December 2012 - Posts

• Nice set of updates to Azure over the last few days - Data Sync now in the HTML Portal - Updates to the CLI

  Scott Guthrie posted about the Azure-related changes that have happened over the last few days. Of particular interest to me was that Data Sync was now in the new HTML portal, and that the Azure store now works in a bunch more countries. Generally I like Read More... Posted Thursday, December 27, 2012 6:56 PM by Greg Low | 0 Comments

• Windows Azure SQL Reporting - Great to see a dramatic price decrease for lower volume users

  I was really excited about Windows Azure SQL Reporting being released. That lasted until I saw the pricing. If I just deployed a server and didn't use it, the price was 89c per hour for up to 300 reports per hour. What many people didn't understand is Read More... Posted Friday, December 21, 2012 1:26 PM by Greg Low | 6 Comments

• Placeholder images for testing reports

  Lorem Ipsum has long been used to provide placeholder text for testing report and document layouts. Programs such as Microsoft Word have also included options for generating sample text. (For example, type =rand() anywhere in a blank area of a Microsoft Read More... Posted Monday, December 17, 2012 11:38 AM by Greg Low | 0 Comments

• Create a system image in Windows 8

  One of the things that I've just come to accept is that the designers of Windows 8 and I think very differently. It'll take a long time to convince me that shutting down the computer is a "setting". Even after using Windows 8 for quite a while now, I Read More... Posted Monday, December 10, 2012 10:07 PM by Greg Low | 2 Comments

• Visual Studio Image Library now available for download

  One of the challenges in any application development is trying to make your application look like it's really designed for the target environment. Using the same icons/images that are used in the target environment, and for the same purposes, helps greatly Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 05, 2012 1:34 PM by Greg Low | 0 Comments