Knowledge, Insight, Action; In that order!
Discount ends today for TechEd Middle East!
The super-early bird discount for TechEd ME Registration ends today!
Date: 12/27/2009
TechEd Middle East – Agenda 1st draft for Developers
Here it is, the first draft of the developer agenda for TechEd Middle East, coming up on March 1st...
Date: 12/16/2009
SharePoint Developer Training
I get this question a lot: where can we find out more about SharePoint? No, that’s not what I need,...
Date: 11/11/2009
Gitex Developer Day
Everywhere I go, people ask for more content, more information. Here’s more in the context of...
Date: 10/22/2009
TechEd Middle East in Dubai in March 2010
TechEd right here in Dubai! No more need for travel visas to cold Europe or far away USA :)...
Date: 10/06/2009
.NET-Java Bridge
I know which side of this bridge I’ll be standing on, but a bridge there has to be… More details...
Date: 09/29/2009
Get a Free SQL Server 2008 – just go learn something!
“Take advantage of this great offer to receive training and acquire certification on Microsoft SQL...
Date: 09/17/2009
www.MSDev.com – Free Training!
Easily searchable catalog of online training available for Microsoft technologies: There is a wide...
Date: 09/13/2009
www.MSDev.com – Free Training!
Easily searchable catalog of online training available for Microsoft technologies: There is a wide...
Date: 09/13/2009
Windows Mobile 6.5 – Part VIII: Training
If you want to make a day job out of Windows Mobile development, take a look at some of the RampUp...
Date: 09/12/2009
Windows Mobile 6.5 – Part VII: Hello World Widget
How often do you get to pick a Blank Solution at the start of a tutorial? :) Add a new HTML file:...
Date: 09/09/2009
Windows Mobile – Part VI: Get Ready for a Hello World Widget
I’m still looking for a physical device, but the emulator will do for this first exercise: if you’ve...
Date: 09/06/2009
Windows Mobile 6.5 – Part V: Cellular Emulator is alive!
I am installing the Windows Mobile Developer Resource Kit again as in Part II. First: Windows Mobile...
Date: 09/04/2009
Windows Mobile 6.5 Part IV - ReDo
Note to reader: please do not let the numbering of these posts give you the impression this is...
Date: 09/04/2009
Windows Mobile 6.5 Part III
Redo time: The Cellular Emulator apparently doesn’t work on 64bit, so I may reinstall for that...
Date: 09/03/2009
Windows Mobile Marketplace Competition
My apartment is not big enough to fit a Surface unit… maybe on the balcony, since it almost never...
Date: 09/01/2009
Windows Mobile 6.5 Dev Box Setup – Part II
As they say, there is always one more thing: But I think that is just for the SQL Server Management...
Date: 09/01/2009
Windows Mobile 6.5 Dev Box Setup
UPDATE: If you want the Cellular Emulator (not same as Device Emulator), you have to build this on...
Date: 08/31/2009
Windows Mobile 6.5
I like booting from VHD enough that I go looking for excuses to build new Windows 7 images (below...
Date: 08/30/2009
SQL Server Notification Services
SQL Server 2008 R2 to the rescue: new in 2008 R2 is something called Complex Event Processing, part...
Date: 08/27/2009
Code 7 Contest
Somehow I missed this announcement at the World Wide Partner Conference in July: The Code^7 Contest:...
Date: 08/26/2009
First ZamDevs User Group meeting in Lusaka
I only had like 90 seconds for that PowerShell demo, so here is a short list of what you can do with...
Date: 08/20/2009
Tedious Workspace Mappings
It is a privilege to be working on SmartCare here in Lusaka and a pleasure to be doing so from a...
Date: 08/14/2009
Beta Available for Oracle DSP
The beta of TeamFuze is now available for download: if you have an Oracle DB somewhere in your org,...
Date: 07/24/2009
Designers, meet TFS!
Picture it, Cape Town, 1999. Me, using Visual InterDev and Source Safe. Them, using DreamWeaver....
Date: 07/15/2009
Arabic Development
I keep forgetting we have this site: Microsoft Products & Arabic Support Site - includes...
Date: 07/08/2009
Visual Studio Case Studies
Hear real developers tell of their experiences with Visual Studio (and a cool video player beyond...
Date: 06/28/2009
Microsoft Tech·Ed Africa 2009
Summer is here and the number one question in Dubai is “Summer Plans?” Me, I’m going to Microsoft...
Date: 06/22/2009
Rapid Application Development (RAD) in ASP .NET
I keep forgetting to show this kind of demo: the fastest way from zero to ASP .NET app is via ASP...
Date: 06/21/2009
Windows 7 Compatibility – help for ISVs
Soon your customers will get their hands on Windows 7. Are you ready? Microsoft is offering a wide...
Date: 06/18/2009
We Learned XAML at TechiesOnly UG meeting tonight!
Thanks to Rolf, Bruce and Alex - your patience with all our questions are much appreciated! I built...
Date: 06/17/2009
MCT Summit 2009
Apparently some of you are not registered yet. Bill summarized some possible reasons… The top reason...
Date: 06/15/2009
Facebook Developer Garage, Dubai
Thank you all who attended the Facebook Developer Garage in Dubai – I especially enjoyed the Q&A...
Date: 06/14/2009
What is XAML, at TechiesOnly on June 17th
We don’t know what the topic is. Will you join us to tell us more about XAML as used in WPF? Or XAML...
Date: 06/11/2009
New Bloggers & Communities
New to Dubai and in some cases entirely new, take a look at my updated blogroll: Communities...
Date: 06/10/2009
Free Trial of hosted Team Foundation Server
If you’re like me and prefer trying TFS over a real network connection, take a look at...
Date: 06/01/2009
Arabic MOC
I’m told this is a first: Arabic language localization of Microsoft Official Curriculum! Two courses...
Date: 05/24/2009
Security Development Lifecycle in TFS
I have had this news pent up for ages: SDL in TFS! The Security Development Lifecycle is important...
Date: 05/20/2009
TechiesOnly with Windows 7
Join the TechiesOnly User Group on Wednesday evening in Marina Walk for a look at Windows 7. First...
Date: 05/18/2009
SQL Server "Kilimanjaro"
There is just one summer, Ramadan and Christmas between now and the first half of 2010 - and I'm...
Date: 04/23/2009
Dubai User Group gathering on April 15th
UPDATE: This is happening TONIGHT! :) TechiesOnly, the UAE-based technical community is meeting on...
Date: 03/30/2009
Cost Cutting in Software Development
A popular sentiment, but a measurable reality for users of Visual Studio Team System! Join us on...
Date: 03/09/2009
Intel Parallel Studio
Do you like the Parallel Extensions for the .NET Framework? Then you should take a look at how Intel...
Date: 03/08/2009
ALM in Qatar
Thank you all for attending our Application Lifecycle Management session and thanks to the College...
Date: 03/01/2009
Windows Azure in Qatar
Thank you all for attending our Windows Azure session and thanks to the College of the North...
Date: 03/01/2009
Cloud & ALM in Qatar
"Leaving, on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again" - no, I won't inflict me...
Date: 02/23/2009
Microsoft Learning Career Assist
Many of you have heard my take on the "second shot" special - you know, the one where you...
Date: 02/10/2009
Developer Certification
Yes, it is still out there! And in these economic times, education is the one sure investment. All...
Date: 01/25/2009
Good Day for Security in Qatar
QCERT and OWASP and OryxDev and Microsoft all together made for a good day for security in Qatar. We...
Date: 01/15/2009