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And now for something completely different
Some of you may know that I've written a couple of books. The first, Child of the Hive, is a sci-fi adventure set in near-future England. The second is the hugely exciting Designing Forms for...
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Advance Notification Service for the January 2013 Security Bulletin Release
On behalf of all of us here at Microsoft, I’d like to wish everyone a very happy New Year! With 2013 starting on a Tuesday, our monthly bulletin release is upon us a bit earlier than usual. Next...
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Security Advisory 2798897 released, Certificate Trust List updated
Hello, Today we released Security Advisory 2798897 to notify customers that we are aware of active attacks using a fraudulent digital certificate issued by TURKTRUST Inc. To help protect customers, we...
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SQL Server Unit Testing using Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2012 Side...
This post is important only if you need to open the same SQL Server unit test projects in both Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2012.The SQL Server unit testing runtime components installed with...
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Best Windows Phone news apps for 2013
The year’s just three days old and already there’s a lot to keep up with, from fiscal cliff folly to Oscar predictions to (guilty pleasure alert) Kim Kardashian’s pregnancy and daily fashion picks....
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PowerPoint 2013: Resume Reading: pick up where you left off in your presentation
Have you ever reopened a presentation and tried to find that slide you were working on when you last closed it? Well, you are going to love the new Resume Reading feature in PowerPoint....(read more)
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MyGet build services now integrated with CodePlex
MyGet is a pretty cool service that allows you to host your own NuGet feed. During the holidays the team at MyGet enabled integration with CodePlex.MyGet announced their public beta of a build service...
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Windows Workflow Foundation Case Studies
Happy New Year!I’ve gotten a few requests for WF customer examples, so I thought I'd kick off 2013 with a list of some published case studies. These are case studies specific to the use of WF...
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How To Use Common Active Directory Commands In PowerShell
Hey y’all, Mark here with a quick post that all you PowerShell slackers should check out. Ashley McGlone aka GoateePFE (I've seen his goatee in real life and it is magnificent) has written up a nice...
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C# is the “Language of the Year”
It’s a great way to start a new year: the PYPL index has named C# the language of the year. This index focuses on the leading indicator of learning a language. It’s nice to see that there’s been...
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Updated Links on Windows Server 2012 File Server and SMB 3.0
In this post, I'm providing a reference to the most relevant content related to Windows Server 2012 that is related to the File Server, the SMB 3.0 features and its associated scenarios like Hyper-V...
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Bugs in TFS Update 1
I’ve posted here the list of bugs that we’ve found in our TFS 2012 Update 1. We’ve got a hot fix in final testing now. I’ll post a link as soon as it is available and we’ll be updating the Update 1...
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Ignite Webcast – Office 365 ProPlus Deployment
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...
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Pie in the Sky (January 4, 2013)
Happy New Year, everyone! The blog has been relatively quiet in the last few weeks, but that means we have accumulated a ton of interesting reading. Some of these links might be a couple weeks old, but...
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App roundup: Great apps for your New Year’s resolutions
Happy New Year! Like many of you, I start off every year with a list of resolutions for the coming year. Although my intentions are always good, experience has taught me that as the months go by, those...
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Top Windows Phone apps for skiers and snowboarders
2013 is shaping up to be a great year for snow junkies—at least here in the Pacific Northwest, where record snowfalls blanketed the Cascades last month. If you’re gearing up to hit the powder, here are...
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What is new for the Tabular model in SQL Server 2012 SP1 and compatibility level
On the surface the SQL Server 2012 SP1 looks very much like SQL Server 2012 RTM but there are some hidden gems in there that will make you upgrade to SP1. This blog post will describe why you would...
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How to detect that your app is running in Kid’s Corner
In Windows Phone 8, Microsoft introduced the Kid’s Corner feature that lets parents configure a separate Start screen for their children and populate it with only the apps, games, and content that they...
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iPad, Surface, Ultrabook: Are we there yet?
Disclaimer: I work for Microsoft in Azure doing open source for the web. I have never worked for the Windows group. I've been blogging here for a decade and I stand on my reputation for being fair and...
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“Unplugged” LIDNUG online talk with me on Tuesday (Jan 9th)
This Wednesday, January 9th, I’m doing another online LIDNUG session. The talk will be from 2pm to 3:30pm (Pacific Time). I do these talks a few times a year and they tend to be pretty fun....
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