Month: June 2013

Food & Wine

Starbucks True North Blend™

on June 28, 2013

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Starbucks True North Blend™

Named by Canadians for Canadians. What began as Starbucks® Veranda Blend® now has a name that’s all yours. As enticing as the natural beauty of majestic Canada, this blend is dedicated to a country that’s been part of the Starbucks story since 1987. Just the thing to make your day brighter. Mellow and easy-drinking, it’s the perfect coffee to enjoy at home throughout the day–whether it’s English Bay in Vancouver, the bustling Toronto lakeshore or someplace a little quieter like Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia.

Tasting Notes

Mellow & Soft

Enjoy this with:

An after-dinner dessert and a balcony view.

Roast – Blonde

Region – Latin America

 

Shop Now

http://www.starbucksstore.ca/starbucks-true-north-blend/011029864,en_CA,pd.html?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-Campaign-_-20130627+Canada+Summer+Launch-_-Hero+1+CTA&utm_medium=ExactTarget&utm_source=Campaign&utm_campaign=20130627+Canada+Summer+Launch&utm_content=Hero+1+CTA#

DatabaseDevelopment

Announcing SQL Server Data Tools – June 2013

on June 28, 2013

This week we saw another update to the SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT). This release introduces several new features.

What’s New

  • Data Compare
  • Extensibility
  • Build and Deployment Contributors
  • Schema Model Navigation and Extensibility API
  • Updated Date-Tier Application Framework

Download it Now

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/hh297027

References

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ssdt/archive/2013/06/24/announcing-sql-server-data-tools-june-2013.aspx

DesignDevelopment

Designing the Visual Studio 2013 User Experience

on June 28, 2013

Great post on the Visual Studio Blog on Designing the Visual Studio 2013 User Experience.

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Uncategorized

Visual Studio 2012 Update 3 Now Available

on June 28, 2013

Microsoft

 

Visual Studio 2012 Update 3

Visual Studio 2012 Update 3 is now available to download and is primarily focused on bug fixes.

VS2012.3 is an incrementally smaller update than its two predecessors: it includes a few new capabilities, but is focused primarily on bug fixes.  You can find a detailed list of included fixes in the associated Support article.  If you’ve already installed VS2012.2, this update will install on top of it, and if you haven’t, this update includes all of the features from VS2012.1 and VS2012.2, so you can install it on top of either of those or on the RTM release and still get all of the value from those previous updates.  Note that it’s important to install this update if you need to be able to "round-trip" projects between Visual Studio 2012 and Visual Studio 2013, or if you want to run Visual Studio 2012 on the Windows 8.1 Preview. – S.Somasegar

Download VS2012.3 now!

References

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/archive/2013/06/26/visual-studio-2013-preview.aspx

MobileTechnology

10 New Features in Windows 8.1 Preview that saved my Surface RT

on June 28, 2013

Great post by Scott HanselMan on 10 New Features in Windows 8.1 Preview that saved my Surface RT.