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Follow Developer Camps @DeveloperCamps on Twitter

Interested in attending a Developer Camp?  Follow us @DeveloperCamps on Twitter.

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/05/2011

Developer Camps: Learn from Experts, Free, Informal and Coming Soon!

Back in June, I had the opportunity to attend a 2-day Web Camp here in Redmond.  I was blown...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/05/2011

New SharePoint Online Workflow article on MSDN Magazine

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about building workflows that run in the Sandbox with SharePoint...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 07/13/2011

Follow me on Twitter @chrisdmayo!

I’m now on Twitter @chrisdmayo.

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 06/30/2011

Office 365 is Now Available!

Office 365 was released to General Availability today with Steve Ballmer hosting the worldwide...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 06/28/2011

Developing Powerful Workflows in the Cloud with Microsoft SharePoint Online from TechEd 2011 North America

A common misconception about SharePoint Online is that you can’t develop workflows in the...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 05/25/2011

Developing Collaboration Solutions in the Cloud with Microsoft SharePoint Online from TechEd North America 2011

In my Developing Collaboration Solutions in the Cloud with Microsoft SharePoint Online session at...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 05/24/2011

Collaboration in the Cloud with SharePoint: A New World of Productivity from TechEd North America 2011

Donovan Follette, Girish Raja, Augusto Valdez and I delivered the demos in Eron Kelly’s foundation...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 05/23/2011

Professional Unified Communications Development with Microsoft Lync Server 2010

George Durzi and Michael Greenlee just published Professional Unified Communications Development...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 05/23/2011

New Technical Articles on Exchange Online Development

The Exchange Online team has just published some really great Technical Articles on Exchange Online...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 05/19/2011

Adam Carter and “Office 365 Doesn’t Mean You’re Fired”

Adam Carter did a great session called “Office 365 Doesn’t Mean You’re Fired” at Dev Connections...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 05/18/2011

Making a Wireless Connection Accessible to a Hyper-V Virtual Machine (VM)

If you do SharePoint or SharePoint Online development in a VM, at some point you’ll be in a...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 05/18/2011

Join the Office 365 Beta and Start Developing for SharePoint Online on SharePoint Sideshow

Donovan Follette and I recently recorded a new installment of the SharePoint Sideshow called Join...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 05/18/2011

SharePoint and Silverlight Training Course on MSDN

Paul Stubbs just sent me mail about the new SharePoint 2010 and Silverlight Training Course on...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 04/22/2011

SharePoint Online for Office 365: Developer Guide

The SharePoint Online team has release the SharePoint Online for Office 365: Developer Guide to...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 04/21/2011

Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Power Tools for SharePoint Online

Developing solutions for SharePoint Online requires they be built using Sandboxed Solutions. ...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 04/21/2011

Building a SharePoint Development Machine Using the Easy Setup Script on SharePoint Sideshow

Now that the Office 365 Training Course is available for the Office 365 beta, I’m putting together a...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 04/19/2011

Couple of interesting Office 365 articles

Interesting article on the economics of Office 365 on PC World and another on the marketplace in the...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 04/19/2011

New Office 365 Developer Training Course on MSDN

Since we announced Office 365 around the same time as PDC last year, I’ve been talking to a...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 04/18/2011

More Beta details on Microsoft Office 365 Blog

More details on the beta can be found on the Microsoft Office 365 Blog.  This is a great blog...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 04/18/2011

Office 365 Beta on PC World and PC Magazine

Nice write ups on both PC World and PC Magazine. -Mayo

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 04/18/2011

New SharePoint Online Article on MSDN Magazine

Cloud-Based Collaboration with SharePoint Online just hit MSDN Magazine in print and the web. This...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 03/11/2011

SharePoint FireStarter in Redmond, WA and Online on 1/27/2011

I’m speaking at the SharePoint FireStarter event in Redmond, WA on 1/27/2011.  We’re also going...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 01/11/2011

Professional SharePoint 2010 Branding and User Interface Design (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

Paul Stubbs mentioned to me that his new SP2010 branding and UX design book is on Amazon.  I’ve...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 01/07/2011

MSDN Webcast: SharePoint Ecosystem: SharePoint Online – Developing Solutions for the Cloud (Level 300) on 1/11/2011

I’m presenting a MSDN webcast on SharePoint Online development next Tuesday (1/11/2011). ...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 01/06/2011

Lync Server 2010, Lync 2010 and Exchange 2010 Developer Training on MSDN!

