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All things technical about the Microsoft platform

Using hierarchical page navigation and MVVM in Xamarin Forms

In this post I’ll explain how to use hierarchical page navigation in a Xamarin Forms application. To...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 03/10/2017

Configuring Visual Studio Code for PHP development

Updated March 17, 2016: added a link to the PHP topic on the VS Code documentation center. Two weeks...

Author: nicktrog Date: 02/11/2016

Adding gulp to Visual Studio Online Builds

At one of our Code in the Cloud camps someone asked me how they could integrate front-end build...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 03/05/2015

Using Azure Search from PHP

Updated March 2, 2016: Source code for this post is available on GitHub. Updated March 3, 2015:...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 01/09/2015

Game On! March 13: Learn to build a Unity game in 12 hours

Traditionally writing 3D or 2D games was not for the faint of heart. It took in-depth knowledge in...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 03/03/2014

Running Powershell Web Jobs on Azure websites

Update: Web Jobs now natively support PowerShell scripts.  You can upload a zip file containing...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 01/22/2014

Are you ready to Build?

The one constant in this technology world is change.  Technology changes at an amazing pace and...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 12/23/2013

Superhackathon is back on November 15: Bigger, Better, Bolder

With the general availability of Windows 8.1, the official launch of Surface 2, the announcement of...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 10/24/2013

Apps made in Belgium: new in the Store #7

It’s time for our 7th blog post in our series of new Belgian Apps and it’s been a pretty big harvest...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 10/16/2013

Stars of the Store

Over the last few weeks we have posted about new Belgian apps published to the Windows Store. ...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 09/28/2013

Apps made in Belgium: new in the Store #6

This is the 6th blog post in our series to highlight new apps in the Windows and Windows Phone...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 09/17/2013

Upcoming Microsoft Developer Camps (September - November) in Belgium

September is here! Back to school for our kids, but also at work things are speeding up again after...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 09/05/2013

Getting more downloads for your Windows Store app

How can you make your app more visible in the Windows Store and boost your downloads?  As we...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 08/30/2013

The Ultimate Checklist to Promote Your App

Learn how to build a high quality app, that's visible in the Store, gets downloaded and receives...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 08/28/2013

Up for a challenge this summer?

Be brave. Defy the odds. Face the competition. Complete all 4 challenges of the Developer Summer...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 07/01/2013

Build 2013: Visual Studio 2013 Preview Available Now

On Wednesday Steve Ballmer kicked off the Build 2013 developer conference in San Francisco, and...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 06/28/2013

How do you build a Windows Store LOB app?

When building a line-of-business (LOB) app there are numerous things to consider.  Of course...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 05/27/2013

Join the Windows 8 App Race: Win Visual Studio headphones and Asus tablets

We want to give you a push in the back to develop great applications – join the Windows 8 App Race...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/17/2013

Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service General Availability

Today we announced the general availability of our Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/16/2013

Relive TechDays Belgium 2013 online: videos and slides available!

2 weeks ago we closed the Microsoft TechDays 2013 in Antwerp. Close to 2900 IT Professionals,...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 03/22/2013

[MOOC] Start building apps on Windows 8

Windows 8 is a Windows re-imagined designed for both touch and keyboard. It is a mobile...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 03/04/2013

Belgian Windows 8 Superhackathon on 27 March 2013 – join us!

Join us in Brussels, Genk, Kortrijk or Mons on March 27th for the 4-locations Belgian Windows 8...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 02/20/2013

GOT AN APP IDEA? GET FUNDING and SUPPORT NOW !

  Do you have a first-to-market idea with a fresh approach on design elegance, and superior...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 01/07/2013

Microsoft TechDays 2013 (Belgium): First sessions & speakers announced!

