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Pyxis 2 is an OS running on the .Net Micro Framework (NETMF). It can theoretically run on any NETMF platform, but it is currently configured only for GHI Electronics (Tinyclr.com) products.

To learn more, read the NETMF team blog or visit the official site. The code is available as open source at pyxis2.codeplex.com. Here is a video to whet your appetite:

Pyxis 2 Beta Released!

The 0.5 beta version of the Orchard project has just been released. Here are 4 points that I really like about this engine:

1. ASP.Net MVC
2. Allows multiple Wikis under the same site
3. Management of static pages
4. AND ABOVE ALL, the ability to translate posts and pages into different languages!! Which is quite rare in this field.

You can download the source code or simply install it with WebPI

StyleCop is a free tool from Microsoft that allows you to check the style of your code (or others’). Additionally, StyleCop is now available as Open Source (on Codeplex), so I strongly recommend looking at the default rule implementations to help you create your own.

Create Your Rules

Here are some steps to create your custom StyleCop rules:

• Install the latest version of StyleCop
• Download the SDK of StyleCop (documentation .chm file)
• Start Visual Studio
• Create a new project of type “Class Library”
• Add the following references - Microsoft.StyleCop - Microsoft.StyleCop.CSharp - Microsoft.StyleCop.CSharp.Rules

For some time now, I have had the chance to experiment with PRISM and I really like what it brings to the table. But I also use some Telerik controls for WPF, and after doing some research, I noticed that Telerik has included in its documentation some elements about PRISM.

Here are some interesting links:

• Telerik Sales Dashboard White Paper: Example of applications using PRISM and the MVVM pattern
• Introduction to PRISM with the RadControls for WPF on TelerikTV
• PRISM on the WPF forum by Telerik

If you have other interesting articles, let me know via the comments or my contact page

For some time now, I have been experimenting with Silverlight and PRISM. If you are curious like me, here are some links to help you get started:

• The source code on Codeplex
• To evaluate the Composite Application Guidance
• The development activities, a more visual representation of all available modules/functions. In fact, it is a large list of well-explained How-To’s.
• Enterprise Library on Codeplex
• And most importantly: download the Composite Application Guidance, Project Linker, and sources.

Good luck, and if you have other links, feel free to leave a comment!

A new version of my blog engine has just been released. I will wait a bit, as the changes are minor:

Do I need to upgrade?

If you are happy with the way comments work in your blog as they are - no. If you are still looking for better anti-spam protection - yes.

We’ll see later because it works well for me.

ResourceBlender is a utility that allows you to translate your strings very easily (you can even use Google Translate automatically if you are lazy or do not have high translation quality standards).

It can generate RESX files (.Net), Java, XML, etc. In addition to having import functions and reusing already translated strings. See all features here…

The source code is obviously on Codeplex

The Orchard Project can now be installed via the Web Platform Installer (WebPI). Just follow the instructions!!

The source files are still available on CodePlex.

The Orchard Project aims to create an application and reusable components using ASP.NET. Additionally, in the short term, it will provide a CMS application based on .NET.

Having tested it several times, it seems very promising, but still too immature to consider using it as my Blog engine. But we’ll see….

The source code is available on CodePlex