Nick's Blog
All things technical about the Microsoft platform
Using hierarchical page navigation and MVVM in Xamarin Forms
In this post I’ll explain how to use hierarchical page navigation in a Xamarin Forms application. To...
Date: 03/10/2017
Configuring Visual Studio Code for PHP development
Updated March 17, 2016: added a link to the PHP topic on the VS Code documentation center. Two weeks...
Date: 02/11/2016
Adding gulp to Visual Studio Online Builds
At one of our Code in the Cloud camps someone asked me how they could integrate front-end build...
Date: 03/05/2015
Using Azure Search from PHP
Updated March 2, 2016: Source code for this post is available on GitHub. Updated March 3, 2015:...
Date: 01/09/2015
Game On! March 13: Learn to build a Unity game in 12 hours
Traditionally writing 3D or 2D games was not for the faint of heart. It took in-depth knowledge in...
Date: 03/03/2014
Running Powershell Web Jobs on Azure websites
Update: Web Jobs now natively support PowerShell scripts. You can upload a zip file containing...
Date: 01/22/2014
Are you ready to Build?
The one constant in this technology world is change. Technology changes at an amazing pace and...
Date: 12/23/2013
Superhackathon is back on November 15: Bigger, Better, Bolder
With the general availability of Windows 8.1, the official launch of Surface 2, the announcement of...
Date: 10/24/2013
Apps made in Belgium: new in the Store #7
It’s time for our 7th blog post in our series of new Belgian Apps and it’s been a pretty big harvest...
Date: 10/16/2013
Stars of the Store
Over the last few weeks we have posted about new Belgian apps published to the Windows Store. ...
Date: 09/28/2013
Apps made in Belgium: new in the Store #6
This is the 6th blog post in our series to highlight new apps in the Windows and Windows Phone...
Date: 09/17/2013
Upcoming Microsoft Developer Camps (September - November) in Belgium
September is here! Back to school for our kids, but also at work things are speeding up again after...
Date: 09/05/2013
Getting more downloads for your Windows Store app
How can you make your app more visible in the Windows Store and boost your downloads? As we...
Date: 08/30/2013
The Ultimate Checklist to Promote Your App
Learn how to build a high quality app, that's visible in the Store, gets downloaded and receives...
Date: 08/28/2013
Up for a challenge this summer?
Be brave. Defy the odds. Face the competition. Complete all 4 challenges of the Developer Summer...
Date: 07/01/2013
Build 2013: Visual Studio 2013 Preview Available Now
On Wednesday Steve Ballmer kicked off the Build 2013 developer conference in San Francisco, and...
Date: 06/28/2013
How do you build a Windows Store LOB app?
When building a line-of-business (LOB) app there are numerous things to consider. Of course...
Date: 05/27/2013
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...
Date: 04/17/2013
Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service General Availability
Today we announced the general availability of our Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)...
Date: 04/16/2013
Relive TechDays Belgium 2013 online: videos and slides available!
2 weeks ago we closed the Microsoft TechDays 2013 in Antwerp. Close to 2900 IT Professionals,...
Date: 03/22/2013
[MOOC] Start building apps on Windows 8
Windows 8 is a Windows re-imagined designed for both touch and keyboard. It is a mobile...
Date: 03/04/2013
Belgian Windows 8 Superhackathon on 27 March 2013 – join us!
Join us in Brussels, Genk, Kortrijk or Mons on March 27th for the 4-locations Belgian Windows 8...
Date: 02/20/2013
GOT AN APP IDEA? GET FUNDING and SUPPORT NOW !
Do you have a first-to-market idea with a fresh approach on design elegance, and superior...
Date: 01/07/2013
Microsoft TechDays 2013 (Belgium): First sessions & speakers announced!
Join top international and local speakers who can't wait to share their excitement with you...
Date: 12/11/2012
Windows App Day November 23rd – Cook up the next great app
The app market is here to stay. Are you ready to talk Apps? Are you ready to design Apps? Are...
Date: 11/06/2012
WOWZAPP: Worldwide Hackathon for Windows in Brussels (November 10)
Eat. Drink. Code. Join us at HUB on November 10th. Belgium is part of the app revolution! By...
