Xbox at the 2017 PC Gaming Show: Age of Empires Returns, Plus Forza Motorsport 7 and Sea of Thieves

E3, the granddaddy of video game industry events, is here. New and re-imagined games are announced, trailers run at every corner, new tech debuts, and fans get a glimpse at what’s next for their favorite gaming passions. I love it at E3; as a gamer, this is what it’s all about. And as a PC gamer, I’m personally excited because this year is also packing a PC gaming punch. It’s the third year for the PC Gaming Show at E3. I spent some time there earlier today and felt energized by what I saw. It was refreshing to celebrate the… Continue reading Xbox at the 2017 PC Gaming Show: Age of Empires Returns, Plus Forza Motorsport 7 and Sea of Thieves

Collaboration hacks from real-life teams

Download the new eBook, “Collaboration hacks from real-life teams,” to learn how companies have reinvented their workplace culture to compete in an information-intensive, interconnected world, where innovation happens in real-time, around the clock and across time zones and geographies.

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Xbox Design Lab Adds More Customization Options and Expands To More Countries

Last year, we unveiled Xbox Design Lab, the first online customization program we’ve ever launched where you can design your very own official Xbox Wireless Controller. Since then, fans have created hundreds of thousands of unique designs that express their creativity and style. Today, we’re excited to announce that we are adding even more customization options based on fan feedback, now giving you over a billion design combinations to choose from. We’ve also refreshed the design interface for a more seamless experience and will be launching Xbox Design Lab to more countries starting today. On top of all the original… Continue reading Xbox Design Lab Adds More Customization Options and Expands To More Countries

Defrag Tools #179 – Manually Generating a Crash Dump | Defrag Tools

In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards and Chad Beeder walk through the process of manually creating a full memory dump via the keyboard. This is useful when you want to capture the state of the operating system. For example, to debug a hang.

Resources:

Forcing a System Crash from the Keyboard 

Registry files (.reg) demonstrated in this episode are on the Defrag Tools OneDrive share (ManualCrashRegistrySettings.zip)

PCI Express Dump Switch Card (if you need to use the NMI method)

PCIe NMI card

Timeline:

[00:00] Welcome and Intro
[00:57] When would you need to manually force a crash dump?
[02:42] Typically you’ll want to get a Complete Memory Dump
[05:57] …which also requires you to set a large enough page file on the C: drive (RAM size plus some additional)
[08:00] Setting up manual crash dump via CrashOnCtrlScroll (if your keyboard has a ScrollLock key)
[13:20] Discussion of keyboards and keyboard scan codes. The old Peter Norton “pink shirt” book still comes through for this!
Keyboard Scan Codes
[16:55] Once you know the scan code, you can use the Dump1Keys and Dump2Key registry settings to choose your own keyboard combo. Make sure not to use CrashOnCtrlScroll at the same time!
[25:04] The big guns: If a system is hung badly enough that keyboard crash doesn’t work, you can try CrashOnNMI. Usually requires special hardware like a PCIe NMI card.
[28:34] Looking at the memory dump we just created. Bugcheck 0xE2: MANUALLY_INITIATED_CRASH

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CodeMaid Gets Some VB Loving and more…

It’s been over three years since we’ve last highlighted CodeMaid, Need help cleaning up your code? CodeMaid to the rescue!.

Since then it’s continued to grow and improve and in the latest version a community member stepped up and gave it some serious VB attention! You’ve GOT to love open source projects and our awesome community… 🙂

CodeMaid v10.4 (VB love edition) released! [Post copied in full]

CodeMaid v10.4 is now available on the Visual Studio Marketplace and GitHub.  This release focuses on some improvements to Visual Basic support courtesy of thehutman.

Features

#444 – Cleaning: VB now supports many of the same cleanups as C# – thanks thehutman!
#449 – Undo a previous pull request for hiding Spade during full screen mode (inconsistent with other extensions) – thanks iouri-s!

Fixes

#333 – Reorganizing: VB now moves attributes – thanks thehutman!
#440 – Cleaning: Exclude *.min.css and *.min.js files by default

Summary

A big thanks to those in the community who are pitching in to help make CodeMaid better for everyone.   You can join our community too on GitHub by reporting/investigating issues and submitting pull requests.  There’s great getting started info right here on the Contribute page. Code on

codecadwallader/codemaid

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For more details, please visit: http://www.codemaid.net

Currently supports VS2012, VS2013, VS2015 and VS2017.

For Visual Studio 2010, the last supported version is v0.8.1.

For Visual Studio 2005/2008, the last supported version is v0.4.3.

Links

Project home, Documentation, News: www.codemaid.net
Download, Reviews: Visual Studio Marketplace

Code, Issues: GitHub
Continuous Integration: AppVeyor

Twitter @codemaid: Twitter

And the coolest thing? Check out the Visual Studio Marketplace entry…

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… yeah, it’s nearing 1 million installs. How cool is that?

