If there are any of you out there wondering why you still haven't gotten your invitation codes for .NET Services (even you have already signed up at this link for couple of days), you might want to check the following: Do you have a verified email address at Microsoft Connect? If you are not sure...

In case you haven't heard from Moustafa's blog . White papers for .NET Services are now posted on Dev Center . Enjoy!

SQL Data Services (SDS) went to public CTP recently. Customers now have 2 ways to acquire credentials to access SDS. Some of you might wonder what the differences are between the credential obtained through SDS Public CTP and the credential obtained through Azure Services Invitations . (Yip, that's right...

As invitation codes for Azure Services are sent to customers through emails, many customers wonder if they can check online to ensure the codes are not "swallowed" by the powerful spam filter. There is actually a way to check this. Log on to http://connect.microsoft.com/ with the Live ID that you...

Here is a solution for you. http://mujtabasyed.blogspot.com/2008/11/net-service-bus-reference-posters.html http://mujtabasyed.blogspot.com/2008/11/net-access-control-service-poster.html My colleague, Mujtaba has graciously created these for our users! Enjoy! Of course, besides the poster...

If you are one of the lucky one who get an invitation code for Microsoft .NET Services and Microsoft SQL Services, you might wonder what you should do with it. This guide provides a step-by-step instruction to walk you through the portal experience and running your first sample! Sounds like fun? Let...