The following events are aimed at targeting specific types of application development across the Windows Ecosystem, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Azure. The following are the sessions to be run: Day1 Developing Applications for Windows Platform: This...

The following events are aimed at targeting specific types of application development across the Windows Ecosystem, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Azure. The following are the sessions to be run: Day1 Developing Applications for Windows Platform: This...

This two-part series of blog posts will show you how to get the most out of IntelliTrace – a historical debugger that allows you to record (and replay) program execution. A third post on some advanced IntelliTrace tips is already posted here . In my previous...

This two-part series of blog posts will show you how to get the most out of IntelliTrace – a historical debugger that allows you to record (and replay) program execution. A third post on some advanced IntelliTrace tips is already posted here . Using IntelliTrace...

An innovative tool that allows businesses to see what people are saying about them on social media platforms has won three University of Johannesburg computer science students and their supervisor a place in the final of a global technology competition...

Do you have what it takes? Tech Idol is coming to Tech·Ed Africa , do you have what it takes to be our winner? We’re looking for the rock star (presenter) of the future! If you’re passionate about technology - show us! Enter our Tech Idol competition...

The following events are aimed at targeting specific types of application development across the Windows Ecosystem, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Azure. The following are the sessions to be run: Day1 Developing Applications for Windows Platform: This...

Things got a little crazy around here. Promoting Windows 8, preparing for a little event called TechEd (shameless plug: I will be doing a game dev talk so register! Early Bird Registration still open ) and never ending emails causing me to slip behind...

I work with many customers around their development and application lifecycle management requirements. That is a core part of my job. One of the other aspects is educating customers around leveraging the benefits when they purchase Visual Studio on MSDN...

In the month of March we have a surprise set of speakers popping out to talk about Windows 8 and Kinect. John is an experienced developer, speaker and leader in the Australian .Net community. The director of Soul Solutions, John combines innovative technologies...

So I have an idea of what I am going to build,  I know that I want it to run on both Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8. The next step is to ponder about the backend that ties it all together. Now when it comes to applications there are so many ways to...

Ok so its now day two and I am just realizing that I will never reach inbox zero so its time to think about what I will make. Looking at Dave’s post and the type of apps that seem to be popular I am going to try my hand at a game. I have never written...

And the games begin, I think the toughest things about building apps for any mobile platform is the initial idea. Most people want to make the next huge application that is going to make them MILLLIONSS!!!!!!! If it was that simple we could all retire...

The first in a series of videos on developing for the Windows Ecosystem. This is an introduction to the Windows Ecosystem which will lead us into the following episodes which will cover development in more detail.

The other day I (Dave) challenged Jarrod to a friendly Code Off to create a little bit of friendly competition. The idea is for us to create the best Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 applications. He happily accepted we decided to draw up the following rules...

With the next TechEd rapidly approaching and the Super Early Bird package about to expire don't forget to signup for this premier event. Are there any particular topics you want to hear about around Windows 8 app development? Let us know by leaving a...

We had a ton of great entries into the competition and thanks to everyone who entered the Move to Windows Phone 8 competition. We will cut right to the point and the winners are: Gautam Bhandarkar Billy Van Graan Congratulations and we will be contacting...

Join the App Academy community for a series of online presentations on the new features in Windows Phone 8. The first session is on Thursday 31 January. Details and the rest of the schedule is below. Speaker: Eduardo Ortega – Technical Evangelist – Windows...

The registration link has changed please go here to register . Would you like to see your app in Windows 8 adverts? Do you need to test your amazing app on multiple devices like All-in-Ones and Windows RT tablets? Then drop in to a Windows Store App Lab...

One of the core parts of my role is speaking to customers about application lifecycle management. Too often, customers think that this only applies in cases where you have “coding” scenarios – i.e where developers are using an IDE (e.g. Visual Studio...

So you spent your December/January break coding up an amazing Windows 8 app, right? Now you want to get paid into your bank account. You will need the SWIFT code and the South African National Clearing Number for your bank as well as your account number...

We are excited to announce teams that will be progressing to the next Round of the Imagine Cup SA 2013 Local Finals. . Microsoft continues to invest in the  Imagine Cup because we believe that it is more than just a competition, it is one of many...

As the amount of data organisations store explodes we need easier more intuitive ways to navigate the mass of data. The IMDb claims to have over 2 million titles in their database and Wikipedia has a lot of films listed . So I think we are all good for...

Over the next couple of months I will be posting short articles covering the main components of a great Windows 8 store application and show how to implement the functionality using JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3. As devices (tablets, touch enabled all-in...

Do you have a Windows 8 or a Windows Phone 7.5 Application in Store? If you do we are running a competition for those of you who port your applications to Windows Phone 8 and get it in store. For each application you port you get an entry into the competition...