Windows Store DirectX Game Template on the Visual Studio Gallery Michael B. McLaughlin, March 28, 2013 I’ve at last finished converting the Windows Store DirectX C++ Sample Base (aka BaseWin8Direct3DApp) into a proper project template. Or, in this case, a multi-project project template. I then packaged ... Windows Store DirectX Game Template on the Visual Studio Gallery -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Cruise Control.net and Team Foundation Services Michael Stephenson, March 28, 2013 Recently I have been working with a customer where we wanted to migrate some source code to TFS Services for source control but we had an existing Build Server setup running on-premise with Cruise Control. ... Cruise Control.net and Team Foundation Services -2147483648 -2147483648 6
Microsoft Refreshes Sample Browser with the support for 13 new La... Jialiang, March 26, 2013 Shortly after releasing Sample Browser last month, our team refreshes the app with an important feature for global developers: Localized sample search experience. Please visit http://bit.ly/ZxmISi to get ... Microsoft Refreshes Sample Browser with the support for 13 new La... -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Python IDE for Visual Studio TATWORTH, March 23, 2013 PTVS is a free plugin for Visual Studio 2010 or 2012 (professional version and above - not Express) from http://pytools.codeplex.com... ... Python IDE for Visual Studio -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Speaking next week at VS Live! on WebMatrix3 Mark Rosenberg, March 20, 2013 Couldn't talk about this until today, but I am presenting WebMatrix3 at Visual Studio Live! next week in Las Vegas. This is brand new (CTP made public today), and I get to present before even the product ... Speaking next week at VS Live! on WebMatrix3 -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Converting PHP’s “openssl_seal” and “open... Strenium, March 19, 2013 I've been doing a bit of external API integration work lately. Sounds mundane (and it is for the most part) - but there was one notable "gem" I had to tackle. To make long story short, there's this external ... Converting PHP’s “openssl_seal” and “open... -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Visual Studio 2012.2 Hanging When Editing Razor Pages Aligned, March 19, 2013 Since I installed the v2 update, Visual Studio has been hanging on occasion. The CPU for the process jumps to 25% and stays there and Visual Studio stops responding. I found a Microsoft Connect feedback ... Visual Studio 2012.2 Hanging When Editing Razor Pages -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Using MSBuild to publish a VS 2012 SSDT .sqlproj database project... deadlydog, March 18, 2013 Post and code updated on March 21, 2013, and again on March 22, 2013. We recently upgraded from VS (Visual Studio) 2010 to VS 2012, and with it had to upgrade our .dbproj database project to a .sqlproj. ... Using MSBuild to publish a VS 2012 SSDT .sqlproj database project... -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Website Authentication with Social Identity Providers and ACS Par... Alan Smith, March 17, 2013 This article is the first in a series of three articles looking at using the Windows Azure Access Control Service to implement web site authentication using social identity providers. It will show how ... Website Authentication with Social Identity Providers and ACS Par... -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Oh No They Changed Visual Webparts! MOSSLover, March 17, 2013 So I just had an interesting experience recently at work. I did my first webpart upgrade from Visual Studio 2010 to Visual Studio 2012 last week (SharePoint 2010 to 2013). I realized when I deployed the ... Oh No They Changed Visual Webparts! -2147483648 -2147483648 0
2010 version of TF (TFS command tool) unable to determine the wor... Michael Freidgeim, March 16, 2013 We upgraded to VS 2012 and TFS 2012 a month ago.I have a backupShelve.cmd that used to work before upgrade, but when I run it yesterday caused the errorUnable to determine the workspace. You may be able ... 2010 version of TF (TFS command tool) unable to determine the wor... -2147483648 -2147483648 0
