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Microsoft Build 2012 Conference at Redmond Campus 10/30-11/2, 2012
Announcing BUILD 2012 October 30 - November 2, 2012 Microsoft Campus, Redmond,...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 07/25/2012
Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference at Toronto, July 8-12
The 2012 WPC keynote line up will feature many of the key Microsoft executives who will showcase the...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 07/09/2012
Understanding Windows Azure–Watching the 6 Minute Overview Video
My colleague Steve Plank based in UK puts together a great short and sweet video about Windows Azure...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/29/2012
Windows Azure Training Kit - June 2012 Available
The Windows Azure training kit is one of the great learning and training resources I recommend to...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/19/2012
Setting Up IIS Smooth Streaming Services In Windows Azure
My colleagues Todd Furst and Michael Ganotti at the Philadelphia MTC demonstrated how to set up IIS...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/19/2012
Publish ASP.NET applications to a Windows Azure Web Site
Windows Azure Web Sites is a new service on Windows Azure. How can you publish an existing or new...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/18/2012
Windows Phone Summit June 20, 2012
Windows Phone will be hosting a half day summit in San Francisco on June 20th. Join us for a...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/18/2012
Windows 8 Release Preview on Youtube
Watch the fun video below to learn cool things about Windows 8. Download and install Windows 8...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/13/2012
New and Enhanced Services of Windows Azure
Today, we are ushering in the new era of Hybrid Cloud, bringing together the best of on-premises and...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/12/2012
Startup Weekend in DC June 15-17, 2012
In partnership with Code for America, we invite you to join us on June 15-17, 2012, at Microsoft’s...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/05/2012
Windows 8: New and Improved Security and Privacy Features
The recently released Windows 8 Release Preview comes with several new and improved security and...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/05/2012
Acer Unveils Two Windows 8 Slates Iconia W700 and W510 at Computex 2012
Zach Honig at Engadget just blogged about the two slates running Windows 8 (beta) that Acer...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/05/2012
Meet Windows Azure Live Online Event June 7th 2012 4pm EDT
Mark your calendar today and join us on June 7th 4pm EDT to learn Microsoft Windows Azure cloud...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/05/2012
Installing Windows 8 Release Preview with Upgrade Assistant
You have two options to install the Windows 8 Release Preview: using the upgrade assistant which...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/31/2012
Download and Install Windows 8 Release Preview (RP)
It is available here… Windows 8 is simply beautiful!!! With Windows 8 RP you will experience tens of...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/31/2012
Volunteering your Technical Expertise to Address Global Challenges
Are you interested to volunteer your technical expertise to help address global challenges? If so,...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/31/2012
CloudNinja for Java – a Multi-tenant java Application for Windows Azure
In a recent post Persistent Systems introduced CloudNinja for Java -- a multi-tenant reference...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/22/2012
Kinect for Windows SDK and Runtime v1.5 Available for Download
Download the SDK here. Below is a summary of new and improved capabilities of Kinect for Windows....
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/22/2012
20 Things That May Be Clouding Your Choice About the Cloud, But Shouldn't
In this white paper, Vishwas Lele, Chief Technology officer (.NET Technologies) at Applied...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/17/2012
The Bing Search API Available on Windows Azure Marketplace
The Bing Search API is now available on the Windows Azure Marketplace! With this service, you can...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/17/2012
Join Us in the Mobile America Contest with your Windows 8, Windows Phone and Windows Azure Apps
ANNOUNCING MOBILE AMERICA - THE PEOPLE HACKATHON Microsoft Public Sector DPE announces the launch of...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/14/2012
Embracing Cloud Computing Power in your Next Generation Applications (Video)
A few weeks ago I delivered an afternoon keynote “Embracing Cloud Computing Power in your Next...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/10/2012
Have You Heard Something Called “Smoked by Windows Phone”
Watch the video below and Check out the some interesting stats here. Note: In the video Ben uploaded...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/08/2012
Windows Azure and NODE.JS Meetup on 5/17 at Reston
Cloud DC is inviting to explore another Platform as-a Service (PaaS) solution with hands-on session....
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/07/2012
HIPAA-Compliant Document Management Solution Expands Into Global Market by Migrating to Windows Azure Cloud Platform
PaperTracer, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based document-management service that assures compliance with the...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/07/2012
Adding Storage Capability to your Windows Phone, iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac Apps using Microsoft SkyDrive APIs
Developers can use the SkyDrive API to bring personal storage capability to any app, any platform,...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/03/2012
Adding Twilio's Voice and Messaging Services to your Windows Azure Apps
CloudPro reports that Microsoft has signed a deal with a start-up Twilio to offer its voice and SMS...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/03/2012
Creating Windows Phone, iPhone and Android Apps with iFactr in Visual Studio 2010
iFactr is a cross-platform mobile framework created by ITR Mobility. With iFactr as a plug in to...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/02/2012
Four Different Ways to Get Windows Azure Accounts and Services
- Visual Studio Professional, Premium or Ultimate with MSDN subscriber you get free access to...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/01/2012
Voting Info Project Hackathon and Developer Resources
Pew and its partners at Microsoft, Google, and AT&T are inviting you to roll up your sleeves and...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/30/2012
WebMatrix: Add Contact Us Page with Email to your Orchard Website
Orchard is one of popular content management system (CMS) site templates available in...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/24/2012
WebMatrix: Deploying Orchard Website to a Shared Hosting Site
In a previous post, I discussed how to create and work with a CMS web site using WebMatrix. In this...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/23/2012
Free Webcasts: Porting iPhone and Android Apps to Windows Phone
You can register for our first webcast on 4/24 here! For more detail, check my colleague Joel’s post...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/20/2012
Looking for Windows Azure, Windows Phone and Windows 8 Samples Apps?
The new release of Sample Browser allows you to browse and search sample apps from over 3500 quality...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/20/2012
Windows Azure Startup Incubator
The Windows Azure Accelerator will work with 10 companies chosen from the pool of applicants. Those...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/18/2012