Jim O'Neil - Technology Evangelist
Providing practical developer content on Windows 8, Windows Phone, and Windows Azure
October Technical Calendar
Be sure to also check-out Chris's in-depth post on the October meeting topics for area user groups...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/30/2012
Sample Browser–The Next Visual Studio Extension You’ll Install
The one software design pattern that I have used in just about every application I’ve written is...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/28/2012
Who’s on 8? Thoughts and Prayers
With the general availability of Windows 8 just a month away, I thought it would be a great time to...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/27/2012
Shared Learning Collaborative Camp – Sept. 29/30th
The Shared Learning Collaborative Camp, to be held at the Microsoft offices in Cambridge this coming...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/25/2012
Using IndexedDB in your Windows 8 Game
As I was pulling together my previous post on notifications in an HTML 5 game on Windows 8, I...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/24/2012
Windows Azure Interactive Feature Map
One of my favorite ways to present an overview of Windows Azure is via the following image. Well,...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/21/2012
New York Tech Meetup Hackathon – Sept 27th
The New York Tech Meetup has, get this, 27,306 members! While it’s unlikely they’ll all be coming to...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/20/2012
Vermont Code Camp (and more!) – September 22nd
New England in the fall! What could make it better? Well, a code camp of course! You’re in luck, the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/17/2012
Cloud OS Signature Series in Cambridge – Sept. 20th
Next Thursday, September 20th, the Cloud OS Signature Series rolls into the area – specifically to...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/14/2012
SharePoint Saturday New Hampshire – Sep. 22nd
The next SharePoint Saturday in the area is less than 10 days away! Join SharePoint architects,...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/13/2012
SQL Saturday Providence – September 15
The historic first-ever SQL Saturday in Rhode Island will be held this coming Saturday in East...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/12/2012
Boston Code Camp – Call for Speakers
It’s got a new name and new digs, but it’s the same tremendous event and experience! Yes, New...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/11/2012
Announcing Windows 8 Mini-Meetups
What's a Windows 8 Mini-Meetup? It’s an informal one-to-one (or one-to-few) chat with yours truly...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 09/01/2012
September Technical Calendar
Here’s the ‘back to school’ edition of the technical scene in the Northeast. Sunday Monday Tuesday...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/30/2012
Windows 8 Notifications: Using Azure for Periodic Notifications
At the end of my last post, I put in a plug for using Windows Azure to host periodic notification...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/29/2012
Sign of the Times
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/23/2012
Hands-on Azure Opportunities
Grab your free Windows Azure account and get some hands-on time with Windows Azure via two great...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/20/2012
Windows 8 Notifications: Periodic Notifications
Previously I took a look at incorporating Local and Scheduled Notifications into a Windows 8...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/09/2012
Windows 8 Notifications: Scheduled Notifications
Hopefully, you’ve had a chance to review my previous post on Local Notifications as it sets the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/08/2012
Windows 8 Notifications: Local Notifications
In this fifth post of my series on notifications, I’ll start looking at each of the notification...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/07/2012
Windows 8 Notifications: Leveraging Azure Storage
When incorporating images into your toast and tile notifications, there are three options for...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/06/2012
Windows 8 Notifications: Image Handling
In the last post, I discussed the structure of a notification template and the mechanics for...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/06/2012
Windows 8 Notifications: Overview
Hopefully you’ve had a chance to experience Windows 8 – Windows reimagined – by downloading the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/02/2012
Windows 8 AND Visual Studio 2012 Completion Milestones
It’s been a busy day! Both the Windows 8 team and the Visual Studio teams have reached significant...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 08/01/2012
Big Data in Windows Azure–On-line Presentation
If you haven’t checked in on what Microsoft is doing in the Hadoop and Big Data arena yet, now’s...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/10/2012
July Technical Calendar
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 MassTLC Mobility...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 07/01/2012
Hartford Code Camp–June 23
Beat the heat in the air-conditioned comfort of the 5th Annual Hartford Code Camp this Saturday at...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 06/21/2012
Windows Azure Boot Camp–6/22 and 6/23
Here’s a quick a reminder that Boston Azure Cloud User Group is putting on a FREE two-day, hands-on...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 06/21/2012
Couchbase on Azure: Configuring Admin Access to the Couchbase Cluster
This is the sixth and final post of a walkthrough to set up a mixed-mode platform- and...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 06/19/2012
Couchbase on Azure: Deploying TapMap
This is the fifth post of a walkthrough to set up a mixed-mode platform- and...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 06/19/2012
Couchbase on Azure: Installing Couchbase
This is the fourth post of a walkthrough to set up a mixed-mode platform- and...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 06/19/2012
Couchbase on Azure: Creating Virtual Machines
This is the third post of a walkthrough to set up a mixed-mode platform- and...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 06/19/2012
Couchbase on Azure: Creating a Virtual Network
This is the second post of a walkthrough to set up a mixed-mode platform- and...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 06/19/2012
Couchbase on Azure: A Tour of New Windows Azure Features
With the recent announcements of new capabilities in Windows Azure, particularly the support of a...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 06/19/2012
Meet (and Learn) Windows Azure
Breaking News! Bill Laing has provided a preview of this latest release in his post on the...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 06/06/2012
Fun With the Service Bus (Part 3)
This is the third (and final) post of my Service Bus mini-series which is more-or-less an in-depth...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 05/29/2012
Dani Does Phone–Western New York User Group Tour
My colleague Dani Diaz, whom many of you know from the Windows Phone launch events in Boston, is...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 05/24/2012
It’s (Azure) Camping Time!
Brian, Peter, and I are packing our bags for another round of camping in the cloud, and hope you can...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 05/22/2012
Fun with the Service Bus (Part 2)
In Part 1, we looked at a scenario using the Service Bus as a WCF relay endpoint that allowed...
Author: Jim O'Neil Date: 05/21/2012