TL;DR – Download and install the new Windows Azure Training Kit. Now! Yesterday Microsoft released the Windows Azure Training Kit 2013 Refresh (I know, the name really rolls of the tongue). In all seriousness though, this is a great resource for both developers and IT professionals who want to learn about the Windows Azure platform. The training kit ......

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In case you missed, last week the Windows Azure Mobile Services shipped support for HTML clients. Here’s a recap. The HTML client provides a JavaScript library that developers can use when building both Websites and PhoneGap/Apache Cordova apps. The new HTML client combined with Cross-origin Resource Sharing (CORS) support helps developers leverage ......

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Earlier today I presented a session at Mobile March on Windows 8 for HTML and JavaScript developers. Rather than give you my slides, I thought I’d give you links to resources on the various features I discussed. This will allow you to quickly and easily dive into the features that interest you. Here you go: Tools http://aka.ms/getvs12now WinJS http://aka.ms/WinJS ......

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Earlier today I presented a session at Mobile March on the new features in Windows Phone 8. Rather than give you my slides, I thought I’d give you links to resources on the various features I discussed. This will allow you to quickly and easily dive into the features that interest you. Here you go: Overview of all new features http://aka.ms/WP8Goodies ......

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Over the past several weeks I've been working on some content I'm excited to finally share with you through a series of blog posts. This series will introduce you to Windows 8 development from an Android developer's perspective. Through the course of the series you'll create your first app. It won't be anything pretty, but you'll learn the ins and outs ......

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Over the past several weeks I've been working on some content I'm excited to finally share with you through a series of blog posts. This series will introduce you to Windows 8 development from an Android developer's perspective. Through the course of the series you'll create your first app. It won't be anything pretty, but you'll learn the ins and outs ......

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If you’re building a Windows Store app that plays audio you have the option of being able to play your app’s audio in the background (i.e. when the app is not running). Over the course of three posts I want to share some tips and tricks you can use for enabling your apps to run audio in the background and make it through the Windows Store certification ......

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Over the past several weeks I've been working on some content I'm excited to finally share with you through a series of blog posts. This series will introduce you to Windows 8 development from an Android developer's perspective. Through the course of the series you'll create your first app. It won't be anything pretty, but you'll learn the ins and outs ......

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Let me start by saying I love DirectAccess in Windows 8. It’s great for accessing resources on the Microsoft network when I’m not in the office (which is about 90% of the time). DirectAccess, is case you aren’t aware of it, gives remote users (like yours truly) seamless access to corporate networks with the need to use a VPN (Virtual Private Network). ......

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Over the past several weeks I've been working on some content I'm excited to finally share with you through a series of blog posts. This series will introduce you to Windows 8 development from an Android developer's perspective. Through the course of the series you'll create your first app. It won't be anything pretty, but you'll learn the ins and outs ......

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