Random thoughts from a certified geek!

AlphaJax and forever ‘Shuffling Tiles’

I’m a big fan of AlphaJax for Windows Phone, mostly because it’s a Microsoft Studios product and...

Author: Jason Ward - MSFT Date: 11/04/2013

Notification hubs and the dreaded RegistrationAuthorizationException

I’ve been playing around with the awesome Windows Mobile Services and Notification Hubs in Windows...

Author: Jason Ward - MSFT Date: 11/01/2013

Add Windows 8 Pro Pack or Windows 8 Media Center Pack to your edition of Windows

If your PC is running Windows 8 Pro and you'd like to get Windows 8 Media Center Pack so you can...

Author: Jason Ward - MSFT Date: 01/25/2013

Sending mail via Exchange Online (aka Hosted Exchange) using SMTPClient

Recently I had a need to send mail from a website I have on one of the major hosting companies via...

Author: Jason Ward - MSFT Date: 01/27/2012

Shaping up with Kinect in 14 days – Day 6

Again I mixed it up a bit tonight, doing pretty much the same workout I did last night. So not much...

Author: Jason Ward - MSFT Date: 11/25/2010

Shaping up with Kinect in 14 days – Day 5

Tonight I decided to mix things up a bit and rotate through a bunch of different workouts: Cardio...

Author: Jason Ward - MSFT Date: 11/24/2010

Shaping up with Kinect in 14 days – Day 4

Finally tonight after a brief break due to a date night and illness, I managed to get a workout in....

Author: Jason Ward - MSFT Date: 11/23/2010

Shaping up with Kinect in 14 days – Illness break edition :-(

Just a quick note to apologize about the lack of workouts yesterday and today – I’ve been sick My...

Author: Jason Ward - MSFT Date: 11/22/2010

Shaping up with Kinect in 14 days - Day 3

This workout was a little easier, so maybe my body is getting into the rhythm of things, or it’s...

Author: Jason Ward - MSFT Date: 11/19/2010

Shaping up with Kinect in 14 days - Day 2

Tonight was hard! My muscles are still aching from the first workout – in fact they hurt more today...

Author: Jason Ward - MSFT Date: 11/18/2010

Shaping up with Kinect in 14 days - Day 1

Aside from all of the fun reasons why I got a Kinect, one of the things I was really interested in...

Author: Jason Ward - MSFT Date: 11/17/2010