Editor’s Note:The following post was written by PowerPoint MVP Glenna Shaw . PowerPoint 2013: Visualizations Part 3: Creating Infographics with SmartArt and Apps for Office In the previous two parts of this series, we discussed creating infographics specifically from data. But infographics...

1. Using Bit Fields in C# By Visual C# MVP Filip Ekberg - @fekberg 2. Top 5 Tips & Tricks for Surviving TechEd 2013 By Silverlight MVP Michael Crump - @mbcrump 3. Comments and Descriptions in DAX By SQL Server MVP Chris Webb - @technitrain 4. Method Overloading...

Editor’s note: The following post was written by PowerPoint MVP Glenna Shaw PowerPoint 2013: Visualizations Part 2: Creating Data Infographics with Charts and Graphs In Part 1 of this series, we discussed creating data infographics using shapes. In this part we’ll take the next step...

1. How to turn ON/OFF the Microsoft Two-Step Verification? By Silverlight MVP Kunal Chowdhury - @kunal2383 2. Windows Phone 8 navigation part 2-routing, route details, tombstoning-and testing By Windows Phone Development MVP Joost van Schaik - @LocalJoost 3. Clash of the Clouds...

MVPs from around the world gathered in Belgium to judge and participate in the Windows 8 Super Hackathon . Nearly 200 developers amassed to test their skills building Win dows 8 and Windows Phone 8 applications. A small group of MVPs were asked to participate as judges for the event. The hackathon...

PowerPoint 2013: Visualizations Part 1: Creating Data Infographics with Shapes We’ve all sat through presentations that contain slide after slide of charts and graphs. The chart may be well designed and clearly display the data, but still, all it’s displaying is the data in relational...

Xbox MVP William Devereux chats with Outlook.com Marketing Manager Galileo Vieira about the new Outlook.com

Editor’s note: The following post was written by PowerShell MVP Jan Egil Ring Windows PowerShell has become a key skillset for IT Professionals, as we can see based on the massive amount of PowerShell support in the latest release of the Windows operating system. In this article, we are going...

How do you find the next generation of passionate, community oriented, technology leaders? The Microsoft Community Rising Star began its search among 10 universities in Taiwan where over 800 students were interviewed to qualify for 10 teams to compete for the title. MVPs Demo Fan, How Lin, Aska Su...

Today, 885 exemplary community leaders around the world were notified that they have received the MVP Award! These individuals were chosen because they have demonstrated their deep commitment to helping others make the most of their technology, voluntarily sharing their passion and real-world knowledge...

Editor’s Note: In partnership with Microsoft Press, MVPs have been contributing to an ongoing guest series on their official team blog. Today’s article is from Lync MVP Ståle Hansen which is the 25rd in the series. Using Lync Server 2013 calling number translation rules to change...

MVPs and developers alike are congregating on the Microsoft Campus this week for BUILD 2012. The conference, which runs through Friday, will focus on the newly released Windows 8 through developers sessions that target supportive technologies, software and services such as SkyDrive, Office 2013 and Kinect...

Guest blogger Mike Hickman is Microsoft’s director of Global Community Engagement, including the MVP Award. I’m in Brazil right now for the launch of Windows 8, surrounded by an enthusiastic MVP community. There are so many reasons that today—and this entire year—is an exciting time for all of us who...

1. Why the Case for the Microsoft Surface Pro and Windows Tablet is Now Stronger Than Ever By Visual Basic MVP Chan Wei Min 2. The Length of an Expression By SQL Server MVP Gogula Aryalingam - @gogula 3. The Office 15 Crystal Ball Just Got Murkier By Windows Home Server...

Editor's Note: The Following MVP Monday post is by PowerPoint MVP Glenna Shaw and was originally posted on Nov. 28, 2011 The challenge for every project manager is to keep their project on track, on time and on budget and the best way to accomplish this is to have up to date, reliable information and...

Today, 982 exemplary community leaders around the world were notified that they have received the MVP Award! These individuals were chosen because they have demonstrated their deep commitment to helping others make the most of their technology, voluntarily sharing their passion and real-world knowledge...

Editor’s note:  The following blog post was written by Window’s Expert – Consumer MVP Hal Hostetler Hello and welcome from Amsterdam and TechEd Europe 2012! Orlando was so much fun that I just had to head over here to do it some more. So far, things are both the same and very different at the same...

Editor's Note: The following MVP Monday post is by SQL Server MVP Jeff Moden and is part of our special series on SQL Server 2012. Hierarchies: Convert Adjacency List to Nested Sets Introduction If you search the Internet for articles on hierarchical data in SQL Server, you’ll find that there are many...

Editor’s note:  The following post was written by Windows Expert – Consumer MVP Hal Hostetler. Let me start out by saying this is an experience of a lifetime! If you’ve never been to Teched, its Disneyland, the Superbowl, and the World Series all wrapped up into a 4 day extravaganza! There are sessions...

Editor’s note:  The following post was written by Windows Azure MVP Brent Stineman Just got out of the second day keynote for TechEd North America in sunny and almost unbearably muggy (at least for this Minnesotan) Orlando, Fl. Its my first trip to TechEd and honestly the experience has been awesome...

Editor's Note: The following post is by Exchange MVP J. Peter Bruzzese What I am looking forward to most at Tech Ed? Every year the event that builds up in me the most anticipation is TechEd. And this year I’m more excited than ever before. There are so many product releases between this year and next...

The following post was written by Silverlight MVP Michael Crump This Sunday I will depart to Orlando, FL to attend TechEd 2012 which is Microsoft’s premier technology conference for IT Professionals and Developers. This is my first TechEd that I have had the chance of attending and I will be...

The following post was written by Windows Azure MVP Brent Stineman I’m going to TechEd North America 2012. It sounds simple, and for many it may even seem mundane. But I don’t do many conferences, and outside of the Microsoft MVP summit, I haven’t been to a vendor specific conference since a Borland...

1. SDK 1.5 is Out By Dynamics MVP Jivtesh  - @jivtesh This article covers the v1.5 release of SDK. 2.  Learn About Windows Azure and Chat with Experts, June 7th . By Windows Azure MVP Michael Wood – @mikewo This article details an upcoming event which discusses what’s up and coming with Windows...

Editor's Note: Due to the Memorial Day holiday in the US we'd like to pause and celebrate one of our most popular guest posts from the past quarter. The following is a re-post of guest post PowerPoint MVPs Luc Sanders and Glenna Shaw on Jan. 23, 2012. When PowerPoint was first released in 1990, the educational...