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[#IOT] Internet of Things: I probably add more contents in the #Connect event
Hello! A few days ago the event Connect() was presented online. In the event Microsoft turn the current dev direction 180Âș with new features like Net in Open Source mode, a version of Visual Studio Professional for free, now in Visual Studio 2015 are included out of the box features to create apps for Android and iOS (I still… â read more
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[#VS2013] Visual Studio 2013 2013 Community, my opinion: is just the tip of the iceberg… ;)
Hello! When a developer working with a development platform, it is normal that you are interested the news related to this platform. After a while, it is easy to see and filter the correct sources of information which provides news that really are relevant on this platform. The Microsoft Connect() event was 5 days ago, and now you… â read more
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[#NUGET] Package at Solutions level now can consolidate between projects and other interesting news for the new #NuGet release
Hello! I was talking to Victor a couple of days ago about how hard is to keep the NuGet packages updated in a big solution. In example, in a Visual Studio solution that’s been used for plenty of users, when he had to accommodate NuGet packages references. Although the packages dilema is not as complicated as DLL Hell in COM,… â read more
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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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#KINECTSDK – Speech recogntition now available in SDK V2 !!!
Hola !!! DespuĂ©s de tanto pedirlo, por fin tenemos weekly builds del nuevo SDK de Kinect V2. Ahora lo interesante es que tenemos una pila de trabajo interesante en cada release para ver lo que tenemos dentro. Asi que hoy,un pequeño review de algo que ya existe en Kinect SDK V1.8 y que necesitĂĄbamos en… â read more
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[#PEBBLE] Working with buttons (II) and a bit of #debug mode using #CloudPebble
Hello! After the yesterdayâs post, I have been able today to update the Pebble smartwatch and the SDK to the version 2.1. That means that I have everything ready for a demo. So, Iâll start with a video of a very simple app. For every button pressed, it sends a debug message to the cloud… â read more
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[#VS2013] HowTo: Debug an external EXE file and some bonus track
Hi! Today I have to use some part of my memory skills to remember how to debug an external exe file in Visual Studio. For this task I usually use WinDbg, however this scenario must be easier than that. So a couple of steps for thos: 1. Open Visual Studio 2. Menu âFile // Open… â read more
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