How to use ‘Free’ or ‘Royalty Free’ Art A... Michael Cummings, January 1, 0001 A large part of my current job is to work with developers to encourage and help them create apps and or games. Many developers do not have the necessary skills to create quality artwork for their app or ... How to use ‘Free’ or ‘Royalty Free’ Art A... 0 0 0
Truth, Equality, and the Meaning of Null Joe Mayo, January 1, 0001 There’s been some discussion recently about whether it’s proper for a language to support null values or not. My guess is that the people having these discussions are a whole lot smarter than myself, so ... Truth, Equality, and the Meaning of Null 0 0 0
Musings on Why I Switched Back to an iPhone from a WP8 Device MOSSLover, January 1, 0001 Last month I decided to switch to Verizon and in doing so switch to an HTC 8x after around 4 or 5 years with an Apple iPhone. I wanted to try something new and see what the other side was like and I wanted ... Musings on Why I Switched Back to an iPhone from a WP8 Device 0 0 1
A forgotten audience? Dennis Vroegop, January 1, 0001 Earlier this week I had an appointment at the Dutch Microsoft office to talk about people with disabilities and Apps. (You'll have to forgive me: I am Dutch and we don't care that much about being politically ... A forgotten audience? 0 0 1
Super stylin Richard Jones, January 1, 0001 Firstly most impressed that I can now blog from my ipad courtesy of Blogpress.comSelf promoting my ios bin collections app for scambs.https://itunes.apple... ... Super stylin 0 0 0
TFS Lab Infrastructure Planning / Scaling Dylan Smith, January 1, 0001 I’ve been working with a lot of clients over the past couple years helping them adopt TFS Lab Management. One discussion that always comes up is how to architect the infrastructure required to run TFS ... TFS Lab Infrastructure Planning / Scaling 0 0 1
Getting Started with MongoDB presentation (C#, MVC4) David Green, January 1, 0001 Another NoSQL presentation, this time on MongoDB. This was my first run at it….hopefully will present again at Carolina Codecamp, Codestock, and MADExpo…Inshallah! As with each attempt, hopefully the style ... Getting Started with MongoDB presentation (C#, MVC4) 0 0 5
Exchange 2013: A new look… marc dekeyser, January 1, 0001 The Exchange Server product line experienced a few changes with the introduction of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013. Exchange Server 2013 brings with it a whole new set of services, technologies and features ... Exchange 2013: A new look… 0 0 0
Windows Azure Mobile Services now with HTML Client Support Adam Grocholski, January 1, 0001 In case you missed, last week the Windows Azure Mobile Services shipped support for HTML clients. Here’s a recap. The HTML client provides a JavaScript library that developers can use when building both ... Windows Azure Mobile Services now with HTML Client Support 0 0 0
Super-Fast Failover with VM Guest Clustering in Windows Server 20... KeithMayer, January 1, 0001 My good friend and colleague, Matt Hester, recently wrote a great article on Hyper-V Host Clustering as part of our latest article series, Become a Virtualization Expert in 20 Days! In this article, I’ll ... Super-Fast Failover with VM Guest Clustering in Windows Server 20... 0 0 2
Accelerating the Cloud with Windows Server 2012 BranchCache KeithMayer, January 1, 0001 Traditional file sharing protocols, such as Server Message Block ( SMB ) in Windows Server 2012, are primarily designed for low-latency, high-bandwidth scenarios commonly found in Local Area Networks ( ... Accelerating the Cloud with Windows Server 2012 BranchCache 0 0 0
Zune player wins over iTune, hands down... in mini player mode Kevin Shyr, January 1, 0001 Maybe this is me not really knowing all the in's and out's of IOS. I just couldn't get the iTune to play my video podcast in mini player mode. Either I get a screen that is tiny like a thumbnail, or I ... Zune player wins over iTune, hands down... in mini player mode 0 0 0
Exchange 2013: Managing exchange marc dekeyser, January 1, 0001 Much has changed with Exchange 2013 and the new way of administering the service is what we will be discussing in this article. The console is gone! Rest in piece dearest console… Frankly, the old style ... Exchange 2013: Managing exchange 0 0 0
