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Become MCITP Before Summer

Lara Khoury — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:44:58 GMT

Global Knowledge invites you to experience what it’s like to attend Microsoft’s most popular certifications (MCITP: Server Administrator or MCITP: Enterprise Administrator) before summer. Now you can enjoy the fast tracks we developed to save your time with the same quality to advance your career and satisfy yourself and your employer. We have developed Microsoft’s MCITP Fast tracks with flexible schedules to make it easy, joyful and efficient. The Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certification helps validate that an individual has the comprehensive set of skills necessary to perform a particular job role.
15-Days instead of 25-Days 20-Days instead of 36-Days
Contact Information Dubai Knowledge Village Block 2A, Office# F68 P.O Box 500716 E: training@globalknowledge.ae W : www.globalknowledge.ae T: +971 (4) 446 4987 F: +971 (4) 366 4554
Do not forget to ask for your Entertainer Book* (family entertainer) when you attend any course at Global Knowledge.

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IE で使ってみたい ScriptingHost

高橋忍 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:24:00 GMT

#wp7jp #is12t

Windows phone の IEで使ってみたい Scripting Hostです。

@YuGothic : YuGothicで表示するScriptingHost

@24px ：大きい文字で表示するScriptingHost

テスト方法

このページで上のリンクをタップすると確認することができます（サイトをリロードすると元に戻ります）

設定方法（WP7上のIEで）

上記のリンクをタップ&ホールド→リンクをコピー
メニューから「お気に入りに追加」を選択
名前：＠YuGothic / Web アドレス：コピー内容を張り付けて登録

@24pxも同様に登録するといいでしょう。

使用方法

サイトを開く（お気に入りの Windows Phone のヒントなど）
お気に入りから @YuGothic を開く
サイトがYuGothicで表示されます。

@24ptを選択すると、フォントが大きくなります。（このサイトは読みやすくなります）

2つを合わせた ScriptingHost はこちら＠YuGothic24px

参考：ブックマークレット

Diplomado: Windows Azure Feb-Mar 2012

Rubén — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:04:23 GMT

Esta es una oferta por tiempo limitado que Microsoft y su área de Desarrollo te brindan por segunda y última vez para ponerte a la vanguardia con la más reciente tendencia tecnológica. En este curso presentaremos una introducción al cómputo en la nube y específicamente a la nube pública proporcionada por Microsoft con la plataforma Windows Azure.

Exploraremos este nuevo sistema operativo en la nube, que nace interoperable y acepta diversos lenguajes de programación, y aprenderemos a escribir, publicar y monitorear aplicaciones Java, PHP y .NET en la nube con Windows Azure utilizando herramientas como Visual Studio 2010 con C#, Eclipse con Java y el lenguaje PHP.

Este curso está diseñado para impartirse en 6 semanas en el formato en línea de aula virtual. El tiempo promedio de estudio por día es de 30 a 60 minutos, y está respaldado por un instructor certificado y reconocido por Microsoft como Microsoft Valuable Professional (MVP).

*Se entregará un diploma con valor curricular, siempre y cuando se concluya el diplomado con más de 80% de las actividades perfectamente completadas.

El curso está diseñado para perfil de desarrolladores & arquitectos de software con experiencia en desarrollo .NET y aquellos programadores de tecnologías Java y PHP que desean aprender a desarrollar nuevas aplicaciones o migrar aplicaciones existentes utilizando las capacidades del cómputo en la nube con Windows Azure.

*Es indispensable contar con Tarjeta de Crédito y/o Débito Mexicana (Visa o MasterCard) para iniciar el curso. Al seguir correctamente las instrucciones de activación y laboratorios, nos aseguraremos de que no se te facture ningún monto a tu cuenta. Sin embargo, para dar de alta una cuenta de Azure es indispensable activarla con Tarjeta de Crédito.

*IMPORTANTE: Este curso está impartido por Microsoft de México, por lo que no será posible brindar asesoría, soporte y/o reconocimiento curricular a usuarios que tengan una cuenta de Azure fuera de este país. Lo anterior, no significa que un usuario fuera de México no pueda tomar este entrenamiento y ser acreedor al reconocimiento, siempre y cuando el usuario foráneo cuente con una cuenta activada con una Tarjeta de Crédito de México y un correo electrónico configurado para este país.

*NOTA: Si tienes una cuenta de BizSpark y/o MSDN para México, puedes utilizar tu suscripción de Azure de ambos programas sin tener que abrir una nueva cuenta.

Al finalizar este curso, los participantes contaran con las habilidades y conocimientos para:

Describir el concepto de Cómputo en la nube
Describir qué es Windows Azure
Describir la relación entre Computo en la nube y Windows Azure
Describir los beneficios de ejecutar aplicaciones en la nube Windows Azure
Describir la arquitectura de Windows Azure
Describir la diferencia entre desarrollar aplicaciones .NET Java o PHP tradicionales y aplicaciones .NET para Windows Azure
Experimentar la interoperabilidad de la plataforma Windows Azure utilizando lenguajes de programación como C#, Java y PHP.
Desarrollar y publicar aplicaciones Web ASP .NET en Windows Azure (Aplicaciones Frontend)
Desarrollar y publicar aplicaciones similares a los servicios Windows que efectúen procesamiento en segundo plano en Windows Azure (Aplicaciones Backend )
Explorar las opciones de almacenamiento disponibles en Windows Azure como lo son Tablas, Colas y Blobs
Desarrollar aplicaciones con SQL Azure

Tendremos 2 sesiones informativas en vivo a través de video-conferencia los días:

Jueves 17 de Febrero 4:00 p.m. (Hora del Centro de México)
Sábado 18 de Febrero 10:00 a.m. (Hora del Centro de México)

(Ambas sesiones tocarán los mismos temas, por lo que puedes escoger la que más te acomode)

Adicional a las Sesiones Informativas, puedes consultar el contenido del curso así como las preguntas y dudas más frecuentes aquí: FAQ

El diplomado formalmente dará inicio el día Lunes 27 de Febrero.

INSCRIPCIÓN DIPLOMADO AZURE

IMPORTANTE: Revisar que el servidor: ti-capacitacion.com no esté bloqueado en tu correo electrónico ya que es de ahí donde recibirás toda la información restante.

Descarga las herramientas de Windows Azure

Microsoft Technology Guru Contest Round 2 – Question # 7

Haseeb Shaukat — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:57:52 GMT

You are in charge of managing the storage space and backup of a (Windows) Server which is used as a shared storage space for a software project in the organization. The team of developers want that the state of a subfolder in the main project folder be saved everyday. What will you do?

You must choose the method which will help prevent the errors due to human mistakes such as forgetfulness and leave from the office.

1. create a batch file
2. configure a File management task
3. do manual backups everyday
4. configure Windows Registry

How to participate:

Answer the above question and providing your email address along.
Only the answer provided with email address will be marked.
Only the first correct answer will be considered.
For further details kindly refer to the Competition Rules and Guidelines.

