Knowledge, Insight, Action; In that order!
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Date: 12/27/2009
Here it is, the first draft of the developer agenda for TechEd Middle East, coming up on March 1st...
Date: 12/16/2009
I get this question a lot: where can we find out more about SharePoint? No, that’s not what I need,...
Date: 11/11/2009
Everywhere I go, people ask for more content, more information. Here’s more in the context of...
Date: 10/22/2009
TechEd right here in Dubai! No more need for travel visas to cold Europe or far away USA :)...
Date: 10/06/2009
I know which side of this bridge I’ll be standing on, but a bridge there has to be… More details...
Date: 09/29/2009
“Take advantage of this great offer to receive training and acquire certification on Microsoft SQL...
Date: 09/17/2009
Easily searchable catalog of online training available for Microsoft technologies: There is a wide...
Date: 09/13/2009
Easily searchable catalog of online training available for Microsoft technologies: There is a wide...
Date: 09/13/2009
If you want to make a day job out of Windows Mobile development, take a look at some of the RampUp...
Date: 09/12/2009
How often do you get to pick a Blank Solution at the start of a tutorial? :) Add a new HTML file:...
Date: 09/09/2009
I’m still looking for a physical device, but the emulator will do for this first exercise: if you’ve...
Date: 09/06/2009
I am installing the Windows Mobile Developer Resource Kit again as in Part II. First: Windows Mobile...
Date: 09/04/2009
Note to reader: please do not let the numbering of these posts give you the impression this is...
Date: 09/04/2009
Redo time: The Cellular Emulator apparently doesn’t work on 64bit, so I may reinstall for that...
Date: 09/03/2009
My apartment is not big enough to fit a Surface unit… maybe on the balcony, since it almost never...
Date: 09/01/2009
As they say, there is always one more thing: But I think that is just for the SQL Server Management...
Date: 09/01/2009
UPDATE: If you want the Cellular Emulator (not same as Device Emulator), you have to build this on...
Date: 08/31/2009
I like booting from VHD enough that I go looking for excuses to build new Windows 7 images (below...
Date: 08/30/2009
SQL Server 2008 R2 to the rescue: new in 2008 R2 is something called Complex Event Processing, part...
Date: 08/27/2009
Somehow I missed this announcement at the World Wide Partner Conference in July: The Code^7 Contest:...
Date: 08/26/2009
I only had like 90 seconds for that PowerShell demo, so here is a short list of what you can do with...
Date: 08/20/2009
It is a privilege to be working on SmartCare here in Lusaka and a pleasure to be doing so from a...
Date: 08/14/2009
The beta of TeamFuze is now available for download: if you have an Oracle DB somewhere in your org,...
Date: 07/24/2009
Picture it, Cape Town, 1999. Me, using Visual InterDev and Source Safe. Them, using DreamWeaver....
Date: 07/15/2009
I keep forgetting we have this site: Microsoft Products & Arabic Support Site - includes...
Date: 07/08/2009
Hear real developers tell of their experiences with Visual Studio (and a cool video player beyond...
Date: 06/28/2009
Summer is here and the number one question in Dubai is “Summer Plans?” Me, I’m going to Microsoft...
Date: 06/22/2009
I keep forgetting to show this kind of demo: the fastest way from zero to ASP .NET app is via ASP...
Date: 06/21/2009
Soon your customers will get their hands on Windows 7. Are you ready? Microsoft is offering a wide...
Date: 06/18/2009
Thanks to Rolf, Bruce and Alex - your patience with all our questions are much appreciated! I built...
Date: 06/17/2009
Apparently some of you are not registered yet. Bill summarized some possible reasons… The top reason...
Date: 06/15/2009
Thank you all who attended the Facebook Developer Garage in Dubai – I especially enjoyed the Q&A...
Date: 06/14/2009
We don’t know what the topic is. Will you join us to tell us more about XAML as used in WPF? Or XAML...
Date: 06/11/2009
New to Dubai and in some cases entirely new, take a look at my updated blogroll: Communities...
Date: 06/10/2009
If you’re like me and prefer trying TFS over a real network connection, take a look at...
Date: 06/01/2009
I’m told this is a first: Arabic language localization of Microsoft Official Curriculum! Two courses...
Date: 05/24/2009
I have had this news pent up for ages: SDL in TFS! The Security Development Lifecycle is important...
Date: 05/20/2009
Join the TechiesOnly User Group on Wednesday evening in Marina Walk for a look at Windows 7. First...
Date: 05/18/2009
There is just one summer, Ramadan and Christmas between now and the first half of 2010 - and I'm...
Date: 04/23/2009
UPDATE: This is happening TONIGHT! :) TechiesOnly, the UAE-based technical community is meeting on...
Date: 03/30/2009
A popular sentiment, but a measurable reality for users of Visual Studio Team System! Join us on...
Date: 03/09/2009
Do you like the Parallel Extensions for the .NET Framework? Then you should take a look at how Intel...
Date: 03/08/2009
Thank you all for attending our Application Lifecycle Management session and thanks to the College...
Date: 03/01/2009
Thank you all for attending our Windows Azure session and thanks to the College of the North...
Date: 03/01/2009
"Leaving, on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again" - no, I won't inflict me...
Date: 02/23/2009
Many of you have heard my take on the "second shot" special - you know, the one where you...
Date: 02/10/2009
Yes, it is still out there! And in these economic times, education is the one sure investment. All...
Date: 01/25/2009
QCERT and OWASP and OryxDev and Microsoft all together made for a good day for security in Qatar. We...
Date: 01/15/2009