Having Trouble With Windows Search

If you are having trouble using the newer versions of Windows Search, this article on Windows Search syntax may help.  If that doesn't help, here is a list of technical resources, or try WindowsNetworking.com's articles on Windows 7 Search.  If you just want to get rid of the whole thing, consider Google's Desktop.

IIS Express and SQL Server Compact Edition

Scott Guthrie has announced IIS Express--depending on how you look at it, its either a light weight IIS or an advanced ASP.NET development server (otherwise known as Cassini).  The objective is to meet ASP.NET developer's wish:  “I wish I could have the ease of use of the ASP.NET Development Server, but still have all the power and features of IIS”

Secondly, he also announced a new version of SQL Server Compact Edition (SQL CE).  To quote Guthie:

SQL CE works with existing .NET-based data APIs, and supports a SQL Server compatible query syntax.  This means you can use existing data APIs like ADO.NET, as well as use higher-level ORMs like Entity Framework and NHibernate with SQL CE.  Pretty much any existing data API that supports the ADO.NET provider model will work with it.

This enables you to use the same data programming skills and data APIs you know today.

The intention of both seems to be to simply the development and/or deployment of ASP.NET based applications.