http://spiffy.sg The official blog of Microsoft Singapore evangelism team Mon, 20 May 2013 04:51:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en KE Trade SG jumps on the Windows bandwagon – App of the Week App of the week is a weekly showcase of an awesome app developed on Windows 8 or Windows Phone. Got an app you love that you want us to talk about? Leave us a comment and tell us which app and why you love it! If you want to trade on the move, check out [...]

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]]> http://spiffy.sg/general/ke-trade-sg-jumps-on-the-windows-bandwagon-app-of-the-week/ TEDxTokyo 2013 Konnichiwa! Summer has finally arrived in Japan, and the new season marks an important event in my social calendar: TEDxTokyo 2013. Although I could not obtain tickets for the live event, I was able to attend the live public screening at Shibuya Hikarie 8/COURT. The theme for TEDxTokyo 2013 is ’1+1=11′ which meant “don’t take [...]

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]]> http://spiffy.sg/general/tedxtokyo-2013/ Celebrating Startups on BizSpark – Come check us out at WalkaboutSG If you don’t already know, WalkaboutSG is happening this coming Friday from 12pm-5pm at the CBD area. We’ll be opening up the Microsoft Innovation Center and Microsoft Technology Center for you to find out more about the work we do together with startups and how we support innovation in the local software economy! We’ve got [...]

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]]> http://spiffy.sg/general/celebrating-startups-on-bizspark-come-check-us-out-at-walkaboutsg/ We Live to Code Results released! We Live to Code has officially come to an end on 5th May, when we received the final app submissions from our participants! Great job to all the participants in this hackathon! So who are the winners of the Samsung Ativ PCs? *drumrolls* 3rd prize goes to StockFolio. StockFolio allows you to monitor the progress [...]

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]]> http://spiffy.sg/developers/we-live-to-code-results-released/ Join us at Cloud Summit 2013! Microsoft Cloud Summit 2013 offers breadth and depth of topics that will help your company get the most of your existing software investments. Learn how Microsoft can help you improve productivity and drive down costs, preparing you to better advise business decision makers on future technology investments. Date: 22 May 2013 Time: 9am – 5pm [...]

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]]> http://spiffy.sg/it-pros/join-us-at-cloud-summit-2013/ Setup Custom Domain Name for Windows Azure Websites or Services I talked about few times about using Azure for Websites and Host Services like build WordPress blog easily with Windows Azure Websites. Recently few people asked me how to create a custom domain name for the Azure Websites or the Services/Apps hosted on Azure. For example, take my blog as an example. When I created [...]

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]]> http://spiffy.sg/it-pros/setup-custom-domain-name-for-windows-azure-websites-or-services/ ‘The Harvest’ for Windows 8 is here – App of the Week App of the week is a weekly showcase of an awesome app developed on Windows 8 or Windows Phone. Got an app you love that you want us to talk about? Leave us a comment and tell us which app and why you love it! Join the Global Defense Force. Restore Earth to its rightful [...]

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]]> http://spiffy.sg/general/the-harvest-for-windows-8-is-here-app-of-the-week/ iCreate Mobility Challenge 2013 iCreate Mobility Challenge 2013 Come join the iCreate Mobility Challenge and bring your great idea and dreams to life! This year, we challenge you to unleash your skills and creativity to design a totally new cutting edge app experience that can enhance students’ experience at NUS to the next level. Winning entries will receive prominent recognition [...]

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]]> http://spiffy.sg/students/icreate-mobility-challenge-2013/ Pixaroll : Get your instagram sized photos printed and delivered to you on Windows Phone A startup based in Singapore, Pixaroll is announcing that they are bringing photo printing/delivery service to Windows Phone platform! Unlike self-served printing from consumer photo printers, Pixaroll delivers top quality prints with accurate color reproduction by using professional printing machines with papers equivalent to photo labs. Here are some comparison. *Do note that the final prints are matte finish and [...]

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]]> http://spiffy.sg/general/pixaroll-get-your-instagram-sized-photos-printed-and-delivered-to-you-on-windows-phone/ PowerShell script to migrate SharePoint to Azure IaaS Recently at the Windows Azure Global Boot Camp, I talked about how to migrate sharepoint from on premise to Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Some of you reached out to me after the session for the scripts, so this article helps you to create that script. Important: Do NOT copy the script blindly. You need to [...]

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