by Rik Hepworth Far too often at the first customer meeting about a new SharePoint-delivered website I get handed a piece of paper like the one below. ‘We’ve planned the site’ says the cheery project owner. In an effort to help you...

War Horse , the new Steven Spielberg film, opens on Christmas Day in the USA and early in January here in the UK. It is the story of a horse’s journey from Devon to the battlefields of Flanders in World War I. Shropshire-based developers, Shoothill...

So, you’ve got a big Microsoft SQL Server infrastructure with lots of lovely data on it and you have a bunch of computers running Linux that need the data. Until now, getting the two systems to talk was challenging. But now, the Microsoft SQL...

What is Clippy saying? To close out the year we're running a caption competition to win your very own Windows Phone. We’ve resurrected the wonderful Clippy who of course is probably saying something extremely witty and amusing. All you need to...

Rob Myers is looking to gather some anonymous information on ALM for his MSc research project. If you can spare a few minutes to complete the survey please access it here . Data collected will be used solely for academic research. Thanks!

Do you work with SQL Server? Would you like to improve your SQL Server knowledge and find out what’s new in SQL Server 2012? If so, then you should come to SQLBits – the UK’s SQL Server technical conference and the second largest SQL...

If we’re thinking “Windows Azure”, we also tend to think “Visual Studio” in the same brain clock-cycle. But it’s not the only tool or the only way to create code for a Windows Azure application. In this video, Steve Marx explains how he uses his Mac for...

Microsoft Research is exploring the future of interaction, including direct 3D interactions with augmented reality. Today’s technology Let’s take a look at the technology that is already out there: Sensors . Today’s mobile...

Last night several Windows Azure updates were announced, and this evening there is a live event for people new to Azure being broadcast online from 5pm UK time, with a keynote from Scott Guthrie. What kind of things are in the update? Updated...

If you've been thinking about the cloud and want to find out how to get started, there's a special Windows Azure event scheduled for tomorrow - December 13 th . At this event you'll learn how to quickly get started building applications for the cloud...

If you have ever thought of picking up Windows Azure, 6 weeks of Windows Azure is the perfect opportunity starting in 2012. Starting on the 23 rd January 2012 we will be delivering 6 weeks of FREE assistance to individuals who want to build or extend...

I asked San Shepherd, co-founder of Escapist Games Ltd , a few questions about Star Chart, a high tech star gazing companion that allows you to see what’s out there in all its augmented reality glory. Q. Tell me a bit about your background and...

It's official! Windows 8 Beta will be made available late February 2012, along with the Windows Store. The Windows Store Preview event was held in San Francisco where the app policies and business terms for the Store were announced, both of which are...

In my post last week I talked about the Advertising SDK and using the AdControl in our applications as a means of generating revenue. I should have mentioned something that could catch you out – the AdControl requires certain capabilities to be defined...

If only I had a pound for every time I’ve been asked when Microsoft’s in-app advertising would be available in the UK. The Microsoft Advertising SDK was only available in the US for the initial Windows Phone launch. With the release of Mango however,...