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Bytes by MSDN October 1: David Kelley

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 17:30:00 -0700

David Kelley, Principal UX Architect for [wire] stone, shares his experiences building apps for Windows 8. He and Tim Huckaby discuss building digital experiences that connect with app users, and urge fellow developers to begin doing the same leveraging the Windows devcenter and resources found at GenerationApp.

Bytes by MSDN October 1: Richard Campbell

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 18:56:14 +0530

Richard Campbell, host of .NET Rocks, and Tim Huckaby discuss the “new paradigm of productivity” Windows 8 brings to enterprise. Richard refers to Windows 8 as a major milestone that allows for more natural and efficient collaboration – a total game changer. After the video, grab Windows 8 tools to begin building apps.

Bytes by MSDN September 28: Jaime Rodriguez

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:31:43 +0530

Jaime covers the multitude of resources available for developers interested in building Windows 8 apps. Millions of people will be buying Windows 8 and Jaime urges developers to leverage resources at the Windows devcenter, DevCamps, blogs and more to build apps and take advantage of the market opportunity now.

Bytes by MSDN September 26: Christian Schormann

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:52:02 +0530

Christian Schormann talks about Expression Blend’s support for building Windows Store apps using XAML and HTML. With HTML being the new offering, Christian dives deep into the HTML and CSS features. Download the free VS Express for Windows 8 (which now includes Expression Blend) and start building your app today.

Bytes by MSDN September 24: John Montgomery

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:58:47 +0530

John Montgomery chats about the work his team has been doing so developers can use Visual Studio to build Windows Store apps using HTML and JavaScript.
Hear about the challenges behind building apps (and not pages) and the improvements to the language services that make IntelliSense much better in VS2012.
John’s favorite must-checkout-features: the simulator and rapid refresh. Download the free VS Express for Windows 8 and start building your app today.

Bytes by MSDN September 21: Chris Anderson

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:21:34 +0530

Chris Anderson, long-time UI architect at Microsoft (Windows Forms, WPF), discusses the innovative new standards and features introduced in Windows 8, that enable web developers to build Windows 8 apps more easily. Chris has been focused on the Windows Libraries for JavaScript and urges developers to leverage resources at the Windows devcenter to build apps.

Bytes by MSDN September 19: Joe Stegman

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:05:40 +0530

Joe Stegman talks about creating XAML UI for Windows Store apps. He mentions the flexibility of XAML being accessible from C++, VB and C#, and the great performance you will get out of the engine (which is written in native code). Learn more about the new XAML UI platform at the Windows dev center and follow Joe’s advice and start building your apps.

Bytes by MSDN September 16: Bonnie Lau

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:27:13 +0530

Do design principles hinder innovation? Bonny Lau explains the reasoning behind the Windows 8 user experience and urges developers to leverage design templates as a starting point (not an end point) for design, to push the envelope and build great looking apps. Learn how to make your app the best experience for your users at GenerationApp.

Bytes by MSDN September 14: John Sheehan

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:17:16 +0530

Join John Sheehan, Architect for the Windows Developer Experience and Tim Huckaby as they discuss the underlying platform for Windows 8. John covers his biggest challenges and proudest moments, and urges developers to stop watching videos and begin building apps. Learn how you can get help building your Windows 8 app at GenerationApp.

Bytes by MSDN September 12: Ted Dworkin

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:25:28 +0530

Ted Dworkin and Tim Huckaby discuss “the most significant opportunity in history for developers” Windows 8. Learn how the Windows Store was designed and developed to support this unprecedented opportunity. App names are being reserved. Visit GenerationApp for design tips and development tools to help get your app to market.

Bytes by MSDN September 10: Mark Hindsbo

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 03:18:10 +0530

Mark Hindsbo, VP, Developer & Platform Evangelism discusses “the Windows 8 first mover advantage” for developers. He shares information, with Tim Huckaby, about the staggering number of Windows 8 devices that will be running applications over the next 12 months, and the Windows Store user experience for consumers and enterprise. Millions of consumers await Windows 8 apps; visit GenerationApp for help getting your app to market.

Bytes by MSDN August 7: Kathleen Dollard

Wed, 8 Aug 2012 01:27:31 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby Founder/Chairman, InterKnowlogy Founder/CEO, Actus Interactive Software and Kathleen Dollard .NET Coach, Crystal MEF Lab chat about .Net and Visual Studio11. Kathleen talks about what she likes in upcoming releases of Visual Studio 11 and Managed Extensibility Framework ( MEF). She shares her favorite tips and tricks with Visual Studio, RegX search and replace. Watch this interview to for tons of practical information! Try Visual Studio Express 2012 RC for Windows 8.

Bytes by MSDN July 31: Eric D. Boyd

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:49:23 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby Founder/Chairman, InterKnowlogy Founder/CEO, Actus Interactive Software and Eric D. Boyd Founder and CEO, responsiveX, as they discuss Windows Azure. Eric talks about Windows Azure Access Control Service (ACS) a federated identity service in the cloud which is unique to Windows Azure (e.g. Facebook, Windows Live ID, Active Directory, etc.). He also shares insights on how using Windows Azure can help you deal with scalability challenges in a cost effective manner. Great interview with invaluable information!

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Bytes by MSDN July 24: Rockford Lhotka

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:10:59 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby Founder/Chairman, InterKnowlogy Founder/CEO, Actus Interactive Software and Rockford Lhotka CTO, Magenic discuss .Net 4.5 and Windows 8 new Metro WinRT. Rocky talks about .NET new features VB, C#, async await keywords and the task enhancement library that his is excited about. He also shares insights into working with CSLA.NET to work with WinRT. This interview is full information!

Learn how to make your Windows 8 app idea come to life in 30 days!

Bytes by MSDN July 17: Brian Harry

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:26:18 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Brian Harry, Technical Fellow for Microsoft, as they discuss Team Foundation Server (TFS), Cloud, Window Azure and Visual Studio. Brian talks about bringing TFS to cloud services and his favorite features. Find out how you can use Windows Azure to set up a new build and the cadence of feature releases. Great interview with the father of Visual SourceSafe!

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Bytes by MSDN July 10: Kimberly Tripp

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:06:07 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Kimberly Tripp, President/Founder of SQLskills.com, as they discuss why SQL Server and SQL Azure is important to Developers. Kimberly delves into SQL Server indexing as well as the good and bad of GUID. She also provides her top tips for better performance; using GUID as a clustering key and Optimizing Procedure Code. This is an amazing interview filled with practical tips and tricks.

Bytes by MSDN June 26: Steve Fox

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:51:46 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Steve Fox, Director of Global Windows Azure Center of Excellence, as they discuss trends in big data, cloud and devices. Steve unveils his thoughts on the practical side of the cloud as well as some interesting stories about emerging cloud uses. Great Interview!

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Bytes by MSDN June 19: Orville McDonald

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:28:19 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Orville McDonald, Product Marketing Manager for Microsoft, as they chat about Visual Studio 11, web, cloud, and phone. Orville emphasizes what an exciting time this is with the cloud and the new world of possibilities now available. This interview goes into the cool new features that you will be seeing in Visual Studio shortly, don’t miss it! Another great bytes interview!

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Bytes by MSDN June 12: Brian Keller

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:29:07 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Brian Keller, Senior Technical Evangelist for Microsoft, as they discuss Application Lifecycle Management in the Visual Studio 11 product. Brian reveals what is new in ALM for testers, developers and stakeholders. Great Interview!

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Bytes by MSDN June 5: Jason Zander

Tue, 5 Jun 2012 22:34:50 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Jason Zander, Corporate Vice-President for Visual Studio, as they discuss Visual Studio 11. Jason talks about Application Lifecycle Management ( ALM), and shares tips/tricks he is most excited about.

Tune in and find out more about page inspector, Visual Studio Metro Style UI element selector and Express Blend interactive mode. This informative and fun interview is one you will want to share with your peers.

