Jim O'Neil - Technology Evangelist
Providing practical developer content on Windows 8, Windows Phone, and Windows Azure
Points to Learn Sweepstakes (Jan 14th–23rd)
Kick off that New Year’s Resolution to learn something new with the Points to Learn Sweepstakes!...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/14/2013
Big Data and Cloud at NESQL Group–January 17th
The New England SQL Server User Group, which meets monthly at the Microsoft Office at 1 Cambridge...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/14/2013
Practical Azure #8: SQL Data Sync
Cabaret not withstanding, it’s data that makes the world go ‘round, and one of the incredibly...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/10/2013
Welcome, Michael Cummings, Technical Evangelist
I’m thrilled to announce that Michael Cummings has joined the Northeast Developer and Platform...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/09/2013
An Introduction to TypeScript–January 10th
As the local tech community emerges from holiday hibernation, I wanted to make you aware of a meetup...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/07/2013
Jeffrey Richter & Jennifer Smith at Windows 8 Meetup–January 8th
The Boston Windows 8 App Developers and IT Group is starting the New Year off with a bang, featuring...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 01/02/2013
January Technical Calendar
Happy New Year! I expect this calendar to fill up a bit as folks get back into the swing of things...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/31/2012
The Ultimate Experience–Write an App and Win!
Did Santa leave a Nokia 920 under the tree for you? Or maybe the 8 days of Hanukkah left you...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/26/2012
Practical Azure #7: SQL Database Federations
The cloud is all about scale, and when it comes to Windows Azure SQL Database you can have your...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/20/2012
Rock, Paper, Azure Challenge: It’s BACK!
It’s the return of Roshambo in the Cloud! The Rock, Paper, Azure team is back with the latest...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/19/2012
Build Apps, Win Stuff
‘tis the season… for building apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone AND perhaps winning some great...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/18/2012
Practical Azure #6: Windows Azure SQL Database
This, the latest installment of DevRadio Practical Azure, should have something everyone can – ahem...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/14/2012
Key Resources for Windows Phone Development
As a new owner of an HTC 8X (red), I’m setting aside some time during the upcoming holidays to get...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/10/2012
Who’s on 8? Xploding Boxes
Xploding boxes is a great game that has the right combination of being simple to learn and quick to...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/07/2012
Practical Azure #5: Windows Azure Table Storage
Windows Azure Table Storage provides massively scalable, durable storage in the cloud with NoSQL and...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/06/2012
Windows 8 Development with appMobi and Xamarin
Thank you to those of you who made it to the Windows 8 Application presentation at the Microsoft...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/05/2012
Best of SharePoint Conference 2012 – Cambridge MA
Just got word that there are few spots still open at the Best of SharePoint Conference 2012, taking...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/04/2012
Who’s on 8? My Baby Tracker
New parent == Sleep Deprivation, and that’s what makes an app like My Baby Tracker so great. ...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 12/03/2012
Practical Azure #4: Using the Content Delivery Network
Content Delivery Networks are key to delivering great experiences in media and content-rich...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/30/2012
December Technical Calendar
Don't let the sparseness of 'special' events on the calendar fool you; there's plenty of user group...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/29/2012
Windows Phone 8 Jump Start On-Line (Nov. 28-29)
Are you an experienced developer or architect? Know a little bit about building mobile applications?...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/27/2012
Geek Art: Windows Phone, Azure, and Hyper-V Posters
As they say, a picture can be worth a thousand APIs (or something like that), so I’ve pulled...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/26/2012
Windows 8 Firestarter–Syracuse, Dec. 1st
Stoked about Windows 8? Want to kindle that desire to get an app into the Windows Store? If you’re...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/21/2012
Windows Server 2012 IT Camp–Troy NY and Manchester NH
Here’s a great chance to go deep in Windows Server 2012 from both a lecture and hands-on...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/20/2012
Practical Azure #3: The Case for Windows Azure Drives
In part three of my continuing series, I cover Windows Azure Drives, an abstraction of Windows Azure...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/20/2012
Windows 8 Upgrade Tips
With Black Friday just over a week away, I’m starting to get e-mails and questions from friends and...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/15/2012
Practical Azure #2: What About Blob?
As I kick off the coverage of the Windows Azure platform in earnest, join me on Channel 9 for this...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/12/2012
On-line Windows Azure Conference–Nov 14th
This isn’t the first time Microsoft has a run an on-line event, but the Windows Azure Conference...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/09/2012
Windows 8 Notifications: Push Notifications via Windows Azure Web Sites (Part 3)
It’s finally time to get to the “Azure” piece of this three-parter! Those of you who haven't read...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/07/2012
Windows 8 Notifications: Push Notifications via Windows Azure Web Sites (Part 2)
In this post, I’ll cover what’s required to outfit my Windows Store Boys of Summer...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/07/2012
Windows 8 Notifications: Push Notifications via Windows Azure Web Sites (Part 1)
If you haven't read my previous post on push notifications for Windows 8 applications, you may want...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/07/2012
WOWZAPP–November 9-11
Brown University Providence RI Nov. 9th, 6 p.m. – Nov. 10th, 10 a.m. Many other locations worldwide!...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/05/2012
My DevRadio Debut: Practically Azure
I've jumped on the DevRadio bandwagon and just completed the first episode of “Practically Azure!”...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 11/01/2012
November Technical Calendar
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2012 Innovation Summit New Haven...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/31/2012
MongoDB Boston Resources
Thanks to all that came out to my “MongoDB and Windows Azure” presentation at MongoDB Boston. It was...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/24/2012
Windows 8: Opportunity Knocks – Oct 22nd
With just over a week to go before the general availability of Windows 8, it’s one of your last...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/18/2012
Code Camp AND SQL Saturday–Oct 20th
It’s a busy Saturday in the Greater Boston area, as two significant (and free!) geek gatherings...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/17/2012
Syme Times Two: Father of F# at NERD
Don Syme, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge (the one across the pond), will be at...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/16/2012
Windows 8 Notifications: Push Notifications
Previous Notification Posts Overview Programmatic Concepts Image Handling Leveraging Azure Storage...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/15/2012
Who’s on 8? Cups
Cups is a recent addition to the Windows Store, the efforts of Julio Colon of ALOMSoftware. I asked...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/12/2012
Boston Code Camp–October 20th
I am a firm believe that community events like Code Camps are one of the best investments you as a...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/11/2012
Windows Azure Portal Updates
If you’ve logged into your Windows Azure account today, you may have noticed some changes to the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/08/2012
.NET Rocks Road Trip–Northeast Stops
Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell, the dynamic duo from .NET Rocks, are hitting the road once again...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/04/2012
Who’s on 8? Cool Tools
Next to games, ‘tools and productivity’ is the most popular category of mobile applications, as...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/02/2012
Boston Windows 8 Meetup Kickoff–October 9th
Windows 8 App Developers and IT Group Tuesday, Oct. 9th, 2012 6:45 - 9 p.m. Microsoft Office 1...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 10/01/2012