2010
This session is aimed at Heads of Development, Development Managers and Software Architects. (If you are a developer who wants to see demo packed technical sessions on Visual Studio 2010, please join us on 13 April.)
Getting started with .NET Framework 4 and Visual Studio 2010
- Unveiling the new and useful features of .NET Framework 4 and Visual Studio 2010 – part 1
- Unveiling the new and useful features of .NET Framework 4 and Visual Studio 2010 – part 2
- Modelling and Visualisation in Visual Studio 2010
- A Perspective on Agile Development
- Putting some Testing into your TFS Build Process
- Fun Programming with Visual Studio
You will go away from this day with a good overview of what is new and what is interesting in both the framework and the tooling, as well as some guidance from your peers on where to get started today.
The Essential MIX
- Keynote — the Essential MIX
- Silverlight 4 — the Evolution
- Silverlight 4 — the Revolution
- User interaction design for developers
- What’s new & interesting in ASP.NET 4
- Using jQuery with ASP.NET
- Lap Around Azure
Join us for the Essential MIX as we continue exploring the art and science of creating great user experiences. Learn about the next generation ASP.NET & Silverlight platforms that make it a rich and reach world.
Best of Breed Client Applications on Windows 7
- Keynote: The Client Decade
- Windows 7 — Top Features for your Applications
- Visual Studio 2010 & Windows Presentation 4 for Rich Windows Applications
- Building Rich Clients with .NET Framework 4.0 — Parallel, Extensible, Connected
- Building Rich Windows Applications with .NET Framework 4.0 — Parallel, Extensible, Connected — Part 2
- Lap Around Azure
In this demo-driven day, we’ll look at the developer landscape around Windows 7 to get you up to speed on the operating system that your applications will run on through the new decade.
Windows Phone
Details TBA
A practical day of detailed Windows Phone development sessions covering the new Windows Phone specification, application standards and services.
Tags: IT managers, IT professionals, tech
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January 17th, 2010
Site Templates
Expression Web has included within it, generic Site Templates which can be accessed via File – New – Web Site – Templates in EW 1.0 & 2.0 and Site – New – Templates in 3.0. However these generic Site Templates leave something to be desired. After I was inspired by a post on the xweb team blog to write an in-depth tutorial on how to Register Custom Templates in Expression Web Pat Geary and I via our joint site Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web decided it was time to produce some basic layout templates for every one to enjoy within their own Expression Web programs. Based on Eric Meyer’s CSS Sculptor for Expression Web produced by Webassit but no longer in production we have created 12 Site Templates which come with a linked style sheet and dwt and commented in-depth for your ease of use. Included is a search box and contact form with instructions on their usage and full instructions on working with these and other aspects of the site. You can download your very own set at Expression Web Site Templates.
The Site Templates come in four flavours
- One column, with top navigation, header, and footer
- Two column, with left sidebar, top navigation, header, and footer
- Two column, right sidebar, top navigation, header, and footer
- Three columns, left and right sidebar, top navigation
Within each of these basic structures come the following modes;
Fixed to 800px - Page and column widths are set with pixels and do not resize if the browser window or browser text size changes.
Fixed to 1024px – Page and column widths are set with pixels and do not resize if the browser window or browser text size changes.
Liquid – Page and column widths are set with percentages which allows them to resize when the browser window changes with the exception of the three column templates which has the left and right side columns set in pixel widths.
You can download them in zipped packs of 3 for easy use. Full instructions on the precise place to download them to, to ensure you can access them from
within Expression Web itself is provided. These Site Template are FREE and a gift to the Expression Web community. They will work with all versions of Expression Web.
Included are the following pages, which explain why you should have each of these basic pages in site, and how you go about making or writing content for each of them.
When you have downloaded your Expression Web Site Templates and tweaked the basic layout with your own colours and graphics, please let us know your site link and we will include it as an example of what you can do. If you have any questions or feedback please contact us.
