Learn How to Create an Internet Game Using F#, C#, and ASP.NET
We have just released a new MSDN sample and tutorial that shows how to use F# and C# in a Windows Azure cloud service. If you are considering doing any F# programming in Windows Azure, we encourage you...
View ArticleTech Tuesday Live Twitter Chat with HP on Family Computing - #winchat
When families think about computers, they often have a different set of concerns than those who purchase PCs for work, travel or play. These concerns range from safety, to shared computing capacity, to...
View ArticleFive computers, additional 20GB of storage, and more: Your Office 365 Home...
Your Office on up to 5 computers. Additional 20GB of storage in SkyDrive. 60 anywhere minutes with Skype. Use Office anywhere. Learn how to get the most out of your Office 365 Home Premium...
View ArticleSubmitting Hadoop MapReduce Jobs using PowerShell
As always here is a link to the “Generics based Framework for .Net Hadoop MapReduce Job Submission” code. In all the samples I have shown so far I have always used the command-line consoles. However...
View ArticleWhat IT Pros Should Know About Windows 8 Enterprise: Deployment, Devices,...
Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable Friday, March 1, 2013 - 9:00 AM Pacific Time Windows 8 delivers experiences users want, offers key improvements around mobile productivity, and provides IT with a...
View ArticleWindows Azure SQL Database and SQL Server -- Performance and Scalability...
Curious about the differences in approaching performance and scalability in SQL Server vs. Windows Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)? Check out this new paper that brings together insights from...
View ArticleTop Office 365 questions answered
A week ago today, Office 365 Home Premium launched worldwide, giving busy people and families new ways to get more done at home, at school and on the go. From customer events in New York, Sao Paulo,...
View ArticleSupport Tip: After disabling the Windows Update Service it automatically...
Hi everyone, Jeramy Skidmore here. Recently I had a case where the Windows Update Service (wuauserv) was disabled in the environment for all servers but after installing System Center 2012 Endpoint...
View ArticleMicrosoft Internal Usage of TFS: July - December 2012
SummaryThe following analysis includes the IT internal offering for TFS and includes trends throughout the second half of 2012 (July – December 2012). Overall, we are continuing to have consistent...
View ArticleEyes wide open: New Microsoft Research photo app helps prevent missed shots
Capturing great action shots—or just about anything involving kids—is tricky on any camera. Savvy photographers toting fancy-pants DSLRs typically boost their odds of success using burst mode, which...
View ArticleAsset Intelligence synchronization issues in Configuration Manager SP1 resolved
Over the last few days customers observed Asset Intelligence (AI) synchronization failures on System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 sites. AIUpdateSvc.log entries similar to the...
View ArticlePreparing your Windows Store app for a world market
Do you want to make your new app accessible for a worldwide market and potentially increase the number of customers for it? Windows 8 makes it easier than ever to write an app that can be tailored for...
View ArticleDebugging Unhandled Exceptions in a SharePoint App with Visual Studio using...
Following on from our last blog post on IntelliTrace enhancements for SharePoint, in this blog post we’ll talk about how the new analysis section for SharePoint can help you find the source of issues...
View ArticleNow in the Store: KooZac, a popular puzzler
Last month I spotlighted some addictive puzzle games for your phone. Here’s one more for the list: KooZac ($2.99), a popular and award-winning title billed as a mash up of Tetris and Sudoku, just...
View ArticleDistributed File System Consolidation of a Standalone Namespace to a...
Hello again everyone! David here to discuss a scenario that is becoming more and more popular for administrators of Distributed File System Namespaces (DFSN): consolidation of one or more standalone...
View ArticleUnderstanding the impact of piracy on cybersecurity
Today Microsoft released a special edition of its Security Intelligence Report (SIR) titled "Linking Cybersecurity Policy and Performance."The report examines the relationship between quantitative...
View ArticleSimultaneous Editing for Visual Studio with the free MultiEdit extension
I use a number of text editors. The three I have pinned to my taskbar are Visual Studio, Sublime Text 2, and Notepad 2.I have three because I like features from one and wish those features were in...
View Articlemodern.IE – New tools for mobile web developers
Last week, Microsoft launched modern.IE, a free set of tools and resources to help web developers ensure that their sites work beautifully across versions of Internet Explorer as well as other modern...
View ArticleNew Data Warehouse and Reporting Wiki Page
Last week, I presented on the topic of “Advanced System Center Reporting” at the System Center Universe conference. During that session, I mentioned that I had recently posted a new Wiki page on...
View ArticleUnderstand Identities and Single Sign On with our Upcomoing Ignite Webcast
To sign up for this webcast please download and save the attached calendar invite below where you will find the Webcast Meeting information. We are excited to announce our next Ignite Webcast that will...
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