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Some thoughts on a comment about VS 2012.3
Yesterday, I got a thoughtful comment from Dean on my post about Update 3. I sat down to write a response this morning and it turned into a but of a novel (in fact, the blog says it’s too long to post...
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Windows Azure Active Directory Tenant Details Script
Hi folks! I’ve posted a handy little script up to the TechNet Script Center. Here’s a direct link Technorati Tags: WAAD , Windows Azure AD , O365 , Office 365 , PowerShell This script is used to...
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Garage Series: Going under the hood of Office software updates
In this episode, our adventurous hosts go deeper on how software updates really work for the new Office. Tune in as they demystify what's different compared to the Office Professional Plus 2013 MSI...
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Sharing to your target app
In Sharing from your app, we introduced the idea of sharing content from the example app Food with Friends to several target apps that let the user accomplish rich end-to-end scenarios. Apps in Windows...
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Ubisoft’s hit game Monster Burner is here—and it’s free
Protecting castles from marauding monsters is the idea behind Monster Burner, Ubisoft’s fast-paced, highly-rated hit that just arrived in the Windows Phone Store. The game, which runs on both Windows...
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Upgrading to the new SharePoint Online
The new Office 365 service is out of "Preview" and available to try and buy today. We received tons of actionable feedback resulting in new features customers want, improved performance, simple user...
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NuGet for C++ and the Northwest Hackathon
Howdy!My name is Garrett Serack, I'm not actually part of the Visual C++ team--I actually work as a Senior Software Development Engineer in Microsoft's Open Source Technology Center, which is part of...
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OEM Appliance OOBE update: Set up a 4-node cluster in 30 minutes!
Hi folks, Scott here to talk about a new OEM Appliance OOBE (Out-of-box-experience) update that is now available for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Storage Server 2012. Windows server manufacturers...
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Full-res photo and video backup now available worldwide for Windows Phone 8
[This post was written byAaron Sauvé, a senior program manager on the Windows Phone camera and photos team. –KC]One great feature of Windows Phone 8 is its ability to save full-resolution backup copies...
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Fix it for Security Advisory 2847140 is available
We have updated Security Advisory 2847140 to include an easy, one-click Fix it to address the known attack vectors. The Fix it is available to all customers and helps prevent known attacks that...
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URL to Browse the Latest Version of Source Code
In this release, the CodePlex team made improvements to the source browsing URLs. Now, when you navigate to the source browsing page, the provided URL will always point to the latest version of the...
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The new Office Garage Series: Anatomy of Office Software Updates in Click-to-Run
This week adventurous hosts go deeper on how software updates really work for the new Office. They attempt to demystify what’s different compared to the Office Professional Plus 2013 MSI install and...
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How to manage Out-of-Box Drivers with the use of Model Specific Driver Groups...
Hello. My name is Bill Spears and I am a Premier Field Engineer in the Windows/Platforms group at Microsoft. In today’s blog I will discuss the approach that I use to manage Out-Of-Box drivers within...
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Yammer and Office 365: Aligning for scale
Last summer, Microsoft made a $1.2B investment in Yammer, recognizing enterprise social as key to how companies communicate and collaborate. Fast forward only eight months, and the momentum is...
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Huawei W1 with Windows Phone 8 coming to Walmart this month
Huawei’s first Windows Phone 8 smartphone—the Huawei W1—is expected to go on sale at Walmart later this month, the company announced today. So keep an eye out. It will be sold in Walmart’s online and...
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Web-client development with Ember.js and Windows Azure Mobile Services - Part 2
Today I continue building the application started in Part 1 by adding navigation and some basic routes and templates. If you're following along, you should be starting out with an application that...
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Building Internet Explorer 10: a Browser that is Perfect for Touch
When you consider that browsing the web remains one of the most popular activities on a tablet, it’s surprising the experience isn’t better. People should expect more from the browsing experience on a...
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Lumia 521 hits Walmart on Saturday, T-Mobile stores May 22. Plus: What else...
After quickly selling out during its retail debut on Home Shopping Network last month, Nokia’s no contract, sub-$150 Lumia 521 is about to make an even bigger splash. Walmart officially starts selling...
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Hands-On With the Dual-GPU Lenovo Y500 Gaming Laptop
When it comes to the Windows 8 laptops I use, I want it all. I want a beautiful full-HD screen, a quad core CPU, lots of RAM, multiple USB 3.0 ports, plenty of disk space, great sound, and tons of...
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Inside Windows Phone – Windows Phone and HTML5
This blog post was authored by Matthias Shapiro, a technical evangelist at Microsoft.- LarryOne of the exciting things and lesser known features in Windows Phone development is how it’s the perfect...
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