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[#NET] .Net and Mono are now Open Source ;)
Hello! Now that we’re in the Connect() is time to finally release some interesting news. When I found the news about .Net Core is released as Open Source (link), this also promotes a cross platform model for .net developments and it seemed a little strange. Next step was to go to Miguel de Icaza blogs to review his… â read more
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[#EVENT] Connect, amazing online event about vNext and Azure
Hello! If you are in Europe this Wednesday and Thursday and you get bored in the afternoon, I you to connect to the Connect() sessions. I’ll be travelling and working full time in Amsterdam, but the truth is that seeing the speakers think that I will download OffLine materials to then see the sessions at the airport… â read more
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[#ALM] #PairProgramming in transmitter / receiver
Hello! Pair Programming is very cool, and at some point you start to get addicted to this practice, kind of a 12-step program. In an early stage, it is usually difficult to have a with a good pace of work. However, in the next phase, the team start to realize that something like “this is amazing”; and from now on, the team… â read more
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[#ONENOTE] #OneCalendar gives you a calendar view of your note (#Onetastic dudes are great !!!)
Good I use a lot OneNote. I’ve been using to store notes, ideas, blueprints, etc. all in OneNote. A nice evolution happened a couple of years ago, when we could also have a “portable” version of OneNote, I mean Windows Phone and Tablets with Windows 8, at this moment the number of pages increased considerably. The search engine of OneNote… â read more
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[#SKYPE] HowTo: try Skype Translator? Link, register and go!
Hello! Do you remember Skype Translator? This amazing extension included in Skype that allows real time translations for people in a conversation where they can “talk” using different languages. Probably the best to explain it is to see a video The idea is great, I’m also close to this idea because we did something similar in Lync long… â read more
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[#WINDOWS] HowTo: Create a virtual machine from a existing SO; check Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.0
Hello! About to leave for Berlin, I find that a task that for years took almost a day is now completed in minutes… thanks to SSDs discs my fast and Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.0 We also have a bonus which is the ability to convert VMWare images to images of Hyper-V. Is fun this… â read more
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[#WINDOWS10] HowTo: Add a Product Key in the trial of 10 windows
Hello! I’ve done an upgrade in my old Windows 8 Enterprise to Windows 10 Technical Preview. After this I get the annoying message asking me to activate Windows license. For me, everything should be allright, however the Product Key in my SO is my Windows 8’s one, so it is impossible to activate it in Windows 10. The funny thing is… â read more
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[#RESHARPER] ReSharper 9.0 EAP available to everyone ;)
Hello!!! Quick weekend post: everyone can try the version for Early Adopters of ReSharper 9, it is downloaded from their nightly builds, and today the more stable available is from October 21. In addition, interesting novelty is the possibility to use it and test it in Visual Studio. Best regards /El Bruno Download:Â http://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/ReSharper/ReSharper+9.0+EAP â read more
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[#KINECTSDK] Kinect for Windows SDK V2 Final Release, adapter for Kinect of XBoxOne and a couple of very cool apps
Hello! great day for Kinect Developers. First the SDK to version 2.0 has been released in mode “release”. So no more excuses to not create apps for Windows 8.1 (and 10), now they are fully supported, the SDK is stable and there is no excuse đ Another interesting topic, now we have a special adapter (US$ S49.99)… â read more
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[#TFS] Microsoft Leader in Gartner magic Quadrant for Integrated Software Quality Suites
Hello! Every year the suite of Visual Studio ALM improves in every aspect, today recognition is dedicated to the testing stuff. The current version included in Visual Studio 2013 and 2013 Team Foundation Server is a big improvement over the 1st versions and also has improved in key areas such as reporting, adaptation to changes and… â read more
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[#TFS2013] TFS 2013 Update 4 Release Candidate, #Bugs in the #Kanban board and suggestions for Visual Studio ALM for free
Hello! more than one year ago, I wrote a post where I mentioned how to modify the default configuration in TFS2012 to use the WI type Bug on a Kanban board. Eventually TFS 2013 was available and I’ve to update the story with a little tweak, when you upgrade a TP deom 2012 the changes were lost on… â read more
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[#ALM] Microsoft Virtual Academy + Visual Studio ALM Training = true!
Hello! Once in a while I get some mail, DM or similar where ask me some training materials for Visual Studio Alm MSDN is the primary resource, although clear, somewhat more guided always is appreciated. Here comes into play Microsoft Virtual Academy, an excellent site of virtual training. There are several courses that may be… â read more
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[#WINDOWS10] New options for Docking Windows
Hello! Those of us who use the keyboard a lot, for sure we appreciate the options that we have with the Windows key combination + Cursor (up, down, right, or left) since Windows 7. When you perform one of these combinations, the window with focus is docked to a specific section in your desktop. I personally use it a… â read more
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[#WINDOWS10] The new Command Prompt… awesome! ^_^
Hello!!! Windows 10 days it has been my main OS. I.e., I use it on my work laptop and the truth is that it will very well (unless the sombritas end do not convince me). Having said that, like all evolution has things enough good, one of them are new options at the Command Prompt.… â read more
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[#PEBBLE] HowTo: Get information in a SmartPhone and send it to the #Pebble
Hello! In the post from 2 days ago, I put a small example on how to use the JS files in the world of development of Pebble. This files are executed in the smartphone that is associated with the pebble and today, I’m going to extend the previous example to show how information can be… â read more
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[#WINDOWS10] HowTo: download and install the Technical Preview of Windows 10 (everyone can ;)
Hello! A couple of days ago the presentation of Windows 10 was made official for everyone. While many people think that you must be some kind of special subscription in order to download and try this version, you only need to follow 3 steps, and you can have access to it. 1 enter and join… â read more
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[#PEBBLE] How to use a JS file from the pebble
Hello! One of capabilities makes the Pebble, powerful is the ability to execute JS files. This has a bit because it is not actually the smart watch that executes the JavaScript code. It runs on the smartphone which is paired with the pebble. Then to communicate the pebble and the smartwatch have an array of… â read more
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[#OPINION] GitHub vs VSO? "We want to be where our community is" ;)
Hello! This year I shared very different environments, not only driven by developers, also with business and tech people Yet I still find people who think that Microsoft is a very closed and rigid company, which main focus is to force everyone to use their products. In this cases, I usually share an very know… â read more
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[#KINECTSDK] Kinect SDK V2 update to version 2.0.1409.10000
Hi! Although not long ago was released the official SDK for Kinect V2, 2 days ago has left an update of it. This update does not have any damning new feature, though if it fixes some bugs and is much more stable. Remember that we are talking about a “public preview” SDK. So now you… â read more
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[#TEE2013] Java, Git, Linux / MacOS and TFS? of course ;)
Hello! Brian Harry already said this: is incredible the amount of people who doesn’t know Team Explorer Everywhere (TEE). TEE is a plugin written in Java which allows you to work with Team Foundation Server in non usual environments like Eclipse, or even in non Windows platforms like as Linux or Mac OS. In the… â read more