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ICYMI – Tutorials, UWPDesktop Nuget, and MVP Updates

2017-01-21 KENNETH 0

ICYMI – Tutorials, UWPDesktop Nuget, and MVP Updates This week we have updates for both new and experienced developers alike! Take a look below to see the latest news from the Windows Developer team. New year, new dev: Developing your idea into a UWP app With little or no prior experience, you’ll learn how to use XAML and C# to create amazing Windows 10 UWP applications, get those apps ready for publishing and see them run on UWP devices ranging from Xbox One and PC, to mobile and even Raspberry Pi. Get started here: Turn your idea into a publishable app! Learn how to create the apps you've always wanted to build right here: https://t.co/O9mKecO29n — Windows Developer (@windowsdev) January 18, 2017 Announcing UWPDesktop Nuget Package 14393 The UWPDesktop NuGet package is here to improve the developer experience with Visual [ more… ]

Why PhD student Soon Flynn loves his Surface Pro 4

2017-01-21 KENNETH 0

Why PhD student Soon Flynn loves his Surface Pro 4 “My Surface is the only means I have to express myself outside of my head to the physical world – seriously; it makes such a big difference to my life and my studies.  As a person with Autism it’s an imperative tool to communicate with others.” – Soon Flynn, Ph.D. student studying Biology at Arizona State University. Working in Kathleen Pigg’s Ph.D. Lab, Soon is blowing up a photo to examine the smaller details such as venation and margins on the acer samaras fossil then adding it to his PDF presentation for National Fossil Day in Republic Washington. Soon got his Surface Pro 4 when he joined ASU as a doctoral student and he knew exactly why he wanted one. “The size, portability and picture quality is perfect! Just the [ more… ]

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Play the Halo Wars 2 Blitz Multiplayer Beta on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC today

2017-01-21 KENNETH 0

Play the Halo Wars 2 Blitz Multiplayer Beta on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC today Today, the Halo Wars 2 Blitz Multiplayer Beta officially launches on Windows 10 PC and Xbox One! The Blitz multiplayer beta is open to anyone on Windows 10 PC in the Windows Store and for Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox One, and runs from today until Jan. 30. Blitz offers a unique twist on Halo Wars 2 gameplay by replacing the traditional real-time strategy (RTS) aspects of resource collection, base building and tech tree planning with a streamlined way to build your armies and jump straight into the action. Unlike a traditional RTS match, your entire army and Leader Powers are selected and built before a Blitz match even begins. Players will select a Leader and build a deck of 12 cards, with each [ more… ]

This Week on Windows: New Windows 10 preview, Microsoft Edge tips and Halo Wars 2

2017-01-21 KENNETH 0

This Week on Windows: New Windows 10 preview, Microsoft Edge tips and Halo Wars 2 This Week on Windows, we’re talking about your chance to play Halo Wars 2: Blitz Beta before it ships, all the ways you can easily customize your Start and New Tab pages in Microsoft Edge and the latest Windows 10 features coming to Windows Insiders. Head over here to check out the latest Windows Insider preview builds, or sign up for the Windows Insider Program here! Here’s what’s new in the Windows Store this week: Halo Wars 2: Blitz Beta Today, the Halo Wars 2 Blitz Multiplayer Beta officially launches on Windows 10 PC and Xbox One! The Blitz multiplayer beta is open to anyone on Windows 10 PC and for Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox One, and runs from today until Jan. 30. Blitz [ more… ]

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RHSA-2017:0180-1: Critical: java-1.8.0-openjdk security update

2017-01-20 KENNETH 0

RHSA-2017:0180-1: Critical: java-1.8.0-openjdk security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux: An update for java-1.8.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. CVE-2016-5546, CVE-2016-5547, CVE-2016-5548, CVE-2016-5552, CVE-2017-3231, CVE-2017-3241, CVE-2017-3252, CVE-2017-3253, CVE-2017-3261, CVE-2017-3272, CVE-2017-3289 Source: RHSA-2017:0180-1: Critical: java-1.8.0-openjdk security update