Jerry Nixon
Microsoft Developer Evangelist
DevRadio: Using Xamarin to Create the Draw a Stickman app for Windows 8
Abstract: Jerry Nixon welcomes CEO of Xamarin, Nat Friedman and President of Hitcents, Chris Mills...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 01/21/2013
DevRadio: Windows Phone 8 Features Overview
Technical Evangelists Jerry Nixon, Daniel Egan and Ryan Lowdermilk discuss their Top 20 (give or...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 01/17/2013
Walkthrough: Dynamically Skinning your Windows 8 App
One powerful feature of XAML is the ability to make any control look however the developer or...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 01/11/2013
Here’s Microsoft Surface as a Windows Phone (concept)
If only. Awesome.
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 01/11/2013
Holy Smokes. Windows Phone on a Flexible Display? Awesome!
At the CES Keynote, some amazing things happened. For not being part of CES, Microsoft was all over...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 01/10/2013
Windows 8 Design is Calm
Across the Microsoft platform we have Windows Client, Windows Phone, Windows Server, Microsoft Xbox,...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 01/10/2013
Where is PhoneGap for Windows Phone 8? Right here!
Native applications on mobile devices deliver a great experience to users. Only native applications...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 01/10/2013
Choosing the Windows Phone That’s Right for Me
Stop me if you have heard this one: so, a Microsoft Developer Evangelist walks into an AT&T...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 01/07/2013
Hey IT Pros! What developers already know about Windows 8
Remember how Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan ended? Spock saved the Enterprise but died from...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 12/21/2012
Windows 8 Play, Pause, Resume. Do you even know what it is?
Join Jerry Nixon, Developer Evangelist for Microsoft and Brian Tyler, Principal Development Lead,...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 12/20/2012
Walkthough: Use XAML’s 3D PlaneProjection to Open a Window and See What’s Inside
Here we go again, down the fun road with XAML. This time, since it’s Christmastime, I’ll throw...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 12/14/2012
Walkthrough: Implementing SnapView in your Windows 8 App
There are four supported orientations in Windows 8. There is Full View, Snap View, Fill View and...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 12/10/2012
DevRadio: Developing your Windows 8 Apps using Visual C++
Abstract: Jerry Nixon welcomes Eric Battalio, Ayman Shoukry and Raman Sharma from the Visual C++...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 12/10/2012
Walkthrough: Building a Sweet Dial in XAML for Windows 8
Custom XAML controls are a breeze. But, honestly, if you aren’t familiar with building them, there’s...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 12/06/2012
With Steven Sinofsky leaving Microsoft, Windows 8 will have to stand on its own!
It’s amazing what Steven has accomplished as the head of the Microsoft Windows Division. I am sure...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 11/12/2012
Training Resources for native C++ and C++CX programming, graphics and gaming
Looking for a great set of C++ resources out there? There is an increasing focus on native...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 11/12/2012
It’s official. Goodbye Windows live Messenger. Hello Skype.
Think Microsoft has too many messaging engines (Messenger, Lync, Skype)? Honestly, can you really...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 11/07/2012
Announcing: WCF Data Services 5.1 Released!
First and most importantly, this morning (November 7th) we uploaded WCF Data Services 5.1 to NuGet....
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 11/07/2012
The Largest Hack-a-thon in the World is in Colorado!
Build your one-of-a-kind Windows app at the free Gen Appathon event on November 9th. Join thousands...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 11/01/2012
Introducing the Windows Azure Store; we’ve loved it for years!
My fellow developer evangelist in California, Bret Stateham, wrote a great article on how Windows...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 11/01/2012
See you at the Windows Azure Conference!
On November 14, 2012, Microsoft will be hosting Windows AzureConf, a free event for the Windows...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/31/2012
Team Foundation Service is live! It’s Free!
