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Part 1 – The basics Introduction I have a confession to make… I like gambling. OK, I am not addicted to gambling at all, but every once in a while (when the wife and I have a date night) we’ll go to an internet cafe and gamble a bit. We like playing video slot games. […]

Like traditional windows apps, Windows 8 Metro style apps need to provide search functionality. Unlike traditional apps, metro style apps have the ability to support a common search functionality via the Charm, which appears on the right side of the screen. As you use it, you’ll see it allows you to enter your search phrase […]

F5 Networks today announced the F5 Network Virtualization Solution for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V. The solution gives F5 customers the flexibility to use the BIG-IP platform to deploy network services in cloud-driven data centers that are built on Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V. This announcement underscores F5’s commitment to deliver a dynamic, efficient data center […]

The good news just keeps on rolling out as we move closer to the October release day of Microsoft’s new OS. Windows 8 mobile continues to reap the benefits of the press and their efforts to shine some positive news about the new OS as the claims continue about Window’s 8 phones actually being the […]

RoseASP today announced myERPcloud will offer Microsoft Dynamics AX enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solutions for Supply-Chain Management and Manufacturing. Through partnerships with TDCI, the 2012 Microsoft Dynamics ISV Partner of the Year for United States, and Blue Horseshoe Solutions, the 2012 Microsoft Dynamics Distribution Industry Partner of the Year, myERPcloud will make preconfigured on-demand […]

Xamarin, a mobile app development company and founded by the open source Mono project creators, have partnered with Microsoft to bring support for Windows Azure Mobile Services apps runnding Android and iOS devices. Microsoft is also expected to release an SDK Windows Phone 8. , Android, iOS, and “others”. What it didn’t say is that […]

Unsuspecting users are currently visiting booby-trapped websites and Microsoft has announced plans to provide a quick and temporary fix to help combat it. Microsoft is currently aware of 3 web sites that have suffered exploits, they include nod32XX.com, led-professional-symposium.org, and defensenews.in, an India-based news portal. Visiting these sites will install the Poison Ivy and PlugX […]

Starting this weekend, September 22 – 23, Microsoft will sponsor two full days of All Things Joomla! Including training workshops, social networking, project presentations and tons of vendor tables proving unique networking opportunities. This event is for all technology and content management professional and enthusiasts. Read the full story here.

Microsoft and PreEmptive Solutions have announced a new partnership with PreEmptive Analytics and Dotfuscator CE will be included in Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, and Team Foundation Server 2012 providing exception analytics for developers using the Microsoft developer toolsets. This also means that for the first time, a repository and rules engine that aggregates and analyzes […]

Windows 8 is now official scheduled to hit shelves in New York City on October 25th, 2013. If your where invited to celebrate the big day, you will be receiving the official Microsoft special invite in the mail sometime this week. This new date of course is one day earlier then the previously rumored date […]

DXtreme Enterprise, a suite of tools for developers to create multi-screen applications across platforms and devices, including Windows 8 devices. The new DevExpress DXtreme toolset is available in limited preview now and is expected to be generally available by December 3, 2012.The DXtreme suite contains a set of Windows 8 and HTML5, CSS and JavaScript […]

Microsoft has now confirmed that Office Home & Student 2013 RT will be available as a pre-installed app in all ARM based Windows RT tablets and that the Office suite will function as a desktop app and thus, will not be available as a separate download in the Microsoft Store. Those who get Windows RT […]