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Last Week on Channel 9: June 5th – June 11th, 2017

While many of our content authors are flying around the world, bring Build to the globe via the Build Tour, last week we’ve still had a great batch of videos, shows and posts. Here’s a select 21 of them…

TWC9: Build Touring in Beijing, Xbox at E3, Holographic Cortana and more…

This week on Channel 9, Nikola and Petri discuss the week’s top developer news, including;

Getting started with Mixer Interactivity in Unity

In this episode, Molly Suver from Xbox Live and Gersh Payzer from Mixer join the show to talk about how you can use Mixer Interactivity to create a more social experience for your players. We will cover the fundamentals such as what both Mixer and Mixer Interactivity are and then dive into a walk through of how you can get Mixer Interactivity integrated into a Unity game. …      

Azure Functions overview

Use Azure Functions to build the applications you need using simple serverless functions that scale automatically to meet demand, without worrying about infrastructure or provisioning servers. …      

Microsoft Bot Framework Skype for Business Integration – Outbound Messaging to Skype for…

The Skype for Business channel for the Microsoft Bot Framework has the ability to reach out directly to Skype for Business clients, without requiring them to contact the bot. This can be useful in proactive messaging, contacting certain users in response to events, or in joining up Skype for Business users with users on other channels used with the Bot Framework (like Facebook Messenger, Slack, Teams etc).

But how do you actually send messages from the Bot Framework out to Skype for Business users? In this video I’ll show you three ways of doing this:….      

Virtual Data Center

Olivier Martin joins Scott Hanselman to talk about the concept of Virtual Data Centers, which is at the heart of what Azure’s software-defined networking stack enables you to do with a combination of vNet Peering, hybrid connectivity, and centralized infrastructure in hub & spoke topologies….      

How C# is Developed In The Open with Mads Torgersen

Mads Torgersen shows the C# Language is designed in the open.

He shows how issues in the csharplang repository become proposals and shows a few language proposals. The proposals then go to language design meetings, and all the notes for those meetings are included in the repository as well. This open process allows for the community to proposed ideas and interact with the team all the way through release as an official language feature….      

C# 7 Features with Mads Torgersen

Mads Torgersen takes us on a quick look at some C# 7 features by refactoring a fibonacci series generator….      

Welcome to Code Conversations!

Hi, welcome to Code Conversations! Jon and Maria introduce the show, where you’ll see short, code focused interviews with .NET open source developers every Tuesday and Thursday….      

Fathers Day, Yooka-Laylee, and more!

This Week on Windows: We celebrate all that is Windows 10 and this week that means we’re talking Beauty and the Beast, organizing your Start Menu and playing some Yooka-Laylee! Specific topics covered in this week’s episode include the following:

  • Did You Know: Organize Your Start Files with new tile folders …      
Behind the Scenes: (Part 2) Getting started with the Desktop Bridge

The Desktop Bridge enables developers to bring their existing apps and games to the Universal Windows Platform. Through the Windows Store, developers have access to an array of integrated Windows features they can leverage within their application.

Join Jerry Nixon, Stefan Wick and Unni Ravindranathan for Part 2 of our special series on the Desktop Bridge, in which they provide us with an in-depth Q&A session on what the Desktop Bridge is, what applications are supported as well as how you can get started leveraging this awesome service….      

Defrag: Windows 10 Creators Update Updating, Fixing a Win10 Homegroup, Star Trek VR and…

Microsoft tech troubleshooter extraordinaire Gov Maharaj and I help walk you through troubleshooting solutions to your tech support problems. If you have a problem you want to send us, you can use the Problem Step Recorder in Windows (see this for details on how) and send us the zip file to DefragShow@microsoft.com. We will also be checking comments for problems, but the email address will let us contact you if needed….      

The Making of Project Sangam

Microsoft Research India started project MEC to understand the adoption of quality educational content in India and how technology can help uplift this adoption rate.

The platform saw great adoption in India, Middle East, and Africa with millions of users. Jordan and Mauritius deployments are being run at the national level through ministries of education. Swachh Bharat e-learning is powered by this platform, in partnership with Ministry of Urban Development in India to train Municipal Officers across the country….      

Introduction to WordPress using Azure PaaS

Azure has two new as a service offerings that allow you to build, manage and scale your WordPress sites using platform as a service. Azure Database for MySQL provides a managed database service for app development and deployment that allows you to stand up a MySQL database in minutes and scale on the fly – with the capabilities you want – like high-availability, security, and recovery built in. Azure Web Apps for Linux allows you to create and deploy mission-critical web apps, like WordPress, that scale with your business via built-in autoscale, load balancing, patching, high availability and continuous deployments with Git or Visual Studio Team Services….      

Behind the Scenes: (Part 1) How to bring your existing apps and games to the Windows Store…
 

The Desktop Bridge enables developers to bring their existing apps and games to the Universal Windows Platform. Through the Windows Store, developers have access to an array of integrated Windows features they can leverage within their application.

