[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 E-Form Video Demo We spend so much of our lives waiting. It used to be signing and processing documents was on this list, but no longer. Watch this video for a demo of how leading products in the field handle E-Forms. 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 Today's recommended downloads Beyond Simple Total Cost of Ownership (SuccessFactors) Live Webcast: A Developers Guide to using Rational Solutions to Leverage WebSphere (IBM) Download the IDC Ten Best Practices Report: Cloud Service Selection and Management (CSC) Tolly Test Report: HP X5000 G2 Network Storage System (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Gwinnett Medical Center relies on HP to help meet care goals (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) 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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