What data type should I use?

A conversation with Sean Nolan, chief architect for HealthVault From Jon Udell

I wrote a few articles about data types on my blog: HealthRecordItem Weight, measurements, and display values Custom data types A custom data type architecture

There have been a few questions about how offline access works and where it can be used, so I thought I’d share some additional insights. But first, I’d like to make sure we’re on the same page. The difference between the two scenarios is that while in...

For those of you interested in connecting devices to HealthVault, there's a blog just for you.

We will be performing routine maintenance on the HealthVault Developer Environment servers between 6pm and 7pm Pacific Time next Wednesday, Oct 24th. Intermittent outages are possible during this maintenance window. We plan on using a similar time window...

Some of your emails to the Promo Code request alias ( hvPromo@microsoft.com ) were getting blocked by spam filters so we have built a request form and made it available on http://connect.microsofthealthbeta.com/RequestPromoCode.aspx . If you requested...

There have been some questions about authentication in web apps and support for thick clients in HealthVault. On this subject, it’s useful to first understand how web applications work so that they can be contrasted to client applications. Web applications...

The Connection Center application allows you to add a shortcut to your application to the set of shortcuts that are shown. I wrote a series of posts that details what you need to do to create a Microsoft Installer package (aka .msi file) that users...

An interview of Peter Neupert, VP of the Health Solutions Group

There are some pictures and a few short videos of the launch event posted here .

A short introduction to certificates and how they relate to HealthVault HealthVault and Certificates

You may now ask questions in the HealthVault developer forum .

Our promo code email is now functioning correctly. If you need a promo code, go to the request page .

[Update] There is now a HealthVault Devices blog...

If you're running on windows server 2003, you may run into problems trying to install the SDK. Here's what you can do to workaround the problem: Copy HealthVaultSDK.exe to a directory (c:\junk\test for this example) Extract the files: HealthVaultSDK...

(The email doesn't have to be the one associated with your live id) Our promo code alias is having some problems. If you get a bounce on the email, you can go ahead and send an email through the contact page of this blog. You will also need to create...

We have a Getting Started guide on the dev center that has most of the information you need, but here's the quick overview, with a few late-breaking clarifications. To get the sample applications running, you need: An account on the HealthVault...

If you're reading this post, I'm presuming a couple of things. You are interested in HealthVault, and you are in search of more information. Here's what we have for you: HealthVault Developer Center This is the MSDN developer center for HealthVault...

With the launch of Microsoft HealthVault, the HealthVault developer blog is now open for business. Our intent is to provide you with useful information related to HealthVault. That information will include news about the platform, how to articles,...