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    Emerging Technologies I Didn’t Think Local Gov Was Looking At

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    I just came across an interesting article from Public CIO at GovTech.com , it covers six technologies that I didn’t think local government could be taking an early look at: Robotics – The idea of robots working at DMV is well… maybe a welcome innovation...
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    WinRT WebView and Zoom Level

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    Earlier this week I was asking myself “How can I change the Zoom level of a WinRT WebView”? When the WebView control has the focus you can zoom in/out just like you do in IE10: by using keyboard CTRL+ , CTRL-. But can this be one from code? Not directly...
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    A new SQLite wrapper for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 – The basics

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    Came across this goodie … these are the basic operations Opening a database (wraps the sqlite3_open_v2 function) Executing a single SQL statement (wraps the sqlite3_exec function) Creating a complex SQL statement (wraps the sqlite3_prepare16_v2 function...
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    Special Offer to All Mobile Developers: Windows Phone 7, iPhone, Android, BB

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    Re-introducing the Device Loan Program for GOVERNMENT, HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION Apps! This is a perfect time to port your Windows Phone 7, iPhone, or/and Android, BB apps  to Windows Phone 8. If you are already immersed in porting your app, then...
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    TECHED NEWS: Scott Guthrie’s goodies post

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    SUMMARY Dev/Test in the Cloud : MSDN Use Rights, Unbeatable MSDN Discount Rates, MSDN Monetary Credits BizTalk Services : Great new service for Windows Azure that enables EDI and EAI integration in the cloud Per-Minute Billing and No Charge for Stopped...
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    JUST RELEASED: Developing a Windows Store Business Apps with C#, XAML, and Prism

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    This Patterns & Practices latest drop provides guidance on how to create a Windows Store business app using C#, XAML and the Prism library. The release includes documentation, and source code for the AdventureWorks Shopper reference implementation...
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    Introducing ViViX–An Idea In My Head Anyway :-)

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    Vi rgin Vi rtual e X plorer ( ViViX ) (the name reflects that which could have been …  And, I don’t feel like changing it right no), ViViX is a virtual Travel & Tourism, Leisure Entertainment, and Science (Space/Ocean) Exploration innovation...
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    Technology Trends Impacting Government IT

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    Cloud Computing With its massive data centers, cloud computing delivers virtually infinite resources, providing the storage capacity and processing power to tackle some of the world’s toughest problems in healthcare, the environment, energy, scientific...
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    Joelcitizen Unplugged: C++ and the Windows Store Journey

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    Many thanks to our guest Nathan Manis (Senior Escalation Engineer, Windows Store C++) for being our guest for this unplugged session on March 29th. We discussed: The roadmap for Windows store and C++ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps...
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    Introducing the Windows Store Infokit app

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    This app is very simple but it can be very useful in helping developers get easy access to relevant resources and accelerate their interest in building Windows Store app. Any content you come across you can share with peers via the Charm Share. The app...
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    Sample Browser: A Windows Store App Samples Catalog

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    Just came across this goodie!!! It is a windows store that allows you to search and download code samples, learn code samples, share code samples, and request code samples. All from within one beautiful interface. ENJOY IT !! Feel free to check it out...
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    WACK!! Don’t Publish Your App Without It…

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    Oh the thrill of knowing you finished you app and are ready to publish it!!!  You can’t wait to see the app surface in the Windows Store search results!!! But wait… what if it gets rejected? It will ruin your thrill… Nooooo!!!!! Enters Windows Application...
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    The 11 Phases of a Web Developer’s Career (As Illustrated by Memes)

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    HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE… Here is a MUST SEE to start the week Phase 1 – Noob Phase 2 – The First Steps Phase 3 – Complete Frustration – no, he did not do that! Phase 4 – The Aha Moments Phase 5 – Fragile Code Phase 6 – Copycat Phase 7 – Cocky Phase 8 –...
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    ATTENTION ALL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPERS

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    don’t miss next week’s   v i r t u a l   s u m m i t have you registered for AppBuilder yet? How to Register/ Login You can register/login by clicking here . Username: (YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS) Password:  (NO PASSWORD REQUIRED) How Does...
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    Play nice with Apple, Google

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    Interesting article on USATODAY … Happy Monday!   THE TOOLS DEPARTMENT free/trial tools for developers Think blue sky with Azure free trial Freedom of Express ion  with Visual Studio Express 2012 Tools and SDKs from the Windows Developer Center...
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    Joelcitizen Unplugged Series

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    Join my joelcitizen unplugged series every Tuesday from 1:00 – 1:30pm. This is informal, open mic, open chat session for us to exchange ideas, thoughts, impression's, discoveries, etc. about different topics. Tomorrow we will review all the different...
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    SIRIUS… Really looking forward to this one…

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    Who follows the extraterrestrial phenomena?… this upcoming movie ( trailer )out on April 2 REALLY got my attention. This will show both at select theaters as well as streamed online worldwide by yekra. Dr. Steven Greer is doing some seriously credible...
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    Microsoft Excel GeoFlow–WOW!!!

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    As if Excel wasn’t already THE #C ( number cruncher )  of choice … Microsoft has just announced the preview of GeoFlow . Check the video right here: Download it here! Here is the official blog entry from the Office team … THE TOOLS DEPARTMENT free...
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    Windows Store Development–Retrospectives (Part IV)

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    Back to Part III What About Starting Fresh?  When code migration/portability from/to Windows Store apps and any other platform (i.e. web applications, Windows Phone, etc.) isn’t a concern, the decision remains mostly on the skills of the team. Developers...
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    Windows Store Development–Retrospectives (Part III)

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    Back to Part II   What About Skill and Code Reuse? In order to help clarifying some myths and truths around code reuse from different technologies into Windows Store applications, I will layout some of the aspects of porting code to/from some of...
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    Windows Store Development–Retrospectives (Part II)

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    Back to Part I What If My Requirements Don’t Fit Into The Windows Store Application Constraints? There are cases where specific application requirements don’t fit into the Windows Store policies. For example, an application could need to run in desktop...
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    Windows Store Development–Retrospectives (Part I)

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    Based on work from Mat Velloso, Sr. Software Development Engineer Introduction With Windows 8 the primary user interaction model gradually begins to move from mouse and keyboard to a touch-first experience. Windows 8 also delivers a new application execution...
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    Who are the TOP 25 Government Technologists of 2013?

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    www.govtech.com published the top-25 list. I like the title they gave the list “Doers, Dreamers and Drivers”… Key criteria is making government efficient, effective, and friendly. It is a good mixture of leaders from all walks of IT. I was particularly...
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    Joelcitizen Unplugged: Are You a Citizen Developer?

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    Please join me this Friday, March 22 from 3:00 – 3:30pm for the new series Joelcitizen Unplugged . In this first open-mic, open-chat session we will discuss The Citizen Developer Trend and Impact on Social Good . This is a great opportunity to unplug...
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    Shorties 002: WebView Anchoring, Crash Logs, PDF Viewer

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    WEBVIEW AND ANCHOR LOCATION Sometimes you want to display HTML in the WebView control but jump to a particular anchor. Say: 1: webView1.Navigate( new Uri( "http://localhost:8088/" + filename + "/" + rootfolder + "/" + htmlfile...
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