Upcoming Technology Events MOSSLover, January 1, 0001 Hey guys it’s been a busy year so far. I have a lot of goals unrelated to technology, but fear not I will be at Code Camps, Other Tech Events, and SharePoint Saturdays. Here is a list of my upcoming speaking, ... Upcoming Technology Events 0 0 0
SPS Austin and User Groups Code for iOS Talks MOSSLover, January 1, 0001 Here is the code samples and slides for my presentations at SPS Austin, NJ .Net User Group, and NYC SharePoint Developer User Group: https://skydrive.live.com/#... ... SPS Austin and User Groups Code for iOS Talks 0 0 0
Released LINQ to Twitter v2.1.04 Joe Mayo, January 1, 0001 Today, I released the latest version of LINQ to Twitter, v2.1.04. Many of the modifications include new parameters for commands and queries, or new Entity properties. A few items were deprecated, so look ... Released LINQ to Twitter v2.1.04 0 0 0
C# on Android and iOS with Xamarin bconlon, January 1, 0001 I had always assumed Android was limited to Java and iOS (iPhone/iPad) was limited to Objective-C, but you can now use Mono for Android and MonoTouch for iOS to write your apps in C#.I didn't know this ... C# on Android and iOS with Xamarin 0 0 1
Step-by-Step: Speaking iSCSI with Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V KeithMayer, January 1, 0001 Windows Server 2012 and our completely FREE Hyper-V Server 2012 certainly have some really cost effective new storage options, with Storage Spaces and Hyper-V over SMB 3.0. However, many IT Pros have already ... Step-by-Step: Speaking iSCSI with Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V 0 0 2
Android to Windows 8 Part 1: Setting up the Development Environme... Adam Grocholski, January 1, 0001 Over the past several weeks I've been working on some content I'm excited to finally share with you through a series of blog posts. This series will introduce you to Windows 8 development from an Android ... Android to Windows 8 Part 1: Setting up the Development Environme... 0 0 1
Login problems after Sleep/StandBy mode on MacbookPro running SSD... mrad, January 1, 0001 Was recently developing couple mobile apps using C# on iOS using Monotouch by Xamarin , purchased 17" MacbookPro i7 quad - upgraded memory to 16 GB and HD to 256GB SSD Installed VM and Windows 8 including ... Login problems after Sleep/StandBy mode on MacbookPro running SSD... 0 0 0
Solving Performance Problems with nHibernate (or any ORM) Dylan Smith, January 1, 0001 I’ve spent a bunch of time lately with clients helping them understand why their applications are so slow and how to improve performance. This often comes down to their use (or misuse) of ORM frameworks ... Solving Performance Problems with nHibernate (or any ORM) 0 0 8
MonoTouch MKMapView Zoom Level Sazzad Hossain, January 1, 0001 [cross posted]I needed to implement a zoom level similar to Google Maps style for MonoTouch iOS and lucky me after doing little search on the web I found this article http://troybrant.net/blog/2... ... MonoTouch MKMapView Zoom Level 0 0 0
Announcing Android Support for Mobile Services Clint Edmonson, January 1, 0001 I'm extremely excited to announce the release of our official Android SDK for Windows Azure Mobile Services. Android developers now have easy access to structured data storage, authentication, push notifications ... Announcing Android Support for Mobile Services 0 0 0
Some Windows 8 observations. (aka "Just can't keep quiet anymore... Lorin Thwaits, January 1, 0001 Almost a year and a half ago when I installed the first beta, the Start Menu was still present. In the next iteration, it was disabled by default but could be brought back with a registry hack on a per-user ... Some Windows 8 observations. (aka "Just can't keep quiet anymore... 0 0 0
Programming Is Not for Everybody? Everyone needs to be Encourage... Nick Harrison, January 1, 0001 I just read this blog Programming Is Not for Everybody. I have to admit to being taken aback by the premise. I believe that in their heart of hearts everyone wishes that they could program computers. No ... Programming Is Not for Everybody? Everyone needs to be Encourage... 0 0 0
