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  1. Gmail accounts in Windows 10 Mail & Calendar apps

    If your like me then you probably use Gmail
  2. Introducing a new experience for Gmail accounts in Windows 10 Mail & Calendar apps

    Over the past year we’ve introduced many new features in Windows 10 Mail & Calendar apps for users with Outlook.com accounts—such as easily tracking travel and shipping deliveries, making emails more actionable, helping you easily track your favorite sports events, faster search, and more. We’re...
  3. What’s new in the Windows 10 Creators Update

    We believe that everyone is a creator at heart and that creativity is an essential human trait. And, no matter who you are, Windows 10 is built to empower the creator in all of us. To show you some of the great new features coming in the Creators Update, we’ve got a special episode of This Week...
  4. Windows 10 partner devices bring Windows 10 Creators Update experiences to life

    The Windows 10 Creators Update will begin to roll out to customers around the world on April 11, and will bring exciting new features and security enhancements to the devices already running Windows 10. Over the last several months, we’ve worked closely with our device partners to ensure...
  5. Windows 10 Create a folder from selected files.

    Just wondering, is it possible to create a new folder from a multiple selection of files. That is, select a bunch of files and right click or something. Select Send to new folder.. I just see send to.. compressed(zipped) folder. Of course I can just create a new folder and move the selected...
  6. App Tour - Microsoft Rewards Edge Browser Extension

    New extensions for the Microsoft Edge browser continue to trickle into the Windows Store in Windows 10. Extensions for the Edge browser officially became available in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update released on the 2nd of August this year however, only 17 extensions have been made available...
  7. How to get the Windows 10 Anniversary Update

    Starting today the Windows 10 Anniversary Update will begin rolling out for our customers around the world*. The Windows 10 Anniversary Update is full of new features and innovations that bring Windows Ink and Cortana** to life; a faster, more accessible and more power-efficient Microsoft Edge...
  8. Vivaldi: the new kid on the block

    In recent years it seems like nearly every browser under the sun has become a clone of google chrome in some form or fashion. From Opera,to Maxthon, to Edge to even Firefox looking more like chrome then it does its own browser. Its attack of the chrome clones and its gotten very stale and...
  9. A New Era of Windows 10 Devices from Microsoft

    We’ve been talking about Windows 10 for over a year now and today we started our next chapter, with new devices designed for Windows 10. Today I stood on stage in NYC along with members of my team and had the honor of unveiling a new era of Windows 10 devices from Microsoft. We introduced new...
  10. Preview v2.0 Refactoring Essentials now...

    Just a couple months ago I highlighted one of our favorite refactoring/analyzer projects, Refactoring Essentials - Open Source, Cross Platform Refactoring and Analyzers. Well the team is on a tear, with Andreas Weizel announcing that Refactoring Essentials v2 is now available in preview...
  11. SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview Datasheet

    The SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview Datasheet provides an overview of new capabilities and investments in SharePoint Server 2016 Preview. Link Removed
  12. Key Generation Strategies in Entity Framework 7

    In this short video Rowan takes us through a different approach to generating keys in Entity Framework 7 using sequences. This approach is interesting in cases of large INSERT batches primarily because keys are all fetched beforehand. Would love your thoughts! Here are some links for more...
  13. Dev Center open for Windows 10 app submissions, adds new features

    The new unified Windows Dev Center is now open for Windows 10 app submissions. Dev Center launched a number of new features yesterday, summarized by Todd Brix. In this post I’ll share more details about what’s new: App submissions New submit Windows 10 app packages Update manage app packages...
  14. Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10158 for PCs

    Hi everyone, We have a new build for PCs releasing today to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring – Build 10158. This build is full of improvements to stability and quality as well as some additional UI polish. It also has some great new features included for Microsoft Edge as well. Here is what’s...
  15. Windows 10 + Oculus Rift = Virtual Reality Gaming Awesomeness

    Oculus VR, a leader in virtual reality, shared some details on what fans can expect to see when the Oculus Rift launches in 2016 earlier today at event in San Francisco and Head of Xbox Phil Spencer joined their CEO on stage to discuss a new partnership with Microsoft. Link Removed Through...
  16. Dev Center account migration begins next week

    Next week we will begin the migration of accounts to the new Windows Dev Center dashboard. You can expect account migration to take place in waves – starting next week and extending into July. The migrations are scheduled based on account feature usage, for example starting with accounts that...
  17. Windows 10 Can This Really Be True

    Windows 10 will be available starting on July 29th. This date comes from an Link Removed
  18. SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor - code named "DBA Workbench" | Data Exposed

    In this episode of Data Exposed, Scott Welcomes Ken Van Hyning, a Principle Software Engineer in the SQL Server team. Today Ken introduces us to the SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor, code named DBA Workbench, a tool that consists of a suite of advisors for upgrading to SQL Server 2016. Ken begins...
  19. Windows 10 Mobile build 10080 available for Fast Ring Insiders

    Microsoft releases build 10080 for Windows 10 Mobile so Fast Ring Insiders can try the new Office Preview apps and several other new additions. read more Continue reading...
  20. Microsoft Inc. to kill Internet Explorer

    Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser will be no more. The computing giant confirmed that a new browser will be created and will feature in upcoming versions of Windows. Microsoft is planning to launch their new browser with Windows 10. Continue reading...