Microsoft's Customer Guidance for WannaCrypt attacks and security update, including Windows XP, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2003

In these two day, many Windows users affected by the malicious “WannaCrypt” software. Microsoft posted "Customer Guidance for WannaCrypt attacks", the steps to stay protected. Additionally, Microsoft are taking the highly unusual step of providing a security update for all customers to protect Windows platforms that are in custom support only, including Windows XP, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2003. Windows 10 were not targeted by the attack up to now.

Link ~ Microsoft TechNet - Customer Guidance for WannaCrypt attacks

Introducing Visual Studio Dev Essentials

Visual Studio Dev Essentials is a new free developer offering from Microsoft. A free membership to this program gives you access to a range of benefits including developer tools and services, training and support. This video provides an overview of some key benefits, including Visual Studio Community, Visual Studio Team Services, Pluralsight training, and HackHands live programming help. You'll also learn the easiest way to get started and activate your benefits.


Join now at http://aka.ms/devessentials.

Microsoft's standalone Android Emulator

Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 now has options for Android development: C++, Cordova, and C# with Xamarin. When choosing one of those Android development options, Visual Studio will also install the brand new Visual Studio Emulator for Android to use as a target for debugging your app. You can also download the emulator without needing to install Visual Studio.

Source: Introducing Visual Studio’s Emulator for Android

Visual Studio Emulator for Android:



see it in action:

Microsoft Hyperlapse Mobile for Android Preview

Introducing Microsoft Hyperlapse, available for download at http://aka.ms/hyperlapse. Microsoft Hyperlapse lets you creates smooth and stabilized time lapses, distilling your experiences into beautiful, shareable videos. Show off footage from your hike, or let your friends experience how it felt to fly down the mountain on skis. Hyperlapse is available as an app for Android or Windows Phone, as well as a pro version in preview for enthusiasts or professionals who want to hyperlapse video from a GoPro or other camera.

Joining the Microsoft Hyperlapse Mobile for Android community, you will get access to pre-release versions of the Microsoft Hyperlapse Mobile for Android application. You can give feedback, submit issues, receive the most current information on the apps and interact with product team members.

Currently this app works on the following devices, running Android 4.4 or later:
- Samsung Galaxy S5, S6, S6 Edge, Note 4
- Google Nexus 5 & 6, Nexus 9 tablet
- HTC One M8 and M9
- Sony Xperia Z3 & Z3 Compact
- OnePlusOne
- LG G3

*My first try of Microsoft Hyperlapse Mobile.

It is now time to talk about Windows 10

Build 2015 - Keynote Day 1 (Windows 10)

Official Microsoft Outlook app available on Android and iOS now

Microsoft announced new Outlook for iOS and a preview version of new Outlook for Android.

Now, with Outlook, users can manage work and personal email on phone and tablet – as efficiently as on computer. It offers customizable swipes and actions to manage email. Beyond email, the new Outlook app offers integrated calendaring that makes scheduling a meeting or sharing schedule a single tap away.

The new Outlook apps work great with Office 365, Exchange, Outlook.com, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail and other major email services. Find out more about the Outlook for iOS and Android apps here.

Microsoft Outlook Preview for Android

Windows 10: The Next Chapter - Microsoft Live Event

FREE Visual Studio Community 2013, code for Windows, Android, and iOS.

Visual Studio Community 2013 is a new edition that enables you to unleash the full power of Visual Studio to develop cross-platform solutions. Create apps in one unified IDE. Get Visual Studio extensions that incorporate new languages, features, and development tools into this IDE. (These extensions are available from the Visual Studio Gallery.) Find out more details about Visual Studio Community 2013 here.

Introducing Visual Studio Community 2013

Multi-Device Hybrid Apps (Preview) for Visual Studio released

Multi-Device Hybrid Apps giving you the ability to build hybrid apps in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that work beautifully on Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and Windows Store. All of this is done inside Visual Studio itself.

read more: Multi-Device Hybrid Apps (Preview)

Strategies for Developing Cross-Device Applications with Visual Studio 2013

This session will cover the strategic decisions developers have to make when targeting multiples devices in application. The video will explore the tools and technologies that available in Visual Studio 2013 for both web and native applications that target Windows, iOS and Android devices, as well as best practices to reuse code and skills across them.

source: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/2-586