Katrien's MSDN Blog
Discover the first preview of code-name Windows 8
On June 1st, during All Things Digital D9 conference, Steven Sinofsky showed a first look at the...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 06/03/2011
Community Day 2011 on June 23 – register now for full day of sessions for and by the community
Community Day is back: on June 23rd 2011 at the Utopolis in Mechelen 14 different Belgian User...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 06/01/2011
Innov@MIC–”The” Innovation day @ The Microsoft Innovation Center–June 23
Here’s an interesting event my colleagues are setting up at the Microsoft Innovation Center in Mons....
Author: Katrien DG Date: 06/01/2011
Community work: NuGet as a Service (NaaS) sees the light
I wanted to do a shout out to two of the Belgian developers in the community: Maarten Balliauw and...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 06/01/2011
Next Generation User Experiences event on June 28 in Brussels – free registration
You’re designing or building applications and want to fast forward to get ready for the next...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 05/31/2011
Multi-mania session slides and resources – Hacking your way through website issues with IE9 F12 devtools
Last week I had the pleasure to do a session at the biggest Belgian design and web development...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 05/30/2011
Windows Phone 7 “Mango”: download SDK and consumer features unveiled
On May 24th Microsoft held a press conference announcing many of the new features coming to the next...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 05/26/2011
New buildmypinnedsite.com helps you implement IE9 pinning and instrumentation
buildmypinnedsite.com delivers you tools, content and code guidance to help you with implementing...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 05/23/2011
Update to Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 includes ACS and Storage Queues
Earlier this week at TechEd North America, an update to the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 05/18/2011
Quick tip (link): Enterprise Library 5.0 Silverlight Integration Pack released
The Patterns & Practices team has released Silverlight Integration Pack for the Microsoft...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 05/16/2011
Microsoft Webcafe on 26 May 2011 – Register for sessions and special beer tasting activity
Our third Microsoft Webcafe is taking place on May 26th in Mons at the Microsoft Innovation Center....
Author: Katrien DG Date: 05/13/2011
Windows Azure Toolkits for iOS, Android, and WP7
As announced on the Official Microsoft Blog, the Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS (v1.0.0) are now...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 05/10/2011
Register for MSDN Belux webcasts on SQL Server self-service BI, FAST Search Server 2010 and Windows Azure
Join us for the bi-weekly webcasts, delivered live and directly to your computer. May 10, 2011: SQL...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 05/09/2011
Register for the ISV Discovery Day Spring Edition on May 12 2011
The spring season is back which means there are some great local events coming up where you can see...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 04/19/2011
Learn more about the Microsoft Platform Ready program
If you’re not yet familiar with the Microsoft Platform Ready (MPR) program; MPR provides free...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 04/19/2011
Free Classroom Training: Touch Development For The Slate PC on May 9th
In this 1-day, free of charge (for MSFT partners), classroom training you will learn hands-on (pun...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 04/18/2011
HTML5 Web Camp Belgium recordings and slides available
Last week on April 6 we organized the first HTML5 Web Camp in Belgium. With registrations running...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 04/15/2011
Register for webcast with Scott Hanselman LIVE from TechDays 2011 in Belgium on 26 April
Join us in this LIVE webcast from TechDays Belgium in Antwerp on 26 April 2011. If you are not one...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 04/14/2011
Windows Azure News from MIX11
We announced several updates to the Windows Azure platform today at MIX11 in Las Vegas. These new...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 04/14/2011
Official TechDays 2011 Belux Windows Phone app now available
The official TechDays 2011 WP7 App developed by RealDolmen is now available on the Marketplace. The...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 04/11/2011
Watch the MIX 2011 keynotes live – April 12 and 13
On April 12 and April 13, Scott Guthrie will be joined by Dean Hachamovitch and Joe Belfiore to...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 04/10/2011
Congratulations to new and renewed MVPs for Belgium & Luxembourg
Each quarter Microsoft awards passionate technical community leaders with the Microsoft's Most...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 04/05/2011
MSDN Webcast: Lunchbox - Developing a Windows Phone 7 Application at Microsoft leveraging Windows Azure
Register now for the next MSDN Live Meeting (organized by Microsoft Belgium and Luxembourg) on April...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 03/31/2011
Quick tip (link): Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 available
The newly released Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 is designed to make it easier for you...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 03/30/2011
Quick tip (link): Microsoft opens European Cloud and Interoperability Center & second Microsoft Innovation Center in Brussels
Earlier this week, Microsoft opened a new Microsoft Cloud and Interoperability Center in Brussels....
