With various different versions of Internet Explorer out there and various devices that can display sites, the testing matrix for your site is inevitably more complicated. In an effort to help you use your time more effectively, spending more time on...

For those of you who are already members of the Developer Movement , the Windows Phone App Challenge has just gone live! If you’re not yet a member of the Developer Movement or don’t know what it is, give this post two more minutes and read below. The...

As you may or may not know, today, and every January 28th is Data Privacy Day, a day that according to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is a day that “Canada, along with many countries around the world, will celebrate Data Privacy Day...

In Canada, we’re fortunate to have many community experts and MVPs. Throughout the month, they write about and talk about some really cool things. Many of you have told us that you’d like it to be easier to discover them and what they’re writing about...

Through reading various discussions on the Canadian Developer Connection group on LinkedIn (have you joined the group yet?) and talking to some of you at conferences and workshops about developing (or rather, not yet developing) Windows Store apps, one...

Guest post by Adam Gallant In my job at Microsoft, I get the privilege of interaction with hundreds of development customers of all shapes and sizes across the country. One of the trends that I’m seeing in every customer, of every size, is that...

If you are a fan of OSS and cloud computing then the recently launched preview of VM Depot from Microsoft Open Technologies is for you! The goal of the VM Depot is for developers and users of Windows Azure to host, discuss and rate various Linux based...

Over the last few weeks, when things were relatively quiet around the office and in the developer community, I decided that I was going to take advantage of the “extra” time, roll up my sleeves, and finally sit down and write a Windows Store app from...

First and foremost, Happy New Year! May it be a year full of learning new things, developing skills, and most importantly building - building apps, new careers, or better yet, new careers building apps! Over the holidays, I took the opportunity to go...

In Canada, we’re fortunate to have many community experts and MVPs. Throughout the month, they write about and talk about some really cool things. Many of you have told us that you’d like it to be easier to discover them and what they’re writing about...

In the spirit of making sure that you have some good reading, viewing, and learning opportunities for this holiday season (while spending time with family, or doing whatever it is that you like to do, of course), here’s what you need for Windows Azure...

As you may have heard, back in October, the new Office RTM'd and was named the most ambitious release of Office ever, spanning the full family of Office applications, servers and cloud services. With all of that comes a new developer opportunity - using...

While I’d love to say that I’m giving you each a Windows Phone 8 device for the holidays, I can’t. Sorry. But, given that most of us have some time off coming (or perhaps you’ve already started your winter break), I can give you the gift of a Windows...

If I were asked the question “How many languages do you speak?”, today I would have to say 4 – English, Français (je peux parler Français, mais pas courrament), Hebrew (my mother tongue, actually… hence the chosen keyboard pic), C# (and VB, but I can...

Did you know that if you are building a Windows 8 app and are located in Toronto or Vancouver that you can: Get guidance on how to prepare your app for submission to the Windows Store. Get answers to technical questions. Test on a wide variety...

For those of you who tuned in to this month’s D³: LIVE & INTERACTIVE , you heard me inviting you to watch a special presentation of the show LIVE from DevTeach Montreal . This coming Monday, December 10, at 6:30pm, Howard Dierking, Program Manager...

What if you could build Office and SharePoint solutions using standard web technologies and distribute them worldwide from the Office Store (currently in beta) on Office.com? With Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013, you can. The all new cloud app extensibility...

Here’s the news as seen on this month’s episode of D³: LIVE & INTERACTiVE : Developer Movement is back - join the Developer Movement to earn points and be rewarded for publishing Windows Store and Windows Phone apps, with...

In order to build beautiful, interactive, and fast web sites, there’s a recipe you can follow which includes, but certainly isn’t limited to, the use of technologies such as ASP.NET, HTML5, jQuery, WebAPI, SignalR, and Windows Azure . Join web gurus Brady...

Sharing Awesome | Wednesday, December 5, 2012 | 12:00 PM ET - 1:00 PM ET Add to Outlook >> --> Windows Phone apps don’t just simply run on Windows 8 as they are. There are ways. However, to architect your code so that you can share your “awesome...

Calling all developers and designers! Wavefront and Microsoft are back with hands-on coding workshops to update you on what’s new with Windows phone, support your app building, and get you prepared to submit to the Windows Phone Store. We have listened...

  I just posted this over on WootStudio and I thought I should surface the information here as well. If you haven’t yet read the post go on I’ll wait… Ok good so have you registered ? Are you excited? You should be!     Not just for startups...

As developers, we tend to be creative people. We use our imagination to think up solutions to solve day to day business problems and then we build apps to bring those solutions to life. Set those business problems aside for a moment. Close your eyes....

During this month’s D³: LIVE & INTERACTiVE (aired LIVE yesterday and now available on-demand ), I had the pleasure of announcing that the Canadian Developer Connection Windows Store app is now available for download. I’m totally excited...

Here’s the news as seen on this month’s episode of D³: LIVE & INTERACTiVE : Links Technology Post Roundup - 5th Edition Canadian Developer Events - One stop to get all of the developer events happening nationwide. Canadian Developer Connection Windows...