The trilogy of Sample Browser – Search samples in Visual St... Jialiang, March 15, 2013 http://blogs.msdn.com/b/one... Sample Browser has reached its third milestone with the new Windows Store app since we released the desktop version and the Visual Studio version in ... The trilogy of Sample Browser – Search samples in Visual St... -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Creating Multi-Environment Windows Installers with Visual Studio ... Alex Hildyard, March 14, 2013 In part 1 we looked at the structure of a WiX setup project, and created a simple installer. We looked at the staging paradigm which gave us complete flexibility in the way we harvested files and packaged ... Creating Multi-Environment Windows Installers with Visual Studio ... -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Visual Studio Test Professional 2012 90-day trial AbhishekLohani, March 14, 2013 Hi All, Visual Studio Test Professional 2012 is ideal for testers, business analysts, product managers, and other stakeholders who need team collaboration tools, but not a full development IDE. After installation, ... Visual Studio Test Professional 2012 90-day trial -2147483648 -2147483648 0
C# on Android and iOS with Xamarin bconlon, March 13, 2013 I had always assumed Android was limited to Java and iOS (iPhone/iPad) was limited to Objective-C, but you can now use Mono for Android and MonoTouch for iOS to write your apps in C#.I didn't know this ... C# on Android and iOS with Xamarin -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Presenting at TechEd 2013-TechDays 2013 India ALM Track Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], March 11, 2013 I’ll be presenting at TechEd and TechDays in India, there is a lot to look forward to as the events will be hosted across India. Bangalore will be hosting TechEd on 18-19th March, Delhi will be hosting ... Presenting at TechEd 2013-TechDays 2013 India ALM Track -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Notes Upgrading To Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 Ctp4 Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], March 11, 2013 Notes Upgrading To Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 Ctp4 -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Creating Multi-Environment Windows Installers with Visual Studio ... Alex Hildyard, March 10, 2013 MSI is one of those technologies that has stood the test of time, and WiX is an increasingly popular way of creating these installer databases. There’s a perception that WiX is convoluted, complex and ... Creating Multi-Environment Windows Installers with Visual Studio ... -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Microsoft Global MVP Summit 2013 Randy Walker, March 10, 2013 Pictures - 2013 Microsoft Global MVP Summit VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Back in February, I had the honor to attend Microsoft’s annual Summit for MVP award winners. As an award winner we get invited to ... Microsoft Global MVP Summit 2013 -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Passing data between MSBuild and WiX Alex Hildyard, March 9, 2013 In MSBuild we define properties within a PropertyGroup and reference them with the $() notation. In WiX we have variables with a similar syntax, but which do not natively map to MSBuild properties. When ... Passing data between MSBuild and WiX -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Force your ClickOnce app to update without prompting user –... deadlydog, March 8, 2013 A while ago I blogged about a powershell script I made that would automatically update your ClickOnce project file’s Minimum Required Version to the latest version of your application so that users would ... Force your ClickOnce app to update without prompting user –... -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Streetlight Store - Part III: Implementation in an MVC 4 Applicat... Doug Lampe, March 6, 2013 To keep things simple, I am going to retain the default security framework created by Visual Studio when I created the application. However, I am going to change the database name to something more meaningful. ... Streetlight Store - Part III: Implementation in an MVC 4 Applicat... -2147483648 -2147483648 2
A Look at NDepend Aligned, March 6, 2013 I was contacted by NDepend and asked if I wanted a free version of their professional license in exchange for writing a post about it. I agreed and have been running it for a few weeks. My first impression ... A Look at NDepend -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Charting in Windows 8 Store Apps Harish Ranganathan, March 6, 2013 One of the queries I received from a partner was to have charting implemented in their Windows 8 Application. While by default there are no chart controls, there are a lot of third party controls such ... Charting in Windows 8 Store Apps -2147483648 -2147483648 3
