Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 Version 1.1.0 CTP Released
Today we released version 1.1.0 (CTP)of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8. This release includes the following changes to the Windows Azure toolkit for Windows 8: Dependency Checker updated to...
View ArticleDelivering Toast Tile and Badge Notifications to Windows 8 and Windows Phone...
Here is a recent talk I gave at TechDays Belgium. Notifications extend the reach of your app to the desktop and device, but with a large user base timely delivery can be challenging without the right...
View ArticleDevices + Cloud Using Windows Azure with WP7, iOS, Android
Here is a talk I recently gave at TechDays Belgium So, you’re building apps that span multiple devices apps and you’re curious about what the cloud can offer. Is it possible to deploy scalable Web apps...
View ArticleEpisode 73 of Cloud Cover Building Push Notifications for Windows 8
If you would like to get an overview of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 and how the code within it works check the following episode of Wade and I on cloud cover If you want to download the hi...
View ArticleDecks for DevConnection talks
Thank you all for attending my talks at DevConnections Las Vegas. Per your request here are the powerpoint decks: Bring your Windows 8 Apps to Life with Push Notifications using Windows Azure Mobile...
View ArticleSample using Windows Azure Service Bus from a Windows 8 Metro Style App
I wanted to showcase a Sample application we recently distributed in the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8. I will post a more detailed code based blog in the near future but for now I wanted to...
View ArticleUpdated Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 Consumer Preview
On Friday we released the an update to the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 Consumer Preview. This version of the toolkit adds a Service Bus sample, Raw Notification sample and Diagnostics to the...
View ArticleSending Language specific Push Notifications to Windows 8 using the WnsRecipe
I was recently asked to help out with a MSDN forum post on how the WnsRecipe NuGet package can be used to send Push Notifications via WNS to Windows 8 Metro app clients. Essentially here are the...
View ArticleJoin the Learn Windows Azure Track at TechEd North America
Come and Join us at TechEd North America in the Learn Windows Azure Track this Monday in the room N310 to learn about the latest from Windows Azure Engineering Leadership. For those of you who are...
View ArticleBuilding Connected Windows 8 Apps with Windows Azure
Hey – I thought I would share this video, deck and completed demo for all of you who attended my TechEd North America + Europe sessions Are you building a connected Windows Metro style app? This...
View ArticleWindows 8 How to upload an Image using a Blob Storage SAS generated by...
Updated: Please read the Background on Shared Access Signatures from this post then move to this updated post – How to upload an Image to Windows Azure Storage using Mobile Services – that will show...
View ArticleLocalized Windows Azure Mobile Services Deck, HOL and Demo script
For those of you looking for localized content be it to help you get started with learning about Windows Azure Mobile Services or even if you want to go out and present about it in your local community...
View ArticleBlog Series: Sending Windows 8 Push Notifications using Windows Azure Mobile...
Sending Windows 8 Push Notifications using Windows Azure Mobile Services Recently we announced the preview of Windows Azure Mobile Services. In this blog series I will detail how to build a Windows...
View ArticleHow to upload an Image to Windows Azure Storage using Mobile Services
This post details how to use the Windows Azure SDK for Node from Windows Azure Mobile Services to generate a Shared Access Signature (SAS) and then how to upload your Image (or any file) to Blob...
View ArticleExecute Scheduled Scripts with the New Windows Azure Mobile Services Scheduler
In this post I will demonstrate how you can poll twitter on a scheduled basis for tweets directed at an alias and then use this information to send a Push Notification in the form of a Tile update....
View ArticleNew Windows Azure Mobile Services Getting Started Content
This post is a cross post of my post on the official Windows Azure Blog It’s been less than five months since we introduced the first public preview for Windows Azure Mobile Services and in this short...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Windows Azure Boost for Imagine Cup
Windows Azure is a suite of powerful cloud services that can help your app projects in a variety of ways. If your Imagine Cup team is thinking about exploring Windows Azure, the decision just got a...
View ArticleTop Ten Reasons to Compete in the Imagine Cup Windows Azure Challenge!
Have you checked out the Imagine Cup Windows Azure Challenge? It’s not too late! You’ve got until February 15 for someone on your team to pass the Windows Azure Challenge quiz, which is available from...
View ArticleBuilding Mobile Apps with Windows Azure Content from BUILD 2012
//BUILD 2012 was an awesome event! this post is a little late. Although late this content is still extremely relevant if you are building Connected Mobile Apps. Here are a couple of sessions you...
View ArticleDevices + Services: Near Realtime Sensor Data with Windows Azure Mobile...
It’s no surprise to people around me that I have a strong desire to code more, so I did just that on a Saturday several weeks back and here is what I built – a new devices + services scenario using a...
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