Posted on June 10, 2011 by Chris Koenig
http://wp7sketchflow.codeplex.com/ The SketchFlow Template for Windows Phone 7 adds a new SketchFlow template for Expression Blend* users that makes creating a prototype of a Windows Phone app quick and easy. * Please note: To use the SketchFlow Template for Windows Phone 7 you need to be using Blend 4 with SketchFlow enabled (this is the [...]
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Posted on June 1, 2011 by Chris Koenig
GiveCamp is a weekend-long event where technology professionals from designers, developers, and database administrators to marketers and web strategists donate their time to provide solutions for non-profit organizations. Since its inception in 2007, the GiveCamp program has provided benefits to over 150 charities, with a value of developer and designer time exceeding $100,000 in services. [...]
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Posted on May 24, 2011 by Chris Koenig
My friends over on the Windows Phone team are pleased to announce today’s release of the Windows Phone 7 “Mango” beta tools release! Loads of new and exciting stuff coming in these updated tools – here’s a slice from the announcement: Support for the Windows Phone OS 7.1 – Build mobile apps that take advantage [...]
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Posted on April 7, 2011 by Chris Koenig
Windows Azure is Microsoft’s cloud platform, and a lot of developers are excited to try it out. To help you try it out, we have started a program called “Windows Azure Pass.” You can register a Live ID for a Pass and receive 30 days of free cloud computing. Just enough time to dip your [...]
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Posted on April 6, 2011 by Chris Koenig
The team I work on at Microsoft, Central Region Developer and Platform Evangelist (DPE), has been engaged with student teams participating in Imagine Cup. A number of these teams have been selected to participate in the Imagine Cup US finals. What is Imagine Cup? The Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition and [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 29, 2011 by Chris Koenig
Do you want to win a brand new Samsung Focus running Windows Phone 7? Do you like building applications? If so, this contest is for you! Between now and June 30, 2011, when you develop and submit a Windows Phone 7 app into the Windows Phone Marketplace, you can be eligible for a chance to [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on January 13, 2011 by Chris Koenig
At the CodeMash conference this morning in Sanduskie, OH, Microsoft announced the release of Web Matrix, the new Razor view engine, MVC 3.0 and Project Orchard. Here is a quick overview of each, with some links to more information. WebMatrix Microsoft WebMatrix is a new web development tool that makes it easy for anyone to [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on December 17, 2010 by Chris Koenig
Starting in March 2011, we’re rolling out a series of 12 Web Camps in the Central US. Microsoft’s Web Camps are events designed to teach you all about building websites using ASP.NET MVC, WebMatrix, OData and more. We’ve held Web Camps all around the world over the past few years, but we’re taking them to [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2010 by Chris Koenig
A friend contacted me yesterday asking me how to enable some sort of side-to-side scrolling of images, similar to the way to that the Pictures Viewer works. He looked at taking a ListBox, turning it on its side and just scrolling sideways, but it didn’t give him the “feel” that he wanted. I thought it [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on November 29, 2010 by Chris Koenig
I’m pleased to share with all of you an exciting announcement around a new (hopefully) annual technical event here in Dallas. On March 4 & 5, 2011, Dallas will host the first ever Dallas Day of Dot Net! DDDN is a 2-day conference featuring the top local technical talent as well as a special guest [...]
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