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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