Windows Phone Community Road Show

RyanDE — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:52:56 GMT

Join Microsoft for the 2012 Windows Phone Community Roadshow.

Microsoft’s Developer & Platform Evangelism Group will be running this 3-hour hands-on workshop across eleven towns and cities in New Zealand. Event timing varies by location, but workshops will run from 4/5pm until 7/8pm – select your city using the tiles below to find out.
The event is designed to be hands-on, so bring your laptops with the Windows Phone Tools installed, and start building your own Windows Phone apps. The team will run through hands-on demonstrations, showing you some of the features within Visual Studio and Expression Blend you can use to deliver great-looking fully-functional applications.

And of course, this being Microsoft, we have loads of prizes to give away.

We have a competition with three prize categories, that we are offering to roadshow attendees. Submit your app by emailing msdnnz@microsoft.com with a brief description and a link to your app on the Windows Phone Marketplace, by 31st March 2012.*

Be Lucky ::
Win 1 of 3 Samsung Omnia W (Focus Flash) Windows Phones!*
Each and every app submitted will go in the draw to win 1 of 3 Samsung Omnia W (Focus Flash) Windows Phones. This is purely a game of chance so, as long as your app is published (passes through the certification process to become available on the Windows Phone Marketplace!) then you have as good a chance as any.

Be Great ::
Win 1 of 3 Samsung Focus S Windows Phones!*

The three best apps submitted to the competition (as judged by Microsoft) can each win a Samsung Focus S Windows Phone. So if you're not happy with the random draw described above, make sure to spend some time on your app to create something that will really impress the panel of judges!

Be Creative ::
Win 1 of 3 Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phones!*
If you want to win Nokia's highly-anticipated first Windows Phone, simply submit FIVE apps to the competition, and you're in the draw to win one of three Nokia Lumia 800s. Given how amazing this prize is, not just any app will make the cut. Don't worry, we won't be asking the impossible but put your thinking caps on! Note that your five apps can't include follow-my-feed, app-maker or other online-tool-created apps. So if you choose to include an RSS reader or Twitter feed app in your five submissions, it better be a good one!

And as if you needed another reason to start developing for Windows Phone, email a screenshot of your ready-to-publish app to msdnnz@microsoft.com, to receive a complimentary one-year Windows Phone Developer Account valued at NZD$149!* This one-year Marketplace subscription lets you publish free, paid, or ad-funded apps and games. You can submit unlimited paid apps to Windows Phone Marketplace, and up to 100 free apps. Note that we can only gift free Marketplace accounts while stocks last, so get working on your first app now!

There you have it.
The 2012 Windows Phone Community Roadshow.
Hands-on demos at the event, and three prize categories to inspire you.
So what are you waiting for? Register your seat today...

* Windows Phone Community Roadshow 2012 Competition
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Windows Phone Community Road Show

ryan_tarak — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:50:30 GMT

Join Microsoft for the 2012 Windows Phone Community Roadshow.

There you have it.
The 2012 Windows Phone Community Roadshow.
Hands-on demos at the event, and three prize categories to inspire you.
So what are you waiting for? Register your seat today...

* Windows Phone Community Roadshow 2012 Competition
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Cloud Architecture Series – CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation)– Part 01

BrunoTerkaly — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:20:43 GMT

Introduction

This content derives from an internal talk at Microsoft that Ricardo and I gave in February of 2012. The purpose of the talk was to reveal our discoveries in the field with respect to what real customers are doing when building cloud architectures.

Ricardo’s blog can be found here: http://blog.ricardovillalobos.com/

We discovered something interesting. Several ISVs were using slight variations of the same pattern.

When we considered the benefits and why these ISVs were using these architectures, the reasoning became apparent. Ricardo and I were immediately drawn to this pattern.

We will explain the architecture in the context of Windows Azure. But this isn’t a requirement. The techniques and approaches we discuss are applicable to any cloud vendor. The architectures presented even work for private cloud or on-premise scenarios as well.

Objectives for the next several posts

Evolutionary	Nothing is really new
Easier Today	Azure has built in abilities

We believe the patterns we are seeing today represent a natural evolution. The techniques illustrated have been in practice for decades. What makes these approaches really practical today is that there is direct support for the low-level frameworks in Windows Azure directly. Worker roles, web roles, Windows Azure Queues, Service Bus Queues, scalable and fast storage are available out of the box to jump start the major pillars of the needed architecture.

What you can expect to walk away with

Event Sourcing	Everyone loves Event Sourcing
Domain Driven Methodologies	Required or optional?

As with anything we learn, there is a vocabulary, a set of terms that you need to “talk the talk.”

A large part of this post is discussing CQRS. We will defer that until later. Let’s talk a little bit about event sourcing and domain driven methodologies.

What we find kind of interesting is that the technology of CQRS is often discussed alongside the concept of Event Sourcing and Domain Driven Design approaches.

Event Sourcing

For example, the concept of Event Sourcing is not formally a part of CQRS. But time and time again, almost universally, all ISVs seemed to implement Event Sourcing. And we’ve seen some ISVs depend on an event sourcing as the only valid store of important business data.

Domain Driven Design

Regarding Domain-Driven design approaches, Ricardo and I still debate whether they are an essential ingredient to CQRS. Most developers agree that the domain and domain logic is the primary focus of architecture. In Domain Drive Design approaches there are one or more team members that are experts in a specific sphere of knowledge, influence, or activity. They are the domain experts that develop and define a system of abstractions that help solve problems in the domain.

The outcome of theses posts is pretty simple.

Ricardo and I want to show architectures that include CQRS. The goal of the architectures is to be able to scale and to focus on providing the fastest possible support for client applications.

The Pre-Cloud and Post Cloud World

Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last few years, you have seen this general tendency for asynchronous patterns and loosely coupled architectures. Of course these goals have always been at the forefront of developer minds. But we believe that the growth of cloud computing has brought asynchronous, loosely coupled application architectures to an even higher level of importance.

Asynchronous techniques are needed because input/output operations are normally slower that other processing operations. Typically, the client application will need to wait for a particular I/O routine to completed. Finding a way to

Asynchronous Techniques - Optimizing Compute and IO Bound Programming

If you look at the way Windows 8 applications will be developed, an asynchronous approach to writing code will be a requirement. End users expect a lot from their software today. They want to be able to use web based applications which run in a disconnected fashion, but also want highly responsive experiences.

Write and Read operations are parallelized in CQRS

As we dive deeper into CQRS, you’ll see that read and write operations are fully de-coupled, supporting asynchronous reads and writes.

Horizontal Decoupling

I give Ricardo credit for coining the term horizontal de-coupling.

Later, we will talk about vertical de-coupling. Vertical de-coupling typically involves a separating read operations from write operations. More on that later.

DTOs

DTOs, or data transfer objects has been a common approach to de-coupling the service layer from the presentation layer.

