Jon Arking

Jon Arking

Jon Arking is an independent systems architect, trainer, and author working in the greater Philadelphia region. He spends his time consulting on large, enterprise systems on both Microsoft and non-Microsoft platforms. His most recently published work, Professional Windows Live Programming from Wrox Press, 2007, is the definitive handbook for developers looking to build Live-powered applications and understand the Windows Live business life cycle. Jon lives with his wife and children in south Jersey where he also consults regularly for the City of Philadelphia.

Articles Authored

  • Windows Live Admin Center

    Last updated: Saturday, January 18, 2020

    Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2008 - Vol. 5 - Issue 2 - Windows Live

    When developing with Windows Live services, you open your application to a whole new world of software integration. In this fascinating realm of mash-up mania, developers can find tools for adding maps, searches, video, chats, and even social networking services directly into their applications and ultimately right into their users’ browsers. The benefit of adding services like Virtual Earth and Silverlight Streaming are obvious-creating dazzling content and facilitating rich user experiences. Yet services like these are still limited to specific contexts within your program. They are perfectly wonderful for beefing up the user experience in Web sites, but wouldn’t it be great if the folks at Microsoft provided a service that helps you administer user accounts and customize services around your Web site? Well indeed they have, and its name is Windows Live Admin Center (admincenter.live.com).