Author: Katrien DG Date: 03/25/2011
Dev:unplugged – participate in the global HTML5 contest and win!
When you read this, you know it’s good: “We believe that HTML5 and related technologies, in...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 03/23/2011
Install the BELUX MSDN and TechNet Desktop Gadget to stay up to date
Stay up to date with the latest news from MSDN and TechNet in Belgium and Luxembourg via our new...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 03/23/2011
Quick tip: Microsoft Expression Web 4 SP1 available, new SuperPreview online service for Safari
The Expression team has just announced the availability of Service Pack 1 of Expression Web 4. This...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 03/22/2011
Quick tip (link): ‘Build a Better App’ brings content, labs and videos on Microsoft SharePoint 2010
Looking for good content around Microsoft SharePoint 2010? This new Build a Better App site by...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 03/21/2011
TechDays 2011 - Check out the sessions and build your own agenda
Check out the live agenda and find out why you should attend TechDays 2011. Review the sessions and...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 03/17/2011
Quick tip [link]: Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 available for download
Last week Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio 2010 was officially released. Make sure you go ahead and...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 03/14/2011
Quick tip: Vote Microsoft for DataNews Awards for Excellence
As Luc Van de Velde writes, Microsoft is nominated in the 2011 Data News Awards for Excellence. We...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 03/03/2011
HTML5 Web Camp Belgium on 6 April 2011: free registration open now
During the first Web Camp Belgium in January we asked you to indicate your interest in future Web...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 03/01/2011
TechDays 2011 – Developer track sessions update
TechDays 2011 on April 25 to 28th will bring more than 25 different developer track speakers to...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 02/25/2011
Quick tip [link]: Windows Phone 7 MUST HAVE Toolkits
Just came across this nice overview by Rudi Grobler, a developer and community guy from South Africa...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 02/24/2011
New Windows Azure Free Trial Offering Available Today
As of today a new Windows Azure trial offering is available through June 30th 2011. This offering...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 02/24/2011
Plans announced to release a non-commercial Kinect for Windows SDK this Spring
I know this is something lots of you have been waiting for: the announcement around an official...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 02/21/2011
TechDays 2011: Final Chance to Register with Early Bird Pricing!
Time is running out to enjoy a special Early Bird pricing and attend this year’s TechDays. With a...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 02/21/2011
Girl Geek app for Windows Phone 7 resources, slides and write up from #BGGD39
Last week I had the great pleasure to present one of the sessions at the Brussels Girl Geek Dinner...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 02/20/2011
IT in your DNA? ‘Crack the code’ winners announced, share your IT story and win tickets for TechDays 2011
January 31, 2011 was the last day of the ‘Crack the code’ competition on https://www.itinyourdna.be:...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 02/16/2011
Internet Explorer 9 RC – download, what’s new and get your sites ready
Dean Hachamovich has just announced availability of Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate on the...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 02/10/2011
Windows Phone Developer Tools January 2011 Update Available Now
The Windows Phone Developer Tools January 2011 Update is now available for download. One of the most...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 02/08/2011
Upcoming MSDN webcasts on TFS 2010 and Windows Phone 7
The next set of biweekly MSDN Webcasts are centered around Team Foundation Server 2010 and Windows...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 02/08/2011
ISV Community & Discovery Day – Your chance to win a Kinect & Xbox 360
[Cross-posted from Nick’s ISV Blog] It’s this time of year again where the Microsoft Belux ISV team...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 02/07/2011
Windows Azure Platform Training Kit and Course, January 2011 Update
Today we have released a January 2010 update to the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit &...
Author: Katrien DG Date: 02/03/2011
Doing PHP? Get your app in the Cloud and you could go to Vegas
Last Friday the PHPBenelux User Group held its second PHP Benelux Conference, January 28 to 29 2011....
Author: Katrien DG Date: 02/02/2011