Lync 2013 Delivers Business Value
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View ArticleFree eBook: “Bringing UK government into the cloud”
Communicating the value of the cloud to non-technical readers can be a challenge. You have to strike a balance between demonstrating the value of the cloud and bogging the reader down in the details....
View ArticleTake flight with ‘1 Phoenix Force’ on Windows Phone
In the world where “1 Phoenix Force” takes place, the Earth we know is long gone, burned to ashes and taken over by monsters. You take flight as the reborn Phoenix in hopes of restoring life to...
View ArticleSharePoint Conference (SPC14) Sessions now live on Channel 9
SharePoint Conference 2014 offered Office and SharePoint Developers the ultimate developer conference experience to help you build great Office and SharePoint business solutions for today and tomorrow....
View ArticleProtect adorable creatures through ‘Witch Potion’ on Windows Phone
In the “Witch Potion” puzzle game, exclusive to Windows Phone 8 devices, you’re in charge of protecting adorable creatures from black magic.Combine spooky, smelly ingredients like rotten eggs and...
View ArticleMicrosoft pledges continued support for education for teachers, students and...
Microsoft has been dedicated to creating meaningful change in education for more than three decades, with $750 million invested in teacher training and professional development in the last 15 years,...
View ArticleNew OAuth2.0 features make it easy to write Azure AD connected apps for the...
Howdy folks, Big news for developers: Today we're introducing a preview of new capabilities which enable you to build richer applications with lower barriers to adoption by users in organizations. Now...
View ArticlePowerTip: Use DSC to Remediate a Server
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View ArticleDevelopers: Find out how app-to-app contracts let your users interact with...
In Windows 8.1, Microsoft introduced new app-to-app contractsthat let your users easily interact with people in their address books and integrate events into their calendars.In the first of a two-part...
View ArticleMicrosoft Virtual Academy Presents: "Building Blocks" a pre //build event
What do @geektrainer and @bitchwhocodes have in common?They both have awesome Twitter handles! And they’re both sharing their experience and insights in our upcoming “Building Blocks” Jump Start...
View ArticleLearn how to create heat maps in native Windows Store apps
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View ArticleMicrosoft Premier Workshop: Windows Phone Plattform Development
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View ArticleEnhancing the Yammer Search Results and Messages Samples and Deserialization
Just as kind of strange coincidence, I was in working on some Yammer message JSON goo and realized that there were actually a couple of other important data elements that comes down in the JSON payload...
View ArticleA guide to renewing your MPN competency
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View ArticleAutomation–The New World of Tenant Provisioning with Windows Azure Pack (Part...
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View ArticleWednesday - Wiki Life - Mobility
HellocommunityWikiNinjas!TodayisWednesday the day of ourWiki Life!I willspeak tothe community aboutsome fantastictools thatusetobeupdateddailyand monitortheTechNetBlogsWikion mySmartphone.Withthese...
View ArticleModifying access in SCOM user roles – without the console
In general, the *supported* method to add users and groups to user roles is using the console. This is article will demonstrate an alternative method, that might be needed in cases where security got...
View ArticleIRM (Information Rights Management) features and limitations using Office Web...
Summary on IRM with Office Web Apps 2013When it comes to IRM protected Office document libraries in SharePoint 2013, Office Web Apps 2013 offers read-only capability. Office Web Apps relies on the...
View ArticleFree Training from MVA: Windows Server 2012 R2
The MVA team continues to provide IT professionals with the latest training on Windows Server 2012 R2 and has released two new courses: Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials:Learn from Microsoft Product...
View ArticlePlay music and videos from many sources on VLC for Windows 8 beta
If you want one app that can play both your music and videos, the VLC Media Player might be right up your alley. The beta version of VLC for Windows 8 gives you the ability to easily add media, sort...
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