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Bytes by MSDN May 29: Scott Hunter

Tue, 29 May 2012 22:40:41 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Scott Hunter, Senior Program Manager Lead for Microsoft, as they chat about Open Source Software (OSS). Scott talks about the web platform team products and the exciting news about open sourcing MVC, Web API, and ASP.NET Web Pages. Learn about the open source process, coding standards and what happens behind the scenes when new code is submitted. Don’t miss this great interview!
You can find the open source : ASP.NET components on CodePlex using Git
Download Visual Studio 11 BETA

Bytes by MSDN May 22: Scott Hanselman

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:07:52 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Scott Hanselman, Principal Program Manager for Microsoft, as they discuss ASP.Net and Open Source Software (OSS). Scott talks about open sourcing ASP.NET MVC 4, ASP.NET Web API, ASP.NET Web Pages v2 (Razor) all with contributions under the Apache 2.0 license on CodePlex using Git.
Tune in, this great interview is full of information!
You can find the open source : ASP.NET components on CodePlex using Git
Download Visual Studio 11 BETA

Bytes by MSDN May 15: Michael Collier

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:47:46 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Interactive Software, and Michael Collier, National Architect for Neudesic, discuss Window Azure and Windows Phone. Michael raves about helping customers with their cloud projects and shares his insights into the marriage of cloud and mobility in a cost of effective way as well as his favorite feature Web Roles.Another great bytes interview! Get Free Cloud Access: Window Azure MSDN Benefits | 90 Day Azure Trial

Bytes by MSDN May 8: Brian Tyler

Tue, 8 May 2012 02:53:10 +0530

Join Jerry Nixon, Developer Evangelist for Microsoft and Brian Tyler, Principal Development Lead, Xbox LIVE Services, as Brian discusses Xbox Live for Windows which provides connections to the cloud and is all about you as a player. Gamers will be excited about a new feature that allows a new game state save feature: Play, Pause, Resume which allows the user to save the state of their game on one device and resume on another device. This fun interview provides a glimpse into new gaming features in games for Windows Live and Xbox live for Windows.
Develop for Windows Phone 7.5 and Xbox LIVE Indie Games

Bytes by MSDN May 1: Denise Novosel

Tue, 1 May 2012 04:15:04 +0530

Join Jerry Nixon, Developer Evangelist for Microsoft and Denise Novosel, Staffing Director at Microsoft, Interactive Entertainment Division. Denise talks about the Women in Gaming Awards Luncheon at GDC, which celebrates the success of women in the gaming industry. Tune in and learn how Women in Gaming provide a great forum for community, outreach, networking and an option to give back to the community. Develop for Windows Phone 7.5 and Xbox Live Indie Games

Bytes by MSDN April 24: Nick Landry

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:31:24 +0530

Join Jerry Nixon, Developer Evangelist for Microsoft and Nick Landry, Sr. Product Manager with Infragistics. Nick talks about an enhanced suite of developer products for building apps on Windows Phone. Nick shares his insight on the future of mobile apps and what an exciting time it is for Indie game developers using the app stores. Develop for Windows Phone 7.5 and Xbox Live Indie Games.

Bytes by MSDN April 17: Jim Griesmer

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:33:06 +0530

Join Jerry Nixon, Developer Evangelist for Microsoft and Jim Griesmer, Sr. Development Lead Microsoft on C++ and Graphics IDE team. Jim talks about how game developers using DirectX can use Windows PIX as a graphic diagnosis tool. Tune in and find out how Visual Studio is bringing tools that triple A game studios have been using for years to the masses. Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8 Download

Bytes by MSDN April 10: Rich Chiodo

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:49:34 +0530

Join Jerry Nixon, Developer Evangelist for Microsoft and Rich Chiodo, Sr Software Engineer, Microsoft Visual Studio Team. Rich talks about Windows PIX, a tool for debugging graphics that DirectX renders. Developers using DirectX will be excited by the tips shared on how the tool can save time with graphic debugging. Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8 Download

Bytes by MSDN: April 3 - Boris Jabes

Mon, 2 Apr 2012 23:57:05 +0530

Join Jerry Nixon, Developer Evangelist for Microsoft and Boris Jabes, Sr. Program Manager, Microsoft Visual Studio team as they discuss Visual Studio 11 improvements for graphics and game developers. Boris shares new features in Visual Studio 11 including improved GPU debugging analysis capabilities. Developer will be jazzed to hear about new features for pixel shaders and game developers will be pleased to learn that cross platforms tool such as C#, Visual Basic, F# and C++ are within Visual Studio.

Bytes by MSDN: March 27 - Pete Isensee

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:37:21 +0530

Join Jerry Nixon, Developer Evangelist for Microsoft and Pete Isensee, Principal Program Manager Lead in Microsoft’s Xbox Advanced Technology Group, as they discuss reimagining entertainment. Peter talks about Windows 8 using the metro style interface which allows developer to do amazing things and Xbox Live taking the platform from the living room to new desktops with Windows 8 and mobile with Windows Phone. Find out about future game trends for developers as well as an exciting new ability for Indies to publish games on the console. This is a great interview and an exciting time for developers who want to create games for Windows using the same technologies that they are currently familiar with. Develop for Windows Phone 7.5 and Xbox LIVE Indie Games

Bytes by MSDN: January 24 - Vishwas Lele

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:03:31 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Software, and Vishwas Lele, CTO of Applied Information Sciences, as they discuss the latest announcements around Windows Azure from the Build 2011 Conference. Vishwas is the king of Azure and has worked with many companies including ISV’s, point of sale systems, start-ups and more to migrate to Windows Azure. One new feature in Windows Azure announced at Build that Vishwas is excited about is, the geo-replication capability where you can geo-replicate one Windows Azure storage account in one data center to another data center. This is a great interview showing exciting times in the Azure world with many more changes to come!

Bytes by MSDN: January 17 - Andrew Brust

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:50:47 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Software, and Andrew Brust, Founder/CEO of Blue Badge Insights, as they discuss their perceptions from the Build 2011 Conference. Andrew currently helps customers and partners of Microsoft understand how to strategically work with the Microsoft stack from a business perspective. Andrew also sits on the Business Intelligence Partner Advisory Council helping to guide Microsoft in the BI Platform with realistic market feedback. With the coming release of Windows 8, there will be a real importance placed on the enterprise side of the business along with the developer side. A big key with this launch will be the ability to work with one tablet device for all enterprise projects (dashboards, etc.). This is a great interview to catch to get a feel for what’s coming with Windows 8!

Bytes by MSDN: January 10 - Scott Stanfield

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:57:33 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus Software, and Scott Stanfield, CEO of Vertigo Software, Inc. as they discuss the exciting new opportunities with HTML5. Scott is currently very involved in using Microsoft Silverlight to stream live sporting events like Monday Night Football, the Olympics, etc. The sophisticated engineering in Silverlight allows streaming for live sports that you can’t currently do in HTML5, but HTML5 is catching up. A new announcement was made at the Build 2011 Conference of Microsoft Expression Blend producing HTML5 apps. To see a design surface tool for HTML5 is very exciting and presents many more choices for customers in the coming months.

Bytes by MSDN: January 3 - Anders Hejlsberg

Tue, 3 Jan 2012 10:02:04 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy & Actus Software, and Anders Hejlsberg, Technical Fellow at Microsoft - at Build 2011 - as they discuss the future of C# and the latest projects Anders is involved in. Anders, the "Father" of C#, discusses the exaggerated rumors swirling around prior to Build 2011 about losing the ability to use C# and VB.NET in building new metro apps. He speaks to the fact that C# and VB are first class citizens in the Windows 8 universe along with C++ and Java Script. Tim & Anders also discuss the Async feature and how this form of programming is becoming increasingly important when building responsive apps. You’ll also hear about the Roselyn Project that Anders is currently working on. Great interview not to miss!

Bytes by MSDN: December 20 - Mary Jo Foley

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:00:17 +0530

Hear from Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy & Actus Software, and Mary Jo Foley, Editor of ZDNets “All About Microsoft”, as they discuss the perceptions from the Build 2011 Conference. Mary Jo talks about the excitement around Window 8, how everyone can be a part of it, Metro style apps, integration between apps, and more. Mary Jo also discusses why she thinks Microsoft doesn’t have to be like Apple when it comes to product launches & developer events, especially since Microsoft is the standard when it comes to interacting with the developer audience. You don’t want to miss this insightful interview!

