While most of the online world plays tricks on one another today (and DCTech is no exception), I remember April Fools Day as the day I got my first computer. It was a Commodore 64 and Crazy Eddie’s had them on sale.  If you’re not familiar with Crazy Eddie, it was an electronics retailer in …

SXSW DCTech Selfie Slideshow, Pre-Accelerators, and a Masquerade Ball   Show Notes Selfie By Southwest: The Best #dctech Selfies of SXSW Interactive http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/201...via @inthecapital Slides are up for the #StateOfMobile #dctech …

Today’s DCTech Minute.   Show Notes: Fairfax's own DataRPM raises $5.1 million Series A. just months after seed round last year http://bit.ly/1oK1qbj via @InTheCapital Peter Corbett was on the WSJ Live again today talking about what the Internet will look like in 2025. Check it out! …

Here’s what’s going on in #dctech this week.   March 3: Snowday Montage   March 4: Speek Raises $5.1 million. Will Elon Musk's Battery Disrupt DCTech?   March 5: Jobs in DCTech, Innovation in Developing Countries, and Top 10 DC Startups   March 6:  Digital DC …

Did you ever need an infographic that explains what Node.js is? Here’s one.  

        DCTech Minute for 3/5/2014 DC Tech Job Openingshttp://bit.ly/NRFVtR via @InTheCapital Technology & innovation in developing countries http://1776dc.com/news/2014/03/04/bridging-the-digital-divide-one-sms-at-a-time/via @1776dc DC's NextGen Angels Announces Its …

Cool video on leadership and greatness that I thought I would share.

This may be a video from last year’s Build, but Bill Buxton is a genius.  

In part two of a four part series on Xamarin and C#, James Montemagno  takes a deep dive into code sharing with Portable Class Libraries on Android, iOS, and Windows platforms. Learn how to leverage the popular PCL libraries from NuGet and share 80%+ business logic from a single PCL in an …

Did you ever wonder who were the driving personalities behind Microsoft Office? Then check out this video from Channel9. Jeff Raikes left Apple in 1981 and became the visionary behind Microsoft Office. This is Part One of the Jeff Raikes story for The History of Microsoft series. 

In the first of a four part series on building cross platform apps using Xamarin and C#,  James Montemagno, a developer evangelist at Xamarin, discusses how to create Android, iOS and Windows Phone applications in C# from inside Visual Studio with Xamarin. See how to get started with Xamarin …

From Channel9: Mark Russinovich and asks the burning question - How does Azure heal when it's sick?  

        Show Notes   Glen Hellman offers two perspectives on the WhatsApp dealhttp://drivenforward.com/blog/viewing-whatsapp-through-bizaro-real-world-eyes BTW: WhatsApp was a BizSpark company. Just saying. ;) More info on BizSpark http://frnk.us/TRYBIZSPARK …

If you’re just getting started with Azure Media Services, then you’ll want to have these links handy. Getting Started with Azure Media Services Azure Media Services SDKs Windows Azure Media Services REST API Reference Azure Media Services Forums Azure Media Services Team Blogroll (RSS)

Here’s another video I found on YouTube about Azure Media Services. It’s worth watching, despite it being from the 2012 Azure Conf.  

I suppose it’s now fair to call me a “video guy” with my year of Frank’s World TV experience and the new daily format of DCTech Minute. That’s led me to want to learn more about Windows Azure Media Services. Fortunately, I found this great tutorial on the subject from the last Azure Conf.

On this episode of DCTech Minute for February 24, 2014, I talk about the buzz around WhatsApp, startup advice, 2U’s IPO plans, and the OPower Office Tour,     Show Notes for DCTech Minute for 2/24/2014 5 Startup Lessons From WhatsApp And Its $19 Billion Payday …

I just thought I’d point out that I’ve been really busy with work and some things going on at home. I’ve been able to keep up with the video production work at Frank’s World TV  and my new show DCTech Minute. Writing, however, has fallen to the wayside, which is a shame. I like writing, even …