GridView–Implementing Cascading DropDownList on Edit Mode Vincent Maverick Durano, January 1, 0001 Introduction: This question has been asked many times at the forums (http://forums.asp.net) and definitely there are already bunch of different solutions provided. Most of the examples from the web are ... GridView–Implementing Cascading DropDownList on Edit Mode 0 0 0
Liking my Zune player more and more everyday. HAHAHA Kevin Shyr, January 1, 0001 This is me on the latest gadget, I just don't get them. First, there is certain price factor attached to them that unless they are proportional to the hype and my want, I won't even look at them until ... Liking my Zune player more and more everyday. HAHAHA 0 0 0
Find out last modification to the SQL table Vipin, January 1, 0001 If you need to find when was the table last updated for insert/delete/update .. use the below query to find it. It will show you the last updated datetime for the tableSELECT OBJECT_NAME(OBJECT_ID) AS ... Find out last modification to the SQL table 0 0 5
Check Out the New Windows Azure Hub on Channel 9 Clint Edmonson, January 1, 0001 Several weeks ago we launched a new hub for Windows Azure on Channel 9. This hub will serve as an index and entry point for all video content related to Windows Azure. Since the launch we have already ... Check Out the New Windows Azure Hub on Channel 9 0 0 1
DMV to figure out unused and missing Indexes on table in SQL serv... Vipin, January 1, 0001 MS SQL Server 2005 onwards provides quite a lot of views and functions which can be used to keep a tab on the database engine and also gives you statistics which helps you in making informed decision about ... DMV to figure out unused and missing Indexes on table in SQL serv... 0 0 0
High Schools Get Failing Grade in Computer Science D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 “Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer…because it teaches you how to think.” – Steve Jobs That’s the starting frame of a fantastic short vid introducing the code.org website. ... High Schools Get Failing Grade in Computer Science 0 0 86
Step-by-Step: Deploying Windows 8 Apps with System Center 2012 Se... KeithMayer, January 1, 0001 Among a whole host of new management features, Service Pack 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager adds the ability to now deploy and manage Windows 8 apps for enterprises. These Windows 8 apps ... Step-by-Step: Deploying Windows 8 Apps with System Center 2012 Se... 0 0 3
New Windows Azure Mobile Services iOS Samples Available Clint Edmonson, January 1, 0001 I'm excited to share the news that we have released a number of new iOS samples for Windows Azure Mobile Services. These samples demonstrate common scenarios that developers will run into when using Mobile ... New Windows Azure Mobile Services iOS Samples Available 0 0 0
Continuous Integration-Automated Deployments And Release Manageme... Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 A customer I am working with is interested in an ‘automated deployment and release management’ solution for their 160 applications scaling across 350 servers. There is a mix of Microsoft and Non Microsoft ... Continuous Integration-Automated Deployments And Release Manageme... 0 0 0
The magic of touch Dennis Vroegop, January 1, 0001 Tell me something. Why do people love the iPad but fail to recognize Microsoft was the first one out there with a touch device? Why do people stand in line for an iPhone while there are other better offerings ... The magic of touch 0 0 0
Microsoft Surface Pro Dennis Vroegop, January 1, 0001 I admit it. I am one lucky guy. Figure this: Microsoft just came out with the Surface Pro, a nice machine that has caught the imagination of a lot of people. Still, since the other Surface (the RT version) ... Microsoft Surface Pro 0 0 0
Azure Office Hours are back! Mike Benkovich, January 1, 0001 We’re back! Scott Klein (http://www.scottlklein.com) and I are kicking off a new series of weekly Office Hours to help developers find answers to tough questions. Similar to what we did over the last couple ... Azure Office Hours are back! 0 0 1