Bytes by MSDN: December 13 - Cameron Skinner

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:51:23 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby and Cameron Skinner, General Manager - Visual Studio Ultimate at Microsoft, as they discuss the Visual Studio 11 Dev Preview. Cameron talks about the exciting new features coming that developers can expect, especially in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) toolset like: requirements storyboarding tool, managing product backlog through web portal, feature to keep devs in the zone and more! Great interview to catch for insight into Visual Studio 11!

Bytes by MSDN: December 6 - Scott Guthrie

Tue, 6 Dec 2011 22:13:21 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy & Actus Software, and Scott Guthrie, Corporate Vice President in Microsoft's Server & Tools Business Division, as they discuss the new features in the next release of Visual Studio 11 Dev Preview (Dev 11) and Windows Azure, announced at the Build 2011 Conference. Scott takes us through the many new improvements to Dev 11 which include the next release of .NET 4.5. It is also side-by-side compatible with other releases of Visual Studio and its solution and project file compatible with older releases, making it easier for project sharing. Scott also discusses Windows Azure, its cadence of release as it is a service based, and the coming waves of innovation that we can expect in the near future. An awesome interview you don’t want to miss!

Bytes by MSDN: November 29 - Tony Gerena

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:27:27 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby and Tony Gerena, Clinical Dev. Director at Greenway Medical as they discuss the software solutions that Greenway Medical has created within the healthcare space. Tony discusses software they created that allows physicians to run their practice in an outpatient setting and how Microsoft Expression SketchFlow was used in the proof of concept stage. Additionally, Tony created a Windows Phone 7 app that allows physicians to refill prescriptions and message patients when they are away from their office. They also have utilized WCF (Windows Communication Foundation) to expose the functionality that’s native within their PrimeSUITE software and created an API which allows vendors and partners to build plug-ins, mobile apps, or health services on top of this platform. Tune in to learn more!

Bytes by MSDN: November 22 - Juval Lowy

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:52:33 +0530

Hear from Brian Prince, Principal Developer Evangelist at Microsoft, and Juval Lowy, Software Architect & Principal at IDesign as they discuss the role of an architect in today’s world. Juval breaks down how the role of an architect has evolved over the years from applying engineering principles and practices to software systems to now also taking an active leadership role in the process and in technology. Today’s architect does less of showing developers “how-to” but instead showing more what to do in specific scenarios. This is a great interview to catch if you’re headed down this career path!

Bytes by MSDN: November 15 - Richard Campbell

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:53:05 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby and Richard Campbell, Host at .NET Rocks! as they discuss new opportunities with the Cloud. Richard talks about his latest customer that has 90 offices in 75 different countries with the goal of connecting all those offices in the most efficient way. There are 1,700 apps within the ecosystem, so a large part of the project requires looking at what makes sense to move to the cloud and what doesn’t. Richard hits on the importance of utilizing Office 365, especially with mail servers and dealing with government mailbox compliance in different countries. This project truly speaks to the power of the hybrid cloud world - an interview not to miss!

Bytes by MSDN: November 8 - Ramon Resma

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 01:00:37 +0530

Join Brian Prince, Principle Developer Evangelist at Microsoft, and Ramon Resma, Software Architect Principal at Travelocity, as they discuss Windows Azure. Ramon talks about the advantages of utilizing Windows Azure for web applications. Using Azure for a specific customer facing web app, allowed Travelocity to track metrics of how the user was engaging with the new feature and scale accordingly to accommodate traffic. Tune in to hear this great Azure story!

Bytes by MSDN: November 1 - Paul Sheriff

Tue, 1 Nov 2011 23:02:24 +0530

Hear from Tim Huckaby and Paul Sheriff, President at PDSA, Inc., as they take a look at the developer in today’s world. With technology changing so fast these days, it’s hard for the basic enterprise or beginning developer to keep up, which Paul sees as a big roadblock. Paul strives to bridge this gap by creating a lot of training and help tools to get developers up to speed on the latest technology fundamentals. Paul also shares his thoughts on the future direction of HTML5 and the cloud. Tune in to learn more and gain some great tips!

Bytes by MSDN: October 25 - Stephen Forte

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:00:01 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby and Stephen Forte, Chief Strategy Officer at Telerik as they discuss their latest passions in technology. Stephen talks about Kanban, an evolution of Scrum development, that is now being used within software development to limit the work-in-progress. It’s a cafeteria style of programming. SQL Azure is also discussed as a game changer within the development world due to the fact that you work with a database in the cloud and pay as you go while increasing developer productivity. This is a very intruiging interview you don't want to miss!

Bytes by MSDN: October 18 - Simon Hamilton Ritchie

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:46:52 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby and Simon Hamilton Ritchie, CEO of MatchboxMobile as they discuss Windows Phone and it’s many capabilities. Simon walks us through his latest project with T-Mobile where he helped create an application that helps families communicate through sharing pictures, calendar sync and chat features. This application was created within 6 weeks prior to the Windows Phone 7 launch and was pre-installed in HTC®phone devices. Windows Azure was also utilized to deploy this application and was the key in helping them deliver within 6 weeks. Tune in to hear more!

Bytes by MSDN: October 11 - Cory Fowler

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:34:46 +0530

Join Brian Prince, Sr. Architect Evangelist at Microsoft, and Cory Fowler, Consultant at ObjectSharp in Canada as they discuss Windows Azure. Cory talks about the community work he’s done to lend his tips and tricks of the trade to help customers of all backgrounds deploy or migrate their projects to the cloud. He also hits on the importance of knowing and loving start up tasks and the benefits of utilizing Azure’s VM Role. Tune in for some great tips on Windows Azure!

Bytes by MSDN: October 04 - Mary Jo Foley

Tue, 4 Oct 2011 15:21:16 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby and the infamous Mary Jo Foley, Editor of ZDNets “All About Microsoft” for a great discussion around women in technology. Mary Jo talks about the women at Microsoft that she has interviewed and the amazing stories of inspiration of these unsung heroes that are passionate about innovation in gaming, phone programming and more. Don’t miss out on this insightful interview!

Bytes by MSDN: September 27 - Scott Hanselman

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:37:12 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy and Actus, and Scott Hanselman, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft for a discussion around NuGet, a package manager for the .NET Framework. This free, open source developer focused package management system simplifies the process of incorporating third party libraries into a .NET application during development. This system makes the developer’s life so much easier and that much more powerful. Tune in to hear how you can get started with NuGet today!

Bytes by MSDN: September 19 - Brian Prince

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:45:33 +0530

Dave Nielsen and Brian Prince discuss the advantages of backing up data and files to the cloud. Many mid-sized companies face challenges with the expense of disaster recovery, and don’t realize that they can use the cloud for storage. Dave illustrates how to move files and data to Windows Azure, providiing a secondary back-up in the Cloud. He also points out that companies can deploy applications in the cloud, for business continuity, while getting systems up and going.

Bytes by MSDN: September 14 - Lynn Langit

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:59:59 +0530

Tune in as Dave Nielsen and Lynn Langit discuss their work with governments and non-profit organizations. They cover how not-for-profits and government entities can save money by leveraging Cloud Computing. It’s a no-brainer, whether using Software as a Service (SaaS) or expanding storage, Windows Azure can provide a pay-for-what-you-need solution. Watch this conversation with Dave and Lynn to find out how the state of Florida is using the Cloud’s scalability during tax season to save money.

Bytes by MSDN: September 08 - Michael Collier

Fri, 9 Sep 2011 02:15:04 +0530

Join Dave Nielsen, co-founder of CloudCamp & Principal at Platform D, and Michael Collier, Software Architect at Neudesic as they discuss how to leverage Windows Azure using social media applications. They walk through an example of Outback Steakhouse and how they utilized Azure to launch a Facebook Fan & Twitter page. They were able to scale up instances and compute power as new visitors came to their site and still meet existing customer needs with ease.

Bytes by MSDN: August 30 - Thomas Robbins

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:10:07 +0530

Join Clark Sell, Senior Developer Evangelist at Microsoft, and Thomas Robbins, Chief Product Evangelist at Kentico Software, as they discuss the many exciting opportunities available with the cloud. Kentico is Windows Azure certified and their focus is essentially to help people build better websites. Their ultimate goal in leveraging Windows Azure, is for customers to take their on-premise contact management systems and upload them to the cloud

Bytes by MSDN: August 23 - Rob Gillen

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:06:16 +0530

Join Rob Gillen and Dave Nielsen as they discuss how the scientific community harnesses the cloud for high performance computing. Rob, from Planet Technologies, illustrates how Cloud Computing fits into the areas of computational biology and image processing and shares a neat example of gene mapping using the Windows Azure Blast tool.

