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April 28th: QFrame & eXertus ALM event
Next week I’ll be speaking at the Application Lifecycle Management event organized by QFrame and...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 04/22/2009
10 things I can’t do in the browser
Yesterday at CloudCamp Antwerp someone claimed that all you need is a browser these days. I started...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 04/10/2009
Tech Ed 2009 Europe: 9-13 November
The Tech Ed team listened to the attendees and decide to combine the Developers event and the IT...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 04/06/2009
Icons for your applications
I was researching a question from ISV an about reusing the Icons Microsoft uses in Windows/Office....
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 03/30/2009
Multi Touch in Windows 7
Are you intrigued by multi touch? The Windows Engineering team just posted a great article on how...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 03/26/2009
The Javascript Trap…Haha!
By Richard Stallman: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html If you can’t find the time...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 03/23/2009
CloudCamp Antwerp
On the 9th of April I will be at CloudCamp Antwerp. https://cloudcamp-antwerp-09.eventbrite.com/ The...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 03/23/2009
25th of March: Innovation/Discovery Days for Belgian ISV’s
You can go here to register. We have got a very nice agenda!...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 03/17/2009
More namedropping on Azure
I haven’t verified the information but these would certainly be interesting cases....
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 03/05/2009
Update on the new VS2010 Editor
https://returncode.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!33D543D7CFAF9A6A!816.entry Some interesting improvements...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 03/05/2009
Office 14: first information coming out
Not a lot of information on Office 14 has been disclosed. Here’s an interview with Chris Capposela...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 03/05/2009
WPF Application: ClickOnce deployed, hosted on Azure
Here’s a great WPF application built on Wikipedia. The application is deployed through ClickOnce....
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 03/02/2009
Start with using Live Services
Do you want to build on Messenger, Live ID…? There’s a bunch of new training content to be found...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 02/24/2009
Did you know about this huge list of ISV Online Trainings?
There are so many interesting trainings on the ISV Innovation site...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 02/24/2009
Learning how to program?
Here’s a nice extension to Visual Studio if you are learning how to program. The Visual Studio...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 02/22/2009
First series of ‘How do I’ Windows Azure videos available online
#1 | How Do I: Deploy a Windows Azure Application? (7 Minutes 24 seconds) #2 | How Do I: Get Started...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 02/18/2009
Technologies to bet on..
Great post by my colleague on Microsoft technologies that are very much in focus. So pretty safe to...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 02/16/2009
Getting Ready for Azure, SAAS, Cloud Computing (4)
The “Coming of Age with SaaS” ISV Webinar Series Go to: https://www.comingofage-saas.com/ to watch...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 02/16/2009
Getting Ready for Azure, SAAS, Cloud Computing (3)
The S+S Readiness Self-Assessment Tool This detailed online tool gives ISVs a free way to...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 02/13/2009
Partner network
Maybe we should revamp our partner network in Belgium too! Some people have been in one management...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 02/12/2009
Getting Ready for Azure, SAAS, Cloud Computing (2)
Are you getting ready for S+S, thinking about or already deploying hosted solutions? The...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 02/12/2009
Getting Ready for Azure, SAAS, Cloud Computing (1)
I’m going to be posting a series of blog posts about Azure/cloud/saas computing. Here’s a first one....
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 02/11/2009
Belgian ISV’s are still hiring .NET developers, Sharepoint developers, UX designers
Hardly any part of the business is immune to the crisis. That doesn’t mean there is no more work...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 02/06/2009
Live Mesh applications - How to get started
What a great video by Brian Gorbett! It really explains in an easy to understand way what Mesh...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 02/04/2009
Windows 7 Ecosystem readiness program
ISV’s, please check out this site. It will be the home of a readiness program supporting you in...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 02/03/2009
VSTS Trial VPC’s
VSTS was a pretty good product out of the gate. I loved speaking about it years ago already. Today,...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/26/2009
Parallel Extensions to the .Net Framework
Only yesterday I was visiting an ISV who is looking into Windows HPC Server 2008. Parallel...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/23/2009
Great news for our partners in the French speaking part
This is really great news for the Walloon software ecosystem!...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/22/2009
System Center Updates Publisher 4.5 Released
Nice tool for ISV’s to make their software more manageable....
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/22/2009
The best place for developers to download Windows 7
https://msdn.microsoft.com/evalcenter You get the bits and some great content. It’s as simple as...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/19/2009
Visual Studio Extensions for Sharepoint v1.3 CTP released
From the blog: https://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/ The Visual Studio extensions for...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/12/2009
Last Minute: Microsoft Office Groove 2007 - Building OBA Applications
Interested in integrating Groove in your solutions. Brussels , January 15th (13:00 – 17:00) This...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/12/2009
News for Belgian Architects at ISV’s and SI’s
Architecture matters. A lot. It’s what will make your solutions adaptable to new customer needs,...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/12/2009
Organizing my pictures, evolving the script to my taste
I ran the PowerShell script I discussed in my previous blogpost and decided I would change it a bit....
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/11/2009
Organizing my pictures
Finally, finally, finally I have started to organize my pictures. I planned on doing this months ago...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/10/2009
ISV resources on Windows 7 Beta
There’s a lot of buzz around Windows 7. A lot of it around many of the enhancements end users will...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/09/2009
Juval in Belgium speaking on WCF and Azure
Here’s a great opportunity to find out more about .Net Services. Visual Studio User Group (VISUG)...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 01/05/2009
TechDays Belgium - 10, 11 and 12 March
Now here's an event I will definitely be at. TechDays Belgium (Antwerp 10-11-12 March). The event is...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 12/18/2008
Learn about Sharepoint Development
Sharepoint is extremely popular and it's clear that developers with Sharepoint skills are in high...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 12/17/2008
Improved Sharepoint Interoperability with the new WSRP
Interesting post from the Sharepoint team:...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 12/17/2008
Cheap Tickets for MIX09
Those are certainly cheap prices considering the type of conference MIX is. Only approx. 580 Euro at...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 12/16/2008
First day at Microsoft Belgium
Yesterday, December 1st, was my first day in my new role in Microsoft Belgium. I will be the Partner...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 12/02/2008
Stay Tuned on Microsoft
Miel just created the ultmate list of Microsoft blogs: https://micromiel.com/products-teams/ He's...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 11/28/2008
Tech Ed TV is Live!
The place to check out about Tech Ed's vibe is Tech Ed TV. Have a look!...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 11/04/2008
Tech Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals Kick Off
We have started! The keynote just finished and people are on their first break! Brad Anderson talked...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 11/03/2008
Windows 7 for the well informed…
If you want to talk with knowledge about Windows 7, then this is your ultimate guide:...
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 10/29/2008
Azure Services Platform – I’m a fan
I select my shirts carefully ;-)
Author: Hans VB1 Date: 10/28/2008