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City of Lakewood, CO apps showcased on the channel9 site

Couple of months ago, we did a blogpost about some of the great LOB (Line of Business) applications...

Author: PubSec Date: 04/15/2010

Windows Azure Dynamic Scaling Sample

NOTE: This was cross posted from here. https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/azurescale Just came across...

Author: PubSec Date: 04/14/2010

NOW AVAILABLE: Surface Toolkit for Windows Touch

NOTE: This was cross posted from here. Check out the video:...

Author: PubSec Date: 04/12/2010

5/12/2010 - Microsoft Public Sector Developer Roadshow - Boston, MA

Author: PubSec Date: 04/09/2010

5/5/10 - Microsoft Public Sector Developer Roadshow - Harrisburg, PA

Author: PubSec Date: 04/09/2010

5/4/2010 - Microsoft Public Sector Developer Roadshow - Philadelphia, PA

Author: PubSec Date: 04/09/2010

DC Citability Codeathon - Why the buzz?

Check out the following recent articles on the importance of citability and the upcoming codeathon...

Author: PubSec Date: 04/08/2010

FREE UX Training - .toolbox

[Cross-Posted from James Chittenden’s Blog] I really wanted to let everyone know about this...

Author: PubSec Date: 04/08/2010

SCREENCAST: Improving perceived WPF app startup performance with MEF and a Splash Screen

NOTE: This was cross posted from here. I’ve been meaning to record this screencast for a LONG...

Author: PubSec Date: 04/05/2010

Microsoft Developer Dinner Series for Partners: Overview of the Windows Phone 7 Series Application Platform

Author: PubSec Date: 04/01/2010

Windows Azure FireStarter event on Apr 6th - Streamed live

Are you Cloud Ready? We are having the Windows Azure FireStarter Event in Redmond, WA on April 6th...

Author: PubSec Date: 04/01/2010

First NUI Camp Announced

[Cross-Posted from James Chittenden’s Blog] I’m happy to FINALLY announce the first NUI (Natural...

Author: PubSec Date: 03/23/2010

The Ultimate Event: Development, Testing & ALM with Visual Studio 2010

Author: PubSec Date: 03/20/2010

FOSE 2010: Microsoft Development with Visual Studio 2010 and Application Lifecycle Management

Author: PubSec Date: 03/20/2010

Tips & Tricks: Verify VS 2010 Packages WPSs Properly

If you’re building a solution for SharePoint 2010 within Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 onward, ensure...

Author: PubSec Date: 03/17/2010

Microsoft Developer Dinner for Partners: A Lap around Visual Studio 2010 and Team Foundation Server 2010

Author: PubSec Date: 03/16/2010

Write an Azure app to win a NetBook!

Well... at least be entered into a contest to win one of three Dell Minis. I really like it when I...

Author: PubSec Date: 03/15/2010

Citability Codeathon - DC - April 9-11, 2010 - Register NOW!!

Microsoft and the League of Technical Voters are excited to invite you to a 2-day codeathon during...

Author: PubSec Date: 03/12/2010

Security Considerations for Client and Cloud Applications

[This paper discusses security issues that are associated with “client and cloud” and their impact...

Author: PubSec Date: 03/08/2010

FedScoop's Roadmap to the Cloud Summit - March 9, 2010 - Register today!!

We are pleased to invite you to join us for our upcoming Public Sector Cloud Summit: FedScoop’s...

Author: PubSec Date: 03/03/2010

Windows Server AppFabric Beta 2 Announced

Follow this development closely! This is very powerful enabling technology that will become...

Author: PubSec Date: 03/02/2010

End of first month for Azure billing – are you watching your accounts?

Today marks the last day of the first month of billing for Azure… and, hopefully, everyone has been...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/27/2010

SCREENCAST: Running Reporting Services Reports in Windows Azure

NOTE: This was cross posted from here. In this screencast, I show you how to run a SQL Server...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/23/2010

Microsoft Public Sector Developer Roadshow – New York, NY

Author: PubSec Date: 02/23/2010

Microsoft Public Sector Developer Roadshow – Albany, NY

Author: PubSec Date: 02/23/2010

I totally missed this… Web App Toolkits

NOTE: This was cross posted from here. https://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/webapptoolkits/ “These...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/23/2010

Quickstart: a good list of SharePoint Resources

Many customers in the process of rolling out SharePoint across the organization have recurring...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/22/2010

Miami311 - MapDotNet, Azure and Bing Maps

The City of Miami recently implemented a terrific 311 tracking application:...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/22/2010

Upcoming webcast: GIS Mapping Applications Framework presented by iLink Systems, Inc.

Author: PubSec Date: 02/19/2010

Visual Studio 2010: Lab Management Videos

Based on popular demand, here are the videos of the different scenarios and concepts in lab...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/18/2010

SoftSol's Traffic Court Management system built on Microsoft platform technologies (VS 2010 RC + Silverlight 3 + WS 08)

SoftSol USA develops custom IT applications and software products that take full advantage of the...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/17/2010

SharePoint 2010 + SP Designer 2010 on Windows 7

There’s been a ton of blog postings on how to get this whole ‘SharePoint Foundation 2010 on Windows...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/15/2010

SCREENCAST: Implementing Single Touch Gestures with MouseGestureTrigger

A common need for Windows 7 touch user interfaces is to react to a touch gesture. In this...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/14/2010

Announcing touch.codeplex.com

UPDATE: You can follow tanagram on twitter @tanagram https://twitter.com/tanagram. NOTE: This was...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/11/2010

Vote for the BEST Windows Azure Application for State & Local Gov Partners

Let your voice be heard and spread the word! The submissions are in and public voting is now...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/11/2010

SCREENCAST: Managing Browser History Using Client Script Without ScriptManager

NOTE: This was cross posted from here. ASP.NET Ajax has a great feature that helps make it easy to...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/09/2010

Consuming REST services using HttpClient

NOTE: This was cross posted from here. If you have a need to consume REST Services from .NET...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/08/2010

Have Windows Azure Platform features requests?

NOTE: This was cross posted from here. Submit and vote at: Windows Azure Feature Voting Forum...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/05/2010

Love jQuery = Love ASP.NET Ajax Library

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Author: PubSec Date: 02/03/2010

Win $10K on Azure - but you need to act FAST!

We're coming to the end of our State & Local Government Azure solution contest - with prized of...

Author: PubSec Date: 02/03/2010

Improving perceived WPF app startup performance with MEF and a Splash Screen

NOTE: This was cross posted from here. UPDATE (4/5/2010): I uploaded a newer version with a few...

Author: PubSec Date: 01/29/2010

Olympia Dev Conference

Thank everyone for attending the event! . I want to thank Steve Finney for helping us make this a...

Author: PubSec Date: 01/28/2010

“Quickstart: a Developer’s (personal) Guide to Using VSTS

The following is a collection of topics & their direct resources that make the most sense for a...

Author: PubSec Date: 01/27/2010

Updated: Microsoft Public Sector Technology Conference - Olympia, WA

If you are already registered, please note that the event has been relocated due to an unforeseen...

Author: PubSec Date: 01/26/2010

Webcast: GIS Mapping Applications Framework presented by iLink Systems, Inc.

Author: PubSec Date: 01/26/2010

Microsoft Developer Dinner for Partners: Hands-on Natural User Interfaces: Multi-touch development with Silverlight and WPF 4

Author: PubSec Date: 01/26/2010

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