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Customize MSDN Flash | Unsubscribe Volume 18, Number 13 | June 30, 2014     Top Stories     Azure Insider: Telemetry Ingestion and Analysis Using Microsoft Azure Services It's one thing to gather a large amount of telemetry data; it's another entirely to analyze and process it in a meaningful way. You can use Microsoft Azure services to help streamline the process. Learn How to Upload Node Packages to Azure Mobile Services Developer Evangelist Bruno Terkaly's step-by-step guide shows you how to upload Node.js packages to Azure Mobile Services using QueryStrings, so that you can give your node code more power. Try Microsoft Azure free for 1 month. Build a Netduino-Based HID Sensor for WinRT Donn Morse builds an HID-based temperature sensor for the WinRT API that connects to a Windows 8.1 tablet or laptop, and creates an app that can take the sensor data and display the current temperature. Your Featured Content Visual Studio Release Management Webcast July 29, 2014 Learn how you can use Visual Studio Release Management and TFS to deliver software and get feedback more quickly, automate deployment for complex environments, model release processes, track approvals and sign-offs, and display release status graphically. Every Dev Has a Story: Darrion DeMelo, BitCore Studios Darrion is a developer and founder of BitCore Studios, a game studio where he has created several apps for Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox. Darrion shares his story about why and how he created Food Item Tracker for the Windows Store and Windows Phone 8.1. New from MVA: Windows Phone 8.1 Development for Absolute Beginners Explore Windows Phone UI with XAML layout and events, navigation model, application lifecycle, and the Windows Phone Emulator in this 9+ hour series. Learn about MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) and HTML apps in the WebView and get details about storage, maps, animations, and media. You'll build five apps. Development and Testing in the Cloud with Azure July 22, 2014 Using Microsoft Azure, you can have pre-approved virtual machine images from IT or create new ones in a matter of minutes. Learn how to leverage virtual machines in the cloud, reduce overhead, and increase your agility in creating and managing developer and test environments. My App in 60 Seconds: Jumptuit Donald Leka, CEO and founder of Jumptuit, shares with us their app they created for Windows 8. Jumptuit syncs with the cloud services and devices that you use and love.   BizSpark: Get Free Software and Cloud Services for Your Startup Developer Evangelist Jennifer Marsman shares why developers might be interested in Microsoft BizSpark, what the program includes and the criteria needed to register. VB6 and the Art of the Knuckleball The last time David Platt wrote about VB6, his column became one of the most widely-read (and commented upon) MSDN Magazine articles in recent history. 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