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When Windows Azure first released, it was only available as a Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering. The benefit of PaaS is that you (an organization, company, etc.) don’t have to worry about maintaining the server hardware or Operating System on which your application runs. The service automatically...

On Wednesday, the Windows 8 App Madness Challenge for Students was announced and has some pretty cool “prizes” The challenge is only for students who are a legal resident of the US and at least 18 years of age.  (For a full eligibility requirements, visit: http://aka.ms/AppMadnessOfferTerms ). Participation...

On January 25th, I wrote a blog post with instructions on Installing and Configuring VMware Fusion 5.02 on a Mac to do Windows 8 and Windows Phone development.  I am following up with a new post on Installing and Configuring Parallels 8 on a Mac to start developing Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps...

In Part 1 of 3, I documented the steps to install and configure VMware Fusion 5.02 on a Mac. In Part 2 of 3, I documented the steps to install Windows 8 from an ISO into a Fusion Virtual Machine. In this third part, I am documenting the steps to install Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8 and Visual...

In Part 1 of 3, I documented the steps to install and configure VMware Fusion 5.02 on a Mac.  In this second part, I am documenting the steps to install Windows 8 from an ISO into a Fusion Virtual Machine.  To be honest, this is really not much different than installing Windows 8 in general...

I have had quite a few people ask me for help configuring Windows 8 on a Mac so they can do Windows 8 and / or Windows Phone development.  I worked with a few of my peers to document the steps for 5 different options – Boot Camp, Parallels, VMware Fusion, VirtualBox and Azure.  I took the lead...

I know the majority of the folks who follow my blog are IT Professionals, but I also know there are some who are developers or who have kids in college that are aspiring developers.  For that reason, I am writing this post to inform people that Microsoft is holding a promotion to encourage students...

I just finished holding a few Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012 Installfests both with IT Pros in mind and with Developers in mind. Time and time again, I got asked the same questions around how to create the VHD that has the Windows 8 installation in it. There are quite a few blog posts out there and...

I know this is super short notice, but I did want to let everyone know that I have some Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012 Installfests and Boot 2 VHD Events that I will be hosting in my territory (Phoenix / Tempe, Irvine, Los Angeles and Denver) over the course of the next 30 days (with a few more to come...

I realize I’m much later than everyone else on the blogosphere in getting this post out today, but wanted to add to the pool! Yes, after much hard work from the respective Product Teams, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 and Visual Studio 2012 have all Released To Manufacturing (RTM) today!!!  I am...

We recently announced the Customer Technology Preview (CTP) of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) capabilities in Windows Azure.  As part of that capability, Linux is one of the supported guest Operating Systems in the Virtual Machine (VM).  The key to success however, is not just spinning...

I’m guessing you are indeed interested or your wouldn’t have continued reading this post.  I know I focus mostly on IT Professionals, but I also know that there are a lot of IT Pros out there that also do some development work (for their job or on the side).  We (Microsoft) are looking for...

On Monday, April 23, 2012, we held an awesome Windows 8 Developer Event in Los Angeles at Club Nokia in LA Live. I was present at the event to assist where I could considering I am not a developer. There were quite a few folks who brought their laptops with them but for whatever reason, could not install...

Have you been waiting to learn how to build Metro-style apps for Windows?  Wait no longer!  Attend the FREE Full Day Windows Developer Event at Club Nokia at LA Live on Monday, April 23, 2012! In this full day event, you will get a chance to learn about the Windows Store and what you need to...

During the latest Spring Windows / Cloud Connections 2012 Event in Las Vegas, I had a chance to sit down with Scott Guthrie and ask him some questions regarding Windows Azure as it relates to IT Professionals.  Rather than provide a transcript of the interview, I’ll just go ahead and let you watch...

Although I’m not a developer myself, I do know quite a few people who are and wanted to pass along information about a great contest around Windows 8. The main site is https://buildwindowscontest.com . Quick Contest Info The First Apps contest will select eight winning apps to be the very first apps...