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Technical Evangelist
Moved
My blog has now moved to https://jamied.me
Date: 05/20/2019
What is the Business Application Platform? (Developers overview)
What is the Business Application Platform (aka Power Platform aka PowerApps, Flow and PowerBI) A...
Date: 01/14/2019
Bot Framework v4 Resources
The Bot Framework SDK v4 release is a beast, as well as the Bot Builder SDK changes, there are many...
Date: 11/01/2018
YOLO on Azure Deep Learning Virtual Machine (DLVM – Linux)
In a previous post I covered setting up YOLO on an Azure DLVM. In this I'll cover setting up YOLO...
Date: 05/23/2018
Windows 10 Docker & GUI
Recently, whilst working with YOLO on Docker I received the following message: Gtk_WARNING **:...
Date: 05/17/2018
YOLO on Azure Deep Learning Virtual Machine (DLVM - Windows)
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Date: 03/23/2018
Microsoft Teams Configuration Tab: We couldn't save your tab settings. Please try again.
You can troubleshoot JavaScript in Teams using the web based version of teams via:...
Date: 02/23/2018
Custom Vision with TensorFlow exported model using C# .NET Core and TensorFlowSharp
In a previous post, I built an image classification model for mushrooms using CustomVision.ai. In...
Date: 02/07/2018
Custom Vision Model for mushroom classification using Bing Images
Creating a mushroom classifier I'm no mycologist, but am a fun-guy (badum...tish). I know there are...
Date: 01/30/2018
Telemetry my dear Watson - don't leave your bot unmonitored
Here's a recent example of why it's important to keep tabs on your chatbot conversations. Once they...
Date: 10/03/2017
Windows productivity tip #2: File Explorer -> VS Code at the current directory
I recently blogged a favourite shortcut of mine to get to the command prompt from Windows File...
Date: 08/11/2017
Microsoft Bot Framework: Handing off to a human for agents/supervisors with C# and the BotBuilder SDK
Supervising bot conversations One advanced concept for bots built using the Microsoft Bot Framework...
Date: 08/10/2017
DevOps for bots: Sprinkling some devops on your bot
Hackfests are great mechanisms to kickstart the minimum viable product (mvp) for many bots/agents in...
Date: 08/07/2017
Windows productivity tip: File Explorer - Command Prompt and back from the current directory
This has been one of my productivity tips within Windows for a few years now, still surprises me not...
Date: 08/03/2017
Using LuisDialog with ConfigurationManager or Environment variables for your keys/secrets
Often when working with developers, they (should) ask how they can use the LuisDialog from the C#...
Date: 07/13/2017
Using the Bot Framework from Python with the Direct Line API
Yes, it's possible. The Bot Framework supports the "Direct Line" channel which you can use from any...
Date: 07/06/2017
VS 2017 and Service Fabric project template not showing
In the case you're trying to create a Service Fabric project template within VS 2017 and the option...
Date: 06/29/2017
Annotating PDFs with Windows 10
Update 17/10/2017: Windows 10 Creators Fall Update brings web notes to PDFs! Annotate directly on...
Date: 04/24/2017
Visualising telemetry in your bot with Application Insights Analytics and PowerBI
In a previous post I showed you how you can add telemetry to your bot. The sample code linked on my...
Date: 04/03/2017
Building a FAQ Bot with the QnA Maker Cognitive Service
The QnA Maker cognitive service has fast become the backbone for many customer service bot...
Date: 03/28/2017
DevOps with bots: CI/CD Pipeline with the Bot Framework and Azure - end-to-end walkthrough
So you're building a bot (C#) and want to involve your stakeholders early in the development...
Date: 03/08/2017
HoloLens: Inception - The real world within mixed reality
Disclaimer: I'm not on the HoloLens team This week the HoloLens team announced SpectatorView which...
Date: 02/17/2017
Botcamp: Building smart bots with Capita using the Microsoft Bot Framework
On 30th January 2017 at Microsoft HQ in Reading, in collaboration with Capita, Microsoft ran a...
Date: 02/06/2017
Ready Player One: Bringing a 1990s 2D game to the HoloLens - Nibbles remastered
Now I'm not a HoloLens team member - but recently I've been using the device to develop and test an...