Tags: dwt, dwts, site templates, templates, web templates
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January 16th, 2010
The winners are:
- Emily Gulledge – First Prize Expression Web 3.0 Product Key
- Lorie Johnson – Second Prize Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web Ebook v2.0
- Joyce Reid - Second Prize Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web Ebook v2.0
- Mike LeGay - Third Prize Expression Web Tips Ebooks Vol l & ll
- Miguel Gin - Third Prize Expression Web Tips Ebooks Vol l & ll
- Gaurav Kale - Third Prize Expression Web Tips Ebooks Vol l & ll
- Debbie Miller - Special Prize Spawn for Expression Web
- Les Bain - Special Prize Spawn for Expression Web
These prizes are not to be missed.
One fully working copy of Expression Web 3.0
Two Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web Ebooks v2.0 (fully updated for EW 3.0)
Three Expression Web Tips Ebooks Vol l & ll (fully updated for EW 3.0)
We did want to complete the rest of the twelve days of Christmas however we had to stop at the third day ;0) We did manange to sneak in a couple of special extras though.
Two Spawn Addins for Expression Web for versions 1.0 or 2.0 with a free upgrade to version 3.o when it becomes available (Note: The Spawn addin for EW 3.0 is now out)
Expression Web Xmas 2009/New Year 2010 Giveaway dates:
23rd December 2009 - 15th January 2010
So if you want to cheer yourself up for Christmas and the new yea,r enter now to be in with a chance of something nice to play with, which no true geek can resist. (new software)
What do you have to do to enter the drawing?
In YOUR OWN WORDS write about our giveaway.
You can write about it on your
- Blog
- Website
- Facebook
- Twitter
In fact anywhere you have a online presence. Then when you have done so, fill in the form on the link above with your Name, email address and the link to your write-up and we will enter you into the drawing for the giveaway. Plus we will list your link on our website at the end of the giveaway.
For FULL details see Expression Web Giveaways
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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January 8th, 2010
THE OFFER HAS BEEN EXTENDED AGAIN FROM THE 8th TO 31st
30% discount is a limited time offer valid through Jan 8th, 2009 11:59 p.m.
Expression Studio 3.0 Full – $599.95 – $419.96
Expression Studio 3.0 Upgrade – $349.95 – $244.96
Includes Expression Web, Expression Blend, Expression Designer, and Expression Encoder
Expression Web 3.0 full version – $149.00 – $104.30
Expression Web 3.0 Upgrade - $79.00 – $55.30
Note: Prior to installing Expression Web 3, you will need to uninstall any trial versions and pre-release software
- No promo code required
- Discount applies before applicable tax and shipping charges
- Limit 5 per customer
- Not valid on previous orders or at Microsoft Store retail locations
- Cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion.
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December 27th, 2009
Cracked Ice DWT
A new free Expression Web DWT called Cracked Ice DWT is now available for download. Brought to you from Any Expression Web Designs for Xmas 2009.
Along with the free template you can use it to follow the new tutorial Register your Custom Template in Expression Web 3.0, the tutorial also lets you know you can do the same with the previous versions of EW 1.0 and 2.0. Never have to go searching for your favourite designs again.
NOTE: Watch out for a series of free basic Site templates that you can be sure are well coded coming your way soon. Start off the right way.
Any Expression have also made available at the Microsoft Gallery their three Setting up Expression Web eboooks for each version.
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December 10th, 2009
Do you use Expression Web 3.0?
Then show your support with the Expression Web User Twibbon
As you can see above Twibbon inserts a premade icon into your avatar. You can use this for Twitter or Facebook.
When you support this cause your avatar will be overlaid with the Twibbon above and a support Tweet will posted on your behalf saying:
Support Expression Web 3 User, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! – http://twibbon.com/join/Expression-Web-30-User
If You would like to follow @tinaclarke @patgeary or @expressionweb let us know you are also a Expression Web 3.0 User also and we will follow you back.
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