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Twitter for Windows 8 gets updated
Today, Twitter released an update for Twitter for Windows 8. This update brings along bug fixes but also adds some new features. First off – Twitter has added the ability for you to sign-in with...
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What ‘in preview’ means for some new SharePoint Online features
The new SharePoint Online introduces a set of new features that by default natively store data and actions in Azure. At this current time, Azure does not meet the same Service Level Agreement (SLA) as...
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Using Microsoft SQL Server security features in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
Editor's Note: This post comes from Sung Hsueh, Senior Program Manager in SQL Server Team. One of the newest ways of using SQL Server is by leveraging Microsoft’s Windows Azure Infrastructure Services...
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LightSwitch Community & Content Rollup– July 2013
A while back I started posting a monthly rollup of interesting community happenings, content, samples and extensions popping up around Visual Studio LightSwitch. If you missed those rollups you can...
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HOTFIX: A task sequence stops responding when multiple task sequences are...
Consider the following scenario: - You create 10 packages from an .msi file on a Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager site server. - You create 10 task sequences that contain "Install...
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Stay informed with the new Message Center
Over the past two years since the release of Office 365 we have been working diligently to improve our communications with customers on changes that impact the Office 365 environment. By providing more...
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A rich new JavaScript code editor spreading to several Microsoft web sites
I noticed yesterday that some C#, JavaScript and CSS files I had sitting in SkyDrive were suddenly editable. Not just editable, but there's also autocompletion of strings (not quite intellisense, as...
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Make jQuery UI and Bootstrap 2 working together in MVC template
In VS2013 preview MVC5 template, we included Bootstrap and jQuery UI together in the same project. However, some themes of jQuery UI (1.8.24 in the project template) is conflicting with Bootstrap...
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New System Center Courses on Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA)!
Hopefully everybody has been reading and enjoying the “What’s New in 2012 R2?” series from our VP Brad Anderson. If you haven’t been following along, check it out!...
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Part 2: Reverse Proxy for Exchange Server 2013 using IIS ARR
In my previous article we saw that how easy it was to implement IIS ARR as a Reverse Proxy and Load Balancing solution for Exchange 2013. However that option is not the best if you are looking to...
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Black Hat 2013: Windows 8.1 Helps Keep Data Secure in a Modern Environment
As the Group Program Manager for Windows Security & Identity, I look forward to attending Black Hat and this year was no exception. It’s a great experience to join my colleagues from the...
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Idea books for commercial and enterprise app design—with sample code!
You can create great Windows Store apps that provide elegant, engaging, consistent and compelling user experiences in Windows. Idea books are a great starting point to inspire you when designing your...
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7 sizzling summer indie games for Windows Phone 8
Summer is (finally) heating up in Seattle, and so is our passionate community of indie game developers, which continues to crank out impressive new Windows Phone 8 titles. Here are seven of my...
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Visual Studio 2013 Application Lifecycle Management Virtual Machine with...
While i hate simply echoing other blog posts…This one was too important to not cover. The ALM Virtual Machine (which most people refer to as the “Keller VM”) is probably the single most important...
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Pie in the Sky (August 2nd, 2013)
Trying something different this week and adding a client/mobile section for client-side things. I thought about adding a JavaScript section, but that'd end up being 99% of the links. JavaScript being...
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Welcome to the UDM Track
Welcome to the User and Device Management (UDM) Track of the Building Clouds Blog. This new track will provide information about UDM as it relates to Microsoft’s People Centric IT strategy.Hi, I’m Jeff...
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Windows Azure Community News Roundup (Edition #71)
Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure.Here is what we pulled together for the past...
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Visual Studio Unit Test Generator is feature complete – v1 Release Candidate...
The ALM Rangers are pleased to announce the landing of the Release Candidate for the Visual Studio Unit Test Generator. OverviewOnce you’ve moved to Visual Studio 2012, what’s a developer to do without...
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ALM Readiness Treasure Map – Release 2 available in the Windows Store
The ALM Rangers are pleased to announce the landing of the second release of the ALM Readiness Treasure Map Windows Store App, which was certified and released on August 1st and is now featured in the...
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Handling error in SSIS DQS Domain Value Import
In the previous blog article, I described how to use SSIS DQS Domain Value Import. An error may occur during the execution of the project due to problems with the data. There are several available...
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