Setting Relationship Object Properties Using the SDK
There are some relationship types in the system which have properties defined on them just like classes do. In fact, way deep down in the covers of the system, relationship types are really just...
View ArticleDelta equips more than 19,000 flight attendants with Windows Phones
Windows Phone is about to rack up some serious frequent flier miles. Delta Air Lines today said that it’s equipped 19,000 flight attendants with Windows Phone 8-powered Nokia Lumia 820 smartphones. The...
View ArticleIf you thought The Wedding ad was funny, wait until you see The Recital
Here comes the sequel to the most-watched Windows Phone video of all time.Windows Phone continues to post the largest year-over-year global market share gains of leading mobile operating systems and...
View ArticleIgnite Webcast - Exchange Online Protection Special Topics
To sign up for this webcast please download and save the attached calendar invite below where you will find the Webcast Meeting information. Ignite Webcasts are online sessions led by Microsoft Office...
View ArticleUpgrade learning roadmap–revisited
Not long ago, we launched a set of Learning Roadmaps for SharePoint 2013 ( blog post ). It seems like they’re going over fairly well, but we wanted to try out a more visual, less formal version of the...
View Article3D Printing Support in Windows 8.1 Explained
It seems like everyone is talking about 3D printing these days. Every day there are amazing new stories of people using this technology to create cool new “things”, to solve difficult manufacturing...
View ArticleLiving life with OneNote: OneNote at school
As a senior in the computer science program at California State University and summer 2013 intern on the OneNote team, William Devereux uses OneNote to keep track of every aspect of his life. Here's...
View ArticleWeb Publishing a simpler way to exclude files/folders from being published
I’ve written a fewblog posts on how to exclude files from publishing/packaging. In each of these posts you’d have to be familiar with MSBuild and the Web Publish process. I’ve been looking for a much...
View ArticleInside Windows Phone 62 - A Common HTTP Stack for Windows & Windows Phone
We’ve been talking a bit about how developer can leverage the same code to deliver similar applications on both Windows and Windows Phone. In a related vein, we wanted to showcase the outstanding work...
View ArticleHow to Troubleshoot UNIX/Linux Agent Discovery in System Center 2012...
If you ever have any trouble with UNIX/Linux Agent Discovery in System Center 2012 Operations Manager (OpsMgr 2012) then the article below is a great place to start. And, since it’s on our TechNet Wiki...
View ArticleThe Future of SQLCAT.COM
Hello SQLCAT.COM friends:Thanks for your on-going support of SQLCAT.COM website for so many years. This is a very popular site for its deep practical content. However, MSDN also contains useful SQL...
View ArticleOrchestrator Run .Net Script Activity: Unexpected Data Flattening Behavior...
The Run .Net Script activity in System Center 2012 Orchestrator handles the output of array data very differently than it did in previous versions of Orchestrator/Opalis Integration Server. In fact, if...
View ArticleImproved Package Restore
As we’ve previously explained we receive various reports on how our NuGet packages don’t play nicely with NuGet’s package restore feature. In this blog post I’ll talk about an update we shipped to our...
View ArticlePortable Compression is now stable
Today we are happy to announce that our portable compression library is now available as a stable NuGet package.Microsoft.Bcl.CompressionMicrosoft.Bcl.Compression provides the following APIs in a...
View ArticleAt Unite, enjoy expert Windows and Windows Phone help in porting your games
If you’re heading to Unite 2013, the annual event for Unity developers held this year August 27-30 in Vancouver, Canada, get ready to enjoy the expert help and advice of a whole crew of Microsoft...
View ArticleFinding User Groups, Finding Speakers and Project Aware
Hey y’all, Mark here again with some info I think our readers will like to get involved with and one that is near and dear to my heart. That is IT User Groups and community as a whole. I know I’m a sap...
View ArticleGoogle Chromecast Review - The race is on to wirelessly throw video to your TV
The Google Chromecast is simple and brilliant. It's one of those perfect little "duh! Why didn't someone do that before?" ideas. I didn't realize I needed one until I realized that I've been chasing...
View ArticleC++ IDE Improvements in Visual Studio 2013
When we considered what features to add to the C++ IDE in Visual Studio 2013, we decided to focus on improving the C++ code editing experience. We've added a number of features that will help you write...
View ArticleReinstalling Cumulative Updates in Configuration Manager
One request we often receive is for information on reinstalling cumulative updates with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. This comes up specifically in the case of a disaster recovery scenario,...
View ArticleNow in the Store: Telenav Scout GPS for Windows Phone 8
The Windows Phone Store is home to several top-notch mapping and navigation app like Nokia’s HERE suite. Now you can add one more option to the mix: Televav’s Scout GPS for Windows Phone 8. Download it...
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