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A Walk-through for Trying Office 365
This post walks you through the simple steps and screens to sign up (try) for Office 365 for...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/28/2011
Prevent and Fix bootkit malware Trojan Win32/Popureb.E
The bootkit malware Trojan:Win32/Popureb.E is a hidden Trojan at your computer’s root. To Prevent...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/28/2011
Microsoft Office Division to Make Announcement, June 28, 2011
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will announce news detailing the latest on Office 365 on Tuesday, June...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/27/2011
Kinect for Windows SDK (Beta) Is Here
You can download the sdk (beta) here. Check out the Kinect Quick Starts and view the Kinect Project...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/16/2011
Winners of Public Sector Windows Phone 7 App Contests
Top nine or ten apps have been selected as winners for each of the three categories below. Federal...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/14/2011
Building Cloud-based Apps with Windows Azure - June 22, 2011
REGISTER TODAY! Event Time: 18:00 – 20:00 Event Location: Microsoft Corporation 12012 Sunset Hills...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/14/2011
First Windows Azure Platform Appliance Will Be Available in August 2011
Fujitsu Ltd. and Microsoft Corp. today announced that the first release of its Global Cloud Platform...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 06/07/2011
Dan Kasun Delivered a Keynote at Com.GEO 2011
Our senior director Dan Kasun delivered a keynote titling “Technology and Industry Trends” at...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/31/2011
Why Windows Phone Will Be a Success
A recent post at guardian.co.uk argues why Windows Phone will be a success by citing two big...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/27/2011
TechEd 2011 Keynote and Sessions
If you are not attending TechEd 2011 this week at Atlanta GA, you still can watch the keynote on...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/17/2011
Free Service for Viewing and Sharing High-Resolution Imagery
While doing a quick research on a SharePoint 2010 topic, I came across the free service and wanted...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/04/2011
Developing SharePoint 2010 Solutions Using External Data and Services - May 25, 2011
Event ID: 1032485732 Event Title: Monthly Public Sector Developer Dinner Event: Developing...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/04/2011
iPhone iOS to Windows Phone 7: Check Out this API Mapping
Launched today, the iPhone/iOS to Windows Phone 7 API mapping tool helps developers find their way...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 05/01/2011
Windows 7, 18 Months, 350 Million Licenses
Great milestone! For more detail, read Brandon LeBlanc’s post of Windows 7 at 18 Months.
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/25/2011
Windows Phone 7 Updates Available on AT&T’s Samsung Focus
Finally it’s here. You should have received a notification on your WP7 device about the availability...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/21/2011
Choose the Dial-in Number Using Lync in Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Lync 2010, formerly Office Communicator 2007, provides a single interface that unites...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/19/2011
Microsoft Office 365 Beta Available to the Public
Microsoft Office 365 is a subscription service. Office 365 has plans for professionals and small...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/19/2011
Monthly Public Sector Developer Dinner Event: MIX11 Recap - April 27, 2011
REGISTER TODAY! Event Location: Microsoft Corporation 12012 Sunset Hills Road Rooms 2004, 2006, 2008...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/18/2011
Who Created This Windows Phone 7 Video?
The answer is available at https://www.youtube.com/user/windowsphone or...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/14/2011
ASP.NET MVC 3 Tools Update
Scott Guthrie announced at MIX 11 an update to the ASP.NET MVC 3. See detail here. You can get the...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/12/2011
Microsoft WebsiteSpark Program for Developers and Designers
Microsoft WebsiteSpark is designed to ignite the success of professional Web developers and...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/12/2011
How to Remove “Win 7 Total Security”
My computer recently got infected with a fake antivirus program “Win 7 Total Security” when I...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/11/2011
Watch the MIX Keynotes Live, Apr 12 & 13
Can’t attend MIX in-person? Watch the keynotes live from Las Vegas, April 12 & 13 at 9am PDT...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 04/11/2011
Free Marketplace Registration to Developers (Limited Offer)
Microsoft is offering free Marketplace registration ($99 Value) to developers who install the Ad...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/24/2011
Windows Phone 7 Operating System March 2011 Update
I received an email yesterday that Windows Phone OS March 2011 update (dubbed “NoDo”) is...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/24/2011
Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 Available for Download
https://watoolkitwp7.codeplex.com/ Note: The toolkit relies on the Windows Azure, Windows...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/23/2011
Vote for Your Favorite Finalist Among Imagine Cup USA 2011 Finalists
Vote: https://on.fb.me/2011ImagineCup What is it: An 18 day voting period to rally around...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/23/2011
Public Sector Developer Dinner Video Recordings: March 16 2011 Update
You can view the recordings of our developer dinner events below. We will update the links as we...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/16/2011
The Latest and Greatest Browser: Internet Explorer 9
Internet Explorer 9, available for download now, provides the best web experience for Windows. Here...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/16/2011
Developing and Customizing Office 2010 Solutions for SharePoint 2010, March 23, 2011, Reston MTC
Event ID: 1032476092 REGISTER TODAY! Microsoft Reston Office 12012 Sunset Hills Road Reston Virginia...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/14/2011
Join us in Washington DC: Free One-Day Course on Parallelism, 3/25/2011
Join Intel and Microsoft for a day of training focused on Intel®Parallel Studio, Intel®...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/10/2011
Free Training: Multicore Programming on the .NET Platform, 4/20/2011
Cores, cores, cores — so much opportunity, so little guidance. Until now. Microsoft’s...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/10/2011
A Windows Phone 7 Application Starter Kit
You can download the application along with source code (both VB.NET and C#) here. Though this...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/01/2011
SharePoint as a Development Platform in Federal Government
The SharePoint Products & Technologies platform has become a compelling platform for the...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/28/2011
Debugging Windows Phone 7 Apps with Fiddler
I came across this blog post by Eric Law and thought I’d share the info here. I just configured...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/18/2011
Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate Available Now
You can download the RC release here and explore the new capabilities of the browser at beauty of...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/16/2011
Windows Phone Developer Tools January 2011 Update
The Windows Phone Developer Tools January 2011 Update, available for download here, includes: ...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/08/2011
WP7 Development for Beginners
Check out this video series at Microsoft Channel9. This video series will help aspiring Windows...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/03/2011
Public Sector Dev Dinner Event Contents: Jan 2011
Thanks to you all for attending the first SharePoint 2010 Development event. You can find the...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/03/2011
SharePoint Firestarter
You can watch the SharePoint Firestarter event today via online streaming at the link below....
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/27/2011
Public Sector Developer Dinner Event Jan. 26, 2011: Rescheduled
Due to inclement weather and snow forecast tonight the public sector developer dinner for...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/26/2011
Microsoft is Launching WebMatrix, Thursday, January 13th, 2011
Microsoft WebMatrix is a new web development tool that makes it easy for anyone to create a new web...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/10/2011
Windows Phone 7 Updates Are Coming In a Few Months
The updates when available in a few months will provide a highly sought new feature “copy and paste”...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/06/2011
Watch Steve Ballmer CES 2011 Keynote Address (Live or On Demand)
Click the image below to watch Steve’s keynote via on demand. Or, you can read Arik’s live blog post...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/05/2011
Amazon’s Kindle for Windows Phone 7
Amazon has released Kindle for Windows Phone 7 and it is available for download in the Windows Phone...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/05/2011
Unlock Your Windows Phone 7 For Development
The process of unlocking your Windows Phone 7 device is very straightforward and take a few seconds....
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/04/2011
Windows Phone 7 Manufacturers Sold Over 1.5 Million Phones in the First Six Weeks
Achim Berg, Microsoft’s vice president of business and marketing for Windows Phones, states in a...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 12/21/2010