Communications Sector Conversations
Rob Cameron, Industry Architect Evangelist (Twitter: @Robcamer)
Presentation on XNA GS at SIEGE
This past weekend I was very excited to present on XNA Game Studio 3.0 beta at a local game...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 10/06/2008
Sync Services for Windows Mobile Devices Available
Rob Tiffany has a blog post here with links to the download and other required bits like SQL Server...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 09/16/2008
TechDays '08 Atlanta 9.23.08-9.25.08
Check out TechDays in Atlanta September 23rd - 25th. Registration is now open. Oh, btw,...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 09/12/2008
Control PowerPoint Slide Shows with Windows Mobile
Windows Vista includes a technology called Windows SideShow® that allows the PC to drive a variety...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 09/05/2008
Tried IE 8 Beta 1 and found it lacking? Check out Beta 2
IE 8 Beta 1 demonstrated some very interesting features like Web Slices but it was definately a...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 08/28/2008
Free Training 09.03.2008 - Calling all WPF and Silverlight Developers in NYC
My teammate Michael Scherotter, aka Synergist, is holding a free half-day Silverlight and WPF...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 08/27/2008
SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 Not Included in VS 2008 SP1
In case you were wondering or were not aware, SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 does not ship with Visual...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 08/25/2008
Come chat with Windows Mobile and CE Experts
Interested in learning more about Windows Mobile and Windows CE? Come ask the experts at the monthly...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 08/18/2008
Love SQL 2008 Express RTM but no tools yet...
When you download SQL 2008 Express, the version available currently does not have tools like SQL...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 08/13/2008
HostingCon 2008
I had an opportunity to attend HostingCon at the Navy Pier in Chicago this week. Microsoft was a...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 07/29/2008
A Little Light Holiday Reading :-)
I don’t know the authors personally and I don’t work for the publisher----I publish with Apress:-)...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 07/01/2008
The Future of Visual C++
This is a follow-on webcast to part one that covered Visual C++ 2008 located here. In this...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 06/26/2008
Visual C++ 2008 for Native Developers
With all of the emphasize on .NET, a C++ developer might not be feeling the love. C++ is still a...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 06/16/2008
Visual Studio 2008 and Windows Mobile
I recorded a webcast a while back on what's new in Visual Studio for mobile development. ...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 06/10/2008
Interesting Article on "Why .NET?"
Just a quick post before going on vacation... The DevXTra Editor's Blog has an interesting article...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 06/05/2008
Trust and Hyper-V
I have spent a lot of time onsite in the trenches with customers who have both the .NET Platform and...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 05/29/2008
Web Hosting Companies adopting IIS 7 - Extending Management Options for users
Check out how DiscountASP extended the IIS 7 management console to allow remote administration of...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 05/22/2008
The TM Forum @ NAB
While at NAB, I spent half of my time manning the Expression Studio pod at the Microsoft booth. I...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 05/08/2008
UGC with the JVC GZ-HD7
So, many of my peers (myself included) in Developer and Platform Evangelism have JVC GZ-HD7...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 05/07/2008
Hosting Webcast Series: PHP on Windows
I delivered a webcast on April 23rd covering Windows Server 2008 and PHP that includes a...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 04/30/2008
Surfing your local IIS from the Device Emulator
This is a question that comes up from time-to-time as well as connecting to the Internet via the...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 04/15/2008
Silverlight 2 Beta 1 - Getting Started Quick Links
Silverlight.net has most of this content and it can be found there or through web search, but to...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 04/03/2008
InfoPath and MOSS Development - Getting Started
One question that comes up quite a bit when customers first look at Microsoft Office SharePoint...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 04/01/2008
Pro ASP.NET 3.5 Server Controls and AJAX Components
After a long arduous journey, the update to "Building ASP.NET Server Controls" co-authored...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 03/20/2008
WATCH the Mix Keynote
I know I am being a bit demanding in the above title but it was an amazing set of demos and...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 03/10/2008
SpaceMonger-An Extremely Useful Piece of Shareware
I downloaded it, tried it, and then purchased a license for SpaceMonger. This tool is very...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 02/27/2008
I'm Presenting at MIX!
If you don't know what MIX is you are missing out:-) I'm not saying that because I am presenting:-)...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 02/21/2008
Plight of the last Windows Server 2003 server on MS.com
Please send words of encouragement to the last Windows Server 2003 machine on ms.com here. The...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 01/15/2008
Interesting Read on Silverlight 2.0 and WPF
Pete Brown has a great blog post here on Silverlight 2.0 and WPF. Pete makes some great points...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 01/15/2008
Windows Presentation Foundation Soup to Nuts
Back to my blog... Summary page for the WPF soup to nuts webcast series by Bill Steele, many of...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 01/11/2008
Parallel Computing Focused MSDN Portal
As we all know, processors are adding more and more cores on a single chip. The laptop I am writing...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 01/09/2008
Happy New Year!
Yes, I know the new year is already a week old but I'm back this week:-) Just a quick post on a...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 01/09/2008
Windows Mobile Developer Resources
Last Updated - 01/07/2007 Back to my blog The Windows Mobile team blog is here:...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 01/07/2008
Communications Sector Recorded Webcasts
Last updated 1/6/2008Webcasts are not password protected. You will be prompted for email and company...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 01/06/2008
My Favorite Mobile Application (Works on WM, Blackberry, Other Devices)
If you have not tried out Live Search for Mobile you are definitely missing out. I have been using...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 12/12/2007
Speaking at the Sprint Application Developer's Conference December 13th
I'm a bit late getting this post out but if you are attending the Sprint Application Developer's...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 12/12/2007
Check out the Media Mechanics Blog
I mentioned in the past that I focus on the telecommunications and media & entertainment...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 12/04/2007
Zune + ZunePass + Windows Media Center = Very Cool
The Zune V2 shipped a few weeks ago but I didn't want to blog about my experience until I spent at...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 12/03/2007
Interested in learning more on OPEN XML?
I recently got a query from a customer for information on Open XML development and compiled a couple...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 11/28/2007
Silverlight + ASP.NET AJAX + WCF
I started working on a sample that demonstrated a Silverlight 1.0 application that leveraged ASP.NET...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 11/25/2007
Couldn't resist posting that Visual Studio 2008 / .NET 3.5 Shipped today!
Soma announced that VS2008 and .NET 3.5 shipped today. It is available via MSDN Downloads for...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 11/19/2007
SYNC makes me want to buy a Ford
As I get closer to purchasing a Zune 80 next week when they become available, I have been looking at...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 11/08/2007
Counting Fish in a Lake
The question "How secure is any product?" is a similar question to "how many bugs does an...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 10/30/2007
What are the most active 25 Open Source Projects
Yes, I intentionally left out that I am referring to the top 25 on Microsoft's CodePlex:-) I know...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 10/30/2007
Testers Get Respect! :-)
Check out Jeff Beehler's Blog announcing the Tester Center on MSDN here. Testers play a critical...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 10/24/2007
Is Windows Forms Technology Dead in Visual Studio 2008?
Answer: Not at all, however, the above question leads to this follow-on question: How do all of...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 10/10/2007
Want to Read the .NET Framework Source Code?
If you think it would be helpful as a developer to be able to debug into the source code of the .NET...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 10/08/2007
How Do I Migrate from X to Visual Studio 2005 / .NET
My role at Microsoft is to talk with Communications Sector customers (Media & Entertainment,...
Author: Rob Cameron CSE Date: 10/01/2007