Posts - egibson


MSDN Radio: TFS Running on Azure with Brian Harry[MP4] [0:29:20] [2011/01/20]
The recent release of Windows Azure 1.3 provides more possibilities including remote desktop to running instances, virtual machine role, new diagnostic information and more. At PDC 10 it was announced…


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Building Silverlight and Windows Phone Applications that Consume SQL Azure[MP4] [0:54:59] [2011/01/15]
This one hour video will teach you a great deal in a short time, covering a wide range of topics and technologies. Here are a few of the technologies covered: SQL Azure, Windows Phone 7, ADO.NET…


MSDN Radio: Building Business Apps with Silverlight with John Papa[MP4] [0:32:43] [2011/01/14]
Microsoft Silverlight provides a deep framework that gives developers the ability to rapidly integrate data and rich presentation to build applications—this also provides businesses the insight they…


Windows Azure Jump Start (12): Scalability, Caching & Elasticity, Part 2, and Q&A[MP4] [0:47:47] [2011/01/13]
Building Cloud Applications with the Windows Azure PlatformThis is Part 2 of a two-part section and also includes some Q&A discussion covering various aspects of content from the entire course.…


Windows Azure Jump Start (11): Scalability, Caching & Elasticity, Part 1[MP4] [0:46:47] [2011/01/13]
Building Cloud Applications with the Windows Azure PlatformThis is Part 1 of a two-part section and helps learners understand how to ensure appropriate scalability, caching and elasticity into their…


Windows Azure Jump Start (10): Windows Azure Security, Part 2 [MP4] [0:35:22] [2011/01/13]
Building Cloud Applications with the Windows Azure PlatformThis is Part 2 of a two-part section and walks users through options for Security in the Cloud. It covers Access Control Service (ACS) and…


Windows Azure Jump Start (09): Windows Azure Security, Part 1 [MP4] [0:51:38] [2011/01/13]
Building Cloud Applications with the Windows Azure PlatformThis is Part 1 of a two-part section and walks users through options for Security in the Cloud. It covers the advantages and disadvantages…


Windows Azure Jump Start (08): Windows Azure Diagnostics [MP4] [0:39:16] [2011/01/13]
Building Cloud Applications with the Windows Azure PlatformThis session walks users through how to perform diagnostics in the Cloud. It covers the Diagnostics Monitor, ways to collect diagnostics…


Windows Azure Jump Start (07): Introduction to SQL Azure [MP4] [0:45:24] [2011/01/13]
Building Cloud Applications with the Windows Azure PlatformThis session provides an introduction to SQL Azure, including Motivation, Architecture, Working with SQL Azure and Sync.The Windows Azure…


Windows Azure Jump Start (06): Windows Azure Storage, Part 2 [MP4] [0:51:07] [2011/01/13]
Building Cloud Applications with the Windows Azure PlatformThis is Part 2 of a two-part section and covers the following options for storage as well as ways to access storage when leveraging the…


Windows Azure Jump Start (05): Windows Azure Storage, Part 1 [MP4] [0:47:09] [2011/01/13]
Building Cloud Applications with the Windows Azure PlatformThis is Part 1 of a two-part section and covers the following options for storage as well as ways to access storage when leveraging the…


Windows Azure Jump Start (04): Windows Azure Lifecycle, Part 2 [MP4] [0:48:32] [2011/01/13]
Building Cloud Applications with the Windows Azure PlatformThis is Part 2 of a two-part section and covers the following components of the Application Life Cycle: Testing, Management, Scale and…


Windows Azure Jump Start (03): Windows Azure Lifecycle, Part 1 [MP4] [0:45:13] [2011/01/13]
Building Cloud Applications with the Windows Azure PlatformThis is Part 1 of a two-part section and covers the following components of the Application Life Cycle: Design, Development, and…


Windows Azure Jump Start (02): Introduction to Compute [MP4] [0:50:13] [2011/01/13]
Building Cloud Applications with the Windows Azure PlatformThis session deals with options for sensitive data, considerations from a legal and regulatory perspective, and the availability of Cloud…


Windows Azure Jump Start (01): Windows Azure Overview [MP4] [0:45:23] [2011/01/13]
Building Cloud Applications with the Windows Azure PlatformThis session provides an engaging overview of why the Cloud is such a popular choice for applications, and how the Windows Azure Platform is…


MSDN Radio: Social @Microsoft with Chris Slemp[MP4] [0:24:48] [2011/01/07]
This week we talk about the social strategies Microsoft is using to connect and empower its almost 100,000 employees. We sit down with Chris Slemp, a Program Manager overseeing a number of these…


