Knowledge, Insight, Action; In that order!

SharePoint Developer Training

AntonDelsink — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:51:24 GMT

I get this question a lot: where can we find out more about SharePoint? No, that’s not what I need, I’m a developer! Well, finally, here is a developer centric resource with SharePoint 2010 developer content: Channel 9’s SharePoint 2010 Developer courses...(read more)

Team System 2010 on Windows 7

AntonDelsink — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:02:45 GMT

From the days of pain installing TFS 2005, this post is almost pointless: the 2010 installations of both Team Suite and Team Foundation Server are just about as simple as can be. Here is my installation on a Lenovo W500 running Windows 7 64bit: 1. Windows...(read more)

Gitex Developer Day

AntonDelsink — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:17:39 GMT

Everywhere I go, people ask for more content, more information. Here’s more in the context of today’s presentation at Gitex, Windows 7 for Developers: Windows 7 Developer Training Kit Visual Studio 2008 Training Kit SQL Server 2008 Developer Training...(read more)

TechEd Middle East in Dubai in March 2010

AntonDelsink — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:08:00 GMT

TechEd right here in Dubai! No more need for travel visas to cold Europe or far away USA :) "Microsoft’s premier technical education and networking conference is coming to the Middle East. Connect one-on-one with Microsoft insiders and IT peers,...(read more)

.NET-Java Bridge

AntonDelsink — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:23:49 GMT

I know which side of this bridge I’ll be standing on, but a bridge there has to be… More details from Noelios Technologies as well as a complete tutorial !...(read more)

Get a Free SQL Server 2008 – just go learn something!

AntonDelsink — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:38:36 GMT

“Take advantage of this great offer to receive training and acquire certification on Microsoft SQL Server technology, and get a free copy of the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition so you can gain hands-on experience.” How awesome is that?...(read more)

www.MSDev.com – Free Training!

AntonDelsink — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:08:09 GMT

Easily searchable catalog of online training available for Microsoft technologies: There is a wide range and the categorization of the search results make for a quick click & discover experience! And they have both presentations as well as Virtual...(read more)

Windows Mobile 6.5 – Part VIII: Training

AntonDelsink — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:16:19 GMT

If you want to make a day job out of Windows Mobile development, take a look at some of the RampUp training available for Windows Mobile developers: Level 1: Mobile Development Introduction Level 2: Device Emulators Level 3: Mobile Windows Forms Development...(read more)

Windows Mobile 6.5 – Part VII: Hello World Widget

AntonDelsink — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:50:54 GMT

How often do you get to pick a Blank Solution at the start of a tutorial? :) Add a new HTML file: this will be for the markup that describes what your widget looks like. Add a new XML file named config.xml : this will be the manifest – the description...(read more)

Windows Mobile – Part VI: Get Ready for a Hello World Widget

AntonDelsink — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:04:30 GMT

I’m still looking for a physical device, but the emulator will do for this first exercise: if you’ve followed the previous parts to this “series” you should by now have everything installed that’s needed. Credit: most of this post is based off the Windows...(read more)

Windows Mobile 6.5 – Part V: Cellular Emulator is alive!

AntonDelsink — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:42:08 GMT

I am installing the Windows Mobile Developer Resource Kit again as in Part II . First: Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 – appears to install successfully except for: I still don’t know if that matters, so I’m ignoring it for now. While installing Windows...(read more)

Windows Mobile 6.5 Part IV - ReDo

AntonDelsink — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:02:17 GMT

Note to reader: please do not let the numbering of these posts give you the impression this is leading along some planned agenda to a meaningful conclusion. This is just me learning out loud. Lesson 1: restart after Visual Studio installed. Lesson 2:...(read more)

Windows Mobile 6.5 Part III

AntonDelsink — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:39:09 GMT

Redo time: The Cellular Emulator apparently doesn’t work on 64bit , so I may reinstall for that alone. Or it could be serial port availability , etc. The good news is there are plenty new options to choose from in the device emulator:...(read more)

Windows Mobile Marketplace Competition

AntonDelsink — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:10:27 GMT

My apartment is not big enough to fit a Surface unit… maybe on the balcony, since it almost never rains around here. But for the rest of you, if you have an idea for a Mobile application, why not build it, put it out there and win a surface for your place...(read more)

Windows Mobile 6.5 Dev Box Setup – Part II

AntonDelsink — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:05:58 GMT

As they say, there is always one more thing: But I think that is just for the SQL Server Management Studio Express, so let me get to the Windows Mobile development requirements and go back to Windows Update later. Meaning: let the download finish while...(read more)