[Build 2019] Let’s develop a Microsoft Graph-powered productivity app

As part of Build 2019, i scheduled this Microsoft Graph API related session in my schedule builder – so thought of sharing this one

• Let’s learn how to use Microsoft Graph to bring together some of the best experiences from Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and SharePoint.
• In this Level 300 session, you will see how to build a schedule management app that leverages services including Identity, Notifications, and Calendar, examining query patterns for client apps like deltas, batching, and polling.

Hope this helps.

Developer: Learn what’s new with Microsoft Visual C++ @ Ignite 2016

Are you a C++ developer? Then this session is meant for you.

As you aware that Microsoft Visual Studio provides the best in class C++ development experience whether you are targeting Android, iOS, Linux, Microsoft Windows, or IoT. With a good mix of demos and showcase for new C++ experiences, this talk goes over great reasons why you should use the latest Visual Studio.

https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Ignite/2016/BRK2153/player

 

Hope this helps.

Video : Overview of new Microsoft Outlook 2016 on the desktop, Windows 10, iOS & Android

In this video you can watch the end-to-end tour of richest Outlook capabilities to date. Ben Walters joins Jeremy Chapman for a preview of the new Outlook mail and calendar experiences across the Windows desktop, Windows 10, iOS and Android. Enjoy!!

 

Windows Phone 7: How to get apps from Marketplace?

Get apps from Marketplace

On your phone or from your PC, get apps and games wherever you are.

         

Check out Marketplace—Microsoft’s virtual store for apps, games, and other entertainment for your phone. Many apps and games in Marketplace are free, while others let you try before you buy.

Before you try or buy an app or game:

• Sign in to your phone using a Windows Live ID to unlock services on Windows Live, Zune, and Xbox LIVE.

• Install the Zune software to sync apps and games between your computer and your phone.

Get apps on your phone

• On Start, tap Marketplace .

• Tap Apps.

• Flick left or right to see top, new, or featured apps, or browse categories. When you find an app or game you want, tap it.

• If you want to install a free app or game, tap Install twice to confirm and download it to your phone.

• If you want to buy an app or game:

  • Tap Buy to buy a paid app. Or tap Try (if available) to try it.

  • Do one of the following:

    • If you’re trying an app, tap Install.

    • If you’re buying an app, tap Buy, select your payment method (either a credit card or a charge to your phone bill), and then tap Buy again.

  Note

  By default, purchases are added to your phone bill (if this service is available from your mobile operator). Or you can use a credit card: in the Confirm purchase screen, tap Change payment method, and then tap Add a credit card. (Or just tap Add a credit card.) Follow the steps on the screen.

  
  "Confirm purchase" screen on phone

• It might take several minutes for the app or game to download and install, depending on its size. A progress bar on the details screen shows the status.

  Tips

  • To check the progress of an app or game you’re downloading, tap Check install.

  • To pause a downloading app, on the Marketplace Downloads screen (tap Check install or the download link at the bottom of the Marketplace Hub), tap and hold the item, then tap Pause. To continue downloading it, tap and hold, and then tap Resume.

• Look for your new apps in the App list (on Start, flick left). Look for your new games in the Games Hub (on Start, tap Games, and flick left to Collection).

Tip

Looking for a specific app or game? From Marketplace, press the Search button. To learn more, see Search for stuff.

Get apps on your PC

• Connect your phone to your PC using the USB cable.

• On Start, click All Programs, and then click Zune.

• If you’re not signed in, click Sign In, and then sign in with the same Windows Live ID you used to sign in to your phone.

• Click Marketplace > Apps. Under Devices, click Windows Phone.

  
  Zune Marketplace "apps for windows phone 7" screen

• Browse for an app or game by clicking a genre or using the Search box.

• Click the app that you’re interested in, and then click Free trial or Buy to try or buy the app or game. Or click Free to install a free app. Follow the instructions on the screen.

  If you want to add a new credit card to your account, you can add it from the Zune software on your computer (click Settings > Account > Add a credit card) or go to the Zune Account Center.