TFS: One year ago, at the first BUILD conference, we unveiled the limited preview of Team Foundation...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/31/2012
DevRadio: Managing Windows 8 Enterprise Apps
Abstract: Jerry Nixon welcomes Sr. Program Manager Mark Williams from the Windows Intune team as...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/30/2012
What iOS developers need to know about Windows 8 development
If you are an Apple iOS developer, WIndows 8 might be a strange world for you to spelunk. Well,...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/30/2012
What did //Build/ attendees get?
Well, if you watched the Keynote(s), you saw it. Every attendee at //Build/ received some great swag...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/30/2012
The Absolute Top Features of Windows Phone 8
All I can say is Awesome! I am so pleased with Windows Phone 8. WPCentral: There are two areas in...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/29/2012
Microsoft DevRadio: Your Top Windows Store Questions Answered
Abstract: Jerry Nixon welcomes Principal Program Manager Arik Cohen to the show as they discuss the...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/22/2012
What is a Microsoft account?
Store: A Microsoft account is the combination of an email address and a password that you use to...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/22/2012
Walkthrough: using Windows 8 Custom Protocol Activation
Protocol activation, what is it? Well, when you run “http:{something}” you expect a browser to...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/18/2012
Walkthrough: Monetize Windows 8 with the Microsoft Advertising SDK
An interstitial advertisement is traditionally recognized as a full-page ad appearing between two...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/16/2012
XAML Binding Basics 101
Hello Windows 8 XAML developer. XAML is a declarative UI language; it's most powerful feature is...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/12/2012
There is absolutely no reason you aren’t using Visual Studio ULTIMATE!
Often when I talk to developers the examples I provide them or the walkthroughs I give them don’t...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/12/2012
Walkthrough: The Windows 8 AppBar, you might as well have the coolest! (feat. Expression Design)
Windows 8 apps don’t have a ribbon. Windows 8 apps don’t have a top menu. Instead, Windows 8 apps...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/12/2012
We did it! Office 2013 RTMs today!
This is truly our season of launch. With the release of Windows and everything else all aligned to a...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/11/2012
What Windows 8 developers need to know about app certification and publishing
Here are some of the best links for developers building Windows 8 apps. Windows 8 app certification...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/11/2012
What if your Windows Phone app idea got funded? Here it is!
My colleague Brian Hopkins introduced AppCampus! Do you have a great idea for a Windows Phone app?...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/10/2012
Walkthrough: Adding Text Translation to your Windows 8 App
The Microsoft Translator is a powerful service that developers can leverage in their Windows 8 apps....
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/10/2012
Walkthrough: the Windows 8 Settings and About Dialogs
Windows 8 is a new user experience. One of the best parts is a uniformity and consistency across...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/09/2012
Best show this season? Forward Unto Dawn. Made by, wait for it, Microsoft!
Battlestar Galactica meets Space Above and Beyond meets Halo! The production quality of this...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/06/2012
Save the date! For Windows Phone 8 on October 29th
If you are like me and you love Windows Phone, then you are excited about the next version (Windows...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/06/2012
Round Three: Windows Azure Mobile Services on DevRadio
Rounding out our Windows Azure Mobile Services overview, Jerry Nixon, Josh Twist and Paul Batum...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/05/2012
Round Two: Windows Azure Mobile Services on DevRadio
In part 2 of our Windows Azure Mobile Services overview, Jerry Nixon (that’s me!), Josh Twist and...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/04/2012
New Pepsi website flatters Windows 8!
It’s a funny thing to see the new UX look and feel of Windows 8 as the core style on a major...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/04/2012
Android developers can use Azure Mobile Services, too!
My handsome colleague, Bruno Terkaly, is up all night in California with a brand new baby – and he...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/04/2012
Announcing! Windows 8 Bing Maps SDK is Available!
You heard me right! Awesome! Get it here: https://aka.ms/w8maps So many of you developers with...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/03/2012
Extra Extra! Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 1) Windows Azure Mobile Services
Jerry Nixon (that’s me!) welcomes Josh Twist and Paul Batum from the Windows Azure team as they...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 10/03/2012