Try F# beta web based IDE, which makes it easy to learn the F# programming language, create programs by using F#, and share information all through a web browser. The new Try F# allows developers and students to experience F# 3.0’s unique information...

Guest blog by Dr John Kirby, Senior Lecturer and Knowledge Transfer Champion, Sheffield Hallam University At Sheffield Hallam University we understand that the "cloud" is fundamentally changing computing. And this change will require increasing...

TFS 2012 has improved the way that it handles iterations to allow data for iteration start and end dates to be included as metadata in-line with an iteration path. Recently I was working with a customer upgrading from TFS2010 to TFS2012 wanting...

Now You Can Change the Future  Challenge ends February 3, 2013 Design an app for Windows Phone that showcases how to create, connect and maximise the use of the Windows Phone Platfrom. Mobile apps are used by millions of people worldwide on a daily...

In December we announced a number of competitions in partnership with various middleware vendors, the aim of the competition was to simply design, develop and publish a Windows 8 game using one of the various middleware technologies. I am happy to confirm...

After the success of the online Tech Days run last year we have decided to ensure this year’s includes a developer day. We’re really keen to get your views of what you would like to see in the content to ensure that we cover areas that...

  The DirectXMath API provides SIMD-friendly C++ types and functions for common linear algebra and graphics math operations common to DirectX applications. The library provides optimized versions for Windows 32-bit (x86), Windows 64-bit (x64), and...

Guest blog by Dr Tommy Thompson. University of Derby   I’m Dr Tommy Thompson, a lecturer at the University of Derby. Since completing my undergraduate degree in Computer Science back in 2004, I have worked as a commercial software developer for a...

I posted this video on to Channel 9 before Christmas but I can see something has gone wrong with the indexing and it’s pretty undiscoverable on the site. Thought I’d make it known through the blog.

  If you want to change the look of your Windows Phone 8 emulator   You can now do this using the WP8 Emulator Skin Switcher to make it look like a Nokia Lumia 920, HTC 8X or Samsung Ativ S. Which is perfect for when you need to run demos and...

A Blog Series for Microsoft Dynamics Partners by Kati Hvidtfeldt, US Microsoft Dynamics ERP Cloud Lead. Our last several posts have focused on the partner’s role in ensuring win-win ERP implementations by effectively guiding customers to make the right...

If you’ve been wanting to use Windows Azure but couldn’t because a particular open source virtual machine (VM) wasn’t available or you didn’t have the time to configure one, well you’re in luck. The newly released preview...

It has been less than four months since we introduced the first public preview for Windows Azure Mobile Services and in this short time we have seen continual improvements to the service offering including: · SDKs for Windows Store, Windows Phone 8 and...

TechDays Online is returning for 2013 and we want you to get involved in the process of choosing the topics, speakers and content so that you get the most out of your time with us. Last year we ran TechDays Online as a 2 day event and focused only on...

  Securing your data is important and you have lots of options in Windows Azure SQL Database according to your needs.   If you read my previous article Windows Azure SQL Database - How to create Windows Azure SQL Database you know basics of...

Lumia App Labs: Games on Windows Phone 8 Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:00:00 AM GMT - 8:45:00 AM GMT Microsoft Windows Phone 8 offers native code support that enables development and porting of high-performance games. This training-lab webinar will give...

  I’ve summarized Windows Azure SQL Database security topic in my previous post Secure Your Windows Azure SQL Database .   In this article, I’ll show you interesting scenarios that you can use with your applications or services. I’ll just give...

Lumia App Labs: Nokia Music Windows Phone API - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:00:00 AM GMT - 8:45:00 AM GMT We suggest that you install the Microsoft Windows Phone SDK 8.0 in advance to get the most out of this training lab. While you’ll learn a lot with...

On my journey to keep you better informed I will throw in information as I get it sometimes. Just to be clear I’m not an expert on licensing so you should always consult a licensing specialist before making any decisions. Now that I’ve got...

Guest post by Naace , one of our Microsoft Bett 2013 partners Excitement builds as we approach our first Bett at a new location, ExCeL London. It is hard to believe that only a few short months ago we were celebrating the Olympics events being held...

Applies to: SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services, Tabular Solutions Summary: Provides guidance for estimating the hardware requirements needed to support processing and query workloads for an Analysis Services tabular solution. Download from here ( Hardware...

Now I am back at my customer`s SharePoint Project after enjoying Christmas holidays, so I want to summarize the best links I found these weeks. SharePoint 2013 (Online, Foundation, Standard and Enterprise) Comparison Find out Feature differences...

Did you know Microsoft provides free courseware for professors and instructors? The Faculty Connection is a website that provides free courseware and resources for instructors of all levels. Here are some of the most popular recent downloads Designing...

We’re happy to announce that Training Guide: Configuring Windows 8 (ISBN 9780735673229) by Scott Lowe has shipped to the printer! This book will be available at retail stores by the end of the month. If you’re an IT professional with a...

VM Depot—find, deploy, and share images for Windows Azure VM Depot is a community-driven catalogue of preconfigured operating systems, applications, and development stacks that can easily be deployed on Windows Azure. Find your favourite software and...