ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010

The new version of ASP.NET – version 4 and Visual Studio – 2010 is now released.  I downloaded them yesterday and installed them.  I haven’t had a lot of time to check them out, this is a busy week for me and I’m leaving this Thursday for five days.  Hopefully I’ll get chance next week to take a good look at the new ASP.NET and Visual Studio. 

If you are interested in learning more about these new released Microsoft products, check out this link:  ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 Released.

Microsoft has a free tool for installing everything you need for their web platform.  It is called “Microsoft Web Platform Installer” (MWP).  The MWP will install IIS, SQL, .NET framework, web apps for blogging, and much more.  To learn more about this tool and to download it, visit this web site: Microsoft Web Platform Installer.

If you get a chance to look at things, let us know what you think.

Enjoy!

Twitter – How it can help Artist

If you are an artist and you are new Twitter, you may want to check this link: 4 Things Artist Can Get Out of Being on Twitter. 

This article outlines some benefits to artist on twitter, but these concepts can be applied to most businesses. 

Enjoy!

Learning Typing and Word Basics

My neighbor stopped by the other day.  She needed a “Bill of Sale” document typed up and she doesn’t type and she doesn’t know how to use Word.  I did it for her and showed her what I did, but this set me thinking about other folks I know that also don’t know how to type and may not know how to use Microsoft Word.  Typing skills are really helpful on a computer.  When typing up an email, Word document, etc.., knowing how to type can greatly speed up the process and will be far less frustrating.  Here are a few youtube links that teach you how to type:

• A new approach to learning typing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_zfcHlisqc
• Learning Typing Lesson 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3kEcNDYPls&feature=fvw
• Learning Typing Lesson 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axfXFqXbhhM&feature=channel

A lot of folks need to write letters, Bill of Sales, create Contracts, instructions, etc.. on a computer, but they don’t know how to use a Word Processor.  I have used Microsoft Word for years.  It is easy to use and very robust for such task.  Here are some youtube videos to help you get started using Word:

• The File Menu in Word 2003:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBOKCmgz6zw
• Editing in Word 2003: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7SREeWNmdU
• Formatting in Word 2003: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj9QZQDrGdI

Enjoy your learning journey!

What is blippr

blippr in a nutshell is a way to keep up with all the media you love.  Books, music, movies, etc.  You can also use blippr to connect to Netflix, facebook and twitter.  Blippr is free.  If this sounds interesting to you, check blippr out by visiting this web site:  http://www.blippr.com/about. 

Social Media Jam in Asheville Tonight

Just a heads up about our Thursday 4/8 social media class, 6:30-8 at Tomato Jam Cafe on Biltmore Avenue. Directions are here.

Cost is $20 cash or check made out to Mountain Xpress, payable the night of the class.

Bring your laptops and devices of destruction, it's interactive workshop time! Together we'll learn how to set up a a Twitter account, what makes a good Twitter handle, what to tweet, how to tweet, and how to build and maintain a following.

We'll also talk about Facebook groups, pages and event pages, when to use which, how to manage a Facebook campaign and how to build and interact with your following.

Got any questions? To make your workshop experience the best we possibly can, won't you share them with our facilitator, Wendy Lou, at itswendylou@gmail.com?

See you at Tomato Jam! Follow our blog for updates on future classes, including an intermediate class that builds on this one.

http://socialmediajams.wordpress.com/

Jennifer

828-251-1333 ext. 154

jsaylor@mountainx.com

IPad has arrived

The new IPad is now available.  I just watched a new video about it’s features.  It looks pretty cool.  To see this video for yourself, visit this link:  http://www.apple.com/ipad/. 

It will be interesting to see how the IPad does.  If you have one of the new IPad’s, post a comment and let us know what you think about it.