Join Jerry Nixon as he welcomes Stefan Wick and Unni Ravindranathan to the show for Part 1 of a special 2 part series, in which they provide us with an in-depth Q&A session on what the Desktop Bridge is, what applications are supported as well as how you can get started leveraging this awesome service….      

Tuesdays with Corey: Rendering the next blockbuster on Azure

Corey Sanders, Director of Program Management on the Microsoft Azure Compute team recaps some of the cool technologies and announcements recently discussed at Microsoft Build.  In this episode Corey talks about rendering in the cloud with Karan Batta – Senior PM on the Azure Big Compute team. …      

Episode 476: Boris Hristov on Technical Presentations

Boris Hristov describes how to deliver more effective technical presentation.      

Episode 24: Xamarin Live Player

This week, we take a look at the brand new Xamarin Live Player, enabling developers to continuously develop and debug their Xamarin iOS and Android applications from Visual Studio. James will show you what you need to get started, how to pair your iOS or Android device with Visual Studio 2017 or Visual Studio for Mac, and how to build out an application without having to ever stop coding as the Live Player updates and re-deploys in realtime. …      

Surviving Denial of Service Attacks

How I spent my Valentines Day: Alcatraz Island. How one criminal gang spent their Valentines Day: 275 Gbps DDoS attack over 21 hours. Ouch! Here’s what to do if it happens to you. …      

Building a Pet Recognition Door Using Windows 10 IoT Core

With Windows 10 IoT Core, you can build devices to power your purrrrfect world. Build a Pet Recognition Door by connecting a webcam, infrared motion sensor, servo motors, and OpenCV facial recognition on a Minnowboard Max running Windows IoT Core. This Pet Recognition Door will let your pet come and go, while keeping unwelcome critters from paying you an unexpected visit.  Are you feline ready to start creating?…      

98 – Moose Superstore Zipper

It’s time for another LiveStream Episode of the Patch and Switch show!!! Two IT guys (Patch and Switch) who are talking about whatever comes up. Can you say Tangent! Ultimately it’s the Chat Room where everyone hangs out and contributes to the show, so make sure to load it up during the LiveStream! 

So glad everyone is back in the bunker and we got it hidden again. Wait … what? Patch setup a meeting half way through the show? It must be getting close to year end. Let’s see what these three can do in 30 minutes as opposed to an hour!…      

Care and Feeding of Your New Junior Dev

On this episode of Eat Sleep Code, Mike Hand shares strategies for training and mentoring as well as some common and some less obvious pitfalls. When and how to give feedback are covered. In addition, Mike shares advice on using code reviews and pair programming to your advantage, and how to be the experienced developer juniors think you are, with the focus on practical dos and don’ts you can start using right away….      

Measuring IoT pulse widths with new GPIO APIs

The Windows 10 Creators Update comes with new GPIO APIs which enable accurate and efficient measurement of pulse widths. Some devices that benefit are the DHT11/DHT22 temperature and humidity sensors, and certain sonar/distance sensors. We added the Windows.Devices.Gpio.GpioChangeReader class which lets you capture timestamps when a GPIO pin changes state, which you can then use to determine the time between change events….      

Interview with Natallia Dzenisenka

In this episode, Kaitlin sits down with Natallia Dzenisenka, a young Software Architect. Natallia shares her story and tells young people how to achieve professional success…      

Defrag Tools #178 – Sysinternals ProcDump v9.0

In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards and Chad Beeder talk about the new features of Sysinternals ProcDump v9.0

Multiple Dumps per trigger in multiple Dump Sizes:…      

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E3 2017: ID@Xbox Debuts Biggest and Most Diverse E3 Lineup Ever

We started the ID@Xbox program with the goal of making sure players on Xbox and Windows 10 had access to the broadest collection of games around. And thanks to the stellar work of the independent developer community, wow, we’re delivering like crazy! With more than 25 games from devs working with ID@Xbox in today’s E3 briefing – Xbox’s biggest show ever – the golden age for independent titles is showing no sign of letting up! From exploration and adventure to hardcore action and competition, developers are bringing games for every kind of player and taste to Xbox. Not only did… Continue reading E3 2017: ID@Xbox Debuts Biggest and Most Diverse E3 Lineup Ever

E3 2017: Crackdown 3 Brings the Boom with Terry Crews and First Look at Campaign

Agility Orbs, explosions, open-world sandbox gameplay, Terry Crews and oh yeah, more explosions — all the ingredients necessary to step up your boom in Crackdown 3 when it launches November 7, 2017 for the Xbox One family of devices with Xbox Play Anywhere support — buy it once and play it on both console and Windows 10. Starring Terry Crews as Commander Jaxon, Crackdown 3 blasted into the 2017 Xbox E3 briefing in a big way with the worldwide debut of 4K hyper-powered gameplay from its story campaign (you can see this explosive trailer above). Set in 2045, a major… Continue reading E3 2017: Crackdown 3 Brings the Boom with Terry Crews and First Look at Campaign