Issue: Visual Studio closes unexpectedly when launching Help: About or when creating or opening a Live Mesh project in some non-ENU operating systems.

Workaround: Modify or add the following registry key to a value of “False”:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\Cloud Computing Tools\Update Notification\AutomaticUpdatesEnabled=”False”

This will resolve the issue so that you can get back to exploring the new tools in VS.

Keep an eye here or on the Live Framework discussion forum for further updates.

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1. You can now run the local client for mesh.com side by side with the local client for developer.mesh-ctp.com.
2. Support for Windows 7 and IE8
3. Single install for the Live Framework SDK and VS Tools – no more chasing down multiple bits and pieces to install in the right order!
4. Continuing on that “chasing down bits” theme, auto update introduced in the January CTP release will bring this new release to you.  If you enabled auto update in the January CTP release, it should notify you now (in the next 24 hours or so) that the April CTP is available and give you a link to click on to get the update.

I say, this whole thing is beginning to feel downright civilized.  Wouldn’t you agree?

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I’ve spoken on networking topics on several occasions in recent years, and at least half of them had some sort of hiccup in network service during the presentation.  Demoing Live Services a few years back in a meeting room with no network connection at all was a bit of a challenge! 

It will be such a relief to finally be able to show web stuff regardless of whether the network is there or not!

“Jinx!” you say?  “How dare you challenge the demo gods so! They will be most merciless upon your head!”  Nah.  All you need to discuss Live Mesh development is a pen, whiteboard, and a light (Don’t forget the light! Demo pixies love power outtages).  In a pinch, even the pen and whiteboard are optional.

If you’re in the SF Bay area and curious about what we’re up to with Live Mesh applications, come on out and join us Wednesday evening and get the scoop!

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That’s kinda neat as gizmos go, but not really earth shattering. 

Then Ori worked on software to make that “carputer” mesh-aware, connecting to his mesh data in Live Mesh.  If he drops MP3s into a mesh folder on his PC at the office, it will show up in his playlist in his car, ready to play on the road.  While he’s driving, the GPS-enabled unit can write GPS tracks into a mesh object, which can be read by family or friends (whoever he’s given access to read that private mesh object) to see where he is or how late he’ll be arriving. 

Ok, that’s a bit more interesting.

Here’s the kicker:  While he did have to write some code for the carputer to move data between the devices built into the carputer and objects in his mesh using the Live Framework SDK, none of the code he wrote ever opens a network connection.  All the network data transfer is handled in the background by Live Mesh’s automatic data sync.  The code on the carputer reads and writes data in the local mesh running on the carputer, and the local mesh client handles synchronizing data changes to and from the cloud mesh whenever the car has a network connection via WiFi, WiMax, cellphone or whatever.

Now *that’s* cool. 

That’s what mesh is all about, and shows another example of why the local client is so important as a game-changing facilitator.  Your mesh-enabled web apps and mesh-aware desktop apps or cloud services don’t have to think in terms of dealing with network connections across unreliable or occasionally connected networks.  They just need to think in terms of data handling and change notifications.

Channel9 did a video segment with Ori about his meshmobile (“mesh-mo-beel”) project back in October.  There’s a lot of talking heads airtime through most of the video (which has some great info) but they finally get around to showing the goods at the end of the clip.  If you want to see the demo before investing time in the chitchat, skip ahead to about 18:30. 

Oh, and by the way - Ori Amiga is Principal Group Program Manager of the Live Developer Platform team (the developer side of Live Mesh).  It’s good to see the leadership having fun with the technology after hours.  Passion rocks.

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This will be a great opportunity to listen in on technical topics on developing applications with Live Frameworks, both standalone desktop apps as well as mesh-enabled web apps. A large chunk of the webcast time has been set aside for Q&A, but the best way to get your specific questions answered is to send them to us prior to the event so they can be worked into the presentation schedule.  Post your questions to this thread in the Live Framework discussion forum.

To join the webcast, visit this link:  https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/microsoft/join?id=LiveFx_Dec8&role=attend

For more information and agenda, see the announcement on the Live Frameworks forum.

See you there!

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