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Cloud Identity 201: Identity concepts for developers

Yesterday I've published a new Channel 9 video:...

Date: 02/25/2015

Two more videos on O365 APIs and SharePoint

If you only have 20 minutes and you want to have an overview of SharePoint online and O365 REST...

Date: 11/07/2014

New Channel 9 Series: Explain that to me

I have started a new Channel 9 series called Explain that to me. The idea is to explain often...

Date: 07/22/2014

A detailed guide about creating the ADAL Xamarin binding for Android

Today I just put together a step by step guidance to get Azure Active Directory Authentication...

Date: 07/02/2014

A detailed guide about creating the ADAL Xamarin binding for iOS

Just posted it today with screenshots and code samples:...

Date: 06/30/2014

Simple guide for enabling authentication to Azure Active Directory from an application

Many people ask how to get started with authentication on their mobile app, web app, web service,...

Date: 06/05/2014

Setting up a subscription to work with Azure Active Directory and o365

I've posted a little step by step guide in order to show how to get both an o365 and Azure...

Date: 05/05/2014

RichEditBox, Store apps and the challenges with advanced text formatting

This has become a common topic people ask me about so I decided to write it down for future...

Date: 04/23/2014

Xamarin iOS and Android bindings for ADAL (Active Directory Authentication Library)

If you're diving into building cross platform apps using Xamarin and you need to use Active...

Date: 04/22/2014

So you did what with PowerPoint??

I was volunteering in a robotics class when one of the boys started playing with Microsoft...

Date: 11/21/2013

Are 8 inches Windows tablets a good idea?

I've been using the Venue 8 Pro for a few days now and I personally think the 8 inches form factor...

Date: 11/20/2013

Running Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Samsung Slate 7? Check this

Samsung has created a page to help you with drivers and everything. Enjoy :)...

Date: 04/05/2012

Yet another big step...

I haven't been updating my blog for quite a few months now. And there's a reason for that: I have...

Date: 09/27/2011

Team blades - Imagine Cup

I've been helping these guys on the ImagineCup competition. Please come to check out their work with...

Date: 03/31/2011

Nokia + Microsoft

I know I speak for many of us at Microsoft when I say: WELCOME NOKIA! We are very glad to work with...

Date: 02/11/2011

Windows 7 tablet, my user interface experiments with WPF, C# and lots of APIs

After playing a bit with a Windows 7 slate I decided to create a project, just for fun, to test a...

Date: 01/27/2011

BluesBox v2

We finally uploaded the BluesBox v2 to Marketplace. Should be available soon. Beyond Daryl "Mad dog"...

Date: 12/12/2010

Trade Me API - How to do the bidding part?

So a few of you have asked how to implement the bid functionality using the Trade Me API and I...

Date: 11/30/2010

The Ultimate New Zealand Windows Phone 7 Apps List

From now on I'll be maintaining this list of NZ made WP7 applications that are currently available...

Date: 11/02/2010

Free ebook: Programming Windows Phone 7, by Charles Petzold

In case you didn't see this, it's a free downloadable pdf format ebook, including source code...

Date: 10/28/2010

Love Windows Phone 7? Got a Mac? Then read this

The beta of the Windows Phone 7 connector for Mac is available to download here:...

Date: 10/27/2010

Professional Developers Conference – Live from the Microsoft Redmond Campus this Friday!

The Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) kicks off this Friday (29 October) morning...

Date: 10/27/2010

Windows Phone 7 Challenge: Nearly finished!

And I'm very keen to see what people have been building. Feel free to drop me an e-mail with your...

Date: 10/26/2010

Important correction about ordering your WP7 on internet, please read.

Hi, An important correction since lots of people asked this specific question: If you want to be one...

Date: 10/19/2010

Kiwis will be the first in the world to be able to buy Windows Phone 7!

If you didn't know that yet, it's now confirmed! So if you want to be one of the first in the world,...

Date: 10/19/2010

Help! Can't unlock my Windows Phone 7, can't deploy my XAP file, or can't run my app!

Don't panic! Usually these issues are very easy to fix: 1-Zune software isn't installed or wrong...

Date: 10/14/2010

First kiwi application on MarketPlace!

Record this date: 14th of October, 2010. A (not so) small step for a team, and a huge step for New...

Date: 10/13/2010

Why my Trade Me application can't update the watch list?

Shame on me for not reading the API documentation. In my defense, I didn't have much time anyway!...

Date: 10/12/2010

Building localized applications for Windows Phone

If you are building localized applications for Windows Phone you should read this article before...

Date: 10/12/2010

Windows Phone 7 challenge: How are you doing so far?

If you have 1 minute (it will probably be 5 seconds), please respond to this question:...

Date: 10/10/2010

My little music app

I always wanted to create a way of making it very easy for someone with very little music knowledge...

Date: 10/10/2010

SoundEffect and SoundEffectInstance classes: Performance does matter

An important lesson from using the SoundEffect and the SoundEffectInstance classes is how you load...

Date: 10/07/2010

Windows Phone 7 New Zealand challenge: Is Microsoft going to steal my application?

No, we won't! Someone asked me this question after reading the terms and conditions of the...

Date: 10/07/2010

Marketplace registration for Windows Phone 7: Double check these test cases

I received this e-mail today about things you should be double-checking before publishing your app...

Date: 10/04/2010

Developing Windows Phone 7 Applications for SharePoint

Mr. Paul Stubbs posted a great article about writting apps on Windows Phone 7 for SharePoint...

Date: 10/04/2010

Game is on! The New Zealand Windows Phone 7 application competition

Yes! All ready to go. You can read more about our competition here: www.microsoft.co.nz/wp7challenge...

Date: 09/30/2010

Windows Phone 7 Emulator: Simulating the accelerometer

One of the challenges when using the emulator is that yous simply don't have some hardware specific...

Date: 09/23/2010

Hotmail with IE9 experience

As more sites are making use of the new IE 9 technologies we can start building a more interesting...

Date: 09/23/2010

Showing some love for VB developers: Visual Basic CTP for Phone Developer tools is available for download!

Although I'm more a C# person, I know that many of you would much more prefer to develop using...

Date: 09/23/2010

Small business? Need antivirus? Microsoft Security Essentials!

As announced today (...

Date: 09/22/2010

Yes, it looks awesome. Yes, it is on Flight Simulator. Great work, Air New Zealand!

Air New Zealand did a wonderful job customizing Flight Simulator for this video:...

Date: 09/22/2010

Very detailed documentation for IE 9 beta developers

Internet Explorer 9 Beta Guide for Developers:...

Date: 09/21/2010

Big Screen byRemote: A windows media remote access for Windows Phone 7

Another brilliant app for Windows Phone 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjcqTWC1EuI More details...

Date: 09/20/2010

Free online training: Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Advanced Topics - Part 1

You can register here:...

Date: 09/20/2010

Windows Phone 7 development: Some ideas to get you inspired.

I've collected a few examples of what people are doing on Windows Phone 7 and would like to share...

Date: 09/17/2010

Internet Explorer 9 beta is available! And here's some information for developers

Internet Explorer 9 beta is here! And I am very happy to see the feedbacks from people who have been...

Date: 09/16/2010

Hello World

Testing, testing, 1,2,3... Can you hear me? Wow, a MSDN blog, that's awesome! Very keen to start...

Date: 07/29/2010

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