[TechRepublic] Windows 8 dev camps across Australia

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Editor's note Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Wrapper for another week. If you want to get a head start in developing applications for Windows 8, Microsoft is holding a series of gratis workshops over the next two months that encompasses all the nation's capital cities. For web video types came the good news that their workloads with respect to video encoding just became lighter with Mozilla changing its stance towards the H.264 codec and moving to use native decoders in the future. Android devs should also be aware that the SDK was updated to revision 17 overnight. -- Chris Windows 8 dev camps go nationwide A series of Metro developer camps, hosted by Microsoft, are coming to a capital city near you. Read more Resource of the day Live Webcast: Businesses Using Microsoft Office 365 Experience Amazing ROI With your business moving to the cloud, you know you can trust MS Office 365 to deliver the same functionality, but with better collaboration tools. Register for this webcast to learn more about MS Office 365, and what it can do for you. Mobile moves Mozilla's hand on H.264 The prevalence of hardware H.264 decoding on mobile devices, and the need to compete on mobile, has forced Mozilla to finally change its view towards supporting the codec. Read more Android SDK updated, enterprise Metro apps, debugging Maps Google today announced the release of an update to the Android SDK and development tools; a glimpse of a Metro business app has appeared; and the mad world of Google Maps. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Encrypt your smartphone voice communications with TrustCall Deb Shinder tested a voice encryption solution called TrustCall. Find out how TrustCall works and if it's right for your organization. Read more Does Windows 8 make you furious? It appears that any article about Windows 8 invites a lot of commentary from TechRepublic members, much of it negative. What's your gut reaction to the OS? Read more Calling RESTful services from your Android app Mobile developer William J. Francis demonstrates how easy it is to consume a RESTful service from your Android device. Read more Microsoft is one of the world's most ethical companies Despite past business practices that suggest otherwise, Microsoft is now one of the most ethical companies in the world. Read more iPad revamp doesn't change our tablet rollout plans, say CIOs The new iPad's retina display hasn't charmed CIOs: but tablets will be flooding into the enterprise anyway Read more Moving Hyper-V storage in Hyper-V Manager in Windows Server 8 The ability to migrate Hyper-V storage is a critical task, and Windows Server 8 makes it a bit easier. In this post, Rickatron will show how to migrate a VM's storage with Hyper-V Manager. Read more Featured multimedia   NASA outfits over the years Here's a look at what some people have worn for aeronautics and space, from 1952 to 2010. These photos appear on the NASA on The Commons NASA Outfits Flickr stream. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: Businesses Using Microsoft Office 365 Experience Amazing ROI With your business moving to the cloud, you know you can trust MS Office 365 to deliver the same functionality, but with better collaboration tools. Register for this webcast to learn more about MS Office 365, and what it can do for you. Today's recommended downloads Live Webcast: Businesses Using Microsoft Office 365 Experience Amazing ROI (Microsoft) The Complete Unified Communications eBook from AT&T (AT&T) The Right Way to Prove Identity & Establish Trust (Quest Software) Preparing Your Network for the Worst Case (Quest Software) Beyond Simple Total Cost of Ownership (SuccessFactors) Connect with TechRepublic Five tips for building your next network TechRepublic speaks to five IT experts who demonstrate how the next-generation network needs to be flexible, responsive, and ready for changing business demands. TechRepublic newsletters   Get programming, mobile development, and design tips and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Software Engineer App Builder Web Designer IT Consultant

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[TechRepublic] Windows 8 dev camps across Australia

TechRepublic Australia Wrapper TechRepublic Member | March 21, 2012

Editor's note Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Wrapper for another week. If you want to get a head start in developing applications for Windows 8, Microsoft is holding a series of gratis workshops over the next two months that encompasses all the nation's capital cities. For web video types came the good news that their workloads with respect to video encoding just became lighter with Mozilla changing its stance towards the H.264 codec and moving to use native decoders in the future. Android devs should also be aware that the SDK was updated to revision 17 overnight. -- Chris Windows 8 dev camps go nationwide A series of Metro developer camps, hosted by Microsoft, are coming to a capital city near you. Read more Resource of the day Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Leading experts from Gartner and Symantec break down the emerging information management challenges that organisations like yours face and, more importantly, offer solutions to address them. Watch this informative webcast now! Mobile moves Mozilla's hand on H.264 The prevalence of hardware H.264 decoding on mobile devices, and the need to compete on mobile, has forced Mozilla to finally change its view towards supporting the codec. Read more Android SDK updated, enterprise Metro apps, debugging Maps Google today announced the release of an update to the Android SDK and development tools; a glimpse of a Metro business app has appeared; and the mad world of Google Maps. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Encrypt your smartphone voice communications with TrustCall Deb Shinder tested a voice encryption solution called TrustCall. Find out how TrustCall works and if it's right for your organization. Read more Does Windows 8 make you furious? It appears that any article about Windows 8 invites a lot of commentary from TechRepublic members, much of it negative. What's your gut reaction to the OS? Read more Calling RESTful services from your Android app Mobile developer William J. Francis demonstrates how easy it is to consume a RESTful service from your Android device. Read more Microsoft is one of the world's most ethical companies Despite past business practices that suggest otherwise, Microsoft is now one of the most ethical companies in the world. Read more iPad revamp doesn't change our tablet rollout plans, say CIOs The new iPad's retina display hasn't charmed CIOs: but tablets will be flooding into the enterprise anyway Read more Moving Hyper-V storage in Hyper-V Manager in Windows Server 8 The ability to migrate Hyper-V storage is a critical task, and Windows Server 8 makes it a bit easier. In this post, Rickatron will show how to migrate a VM's storage with Hyper-V Manager. Read more Featured multimedia   NASA outfits over the years Here's a look at what some people have worn for aeronautics and space, from 1952 to 2010. These photos appear on the NASA on The Commons NASA Outfits Flickr stream. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: Businesses Using Microsoft Office 365 Experience Amazing ROI With your business moving to the cloud, you know you can trust MS Office 365 to deliver the same functionality, but with better collaboration tools. Register for this webcast to learn more about MS Office 365, and what it can do for you. Today's recommended downloads Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Live Webcast: Businesses Using Microsoft Office 365 Experience Amazing ROI (Microsoft) The Right Way to Prove Identity & Establish Trust (Quest Software) Live Webcast: A Developers Guide to using Rational Solutions to Leverage WebSphere (IBM) Beyond Simple Total Cost of Ownership (SuccessFactors) Connect with TechRepublic Five tips for building your next network TechRepublic speaks to five IT experts who demonstrate how the next-generation network needs to be flexible, responsive, and ready for changing business demands. TechRepublic newsletters   Get programming, mobile development, and design tips and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Software Engineer App Builder Web Designer IT Consultant

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