A DTO is simple container for a set of aggregated data that needs to be transferred across a process or network boundary. Some developers use the Assembler pattern [Fowler], which creates DTOs from business objects and vice versa. This pattern is a specialized instance of the Mapper pattern and lets you convert between your domain objects and the data being serialized across the network.

ORMs

Closer to storage, ORMs have been a popular approach to de-coupling the business data layer from the actual physical database or storage type. ORMs often introduce a little bit of performance overhead. They often implement their own caching mechanism to somewhat make up for extra latency they introduce.

Your typical cloud architecture

This is typically are plain vanilla and cloud based architecture. It works pretty well for most cases and does lend itself to some degree of scaling.

Keeping the presentation layer from being too chatty with the service layer, we typically employ some sort of the session state as a caching service to the presentation layer, so that it does not have to go back to the service layer every time a user takes an action.

What is interesting about the middle green boxes is that we are combining three layers into one web role or worker role. The three layers we are talking about are the service, business, and data layers.

The key point here is that all write and read operations happen on the same worker or web instance/role up in the cloud, limiting scale.

Data synchronization issues often come about as read and write operations conflict about blocking strategies. This normally results in slower reads for client applications.

In short, the architecture below does not attempt to optimize read operations as a separate scalable activity.

Why we need new patterns – The next post

So given the basic architecture above, how do we improve on it?
What exactly is CQRS and how can it help?
There is no silver bullet. What are the limitations of CQRS?
Why Domain Driven Design?
Why Event Sourcing?
Walk through of CQRS in action
Sample code implementation

Stay tuned for the next post…

MishraReader 1.0.2.0 (beta 2) is out!

David Catuhe — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:36:00 GMT

After several months of coding, we are proud to announce the beta 2 of MishraReader. This version is a full rewrite of the beta1 to include MVVM and dependencies injection design patterns.

But the major feature of this version is the reshaping of the user interface to support METRO guidelines:

You can grab it freely here (MishraReader is available in french and english):

http://mishrareader.codeplex.com

To use it, just follow these instructions:

Connection

On this screen, you just have to type your Google Reader account information and click on [SIGN IN]:

Using MishraReader

Once connected, you are able to see unread/starred or all posts:

Using the [SHOW] dropdown menu, you can select only the subscription you want to read:

When you are reading a post, you can:

Open the post inside your favorite browser by clicking on the post title or by using the icon.
Mar a post as starred with the icon
Mark the post as read by using the icon
Share a post on Facebook and Twitter (new services will be available in beta 3) with the icon
Bookmark a post with the icon (Currently no bookmark services are available but we will add new ones in the beta 3)

Configuring MishraReader

Using the settings menu, you can configure different options (don’t forget to click on [SAVE CHANGES]):

Account

In the account screen, you are able to disconnect current account and decide if you want to automatically mark items as read when you select them:

Sharing Services & Bookmark Services

With this screen, you can configure sharing and bookmark services.

Display

MishraReader can use 8 different accent colors that you can select using the Display screen.

You can also choose to:

Show only posts summary (instead of using a web view of the full post) which is quicker to load
Use a notification icon and in this case show or hide the main window in the taskbar

Network

The network screen allows you to select:

the quantity of item downloaded per request (between 10 and 500)
the automatic refresh interval (between 1 minute and 1 hour)

Conclusion

I hope you will like this version as we worked hard to make it the better feeds reader available!

Do not hesitate to give us your feedbacks using the http://mishrareader.codeplex.com site

Microsoft Surface 2.0 SDK and Runtime Updated

April Reagan MSFT — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:53:45 GMT

Earlier this week, the Surface team posted an update for the Surface 2.0 SDK and Runtime. This release improves support for certain Windows 7 Touch Enabled Devices.

For more information, and other great info, check the Surface developer portal and the Surface blog.

April

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 今後の展開 2012 年春版

Kenichiro Nakamura — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:52:00 GMT

みなさん、こんにちは。

今回はプラグインのパフォーマンス分析を紹介する予定でしたが、つい先日
Microsoft Dynamics CRM について新しい情報が公開されたため、本日は予定を
変更し、急遽その情報について紹介したいと思います。

Microsoft Dynamics CRM チームでは、半年ごとに今後の展開を示す Service Update を
行い、そちらをドキュメントとして公開しています。このたび 2012 年春版が公開されました。

Release Preview Guide : Q2 2012 Service Update (英語)

主な内容は以下の通りです。
※以下内容は上記文書の一部のみを紹介しています。完全な情報は必ず原文を
ご確認いただくようお願いいたします。

[Q2 2012 サービスアップデートでの投資エリア]

Mobility

既に外部でも情報が公開されていますが、今後モバイル端末におけるネイティブ
アプリのサポートを予定してします。現在公開されている情報は以下の通りです。

※ Windows Phone 用の Microsoft Dynamics CRM Mobile は、
初期段階ではオフラインデータをサポートしない予定です。

これらのアプリケーションでは、ダッシュボードなども含めた Microsoft Dynamics CRM の
機能を同じアプリケーション内からアクセスできるようになる予定です。

アプリケーションは 24 つのマーケットにおいて 10 ヶ国語をサポートする予定です。
日本語も対象に含まれています。

Browser Flexibility

現在は弊社の Internet Explorer のみがサポートされる Microsoft Dynamics CRM ですが、
今後は以下のプラットフォームとブラウザの組み合わせがサポートされる予定です。

Social

Update Rollup 5 で公開されたアクティビティフィード機能を拡張する予定です。
「いいね」ボタンの実装や、投稿のフィルタリング機能などを提供予定で、これらの
機能はモバイルアプリケーションからも利用可能になる予定です。

Industry Templates

Microsoft Dynamics CRM は既に様々な業界をご利用いただいておりますが、
より業界のニーズに応えるべく、いくつかのテンプレートを提供する予定です。

SQL Server 2012

Microsoft Dynamics CRM は .NET Framework や Microsoft SQL Server 等の信頼され、
また業界をリードする基盤の上に成り立つ製品です。弊社では、Microsoft SQL Server 2012
のリリースを控えておりますが、Microsoft Dynamics CRM も Microft SQL Server 2012 に
対応することで数多くの新機能や機能強化を利用できるようにしていく予定です。

尚、Microsoft SQL Server 2012 に関する詳細はこちらでご確認ください。

また以下のような Business Intelligence 機能もあわせて提供される予定です。
※今回は設置型のみ提供予定。オンライン版は将来的に対応予定です。

‐ Power View レポート
‐ PowerPivot 用のテンプレート

Certifications

マイクロソフトはクラウドサービスに対して大きく注力しており、その一環として、第三者機関に
よる証明書を取得しています。詳細は文書をご確認ください。

上記の他にもいくつかの新機能も提供予定です。

‐ 読み取り専用フォーム
‐ Partner/Customer ポータルの機能拡張
‐ オンライン環境でのカスタムワークフローアクティビティのサポート、等

まとめ

今回のサービスアップデートでは、非常に楽しみな機能が数多く発表されました。
それぞれの項目に関して、随時情報は更新してまいりますので、お楽しみに！

- Dynamics CRM サポート中村憲一郎

Chance to Get a free e-Copy of our CRM book!

darrenliu — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:42:43 GMT

Do you want to read our book for free? Our publisher is giving away two free e-copies of our book, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 New Features, if you tell us one or more of features that make you want to own this book in the comments section below (on this post). Two of the individuals who have the best reason will get a free e-book.

