Call for Robotics Projects!
Hi all, My name is Loke, I’m the Sr. Product Manager here at the Robotics team in Microsoft. We are currently in the process of redesigning our website and one of the new areas we’re thinking of...
View ArticleWindows Azure Community News Roundup – TechEd Europe Edition (#25)
Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure. This edition highlights some of the key...
View ArticleConseils destinés aux développeurs, au sujet des contenus Flash dans Windows 8
Windows 8 Release Preview inclut une version d'Adobe Flash Player, optimisée et compatible avec les interfaces tactiles. Dans les sites Web adaptés, le contenu Adobe Flash peut maintenant s'exécuter...
View ArticleVideo: Cloud Services Talk from UK’s Cloud Day: London, 22nd June
Anybody who was there knows the demo in the talk I gave timed out. So I’ve done it again and added it to the talk using the magic of video editing! With all the excitement around the IaaS features such...
View ArticleVideo: Cloud Services Talk from UK’s Cloud Day: London, 22nd June
Anybody who was there knows the demo in the talk I gave timed out. So I’ve done it again and added it to the talk using the magic of video editing! With all the excitement around the IaaS features such...
View ArticleCombineXPOs - new version - official beta has started
Those who have worked to establish an automated build for a larger AX app have likely used or experimented with CombineXPOs.exe - a nifty tool for stitching a number of XPO files into one single,...
View ArticleSimshipping 107 languages for Windows Live - we're nearly done...
There's been quite a hiatus between my last post and this one, primarily because my team and I have been heads down trying to get 83 deliverables shipped simultaneously with US for Windows Live in up...
View ArticlePie in the Sky (June 29, 2012)
Hopefully it's cooler where you're at than it is here; it's up to 106°F at my house today! Note that the blog will probably be pretty slow the latter part of next week, as both Brian and I will be on...
View ArticleHTML5 Game Design Metro Design: Snap
I have discussed the snap process on my blog at Silverlight Games but not in depth. Let’s say you have an existing HTML5/JavaScript file you want to use to create a Windows 8 application. Now many...
View ArticleSymfony on Windows Azure, a powerful combination for PHP developers
Symfony, the popular open source web application framework for PHP developers, is now even easier to use on Windows Azure thanks to Benjamin Eberlei’s Azure Distribution Bundle project. You can find...
View ArticleAllDocVersions & AllDocStreams table size increased after upgrading to...
Recently I was working on an upgrade project, MOSS 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010 and faced an interesting issue. We had several databases with sizes spans from 50 GB – 200 GB in size. After the...
View ArticleUnderstanding Windows Azure–Watching the 6 Minute Overview Video
My colleague Steve Plank based in UK puts together a great short and sweet video about Windows Azure -- IaaS Virtual Machines, Virtual Network, Web Sites, Cloud Services, Identity, Service Bus, Cache...
View ArticleDoctrine supports SQL Database Federations for massive scalability on Windows...
Symfony and Doctrine are a popular combination for PHP developers, and now you can take full advantage of these open source frameworks on Windows Azure. We covered in a separate post the basics of...
View ArticleИстории на успеха от Imagine Cup–2010 г.
Изданието на Imagine Cup от 2010 г. обединява 325 хиляди студента от 120 страни около идеята да направят света едно по-добро място. На финалите се състезават общо 118 отбора, а особеното през тази...
View ArticleFriday Five–June 29, 2012
1. 10 *MORE* Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Windows 8 By Silverlight MVP Michael Crump - @mbcrump 2. Developing Apps for Microsoft Surface, Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Phone 8 By Windows...
View ArticleGreat dev tip from @jerrynixon on reading project data from files in Metro...
Great dev tip from @jerrynixon on reading project data from files in Metro Apps. It's these seemingly easy things that always get you. Jerry Nixon @work: Windows 8: The right way to Read & Write...
View ArticleTop 10 Microsoft Developer Links for Friday, June 29th
Surf4Fun: HTML 5 Metro Game Design: Storyboarding, instead of surfboarding Steve Fox: SharePoint Online & Windows Azure: Building Hybrid Applications Jim O'Neil: Getting Around in Windows 8 JT...
View ArticleExample #2 on the size of the Windows market for developers. 400 million PCs...
Example #2 on the size of the Windows market for developers. 400 million PCs expected to ship in 2013 @ Gartner Report: PC Sales To Improve in 2013 Thanks to Windows 8 -- Redmondmag.com redmondmag.com...
View ArticleCool Windows 8 sample app for kids in the works @jennifermarsman
Cool Windows 8 sample app for kids in the works @jennifermarsman Developing a Windows 8 Metro App Part 4: My “Reveal a Picture” Algorithm and Basic Code - Jennifer M blogs.msdn.com First, let me...
View ArticleI guess I'll start correcting people. It's mau-er like tower. Not moe-er...
I guess I'll start correcting people. It's mau-er like tower. Not moe-er like I'll cut your grass. ...read more...(read more)
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