Notes from a dark corner
Debugging anything that uses clock cycles
End of an era for this blog...
Dear readers I've not blogged a lot in recent years but from tomorrow I will officially no longer...
Date: 06/19/2019
RSS and Atom feeds for support content
Thanks to a new service from our content team, you can now get an Atom or RSS feed for a wide...
Date: 04/27/2018
GenGetProcessInfo.Start(0x1234) failed, 0x800700ea
This is rather obscure but seems to come up every so often. Here 0x1234 would be the process ID of...
Date: 04/19/2017
Open the Visual Studio Output windows with the keyboard
I am not great with keyboard shortcuts. I use quite a few but my repertoire is a bit limited. One...
Date: 01/04/2017
Troubleshooting exceptions in a Windows Phone app
You know the situation – you develop and debug your app, all works well and you deploy it onto the...
Date: 05/19/2016
File version history for CLR 4.x
In the past I have maintained some blogs posts about version histories of the CLR 2.0 and CLR 4.0....
Date: 03/17/2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux in Azure Marketplace
Exciting announcements yesterday about the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux in Azure...
Date: 02/18/2016
Unable to build a simple Cordova app in Visual Studio? Here’s a possible fix…
It is not so often these days that support cases have a quick solution. With the wealth of forums...
Date: 02/15/2016
Version history of the CLR 4.0
Following on from my “Version history of the CLR 2.0” post I’ve decided to start one for 4.0. The...
Date: 12/14/2015
PasswordVault.Add may fail on Windows 10
I am slightly embarrassed by the length of time since my last blog post. But never mind, here I am...
Date: 08/28/2015
Upcoming webinars from @WSDevSol
Some upcoming webinars, first one today! Brought to you by members of the Windows Store Developer...
Date: 06/10/2014
TechEd 2014 is underway with LOTS of exciting new stuff announced!
TechEd North America 2014 is underway! You can find an overview of the announcements on Soma and...
Date: 05/13/2014
Script Browser and Script Analyzer
Microsoft has just released two new resources to ease IT Pros’ lives. · Script Browser – IT Pros can...
Date: 05/01/2014
InvalidCastException after applying MS14-009
Note that in some situations after applying security bulletin MS14-009, your application that uses...
Date: 03/04/2014
Release: Description of Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 CTP 2
A CTP (preview) of Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 has been released with lots of interesting new...
Date: 02/27/2014
Background Transfer API chalk and talk
On February 26th, 6pm – 8pm GMT (10am – 12pm PST) members of our Windows Store apps...
Date: 02/25/2014
How to REALLY take a screenshot in Windows Phone 8
I thought this might be worth sharing. Windows Phone 8 introduced a built in way to take a...
Date: 02/17/2014
Visual Studio 2013 Update 1 is released
An update to Visual Studio 2013 has been released.You can read about it here.You can read specifics...
Date: 01/21/2014
Want to work in the UK for Microsoft Global Business Support?
Microsoft’s Global Business Support (GBS) group is part of our Customer Service and Support...
Date: 01/17/2014
Top Solutions from Microsoft Support
We have a great new resource available for you called the Top Support Solutions blog with curated...
Date: 01/16/2014
BizTalk, SQL and other webcasts from the Microsoft MEA Services team
The Microsoft Services team in our Middle East and Africa (MEA) region have put together a series of...
Date: 01/15/2014
Porting iOS and Android apps to Windows Store
Got an Android or iOS app you want to port to Windows Store?See here on the Microsoft All-In-One...
Date: 01/15/2014
Developer's Guide to Enterprise Library, 2nd edition
Just published – “Developer's Guide to Enterprise Library, 2nd edition”.Download...
Date: 11/19/2013
Performance tuning guidelines for Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server Performance Tuning Guidelines have now been updated for version 2012 R2 here. (Update...
Date: 11/13/2013
Windows Store Developer Solutions team blogs and videos
The Windows Store Developer Solutions team is a global team within Microsoft Developer support that...
Date: 11/13/2013
The .NET Technology Guide for Business Applications
A very interesting guide on technology roadmaps, usage patterns and migration paths with 70 pages of...
Date: 11/05/2013
Good post on making your Windows 8.1 apps more accessible
Good...
Date: 10/31/2013
Windows 8.1 developer roadmap and video series
Ibrahim Kivanc has an excellent Windows 8.1 developer roadmap available here and is also currently...
Date: 10/30/2013
Windows and Windows Server compatibility cookbook: updated for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
The Windows compatibility cookbook has now been updated for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2....
Date: 10/30/2013
DebugDiag 2.0 available
An awesome update to that long staple tool in the IIS and general debugging toolbox has now been...
Date: 10/04/2013
Microsoft Message Analyzer has been released
Read all about it here. Successor to Netmon. Analyze network traffic and much more.Doug
Date: 09/26/2013
Why not to rely on User-Agent strings to determine web site behaviour
Great post by Eric Lawrence, the man behind Fiddler, about why you should not use User-Agent strings...
Date: 09/25/2013
Some resources for Windows 8.1 development
Upgrading your app from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 Preview whitepaperWindows 8.1 Preview Product Guide...
Date: 07/12/2013
Sample pack for Windows 8.1 Preview
This could be handy: code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Windows-8-Modern-Style-App-Samples...
Date: 06/28/2013
Visual Studio 2012.3 and Team Foundation Server 2012.3 are released
Brian Harry’s blog here:...
Date: 06/26/2013
New! Windows App Builder Blog..
Microsoft has launched a new Windows App Builder blog. You can find it...
Date: 06/21/2013
Upcoming Windows 8 APP Mashup webcasts
If you are developing Windows 8 apps, there are some upcoming webcasts in June that looks...
Date: 05/29/2013
Windows Store app solutions and tips for certification
Our team within Microsoft Global Business Support that supports developer writing Windows Store apps...
Date: 05/09/2013
CLRMD: .NET Crash Dump and Live Process Inspection
Lee Culver, a software developer on the .NET Runtime team, has shipped an awesome managed code...
Date: 05/04/2013
Windows Azure Developer Challenge
An exciting competition organised by CodeProject and sponsored by Microsoft is under way with the...
Date: 04/29/2013
Hotfix rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
An important hotfix package has been released:An enterprise hotfix rollup is available for Windows 7...
Date: 03/13/2013
My colleagues in Ireland raising money for the Microsoft CSS Malawi Citizenship project
My colleagues in Ireland have been stretching their legs raising money for Concern Universal as part...
Date: 03/05/2013
What to do if you have problems with a Windows Store app
If you or one of the users of a Windows Store app you’ve developed are having problems with the app,...
Date: 02/27/2013
Update: Visual Studio Extensions for the Windows Library for JavaScript
A few days ago the latest update to the Visual Studio Extensions for the Windows Library for...
Date: 02/18/2013
Building Windows Store apps in the UK?
Our UK Developer and Platform Evangelism team have a great site designed to help get UK developers...
Date: 02/06/2013
Windows Store app crash reports now provided with certification feedback
Great to see that we are now going to provide crash reports to help you certify your Windows Store...
Date: 01/31/2013
What is a Microsoft account?
Useful short, new video here explaining what a Microsoft account is.HTHDoug
Date: 10/30/2012
Windows 8 Advertising around the world
Loving watching the different style adverts we are using in different countries and...
Date: 10/23/2012
Free – online jump start training for Windows 8 app development – starts today
#MSLearning In case you are looking for some free training – starting today for two days...
Date: 10/10/2012