Please make sure you provide me your contact information so I can get in touch with you.

Thank you for your support!

Darren Liu

Startup Camp Winners Go Catch Launch Windows Phone 7 App

ceibner — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:32:59 GMT

Ever had that problem where you ordered a Taxi & keep waiting, and waiting, and waiting? The guys at Go Catch have had that happen to them 1 too many times and so have set out to solve that issue for us all!

We first met Ned and the Go Catch team (then know as Taxi Mate) at our Sydney Azure & Phone 7 BizSpark weekend, that they went on to Win with their App using an Azure backend created across the weekend….

Since then we have been eagerly awaiting the launch of the Phone 7 Application & in great news – today is that day!

So get your hands on this top little app that will help you the take the stress out of booking your next taxi!

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-AU/apps/d76b0eb5-bad6-429f-b99e-0ce85d953f93

Congratulations guys, the app looks great!

Purchase Order Returns Modification

David Musgrave — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

This post is a public service announcement for those customers and partners using the free customization from Microsoft, Purchase Order Returns Modification (Product ID: 4159) for Microsoft Dynamics GP versions 9.0 and 10.0.

Note: The functionality of this customization has been incorporated into the core Dynamics.dic dictionary for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 and so is no longer required.

The customization provides a number of business logic tweaks to improve the functionality of Purchase Order Returns, such as making sure that the returned items use the same Unit of Measure as the received items. Also some of the reports and inquiry windows have been updated to include the return transactions.

So, why I am posting about this customization?

Last week, I had a support case for a site using this customization for an issue with the Purchase Order Received Not Invoiced (RNI) report, where the return transactions were not calculating the extended cost correctly and the Unit of Measure was not shown on the report.

I could not replicate this issue on my installation with the customization installed. Then I remembered that these issues sounded like some of the problems I fixed in the code back in September 2010. I then realised that the site was not running the latest code as I could see data that was missing on a screenshot.

The problem is that with free code like this, there is no mechanism to tell the customers and partners if there has been an update to the code, so all the sites who obtained the older "pre-fix" code will still have that older build.

While I am mentioning this customization, I will also say that in July 2008, I also added functionality that makes sure that the quantity returned against a shipment line is not greater than the quantity original shipped. To enable this check, you will need to add the following line into the Dex.ini file (as explained in the documentation):

POReturnsMod_ReturnedQTYCheck=TRUE

So, check if you have the latest version of the code by printing the Purchase Order Analysis report for Received Not Invoiced and check if the return transactions are indicated with an asterisk (*) at the end of the transaction number (as long as the transaction number is not the maximum character length) and that the Unit of Measure is shown.

Received Not Invoiced Report without Purchase Order Returns Modification

                                                                                                         Functional / Originating
     Receipt No.       Receipt Date  Site ID    U of M          Qty Shipped       Qty Invoiced  Shipment Unit Cost    Amt Not Invoiced
                                                               Qty Returned   Qty Inv Returned                          /Less Returned
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PO2074             Z-US$            12/04/2017       ACETRAVE0001       A Travel Company
   100XLG                         Green Phone                                                  10  Each                   $30.00
                                                                                                                                
     RCT1163           12/04/2017    WAREHOUSE  Each                      6                  0              $30.00             $180.00
                                                                          3                  0                                  $90.00
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                   -------------------
                                                                    Functional Amount Not Invoiced:                            $180.00
                                                                    Functional Amount Not Invoiced Less Returned:               $90.00
 

Received Not Invoiced Report with old Purchase Order Returns Modification

                                                                                                         Functional / Originating
     Receipt No.       Receipt Date  Site ID    U of M          Qty Shipped       Qty Invoiced  Shipment Unit Cost    Amt Not Invoiced
                                                               Qty Returned   Qty Inv Returned                          /Less Returned
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PO2074             Z-US$            12/04/2017       ACETRAVE0001       A Travel Company
   100XLG                         Green Phone                                                  10  Each                   $30.00
                                                                                                                                
     RCT1164           12/04/2017    WAREHOUSE                            0                  3              $30.00            ($30.00)
                                                                          0                  0                                   $0.00
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
     RCT1163           12/04/2017    WAREHOUSE  Each                      6                  0              $30.00             $180.00
                                                                          3                  0                                   $0.00
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                   -------------------
                                                                    Functional Amount Not Invoiced:                            $150.00
                                                                    Functional Amount Not Invoiced Less Returned:                $0.00

 

The above report adds the return transaction to the report but has a number of issues (highlighted): The Unit of Measure is missing. The returned quantity shows in the Qty Invoiced field. The extended cost field is not multiplied by quantity. The amount returned is treated as a negative invoice rather than a return. The Amount Not Invoiced Less Returned on the original transaction has been cleared to zero. The totals are not correct and do not match the original report.

Received Not Invoiced Report with new Purchase Order Returns Modification

                                                                                                         Functional / Originating
     Receipt No.       Receipt Date  Site ID    U of M          Qty Shipped       Qty Invoiced  Shipment Unit Cost    Amt Not Invoiced
                                                               Qty Returned   Qty Inv Returned                          /Less Returned
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PO2074             Z-US$            12/04/2017       ACETRAVE0001       A Travel Company
   100XLG                         Green Phone                                                  10  Each                   $30.00
                                                                                                                                
     RCT1164*          12/04/2017    WAREHOUSE  Each                      0                  0              $30.00               $0.00
                                                                          3                  0                                ($90.00)
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
     RCT1163           12/04/2017    WAREHOUSE  Each                      6                  0              $30.00             $180.00
                                                                        (3)                  0                                 $180.00
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                   -------------------
                                                                    Functional Amount Not Invoiced:                            $180.00
                                                                    Functional Amount Not Invoiced Less Returned:               $90.00

 

The fixed report now has the following fixes (highlighted): The Unit of Measure is now included. The returned quantity shows in the Qty Returned field. The extended cost is now multiplied by the quantity. The amount returned is shown as the Amount Not Invoiced ($0) less Returned (which is why it is negative). The Amount Not Invoiced Less Returned on the original transaction shows the amount of the transaction less returned ($0), because the returned amount is now on a separate line. Finally, the totals are now correct and match the original report.

The fixed report also includes a couple of additional features (highlighted): Return transactions will have an asterisk (*) added to the transaction number (space permitting). The quantity returned from each receivings transaction is shown on the receivings transaction in the Qty Returned field in parenthesis, this figure is for information only and is not used on the report.

