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Discount ends today for TechEd Middle East!

The super-early bird discount for TechEd ME Registration ends today!

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/27/2009

TechEd Middle East – Agenda 1st draft for Developers

Here it is, the first draft of the developer agenda for TechEd Middle East, coming up on March 1st...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/16/2009

SharePoint Developer Training

I get this question a lot: where can we find out more about SharePoint? No, that’s not what I need,...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/11/2009

Gitex Developer Day

Everywhere I go, people ask for more content, more information. Here’s more in the context of...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/22/2009

TechEd Middle East in Dubai in March 2010

TechEd right here in Dubai! No more need for travel visas to cold Europe or far away USA :)...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/06/2009

.NET-Java Bridge

I know which side of this bridge I’ll be standing on, but a bridge there has to be… More details...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/29/2009

Get a Free SQL Server 2008 – just go learn something!

“Take advantage of this great offer to receive training and acquire certification on Microsoft SQL...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/17/2009

www.MSDev.com – Free Training!

Easily searchable catalog of online training available for Microsoft technologies: There is a wide...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/13/2009

www.MSDev.com – Free Training!

Easily searchable catalog of online training available for Microsoft technologies: There is a wide...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/13/2009

Windows Mobile 6.5 – Part VIII: Training

If you want to make a day job out of Windows Mobile development, take a look at some of the RampUp...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/12/2009

Windows Mobile 6.5 – Part VII: Hello World Widget

How often do you get to pick a Blank Solution at the start of a tutorial? :) Add a new HTML file:...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/09/2009

Windows Mobile – Part VI: Get Ready for a Hello World Widget

I’m still looking for a physical device, but the emulator will do for this first exercise: if you’ve...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/06/2009

Windows Mobile 6.5 – Part V: Cellular Emulator is alive!

I am installing the Windows Mobile Developer Resource Kit again as in Part II. First: Windows Mobile...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/04/2009

Windows Mobile 6.5 Part IV - ReDo

Note to reader: please do not let the numbering of these posts give you the impression this is...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/04/2009

Windows Mobile 6.5 Part III

Redo time: The Cellular Emulator apparently doesn’t work on 64bit, so I may reinstall for that...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/03/2009

Windows Mobile Marketplace Competition

My apartment is not big enough to fit a Surface unit… maybe on the balcony, since it almost never...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/01/2009

Windows Mobile 6.5 Dev Box Setup – Part II

As they say, there is always one more thing: But I think that is just for the SQL Server Management...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/01/2009

Windows Mobile 6.5 Dev Box Setup

UPDATE: If you want the Cellular Emulator (not same as Device Emulator), you have to build this on...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/31/2009

Windows Mobile 6.5

I like booting from VHD enough that I go looking for excuses to build new Windows 7 images (below...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/30/2009

SQL Server Notification Services

SQL Server 2008 R2 to the rescue: new in 2008 R2 is something called Complex Event Processing, part...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/27/2009

Code 7 Contest

Somehow I missed this announcement at the World Wide Partner Conference in July: The Code^7 Contest:...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/26/2009

First ZamDevs User Group meeting in Lusaka

I only had like 90 seconds for that PowerShell demo, so here is a short list of what you can do with...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/20/2009

Tedious Workspace Mappings

It is a privilege to be working on SmartCare here in Lusaka and a pleasure to be doing so from a...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/14/2009

Beta Available for Oracle DSP

The beta of TeamFuze is now available for download: if you have an Oracle DB somewhere in your org,...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/24/2009

Designers, meet TFS!

Picture it, Cape Town, 1999. Me, using Visual InterDev and Source Safe. Them, using DreamWeaver....

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/15/2009

Arabic Development

I keep forgetting we have this site: Microsoft Products & Arabic Support Site - includes...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/08/2009

Visual Studio Case Studies

Hear real developers tell of their experiences with Visual Studio (and a cool video player beyond...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/28/2009

Microsoft Tech·Ed Africa 2009

Summer is here and the number one question in Dubai is “Summer Plans?” Me, I’m going to Microsoft...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/22/2009

Rapid Application Development (RAD) in ASP .NET

I keep forgetting to show this kind of demo: the fastest way from zero to ASP .NET app is via ASP...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/21/2009

Windows 7 Compatibility – help for ISVs

Soon your customers will get their hands on Windows 7. Are you ready? Microsoft is offering a wide...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/18/2009

We Learned XAML at TechiesOnly UG meeting tonight!

Thanks to Rolf, Bruce and Alex - your patience with all our questions are much appreciated! I built...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/17/2009

MCT Summit 2009

Apparently some of you are not registered yet. Bill summarized some possible reasons… The top reason...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/15/2009

Facebook Developer Garage, Dubai

Thank you all who attended the Facebook Developer Garage in Dubai – I especially enjoyed the Q&A...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/14/2009

What is XAML, at TechiesOnly on June 17th

We don’t know what the topic is. Will you join us to tell us more about XAML as used in WPF? Or XAML...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/11/2009

New Bloggers & Communities

New to Dubai and in some cases entirely new, take a look at my updated blogroll: Communities...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/10/2009

Free Trial of hosted Team Foundation Server

If you’re like me and prefer trying TFS over a real network connection, take a look at...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/01/2009

Arabic MOC

I’m told this is a first: Arabic language localization of Microsoft Official Curriculum! Two courses...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/24/2009

Security Development Lifecycle in TFS

I have had this news pent up for ages: SDL in TFS! The Security Development Lifecycle is important...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/20/2009

TechiesOnly with Windows 7

Join the TechiesOnly User Group on Wednesday evening in Marina Walk for a look at Windows 7. First...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/18/2009

SQL Server "Kilimanjaro"

There is just one summer, Ramadan and Christmas between now and the first half of 2010 - and I'm...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/23/2009

Dubai User Group gathering on April 15th

UPDATE: This is happening TONIGHT! :) TechiesOnly, the UAE-based technical community is meeting on...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/30/2009

Cost Cutting in Software Development

A popular sentiment, but a measurable reality for users of Visual Studio Team System! Join us on...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/09/2009

Intel Parallel Studio

Do you like the Parallel Extensions for the .NET Framework? Then you should take a look at how Intel...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/08/2009

ALM in Qatar

Thank you all for attending our Application Lifecycle Management session and thanks to the College...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/01/2009

Windows Azure in Qatar

Thank you all for attending our Windows Azure session and thanks to the College of the North...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/01/2009

Cloud & ALM in Qatar

"Leaving, on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again" - no, I won't inflict me...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/23/2009

Microsoft Learning Career Assist

Many of you have heard my take on the "second shot" special - you know, the one where you...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/10/2009

Developer Certification

Yes, it is still out there! And in these economic times, education is the one sure investment. All...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/25/2009

Good Day for Security in Qatar

QCERT and OWASP and OryxDev and Microsoft all together made for a good day for security in Qatar. We...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/15/2009

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