EF7 - What Does “Code First Only” Really Mean
A while back we blogged about our plans to make EF7 a lightweight and extensible version of EF that enables new platforms and new data stores. We also talked about our EF7 plans in the Entity Framework...
View ArticleMicrosoft Advertising releases enhancements to help promote your apps
Promoting your apps through ads is one of the most effective ways to drive discoverability and downloads. Since April, Windows Phone developers have been able to purchase ads to promote their apps...
View ArticleWebJobs goes into full production!!
OverviewWebJobs is a complete compute solution on a managed platform. The runtime offers many choices on how your code can run (cron, service, manually). Using Azure Websites as a platform means that...
View ArticleNew Web Access Test features walk through
I just finished a Microsoft Virtual Academy on DevOps covering new features in Visual Studio Online and Team Foundation Server Update 4 with Jeff Levinson and we had a couple of the attendees ask for...
View ArticleBack to School Crews Bring Digital Literacy to Life
The modern day classroom has no boundaries. Today’s students have global access to information, rich media tools, and transformative experiences via the web. The digital age has put personal discovery...
View ArticleMigrate Azure Virtual Machines between Storage Accounts
One common task on Azure is to migrate a Virtual Machine from one storage account to another.Before we dive into these steps, it’s helpful to briefly review how Azure Virtual Machines are set up. When...
View ArticleInstance-Level Public IP Address
As a follow up to the GA announcement, I wanted to write a post about scenarios, usage and other frequently asked questions about Instance-Level Public IP Address. A virtual machine running in Azure...
View ArticleVideo: My non-technical partner tries Windows 10 for the first time
You may have watch my YouTube series on being an effective user of Windows 8 and 8.1. I've made a short URL for you to give to your friends and family http://hanselman.com/windows8. It'll take you to a...
View ArticleAutomate Linux VM OS Updates Using OSPatching Extension
Azure VM OSPatching extension for Linux enables the Azure VM administrators to automate the VM OS updates with the customized configurations.If this is your first time using VM extensions, you might...
View ArticleTypeScript and the Road to 2.0
When we released TypeScript 1.0 earlier this year, we focused on putting out a language that would help developers really scale their JavaScript projects. It’s been quite a ride watching what people...
View ArticleBe smooth: Optimize Bing Maps in multipage Windows Store apps (JavaScript)
Bing Maps is the most widely used map control inside of Windows Store apps. Many simple apps consist of a single page user experience while many other consist of multiple pages. Many developers like to...
View ArticleUpdates to the Windows Store and Windows Phone Store policies
This week we released updated app certification policies on Dev Center for Windows Phone apps and Windows Store apps and accompanying updates to the Application Developer Agreement. This update adjusts...
View ArticleApache Cordova and WinJS
This post was written by Josh Rennert, Program Manager, Windows Ecosystem & Frameworks teamApache Cordova enables developers to build native applications by using the most common web programming...
View ArticleQuick! We’ve Doubled our Webmaster Sign-Up Credit!
For a limited time, we’re opening up our wallets to new webmasters: receive $100* in advertising credit for verifying your site with Bing Webmaster Tools + opening a new Bing Ads account.Two weeks ago...
View ArticleASP.NET Identity 2.2.0-alpha1
We are releasing a preview of ASP.NET Identity 2.2.0-alpha1. The main focus in this release was to fix bugs and address performance issues.Download this releaseYou can download ASP.NET Identity from...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Enterprise Site Discovery Toolkit for IE11
Today, we’re announcing a new capability in Internet Explorer 11 that allows IT Pros to discover which of their Enterprise line of business applications are truly critical and used by their users....
View ArticleAnnouncing the Enterprise Site Discovery Toolkit for Internet Explorer 11
Today, we’re announcing a new capability in Internet Explorer 11 that allows IT Pros to discover which of their Enterprise line of business applications are truly critical and used by their users....
View ArticleUpcoming Changes in Visual Studio Architecture and Design Tools
IntroductionThis post explains some of our plans for evolving our architecture and design tools in Visual Studio, including new capabilities and changes to existing capabilities that we will be...
View ArticleI'm stuck in someone's for loop
This is a rant. More and more I'm finding myself using mobile devices, often on my iPhone, but also desktop applications in Windows and I'll push a button and find myself, as user, stuck inside your...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 1.0.0 RTM of Microsoft Azure WebJobs SDK
Download in this ReleaseThe SDK is pre-installed in the Azure WebJob project template which shipped with Visual Studio 2013 Update 4 RCYou can download the WebJobs SDK from the NuGet gallery and can...
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