Note: This report is not a modified or alternate report. It is still the original report, however the data in the temporary table used to generate the report has been manipulated by the customization just before the report is printed to add the return transactions into the report and adjust the receivings transactions accordingly.

If you don't have the latest code, please contact Professional Services (mbsprosv at microsoft dot com) to obtain the update.

David

ASP.NET: Authentication With SWT Token Using Windows Azure ACS and WIF Custom Token Handler

Alik Levin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:58:37 GMT

This is first part of the overall scenarios that should answer the following question:

How I can flow security context of end user through tiers between ASP.NET web app and the downstream REST WCF service?

Uploaded sample code to MSDN Code Gallery that shows how to use SWT token issued by Windows Azure Access Control Service (ACS). The bits are here:

ASP.NET Security: SWT With Windows Azure ACS and WIF Custom Token Handler

The plan is next to add another Visual Project to the solutions based on the following walkthrough:

How To: Authenticate to a REST WCF Service Deployed to Windows Azure Using ACS

The idea is simple – create on relying party in Windows Azure ACS and share the issued SWT token between the ASP.NET app and REST service. The challenge here is that WIF does not come with ready to use SWT token implementation and SWT token handler. To solve this scenario the code sample implements custom token handler, cannibalized from the following sample:

Code Sample: Windows Phone 7 Application

A new champion for HealthVault developers

Sean Nolan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:55:25 GMT

I’m quite excited to be able to point you at Ali Emami’s inaugural post over at the HealthVault developer blog. Ali has taken on the role of technical lead for the HealthVault app platform --- meaning that he’ll spend all day making our partner experience and ecosystem better. He’ll deliver sample code, work one-on-one with partners, speak and participate at conferences, improve our documentation and SDKs, represent issues back to the engineering team, and all the other stuff that comes with creating seamless experiences for users and developers.

Ali has been part of the HealthVault team since before we launched --- as a core developer and architect, and most recently driving incubations and our participation in the Direct Project (he also happens to be the author of our Office365 / Direct how-to guide). He’s an awesome, super-smart guy and I am really excited for him to become an external face for HealthVault.

This is a new role and a big investment for us, but Ali will also be replacing support you may have had from Eric and Vaibhav, both of whom have gone on to their next adventures (Vaibhav will continue to be part of the HV world --- watch out for him!). I wanted to say a quick thanks to those two for the tireless work they’ve done for years, often on their own time, supporting HV developers. Can’t wait to see all the great things Ali will do with actual time to focus on the problem!

So stop by and say hey to Ali over on the HV blog … or at HIMSS in a couple of weeks … and get building that app you’ve been thinking about. We can help!

Nokia Lumia 800 Releasing in New Zealand… Why You Want One!

nparker — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:46:00 GMT

I spent almost $1,000 NZD (after tax and import duty) ordering a Nokia Lumia 800 pre-Christmas from the UK.

Since owning the Lumia it has become the greatest device I’ve ever owned (including my iPod touch, Kindle Fire and other Windows Phones) and I’ll get into the why very shortly.

The great news is that if you pre-register with Telecom NZ before the 22nd Feb you can get one of the awesome Nokia Lumia 800’s for $799 NZD on open term (that’s $230 less than the iPhone 4S)!

This phone replaced a lot of devices for me.

#1 In Car Navigation

The Nokia Drive app is beyond awesome. You can download maps and voices (with local points of interest) for offline 3D turn by turn navigation for whatever country you travel to for free! The app has been brilliant this week during our South Island trip as we explored a bunch of spots that we hadn’t visited before.

In comparison the TomTom New Zealand only app costs $95 on the iPhone and a Navman will set you back about $300.

#2 The Camera

The Nokia Lumia 800 comes with a Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and a 8 megapixel camera. I can finally say that the quality is good enough at both photos and video that I can leave my Panasonic Lumix at home!

The Lumia introduced a marco lens to Windows Phone (which is awesome). There was a problem with the default settings that Macro is turned on by default but a recent fix to the OS has fixed this.

Top Camera Tips:

Change the ISO to “200” and Contrast to “High” and save these as the default for the camera for best results.
Tap the screen to focus on an object in the scene and take the photo rather than using the camera button on the side of the device.
Use the Thumba Photo Editor app to apply colourization (Colour Selection), Vignette, HDR, Tilt-Shift effects.
Use the Pano app.

Here is a collection of photos I have taken with my Lumia.

#3 The Video

As long as you have steady hands the HD video recording on the phone is 2nd to none that I’ve seen.

The NZ app ecosystem for Windows Phone is very healthy and live tile enabled local apps like Weather NZ, Auckland Traffic, Menu Mania and My Trips make it a pleasure to glance and get on with whatever you were doing beside what is faster than a Windows Phone :)

Nokia Amazing Everyday!

Top ski apps for Windows Phone season 2011-2012

kevinash — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:37:55 GMT

The ski season in the North America is still waiting for the real snowfall, but despite the snow conditions many companies and developers decided to build apps for the new cool kid on the mountain, the Windows Phone. Skiers and snowboarders out there love gadgets, and having a Windows Phone immediately attracts attention on the chairlifts across America. “I’ve heard Microsoft and Nokia did an awesome job at CES this year!” – a rider with awesome polarized goggles tells me on the Glacier Express lift over magnificent Blackcomb mountain (he probably means Nokia Lumia CES award). "Yeah, I like those tile things” – another ski dude almost makes my Windows Phone drop 100 ft into an unknown bowl covered with snow boulders left by avalanches. I manage to save my precious Windows Phone with a gorgeous 4.3” super AMOLED screen from a disaster, and our conversation continues in peace.

I wanted to see how the ski crowd responds to the Windows Phone and what ski apps are available that make skiing even more fun for us. Windows Phone Metro user interface is actually better to see on the mountain than other smartphones, because of its smart use of large live tiles: when you take that hot chocolate break, relaxing in a stretch chair near a mountain lodge, with the light and the snow around you, tiles are actually much easier to see than tiny icons and fonts on iPhone or Android. Windows Phone uses typography (large fonts) and it makes it easier to read on the mountain!

“It’s so clear!” – another ski dude tells me trying to look up a snow report update on his iPhone, failing, and glancing over my brightly colored live tiles. I attribute his comment to the Metro design, used on Windows Phone, XBOX and future Windows 8.

This winter I covered many of the US and Canada’s ski resorts: Northstar, Squaw Valley and Heavenly in California, Whistler/Blackcomb in BC, Breckenridge, Keystone and Vail in Colorado. I wrote this while on vacation, as a trip report from the field so to speak

Snow Report Apps

Whistler and Blackcomb resort not only has the best snow in North America this year, they built a beautiful app with a Panorama control, Web cam views and the current weather. I would recommend adding live tiles, but otherwise it’s a great app. When I see an app like this, I immediately start thinking of things I want to add to it… Remember, I’m a software dude, just give me the budget and I’ll make a candy. But really, this is a great app for Windows Phone. The app is FREE.

