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How to customize the generated files from the New Scaffolded Item dialog
In Visual Studio 2013 we introduced the Add New Scaffolded Item dialog. This dialog replaced the Add View/Add Controllers ASP.NET MVC dialog which was had in 2012. This new dialog works for all ASP.NET...
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How to run old but awesome games from the 90s on your new computer with DOSBox
I was over at my parents' house for the Christmas Holiday and my mom pulled out a bunch of old discs and software from 20+ years ago. One gaame was "Star Trek: Judgment Rites" from 1995. I had the...
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New emulators available for Windows Phone 8.0 Updates 2 and 3
Available now, you can download new emulator images for Windows Phone 8.0 Updates 2 and 3 from the Microsoft Download Center, and install them on your existing Windows Phone SDK 8.0 installation.Update...
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Weathr, a 3D Weather App now on CodePlex
Welcome to 2014. May all your C++ code run perfectly! Thomas Petchel wanted really to explore the intersection among C++, DirectX, and XAML in the context of a Windows Store app. The result? Weathr , a...
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Notable apps in 2013 - Part 1 of 3
This has been a big year for apps and our lives continue to change and adapt as everyday tasks are made easier by our new devices. Our phones, tablets and PCs are playing an important role in how we...
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Notable Apps in 2013 - Part 2 of 3
Today, I split my time between Games and Social apps. I’ll share some great social apps below, but I wanted to start with games, because there’s really a game for everyone’s taste. Of course, games...
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A Coder, a Programmer, a Hacker, a Developer, and a Computer Scientist walk...
A friend recently said: "I want to learn how to code. How and where do I start?" I want to learn how to code - Do I go to Ikea or grow my own tree?It's like woodworking. You can START by growing a...
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Notable Apps in 2013 - Part 3 of 3
Finally, I wanted to share some of my favorite entertainment apps. There are a number of ways to get your favorite movies, music and more. Getting your entertainment where you want it and when you...
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Facebook & Microsoft Hackathon
We’re really excited to partner with Facebook to host a hackathon down in Menlo Park at the Facebook offices. A number of our engineers along with Facebook’s engineers will be there working with...
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Meet the new generation of app developers – courtesy of Windows Phone App...
It’s been almost five months since we launched Windows Phone App Studio Beta, a tool that enables anyone to quickly build a Windows Phone app. In that short period of time over 290,000 of you...
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Visual Studio Survey: How do you develop for multiple form factors?
This is your chance to influence the next major release of Visual Studio. If you build applications that target multiple devices or form factors (e.g. a single application consumed on phone, tablet and...
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LightSwitch Community & Content Rollup- December 2013
A while back I started posting a monthly rollup of interesting community happenings, content, samples and extensions popping up around Visual Studio LightSwitch. If you missed those rollups you can...
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The new Information Worker Resume or CV Template
Scott Hanselman, Information WorkerObjectiveTo find a position with a dynamic and progressive technology company that utilizes my leadership abilities and skills deleting email.ExperienceLine Engineer...
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Code Debugging Topics on MSDN
The MSDN Library is a rich source of information about Microsoft products and technologies including Visual Studio and Visual C++. This post calls out some of the great code debugging topics available...
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Seattle user group, Feb 13: F# on iOS with Xamarin Studio and Mac
If you are in the Seattle area, come by the Microsoft campus February 13 at 7pm for a talk on creating F# iOS apps using Xamarin Studio on Mac. Details on the group’s meetup page, here:...
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Be two places at once using multiple windows
Windows 8.1 enables powerful multitasking by allowing a user to split her screen to see several different Windows Store apps simultaneously. There are times, though, when it’s valuable to have multiple...
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Switch easily between VirtualBox and Hyper-V with a BCDEdit boot Entry in...
I've been using GenyMotion for a FAST Android Emulator when developing with Visual Studio and Xamarin. However, I also use Hyper-V when developing for Windows Phone. GenyMotion use VirtualBox, which...
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Finding a low-memory browser
I'm testing a 4GB Lenovo Yoga Pro 2 this week and I'm finding I'm running right up against the 4 gigs of RAM in my daily work. I usually have Visual Studio open, a browser, and a few other apps. I have...
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Calling all SharePoint Conference 2014 attendees!
If you’re attending the SharePoint Conference this year, do not miss the Design Time sessions! Check out the Invitation to Design Time sessions at the SharePoint Conference 2014 blog post for details....
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Announcing: Updated Visual Studio 2013 RTM ALM Virtual Machine +...
Brian Keller and his crew upgraded the Visual Studio 2013 ALM Virtual Machine today to include the sample content and hands-on-labs / demo scripts which were previously introduced for Visual Studio...
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