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The Definitive Windows 8 Linksheet

With today's release of Windows 8, we decided to put together this gigantic list of Windows 8 links.  Whether you're mildly interested in this launch or super...

0 replies - 11317 views - 10/26/12 by Allen Coin in Articles

10 Questions about Surface

The Microsoft Surface is due to be released October 26, 2012 and this is less than 10 days from now. There’s been a lot of hype around this particular...

0 replies - 5481 views - 10/20/12 by Filip Ekberg in Articles

Why All Web Devs Need To Prepare Their Sites for IE10 and Windows 8

October 26th 2012 is the big day for Microsoft: the launch of Windows 8, Internet Explorer 10 and the Microsoft’s tablet: the Surface. From an OS and an...

3 replies - 30701 views - 10/19/12 by Maximiliano Firtman in Articles

Microsoft Releases Pricing Info for Surface Tablets, Taking Pre-Orders

Earlier today, the Microsoft Store updated with pricing information and details about the new Microsoft Surface tablets running Windows RT. We haven't yet...

0 replies - 3782 views - 10/16/12 by Allen Coin in Articles

Rumor: Microsoft to Manufacture Own Phone?

The interwebs have been stirring in the past few days with rumors that Microsoft is planning to manufacture and sell its...

0 replies - 3649 views - 10/04/12 by Allen Coin in Articles

This Weekend in North Carolina: Windows 8 Hackathon at Duke

Working on a Windows 8 app, or looking to start? Live in the Raleigh/Durham area? You might want to take a look at this weekend's Windows 8 Hackathon at Duke...

0 replies - 1424 views - 09/21/12 by Eric Gregory in Articles

How to Provide Cloud-Based JSON Data to Windows 8 Metro Grid Apps

This post is broken down into 3 exercises. Exercise 1 Add a new class, called MySampleDataSource. This will replace SampleDataSource. MySampleDataSource ...

0 replies - 3237 views - 09/10/12 by Bruno Terkaly in Articles

Authenticating Your Windows 8 App Users with Azure Mobile Services

This walkthrough is based on the "Get started with authentication in Mobile Services" and "Authorize users with scripts" tutorials,...

0 replies - 4346 views - 09/10/12 by Roger Jennings in Articles

Running The Boot Camp Control Panel Applet From Windows 8 on MacBook Pro

As John Robbins repeatedly likes to say, Apple computers are the best hardware for running Windows. To quote, “a Mac Pro […] it's the best Windows...

3 replies - 8164 views - 08/22/12 by Sasha Goldshtein in Articles

A Programming Guru Discusses Mobile and Cloud

Introducing John Waters I sat down with a very talented and experienced developer from Falafel Software (http://falafel.com).His name is John Waters and he...

0 replies - 2793 views - 08/20/12 by Bruno Terkaly in Articles

The Top 5 Consulting Jobs of 2012-2015

Maybe the economy has you down. Maybe you're worried about what your career path looks like. Have no fear, these will keep somebody busy for many...

0 replies - 5822 views - 08/16/12 by Brian Gracely in Articles

Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Visual Studio 11 Beta Now Available

Today's the big beta day! Today Microsoft launched Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Visual Studio 11 Beta.The Windows 8 Consumer Preview page opens with an...

1 replies - 7715 views - 02/29/12 by John Esposito in Articles

Emerging "Kits" for Java and .NET Interoperability Scenarios

Have you ever tried to integrate BizTalk with non-Windows-based systems so you could use SSH with it?  Its tough, and since many cloud IaaS services are...

0 replies - 5365 views - 02/29/12 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

Daily Dose: Hibernate Search 3.4 Upgrades to Lucene 3.1

Hibernate 3.4 has several notable new features, including an upgrade to the new Lucene 3.1.  The focus of this release was improved faceting.  By dividing...

1 replies - 27152 views - 04/19/11 by Katie Mckinsey in Daily Dose

Daily Dose - Ubuntu Ditches GNOME

I guess this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who's been keeping up with how much (or how little, really) Canonical contributes to the GNOME open source...

1 replies - 21412 views - 10/25/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose