Month: September 2017

“You know a solution resonates with a workforce when it is adopted without any prompting from IT. This is the case with Microsoft Teams. In just a few months, our associates have formed more than two thousand teams across the organization—and it all happened organically.” —Read more from Bill Graff, CIO of Cerner Corporation.

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Add-ins are now rolling out to Outlook on Android, including Evernote, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Translator, Nimble, OnePlaceMail, Outlook Customer Manager, Smartsheet, Trello, Gfycat, JIRA, MeisterTask, MojiLala, and Wrike.

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Lili Cheng is responsible for Microsoft’s AI Developer services such as Bot Framework and Cognitive ServicesWithin Microsoft, Cheng has diverse talent. She founded the Social Computing Group in Microsoft Research & Future Social Experiences (F… Continue reading Meet Lili Cheng, Vice President, Artificial Intelligence and Research | GALs→

Kirill Gavrylyuk shows Scott Hanselman a new way to try Azure Cosmos DB free of charge, no sign-up or credit card required. It’s a perfect way to get to know Azure Cosmos DB better, without commitment. For more information, see: Try Cosmos DB… Continue reading Try Azure Cosmos DB for Free | Azure Friday→

Part 1: Deploying Microsoft Intune PFX Connector In An Enterprise World As lead consultant and a Microsoft MVP, Ronny de Jong works for InSpark, the #1 Dutch Microsoft Cloud Integrator specialized in hybrid datacenter, modern workplace, business apps & managed services. Ronny’s primary focus is on Enterprise Mobility, Identity & Access management and Data & Threat protection…. Continue reading Stay Up To Date With This Week’s Friday Five→

Xbox is excited to announce the creation of custom, one-of-a-kind Xbox One S consoles that will pair fan-favorite celebrities and brands for a truly unique Xbox experience. The first of these unprecedented custom Xbox consoles is designed for the hottest DJ duo in the world, The Chainsmokers, bringing light and sound together, creating a stimulating experience like their high energy, sold-out shows. To create the console, the Xbox team used a thumbnail-sized, USB-powered microprocessor that works in real time to convert sound into an ever-changing and dynamic light show. Sixty miniature pixels illuminate the multi-layered acrylic display creating a 3D… Continue reading Xbox Creates Custom Console for DJ Duo The Chainsmokers→

Time to read, write and “Hit Refresh,” following a brief-but-busy week at Microsoft. We saw an alliance grow, protections reinforced and new chapters emerge. Let’s take a spin through the news.   This week, the author got a first look at his new creation. Early copies of “Hit Refresh” arrived at the office of Microsoft…

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Today’s post from Carlos Mendible is just neat. It shows off cross platform ASP.NET 2.0 Core, writing an .NET app that controls a Raspberry Pi, but best of all detailed, step-by-step instructions.

Toggle Raspberry Pi GPIO Pins with ASP.NET Core 2.0

Today I’ll show you how to Toggle Raspberry Pi GPIO Pins with ASP.NET Core 2.0.

First be aware of the following prerequisites:

• .NET Core 2.0 SDK
• A Raspberry Pi 3 Running Raspbian
• Install linux dependencies: sudo apt-get install curl libunwind8 gettext

Now let’s start:

1. Create a folder for your new project

2. Create an ASP.NET Core Web API project

3. Add a reference to Unosquare.Raspberry.IO

4. Create BlinkyController.cs

5. Publish the application

6. Copy the files to your Raspberry

7. Run the application

8. Call the Web API to Toggle the GPIO pin …

… Click through to see the code and detailed steps …

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