ASP.NET Web Platform Firestarter (Part 6 of 6): Creating Effective Websites with ASP.NET[MP4] [1:14:37] [2010/12/22]
Knowing how to create websites with Microsoft ASP.NET is important, but making them effective is the key. This final session dives into additional options and techniques that apply to both Web Forms…


ASP.NET Web Platform Firestarter (Part 5 of 6): Evaluating Your Web Options[MP4] [0:21:54] [2010/12/22]
You’re up to speed with the latest in Microsoft ASP.NET MVC, Web Forms, and WebMatrix, but you may be wondering how and when to choose between them. The great news is you don’t always have to choose…


ASP.NET Web Platform Firestarter (Part 4 of 6): Introducing WebMatrix[MP4] [0:56:20] [2010/12/22]
WebMatrix is a new option that provides a simple but powerful way to create web applications. You can create sites based on existing open-source applications, or dive right in and create from…


ASP.NET Web Platform Firestarter (Part 3 of 6): The Web Platform Smorgasbord[MP4] [0:39:43] [2010/12/22]
Join us for this relaxed but rapid-fire look at a variety of web topics, including tools and tech.Watch these recorded sessions and get up to speed with ASP.NET web development, going from zero to…


ASP.NET Web Platform Firestarter (Part 2 of 6): Looking at ASP.NET MVC[MP4] [1:28:29] [2010/12/22]
Microsoft ASP.NET MVC (Model View Controller) is a relatively new option, offering a variety of potential benefits such as separation of concerns, flexibility, control, and testability. In this…


ASP.NET Web Platform Firestarter (Part 1 of 6): To the Web with ASP.NET 4 Web Forms[MP4] [0:59:46] [2010/12/22]
The tried-and-true approach for creating effective and robust websites, Microsoft ASP.NET 4 Web Forms offers powerful abstractions and rapid application development features. Add in recent advances…


Quick Tips: Activate MSDN Subscriber Azure Benefits[MP4] [0:02:37] [2010/12/18]
If you have a MSDN Subscription, then you have access to Windows Azure benefits. In this video Mike Benkovich, Senior Developer Evangelist at Microsoft, walks through the steps of provisioning and…


Quick Tips: Activating a Windows Azure Introductory Offer[MP4] [0:03:45] [2010/12/18]
In this video Mike Benkovich, Senior Developer Evangelist at Microsoft, explains how to provision and activate an account with the Windows Azure Introductory Special.For more information visit the…


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MSDN Radio: Evangelism at Microsoft with Mark Hindsbo[MP4] [0:34:20] [2010/12/09]
This week we sit down with Mark Hindsbo, Vice President of Developer and Platform Evangelism (DPE) for Microsoft US. Tune in to hear about Mark's passion for developers and how Microsoft is nurturing…


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Building Awesome Apps for Windows 7 (Session 2): Building Touch-First Applications for Windows 7[MP4] [0:46:55] [2010/12/02]
In Windows 7, innovative touch and gesture support enable a rich and natural interaction with applications. Are your applications ready to support this new wave of PC form factors? Are they…


Building Awesome Apps for Windows 7 (Session 1): A Lap Around the Windows API Code Pack[MP4] [0:55:59] [2010/12/02]
The Windows API Code Pack for the .NET Framework is a managed library for building applications that light up on Windows 7. It provides access to new user interface features (taskbar jump lists,…


Building Awesome Apps for Windows 7: Overview[MP4] [1:42:54] [2010/12/02]
Windows 7 represents an amazing opportunity for application developers. Since shipping just one year ago, more than 240 million licenses of Windows 7 have been sold, that’s roughly seven copies of…


MSDN Radio: TechMasters with Paul Scivetti[MP4] [0:06:55] [2010/11/19]
This week we post an interview with Mike Benkovich and Paul Scivetti. Tune is as they talk about TechMasters, a new chapter of Toastmasters helping technology professionals improve their skills in…


MSDN Radio: Jonathan Mills talks about Team Foundation Server 2010 Features[MP4] [0:05:15] [2010/11/19]
This week we post an interview with Mike Benkovich and Jonathan Mills. Tune in as they talk about features of Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010.MSDN Radio is a weekly Developer…


MSDN Radio: Visual Studio 2010 Secret Ninja Tips & Tricks with Zain Naboulsi[MP4] [0:31:22] [2010/11/11]
Developer tools have made incredible advances in making it easier to express our creativity and productivity by adding new features and capabilities to the integrated development environment (IDE).…


MSDN Radio: Exploring the Possible post PDC10[MP4] [0:30:01] [2010/11/04]
Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference (PDC) is where the biggest platform announcements are made and information about developer trends and targets for tools, solutions, and technologies is…


Windows Phone 7 Jump Start (Session 19 of 19): Ask the Experts podcast[MP4] [0:40:16] [2010/10/28]
This audio only session is a must for everyone. Yochay Kiriaty, Sr. Technical Evangelist for Windows Phone facilitates this panel of experts in responding to questions raised during the Live…