Review: Using Pluralsight Video Training To Keep Up With Technolo... Tim Murphy, March 5, 2013 As a consultant I have long stretches where I may be heads down with a single technology. In the mean time the rest of the world can be passing you by. When I get off of that project there is a lot to ... Review: Using Pluralsight Video Training To Keep Up With Technolo... -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Playing with Windows 8 Sensors – Light Sensor Vijaya Malla, February 27, 2013 Its been a great ride for all of us who Love Technology and play with what it can do for us with the devices that we have. In search to explore new stuff that can be done with the wide range of sensors ... Playing with Windows 8 Sensors – Light Sensor -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Problems getting Lightswitch HTML Client Preview 2 Dave Noderer, February 26, 2013 I finally downloaded the html client preview 2 to give it a run, had not had a chance to look at Lightswitch since last summer… http://blogs.msdn.com/b/lig... ... Problems getting Lightswitch HTML Client Preview 2 -2147483648 -2147483648 0
ImageResizer, AzureReader2 and well… Azure (duh!) Chris Skardon, February 26, 2013 So, as part of my on-going project I’ve recently made the decision to shift all my images (uploaded by ME and my USERS) to Azure Blob Storage, instead of the quite frankly ridiculous ‘unique folder system’ ... ImageResizer, AzureReader2 and well… Azure (duh!) -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Converting NUnit to MS Test and the birth of a new project on Cod... TATWORTH, February 26, 2013 Recently I realised that while I had provided a number of examples of NUnit, I had not provided an example of MSUnit on CodePlex. The obvious candidate to convert was http://commonfilter.codeple... ... Converting NUnit to MS Test and the birth of a new project on Cod... -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Teach Your Kid to Code – BaltoMSDN Steve Michelotti, February 25, 2013 This Wednesday my son and I will be presenting “Teach Your Kid to Code” at BaltoMSDN. We did this presentation in November at CMAP and had a great turnout! We hope to see you (and your child!) on Wednesday ... Teach Your Kid to Code – BaltoMSDN -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Step-by-Step: Deploying Windows 8 Apps with System Center 2012 Se... KeithMayer, February 25, 2013 Among a whole host of new management features, Service Pack 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager adds the ability to now deploy and manage Windows 8 apps for enterprises. These Windows 8 apps ... Step-by-Step: Deploying Windows 8 Apps with System Center 2012 Se... -2147483648 -2147483648 0
APress Deal of the Day 25/Feb/2013 - Pro Visual Studio LightSwitc... TATWORTH, February 25, 2013 Today's $10 deal of the day from APress at http://www.apress.com/97814... is Pro Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 DevelopmentPro Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 Development shows users how to get the ... APress Deal of the Day 25/Feb/2013 - Pro Visual Studio LightSwitc... -2147483648 -2147483648 0
MVP Summit 2013 Recap Dylan Smith, February 24, 2013 Just sitting in the Seattle airport finally returning home from my first MVP Summit (well in truth I’m flying directly to my next client, no home till next weekend). As I said this was my first time attending ... MVP Summit 2013 Recap -2147483648 -2147483648 2
2013 MVP Global Summit - The Experience! Vincent Maverick Durano, February 25, 2013 As I've mentioned in my previous blog post, this was my first time attending the Summit and yes it was a blast! Aside from the interesting session contents and cool stuffs presented at the summit, I was ... 2013 MVP Global Summit - The Experience! -2147483648 -2147483648 0
TFS GIT pull "changes in the current working directory" Josh Tenenbaum, February 21, 2013 If you are trying the new Visual Studio 2012 TFS Git source control and are trying to pull from master and get the error that "There are changes in the current working directory." You should add the ".gitignore" ... TFS GIT pull "changes in the current working directory" -2147483648 -2147483648 2
The magic of touch Dennis Vroegop, February 20, 2013 Tell me something. Why do people love the iPad but fail to recognize Microsoft was the first one out there with a touch device? Why do people stand in line for an iPhone while there are other better offerings ... The magic of touch -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Pixel Perfect Collision Sample - Improved! Michael B. McLaughlin, February 20, 2013 One part I wasn’t quite satisfied with in the original pixel perfect collision sample was the need to render the image in order to extract its data. Shawn Hargreaves suggested that I skip the middle man ... Pixel Perfect Collision Sample - Improved! -2147483648 -2147483648 2