When skiing the Pacific Northwest, do check CascadeSkier app, it’s $1.99, but it has great rankings. I would recommend the company, Studio711 adding a trial version.

In the morning in Breckenridge, as part of a morning ritual, my girlfriend and I go to a French family owned French Bakery on the Main Street, to listen to beautiful tunes of Joe Dassin or other chansons and have a truly unique croissant or crepe and a morning coffee. But before that, being skiers (of course!) we check the snow report. One of the best apps that recently appeared on Windows Phone marketplace is North Face Snow Report. Not only this company makes great winter clothing, they also decided to put an app out there, and it’s noticed by the skiers. “North Face Snow Report” app provides snow report on any ski area, and: attention Windows Phone lovers, you can pin live tiles with your favorite resorts to the start screen. The app is FREE.

Ski Guide is very interesting. It provides a trial version, and the paid version offers open lifts and runs, as well as run summary, forecast, piste map. Especially, I love the use of Windows Phone’s gorgeous Panorama control to show resort information. It’s one of the best apps in terms of using Panorama. You can also submit comments on the current condition (or anything you like to chat about). I have very little feedback for this app, it follows many Metro principles, may be moving the round buttons from the Panorama items to the Application bar. PAID with TRIAL.

SnowMinder is an interesting app that provides NWAC telemetry for ski resorts in Washington and Oregon. The recent update also added GPS capturing capabilities. My recommendation to the author: great app, can make it better by replacing default splash screen (at Microsoft we recommend this for all apps), and check Windows Phone Metro guidelines for Panorama control. I would also move the ad control to the top: the bottom is used by the app bar.

“Freshy! Ski and Snow Report” is another app you may choose for snow reports, but it needs some updates. At the time of writing it doesn’t have live tiles, but it allows you to select a ski area, after that it opens a Web Browser with OnTheSnow Web site. As a field feedback, I would recommend adding live tiles and provide deeper Windows Phone integration: with native controls instead of relying on the Web Browser. This is a common suggestion I make for many partners working with Microsoft or developing apps for Windows Phone.

Ski Games

Ski games! Can’t really have a great Windows Phone experience without installing any games So, après-ski, or dreaming about the next ski vacation, this is your definite Windows Phone ski game list.

One is called Krashlander, and it’s awesome. Developed by Farseer Games, Krashlander is a must have app for any skier on Windows Phone. Krashlander uses Farseer Physics library available on CodePlex.

Alpine Ski game teaches you some quintessential survival skills, namely how to ski without crashing into trees. Very useful. Don’t forget to wear a ski helmet even if you’re top score at Alpine Ski

Ski Lesson Apps

I’m guilty, I also developed a ski app for Windows Phone! It’s called “12 Ski Lessons”, and contains 12 video lessons I recorded in Colorado last year as an aspiring ski instructor. I admit that my app needs an update, and I will release one when we get more snow! Seriously, I need to update it, and it’s not part of the top list above .

Apps I’ve Been Missing

I’ve been missing one app that I’d love to feature, but I don’t see it in the Marketplace (yet). This is an EpicMix app by Vail resorts. EpicMix has a beautiful Web site built with Microsoft ASP.NET platform, and they have very talented designers and developers. Yes, you can access EpicMix mobile Web site from Windows Phone, but I’m still waiting for a Windows Phone native app.

App Developers

I’m a US West Region Microsoft Windows Phone champion and avid skier. My goal is to help app developers for Windows Phone to make their apps better, share the design guidelines and overall help you make your app shine! Seriously, I know what to do to make your app better, so that your users rank it better. All recommendations in this article are based on experience of working with hundreds of apps and partners. Want an advice, check Microsoft’s “30 to Launch” Web site with advice on how to build your apps. Watch Windows Phone jumpstart series on Channel 9. Download Microsoft Windows Phone SDK with free development tools: Visual Studio and Expression Blend.

Onenote for Android is available!

John Guin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:17:11 GMT

This is really great. Onenote is now available for Android!

Full details are here: http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-onenote/archive/2012/02/07/onenote-mobile-for-android-is-now-available-worldwide.aspx so I won't repeat that. Jump on over and check it out.

Questions, comments, concerns and criticisms always welcome,
John

Which one to choose between Pig and Hive?

Avkash Chauhan - MSFT — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:51:50 GMT

Technically they both will do the job, you are looking from "either hive or Pig" perspective, means you don't know what you are doing yet. However if you first define the data source, scope and the result representation and then look for which one to choose between Hive or Pig, you will find they are different for your job now and choosing one instead of other will have extra benefits. At last both Hive and Pig can be extended with UDFs and UDAFs to make them look again same at the end so now you...(read more)

Windows Phone Samsung Competition–Winners

ryan_tarak — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:45:56 GMT

Thank you to those of you for submitting an entry for the Windows Phone Samsung Competition – over 58 entries in total were published within the required time line.

The four winners draw randomly are:

Shane S Anderson – Auckland Bus Stops
Donald Dingwall – Tap That
Brian Donovan-Smith – Ye Be Lame
Craig Moodie – Hip Hop Blog

But don’t worry if you were unlucky on this occasion we have another competition about to kick off through the MS Communities Group – stay tuned to this blog site- more details by the end of this week!