Sample Pricing Comparison: Amazon AWS and Windows Azure Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 EDIT: A blog post has been published, with updated pricing information as of August 2015. Click here to access this blog post. As my journey to the cloud continues, many people have asked me whether or ... Sample Pricing Comparison: Amazon AWS and Windows Azure 0 0 4
Why I’m Not Buying a Surface Tablet Anthony Trudeau, January 1, 0001 I’ve been anticipating the launch of the Microsoft Surface tablet since it was first announced. Unfortunately, I was let down and had to wait longer when the release announcement for the RT was made. It ... Why I’m Not Buying a Surface Tablet 0 0 0
AppFx.ServiceBus – Scatter Gather Michael Stephenson, January 1, 0001 AppFx.ServiceBus – Scatter Gather 0 0 12
How to Retrieve subclass objects of type <T> from List <... Vamsidhar Mamillapalli, January 1, 0001 As a developer, we play more with IList<T>. With the help of Generics and using Enumerable.OfType<TResul... we can retrieve objects of type<T> from List<T> in more elegant way. Example: ... How to Retrieve subclass objects of type <T> from List <... 0 0 89
When innovation becomes same old…new cover… BizTalk Visionary, January 1, 0001 One of the great joys of my job is seeing how innovative our development team can be, how innovative Microsoft are being and how innovative the world of technology is being. Now I must ‘nail my colours ... When innovation becomes same old…new cover… 0 0 2
My Comprehensive Must-Read Books List About Technology Jason Olson, January 1, 0001 The other day on Twitter, some friends and I were discussing the narrative books we like that are about technology (not technical books themselves). These are books about notable figures in the technology ... My Comprehensive Must-Read Books List About Technology 0 0 1
Entity Framework A.K.M. Zakaria, January 1, 0001 EF developer workflowsThere are different ways we can use our entity framework to access relational database using classes in our .NET application.Entity Framework supports four basic development workflows,all ... Entity Framework 0 0 0
Minimal SharePoint 2013 development environment Norgean, January 1, 0001 What kind of hardware do you need to do SharePoint environment?Microsoft recommends a minimum of 32Gb for SharePoint Server, less for SharePoint Foundation.But there are not many laptops in the wild with ... Minimal SharePoint 2013 development environment 0 0 2
AppFx.ServiceBus – One Way Error Handling Michael Stephenson, January 1, 0001 In this article we will revisit the first sample about one way messaging and look at how the AppFx.ServiceBus framework implements error handling and retries. In this article we want to achieve the following: ... AppFx.ServiceBus – One Way Error Handling 0 0 219
Microsoft: A Brave New World BizTalk Visionary, January 1, 0001 9th of February will be the start of the ‘Brave New World’ for Microsoft punctuated by the launch of Surface Pro and the re-launch of Windows 8. After the launch of the disappointing Surface RT we now ... Microsoft: A Brave New World 0 0 3
Tip of the Day–Set ReadOnly for AutoGenerate Columns in Gri... Vincent Maverick Durano, January 1, 0001 This question was asked from the forums.asp.net and thought I’d blog about it for future reference. The question is “how do we set ReadOnly for autogenerated columns in gridview when it’s on edit mode?”. ... Tip of the Day–Set ReadOnly for AutoGenerate Columns in Gri... 0 0 0
AppFx.ServiceBus – RPC Sample Michael Stephenson, January 1, 0001 In this article I will discuss implementing the RPC pattern using the AppFx.ServiceBus framework. In this scenario we want to achieve the following: Setup Windows Azure Service Bus to support this sample ... AppFx.ServiceBus – RPC Sample 0 0 21
The Office 365 conundrum BizTalk Visionary, January 1, 0001 At long last we have the Office 365 we deserve or do we? The concept of Office as a service is exciting and means for the average user both business and consumer access at a sensible price to the full ... The Office 365 conundrum 0 0 1