BUILD 2013 will take place at The Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA from June 26 – June 28, 2013. Last year BUILD sold out very quickly.  This is a reminder to register as soon as possible if you’re interested in attending in person. Registration will open tomorrow (April 2, 2013) at 9:00AM Pacific...

  I realized that we didn’t create a post on the latest Windows Azure Kit in December.  Sorry for the delay in case you weren’t aware it was available. The Windows Azure Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content including hands-on labs and presentations that are designed...

Windows 8 DevCamps enable developers to build beautiful Metro style apps and publish them to the Windows Store. There are over 100 events worldwide now available on the devcamps.ms/windows site. Registration is open now. Join us for this free, full-day event designed to share all the knowledge...

A new Wiki serves as a launching point for the many offerings for developers and IT Pros to discover and learn the new features of SQL Server 2012. Rather than announcing new bits of content on various blogs, we will simply update the SQL Server 2012 Early Adoption Cookbook wiki so there is one place...

HTML5 Web Camp Videos now available. HTML5 is the arguably the hottest topic in web development communities around the world. Over the course of one year, it has evolved from a “novelty” discussion to a serious development platform. And the impact of HTML5 is manifesting itself across...

The SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit is now available for download free of charge. The kit includes technical content designed to help you learn how to develop SQL Server 2012 database and BI solutions. New and updated content will be released periodically and can be downloaded on-demand using...

Microsoft Corp. has launched a new virtual training portal aimed at IT professionals who want to learn new skills and enhance existing ones for cloud computing environment. The Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) offers no-cost training for IT professionals with 100 and 200-level content. It takes you right...

The Windows Azure Jump Start video series is for all architects and developers interested in designing, developing and delivering cloud based applications leveraging the Windows Azure Platform. The overall target of this course is to help development teams make the right decisions with regard to cloud...

There are many places to get information about developing Windows Phone applications.  If there is one site that everyone should visit frequently it is the  APP HUB . If you are new to Windows Phone Development or want to learn about a specific feature or scenario, please check out the Windows...

The January update is now available for download . The kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content to help you learn how to use Windows Azure, SQL Azure and the Windows Azure AppFabric. Other features include several new demo scripts and an improved mechanism to install Visual Studio code snippets...

Increase your productivity and knowledge of Windows 7 with the help of the latest series of Windows 7 “How Do I?” videos.  These short 10- to 15-minute videos focus on specific tasks and show you how to accomplish them step-by-step. Check back often or subscribe to the RSS feed to be notified when...

Quickly evaluate or learn how to build great applications for Windows Phone through a series of guided, hands-on labs for which can be completed in 90 minutes or less. The best part is, the MSDN Virtual Labs don’t require any installation and are available to you immediately for FREE. Start by selecting...

This is part 6 in a weekly series of blog post created by my office mate and Academic Evangelist @kennyspade. In this weeks tutorial, Kenny will be adding basic AI, and then showing how easily you can scale out more enemies in the Triangle Shooter Game. The previous tutorials covered an introduction...

The Windows Azure Platform Training Course includes a comprehensive set of hands-on labs and videos that are designed to help you quickly learn how to use Windows Azure, SQL Azure, and the Windows Azure AppFabric. This release provides updated content as related to the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft...

The Windows Summit is a for those that want to build solutions with Internet Explorer 9 and/or those that test Windows 7 PCs, devices, and software. The team has just posted IE9 sessions that highlight the latest web platform capabilities in IE9. There are eight presentation s that cover many aspects...

You’re invited to a very special event on December 2nd, 2010 Learn about the future of Silverlight from Corporate Vice President, Scott Guthrie and other experts, direct from Microsoft’s HQ. Hear about our plans for the next version of Silverlight, the latest developments as well as in-depth sessions...

The Visual Studio LightSwitch Training Kit contains demos and labs to help you learn to use and extend LightSwitch. The introductory materials walk you through the Visual Studio LightSwitch product. By following the hands-on labs, you'll build an application to inventory a library of books. The more...

Microsoft released the latest version of the Windows Azure platform training kit. The kit is now in 2 versions, one for vs2008 developers and one for 2010 developers. You can download the kit from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=413E88F8-5966-4A83-B309-53B7B77EDF78&displaylang...

If you are developing Windows Phone 7 applications please sign up for the Microsoft Platform Ready Program (MPR).  In addition to the standard MPR benefits you’ll also be able to receive a $99 Marketplace rebate after 2 applications are accepted into the Marketplace. The rebate details are still...

The September Windows Azure One Month Pass will be available tomorrow September 1. This offer is limited to 500 passes, first come, first served.  It’s a great opportunity to learn and put Windows Azure and SQL Azure through their paces.  As a reminder, the passes are good for the month that...

Sara Ford is a Developer Evangelist based in Northern California.  Sara was recently on tour presenting her 101 Visual Studio Tips in 55 Minutes.  Here’s the first five and if you want to see the presentation click this link: Sara Ford’s – 101 Visual Studio Tips Tip #1      ...