App Title	Deep Link
ASB BANK	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/932e2c6c-6a2a-460e-8cca-29d68ca8cebc
Auckland Bus Stops	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/016bb745-05a7-45ac-98b1-4750d43f4119
BAPS Satsang App	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/e5f3c4f4-3a65-4aee-9286-c5f9d2a933c6
Beer Rater	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/0182b963-6d4d-428c-8348-12c08730cb9d
Big Bang Fan Quiz	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/3c8831d1-3d4f-4549-93ea-5d82763be394
Bus Card Balance Auckland	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/e436118d-dd02-472a-a626-ccafd2322ec4
CCNet Monitor	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/645b160e-7434-451c-9d45-b99ab1df7c98
D&B Blogs	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/e7d0c00c-edd6-4f2a-8284-49c3f223df37
Dice Roller	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/5622e777-4902-46d8-86f1-28afec3e04e7
Discover Boston	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-nz/apps/cf190ba3-a061-4e12-886c-b5116c196b4c
Doodle Draw	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/65e74cf6-e65d-4a21-9289-de309d3a07ab
DubStep Blogs	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/b39f1a39-f0c1-4b4f-ad2b-dba398d840f7
EnaSolar	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/65ada622-38f3-4c02-b434-51b78bd7ae75
Follow Curiosity	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/a993a5ec-adb2-4dfd-b5b5-7e21469ee3a4
Game of Life	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/1b39ad88-4542-4a7a-b751-e2b271ffd6f5
HipHop Blog	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/ebe252a4-aca0-47c5-b585-a5ebd208bf25
Indoor Rowing Calc	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/ee878f20-88f2-4039-9da7-cde013fe9562
Learn NZSL	http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=55ac2141-05d7-42f9-bf8b-88c5a6129d05
Life Hacks	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/4080caf7-6086-4ff5-bac8-aacf98e6a9e9
Light Weight Free	http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=36c31c9b-e117-48be-8822-193f398827d1
Log Book	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/b698f5b6-5d59-4bcc-8981-40efd7493ae0
Magic 8 Ball	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/8c7a38c5-b004-4709-bda2-ca0d7c843012
Mood Finger Scanner	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/e086b6c3-9f80-43d1-b2a2-6ef8d127375f
Mugglenet News	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/1fd8fbce-8458-4e5a-b6d6-c937cd268797
My Deal USA	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/d96db393-931c-4577-9aef-8a0d0df72870
My Powershop	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/ec8d20b8-5276-4c67-a46e-12a98a133e4f
NekMinnit	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/8944ed59-c649-4be4-b2ba-7cd05f9ea5b3
Nigh and Day	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/857c6825-474a-42ab-9ab6-1ae6cc565ea1
Number Guess	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/7837b20b-0123-456d-bebb-37b97e8bed82
NZ Post	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-nz/apps/e01cda31-ff6f-4d77-9e12-8a6470ec36c2
NZ rain Radar	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/cdc642f3-9843-45cb-9346-ae10b67cb21d
NZ Soundboard	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/f85d65b8-f938-4139-92e1-8a3fc8549dc5
Office Calculator	http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=ea44711d-130b-4f07-9713-b2038368f844
Palmerston North City & Manawatu	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/ec12c150-41af-40f5-9c7d-6dccb15baa7e
Paris Movie Walks	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/26b86b67-98cf-4e1a-a8da-75cf1c522647
Polaphoto	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/3db18345-3254-46a9-a147-674ac3652c3b
Rainbow Calculator	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/1953d8df-7ba6-4f15-b88a-1ab73d8970f0
Resistor_Calculator	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/13d04274-766d-4e1e-86e9-6fcdd0c44ebc
Roadside Stories	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/1c2827e4-4f92-4830-9660-2c1688db2e6e
Rock Blogs	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/c26a4530-97e8-4e0c-8966-463855205f24
Rock Paper Sissors	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/dbb2877d-ce3d-41b6-9dcc-1f86d9e21ac6
Scarbbledictionary	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/f3f72408-1af0-4562-9f7b-96060c8cbf12
Simple Buzzer	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/74b4a93d-8e59-44b7-b4b6-b8cb9bf562c6
Simple Calculator	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/cc693d1e-f908-4523-ae3a-3012ff8c87c9
Simple Strobelight	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/aa408f4e-44ab-4ab2-9512-d7ba3ef3a41c
Sketcher	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/a938da81-3688-4304-bd3c-ea2177a9b22f
SlingShot Internet Usage	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/dc32f6e9-04ca-46c7-a8d7-f4150c55e6cc
SuperMarket Finder NZ	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/4af105c1-570a-45b9-9625-360333c589d6
Tap That	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/2828e57a-7988-47a5-9d19-3342711cf793
Team Connect	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/cb6f9c39-0088-4059-adc1-8b350ffe5acf
Team MCG RSS Feed	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/34c207f8-882a-4279-9b2d-b6af8ba7a1eb
The_Bro_On_The_Go	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/33701ea3-096e-421a-86b9-c9869770463e
Vodafone NZ SMS Service	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/bdedac03-ff8e-4ede-806d-d23f2ea3a20d
Walk Auckland	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/11c0e73f-fb44-4f83-9241-e4abc30f0a74
Word Rush	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/bd2a2c62-d668-4f0f-9d8e-8b9a90e87d10
Ye Be Lame	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/e9dded48-7395-4b8d-80b3-b2937f850db9
Zombie Madness	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/6bdd50fc-a3d9-4622-bc82-89886f4db299

Windows Phone Samsung Competition–Winners

RyanDE — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:45:39 GMT

Thank you to those of you for submitting an entry for the Windows Phone Samsung Competition – over 58 entries in total were published within the required time line.

The four winners draw randomly are:

Shane S Anderson – Auckland Bus Stops
Donald Dingwall – Tap That
Brian Donovan-Smith – Ye Be Lame
Craig Moodie – Hip Hop Blog

App Title	Deep Link
ASB BANK	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/932e2c6c-6a2a-460e-8cca-29d68ca8cebc
Auckland Bus Stops	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/016bb745-05a7-45ac-98b1-4750d43f4119
BAPS Satsang App	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/e5f3c4f4-3a65-4aee-9286-c5f9d2a933c6
Beer Rater	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/0182b963-6d4d-428c-8348-12c08730cb9d
Big Bang Fan Quiz	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/3c8831d1-3d4f-4549-93ea-5d82763be394
Bus Card Balance Auckland	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/e436118d-dd02-472a-a626-ccafd2322ec4
CCNet Monitor	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/645b160e-7434-451c-9d45-b99ab1df7c98
D&B Blogs	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/e7d0c00c-edd6-4f2a-8284-49c3f223df37
Dice Roller	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/5622e777-4902-46d8-86f1-28afec3e04e7
Discover Boston	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-nz/apps/cf190ba3-a061-4e12-886c-b5116c196b4c
Doodle Draw	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/65e74cf6-e65d-4a21-9289-de309d3a07ab
DubStep Blogs	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/b39f1a39-f0c1-4b4f-ad2b-dba398d840f7
EnaSolar	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/65ada622-38f3-4c02-b434-51b78bd7ae75
Follow Curiosity	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/a993a5ec-adb2-4dfd-b5b5-7e21469ee3a4
Game of Life	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/1b39ad88-4542-4a7a-b751-e2b271ffd6f5
HipHop Blog	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/ebe252a4-aca0-47c5-b585-a5ebd208bf25
Indoor Rowing Calc	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/ee878f20-88f2-4039-9da7-cde013fe9562
Learn NZSL	http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=55ac2141-05d7-42f9-bf8b-88c5a6129d05
Life Hacks	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/4080caf7-6086-4ff5-bac8-aacf98e6a9e9
Light Weight Free	http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=36c31c9b-e117-48be-8822-193f398827d1
Log Book	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/b698f5b6-5d59-4bcc-8981-40efd7493ae0
Magic 8 Ball	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/8c7a38c5-b004-4709-bda2-ca0d7c843012
Mood Finger Scanner	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/e086b6c3-9f80-43d1-b2a2-6ef8d127375f
Mugglenet News	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/1fd8fbce-8458-4e5a-b6d6-c937cd268797
My Deal USA	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/d96db393-931c-4577-9aef-8a0d0df72870
My Powershop	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/ec8d20b8-5276-4c67-a46e-12a98a133e4f
NekMinnit	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/8944ed59-c649-4be4-b2ba-7cd05f9ea5b3
Nigh and Day	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/857c6825-474a-42ab-9ab6-1ae6cc565ea1
Number Guess	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/7837b20b-0123-456d-bebb-37b97e8bed82
NZ Post	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-nz/apps/e01cda31-ff6f-4d77-9e12-8a6470ec36c2
NZ rain Radar	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/cdc642f3-9843-45cb-9346-ae10b67cb21d
NZ Soundboard	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/f85d65b8-f938-4139-92e1-8a3fc8549dc5
Office Calculator	http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=ea44711d-130b-4f07-9713-b2038368f844
Palmerston North City & Manawatu	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/ec12c150-41af-40f5-9c7d-6dccb15baa7e
Paris Movie Walks	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/26b86b67-98cf-4e1a-a8da-75cf1c522647
Polaphoto	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/3db18345-3254-46a9-a147-674ac3652c3b
Rainbow Calculator	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/1953d8df-7ba6-4f15-b88a-1ab73d8970f0
Resistor_Calculator	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/13d04274-766d-4e1e-86e9-6fcdd0c44ebc
Roadside Stories	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/1c2827e4-4f92-4830-9660-2c1688db2e6e
Rock Blogs	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/c26a4530-97e8-4e0c-8966-463855205f24
Rock Paper Sissors	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/dbb2877d-ce3d-41b6-9dcc-1f86d9e21ac6
Scarbbledictionary	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/f3f72408-1af0-4562-9f7b-96060c8cbf12
Simple Buzzer	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/74b4a93d-8e59-44b7-b4b6-b8cb9bf562c6
Simple Calculator	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/cc693d1e-f908-4523-ae3a-3012ff8c87c9
Simple Strobelight	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/aa408f4e-44ab-4ab2-9512-d7ba3ef3a41c
Sketcher	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/a938da81-3688-4304-bd3c-ea2177a9b22f
SlingShot Internet Usage	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/dc32f6e9-04ca-46c7-a8d7-f4150c55e6cc
SuperMarket Finder NZ	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/4af105c1-570a-45b9-9625-360333c589d6
Tap That	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/2828e57a-7988-47a5-9d19-3342711cf793
Team Connect	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/cb6f9c39-0088-4059-adc1-8b350ffe5acf
Team MCG RSS Feed	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/34c207f8-882a-4279-9b2d-b6af8ba7a1eb
The_Bro_On_The_Go	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/33701ea3-096e-421a-86b9-c9869770463e
Vodafone NZ SMS Service	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/bdedac03-ff8e-4ede-806d-d23f2ea3a20d
Walk Auckland	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/11c0e73f-fb44-4f83-9241-e4abc30f0a74
Word Rush	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/bd2a2c62-d668-4f0f-9d8e-8b9a90e87d10
Ye Be Lame	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/e9dded48-7395-4b8d-80b3-b2937f850db9
Zombie Madness	http://www.windowsphone.com/en-NZ/apps/6bdd50fc-a3d9-4622-bc82-89886f4db299