  Join top international and local speakers who can't wait to share their excitement with you...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 12/11/2012

Windows App Day November 23rd – Cook up the next great app

  The app market is here to stay. Are you ready to talk Apps? Are you ready to design Apps? Are...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 11/06/2012

WOWZAPP: Worldwide Hackathon for Windows in Brussels (November 10)

Eat. Drink. Code. Join us at HUB on November 10th. Belgium is part of the app revolution! By...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 10/22/2012

Cloudify your Windows 8 and iOS apps with Windows Azure Mobile Services

With the introduction of apps and application stores, the process of building, selling and...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 10/19/2012

Turn up the heat this summer with your Windows 8 app

UPDATE: location of the August 8 Summer App-a-thon has changed to Zaventem. It's summertime! Time...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 07/04/2012

This is why these 3 young Belgians need your Imagine Cup Vote!!!

The Microsoft Imagine Cup brings together students from all over the world and asks them to use...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 06/22/2012

Join us for the seaside Windows 8 Summer App-a-thon on July 12

The word is out: on July 12 we’ll be organizing the first of our Summer App-a-thons.  And it’s...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 06/14/2012

New Windows Azure Features and Services for spring

Yesterday, Microsoft announced previews of new Windows Azure services that help developers build...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 06/07/2012

Windows 8 RP: download and build your apps for Windows Store

Windows 8 Release Preview has been made available last week, representing another important quality...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 06/04/2012

Starting today you need Windows Phone 7.5 to use Marketplace

Today’s the day. This afternoon we started requiring Windows Phone 7.5 on phones to download, buy,...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 05/23/2012

Windows Store expanding to new markets including Belgium

Last week the Microsoft Windows Store blog announced an expansion of the Windows Store coming soon....

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/23/2012

Working on an app? Register Windows 8 App Clinics

Combining the broad reach of Windows, best-in-class developer tools, a reimagined user experience,...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/16/2012

Register for a free SQL Server 2012 training

We’re very proud to announce that SQL Server 2012 is now generally available for purchase and...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/06/2012

Web Camps Special Edition on May 3rd

  Come to camp … on May 3rd in Brussels on a very special edition of Web Camp to learn the...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/05/2012

Register for upcoming Windows 8 Metro Style App events

Now is the time to register for the upcoming Windows 8 Metro Style Apps events. In this post you can...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/04/2012

How does Windows Azure handle security, privacy & compliance?

In talking with ISVs, I very often get questions about security and data protection and data privacy...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/02/2012

Team Foundation Service: now with cloud-based build service

As you may or may not know, at the BUILD conference last September, Microsoft announced the...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/01/2012

MIC Brussels organizes Windows 8 project call

Last week was memorable for Microsoft BeLux: first we launched the Microsoft Innovation Center (MIC)...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 03/26/2012

TechDays 2012: session recordings, slides and content online

If you missed TechDays 2012 in Belgium (Braine l’Alleud), there is no way to bring you back the...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 03/08/2012

Get your company ready for Windows 8

As Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live Division, stated : “We reimagined...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 03/06/2012

Join the Belgian Experts and Microsoft Corp Product team for 12 hours of SQL Server 2012

  Join us for the 12 hours of SQL Server 2012, the next release of the Microsoft Cloud-Ready...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 02/10/2012

Bring your idea to life- turn it into an app

Windows Phone 7.5 brings dozens of new platform features to Windows Phone. When you have previously...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 02/09/2012

Win a Nokia Lumia 800 by filling out our developer survey

Your feedback is valuable to us and that is why we kindly invite you to take our short European...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 01/25/2012

TechDays 2012 full agenda online & Scott Guthrie for developer opening session

Less than one month to go! As we approach TechDays 2012 be sure to secure your spot before we sell...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 01/17/2012

Participate in “The Imagine Cup 2012”, the world’s premier student technology competition. Deadline for registration is coming closer

  The StudentsAppsVenture contest has just been closed, or another very renowned international...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 01/17/2012

PhoneGap now fully supports Windows Phone

Back in September, Microsoft joined Nitobi to announce a Beta of PhoneGap support for Windows Phone...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 01/16/2012

How can your business benefit from SQL Server 2012? Learn from the early adopters

We have already talked about the availability of the release candidate of SQL Server 2012. ...

Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 01/10/2012

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