Build 2013 Recap
Editor’s note: The following post was written by Windows Phone Development MVP Mayur TendulkarJust few days ago Microsoft hosted an annual developer conference - BUILD 2013 in San Francisco, CA. This...
View ArticleSpeaker Idol 2013 at TechEd North America
This year, TechEd North America, was held in New Orleans and featured four full days of sessions, exhibitions, certifications and networking. In all of these activities, MVPs had a prominent presence...
View ArticleMVP Featured App: Spell and Speak
Xbox MVP Dave Voyles has released a Windows Phone 8 app entitled Spell and Speak, which teaches literacy to children.He found inspiration for this app through his girlfriend’s 5-year-old...
View ArticleDid You Miss This Top MVP Guest Post on eDiscovery in SharePoint 2013?
Editor’s note: Due to the Independence Day holiday in the US we'd like to pause and celebrate one of our most popular guest posts from the past quarter. The following is a re-post of guest post...
View ArticleFriday Five-July 5, 2013
1. Installing the Visual Studio 2013 PreviewBy Visual Studio ALM MVP Mickey Gousset – @mickey_gousset2. [Visual C#] How to test your applications using the Fakes Framework (1/2)By Visual C# MVP Jason...
View ArticleBuild 2013 Recap by Michael Collier
Editor’s note: The following post was written by Windows Azure MVP Michael CollierThis week I was fortunate to attend Microsoft’s BUILD event in San Francisco, CA. BUILD is a semi-regular conference...
View ArticleMVP Featured App: Notepad Classic
Visual Studio ALM MVP Robert MacLean has released an app for Windows 8 titled Notepad Classic.Robert was inspired to create the app primarily as a learning experience: “This app taught me a lot about...
View ArticleMVP Award & Why Communities Rock
Editor’s note: The following blog post was written by Dynamics CRM MVP Jukka NiiranenToday I received the following email:Wow! Quite an honor, I must say. Not so much for the MVP badge itself but for...
View ArticleFriday Five-July 12, 2013
1. A simple jQuery Qunit-based JavaScript Unit Test Project TemplateBy ASP.NET/IIS MVP John Petersen – @johnvpetersen2. Some Thoughts about Power BIBy SQL Server MVP Chris Webb – @Technitrain3....
View ArticleExcel 2013 Timelines
Editor’s note: The following post was written by Excel MVP Zack BarresseLet’s explore a new feature of Excel 2013 called Timelines. In this blog post we will cover what they are, what you can do with...
View ArticleTechEd Europe 2013 Recap
Editor’s note: The following post was written by Silverlight MVP Tony ChampionWell it’s the day after TechEd Europe 2013 and I have just finished up a day of sight seeing in Madrid. Let me just say...
View ArticleMVP Featured App: Branch Info Team Explorer (BITE) Extension
If you use the new Visual Studio Extensions for Git, you’ll know exactly which branch you’re working on. However, if you use Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) you can’t easily see which branch...
View ArticleTechEd Europe 2013 – 40 EMEA MVPs as speakers
Editor’s note: The following post was written by Community Program Manager Cristina Gonzales Herrero. Photo by Windows Azure MVP Rainer Stropek.TechEd Europe was once again a great success. This year...
View ArticleFriday Five-July 19, 2013
1. Resize a RichTextBox to fit its contents in C#By Visual Basic MVP Rod Stephens2. ADFS 2.1 Mex Endpoint Errors with CRM 2011 & Windows Server 2012. Here's your fix.By CRM MVP Christopher Cognetta...
View ArticleExcel 2013–Real World Examples of New Functions
Editor’s note: The following post was written by Excel MVP Ben CurrierExcel 2013 – Real World Examples of New FunctionsMicrosoft included over 50 new functions with Excel 2013, and I wanted to walk you...
View ArticleTechEd 2013 North America & Europe Wrap-Up
Editor’s note: The following post was written by Lync MVP Justin MorrisDuring the first and last weeks of June I had the pleasure of presenting Lync breakout sessions at TechEd 2013 North America and...
View ArticleMVP Featured App: Halfwit
Client App Dev MVP Matt Hamilton has created a desktop Twitter client for Windows 8/RT titled Halfwit. Tweets are presented as a single column, with mentions (even from people you don't follow),...
View ArticleFriday Five-July 26, 2013
1. Jerky Animations in PowerPoint 2010 and 2013By PowerPoint MVP Geetesh Bajaj – @geetesh2. Point-in-Time Dimension Reporting in DAXBy SQL Server MVP Chris Webb– @Technitrain3. How to prevent changes...
View ArticleUsing Power Pivot and Power View for Profit Analysis
Editor’s note: The following post was written by SharePoint MVP John WhiteUsing Power Pivot and Power View for Profit AnalysisPower Pivot and Power View allow end users to quickly analyze corporate...
View ArticleImagine Cup: Three Gold Medals, What a Night!
Editor’s note: The following post was written by Windows Azure MVP Rainer StropekWhat a night! Of course I was hoping that the teams I had the privilege to accompany at Microsoft’s Imagine Cup here in...
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