Database size limitation in SQL Express
I would generally not blog about this kind of topic, except that my customer recently talked to me about it. According to his tests, he seemed to find that the total size limitation across all...
View ArticleUK Schools pilot new Gadgeteer kit for education
In October 2013, a new .NET Gadgeteer kit (REF) was launched specifically for education. It includes a low memory board and key modules that can be used in schools. The combination of modules and...
View ArticleT&L e-zine: Microsoft IT Academy and DreamSpark – Could this spark a dream?
Microsoft Teaching & Learning e-zines (online newsletters) feature some great examples of how our Microsoft Innovative Educators and Microsoft Showcase Schools are using technology in the...
View ArticleComputer Science Women Students, Join us on 13 March in London from 6-9pm for...
COMING SOON:Computer Science Women Students, join us on 13 March in London from 6-9pm for the exclusive, first-ever Codess University event, where you will have the chance to check out the latest...
View ArticleBackground Transfer API chalk and talk
On February 26th, 6pm – 8pm GMT (10am – 12pm PST) members of our Windows Store apps developer support team will deliver an online chalk and talk about how to use and debug the Background Transfer API....
View ArticleCircuit Breaker Pattern
Start here to learn more about different ways to implement the circuit breaker pattern!
View ArticleA simple email introduction: Fan mail
One of my former colleagues on the Windows kernel team wasn't afraid to make changes all across the system when necessary. If the engineering team decided to upgrade to a new version of the C++...
View ArticleGetting Event Logs with wevtutil.exe
A long time ago, I wrote a painful way to export event logs (to CSV) on Server 2003, which lacks wevtutil.exe. Well, here’s the flip side of the coin. Also, I wrote a simple wrapper to get the topmost...
View ArticleMicrosoft prämiert Gewinner des FAZ-Projekts „Jugend Liest“
In der vergangenen Woche fand im neuen Microsoft Berlin Center Unter den Linden die Abschlussveranstaltung des einjährigen medienpädagogischen Leseförderprojekts „Jugend Liest“ der Frankfurt...
View ArticleMicrosoft Accelerator for Windows Azure Alum Azuqua Launches Today
One of the things I love most about the cloud is how it empowers developers to be quicker and more agile than ever. When developing an application in Windows Azure, engineers don’t have to think about...
View ArticlePowerShell Script to backup Windows Azure Mobile Services scripts
Listing for a PowerShell Script to backup Windows Azure Mobile Services scripts and configuration information. I will get something more complete up on the Script Repository this next month! This...
View ArticleBest ways to battle botnets
What is a botnet?Botnets are networks of compromised computers that criminals use to commit fraud, such as:Secretly spreading malwareStealing personal informationHijacking Internet search results to...
View ArticleDeveloper – Go Cloud forth and conquer
Developers accessing Windows Azure from Visual Studio This is a short session on pumping an application (an N-TIER one at that) into the cloud. I will post detailed ones later. Fire up Visual Studio (I...
View ArticleGet the Spotlight on your Windows Phone games
Today I am quite happy because my game, Alien Love, got to be on the spotlight in the Windows Phone Store for the US market. Some of my games on Windows 8 were featured at some point, but this is the...
View ArticlePrompt Yourself to New Levels of Amazing Personal Productivity
The most powerful pattern in Agile Results is: Monday Vision, Daily Wins, Friday ReflectionI introduce Agile Results in my best-selling book on time management Getting Results the Agile Way. (For a...
View ArticleKinect Common Bridge update
The newest release of Kinect Common Bridge makes it even easier to track faces and recognize speech in your C++ applications with Kinect for Windows.This is the first update to the open source Kinect...
View ArticleAX Content: Convergence 2014
Join us at Convergence 2014 in Atlanta, GA, next week. You can find the Information Experience team at either the Community Experience lounge near the AX support booth, or you can attend our...
View ArticleDo besplatnog Microsoft softvera uz BizSpark
Pokretanje biznisa, odnosno osnivanje kompanije, je veoma uzbudljiv proces, no ujedno i proces koji obično prate brojni administrativni i operativni troškovi. Ukoliko se odlučite fokusirati na razvoj...
View ArticleOffice 2013 Service Pack 1 und C2R
Gestern Abend wurde das Service Pack 1 für Ofice 2013 veröffentlicht.Entgegen der im Office Blog angekündigten Version 15.0.4569.1506 war bei mir nach dem Update die Version 15.0.4569.1507 vorzufinden....
View ArticleClick2Run Installationen erkennen
In einem früheren Post hatte ich beschrieben, wie man anhand von Registry-Einträgen erkennt, welche Client Apps von Office 2013 installiert sind, wenn man eine Office 365 Subscription hat (die ja eine...
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