Bytes by MSDN: August 16 - Frank Galarraga

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:02:58 +0530

Dive into this fascinating interview with Frank Galarraga, Technical Architect for Brand Journey Venturing. As a development partner for General Mills, Frank’s group built glutenfreely.com, a social and ecommerce site designed for the gluten-free community. Adding commerce to the site prompted a move to the cloud and an entire site rewrite, using: SQL Azure and Microsoft CRM 2011 as the solution. This is a great discussion for any developer interested in how companies transition applications to the cloud.

Bytes by MSDN: August 9 - Jonathan Sasse

Tue, 9 Aug 2011 03:43:33 +0530

Slacker.com is a personalized internet radio service. Jonathan Sasse, Senior Vice President at Slacker, chats with Clark Sell, Microsoft Senior Developer Evangelist, about the ease of integrating new Internet Explorer 9 features to the site. By incorporating dynamic jump lists and pinned sites features, Slacker was able to maintain the site branding, while improving the user experience. If you’re a music lover and developer, this is a great interview to catch.

Bytes by MSDN: July 26 - Michael Wood

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:26:43 +0530

Join this cloud discussion with Michael Wood, from Strategic Data Systems, and Dave Nielsen, Co-founder of CloudCamp & Principal at Platform D. Consultants at Strategic Data Systems work on various projects including proof of concepts. As projects get backlogged, proof of concepts and small projects lose out. Dave and Mike discuss how Cloud Computing can alleviate the backlog and lower barrier to innovation. Tune in to the end, of this short video, to receive instructions on how to access your free 30-day pass to a Windows Azure account.

Bytes by MSDN: July 19 - Jason Milgram

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:19:12 +0530

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder at InterKnowlogy & Actus Software and Jason Milgram, Founder at Linxter Inc as they discuss the amazing Windows Phone solution created by Linxter to assist those suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This free Windows Phone application enables individuals to track their injection sites & schedule right from their smartphone. With this application, those with MS can simplify their lives with push notification and SMS injection alerts and share injection history via the web as the app is running Windows Azure on the backend.

Bytes by MSDN: July 12 - Roz Schneider

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:54:43 +0530

Roz Schneider, Vice President of Operations for Migration.Mobi, shares the company’s experience with developing 300 applications for Windows Phone 7. Migration.Mobi is a mobile application and gaming company, focusing efforts on the Windows Phone 7 platform. Why did Migration.Mobi migrate to Windows Phone 7? As Roz describes it, “Windows Phone 7 is like a business phone meets pleasure phone.” Tune in and to learn more about the Windows Phone 7 development experience at Migration.Mobi.

Bytes by MSDN: July 5 - Jim O'Neil

Tue, 5 Jul 2011 12:47:32 +0530

Who is a start-up company’s best friend? Microsoft’s BizSpark program and Cloud Computing. Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that helps software startups succeed by giving them access to Microsoft software development tools, connecting them with key industry players, including investors, and providing marketing visibility to help entrepreneurs starting a business. Windows Azure is available through BizSpark, and Cloud Computing provides significant advantages for start-up companies.

Join this cloud discussion with Jim O'Neil, Microsoft’s North East Developer Evangelist, and Dave Nielsen, Co-founder of CloudCamp & Principal at Platform D. Dave and Jim bring up several real life examples of start-up companies in today’s market that are harnessing the cloud to enhance their productivity, save cost and grow. If you are part of a start-up company, this is one discussion you don’t want to miss.

Bytes by MSDN: June 28 - Chris Maliwat

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:32:49 +0530

Clark is joined by Chris Maliwat, Vice President of Product Management for Gilt Groupe, in this discussion on how Internet Explorer 9 improved their site performance. Gilt.com is an invitation-only website that provides luxury goods to members at insider prices with spectacular noon time sales. Using IE9 features such as notifications on a task bar, site pinning and dynamic jump lists to enhance the sites’ functionality for users, Chris is very pleased with the results. Thanks to IE9, customers can get to products easier, shop more efficiently and grab deals faster. How long did it take Gilt to implement the IE9 features? About a week. Listen in and learn how you, too, can make improvements to your site with IE9 to improve user experience and sales.

Bytes by MSDN: June 21 - Paul Sterling

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:56:37 +0530

Paul Sterling is the North America Lead for Umbraco, a free, open-source web cms built on the Microsoft ASP.NET Framework. Paul describes Umbraco as a great fit for developers that are building content-based websites and want to take web development to the next level. Paul and Brian also discuss how Razor (Razor requires Microsoft's .NET Framework in order to run) and WebMatrix have integrated with Umbraco. Umbraco uses web best practices, and, according to Paul, developers should feel “naturally at home with Umbraco.”

Bytes by MSDN: June 14 - Cliff Simpkins

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 02:26:42 +0530

Brian Gorbett, Senior Architect Evangelist at Microsoft, chats with Cliff Simpkins, Senior Product Manager, about the Windows Phone 7 developer experience. Cliff has been championing the developer experience on the Microsoft platform for the last several years and takes community feedback directly to the engineering team at Microsoft. The discussion covers the recent Nokia announcement and new features in store for the Windows Phone 7 platform which Cliff promises will "really blow people away."

Bytes by MSDN: June 7 - Whurley

Tue, 7 Jun 2011 13:57:47 +0530

Whurley , Co-Founder & CTO of Chaotic Moon, a mobile application studio, shares his positive experiences interacting with Microsoft and developing apps for Windows Phone 7. Providing input, early on, for the Windows Phone 7 release candidate, Whurley describes the process as “truly communal.” He enjoys developing on the Windows Phone 7 platform for a few reasons, in particular developer relations and Microsoft’s marketing support. Tune in to find out the latest happenings at Chaotic Moon.

Bytes by MSDN: May 31 - Vittorio Bertocci

Tue, 31 May 2011 05:26:38 +0530

Join this conversation on Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) and Access Control Service (ACS) with two Microsoft Evangelists, Vittorio Bertocci and Brian Prince. WIF enables .NET developers to externalize identity logic from their application, improving developer productivity, enhancing application security, and enabling interoperability. ACS allows you to integrate single sign on (SSO) and centralized authorization into your web applications. Brian ties together how ACS integrates with WIF and Vittorio reveals a "sweet deal" on how to access this cloud service for free through the end of the year.

Bytes by MSDN: May 24 - Jonathan Gabbai

Tue, 24 May 2011 05:21:33 +0530

Clark Sell, Microsoft Senior Developer Evangelist, and Jonathon Gabbai, from eBay, discuss Internet Explorer 9. Jonathan, Senior Global Innovations Manager at eBay, reveals how he drives traffic to eBay sites through Internet Explorer 9 browser integration, leveraging IE9 features such as dynamic jump lists and pinned sites. This is a stimulating discussion for those interested in maximizing their website’s potential via IE9 browser integration.

Bytes by MSDN: May 17 - Bruno Terkaly

Tue, 17 May 2011 05:46:20 +0530

What`s powering the mass consumerization of mobile applications? The cloud. Join this cloud discussion with Bruno Terkaly, Microsoft Senior Developer Evangelist, and Dave Nielsen, Co-founder of CloudCamp & Principal at Platform D. With 4.5 billion mobile devices around the globe, the cloud enables scale in terms of power and storage to support potentially growing markets. Bruno and Dave also discuss how sites like Flickr, with massive storage needs and a growing user base, scale by using the cloud. Tune in to the end, of this short video, to receive instructions on how to access your free 30-day pass to a Windows Azure account.

Bytes by MSDN: May 10 - Jason Jacobs

Tue, 10 May 2011 05:57:35 +0530

Jason Jacobs, CEO of RunKeeper (a mobile fitness platform for runners and other fitness enthusiasts) shares his experiences with developing on the Windows Phone 7 platform. Brian Gorbett, Senior Architect Evangelist at Microsoft, asks Jason why they chose to develop RunKeeper for Windows Phone 7? Jason describes Windows Phone 7 as a powerful channel to gain new users and a way to improve the functionality of the RunKeeper system overall. If you’re a mobile developer and fitness enthusiast, this is one interview you won’t want to miss.