  
  Zune "add a credit card" screen

• To see apps and games on your phone, disconnect it from your computer. Look for:

  • New apps in the App list (on Start, flick left).

  • New games in the Games Hub (on Start, tap Games, and flick left to Collection).

         

Notes

• Apps sync directly with your phone and are not added to your Zune collection on your computer.

• If you purchase your app from Zune while your phone is not connected to your PC, the app will be downloaded over the air within 24 hours. If you subsequently connect your phone to your PC, your items will continue to download over the air.

• Marketplace may not be available in your country or region.

Bioscience “BLAST” to the Windows Azure Cloud

Today at the Supercomputing (SC) 2010 conference, Microsoft Corp. announced the release of NCBI BLAST on Windows Azure. The new application enables a broader community of scientists to combine desktop resources with the power of cloud computing for critical biological research. At the conference, Microsoft showcased the enormous scale of the application on Windows Azure, demonstrating its use for 100 billion comparisons of protein sequences in a database managed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Researchers in bioinformatics, energy, drug research and many other fields use the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) to sift through large databases, to help identify new animal species, improve drug effectiveness and produce biofuels, and for other purposes. NCBI BLAST on Windows Azure provides a user-friendly Web interface and access to Windows Azure cloud computing for very large BLAST computations, as well as smaller-scale operations. The application will allow scientists to use and collaborate with their private data collections, as well as data hosted on Windows Azure, including NCBI public protein data collections and the results of Microsoft’s large protein comparison.

Announcements at Supercomputing 2010 conference highlight Microsoft’s efforts to bring technical computing to the mainstream. The NCBI BLAST on Windows Azure software is available from Microsoft at no cost, and Windows Azure resources are available at no charge to many researchers through Microsoft’s Global Cloud Research Engagement Initiative. More information is available at http://research.microsoft.com/azure and you can get more info at Microsoft Press pass also.

KIN : Microsoft Unveils next generation social Windows Phone

I want to share information regarding KIN, a new next generation Social Windows Phone released by Microsoft Corp. on April 12 2009 (click here to watch “Microsoft unveils Kin” – Silverlight Presentation).

 

It’s designed specifically for people who are actively navigating their social lives. Brought to life through partnerships with Verizon Wireless, Vodafone and Sharp Corporation, KIN is designed to be the ultimate social experience that blends the phone, online services and the PC with breakthrough new experiences called the Loop, Spot and Studio.

With KIN, social networking is built into the fabric of the phone. KIN has a fun, simple interface, which is designed to help people publish the magazine of their life by making the people and stuff they love the focus rather than menus and icons. The unique hardware design was developed in partnership with Sharp to create a new kind of social phone.

KIN Models?

There are two models called KIN ONE and KIN TWO.

New features of KIN?

• KIN ONE & TWO: Both phones feature a touch screen and slide-out keyboard.
• KIN ONE is small and compact, making it a perfect fit for a pocket and to operate with one hand.
• KIN TWO has a larger screen and keyboard, in addition to more memory, a higher resolution camera, and the ability to record high-definition video.
• KIN CAMERA: The 5 and 8 megapixel cameras in ONE and TWO, respectively, are designed for use in low light with image stabilization and a bright LumiLED flash.

New experiences of KIN?

• KIN Loop: Home screen of the phone. It always up to date and always on, showing all the things happening in someone’s social world. KIN automatically brings together feeds from leading Microsoft and third-party services such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter all in one place, making it easier to stay connected.
• KIN Spot: A new way for people to share what’s going on in their world. Videos, photos, text messages, Web pages, location and status updates are shared by simply dragging them to a single place on the phone.
• KIN Studio: It’s your phone online. Almost everything created on the phone is available in the cloud from any Web browser. You can automatically backs up texts, call history, photos, videos, contact and many more you can do.

What’s special with KIN?

• KIN will be the first Windows Phone to feature a Zune experience — including music, video, FM radio and podcast playback.
• It combines Sharp’s cutting-edge LCD and mobile device technology and integration with Microsoft’s cloud computing technology, KIN represents an innovative new mobile experience.