New! Windows Phone 7 Jump Start (Session 18 of 19): Designing Applications for Windows Phone 7 Using…[MP4] [0:49:42] [2010/10/28]
In this session, Sr. Product Manager for Expression Blend, John Harris and Sr. Design Program Manager of the Metro language, walk you through the changes to Expression Blend and the new exciting Metro…


New! Windows Phone 7 Jump Start (Session 17 of 19): Optimizing for Performance[MP4] [0:44:46] [2010/10/28]
In this session, Rob and Andy look at specific requirements for application performance. They cover concepts that enable better performance starting with the concepts of the Windows Phone 7…


New! Windows Phone 7 Jump Start (Session 16 of 19): Location and Bing Maps [MP4] [1:22:05] [2010/10/28]
This is the longest of the sessions but packed full of great information and code on Location Services and the Bing Map Control. Rob and Andy start with a Location Services overview followed by GPS…


New! Windows Phone 7 Jump Start (Session 15 of 19): XNA Deep Dive, Part 2[MP4] [0:55:03] [2010/10/28]
This session picks up with the StartupMode property. It covers the importance of event logging, the ‘gotchas’ of Tombstoning in XNA, persisting game data and storage, the Back button and the program…


New! Windows Phone 7 Jump Start (Session 14 of 19): XNA Deep Dive, Part 1[MP4] [0:32:04] [2010/10/28]
In this first session we’ll cover making a complete XNA game for the phone in terms of XNA specific to Windows Phone development. It will not cover XNA programming. We’ll look at XNA and the screen…


New! Windows Phone 7 Jump Start (Session 13 of 19): Panorama and Pivots [MP4] [1:01:27] [2010/10/28]
This is the first of the new advanced Windows Phone 7 developer topics. In this session, Andy and Rob will go through an overview of both the Pivot and Panorama controls using more real world…


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MSDN Radio: Looking at the Full Web Matrix with Mark Brown[MP4] [0:30:51] [2010/10/21]
Web development has evolved over the years and the options continue to grow and become ever more complex. This week we talk with Mark Brown about some initiatives Microsoft is working on to make that…


Windows Phone 7 Developer Launch (Part 6 of 6): The Power of the Cloud - Exploring Windows Phone 7…[MP4] [1:06:25] [2010/10/18]
Get ready to build more engaging user experiences with Windows Phone 7 and several powerful cloud-based and phone-based components. Topics will include launchers and choosers; Microsoft Location…


Windows Phone 7 Developer Launch (Part 5 of 6): Step Up Your Game with Windows Phone 7 and XNA[MP4] [0:53:11] [2010/10/18]
Microsoft XNA has been a favorite with game developers for many years. Now, developers can harness the power of the XNA framework to create highly immersive and responsive games for Windows Phone 7.…


Windows Phone 7 Developer Launch (Part 4 of 6): Supercharge your Windows Phone 7 Apps with Microsoft…[MP4] [1:06:04] [2010/10/18]
You’ve learned the fundamentals; now it’s time to dig a little deeper. This session will focus on building Windows Phone 7 applications with Microsoft Silverlight. You’ll see first-hand how to use…


Windows Phone 7 Developer Launch (Part 3 of 6): From Idea to Interactivity - Design Guidelines for…[MP4] [0:59:58] [2010/10/18]
Windows Phone 7 has a brand new interface paradigm called Metro that will delight end users. This session will give you a solid understanding of how XAML (eXtensible Application Markup Language), the…


Windows Phone 7 Developer Launch (Part 2 of 6): Monetizing Your Apps with Marketplace[MP4] [0:50:14] [2010/10/18]
Windows Phone 7 will launch with a fully loaded Marketplace and the opportunity for developers to sell or distribute their applications. In this session, you’ll get all the details on how to navigate…


Windows Phone 7 Developer Launch (Part 1 of 6): Introduction to Windows Phone Development[MP4] [1:17:29] [2010/10/18]
Windows Phone 7 is here – and with it comes a new world of opportunity for passionate, creative developers. Windows Phone 7 gives you the power to build complex, robust applications using consistent…


MSDN Radio: Switching the Lights on with Beth Massi[MP4] [0:31:25] [2010/10/15]
Application development is working with data and as the tools become more refined, our jobs become easier and less code is required. The challenge is getting the code right. The latest release of…


MSDN Radio: Finding Sasquatch & Exploring other Data Mysteries with Jonathan Carter [MP4] [0:30:53] [2010/10/06]
This week we explore the mountains of data around us by looking at the Open Data Protocol (OData). Jonathan Carter is a Technology Evangelist who helps people explore the possible with these new…