Bytes by MSDN: May 3 - Brian Prince

Tue, 3 May 2011 05:17:17 +0530

Join Dave Nielsen and Brian Prince as they discuss how companies are getting started with the Cloud. The easiest approach? Hybrid architecture. Companies are building hybrid applications, where just a portion of their application is living in the Cloud. Brian offers a few easy examples of how corporations are getting started in the Cloud, including Development testing and mass storage of old or excess data. Tune in to the end, of this short video, to receive instructions on how to access your free 30-day pass to a Windows Azure account.

Bytes by MSDN: April 26 - Jeff Sinclair

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:12:03 +0530

Brian Gorbett Senior Architect Evangelist at Microsoft interviews Jeff Sinclair, Co-Founder of Xomo Digital Inc. Xomo creates mobile applications, across varying platforms, for large events, such as the 2010 Olympics (which they won a “best mobile app” award for) and SXSW. Brian quizzes Jeff about his experience with the Windows Phone 7 platform. Did his development team like it? Find it user friendly? Easier or more difficult than other platforms? Tune in to hear about Xomo’s experiences with developing on Windows Phone 7.

Bytes by MSDN: April 19 - Thomas Lewis

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:35:52 +0530

Check out this lively HTML5 discussion between two Microsoft Evangelists, Clark Sell and Thomas Lewis. HTML5 is the next major update to the W3C HTML specification providing a standard structure for presenting content on the web. Thomas and Clark agree that the state of web development is evolving. In fact, HTML5 is at the center of Internet Explorer 9, with extensive support for web standards like HTML5, CSS3, Canvas, SVG, and more. Thomas suggests learning more by visiting BeautyOfTheWeb.com and tearing apart some HTML5 apps that can be found on the site!

Bytes by MSDN: April 12 - Dave and Lynn

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:38:29 +0530

What is “big data?” Lynn Langit and Dave Nielsen offer a few examples of big data, and how data scientists are using the Cloud to manage massive amounts of data. Using SQL Azure (which is just SQL Server hosted on the Azure infrastructure) as an example, Lynn describes why customers are using a combination of NO SQL Windows Azure tables and SQL Azure relational tables. Tune in to the end, of this short video, to receive instructions on how to access your free 30-day pass to a Windows Azure account.

Bytes by MSDN: April 5 - Mayank Mehta

Sat, 2 Apr 2011 05:15:05 +0530

Thinking about developing your own Windows Phone 7 app? Listen to Mayank, as he shares his positive experience with designing and developing LiveShare for the Windows Phone 7 platform. LiveShare is a communication application that allows for contextual sharing. Don’t miss this Bytes by MSDN interview as Brian Gorbett, Microsoft Senior Architect Evangelist, chats with Mayank Mehta, Co-Founder & Head of Products for LiveShare at Cooliris.

Bytes by MSDN: March 29 - Dave Nielsen

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:43:26 +0530

What is Cloud Computing? Join Dave Nielsen, who runs hundreds of Cloud Camps, to find out exactly what Cloud Computing is. By using just four simple words: on-demand, self-service, scaleable, and measurable, Dave helps us simplify the concept and truly understand what Cloud Computing is all about. When you are done watching this short video, you are going to be able to explain Cloud Computing to your mom!

Bytes by MSDN: March 22 - Ziad Ismail

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:13:24 +0530

Please join us as Ziad Ismail, Director of Product Management for Internet Explorer, and Clark Sell, Microsoft Developer Evangelist, unleash the beauty of the web. They discuss IE9's new notification feature and "pinning" and give context to what "putting sites at the center" means for developers. That's not all! Ziad also announces "Dev Unplugged", the IE9 developer contest with over $40,000 in prizes. This is one interview you won't want to miss!

Bytes by MSDN: March 8 - Evan Hutnick

Tue, 8 Mar 2011 17:18:33 +0530

This week, on Bytes by MSDN, Evan Hutnick, Developer Evangelist for Telerik, and Rob Cameron, Senior Architect Evangelist for Microsoft swap notes on Silverlight. They share best practices and reveal great resources for Silverlight. The conversation progresses to mobile and the Windows Phone 7 tool kit and other resources available, through Telerik, to create great Windows Phone 7 applications. You won’t want to miss this lively conversation between two developer evangelists!

Bytes by MSDN: March 1 - Ward Bell

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 05:37:04 +0530

This week, on Bytes by MSDN, meet the Vice-President of Technology for IdeaBlade Inc., Ward Bell. Ward introduces IdeaBlade’s main product, DevForce, which allows you to reach any user, anywhere, with their tools and infrastructure for building desktop, Silverlight, and Web applications for Silverlight, WPF, WinForms, and ASP.NET. Tim Huckaby and Ward transition the conversation to the longevity of Silverlight, community support for Silverlight and how to write applications in Silverlight.

Bytes by MSDN: February 22 - Billy Hollis

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:28:51 +0530

Billy Hollis, consultant and author for Next Version Systems, chats with Tim Huckaby, founder of InterKnowlogy, about all things WPF and Silverlight. As a trainer and consultant, Billy has a wealth of experience designing and developing applications in these technologies, and believes in training that has a designer focus to it. As Tim puts it, “WPF is elegant in its complexity, and Silverlight is elegant in its simplicity.” Billy discusses the degrees of freedom afforded in Silverlight and WPF to create impressive apps. Both Tim and Billy offer a number of tips and tricks in this animated discussion. Tune in, and you'll also find out why Billy was signing autographs in Kuwait!

Bytes by MSDN: February 15 - Ken Getz

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:38:52 +0530

Meet Ken Getz, Courseware Developer for AppDev & Senior Consultant for MCW Technologies LLC, and Rob Cameron, Senior Architect Evangelist at Microsoft, as they cover a variety of topics and technologies including: Visual Studio, MSXML, Silverlight, and, even, Expressions Blend and Visual Basic. Why are two developers talking about Expression Blend? Ken believes that Blend is an important tool for developers, not just designers, to create good looking applications. Ken shares a plethora of tips, with Rob, that any developer could benefit from; so click and join the conversation!

Bytes by MSDN: February 8 - Nickolas Landry

Tue, 8 Feb 2011 05:59:06 +0530

Don’t miss this dynamic interview with Nickolas Landry, Practice Manager for Infusion. Rob Cameron, Senior Architect Evangelist for Microsoft, has great dialog with Nick around enterprise mobility, location intelligence applications and Windows Phone 7. Nick’s team builds cool applications using Bing maps and is now bringing those apps to Windows Phone 7. And what does Nick do in his spare time? He’s also developing games for Windows Phone 7 and uploading them to Marketplace. Whether it’s locator, mobile or gaming applications you’re interested in, this is a good discussion to listen in on.

Bytes by MSDN: February 1 - Tim Heuer

Tue, 1 Feb 2011 05:39:34 +0530

Tim Huckaby interviews Tim Heuer, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft for the Silverlight team. They discuss the future of Silverlight (no, Silverlight is not going away) and the Silverlight feature "wish list". Silverlight 4's top features tie back to the top 15 feature wish list from this site. Find out how to submit your next Sivlerlight feature request!

Bytes by MSDN: January 25 - David Kelley

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:41:23 +0530

This week, meet MVP David Kelley, Principal User-Experience Architect at Wirestone, as he is interviewed by Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy. David and Tim discuss the user experience on large screens, such as the Nike touch wall, and small screens, including Windows Phone 7. David offers tips on how to build applications on Windows Phone 7, using Metro as the aesthetic, with a rich user interface.

Bytes by MSDN: January 18 - Roberto Leiton

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:19:10 +0530

Roberto Leiton, CEO of ArtinSoft, and Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy, launch an interesting discussion around resurrecting fragile legacy applications. ArtinSoft, a leader in VB6 to VB.NET and C# migrations, has helped numerous enterprise companies rescue their application investments. Migrating to VB.NET and C# is just the first step. ArtinSoft also converts applications to Silverlight, and, ultimately, to Windows Azure in the Cloud. Learn how you can save time and resources by watching this video interview.