KIN will be exclusively available from Verizon Wireless in the U.S. beginning in May and from Vodafone this autumn in Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.

My View : Office 2010, what’s up, buddy?

Whenever our discussion turns towards Office 2010, most of my customers ask, “What’s up with Office 2010? Any new features? Some thing new for end users? What’s up buddy?”

There are many new features, user experiences available with each application/product of Office 2010 suite, which i reported couple of them earlier. Additionally I want to share couple of my experiences, that i personally tried.  

Regarding Office 2010, you can see new features, mobility, productivity and provide new dimensional user experiences:

• Outlook Conversation view: I like this feature a lot, which helps me to keep track of conversation regarding a topic – whole thread for my view.
  
  


• Use anywhere: Expect the best productivity experience across PCs, Phones and browsers.
  
  


• Office anywhere: Find a new hands-on experience with Office Web Apps – people will be able to view, access, share and work with their Office documents from virtually anywhere.
  
  


• Better Social Connectivity: It’s a social networking age, so our applications do. You can manage the professional, personal and social networks together with Outlook using Outlook Social Connector (OSC).
  
  


• Mobile Office: You can have your whole office related work using Windows Mobile Office.
  
  


• SharePoint Mobility: It’s just not Office, you can use SharePoint Mobility to access documents, lists, calendars on SharePoint 2010, performing people and document searches and receiving SMS alerts on SharePoint content.
  
  


• x64 bit Office: As 64-bit processors and operating systems are becoming the standard for systems ranging from servers to desktop computers, 64-bit Office will be able to take advantage of everything that 64-bit systems have to offer. Microsoft Office 2010 marks the first time Office will be shipping in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
  
  


• Virtualization & Office: Per Takeshi Numoto, CVP in Office, “App-V 4.6 provides Office customers with a robust set of features to tackle core challenges including application upgrade, application coexistence, and user readiness. It’s an exciting, powerful new way for IT to deliver Office 2010 quickly without impacting user productivity”
  
  


• Office Graphics: With Office 2010, i do see lot of improvements for using Pictures – cropping pictures, background removal in Office 2010 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook).
  
  


• My custom ribbon: I can create, customize and personalize my own Ribbon that suits my Office 2010 client applications.
  
  


• Click-to-Run: This new software delivery mechanism introduced with Office 2010. It based on MS App-V (again, virtualization and streaming technologies). Already i discussed regarding this.
  
  


• UI Extensibility: With new Backstage View, you can provide support for customization and extend the UI per your custom requirement.
  
  


• Product Key-card: Using this single license card (with no DVD media), we can access and experience Office 2010 on new PC’s pre-loaded with Office 2010.
  

I know the list above is few, but i like them more, as they help me to improve the productivity.

Hope this helps. I wish you to try new Office 2010 suite and have a wonderful user experience with Office 2010!!

Preview : Click-to-run technology

Microsoft introduces “Click-To-Run” technology for downloading trial and purchasing. For people who want to try or buy Office 2010 on existing PCs, Microsoft is unveiling Click-to-Run, a new and enhanced download experience for consumers.

Benefits:

• Click-to-Run makes it easier than ever for customers to try or buy Office digitally by significantly reducing the time and effort required to download Office 2010 over the Internet.
• Click-to-Run automatically downloads and installs any software patches when connected to the Internet, helping people maintain and keep their Office software up-to-date.
• Click-to-Run uses virtualization technology so it allows customers to maintain multiple versions of Office. This enables them to try Office 2010 side-by-side with the existing version of Office.

Video: You can know more this from the following Silverlight video.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/silverlightApps/videoplayer2/standalone.aspx?contentId=office14_click&src=/presspass/presskits/2010Office/channel.xml&WT.cg_n=Office14&WT.z_convert=embed

In this video. John Jendrezak and Trevor McDiarmid give us a first look at Click-to-Run, an innovative new Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) technology for Office 2010 that  utilizes Microsoft’s streaming and virtualization technology (AppVirt – you learned a great deal about this technology right here on Channel 9…).   It’s great to see application virtualization in the mainstream. Note that this is essentially a commercial for the new technology in Office 2010.