Installing the Expression Web Trial on a workstation with Outlook 2003 will result in Outlook's Junk E-mail feature ceasing to function. I have tested this in POP and IMAP accounts with the same result. There are two solutions that worked for me to bring Outlook's junk e-mail processing back: Running 'Detect and Repair' from the Outlook Help menu Removing the latest Outlook junk email filter using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel (with Show Updates selected) and reapplying it through Microsoft

Expression Design CTP fails (shuts down) after December 31, 2006 . Aparently a date-related bug prevents it from working beyond this date. A fix should be available any time now.

What was that in English? The Windows Presentation Foundation / Everywhere (WPF/E) Software Development Kit (SDK) Community Technology Preview (CTP) with Asynchronous Javascript and XML (AJAX) and Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) is now available for download . It was actually released earlier in the month , but it appears to have been updated just before Christmas. " The “WPF/E” (codename) Software Development Kit, enables you to build web pages and web applications that include rich

There is no shortage of training materials and samples to get you started using Expression Web. Microsoft also has an Expression Web Quick Start Guide to add to the mix in information and tutorials. " Get creative in Expression Web now! Download this hands-on lab-including a step-by-step guide, video tutorial and full assets--and start building a standards-based website immediately." The download gives me a step by step guide and asset files for the basic sample site it introduces, but there no video

Microsoft has two Expression Web Starter Kits that users can download to jumpstart their training on Expression Web. Design Portfolio Starter Kit Partner Portal Starter Kit Both kits leverage ASP.Net 2.0 to demonstrate the power of Expression Web. FWIW, both starter kits also work in Microsoft Office Sharepoint Designer 2007 .

Back in June 2006, Microsoft acquired iView Multimedia , the UK company that produces iVew Media Pro . Media Pro is a popular digital asset catalog application, which is evolving into Expression Media . Tame Your Media Imagine how much more you’d get done if you could just find what you’re looking for. Expression Media makes digital asset management easy—just drag and drop to import more than 100 different media formats, including digital RAW files. Even when your originals are offline, Expression

In the same press release as the Expression Web announcement , Microsoft also announced a new CTP for the Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere , codenamed 'WPF/E', overlapping the WPF codenamed 'Avalon'. This interview between Expression PM Arturo Toldeo and Brazilian Interactive media designer Celso Gomez , gives a breakdown on what WPF/E really is and how it relates to XAML , AJAX and the future. There is a separate CTP for Windows and Mac, as well as a Sample Pack and SDK: “WPF/E” (codename

It is a big day for the Expression people at Microsoft. Today, as announced in this press release , Microsoft Expression Web has been released. A free trial of Expression Web is available for download through the revamped Expression site . Can a software application look good on paper? New Era, New Tool Reduce complexity and ease data integration by using powerful design tools and task panes to quickly incorporate XML data. Seamlessly integrate Web design and development teams with Expression Web

Microsoft has added an Expression Web Reference Help file for download to use from within Expression Web. It replaces the one that is installed with Expression Web. It is in Help 2.0 format, so if you do not have Expression Web or another application installed to view .HxS files, you might need an .HxS file converter to read it.

I find it incomprehensible that Expression will NOT be made available to MSDN subscribers .