Bytes by MSDN: January 11 - Wally McClure

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:18:28 +0530

Do you believe in the Cloud? Wallace McClure, Founder and Architect of Scalable Development, Inc., does. His customers are extremely interested in the value and economies of scale that Cloud Computing, and more specifically, Windows Azure can bring. Building out an infrastructure that supports your web service or application can be expensive, complicated and time consuming. Or you could look to the Microsoft cloud. The Windows Azure platform is a flexible cloud–computing platform that lets you focus on solving business problems and addressing customer needs. Wally talks about all this, and more, in this interview with Tim Huckaby, and in his Windows Azure podcasts.

Bytes by MSDN: January 4 - Ed Schmit

Tue, 4 Jan 2011 00:41:57 +0530

What does Ed Schmit, the Director of the AT&T Developer Program, think of Windows Phone 7? Watch this interview and find out! Rob Cameron, Senior Architect Evangelist at Microsoft, leads the discussion about the mobile industry. Listen in as Ed shares his best practices and tips for mobile developers. His overall words of wisdom around building apps on Windows Phone 7? Build a good app, and get the word out quick!

Bytes by MSDN: December 21 - Dr. Ivan Sanabria

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:02:21 +0530

Dr. Ivan Sanabria, Chief Technology Officer for Artinsoft, and Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy, chat about how easy it can be to migrate from VB6 apps to C# or .NET with Artinsoft’s tools. Artinsoft has built a suite of tools that helps clients move their VB6 applications to .NET, Silverlight or Windows Azure. They discuss parity and some of the basics behind these types of migrations. Tim also discovers that MSDN readers can get a free license for 10,000 lines of code from Artinsoft. Microsoft and ArtinSoft have partnered to offer a free VBUC license to MSDN readers. The discount code (noted below) can be used to purchase a license that will allow you to migrate an application of up to 10,000 lines of VB6 code to VB.NET or C# for free. Don’t miss this very informative interview.

Bytes by MSDN: December 14 - Dave Mendlen

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 03:11:09 +0530

One of the most talked about features in Visual Studio 2010 is IntelliTrace. Dave Mendlen, Senior Director at Microsoft, and Tim Huckaby, founder of InterKnowlogy, cover the latest and greatest with Visual Studio 2010, including LightSwitch, Intellitrace and the most recent Feature Pack. Tune in to find out why Dave refers to IntelliTrace as a “time machine.”

Bytes by MSDN: December 07 - Shawn Wildermuth

Tue, 7 Dec 2010 05:09:18 +0530

Meet Shawn Wildermuth, President of Agilitrain, Inc, as he and Tim Huckaby discuss Silverlight, Windows Phone 7 and HTML. Shawn (who Tim dubs the “King of Silverlight training”) chats about his Windows Phone 7 book (due in the first quarter of 2011) and explains why “Silverlight is about the apps, and HTML is about the web.”

Bytes by MSDN: November 30 - Chris Mayo

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 04:07:49 +0530

Join us, as Tim Huckaby, and Chris Mayo, Senior Technical Evangelist for Microsoft, unveil the features of Office 365. Office 365 combines the familiar Office desktop suite with cloud-based versions of our next-generation communications and collaboration services: Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and Lync Online. Chris neatly summarizes how Office 365, currently in Beta, differs and/or is improved by being in the Cloud.

Bytes by MSDN: November 23 - Brandon Watson

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:43:03 +0530

Join our latest series of Bytes by MSDN as Rob Cameron interviews Brandon Watson, Director at Microsoft, responsible for ensuring that developers have all the tools that they need to be successful on the Windows Phone 7 platform. Brandon covers the many existing and future features of Windows Phone 7 and announces the Dotfuscator application, which includes Runtime Intelligence, for free, to all Windows Phone 7 developers from today through March 31, 2011.

Bytes by MSDN: November 16 - Scott Guthrie

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:04:48 +0530

Silverlight is alive and kicking! Scott Guthrie, Corporate Vice-President at Microsoft and Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy, discuss the future of Silverlight and squash the internet rumors. Silverlight has had five major releases in the past two-and-a-half years and is featured in Windows Phone 7. Scott and Tim touch on the Silverlight parity between the phone and desktop, including implementation details such as independent animations.

Bytes by MSDN: November 8 - Joe Belfiore

Mon, 8 Nov 2010 23:44:27 +0530

Windows Phone 7 is here! And there is no better time than the present to meet Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice-President for Microsoft, who runs the engineering team that is responsible for the spec and design of Windows Phone 7. Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy, asks Joe to explain why the "end user is king" philosophy is being applied to Windows Phone 7 and how Windows Phone 7 differs from Android and the iphone. Find out why Windows Phone 7 works great not just for the end user, but for developers, OEM's and mobile operators.

Bytes by MSDN: October 6 - Todd Anglin

Wed, 6 Oct 2010 03:15:24 +0530

Zain Naboulsi chats with Todd Anglin, Chief Evangelist from Telerik, about Silveright and Windows Phone 7. Tune in to find out why Todd thinks Windows Phone 7 is huge for developers and how he's bringing his Silverlight expertise to mobile.

Bytes by MSDN: September 29 - Ginny Caughey

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:41:55 +0530

Tim Huckaby and Ginny Caughey, President of Carolina Software Inc., cover a variety of topics in this informative interview. They touch upon building solutions that help with natural disastors, trade secrets for high productivity apps and the beauty of Windows Phone 7 mobile marketplace. After years of building software solutions around solid waste, Ginny is looking forward to a personal pet project involving her passion for development: the opportunity to build consumer apps for Windows Phone 7!

Bytes by MSDN: September 22 - Sara Ford

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:26:32 +0530

Sara Ford, Developer Evangelist for Microsoft, chats about her humanitarian work and Visual Studio. Zain and Sara share some Visual Studio tips and bring to light Sara's personal record: 382 days straight of publishing a new Visual Studio tip per day. Now that's passion!

Bytes by MSDN: September 15 - Clint Rutkas

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:19:40 +0530

Clint Rutkas, Technical Evangelist for Channel 9, reveals how he "coded his way into a job" at Microsoft. Tim also gets Clint to share how he built an automated bartender, dance floor and t-shirt shooting robot. Don't miss this fun and entertaining chat!

Bytes by MSDN: September 8 - Juval Lowy

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 23:12:08 +0530

What are the top three patterns and practices that you should be paying attention to with regards to Windows Azure and Service Bus? Tune in to this extremely insightful discussion between Joe Healy and Juval Lowy to find out. Juval, Principal at IDesign and a renowned architect, sheds light on how Service Bus has evolved to help with discovery and clogged intranet scenarios. A must see!

Bytes by MSDN: September 1 - Loke Uei Tan

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 05:32:13 +0530

Get a glimpse into the inner workings at Microsoft as Loke Uei Tan and Tim discuss how Windows Mobile evolved and how the user experience is carefully guarded. Loke is the Senior Technical Product Manager with the Developer Experience team and shares how Microsoft encourages developers to build apps for WP7, while maintaining a consistent consumer user experience.

Bytes by MSDN: August 25 - Tim Huckaby

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:46:13 +0530

Join Mike Benkovich and Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy, as they discuss Silverlight, Windows Phone 7 and developing apps for mobile devices.

Bytes by MSDN: August 18 - Maarten Struys

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:20:37 +0530

Watch this lively discussion between Tim Huckaby and Maarten Struys, Windows Mobile Evangelist. Maarten sounds off on why developers shouldn’t sweat not having native access, and discusses Silverlight’s role and other functionalities of Windows Phone 7.

Bytes by MSDN: August 11 - Scott Klein

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:45:30 +0530

Don’t miss this dynamic SQL Azure discussion between Joe Healy and Scott Klein, co-founder of Blue Syntax Consulting and a SQL MVP. They cover security, sharding and backup and restore operations in SQL Azure. Scott also reviews the benefits and misconceptions of Cloud Computing and chats about how the City of Miami leverages SQL Azure to help hurricane victims.