Date: 01/27/2017
Windows Store: Declared package dependency does not exist. Dependency: Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.1.5
Had this yesterday which caused me an issue updating a Windows Store application: "The declared...
Date: 01/27/2017
Azure multi-tenant documentation
We have many conversations around developing multi-tenant applications on Azure. There are some...
Date: 01/18/2017
Windows Store: Error updating package - Invalid package family name
If you see this error when trying to update an existing application in the Windows Store, chances...
Date: 01/13/2017
Building a physical bot using the BotFramework #FreddyTheFishBot @FutureDecoded 2016
Yesterday, at the end of my talk on the botframework with Simon Michael at FutureDecoded, I unveiled...
Date: 11/03/2016
IAG QnA Maker bot
My write-up of the MS Bot Framework IAG hackfest at Skype offices is now available, read what we got...
Date: 10/18/2016
UK ISV FSI Cloud Resources
FSI Pod I'm currently aligned within the FSI Pod within the UK. This pod comprises of Mike Haigh,...
Date: 10/10/2016
UWP Build error: Cannot find type System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter in module System.dll
Within VS 2015 I got the following error in a UWP project and didn't find the error message that...
Date: 10/05/2016
New ARM Templates: To assist O365 Addin Development & Testing
I've created 2x new ARM templates to assist with the development and testing of O365 Addins. These...
Date: 08/30/2016
Bot Framework markdown support by channel
When developing your Bot Framework bot you want to be sure exactly how your messages are rendering...
Date: 08/22/2016
Bot development tips
I recently caught up with David Low, Developer Advocate at Skyscanner and we reflected on the...
Date: 08/12/2016
MS Bot Framework (C#) and Application Insights error
If you seen the below when trying to add Application Insights to your VS Bot Project: "Could not add...
Date: 08/05/2016
MS Bot Framework: Channel testing with Ngrok
Configuring your bot for local debug development can be a bit confusing for new bot developers....
Date: 07/29/2016
MS Bot Framework: FormFlow build and deploy a bot with ease
Bots are hot right now, everyone wants one as they realise the business value of reaching their...
Date: 07/11/2016
HowLongHaveIGotBot - dev using the Bot Framework
Update: This is now public on Facebook if you would like to try it...
Date: 05/23/2016
O365 Addin development: Error 457
If you are using an Microsoft Office 365 Developer subscription to develop Addins and see an error...
Date: 04/27/2016
Windows 10, UWP and Nibbles on the big screen (Surface Hub)
Recently, at the Premier Support for Developers DevBriefing 2016 conference at the Microsoft Campus...
Date: 04/26/2016
Windows 10 IoT Core, Raspberry Pi and UWP
I recently updated a Windows Phone 8.1 Application to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), largely...
Date: 03/16/2016
ARM, Azure Resource Explorer and troubleshooting deployments
If you've ever hit an issue when deploying an ARM template into Azure there are some good resources...
Date: 03/08/2016
Azure PowerShell, ARM templates, Visual Studio 2015 and the Azure SDK
Recently, whilst chatting to my colleague Stuart Leeks - he showed me a neat trick within PowerShell...
Date: 01/18/2016
Windows 10 IoT, the Raspberry Pi 2 and Nibbles on UWP
I recently wrote an article featured in UK Developers, I've had requests to show the game in action...
Date: 01/04/2016
ASPNET 5 - Missing VS 2015 Tools for Docker options
Recently, whilst trying to publish an ASPNET 5 website to Docker, using the VS 2015 Tools for Docker...
Date: 10/30/2015
ASPNET 5 and VSO Hosted build agents walkthrough
If you have tried building an ASPNET 5 project using VSO hosted build agents you've probably soon...
Date: 10/26/2015
TFS 2013 - Add custom swim lane to the Task Board
TFS 2013 Team Web Access (TWA) allows easy lightweight customisation to the Kanban Board...
Date: 01/06/2015
TFS 2013 Update 4 Trend Charts
TFS 2013, the gift that just keeps giving. With the latest Update 4, now RTM'd - see Brian Harry's...
Date: 11/13/2014
TF255050 TFS and Reports setup
Recently, whilst helping a customer upgrade to TFS 2013 we hit an issue configuring SQL Server...
Date: 07/23/2014
Azure copying VMs or blobs between subscriptions
Update: There is a new version of Azcopy 2.5 now available, see...
Date: 07/18/2014