How Windows Phone guards against malware
It seems like every couple of weeks we see another report cautioning people about the danger of malicious apps—sneaky software that tracks your location, steals your passwords, runs up phone bills, or...
View ArticleInternet Explorer Challenges Gamers with Atari Arcade Battle Royale at PAX Prime
Every year, gamers and geeks alike descend upon PAX Prime in Seattle to check out the latest in the gaming industry. Last year at PAX, the Internet Explorer team and Atari debuted the Atari Arcade, a...
View ArticleExchange Online mailbox sizes are doubling
Stephen Brown is a product marketing manager on the Exchange teamThe size of user mailboxes in all Exchange Online and Office 365 service plans is doubling. Beginning today, the current 25 GB of...
View ArticleNew Preview: Windows Azure Rights Management Service Update
Howdy folks, Today I'm blogging about some exciting news from a part of the Active Directory team that we haven't talked about much yet – our Rights Management Service (RMS) team. Just a few hours ago,...
View ArticleAutomation–Service Management Automation–Utility Runbook...
Hello Readers/Viewers!I know I keep posting stuff, but I have so much to get out I hardly have time to get my PowerShell formatted!Don’t worry – this post will be short and sweet. I simply wanted to...
View ArticleC++ REST SDK 1.2.0 is now available
C++ REST SDK 1.2.0 has been released on CodePlex. This version of the C++ REST SDK includes the following: Support for HTTPS for the Linux version of the libraryClient side features for Windows XP...
View ArticleInside Windows Phone | From the Archive | The “Coding 4 Fun” Toolkit
Earlier this month there was an update release of the “Coding 4 Fun” Toolkit, an outstanding set of open source libraries for Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8, and Windows Store apps. You can download...
View ArticleHybrid Mailbox moves and EMC changes
As customers are upgraded or sign up for the latest version of Office 365, they may notice some changes in their recipient and organization management experience. For instance, we now allow the...
View ArticleThe Broken Windows Theory of App Stores
Imagine that the web itself had an app store, and your clicked "New Releases" to see the latest websites that the web just published. It would be 99% crap. And that's being generous. Having a section...
View ArticleUse Visual Studio 2012 to debug JavaScript code outside the running project
In this article, we will share a Visual Studio debugging tip for debugging JavaScript files that are outside apps for Office projects—for example, a JavaScript file built from multiple source files in...
View ArticleJoin us for Tuesday’s webinar: How to create a timeline in Project
Dave Ludwig is a Content Developer for Office.com. We showed you how to create project tasks and assign people or resources to tasks. Now we’ll organize the project so it’s ready for kickoff. You’ll...
View ArticleIntroducing PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)
Hello readers! In this blog post I will be introducing PowerShell Desired State Configuration (hereafter called DSC). I will explain what it is and how you can use it so that it can serve as a primer...
View ArticleOffice 365 news round-up
Labor Day is approaching and it's an ideal time to reflect on the many contributions American workers have made to the strength and prosperity of our country. It's also a good time to think about how...
View ArticleAugust 2013 was Automation Month at the Building Clouds Blog!
Augomation? Autogust? Augustomania?Whatever you call it, with 16 Automation Track / Automation Track adjacent posts, it was Automation’s month to shine.You may have not even realized it – heck, I don’t...
View ArticleWeekend Reading: Show Up on Monday as (potentially) an Expert in Automation
I have a quality weekend reading recommendation for all the IT pros looking for the latest and greatest information on Automation.One my favorite blogs is Building Clouds, and the automation SME’s who...
View ArticleExclusive: Be first to watch Crackle’s new feature-length thriller “Extraction”
Sony’s Crackle is the latest digital network to start producing its own original feature-length films, with next Thursday’s premiere of the martial arts flick Extraction. But antsy Windows Phone action...
View ArticleIn-App Purchase: Success stories and Tips to test common in-app failure...
Every day there are more apps in the Windows Phone Store that offer in-app purchase: in the past 6 months alone, the sales of in-app purchase items in Windows Phone Store has grown by over 20x. Windows...
View ArticleInstalling Update Rollup 2 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 may fail or...
[This post comes to us courtesy of Manish Kapoor from Microsoft Commercial Technical Support]Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3 has been released and may be offered by WSUS on your...
View ArticleMeet the Exchange Experts at Ignite Summits
Ignite Summits are unique and special events for IT Pros delivered by the Exchange team. We share our knowledge and experience deploying and managing the new Office products and services and hear from...
View ArticleHello
You’ll be seeing some more posts from me here soon so wanted to quickly say hi. My name is Martin Woodward and I’ve just moved over to work on CodePlex team here in Microsoft as the PM. I’ve been part...
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