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  • May 7, 2013
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    App Builder Virtual Summit Now Available for On Demand Viewing

    Last week, Microsoft held an App Builder Virtual Summit, providing budding Windows 8/RT and Windows Phone developers with a nice introduction to the platforms. And now the whole thing is available for on-demand viewing....More
  • Mar. 15, 2013
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    New Course: Build Apps for Both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 5

    Microsoft Virtual Academy is offering a new Jump Start course for developers who wish to build apps for both Windows 8/RT and Windows Phone 8. According to the firm, this course targets developers with some experience developing for Windows Phone and features guidance, best practices, patterns and techniques that will then deliver apps for both platforms....More
  • Mar. 4, 2013
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    Office and SharePoint 2013 Developer Tools Now Available

    Microsoft announced today that the Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012 are now available, allowing developers to create apps that target Office 2013, SharePoint 2013 and Office 365. Developers can also optionally create apps for Office via the web using a technology previously codenamed “Napa.”...More
  • Feb. 25, 2013
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    Windows Phone Developer Update 14

    With Mobile World Congress underway this week in Barcelona, Spain, Microsoft has provided an interesting update for Windows Phone developers. Touting the progress it’s seen since the release of Windows Phone 8 in October, Microsoft claims that its mobile strategy is paying off....More
  • Jan. 31, 2013
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    Microsoft Helps Developers Make Modern Web Sites

    Microsoft on Wednesday introduced modern.IE, a web-based resource for developers that offers tools to help optimize web sites for modern browsers like Internet Explorer 10....More
  • Jan. 22, 2013
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    Microsoft Updates Windows Phone SDK with Windows Phone 7.8 Support 2

    Microsoft today announced an update for the Windows Phone software development kit (SDK) that adds support for Windows Phone 7.8. As you may recall, this interim release adds the Windows Phone 8 Start screen capabilities to Windows Phone 7.x handsets....More
  • Jan. 22, 2013
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    Microsoft Discusses Creation of Bing Apps for Windows 8 3

    While there’s been a lot of debate over the quality of some of the Metro-style apps that are bundled with Windows 8, the Bing apps—Bing, News, Finance, Sports, Travel, and Maps—are widely regarded as being among the few that are quite excellent. This week, Microsoft talked up the creation of these apps, describing to developers some of the ways in which they can build their own content-rich Windows 8 apps....More
  • Jan. 15, 2013
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    Charles Petzold Completes Programming Windows 6th Edition 6

    Throughout 2012, I provided updates about Windows developer guru Charles Petzold’s latest book, Programming Windows 6th Edition, which focuses on Metro-style programming for Windows 8. Well, after months and months of work, it’s done. And at a whopping 1136 pages, it’s also a monster....More
  • Jan. 15, 2013
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    Developers: Get Your Windows Phone App Featured in a TV Ad 3

    Microsoft this week announced an interesting contest for developers: A chance to have your Windows Phone app featured in a primetime television advertisement that will appear in the US. Dubbed Windows Phone Next App Star, the contest runs through March 5....More
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What I Use
Apr. 18, 2013
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What I Use: On the Road 20

Every so often, I publish an updated version of my “What I Use” document, which details the technology products and services I actually use day-to-day. Since I’m currently on my third business trip in five weeks, this is perhaps an ideal time to discuss the technology products I rely on when I travel and a few related points....More
Mar. 6, 2013
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What I Use: March 2013 33

Lots of changes since November, including a new PC-based home server running Windows 8, several new smart phones, new PCs and tablets, new cloud backup, Office 365 Home Premium and a nice doubling of my Internet speeds courtesy of Verizon FIOS....More
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