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Wondering why mscorsvw.exe has high CPU usage? You can speed it up.
This post was written by Rich Lander, a Program Manager on the .NET Framework Team. It was written for people who want to understand why mscorsvw.exe is running on their machines and want to know how...
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Got a need for speed? .NET apps start faster.
This post was written by Rich Lander, who works as a Program Manager on the .NET Framework. He worked on AutoNGEN for Windows 8.This post focuses on how technologies such as Native Image Generator...
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Developing world-ready apps in XAML (part 1)
The market for apps is global. For example, the Windows Store is available in 230 international markets and more than 106 languages, but only approximately 7% of apps are localized to more than one...
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Choice List improvements (Amr Altahlawi)
Choice List improvementsOne of the new LightSwitch features in the Visual Studio 2013 Preview is the ability to import a list of name/value pairs to the Choice List dialog from either a file or from...
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Update for Extension Authors: VSIX Manifest Version Range Attribute
In Visual Studio 2010 we introduced a new deployment model for extensions, the VSIX format. This format is based on the Open Packaging Conventions and enables extension developers to create a single...
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Windows Phone 8: Tiles, lock, & notifications – //build/ 2-206
This blog post was authored by Thomas Fennel, a program manager on the Windows Phone developer tools team. - AdamIt's a beautiful thing – the Windows Phone 8 Start screen is alive, personal, and it’s...
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Inside Windows Phone | From the Archive
This week, following Thomas Fennel's outstanding Tiles & Notifications in Windows Phoneblog post and code samples, includingAzure Websites Push, WP Tiles, Lock, Push we’re showcasing...
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XAML Editor Improvements in Visual Studio 2013
While many of you like creating XAML using our visual tools, many prefer creating XAML in the code editor as well. Your feedback was heard loud and clear and we have taken a crack at the top XAML...
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Optimizing C++ Code : Dead Code Elimination
If you have arrived in the middle of this blog series, you might want instead to begin at the beginning.This post examines the optimization called Dead-Code-Elimination, which I’ll abbreviate to DCE....
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Saving and Retrieving Browser (and other) Passwords
The security balance is always user convenience vs. absolute security. You want security? Disconnect your computer from the internet. Don't save your passwords. Use multi-factor authentication. But...
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Upgrading your LightSwitch projects (Raghuveer Gopalakrishnan)
IntroductionIn this blog post, we will look at how to upgrade your existing LightSwitch applications to Visual Studio 2013 Preview. In recent blog posts, we introduced some of the cool features...
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Over 400 Virtual Machine Images of open source software stacks in the VM...
When you want to make a new Virtual Machine from the Azure Portal, you a New | Virtual Machine and see the default images, as well as images you have uploaded or created yourself.There's a pile of...
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Launching a Windows Store Application using Coded UI Test
This blog assumes that you have a prior understanding of Coded UI Test for Windows Store Apps. If not, Please read the "Introduction" blog of Coded UI Test for Windows Store Apps. This blog explains...
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Access SkyDrive Pro using the SharePoint 2013 APIs
SkyDrive Pro, a personal cloud library for business, is a place where users can store files and documents, sync them with their devices, and share them with others. It comes as a part of SharePoint...
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August 2013 Internet Explorer Updates
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-059 - CriticalThis security update resolves eleven privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code...
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Designing and building user interfaces for Windows
Great design helps your Windows Store apps stand out from the crowd. Improvements to the Windows platform in 8.1 Preview, such as an expanded common controls set with greater design flexibility, allow...
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Leap Motion: Amazing, Revolutionary, Useless
I desperately want it to work, don't you? Just like Minority Report. You wave you hands as fast and your computer interface moves effortlessly. Frankly, let's forget all that. I'll lower my...
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Releasing a Planning Poker Application and multi sprint burn down chart
The ALM MVPs were busy today as they released two different tools designed to help agile teams work better. Sprint Burndown+The first tool is a visual studio gallery extension called Sprint Burndown+....
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Cross-post from the SharePoint dev blog: Access SkyDrive Pro using the...
On Tuesday 8/13, the SharePoint dev blog published the following post:Access SkyDrive Pro using the SharePoint 2013 APIs.In this post, Yina Arenas and Donovan Follette explain how to access your...
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Leap Motion: Amazing, Revolutionary, Useless
I desperately want it to work, don't you? Just like Minority Report. You wave your hands and your computer interface moves effortlessly. Frankly, let's forget all that. I'll lower my expectations WAY...
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