I’m extremely happy to announce the publication of the Unified Communications “14” Training Course...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 12/17/2010

Setting Up a SharePoint Developer Virtual Machine on SharePoint SideShow

Paul Stubbs and Donovan Follette just posted another episode of the SharePoint Sideshow on Setting...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 11/30/2010

TechEd Europe 2010 - SharePoint Online: Developer Extensibility and Customization Session Slides and Video

Thanks to everyone that attended my SharePoint Online: Developer Extensibility and Customization...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 11/29/2010

TechEd Europe 2010 - How to Customize SharePoint Online Using SharePoint Designer 2010 Session Slides and Video

Thanks to everyone that attended my How to Customize SharePoint Online Using SharePoint Designer...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 11/29/2010

TechEd Europe 2010 - SharePoint Online Lunch Session Slides and Video

Thanks to everyone that attended my SharePoint Online lunch session at TechEd Europe2010.  I...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 11/29/2010

Lync Server 2010 Developer Training Kit Available Now!

Lync Server 2010, Lync 2010 and the Lync platform SDKs were launched yesterday at the Microsoft Lync...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 11/18/2010

SharePoint Connections 2010 – Las Vegas: Claims-Based Security and SharePoint 2010

Thanks to everyone that attended my Claims-Based Security and SharePoint 2010 session at SharePoint...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 11/04/2010

SharePoint Connections 2010 – Las Vegas: Designing and Developing Solutions for SharePoint Online

Thanks to everyone that attended my Designing and Developing Solutions for SharePoint Online session...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 11/04/2010

SharePoint Online: An Overview for Developers on MSDN

The SharePoint Developer Docs team has posted the SharePoint Online: An Overview for Developers...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 11/04/2010

SharePoint in the Cloud: Developing Solutions for SharePoint Online – On Demand @ PDC10

My session recording from PDC10 is now available.  For a good overview of developing for...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/29/2010

SharePoint Online PDC10 Preview on SharePoint Sideshow

Paul Stubbs, Steve Fox and I recorded an episode of the SharePoint Sideshow to talk about what we’ll...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/27/2010

I’ll be at PDC 10!

I’ll be speaking at PDC10 via a recorded session and I’ll be in the SharePoint Online booth both...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/22/2010

I’ll be at TechEd Europe 2010!

I’ll be speaking at TechEd Europe 2010 at the following sessions: OFS317 - How to Customize...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/22/2010

I’ll be at SharePoint Connections Las Vegas

I’ll be speaking at SharePoint Connections Las Vegas this year.  I’ve got two great sessions...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/22/2010

Office 365 Features, Pricing and On-Premises/Online Feature Comparison

I’m putting together some FAQ links and thought I’d share a few resources right off the bat. The...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/21/2010

What does Office 365 mean to developers?

Office 365, the next major update to Microsoft Online Services, was announced yesterday. ...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/20/2010

Great Office 365 post on The SharePoint Team Blog

Eric Swift, GM for the SharePoint Product Management Group, blogged some Office 365 details and...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/20/2010

Microsoft Online Services is Now Office 365.

Details on what’s coming in the next major upgrade to SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and Lync...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/19/2010

Developing Windows Phone 7 apps for SharePoint

Paul Stubbs wrote a great blog post on accessing SharePoint data from a Windows Phone 7 application...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/14/2010

Office and SharePoint Development on SharePoint SideShow

The SharePoint Sideshow is a new show on Channel 9 that focuses on SharePoint and Office as a...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/13/2010

Developing for SharePoint Online – Wave 14 from TechEd US 2010

I’ve had some readers ping me about SPO – Wave 14 and what’s new for developers.  I’ll be...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/12/2010

And now for something (almost) completely different…

I’ve switched roles at Microsoft, so you’re going to see some changes in this blog as well. ...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 10/11/2010

Building Communications-Enabled Applications With Microsoft Lync Server 2010 by George Durzi @ Clarity Consulting

I just finished reading George Durzi’s article Building Communications-Enabled Applications With...

Author: Chris Mayo - MSFT Date: 09/23/2010

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