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Programmatically Creating and Signing Word Documents
I got asked by a customer how to generate and sign Word Documents programmatically. I couldn't find...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 11/29/2017
Digital Workplace Conference Sydney 23-24 August
I’m so looking forward to speaking at the Digital Workplace Conference in Sydney next month. Last...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 07/10/2017
Build Tour Sydney Hack – Are you ready?
I’m getting pretty excited about this week’s Build event coming to Sydney and I am particularly...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 06/25/2017
My top tips for a Successful Ignite Australia Session
For four days in February (14-17), Microsoft Ignite Australia will bring together Developers and IT...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 10/04/2016
More Podcasting - this time for Office Developers
I recently joined Richard diZerega as the co-host of the Office Developer Podcast. It’s been an...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 06/24/2016
Aussie IT Folk – Upskill and maybe win an XBox
Announcing the Knowledge Master Competition. Upskill your knowledge, and be in with a chance to win...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 06/22/2016
Excellent Xamarin session from dotnetConf
dotnetConf was a virtual event that ran June 7-9 and there were some great sessions. One of my...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 06/15/2016
Re-displaying the Consent Dialog in Graph Explorer
I was trying to follow along with Richard diZerega’s excellent tutorial on using the Excel REST Api...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 05/29/2016
//build/ is coming to Melbourne 26 May
Well, some of it at least. Join us for this free one-day event with some of Microsoft’s top...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 05/04/2016
OfficeJS Snippet Explorer–Play with the new APIs
At the Microsoft Cloud Roadshow in Sydney this week, I did a session on building Add-ins for Word...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 04/30/2016
Office Developer Hackathon in Melbourne May 11-12
Got a great idea for an Office Add-in or O365 solution? Need expert help getting it built and into...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 04/26/2016
Office Developer Webinar Series
I'm delivering a series of Office Developer webinars over the next 10 weeks The Microsoft Office...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 03/22/2016
CRUD with the Microsoft Graph
One of the things I talked about today in my Deep Dive into the Microsoft Graph API webcast was the...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 02/17/2016
Publish a static web site using Azure Web Apps
On the OzDotNet mailing list today, someone asked how to configure a static web site to be served...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 01/28/2016
Office Developer Webinar Series
I'm delivering a series of Office Developer webinars over the next 10 weeks The Microsoft Office...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 01/21/2016
How cool is Azure Continuous Deployment‽
I’ve been trying to learn Angular this week (see https://github.com/coatsy/weather)I started...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 08/19/2015
TechEd Australia Partner Workshop Opportunities
As part of TechEd in Melbourne and Sydney this year, we're looking for expressions of interest from...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 08/04/2014
TechEd Australia Call for Topics Coming Soon (but don't wait)
UPDATE 2014-07-29 – Official call for topics is now live: https://techedcft.hubb.me/ By now, I'm sure...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 07/13/2014
1000+ Unity Apps on Windows and Windows Phone
Another post on the Windows Phone blog from a couple of weeks ago talking about the uptake of Unity...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 11/27/2013
Options for publishing Windows Phone beta apps and testing in-app purchase
A nice post on the Windows Phone blog this week on options for testing Windows Phone apps with a...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 11/27/2013
Sydney Opera House Hackathon Dec 7-8
The iconic Sydney Opera House are running a Hackathon in Sydney over the weekend of Dec 7-8. With a...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 11/27/2013
YOW! Conferences in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney
Starting next week, YOW! conferences are running in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Featuring a...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 11/27/2013
Free Windows Azure Developer Camps in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in November
Join a Windows Azure Developer Camp and leave with code running in the cloudThis is a free Windows...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 10/23/2013
Great Windows Phone 8 Code Sample Hub
As a developer, I’m always on the lookout for sample code showing me good ways to do things I...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 10/16/2013
Windows Phone 8 Update 3 Announced plus Windows Phone Preview for Developers
We just announced that Windows Phone 8 Update 3 is coming. The full feature list is in the post, but...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 10/16/2013
Free Nokia Design/Developer Workshops in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne
Nokia are running Design/Developer camps in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne. The Sydney event is on this...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 10/16/2013
FranklySpeaking’s Back
Michael Kordahi and I started the FranklySpeaking podcast back in November 2009. We recorded about...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 04/28/2013
My Ignite Sydney Talk
I had a great time doing a talk at Ignite Sydney this year. My title was “Statistics - Learn...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 04/28/2013
Windows Phone Game Developer Workshop in Sydney 24/25 May
Thinking about writing a game for Windows Phone? Come along and learn from some of the best in the...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 04/26/2013
Windows Phone 8 Training Kit Updated
The updated Windows Phone 8 Training Kit is live!...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 04/25/2013
IISExpress - Configuration file is not well-formed XML
[UPDATE 2013-04-26] After consulting with my brains trust (thanks Damo), I tried one last thing. I...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 04/22/2013
Adelaide Windows Phone 8 Training Days May 3 and 4
Dave’s just blogged about some excellent Windows Phone 8 training in Adelaide at the beginning...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 04/16/2013
Joining a Lync Webcast as a Guest
To attend one of our Lync Webcasts, you'll get a notification (either by email or on a web page)...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 03/11/2013
Building a Windows Phone Transport App for NSW
Dave Glover’s just posted a call to Be Part of the Windows Phone Developer/Designer Virtual...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 02/03/2013
Windows Phone 8 Development Internals book for only $10 - this week only
Just spotted this over on the Microsoft Press blog. This looks like an awesome book and you can have...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 11/01/2012
More useful Windows Phone 8 Resources
Announcing the new Windows Phone 8 Developer Platform by Kevin GalloVisual Studio Blog –...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 11/01/2012
Windows Phone 8 SDK Available for Download
The Windows Phone 8 SDK is now available for download from the Windows Phone Developer site. Grab it...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 11/01/2012
Windows Phone 8 Training and Hands-On-Labs in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney
[13/11] Update - added Agenda below Last week I sent a Save the Date to the Australian Windows Phone...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 10/31/2012
Learn Azure and Save a Life
Folding@Home is a Stanford University research project into Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and many...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 06/26/2012
Windows Azure - When do I use What?
At this week’s Azure Dev Camp in Sydney, I showed a slide with suggestions as to when you’d use...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 06/23/2012
DDD Melbourne Announced for 28 July plus Call for Speakers
DDD Melbourne 2012 has been announced and the call for speakers has opened. If you’re a...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 06/04/2012
Cool Azure InfoGraphic
The Azure marketing folk here in Australia have produced this cool infographic talking about how the...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 06/04/2012
Excellent Windows Azure Intro Videos
I just stumbled across some excellent introductory videos which Steve Marx did while he was at...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 06/02/2012
Win a Nokia 710 while Learning Windows Azure
In addition to the Windows Azure Meetups in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth this month, the...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 06/01/2012
Windows Azure DevCamp in Sydney 19 June
As part of the Meet/DevCamp series of events for Windows Azure in June, we’re holding a DevCamp in...
Author: Andrew Coates [MSFT] Date: 05/23/2012