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Windows 8 apps: how to move from Freemium to Free + In-App Purchases
Lately, my colleague Wouter van Ranst had an interesting question on how to switch from a freemium...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 03/24/2014
How to load test and get profiling results from a Web API hosted in a Windows Azure Cloud Service
This article describes how you can: 1. Create a simple Web API...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 10/31/2013
Join the Windows 8 App Race: Win Visual Studio headphones and Asus tablets
We want to give you a push in the back to develop great applications – join the Windows 8 App Race...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 04/17/2013
Azure Virtual Machine: 56 GB memory and 8 Cores
I just noticed that there are 2 new machine configurations popping up for you to select when...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 04/16/2013
Source site collection empty when creating a Content Deployment Path in SharePoint 2013
When setting up a new Content Deployment Path in Central Admin, I noticed it was not possible to...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 11/09/2012
Windows Store now open to all developers in 120 markets
Great news for developers! Now you can get your own Windows developer account. The store is...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 09/12/2012
SharePoint 2010 SPSite constructor returns System.IO.FileNotFoundException
Today, I encountered an issue with a console application written in .NET that accesses the...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 07/19/2012
How to authenticate with the Belgian eID card in ASP.NET MVC
This blog post walks you through the process of creating an ASP.NET MVC application that...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 01/23/2012
SharePoint 2010 Ribbon Reusable Content DropDown list empty when using variations
When you have variations enabled on a SharePoint site collection, you may notice that the Reusable...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 05/31/2011
How to create a custom color picker flyout in the SharePoint ribbon
If you want to customize the colors available in the color picker flyout menu, there are a couple of...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 04/21/2011
Why does it take so long to deploy an MVC project to Windows Azure?
While deploying an ASP.NET MVC application to Windows Azure, you may find out that it takes a very...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 01/18/2011
“The subscription is not authorized for this feature” when deploying to Windows Azure
Some people may have seen this happening, when you deploy a solution to Windows Azure using...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 01/18/2011
Blogging from Microsoft Word 2010
I'm just testing how to write a blog post using Microsoft Office Word 2010 and publish it to the...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 01/18/2011
Silverlight 4 WCF RIA Services Line of Business Application Hands-On Lab
In this 108 page hands-on lab you will learn how to use Beta 2 of Visual Studio 2010 and Beta 1 of...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 01/20/2010
Free Live Online SharePoint Saturday EMEA
On January 23rd, 2010, these group of SharePoint evangelists from around the world will hold their...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 01/14/2010
How to install MOSS 2007 SP2 on Windows 7 RC (build 7100)
Although this is not a supported scenario, there is a way to install MOSS 2007 onto Windows 7...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 05/08/2009
POP3 now available for Hotmail
There are different ways you can access your hotmail including web, mobile, windows live mail, etc....
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 03/17/2009
How to hide the Cancel button in a custom SharePoint application page
When you’re writing custom SharePoint Application Pages, you may want to design the pages with the...
Author: Wesley De Bolster Date: 03/13/2009