Date: 10/22/2012
Cloudify your Windows 8 and iOS apps with Windows Azure Mobile Services
With the introduction of apps and application stores, the process of building, selling and...
Date: 10/19/2012
Turn up the heat this summer with your Windows 8 app
UPDATE: location of the August 8 Summer App-a-thon has changed to Zaventem. It's summertime! Time...
Date: 07/04/2012
This is why these 3 young Belgians need your Imagine Cup Vote!!!
The Microsoft Imagine Cup brings together students from all over the world and asks them to use...
Date: 06/22/2012
Join us for the seaside Windows 8 Summer App-a-thon on July 12
The word is out: on July 12 we’ll be organizing the first of our Summer App-a-thons. And it’s...
Date: 06/14/2012
New Windows Azure Features and Services for spring
Yesterday, Microsoft announced previews of new Windows Azure services that help developers build...
Date: 06/07/2012
Windows 8 RP: download and build your apps for Windows Store
Windows 8 Release Preview has been made available last week, representing another important quality...
Date: 06/04/2012
Starting today you need Windows Phone 7.5 to use Marketplace
Today’s the day. This afternoon we started requiring Windows Phone 7.5 on phones to download, buy,...
Date: 05/23/2012
Windows Store expanding to new markets including Belgium
Last week the Microsoft Windows Store blog announced an expansion of the Windows Store coming soon....
Date: 04/23/2012
Working on an app? Register Windows 8 App Clinics
Combining the broad reach of Windows, best-in-class developer tools, a reimagined user experience,...
Date: 04/16/2012
Register for a free SQL Server 2012 training
We’re very proud to announce that SQL Server 2012 is now generally available for purchase and...
Date: 04/06/2012
Web Camps Special Edition on May 3rd
Come to camp … on May 3rd in Brussels on a very special edition of Web Camp to learn the...
Date: 04/05/2012
Register for upcoming Windows 8 Metro Style App events
Now is the time to register for the upcoming Windows 8 Metro Style Apps events. In this post you can...
Date: 04/04/2012
How does Windows Azure handle security, privacy & compliance?
In talking with ISVs, I very often get questions about security and data protection and data privacy...
Date: 04/02/2012
Team Foundation Service: now with cloud-based build service
As you may or may not know, at the BUILD conference last September, Microsoft announced the...
Date: 04/01/2012
MIC Brussels organizes Windows 8 project call
Last week was memorable for Microsoft BeLux: first we launched the Microsoft Innovation Center (MIC)...
Date: 03/26/2012
TechDays 2012: session recordings, slides and content online
If you missed TechDays 2012 in Belgium (Braine l’Alleud), there is no way to bring you back the...
Date: 03/08/2012
Get your company ready for Windows 8
As Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live Division, stated : “We reimagined...
Date: 03/06/2012
Join the Belgian Experts and Microsoft Corp Product team for 12 hours of SQL Server 2012
Join us for the 12 hours of SQL Server 2012, the next release of the Microsoft Cloud-Ready...
Date: 02/10/2012
Bring your idea to life- turn it into an app
Windows Phone 7.5 brings dozens of new platform features to Windows Phone. When you have previously...
Date: 02/09/2012
Win a Nokia Lumia 800 by filling out our developer survey
Your feedback is valuable to us and that is why we kindly invite you to take our short European...
Date: 01/25/2012
TechDays 2012 full agenda online & Scott Guthrie for developer opening session
Less than one month to go! As we approach TechDays 2012 be sure to secure your spot before we sell...
Date: 01/17/2012
Participate in “The Imagine Cup 2012”, the world’s premier student technology competition. Deadline for registration is coming closer
The StudentsAppsVenture contest has just been closed, or another very renowned international...
Date: 01/17/2012
PhoneGap now fully supports Windows Phone
Back in September, Microsoft joined Nitobi to announce a Beta of PhoneGap support for Windows Phone...
Date: 01/16/2012
How can your business benefit from SQL Server 2012? Learn from the early adopters
We have already talked about the availability of the release candidate of SQL Server 2012. ...
Date: 01/10/2012