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Known Issue Upgrading from TFS 2012 Beta to Update 1
We would like to convey some information about a known upgrade issue with the February 29th Team Foundation Server 2012 Beta release.Recently, one of our customers reported hitting a block when trying...
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The Cosmopolitan shell and theme source code is released!
We’ve released the source code for the Cosmopolitan shell and theme, allowing you use the default LightSwitch 2012 shell and theme as starting points for your own custom shells and themes. You can...
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Dashing through the clouds with Windows Azure scale
Tracking Santa is a big job and this year the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) team, Windows Azure, Bing Maps and all of Santa’s elves worked together to bring you the Official NORAD...
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Ten Reasons Why Internet Explorer 10 is Best for Business
The web browser is not only important at home or in school. For business, the browser is a key tool for accessing line of business apps, connecting with customers and partners, modernizing employee...
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VMM Support Tip: Adding hosts fails with Error 2927
Alvin Morales here again, and today I wanted to talk briefly about an issue that I ran across in System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012) Service Pack 1 but is probably applicable to...
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Introducing content roadmaps for Office IT Pros
The Office Resource Kit team is rolling out a series of content roadmaps for subject areas like Office 2013 deployment and compatibility. We designed these roadmaps with several goals in mind:Give...
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To grandma’s house we go—with these holiday travel apps
‘Tis the season for braving airports, highways, and hotels on our way to visit family and friends. But the right Windows Phone apps can change the way we plan for these trips, and how we enjoy them....
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Jack Reacher theme… and a few questions for you
I just have a quick update for you this week, to let you know about our brand-new Jack Reacher theme which lets you get your Windows desktop ready for the December 21 release of the Jack Reacher...
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Project helps take the stress out of holiday meal planning
We’re officially in the holiday season, and you’ve been nominated to cook the big dinner. Whether you’re a little nervous as a first-time host or you’re a veteran who wants to be more organized,...
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ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 (Release Candidate)
I've talked before in presentations that the ASP.NET and Web Tools team has been slowly externalizing pieces of ASP.NET. You've seen it in many pieces of the ASP.NET runtime moving into NuGet while...
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The new Facebook application template and library for ASP.NET MVC
If you’re looking to build a Facebook App using ASP.NET MVC, then you’re in the right place. With the release of ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 RC, we’ve added lots of updates to our Facebook Application...
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Cumulative Update 2 now available for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) for Configuration Manager is now available as a hotfix download via KB 2780664 . In addition to several new fixes, this latest update includes all fixes previously released...
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Windows Phone Store expands, adds new features
Good news: Our web Store for apps and games is now open in 37 new locations around the world. The new markets are: Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo...
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Update to Alleged Information and Security Issue with Mouse Position Behavior
Over the last few days we’ve seen reports alleging abuse of a browser behavior regarding mouse position. Microsoft is working closely with other companies to address the concern of mouse position...
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Introduction to PowerPivot in Excel 2013
This blog post was brought to you by Diego Oppenheimer a Program Manager on the Excel team. Some weeks ago I introduced an important, new part of the Excel 2013 Data Model and how you could create...
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Connecting Windows 8 to Small Business Server 2011 Standard after the...
[Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Sabir Chandwale and Charanjeet Singh from Commercial Technical Support]Update Rollup 3 for Small Business Server 2011 Standard addresses the warning message while...
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Release Notes 12/12/2012
This past week the CodePlex team worked on several fixes to improve the stability of our TFS infrastructure, including applying TFS 2012 Update 1. We apologize for the recent downtime. We are not...
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PowerPoint 2013: Shining a Spotlight on Video and Audio
You want to say something, but your bullet points and graphics aren’t quite cutting it? Sometimes the best way to make your point is with video or audio clips. PowerPoint 2013 has a bunch of...
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SharePoint 2013 Snippet: User License Enforcement
In MOSS 2007 and SharePoint Server 2010, it’s technically possible to set up an environment so that some users have the SharePoint Standard CAL and some users have the Enterprise CAL. Note the word...
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Announcing the ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 Release Candidate
This week the ASP.NET and Visual Web Developer teams delivered the Release Candidate of the ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 update (formerly ASP.NET Fall 2012 Update BUILD Prerelease). This update extends...
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