What is Metadata?

Kevin McGuire - MSFT — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:21:57 GMT

The field of metadata management is expanding all the time, and metadata is intrinsic to Project Barcelona.But what the heck is metadata anyway?

A common definition is “data about data”. This is a very broad definition. It turns out there are all sorts of metadata depending on what is it you’re trying to do.

For example, ID3 tags are helpful to tell you the name and artist of the song you’re listening to. Meanwhile EXIF tags are a record of when you took that photo and the settings used. We might consider these instance metadata.

In SQL, when we speak of metadata we think more about the structural or definitional qualities, so database name, schema, table name, column name and type are all good examples. We might think of these as container metadata. These are the candidates for impact analysis, since they form the referential dependencies between elements which can get broken due to change.

Once you understand how the systems are connected together, you also would like to understand how the data flows and is transformed through them. This allows you to ask “Where did this value really come from?”. This we refer to as the data’s lineage. To the degree we can understand a SQL stored procedure, or an SSIS package data flow, we gather metadata which provides this important insight.

Still, if you’re trying to understand whether you can trust the contents of that table, it’d be helpful to know who authored it. Or you might want to know when it was last updated to know if it’s fresh enough. These too are all metadata, but we might consider them operational metadata.

Finally, if you’re a business user trying to make sense of it all, you’d like some information about why that database table exists in the first place. If it’s called “CUST”, does that mean “customer”? Which customers? For what purpose? Thus information about the meaning of the data is also metadata. We might consider this business metadata in contrast to the previous examples of technical metadata.

How we present the data is also an important aspect. In the lineage case, I might expect to see something like, “The CUST data came from database SALESQ3” if I’m in the IT department, but if I’m a business user I’d expect something more like “The customer data came from the sales department”. The database “SALESQ3” might in fact be in the sales department, but these are different kinds of metadata, geared towards different users asking a similar question. How we know that “SALESQ3” is in the sales department is too a form of metadata, although how/where we know that is itself an interesting question. In fact, there may be many customer tables in the sales department, and this gets more interesting still.

In answering, “What is metadata”, we’ve carved metadata along three orthogonal dimensions:

Instance vs. container
Structural vs. operational
Technical vs. business

To answer the question, “What is metadata”, we need to know who you are and why you’re asking the question. What metadata is for is in many ways a more important question than what it is.

In the next article we’ll discuss how Project Barcelona fits into these dimensions.

Great Expression Design: A Simple Compass Control

Surf4Fun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:19:01 GMT

Christine L_ really knocked it out of the park with their “a Simple Compass Control”. http://gallery.expression.microsoft.com/compass This is a great add to any boring user interface, it actually does something and adds an interesting item for the enduser to enjoy! Great job Christine!...(read more)

Mango Sample: Give your app the Finger!

jerry-nixon — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:10:15 GMT

My colleague Developer Evangelist, Sam Stokes, in California has written a compelling article on dragging items in Windows Phone.

But I have a problem with Sam’s approach!

Maybe it’s because I have a problem with Sam – but probably not; he’s actually one of my top 90,000 people @ Microsoft. So, let’s talk about moving things in XAML!

Sam moves objects around by incrementing and decrementing an item’s top/left dependency property inside a Canvas.

Like this:

In the code above, Sam is using the ManipuationDelta event. This awesome event allows an individual UI element to track the movement of finger gestures on it. It simplifies the typical events that have to handle and track.

Read the whole article here.

Top 5 game ideas that you could design using Azure, RIGHT NOW!

Surf4Fun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:49:00 GMT

The top 5 game ideas that I have for the Windows Phone that use Azure would be:

	Board games: Start your design process with paper and pencil, then use simple databases to implement the game logic and scoring, move these to the Azure cloud and then on your phone.
	Card games: There are sample at http://create.msdn.com/en-US/education/catalog/sample/blackjack
	RPG game: Requires some work, checking out the Role Playing Game on http://create.msdn.com
	Simple game like Rock/Scissor/Nuclear Bomb: Always surprises me how popular these are
	Trivia game: Use RSS Reader, but it would have to be smart and not just a reader

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But I have a problem with Sam’s approach!

Like this:

Read the whole article here.

Top 5 game ideas that you could design using Azure, RIGHT NOW!