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This week, James follows up on Episode 20 when he was joined by Adam Fish from Realm, who introduced us to the cross-platform mobile reactive database, Realm for .NET. This week James takes Realm to the next level by deploying the Realm Object Server&n… Continue reading Episode 21: Deploying Realm Object Server to an Azure Linux VM | The Xamarin Show
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In a Web Wednesday post, we’re highlighting a great tutorial from David Rousset.
David shows us how we can write one browser extension that works in every modern browser (except Safari).
AND he shows how you can use that extension to connect to a number of Microsoft services, such as the Microsoft Cognitive Services Computer Vision API and Bing Text to Speech API too.
Finally, while using shared code, how to also add browser specific features too.
“In today’s article, we’ll create a JavaScript extension that works in all major modern browsers, using the very same code base. Indeed, the Chrome extension model based on HTML, CSS and JavaScript is now available almost everywhere, and there is even a Browser Extension Community Group working on a standard.
I’ll explain how you can install this extension that supports the web extension model (I.e. Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Brave and Vivaldi), and provide some simple tips on how to get a unique code base for all of them, but also how to debug in each browser.
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Let’s build a proof of concept — an extension that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision to help the blind analyze images on a web page.
We’ll see that, with a few lines of code, we can create some powerful features in the browser. In my case, I’m concerned with accessibility on the web and I’ve already spent some time thinking about how to make a breakout game accessible using web audio and SVG, for instance.
Still, I’ve been looking for something that would help blind people in a more general way. I was recently inspired while listening to a great talk by Chris Heilmann in Lisbon: “Pixels and Hidden Meaning in Pixels.”
Indeed, using today’s AI algorithms in the cloud, as well as text-to-speech technologies, exposed in the browser with the Web Speech API or using a remote cloud service, we can very easily build an extension that analyzes web page images with missing or improperly filled
alttext properties.My little proof of concept simply extracts images from a web page (the one in the active tab) and displays the thumbnails in a list. When you click on one of the images, the extension queries the Computer Vision API to get some descriptive text for the image and then uses either the Web Speech API or Bing Speech API to share it with the visitor.
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Corey Sanders, Director of Program Management on the Microsoft Azure Compute team invited Azure Functions Aficionado Donna Malayeri to come back on the show to talk about Azure Functions Proxies! Check out:Proxies sample app from video: http… Continue reading Tuesdays with Cory: Azure Functions Proxies extravaganza | Tuesdays With Corey
This Week on Windows: This week’s special TWOW is all Creators Update all the time! We’re bringing you the new updates and features from Game Mode to Microsoft Edge and everything in between from some of the people that know them best! So sit back, relax, and enjoy a very special TWOW sure to inspire the creator in all of us
Continue reading This Week on Windows: Windows 10 Creators Update | This Week On Windows
In this episode, Soumow sits with Kasey Champion, a passionate Software Engineer at Microsoft and a Computer Science teacher in Seattle. Follow @techie4good GALs is a show about the women who work in Tech (at Microsoft or outside) from three … Continue reading Interview with Kasey Champion, Software Engineer and CS teacher | GALs
Last year, we set out to make Windows 10 the best version of Windows for gaming. Today, PC gaming gets even better for Windows 10 gamers everywhere. With the release of the Windows 10 Creators Update, we’re delivering built-in game streaming and interactivity with Beam, game performance improvements with Windows Game Mode, and a unified destination to customize your system settings for your Windows 10 gaming experience. Here’s a look at the new features rolling out today, which we announced and released for Windows Insiders earlier this year:
• Built-in Beam game streaming: We’re committed to making great gaming experiences that unify players across devices, and with the release of Beam on Windows 10 today following its console release last month, we’re doing just that. Beam is the easiest and most interactive way to stream your gameplay on Windows 10. Simply press the Windows key + G while playing your game to bring up the Game bar, and you’ll find we’ve added a broadcast icon to launch Beam – no extra software required. This gives everyone the opportunity to show their creativity as a game broadcaster. And it gets better. Thanks to Beam’s low latency technology, Beam streams have less than a second of delay, enabling streamers to engage and interact with their viewers in near real-time. What’s more, Beam enables streamers to incorporate interactive features such as animation and sound triggers right into their stream. The ability to manage your Beam broadcast and interact with fellow gamers on chat will appear as overlays. For more on Beam, check out our Beam Week posts on Xbox Wire here.
• Game Mode: With Game Mode, it’s our goal to provide a better and more consistent gaming experience on Windows 10, by dedicating more system resources to your game. The initial release of Game Mode works best when your PC is experiencing resource contention. In other words, when your PC is working hard to run your game and possibly other concurrent software, Game Mode can help manage system resources more efficiently and optimize them for gaming. What’s more, Game Mode works for both Win32 and UWP games. To enable Game Mode, pull up the Game bar (Windows key + G) and click on the Settings button. There you’ll be able to opt the running game into using Game Mode. And the Creators Update is just the first milestone in our commitment to Game Mode and Windows 10 performance improvements for PC gaming. Continue reading Beam Streaming, Game Mode, and More Begin Rolling Out Today with the Windows 10 Creators Update
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