I’d like to share two great resources with you: 1) Have you ever heard of SharePoint 4 Arabs ?  SharePoint 4 Arabs is a great resource for online SharePoint training, video tutorials and webcasts for the Arabic SharePoint community.  Check out...

Why VS2010 + MSDN? MSDN® Subscriptions are the most convenient way to cost-effectively develop applications on the Microsoft platform with a simple, per head, licensing model. Visual Studio 2010 Professional with MSDN is your complete development...

This weeks post is a bit fo a mishmash, I did dally with the idea of reviewing this showcase-of-beautiful-and-fresh-ecommerce-websites as I’ve recently been looking into retail experiences with FAST Search, SharePoint & Commerce Server and have...

Check out WindowsPhoneApplist for an online list of all Windows Phone 7 applications. With nearly 16,000 applications to choose from, this site allows you to filter by release date, price, customer rating, and the following categories: - Books &...

A side from the IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS lingo, which I know can be confusing to some, I want to once again explain what the cloud is from a different angle. I want you to think about what your IT organization offers you today - it is, at the end of the day...

Coming later this spring, the Kinect for Windows SDK is a programming toolkit that will enable researchers and enthusiasts easy access to the capabilities offered by the Microsoft Kinect device connected to computers running Microsoft Windows 7. With...

Are you interested to learn how to develop apps for Windows Phone 7? There is some great curriculum content available. Whether you are a professor interested in teaching a WP7 course, or a student developer – this content will help you get started...

I recently received an email about an Arabic library for WP7 . If you’re interested in developing WP7 Apps with some Arabic controls, you should check this out This project provides controls for developing Arabic applications easily for Windows...

Imagine Cup Gulf – Winners Announced! On April 25, students from around the Gulf took to the stage to present their innovative projects. They tackled the toughest problems – education, poverty, hunger, maternal health and so much more. ...

iPhone developers can leverage their expertise to build Windows Phone applications!  A new API mapping tool is now available to help iPhone developers port applications to Windows Phone 7.  There is some great content to get started, and I’m...

The other week we held our second Application Next event focused on SharePoint 2010, Web Matrix and Azure. Attendees gained knowledge on setting up an eCommerce site in 13 minutes with Asli Bilgin, learned how to deploy applications into the Cloud with...

The other week we had a full day workshop on developing with SharePoint 2010.  Other technologies featured were Silverlight, Expression, Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server. Delivering the workshop was Michael Köster, a speaker from Microsoft...

The Global Developer eXperience team at Microsoft, prepared a survey to collect your feedback on how you use Visual Studio 2010… Anyone is welcome to respond, and those of you who already used the Arabic CLIP, or the Arabic MSDN library are especially...