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Data binding is a significant feature that is required by data driven ASP.NET applications. To make use of ASP.NET data controls, data binding is a must. In this article I will take you through the new data binding features that are introduced in ASP.NET Framework 4.5.  It will also include code samples to make the […]

Microsoft’s new service has great potential and can be dropped in and instantly used to deliver the needs of enterprise businesses such as streaming training videos to employees, stream video content from a website, or to build out video-on-demand services comparable to that of Netflix or Hulu. Microsoft understands that building a media distribution platform […]

As the saying goes, timing is everything and it definitely makes sense to release the Developer Tool Kit ahead of the actual OS to which the SDK was built to support and as such, as of today Microsoft has made available for download SDK for Windows Phone 7.8 which is actually just an update to […]

With the ink on Facebook’s announcement of their new Graph Search capabilities still wet, Microsoft has announced that they two are making an investment into their social search integration by giving their search engine BING more Facebook related information by as much as five times more information about YOU. Sure this makes it easier for […]

Microsoft laid out more of their plan to the public for their Cloud OS vision. Major components such as Windows Intune, System Center 2012, Windows Azure and Windows Server will all play part in the backbone of Microsoft’s Cloud services. Microsoft has described in detail how users can take advantage of opportunities in the Cloud […]

Microsoft HelpBridge provides users with the ability to both give and get help in the event of a natural disaster. HelpBridge provides the ability to put together a list of friends and family who you would need to contact in the event of a natural disaster. In an emergency situation, the app allows you quickly […]

Microsoft has officially taken the wraps off of their newest version Intune management service for Windows and the new System Center 2012 platform designed to manage both Microsoft and non-Microsoft mobile devices. Microsoft plans to provide management capabilities for not only Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Phone 8 devices, but also iOS and Android […]

All Azure Queuing mechanisms support a byte array payload.  Serialization and deserialization as demonstrated in this article https://www.codeguru.com/cplusplus/net-azure-queuing-and-serialization/  move from payload to concrete class.  However, as the number of distinct message payloads grows a developer eventually needs to build layers of indirection into the message deserialization and serialization process.  Often the approach requires a series […]

This announcement appears to have made both Microsoft’s and Research in Motion’s ability to dominate, or plans to dominate the smartphone market just a little more questionable at best. For Samsung arriving late to the smartphone party dance-off give them a rather large disadvantage with an uphill battle to garnish even the most minuscule of […]

Skype 6.1 provides users with new abilities, including direct integration with Microsoft Outlook. This means users can users call now call and chat with contacts directly from their Outlook Contacts list. It’s also now possible to search, add contacts more easily, and manage accounts from a new profile page. An update for Windows 8 is […]

Microsoft Open Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft, just announced the launch of VM Depot. Microsoft Azure may already have a store which provides developers with the ability to deploy applications to the Azure cloud however the new VM Depot will now offer a service similar to Amazon’s Web Services, Amazon Machine Image service. […]

Adobe has pushed out fixes for security issues in their Acrobat, Adobe Reader and its Flash Player plugin product lines while Microsoft has released seven different patches addressing over a dozen security holes in Windows and other software provided by the software giant. Microsoft however has not released a patch for a dangerous defect in […]