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MVP renewal 2012
Yesterday I received a mail from Microsoft: “Congratulations 2012 Microsoft MVP”. For the third year I may call myself Microsoft MVP. Thanks everyone for the support and Microsoft for the trust....
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Windows Azure Portal Updates
Like it supposed to be in a Cloud environment, with steady updates come new features and updates to the Windows Azure portal. Since today new updates and features are added to the Windows Azure portal....
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VM name customization
If you create a Role (Web, Worker of VM) on Windows Azure, the machine always gets a generated Computer name. This name always starts with RD followed by a number. RD stands for Red Dog, which was the...
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Windows Azure Role more status info
In a previous post I told about the enhancements on the Windows Azure portal. Also the status during starting of instances is more clearer and better. At a status change the portal will be refresh...
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//Build and Windows Azure
.NET SDK Windows Azure SDK 1.8 for .NET is released. The SDK is available for Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2012. You can install it via the Microsoft Web Platform Installer. Type “Windows...
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Windows Phone 8
With the Windows Phone 7 came the Zune software to our PC’s. With this software (sometimes called the iTunes of Windows Phone) you could move music, photos and movies to your phone. Automatically the...
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Surface and Windows 8
Since the RTM of Windows 8 I am using Windows 8 on all my laptops. Also on the laptop without a touch screen and which I use for my daily work. I am very happy with the way Windows 8 works. It feels a...
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Windows Azure Websites and Storage
Windows Azure Websites are very handy to get a website quickly available. You can choose from a gallery of products. This gallery contains Blogs (WordPress), Content management systems (DotNetNuke),...
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Microsoft TechDays 2013
On 7 and 8 march the Microsoft TechDays will be in Den Haag The Netherlands. http://www.microsoft.com/netherlands/techdays/Home.aspx This is a great event, to gain new knowledge or expand existing...
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Windows Azure Mobile Services
Since some time the Windows Azure Mobile Services are available via de Windows Azure management portal. These Mobile Services make it easier to quickly create a mobile application with Windows Azure as...
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Surface RT and Surface Pro
Since a while I am the proud owner of a Surface RT (which can be bought now in the Netherlands online Microsoft Store, Media Markt and TabletCenter). I love the device. It is a typical kitchen table...
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Windows Azure Active Directory (WAAD)
One major drawback of Webapplications in the Cloud compared to Intranet applications is the availability of Active directory. One solution is the usage of social networks (like Google, FaceBook,...
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Windows Azure IAAS Public Available
Yesterday Windows Azure IAAS was announced public available by Scott Guthrie via his blog...
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Windows Azure Endpoint monitoring
When going to the Windows Azure portal you can choose for the different services on the portal, one of the things you see is the Dashboard. The Dashboard is aggregation of a couple of performance...
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Windows Azure Global Bootcamp
On April 27th, 2013, you’ll have the ability to join a Windows Azure Bootcamp on a location close to you. Why? We’re organizing bootcamps globally, that’s why! Learn about locations, install the...
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VCards and QRCodes
For my employer we have developed the QRCode on our business cards. This QRCode contains a link to a website where the VCard of the employee can be downloaded. A VCard is a standard...
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WAAD – Integrate with Web App
I showed the following screenshot already in my previous blogpost about Windows Azure Active Directory. I told you I would show you more of it. If you follow the Wizard, the site will go humming for...
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Global Windows Azure Bootcamp NL
Last Saturday there was the Worldwide Global Windows Azure Bootcamp. In The Netherlands this was organized by WAZUG and SDN. The program contained a Windows Azure introduction by Marcel Meijer and...
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Windows Azure Free Trail
Because I wanted to connect a Windows Azure account with my Office 365 account, so I started a new Windows Azure subscription. In this blogpost I will show you the steps needed in the process of...
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IISConfigurator Error
During the Global Windows Azure Bootcamp we saw an IISConfigurator error a few times. The attendees had everything installed according to the Windows Azure prerequisite. But after starting a ‘clean’...
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