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Just released – Windows developer virtual machines – December 2016 build

2016-12-23 KENNETH 0

Just released – Windows developer virtual machines – December 2016 build We’re releasing the December 2016 edition of our evaluation and licensed Windows developer virtual machines (VM) on Windows Dev Center. The VMs come in Hyper-V, Parallels, VirtualBox and VMWare flavors.  The evaluation version will expire on 04/08/17. Evaluation VM contain: Windows 10 Enterprise Evaluation, Version 1607 Visual Studio 2015 Community Update 3 (Build 14.0.25425.01) Windows developer SDK and tools (Build 14393) Microsoft Azure SDK for .NET (Build 2.9.6) Windows Bridge for iOS (0.2.161107) Windows UWP samples (November 2016 Update) Windows Bridge for iOS samples Bash on Ubuntu on Windows Licensed VM contain: Windows 10 Pro, Version 1607 Visual Studio 2015 Community Update 3 (Build 14.0.25425.01) Windows developer SDK and tools (Build 14393) Microsoft Azure SDK for .NET (Build 2.9.6) Windows Bridge for iOS (0.2.161107) Windows UWP samples (November 2016 Update) Windows Bridge for [ more… ]

Countdown to the New Year with great deals in the Windows Store

2016-12-23 KENNETH 0

Countdown to the New Year with great deals in the Windows Store We’re counting down to the New Year with a brand-new collection in the Windows Store and today, we’re highlighting some of its awesome year-end deals you can enjoy on your Windows 10 PC.* GAMES Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition – $30 off Until Dec. 28, purchase Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition for just $69.99 (that’s $30 off the regular $99.99 price) and play the beginning of a new saga for one of the most acclaimed franchises in video game history. And there’s a bonus: when you purchase this title on your Windows 10 PC, you can also play on Xbox One with Xbox Play Anywhere. Forza Horizon 3: Ultimate Edition – $20 off Until Dec. 28, Forza Horizon 3: Ultimate Edition can be yours for only [ more… ]

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Load Balancing Node.js Application Servers with NGINX Plus

2016-12-22 KENNETH 0

Load Balancing Node.js Application Servers with NGINX Plus NGINX has created a complete Deployment Guide for using NGINX and NGINX Plus to load balance HTTP and HTTPS traffic across pools of Node.js® application servers. This guide joins a number of other resources we’ve created for using Node.js and NGINX together: 5 Performance Tips for Node.js Applications, exploring ways to speed up Node.js using NGINX Using NGINX and NGINX Plus with Node.js and Socket.IO, the WebSocket API, explaining how to use WebSocket and Node.js with NGINX NGINX Plus Serves Breaking News for InkaBinka, a case study highlighting production use of Node.js Node.js is an open source, cross‑platform JavaScript runtime environment. It provides an agile‑savvy, module‑driven, scalable approach to the design, development, and deployment of applications. This guide to Node.js load balancing applies to both on‑premises and cloud‑based Node.js deployments. It begins with the use [ more… ]

Windows Bridge for iOS: Customizing the Surface Dial Experience

2016-12-22 KENNETH 0

Windows Bridge for iOS: Customizing the Surface Dial Experience In part one of the Windows Bridge for iOS series, we created a simple to-do list app in Xcode and used the iOS bridge to bring it over to Windows 10. In part two of the series, we went on a tour of Visual Studio for iOS developers. In part three, we used the Windows Bridge for iOS to convert an iOS calculator app created using Storyboards and Auto Layout to a Universal Windows Platform app that adjusts to various form factors on Windows 10. In part four, we discussed how to mix and match UIKit with XAML controls in a bridged UWP app. Today, we explain how to customize the Surface Dial Experience for bridged UWP apps using Objective-C projections. Getting Started For today’s tutorial, you will need: A PC [ more… ]

AdDuplex – your one stop shop for Windows app and game marketing and monetization

2016-12-22 KENNETH 0

AdDuplex – your one stop shop for Windows app and game marketing and monetization From the early days of the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace to the modern days of Windows Store, AdDuplex was and is committed to providing top-notch advertising solutions for app and game developers, publishers and advertisers. Premier cross-promotion network Back in 2011, AdDuplex launched the first cross-promotion network for Windows Phone 7 apps and empowered thousands of independent developers to advertise their apps for free by helping fellow app and game creators. Apps that got initial attention in the early days of the ecosystem received an overall boost and enjoyed the early exposure for years to come. AdDuplex helped such apps by utilizing their ad space before they had reached a level of popularity that made monetization efforts worthwhile. AdDuplex cross-promotion network works as an enabler of [ more… ]