WordPress Daily Post 10/04/2011

• The “Big Five” IT trends of the next half decade: Mobile, social, cloud, consumerization, and big data

  In today’s ever more technology-centric world, the stodgy IT department isn’t considered the home of innovation and business leadership. Yet that might have to change as some of the biggest advances in the history of technology make their way into the front lines of service delivery. Here’s an exploration of the top five IT trends in the next half decade, including some of the latest industry data, and what the major opportunities and challenges are.

  tags: Trends Mobile SocialMedia

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WordPress Daily Post 09/28/2011

• Dude, Where’s My Mango Update? – Canadian Developer Connection

  So, with all that said, when can you expect the Mango update to be released by the 3 major carriers supporting Windows Phone in Canada? The answer is “soon”. I can’t tell you the exact date because that is something that is managed not only by Microsoft but also by our carrier partners, so saying a date right now on this blog would make a commitment not only of Microsoft but of our carrier partners as well.

  tags: Microsoft WindowsPhone7 MSDN Mango

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WordPress Daily Post 09/13/2011

• Windows Phone Development Resources

  One of the challenges facing developers of new platforms is the ability to find the right resources necessary to get up and running so you can create solutions quickly. This is no different for Windows Phone. This page is a list of resources specific to Windows Phone and is meant to be a “living document” (i.e.: we will update it with fresh links as they come available and removing stale links as needed).

  tags: Microsoft WindowsPhone7 .NET MSDN

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WordPress Daily Post 09/07/2011

• How to Move Data from One Table to Another

  I recently saw a post on Stack Overflow asking how do you copy specific table data from one database to another in SQL Server. It struck me I should share the solution to this with others because it is such a handy trick. Often I set up test data and want to quickly copy it to another table, or a co-worked wants a copy of my data, or I want to copy some data from production to a local database.

  tags: Microsoft SQLServer Tips

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WordPress Daily Post 07/19/2011

• Windows Phone 7 Connector now puts your Home Server in your hand — Engadget

  The combination of server-side plug-in and phone app lets you remotely control your server — triggering backups, managing users, and viewing alerts.

  tags: Microsoft WindowsPhone7 .NET Engadget

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WordPress Daily Post 07/03/2011

• Designing For Android – Smashing Magazine

  For designers, Android is the elephant in the room when it comes to app design. As much as designers would like to think it’s an iOS world in which all anyones cares about are iPhones, iPads and the App Store, nobody can ignore that Android currently has the majority of smartphone market share and that it is being used on everything from tablets to e-readers. In short, the Google Android platform is quickly becoming ubiquitous, and brands are starting to notice.

  tags: Android Development Mobile SmashingMagazine

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WordPress Daily Post 06/30/2011

• Developers Get Goody Basket Full of Mangos

  Over the course of the past six months, the Windows Phone team has been working very hard to ensure that there is a great experience for all of our customers with the upcoming Mango release of the Windows Phone OS. That means educating consumers, empowering developers, and working closely with our hardware and carrier partners to bring it all together with great devices.

  tags: Microsoft WindowsPhone7 .NET Developers

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WordPress Daily Post 06/17/2011

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• Five Useful Interactive CSS/jQuery Techniques Deconstructed – Smashing Magazine

  With the wide variety of CSS3 and JavaScript techniques available today, it’s easier than ever to create unique interactive websites that delight visitors and provide a more engaging user experience.

  tags: CSS3 jQuery JavaScript SmashingMagazine

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WordPress Daily Post 06/15/2011

• Understanding Copyright And Licenses – Smashing Magazine

  The Web is full of creative and practical resources that we can use to improve our projects. Photography, fonts, music and code are perfect examples. Finding stock objects and existing implementations is often quicker, cheaper and more practical than producing your own.

  tags: Copyright Licenses SmashingMagazine

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WordPress Daily Post 06/11/2011

• Useful HTML-, CSS- and JavaScript Tools and Libraries – Smashing Magazine

  Front-end development is a tricky beast. It’s not difficult to learn, but it’s quite difficult to master. There are just too many things that need to be considered; too many tweaks that might be necessary here and there; too many details to make everything just right. Luckily, developers and designers out there keep releasing useful tools and resources for all of us to learn, improve our skills and just get better at what we do. Such tools are valuable and helpful because they save our time, automate mundane tasks and hence help us focus on more important things.

  tags: HTML CSS JavaScript Tools Libraries

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