Creating exact 3D Models for 3D Printing with JavaScript and OpenJSCAD
I have this 3D Printed Spool Holder on the top of my Printrbot Simple Metal 3D Printerl that looks like this:It works great and fits my RioRand generic PLA Filament spool exactly. However, I went down...
View ArticleWindows 10 Coming to Raspberry Pi 2
This blog was written by Kevin Dallas, General Manager, Windows IoT Group.Today the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced the retail availability of their new board, the Raspberry Pi 2. We’re excited to...
View ArticleThe new Raspberry Pi 2 will run Windows 10 and run Universal Apps
I'm a huge Raspberry Pi fan. I've got three around the house, I use one for a Media Center, one for 3D Printing, and one for messing about. Now I'm gonna get a BUNCH more as the Raspberry Pi 2 has been...
View ArticleNew Task APIs in .NET 4.6
There are several nice API-level enhancements to the Task Parallel Library in .NET 4.6, which you can grab a preview of as part of the Visual Studio 2015 CTP.Task.From*.NET 4.5 had a Task.FromResult...
View ArticleSurvey: Tell us about your first experience with the Tools for Apache Cordova
Even though we recently released an update to the Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova, we are already busy working on the next series of improvements to help you more easily build Android, iOS, and...
View ArticleTypeScript Developer Survey Results
Last week, we invited you to complete a survey on TypeScript usage. Our goal was to learn more about how developers use TypeScript so that we can make better decisions about how to address your needs...
View ArticleBing’s interactive GRAMMYs guide kicks off awards season with karaoke,...
To get you ready for the GRAMMYs on Sunday, February 8, we’ve put together an interactive guide to the nominees and we’re predicting who will take home music’s biggest awards. Starting today, you can...
View ArticleAzure DocumentDB – New Asia, US regions, and increased account limits
We’ve been working hard to deliver additional features for Azure DocumentDB and we’re very happy to announce the following new features and capabilities: New regional availability – we’ve doubled the...
View ArticleCoreCLR is now Open Source
We’re excited to announce that CoreCLR is now open source on GitHub. CoreCLR is the .NET execution engine in .NET Core, performing functions such as garbage collection and compilation to machine code....
View ArticleThe .NET CoreCLR is now open source, so I ran the GitHub repo through Azure...
The hits keep on coming, Dear Reader. Just as we announced a few months back, .NET Core is open source. We said it would run on Windows, Mac, and Linux, but then the work of doing it has to actually...
View ArticleManaging On-Premises Systems with Azure Automation
Thanks to the Windows PowerShell Remoting feature, Azure Automation can not only manage your Azure resources at an infrastructural level, but also reach inside VMs and execute commands. However,...
View ArticleIntroducing the Selection API specification
Developers who build rich text editing experiences (such as email, blogs, wikis, etc.) are familiar with challenges supporting a diversity of browsers. Today’s browsers support different functions and...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Release of the HttpPlatformHandler Module for IIS 8+
We are delighted to announce the release of the HttpPlatformHandler module for IIS 8 and IIS 8.5. The HttpPlatformHandler is used by Microsoft Azure Websites to host Java and now you can use the same...
View ArticleMicrosoft Azure supports NBC Sports Digital’s Record-Breaking Live Event with...
Building off of the success of its 2014 Olympic Winter Games live streaming partnership, Microsoft Azure Media Services was proud to support NBC Sports Digital as a technology partner in their...
View ArticleAzure API Management Premium
Since we made Azure API Management generally available in September last year with a 99.9% SLA, we’ve seen tremendous traction with customers of all shapes and sizes. From large enterprises using API...
View ArticleBing Search for iPhone puts you in control
Last week we released an update to the Bing app for iPhone users. As always, we are thankful for all the enthusiastic feedback from our users, so please keep it coming.Probably the most common concern...
View ArticleUsing AngularJS in Visual Studio 2013
We continually strive to make the JavaScript editing experience better, part of this is providing support for popular libraries and patterns used by developers. AngularJS is one of the most popular...
View ArticleNew set of Hybrid Cloud Test Environments
Although there are plenty of resources out there that tell you how to create a dev/test environment in a cloud-only virtual network, what if you want to set up something that mimics a hybrid cloud,...
View ArticleApplication Insights now supports Windows Phone and Windows Store applications
Application Insights now supports collecting telemetry from Windows Phone and Windows Store applications and lets you visualize it in the Azure Preview portal. You can get insights about your users and...
View ArticlePersonalizing search results: Announcing ‘Tag Boosting’ in Azure Search
When users go to your application and use search to find data, you want to give them a relevant response quickly. The definition of “relevant” depends largely on the nature of your application and your...
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