I am just pushing applications through into the Windows 8 Marketplace. On checking the progress of an application it had the word “Failed”, being unfamiliar with this word I looked it up and it turns out to be some form of non success. Rushing to find out why this was the case I was presented with Your app doesn't meet …

As an out of band Windows 8 post for many of us C++ is somewhat a hidden shame, but not really a shame just hidden out of sight while we dream of closer to the metal coding. With the joys of Windows 8, C++ is once again back to the fore, I thought a couple of notes on how to get things moving might help Boostis …

In many of my presentations on Windows 8 over the last year, there has been a raft of standard questions on how to use Windows 8 effectively, so here is the first of a set of using Windows 8 posts. This aim for this post is to clarify terms and show the main Windows 8 features to allow future posts a frame of …

Due to much travelling and many machine rebuilds, I have not been blogging as much as I ought. It looks like a hectic and exciting few months in the Merry world that is Microsoft and so I plan to start of with a set of posts on effective Windows 8. There will be the mandatory Widows 8 101 (boy do I dislike that …

The great guys on the StyleCop project have now released StyleCop 4.7.4.0 which now has VS11 preview support. It also gives support for new templates which unlike the visual studio supplied templates are StyleCop compliant and it also supports the Async CTP. Get it here b.

it has in general the past year has been quiet for BizTalk but it looks like 2012 will be quiet different. The BizTalk Team have announced that during 2012 BizTalk 2010 R2 will be out however its release will be dependant in VS 11 and Windows Server 8 and so no dates just yet New Platforms and Infrastructure Windows …

Well it looks like Microsoft has killed off the Zune Hardware, although only available in the US, many of us had Zune’s. I have to say the Zune devices are/were great. if Microsoft have decided not to make the hardware, it must be said it puzzles me why they don’t license the software to other vendors, a model I think …

My great friend Alan Smith has recently released a really great guide to AppFabric, Alan is well known for his BizTalk Bloggers guide and I expect that this volume will enjoy as much if not more success. The guide is well written and comprehensive, saying that my understanding is that Alan plans to keep updating it …

Microsoft have just released CU3 for BizTalk Server 2009 get it here , it contains a bunch of fixes. Installation is straightforward (stop the services, install and reboot) b.

On the long road to Windows Phone 7, Zune and Zune HD laid a solid foundation, now in many peoples eyes these really excellent devices have been side-lined. I must admit being somewhat fond of my(now my daughters) Zune HD. But this week a new set of free games and tools have been launched for the Zune HD adding just a …