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Xbox E3–Jump In

The Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 is a popular conference where new games and consoles are announced. There was no expectation of new consoles being announced, but I had even heard murmurs that this would be the last generation of consoles. I didn’t think that would be the case, but you never know. Fortunately, Phil […] Know someone who might like this?Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new wi...

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Microsoft Still Wants Your Feedback

I’m back in Seattle writing another blog post talking about how Microsoft wants your feedback. I’m attending the Microsoft MVP Summit. To attend this summit, you have to be a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP). I was fortunate enough to receive this award from Microsoft back in 2009, and I’ve been given the award every […] Know someone who might like this?Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in n...

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Developer Contests FTW

A couple of months ago I mentioned that Dream Build Play was happening. There are some sweet prizes available. Well, now there is another contest where you could win all of the following: Surface Studio (2TB / Intel Core i7) Surface Pro (256GB / Intel Core i5) Surface Dial Acer Windows Mixed Reality headset Xbox […] Know someone who might like this?Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click...

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A Story from a 17 year .NET Developer Veteran

In my video this week I talk about the history of .NET and why I think now is a great time to be a .NET developer. I was at a conference in Las Vegas back in the fall of 2000 and I saw Scott Guthrie, wearing his now famous red polo shirt, talking about this […] Know someone who might like this?Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to email ...

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It Only Took 11 Years to get 500 YouTube Subscribers

A couple of weeks ago I noticed I hit the 500 subscriber mark on YouTube. Then a couple of days ago I got an email from YouTube telling me about my month in review. I don’t recall getting an email like this before. It may be because they updated their look and this is part […] Know someone who might like this?Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window...

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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun as Seen Through the HP Mixed Reality Headset

If you like stealth games, chances are you will like Shadow Tactics. Last week I received the Acer Mixed Reality headset. This week the HP Mixed Reality headset I ordered showed up. I’ll be creating an unboxing video soon, but wanted to show off this little test I did… I hooked up the the HP […] Know someone who might like this?Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (...

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Complete Software Developer’s Career Guide

Back in 2014, John Sonmez wrote the book, “Soft Skills: The software developer’s life manual”. It was a great book that I raved about in that post. He’s back with another book that focuses solely on your career as a software developer. The title says it all … The Complete Software Developer’s Career Guide. The […] Know someone who might like this?Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click t...

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Preparing for Microsoft Mixed Reality Partners

Last week my machine decided to freeze up. I had installed the latest NVIDIA graphics drivers and Windows also decided to install updates. When I came down to work on my video I was greeted with black screens. After rebooting, I kept getting the blue screen of death. I won’t go into all the details […] Know someone who might like this?Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on P...

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Learning to Program with Code.org

If you receive my email every week, then you will already know that I’m really impressed with http://code.org. It uses the Blockly programming language which helps people to get started programming without getting bogged down in a particular language’s syntax. The gist of the video below is that I think it is an awesome tool […] Know someone who might like this?Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...

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Fun in Disney

I’m taking the week off, so my blog post this week is coming from Orlando, FL. On Friday, I was able to give a HoloLens talk at the MVPDays in Orlando. It was a lot of fun. But being on vacation with my family at Disney World is even more fun 🙂 From Magic Kingdom, […] Know someone who might like this?Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click t...

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