Anybody that follows me or my blog knows that I’m a huge proponent of using a cloud platforms such as Windows Azure to power new mobility applications. Windows Azure offers so many great features that it seems silly to me…
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Detroit Day of Azure – Presentations
On Saturday (3/24/2012) I was honored to be a speaker at Day of Azure in Detroit. The community in the Heartland is amazing! The event sold out!! It is great to see 144 passionate people attend a daylong event to…
MSDN Webcast: Windows Azure Office Hours, featuring Mike Benkovich
Last Friday I had the pleasure of joining Mike Benkovich for his weekly Windows Azure Office Hours webcast. Windows Azure Office Hours is a webcast where Mike interviews a Windows Azure expert and also answers questions posted to the site (before…
Your Apportunity: Windows Phone + Windows Azure
It’s the last few weeks of the year. Hopefully those “death march” projects are finally over. It’s time to lay off the Mt. Dew, at least a little, and spend some relaxing, learning, and finally do those fun side projects…
Go Mango!
It’s no secret, I love my Windows Phone 7 phone! I dumped my (and my wife’s) iPhones about a year ago now in favor of the new Windows Phone 7 (Samsung Focus). I haven’t regretted that decision once. Now, with…
Many New Windows Azure Platform Features – Part 1
There have been quite a few recent updates to the Windows Azure Platform. This post is partially to serve as a reminder to me of some of the new areas of the platform I need to dive into, and partially…
Accessing a Service on the Windows Azure Service Bus from Windows Phone 7
Recently I was working on putting together a sample of how to use the service relay feature of the Windows Azure Service Bus. By using the Windows Azure Service Bus as a service relay, it is possible to expose on-premises…
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Windows Azure and Windows Phone 7 Firestarter
On Saturday, August 13th I will be speaking at the Windows Azure and Windows Phone 7 Firestarter in Columbus, OH. The firestarter is an all day event designed to give developers a jumpstart on creating exciting Windows Phone 7 applications…
Update to Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7
Today Microsoft is releasing the third update to the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7. This is the third update in less than 2 months! It is great to see the teams moving so quickly to get new updates…