Bytes by MSDN: August 4 - Chip Aubry

Wed, 4 Aug 2010 05:43:08 +0530

Mike Benkovich, Microsoft Senior Developer Evangelist, discusses Silverlight with Chip Aubry, Director of Technology for Tribal DDB. Learn how McDonalds, a DDB client, leverages Silverlight, along with Azure, when creating and hosting their promotions.

Bytes by MSDN: July 28 - Ryan Dunn

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:42:28 +0530

Joe Healy interviews Ryan Dunn, “the” Windows Azure Evangelist, around topics such as Windows Azure in the Cloud. Don’t miss Ryan’s top three tips for customers running applications in the Cloud, when monitoring and working with production level applications.

Bytes by MSDN: July 21 - Rockford Lhotka

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:54:26 +0530

“Rocky” Lhotka, Principal Technology Evangelist for Magenic, chats with Tim Huckaby, founder of InterKnowlogy, about Windows Phone 7. Listen in as they discuss the mobile platform, multi-tasking and compatibility and weigh in on whether or not Windows Phone 7 is a “game changer”.

Bytes by MSDN: July 14 - Boris Jabes

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:54:23 +0530

Watch as Zain Naboulsi and Boris Jabes, Senior Program Manager Lead at Microsoft, discuss Visual C++ 2010. They cover ways to get more performance out of your applications, including Task Parallelism.

Bytes by MSDN: July 7 - Dianne O'Brien

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:54:20 +0530

Dianne O’Brien, Senior Director at Microsoft for Windows Azure, joins Joe Healy to discuss Cloud economics and associated benefits.

Bytes by MSDN: June 30 - Richard Campbell

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 03:05:00 +0000

Join Mike Benkovich as he talks with Richard Campbell, co-host of ".NET Rocks!," about the evolution of hardware and the possibilities it opens up for developers.

Bytes by MSDN: June 23 - Brian Prince

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:25:00 +0000

Joe Healy joins Brian Prince, Senior Architect Evangelist for Microsoft, to find out more about the success of the Windows Azure Bootcamps and what other projects Brian has taken up recently.

Bytes by MSDN: June 16 - Brandon Watson

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:50:00 +0000

Let's talk Windows Phone 7! Join our latest series of Bytes by MSDN as Tim Huckaby kicks it off with an interview with Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone 7 at Microsoft.

Bytes by MSDN: June 8 - Victor Gaudioso

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:45:00 +0000

Listen in as Victor Gaudioso, Solutions Advocate for Creative Net Design, chats with Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy, about his experience with Silverlight development coming from an Adobe Flash background and training resources to check out.

Bytes by MSDN: June 3 - Andre Vrignaud

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:45:00 +0000

Listen in as Rob Cameron chats with Andre Vrignaud, Senior Technical Evangelist at Microsoft, about the exciting announcements around the commonalities between XNA and mobile development.

Bytes by MSDN: June 1 - Jim Zimmerman

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:40:00 +0000

Mickey Williams joins Jim Zimmerman, CTO at Thuzi, and discusses the benefits and possible challenges of developing on the Windows Azure platform as they developed a custom application for Outback Steakhouse.

Bytes by MSDN: May 27 - Ian Muir

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:40:00 +0000

Listen in as Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy, and Ian Muir, Web Application Architect for Piehead Productions, discuss the latest technologies released which allow for a smooth design and development work stream.

Bytes by MSDN: May 25 - Nishant Kothary

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:35:00 +0000

Join Tim Huckaby, Founder of InterKnowlogy, and Nishant Kothary, Creative Director of MIX Online, as they discuss how and why design is perceived to be either objective or subjective.

Bytes by MSDN: May 20 - Page Brooks

Sat, 22 May 2010 06:45:00 +0000

Rob Cameron speaks with Page Brooks, Senior Software Developer at ACS Technologies and Microsoft MVP, about Silverlight development for Windows Phone and the transition to mobile development.

Bytes by MSDN: May 18 - Adam Grocholski

Wed, 19 May 2010 18:15:00 +0000

Adam Grocholski, Partner at RBA Consulting, takes the time to discuss with Mickey Williams about the latest announcements in cloud computing.

Bytes by MSDN: May 13 - John Papa

Wed, 19 May 2010 18:10:00 +0000

Join Tim Huckaby as he discusses with John Papa, Senior Technical Evangelist, about Silverlight 4 and the latest features that it includes.

Bytes by MSDN: May 11 - Loke Uei Tan

Wed, 12 May 2010 23:40:00 +0000

Join Rob Cameron, Architect Evangelist at Microsoft, as he talks with Loke Uei Tan, from the Mobile Developer Experience team at Microsoft, about the latest announcements for the mobile platform and essential resources for developers.

Bytes by MSDN: May 6 - Guy Barrette

Tue, 11 May 2010 23:35:00 +0000

Tune in as Mickey Williams chats with Guy Barrette, Solutions Architect for .NET Expertise, about how to get started with Windows Azure Platform.

Bytes by MSDN: May 4 - Scott Hanselman

Tue, 11 May 2010 00:15:00 +0000

Join Tim Huckaby and Scott Hanselman as they discuss the latest announcements around jQuery and see how Scott successfully manages to make Tim blush!

Bytes by MSDN: April 29 - Luigi & Guido Rosso

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:45:00 +0000

Join Rob Cameron, Developer Evangelist at Microsoft, as he interviews Guido and Luigi Rosso from Archetype and dive deeper into their latest mobile development projects.

Bytes by MSDN: April 22 - Clemens Vasters

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:45:00 +0000

Listen in as Clemens Vasters, Principal Technical Lead at Microsoft, joins Mickey Williams to discuss the latest in hybrid cloud applications and the announcements at the MIX10 Conference.

Bytes by MSDN: April 20 - Tim Heuer

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:45:00 +0000

Tim Heuer, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, joins Tim Huckaby to discuss the latest Silverlight 4 announcements and resources to check out.

Bytes by MSDN: April 15 - Scott Stanfield

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:25:00 +0000

Scott Stanfield, CEO of Vertigo Software, joins Tim Huckaby to discuss how to successfully manage a team comprised of designers and developers, and create a bridge between the two vastly different work styles.

Bytes by MSDN: April 13 - Paul Stubbs

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:15:00 +0000

Paul Stubbs, Senior Technical Evangelist for SharePoint, joins Tim Huckaby to discuss the integration of Visual Studio 2010 and Silverlight with SharePoint 2010.

Bytes by MSDN: April 8 - Kurt Brockett

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 21:15:00 +0000

Kurt Brockett, Director of UX Evangelism at IdentityMine, joins Rob Cameron to share the agency perspective on mobile development and discuss how touch development has evolved.

Bytes by MSDN: April 6 - Grégory Renard

Wed, 7 Apr 2010 21:35:00 +0000

Grégory Renard, CIO of Wygwam, joins Mickey Williams to discuss Windows Azure and the advantages that the platform offers developers.

Bytes by MSDN: April 1 - Erik Mork

Sat, 3 Apr 2010 01:35:00 +0000

Erik Mork, Founder of Silver Bay Labs, shares his passion for Silverlight and development tools for the Microsoft platforms.

Bytes by MSDN: March 30 - Todd Brix

Sat, 3 Apr 2010 01:30:00 +0000

Todd Brix, Senior Director for Windows Marketplace at Microsoft, sheds light on how developers can interact with Marketplace and connect with consumers.

Bytes by MSDN: March 25 - Bill Buxton

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:05:00 +0000

Join the "godfather of design", Bill Buxton (Principal Researcher, Microsoft Corp.), as he shares his philosophy on design, multi-touch development, and innovation.

Bytes by MSDN: March 23 - Bill Lodin

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Bill Lodin, Vice President of IT Mentors, shares his advice on how to delve into Windows Azure and suggests interesting resources to check out.

Bytes by MSDN: March 19 - Charlie Kindel

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:25:00 +0000

Rob Cameron had the opportunity to chat with Charlie Kindel, Partner Group Program Manager at Microsoft, about the latest Windows Phone 7 Series announcements that took place at MIX10. Listen in and get the latest!

Bytes by MSDN: February 9 - Chris Anderson

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:55:00 +0000

Listen to Billy Hollis and Chris Anderson as they discuss the evolution project "Oslo".

