Month: January 2013
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Syncing Google services with Windows Phone
You may have seen a recent announcement from Google regarding changes to the Google Sync service used to connect devices to Google services (Google Sync utilizes the Exchange ActiveSync, or EAS, protocol from Microsoft to synchronize email, contacts, and calendar). We’re happy to share today that Google will extend their support for new Windows Phone…
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Microsoft Announces Git Support For Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server And Service
Microsoft just made a major announcement that will likely take many developers by surprise. At the ALM Summit in Redmond, WA this morning, Microsoft Brian Harry just announced that its Team Foundation Server and hosted Team Foundation Service (TFS), as well as the complete Visual Studio 2012 suite (through a plugin the company is releasing…
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Building High Performance Windows Phone Apps
This blog post was authored by Mini Nair, a program manager on the Visual Studio team. – Jonathan Mobile phone users expect the apps running on their phones to perform well at all times and be of super quality. A slow startup or a jerky UI is an absolute no. If playing a game or watching…
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Les Patterns des Géants du Web – Zero Downtime Deployment
Description Dans l’article Continuous Deployment, nous avons vu comment améliorer le Time To Market, tout en garantissant la qualité des développements. L’étape suivante est de garantir que ces déploiements fréquents n’impactent pas la disponibilité du site. Et c’est là qu’intervient le Zero Downtime Deployment (ZDD), qui permet de déployer une nouvelle version d’un système sans…
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8 Tips for Designing Windows Phone Apps
As part of the “App to the future” challenge (see details at the end of the post) we’ve conducted Lightning Design Review sessions for a few weeks, and one thing struck me as I was watching: review after review, I could clearly identify some recurring patterns. So, I asked Senior Interactive Designer, Lincoln Anderson, who hosts the…
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Kinect for Windows Shopping Solutions Showcased at National Retail Federation Expo
Swivel Close-Up, a Kinect for Windows-based kiosk from FaceCake, lets customers visualize themselves in small accessories such as makeup, sunglasses, and jewelry. Microsoft Kinect for Windows has been playing an increasingly important role in retail, from interactive kiosks at stores such as Build-A-Bear Workshop, to virtual dressing rooms at fashion leaders like Bloomingdale’s, to virtual…
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App submission tips for Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8
If you currently have a Windows Phone 7.x app that you’re thinking about updating to take advantage of Windows Phone 8 functionality, you have some decisions to make about support for your existing Windows Phone 7.x apps. To better serve your needs, the Windows Phone Dev Center now offers the ability to associate multiple XAPs…
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Unified Enterprise Management Solution with Windows Intune
via What’s New in Windows Intune – New Features, Changes | TechNet. Unified Enterprise Management Solution In this article: User-based Licensing Extending Client Support Understanding Mobile Device Management Customizing the Company Portal Application Distributing Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Applications Dynamic Group Configuration Wizard Updates Updating Endpoint Protection Policy Summary Resources With this update,…
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NFC dans votre Windows Phone, à quoi ça sert ?
NFC (Near Field Communications : communication en champ proche) est une technologie qui, comme son nom l’indique, permet l’échange d’informations sans contact entre des périphériques à faible distance, de l’ordre de 3 ou 4 cm. La technologie NFC peut vous permettre de : Partager des photos ou d’autres contenus. Approchez le téléphone d’un autre appareil…
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Démarrer avec SCRUM ou KANBAN ?
Suite à mon annonce de l’organisation de formations de sensibilisation KANBAN sur Grenoble avec Laurent Morisseau les 13 mars et 20 novembre 2013 (Voir la vidéo de présentation), j’ai reçu quelques messages amusants me demandant si je faisais « enfin » mon coming-out en abandonnant Scrum Cela m’a fait penser à la discussion que j’avais eu lors…