I’m a bit late posting this, but I wanted to make my slides from my Chicago Cloud Computing meetup in April available for anyone interested.
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Windows Azure Mobile Services – Slides from Chicago Windows Developer Group
On October 3, 2013 Adam Hoffman from Microsoft gave a talk about Windows Azure Mobile Services at the Chicago Windows Developer Meeting. It was a great talk with a lot of great discussion! Here are the slides from the talk:
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New Wi-Fi Drivers for Surface Pro on Windows 8.1
I recently upgraded my Surface Pro to use the final version of Windows 8.1. Ever since that upgrade, I was having a lot of problems with the Wi-Fi essentially hanging, which required me to disconnect and reconnect, sometimes as often as every couple of minutes. After some searching, I found new drivers for the Wi-Fi…
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Surface Pro with Windows 8.1 – Snapping Three Apps
I have been playing with Windows 8.1 on my Surface Pro for the last couple of weeks and one of the things I’ve been curious about is the new Snap functionality. I remembered hearing at Build 2013 that a 1920×1080 screen could snap three different apps at the same time, but I wasn’t able to…
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Network Dashboard 3.0 Available for Windows Phone 8
Network Dashboard version 3.0 is now available for Windows Phone 8! This is a brand new version that was written specifically for Windows Phone 8. It is now a FREE app with an option to purchase additional live tile styles. Those styles are normally $0.99 but are free for a limited time. Some new features: Tile…
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Windows Phone Dev Tip: UI Update From Thread Helper Function
Earlier today I saw a nice post by Wei-Meng Lee with a tip on how to update the UI from an asynchronous thread in Windows Phone (thanks to Ginny Caughey). After reading it, I decided to whip up a little helper function that I thought others might find useful: Without further ado, here is the…
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In App Purchases When Previous Version Was Paid With Trial
I’m trying to finish up the Windows Phone 8 version of Network Dashboard and I’ve run into a bit of a conundrum: The Windows Phone 7 version of Network Dashboard was a $0.99 app with a free trial, but I’d like to make the Windows Phone 8 version free with in app purchases to open…
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ASP.NET: RadioButtonList in Repeater in UpdatePanel – Stopping Full Postback
I came across an issue today where a RadioButtonList (with AutoPostback==true) inside a Repeater inside an UpdatePanel was causing a full page postback instead of a partial postback. Apparently this is due to a change in how ClientIDs are generated in .Net 4+. The workaround is to set ClientIDMode=”AutoID” on the RadioButtonLists.
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Windows 8.1: Portrait App Design – Not Quite There Yet
I’ve been using Windows 8.1 on the Acer Iconia W3 for a couple of days now, and overall the experience has been decent. The W3 isn’t the best tablet I’ve ever used, but it’s not horrid. One thing I’ve been a bit disappointed with, though, is the design and behavior of some apps when used…
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Book: User-Centered Design: A Developer’s Guide to Building User-Friendly Applications by Travis Lowdermilk
My friend Travis Lowdermilk from the Windows Developer Show has a great book out: User-Centered Design: A Developer’s Guide to Building User-Friendly Applications. This is a great book for developers who are trying to get a handle on user-centered design and I highly recommend it! Use promo code DEVSHOW to save $10!
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Ford Sync, Windows Phone and Phone Book Syncing
Are you having trouble syncing your contacts from Windows Phone to your Ford Sync phone book? There is a situation on both Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 where Ford Sync will only sync a small portion of a phone’s contacts to the phone book and will refuse to sync the rest, no matter…
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