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Windows Phone 7 developers now get Windows Azure toolkit for Windows Phone 7

Microsoft had recently announced the release of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 , a toolkit that makes it easier for the Developers to build Windows Phone 7 Applications that uses Windows Azure . The Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 can be downloaded from the Microsoft Codeplex Read More →

How to retreive the Phone Number and the Email Address from Windows Phone 7 Contacts in c#

The PhoneNumberChooserTask and the EmailAddressChooserTask in the Windows Phone 7 API helps the user to select the PhoneNumber and the Email Address of the selected contact . When this chooser is used , the Contacts page is opened for the user to select the Name . The Phone Number Read More →

Different Layouts of page in Windows Phone 7

There are several options for Developers in Windows Phone 7 in creating the different layouts of the page . These usage of these layouts depend on what exactly the developer wants and the Requirement demands . These layouts include
  1. Normal Full screen layout
  2. List
  3. Panoramic Page layout
  4. Pivot layout .
1. Normal Full Screen layout Read More →

COOPER – Object Pascal for Java and Android

In the video below , Jim McKeeth , Developer Evangelist talks about the Project COOPER preview and provide a overview of OXYGENE  ( Object Pascal for .NET ) . COOPER is a true Object Pascal for Java and Android and Jim McKeeth shows a demo of the project that is in Read More →

The rise of c# continues …

Every Developer or atleast most of them feel that the language that they work is the best . But it might also happen that some developer start complaining the language / framework for some reasons and and end up saying other language might be good . With so many Read More →

MINDSCAPE’s Phone Elements Giveaway for Windows Phone 7 Developers

In one of my earlier posts , i mentioned about the launch offer from telerik  on the RAD controls for Windows Phone 7 . Here's another pleasant surprise GiveAway from MINDSCAPE .

This time its the free licenses to any Windows Phone 7 developer who wants to Read More →

What is your favourite Visual Studio colour scheme ?

Do you use the default standard color scheme provided by Visual Studio ? or do you have any favourite color scheme that you like in Visual Studio . Well , each Developer may have their own choice of selecting the color scheme . I preferred the Default Vanilla scheme and ended Read More →

Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Released

Jason Zander in his WebLog announces the final version of the Visual Studio 2010 SP1 . The MSDN Subscribers can download the Service pack from today where as the availability for the public will be made on March 10 , 2011 . MSDN Users can download the Visual Studio Read More →

Tech.Ed 2011 announcements I am looking forward to

Well , Its just few more weeks left for the Microsoft's Tech.Ed 2011 and there seems to me more announcements revolving around Microsoft with the news like Windows Phone 7 updates , Kinect and not the least the big announcement of the IE9 . With all these around , the Microsoft's Tech.Ed Read More →

Is Developing Windows Phone Application easy ? – 12 year old developer proves it

Is developing a Windows Phone 7 application very easy ? It seems like easy , especially with the recent news that a 12 year old kid developed an App . The Microsoft's Channel 9 Team had recently posted a video of a 12 year old kid - Elliot Forde who Read More →

Windows Phone 7 Developers now can score century

Wondering what the title states ? . Its simple and based on one of the recent announcement from Microsoft .

  Good news for all the Windows Phone 7 Developers . Microsoft has recently announced that Read More →

How to run your Application in full screen mode in Windows Phone 7 ?

In Windows Phone 7 , there is an area called System Tray on the Top of the screen where the information related to Signal strength and the Battery Level is shown . You cannot add any icons or text to this area , so there will be a empty Read More →

Microsoft TechEd 2011 – India Agenda Announced

You might be aware that the Microsoft TechEd 2011 is happening in Bangalore from March 23-25 , 2011 .

Just few weeks back , the Agenda was included / updated . I was late in seeing that in the Microsoft TechEd website :( . The Developer tracks include Read More →

Project Demo that made me go Crazy

Recently , one of my friend shared me an video of an URL that has Ramaprasanna Chellamuthu giving a Demo of one of his Hobby Projects Buddy Home . I have heard of this name some where , but couldn't really recognize until i got another URL where he is interviewed Read More →

What happens when your favourite Super Hero becomes a .NET Programmer ?

Who is your favourite Super Hero ?? . Who ever it is .. Have you ever imagined them to be a .NET Programmer and what they can do ? It can really be funny when you think that way . The inspiration of this post was basically from some of the Read More →

How to view the XAML Code on the Intellisense popup in Visual Studio 2010 ?

Most of the Developers working on the Visual Studio would love the Intellisense feature that pops up and gives the list of suggested methods , events , properties etc and is useful too .

But how do one view the sourcecode that is covered by the Intellisense Read More →

Something is done for Delphi atlast

Embarcedero had recently announced the low cost version of Delphi and C++ Builder on the Current Release of XE Version of  product . You can Download and view the features Matrix here The move is really a welcome one from Embarcedero to provide the independent developers and the students Read More →

MCTS Exam – ( 70-599 ) – Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Phone 7 Applications is in the process

Microsoft is in the process of developing the new Exam for Windows Phone 7 (70-599) , Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Phone 7 Applications Microsoft , recently took the feedback from various experienced Microsoft Developers / Windows Phone 7 Developers for their blue print exercise . The blue print exam Read More →

3 uses of the @ Symbol in c#

1. You can use one of the reserved words of c# with the @ symbol Eg :
string @int = "senthil kumar";
or something like this
string @class ="MCA";
Although you can use this , avoid using one. 2. Before a string specially when using the file paths . You can use
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Microsoft TechEd India 2011 – Registrations open

The Microsoft's Tech-Ed India , one of the premier technical event for Developers and Technology Professionals is back . Microsoft Tech-Ed India 2011 will be held in Bangalore from March 23 - 25, 2011 . It is a 3 days event that focusses on the keynotes and some sessions on Microsoft Read More →

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