Bytes by MSDN: February 4 - Brian Noyes

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 19:35:00 +0000

Brian Noyes, Chief Architect of IDesign (and former fighter pilot in the US Navy), joins Rob Bagby and tells us why the Service Bus is the easiest way for large enterprises to jump into Azure.

Bytes by MSDN: February 2 - Carl Franklin

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:05:00 +0000

Listen in as Billy Hollis interviews Carl Franklin, uncovers the inspiration for .NET Rocks!, and chats about the increased importance of UI for developers.

Bytes by MSDN: January 28 - Clemens Vasters

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:50:00 +0000

Listen in as Clemens Vasters, Principal Technical Lead for Windows Azure Platform, talks about the newly announced "Project Sydney" and the beauty of hybrid applications.

Bytes by MSDN: January 26 - David Yack

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:25:00 +0000

David Yack joins Tim Huckaby, and talks about the latest Silverlight training resources as well as the opportunities that lie in XRM.

Bytes by MSDN: January 21 - Ron Jacobs

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:55:00 +0000

Ron Jacobs, Sr. Technical Evangelist, joins Billy Hollis to discuss the beauty of Windows Server AppFabric from a developer's point of view.

Bytes by MSDN: January 19 - David Aiken

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:05:00 +0000

David Aiken, Senior Evangelism Manager at Microsoft, chats about all the great work he and his team are doing and steers us towards a heap of rich resources to sharpen our Windows Azure Platform knowledge.

Bytes by MSDN: January 14 - Rockford Lhotka

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:45:00 +0000

Tune in with Tim Huckaby and Rockford Lhotka, and find out why Rocky believes that Silverlight and WPF can sweep the XML world!

Bytes by MSDN: January 12 - Mark Wilson-Thomas

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:40:00 +0000

Listen in as Mark Wilson-Thomas, the "Lord of Cider", chats with Tim Huckaby about the ease of use of "Cider" and how it differs from and complements Microsoft Expression Blend.

Bytes by MSDN: January 7 - Steve Marx

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 21:30:00 +0000

Steve Marx, aka "the face of Azure", joins "Bytes by MSDN at PDC09" to share his excitement about Microsoft's continued commitment to interoperability surfacing in the Windows Azure Platform. Listen in!

Bytes by MSDN: January 5 - Burley Kawasaki

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 23:45:00 +0000

Burley Kawasaki, Director of Developer Platform Product Management, joins Billy Hollis and outlines the features and benefits of Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.

Bytes by MSDN: December 31 - Scott Stanfield

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 23:40:00 +0000

Join Tim Huckaby and Scott Stanfield as they share their excitement for the 2010 Winter Olympics and explain how Vertigo and Silverlight will help light up the Olympics!

Bytes by MSDN: December 29 - Mark Russinovich

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:35:00 +0000

Tune in as Mark Russinovich explains kernel changes in Windows 7 and confirms to Tim Huckaby his respect for managed code developers.

Bytes by MSDN: December 22 - Stephen Forte

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:55:00 +0000

Stephen Forte, Chief Strategy Officer at Telerik, gives Rob Bagby the scoop on his adventures in Nepal and the risk of taking geeks to high altitudes. Tune in!

Bytes by MSDN: December 17 - Tim Heuer

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:15:00 +0000

Tim Heuer, a pillar of the Silverlight team, emphasizes the importance of customer feedback for product development and how it helps shape new product features.

Bytes by MSDN: December 15 - Richard Campbell

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:35:00 +0000

Find out how the co-host of ".NET Rocks!," Richard Campbell, has harnessed his ADD for the forces of good as he takes on new and exciting challenges.

Bytes by MSDN: December 10 - John Shewchuk

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:50:00 +0000

Tune in as John Shewchuk comments on the project codename "Dallas" and gives us a hint at what he is working on in partnership with Yahoo and Google.

Bytes by MSDN: December 8 - Andrew Brust

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:10:00 +0000

Andrew Brust remarks how fun his job is at twentysix New York and pontificates on the integration of SharePoint 2010 development tools in Visual Studio 2010.

Bytes by MSDN: December 3 - Tim Sneath

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Check out Tim Huckaby's interview with Tim Sneath as he shares his excitement about Windows 7 and the latest announcements!

Bytes by MSDN: December 1 - Brad Abrams

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 21:50:00 +0000

Tune in with Brad Abrams and Billy Hollis as they discuss the latest Silverlight 4 release and the exciting new features and functionalities now available.

Bytes by MSDN: November 25 - Michèle Leroux Bustamante

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000

Learn more about Michèle's background and find out why Azure has her tempted to start her own business!

Bytes by MSDN: November 20 - Scott Guthrie

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:15:00 +0000

Heard the latest announcements at PDC 09? Tune in with Scott Guthrie as he gives Tim Huckaby an overview of the exciting new features now available in Silverlight 4 and the .NET Framework 4.

Bytes by MSDN: September 3 - Tim Heuer

Thu, 3 Sep 2009 21:05:00 +0000

Curious what Tim's hacking now? Listen to him talk about his favorite new gadget, hot trends in Silverlight and development, and why his world is like George Costanza's.

Bytes by MSDN: September 3 - Outtakes Reel

Thu, 3 Sep 2009 21:10:00 +0000

Check out the scenes that ended up on the cutting room floor, but were too precious to throw out completely! We've got crying, laughing, and grooming all caught on film. Worth the watch.

Bytes by MSDN: August 27 - Jeffrey Palermo

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:00:00 +0000

Hear Jeffrey's must-have resources for the summer and why he follows Java, LAMP, and Google news.

Bytes by MSDN: August 20 - Juval Löwy

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:10:00 +0000

The Smart Grid and Clean Technology are hot right now. Listen to Juval Löwy talk about how Microsoft technology can take us green.

Bytes by MSDN: August 13 - Don Box

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Check out Don's take on being "Microsoft's first blogger," his favorite technologies, and his thoughts on Twitter.

Bytes by MSDN: August 6 - Matt Hessinger

Thu, 6 Aug 2009 18:05:00 +0000

Check out Matt's hot summer picks and hear about how his favorite magazines map to tech trends.

Bytes by MSDN: July 30 - Loke Uei Tan

Microsoft — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:30:00 +0000

Loke gives us a glimpse into hot new mobile devices and what's to come in Windows Mobile development!

Bytes by MSDN: July 23 - Brian Noyes

Microsoft — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:55:00 +0000

Check out the resources that Brian thinks can teach you the most and find out what he thinks about smart client technology.

Bytes by MSDN: July 23 - Jim Wilt

Microsoft — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:45:00 +0000

Check out what Jim has to say about cloud computing, Office Live, and why he watches YouTube.

Bytes by MSDN: July 16 - Tim Huckaby

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:25:00 +0000

Hear what Tim has to say about the coolness of touch based computing and the demise of the mouse. Find out who Tim really enjoys reading and what he's writing about this summer.

Bytes by MSDN: July 16 - Michele Leroux Bustamante

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:25:00 +0000

Check out what Michele thinks about Azure, Geneva and Visual Studio 2010. Find out how she finds information and how she explains federated security.

Bytes by MSDN: July 9 - Stephen Forte

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:35:00 +0000

Check out what Stephen has to say about the coolest technology he's run across lately and who he reads for technology information.

Bytes by MSDN: July 9 - Clemens Vasters

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:40:00 +0000

See what Clemens has to say about his latest project the .NET Service Bus and other interresting things he's run across.

Bytes by MSDN: July 2 - Richard Campbell

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:55:00 +0000

Tune in for Richard's picks for hot resources, more about his latest home improvement project, as well as his favorite Tweeter.

Bytes by MSDN: June 25 - Kate Gregory

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:25:00 +0000

Check out Kate's take on Agile Development, the blogs she follows, what she's doing around Windows 7, and which Star Trek character she'd be.

Bytes by MSDN: June 18 - Billy Hollis

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:50:00 +0000

Need some good resources on WPF and Silverlight? Tune in for Billy's list of favorite technical resources, which blogs he reads, and why he's hesitant to tell you about them!

Bytes by MSDN: June 11 - Scott Hanselman

Microsoft — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:50:00 +0000

Come see what Scott has to say about who he follows on Twitter, the blogs he reads, and why eBooks are like fruit roll ups.