Microsoft Surface Pro Dennis Vroegop, February 20, 2013 I admit it. I am one lucky guy. Figure this: Microsoft just came out with the Surface Pro, a nice machine that has caught the imagination of a lot of people. Still, since the other Surface (the RT version) ... Microsoft Surface Pro -2147483648 -2147483648 0
ALM Mag – Harnessing the cloud for Performance Testing Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], February 19, 2013 Recently my blog post ‘Leveraging the cloud for Performance Testing’ got featured in the ALM Mag Vol. 1 Issue 1 – January 2013. Figure 1 – Visual Studio Load Testing using Windows Azure – featured in ALM ... ALM Mag – Harnessing the cloud for Performance Testing -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Upgrading to Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 CTP3 Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], February 18, 2013 Last week I upgraded my TFS 2012 test environment to CTP3 to try out the new features rolled out in preview as part of the Visual Studio 2012 Upgrade 2 CTP. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through the ... Upgrading to Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 CTP3 -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Why I’m Not Buying a Surface Tablet Anthony Trudeau, February 17, 2013 I’ve been anticipating the launch of the Microsoft Surface tablet since it was first announced. Unfortunately, I was let down and had to wait longer when the release announcement for the RT was made. It ... Why I’m Not Buying a Surface Tablet -2147483648 -2147483648 0
AppFx.ServiceBus – Scatter Gather Michael Stephenson, February 16, 2013 AppFx.ServiceBus – Scatter Gather -2147483648 -2147483648 0
How to backup the TFS 2012 databases Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], February 16, 2013 Team Foundation Server Backups - You need to install the ‘Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 Update xx Power Tool’ on the application-tier for Team Foundation Server. The tool can schedule backups ... How to backup the TFS 2012 databases -2147483648 -2147483648 0
MCSA: Sql Server 2012 Certification deepakpuri, February 16, 2013 IT Professionals working in Sql Server can gain their MCSA: SQL Server 2012 certification by following this post. I passed these 3 exams in August 2012.I) Exam 70-461: Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012II) ... MCSA: Sql Server 2012 Certification -2147483648 -2147483648 0
My Experience with free source control from Microsoft Vijaya Malla, February 15, 2013 Microsoft has been very generous with all the free stuff they are giving to the developer community and among that is a free source control (tfs ). It is free for 5 developers and is a very little after ... My Experience with free source control from Microsoft -2147483648 -2147483648 4
Error Cannot map server path because it is not rooted beneath a t... Vijaya Malla, February 15, 2013 What happened: I have an online TFS account (if you don’t have one please go to visual studio and subscribe, free for 5 people team). I recently bought a surface pro and started creating various test projects. ... Error Cannot map server path because it is not rooted beneath a t... -2147483648 -2147483648 1
BizTalk Automated Multi Server Deploy RobBowman, February 13, 2013 Background I’ve been working with BizTalk since 2006r1 (the one without the handy WCF adapters). Since that time I’ve tried various community offerings to improve the deployment process. In 2008 I was ... BizTalk Automated Multi Server Deploy -2147483648 -2147483648 0
BizTalk: the Naming Conventions in Examples Leonid Ganeline, February 10, 2013 See the BizTalk: BizTalk Solution Naming Conventions article. In small application we do not really care about names. When the number of objects start growing, we start pay attention to the names. Experienced ... BizTalk: the Naming Conventions in Examples -2147483648 -2147483648 2
AppFx.ServiceBus – One Way Error Handling Michael Stephenson, February 5, 2013 In this article we will revisit the first sample about one way messaging and look at how the AppFx.ServiceBus framework implements error handling and retries. In this article we want to achieve the following: ... AppFx.ServiceBus – One Way Error Handling -2147483648 -2147483648 0
Microsoft: A Brave New World BizTalk Visionary, February 4, 2013 9th of February will be the start of the ‘Brave New World’ for Microsoft punctuated by the launch of Surface Pro and the re-launch of Windows 8. After the launch of the disappointing Surface RT we now ... Microsoft: A Brave New World -2147483648 -2147483648 2