CES2014: TierTime Launches Windows 8.1 3D Printer Driver
At CES 2014, 3D printing has become one of the most exciting technology categories. With Windows 8.1 native 3D printing support, new 3D printers, and new apps available there’s no shortage of cool new...
View ArticleCommon mailbox / folder sharing scenarios Guided Walkthroughs now available
Exchange and Outlook have, for years, been great collaboration platforms, where our customers could share information easily with others. One of the things that came to light when a lot of our...
View ArticleNew Windows Azure Network Security Whitepaper
Download the new Windows Azure Network Security Whitepaper. Windows Azure networking provides the infrastructure necessary to securely connect your virtual machines to one another, as well as bridge...
View ArticleAutomatic Virtual Machine Activation in Windows Server 2012 R2
Automatic virtual machine activation is an easy to miss, but really handy feature in Windows Server 2012 R2.One of the primary reasons why people buy Windows Server Datacenter today is because it gives...
View ArticleLightSwitch Community & Content Rollup- December 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...
View ArticleLaptops are insanely affordable now
Here's a cliché for you: Things change very fast in the tech world. But it can still be a bit of a shock when you look up and realize just how much things have changed. Case in point: The price of...
View ArticleSeattle user group, Feb 13: F# on iOS with Xamarin Studio and Mac
If you are in the Seattle area, come by the Microsoft campus February 13 at 7pm for a talk on creating F# iOS apps using Xamarin Studio on Mac. Details on the group’s meetup page, here:...
View ArticleSwitch easily between VirtualBox and Hyper-V with a BCDEdit boot Entry in...
I've been using GenyMotion for a FAST Android Emulator when developing with Visual Studio and Xamarin. However, I also use Hyper-V when developing for Windows Phone. GenyMotion use VirtualBox, which...
View ArticleMicrosoft PKI OCSP Responder Now JITC Certified and Lab Setup Guide
Hello all, my name is Jesse Esquivel and I’m a platforms PFE with one of my specialty’s being security/PKI. I’ve been working with PKI in the Department of Defense (DoD) and Federal spaces for the last...
View ArticleTackling the Sefnit botnet Tor hazard
Sefnit, a prevailing malware known for using infected computers for click fraud and bitcoin mining, has left millions of machines potentially vulnerable to future attacks. We recently blogged about...
View ArticleThe Office of the future: From Mad Men to nomadic
It used to be that you had to "go" to the office to get work done. Today, we carry our offices with us, so why go to the office at all? We go to connect with people. Learn how Perceptive Pixel makes...
View ArticleReducing Storage Costs with Microsoft VDI
As enterprises are adapting to more personally owned devices, IT is looking for a way to manage these devices and provide the users with access to corporate applications and data while ensuring...
View ArticleVirtual Machine Stop Action in a Cluster
One of the interesting philosophical debates on the Hyper-V team is “What is the right thing to do when a user stops a clustered virtual machine?”. Some of us believe that if the user asked to stop...
View ArticlePie in the Sky (January 10th, 2014)
It's the end of my first week back after the holidays. Here's a few links I managed to pick up this week between catching up on e-mail and work.CloudGet better acquainted with Windows Azure: A...
View ArticleTop Windows Phone app certification failures and how to avoid them
Thanks to Mike Francis of the Windows Phone Store certification and policy team, who provided much of the content for this blog. -- Bernardo I work very hard to develop, test, and market my Windows...
View ArticleCommon mailbox / folder sharing scenarios Guided Walkthroughs now available
We're happy to announce the release of five new Guided Walkthroughs (self-help tools) for some of the most common mailbox and folder sharing tasks. You can read all about the new Guided Walkthroughs...
View ArticleWindows Azure Websites Development Stacks Support
Editor's Note: This post comes from Daria Grigoriu, Program Manager on the Windows Azure Web Sites team, and Windows Azure Web Sites Developer Experience partners.The Windows Azure Web Sites (WAWS)...
View ArticleNew themes… and a peek behind the scenes of the Open Call
I’ve mentioned the Open Call project several times in previous blog posts, and I thought I’d talk about it a bit more today. I refer to it as the “open call” because it’s open-ended (there is no...
View ArticlePBS’s Wild Kratts app brings science and fun to Windows phones and PCs
Hey, parents! If your young ones are fans of PBS’s science-infused animated adventure series Wild Kratts, check out the new Wild Kratts Creature Power app that just arrived this morning in the Windows...
View ArticleSMA Capabilities in Depth: Runbook Input, Output, and Nested Runbooks
With Service Management Automation (SMA), the new capability in Windows Azure Pack and Orchestrator 2012 R2 , creating and running runbooks are core tasks for IT professionals who are automating...
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