Book review of XAML Developer Reference by Mamta D, Ashish Ghoda;... MarkPearl, January 1, 0001 This book is exactly what its title says - a reference book for XAML. It covers all major areas of XAML related programming - focussing mostly on WPF and Silverlight. My reactions to reading the book – ... Book review of XAML Developer Reference by Mamta D, Ashish Ghoda;... 0 0 0
Microsoft Press Ebook Deal of the Day - 19/May/2012 - Programming... TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 At http://shop.oreilly.com/pro... Microsoft Deal are offering an excellent deal on Programming Windows®, 6th Edition"Reimagined for full-screen and touch-optimized apps, Windows 8 provides ... Microsoft Press Ebook Deal of the Day - 19/May/2012 - Programming... 0 0 0
Cross-platform mobile packaging made easy with VSNomad Kyle Burns, January 1, 0001 Since I have been interested in cross-platform mobile application development, but reluctant to leave behind the IDE goodness that is Visual Studio, I was invited to participate in a private early beta ... Cross-platform mobile packaging made easy with VSNomad 0 0 2
WCF Error tracking Pavan Kumar Pabothu, January 1, 0001 Have you ever gotten errors when working with WCF services? Open up your web.config/app.config on the server side and add the following<system.diagnos... <!-- This logging is great when WCF ... WCF Error tracking 0 0 0
Accessing QuickBooks with Entity Framework 6 dataintegration, January 1, 0001 Entity Framework is an object-relational mapping framework that can be used to work with data as objects. While you can run the ADO.NET Entity Data Model wizard in Visual Studio to handle generating the ... Accessing QuickBooks with Entity Framework 6 0 0 0
Finding your Windows Licence Key TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 One of the problems that I face is having to periodically rebuild my development PCs. When preparing for a re-build it is important to plan on having the right licence key to hand, and a complete list ... Finding your Windows Licence Key 0 0 0
Pinning any folder location to the task bar Explorer jump list jeremyj, January 1, 0001 This might not be news to you but for me this was a discovery i made only this week, yes how did i not know this before! So I discovered how to pin any folder to the Windows Explorer jump list on the Windows ... Pinning any folder location to the task bar Explorer jump list 0 0 2
Social Meet up on Twitter for Meet Windows Azure on June 7th Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 Get ready for a cool event on June 7th. Register to watch live (starting at 1PM PDT): here – The event will be presented by Scott Guthrie. To keep updated on this event follow the twitter conversations ... Social Meet up on Twitter for Meet Windows Azure on June 7th 0 0 0
Extending applications to HTML5 & Mobile - recorded webinar Webgui, January 1, 0001 Hi,The recording of the webinar we did with Forrester Research recently is now available. At this opportunity I would like to thank Jefferey Hammond of Forrester who did a great job in discussing the Open ... Extending applications to HTML5 & Mobile - recorded webinar 0 0 0
Get Detailed Build Test Results using the TFS API Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 It’s a Friday evening and you have just checked in that last bit of code, you are waiting for the build to go all green so that you could call it a day. Just then the build summary page comes back red ... Get Detailed Build Test Results using the TFS API 0 0 0
SQL Server 2008 R2 setup fails on a Windows Virtual PC (VPC) with... Daniel Hester, January 1, 0001 When installing SQL Server 2008 R2 (Developer, Standard, or Enterprise) within a Virtual PC you may suffer the following problem: “The following error has occurred: The installer has encountered an unexpected ... SQL Server 2008 R2 setup fails on a Windows Virtual PC (VPC) with... 0 0 0
Integrating SharePoint with Fruity Products MOSSLover, January 1, 0001 So as you can see this blog has not been the best in the world lately. Life changes and burn out are killing me lately. Don’t get me wrong I love my job. I love writing things in Visual Studio, in fact ... Integrating SharePoint with Fruity Products 0 0 0
Let’s MEET Windows Azure Shaun, January 1, 0001 Microsoft had just released a new website http://www.meetwindowsazure... which announced an outstanding event named “MEET Windows Azure”. There will be some awesome new features and releases being published ... Let’s MEET Windows Azure 0 0 0
Team Foundation Server 2010 Real-Time Burndown Charts Bob Hardister, January 1, 0001 The reality is that project managers need work status in real-time. The TFS Excel reports and web parts are great, but because they are sourced from the TFS SSAS cube the information can be up to 2 hours ... Team Foundation Server 2010 Real-Time Burndown Charts 0 0 1
SQL Server 2008 R2 Install Failure and Resolution Bob Hardister, January 1, 0001 I was attempting to install SQL Server 2008 R2 on a sever with Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. The server had a C:, E: and F: drives for the OS/programs, user DB and TempDB/Logs respectively. With the help ... SQL Server 2008 R2 Install Failure and Resolution 0 0 0
Resolving Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Install Problems Bob Hardister, January 1, 0001 I experienced the following errors when attempting to upgrade Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate on my TFS application server (WS08 R2): The file '[path\file prefix].msi' is not a valid installation package for ... Resolving Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Install Problems 0 0 0
TFS 2010 - SPS 2010 MOSS Web Part Connection Refresh Failure Bob Hardister, January 1, 0001 ISSUE "Refresh Error" dialog displays on Team Project portal MOSS web parts. There are several variations of refresh errors. Here is one instance: "An error ocurred while accessing application id tfs from ... TFS 2010 - SPS 2010 MOSS Web Part Connection Refresh Failure 0 0 0
Integrating Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010 and SharePoint (SP)... Bob Hardister, January 1, 0001 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this post is to provide clear and concise steps for a very specific scenario: Integrating TFS 2010 with SP Server (SPS i.e. formerly MOSS) 2010 TFS and SPS are on different ... Integrating Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010 and SharePoint (SP)... 0 0 0
TFS 2010 SDK Assembly Reference Locations for Team Build Process ... Bob Hardister, January 1, 0001 I pulled these from Ewald Hoffman's Customize Team Build 2010 - Part 4 post and posted here for easy reference. Note: you will also have to add a project reference for the code files project in your solution. ... TFS 2010 SDK Assembly Reference Locations for Team Build Process ... 0 0 0
Visual Studio ALM (TFS) Benefits Bob Hardister, January 1, 0001 Here's a summary of TFS 2010 enabled improvement opportunities. This is based on my research and work with TFS 2010 to-date. Unlike a list of features, this information is organized around the typical ... Visual Studio ALM (TFS) Benefits 0 0 0
Azure Presentation at VS Live! Steve Michelotti, January 1, 0001 Tomorrow I will be presenting “Building Scalable Apps in Windows Azure” at VS Live in New York City. I will be co-presenting with my colleague Vishwas Lele of Azure fame. Should be a great event ... Azure Presentation at VS Live! 0 0 0
Debugging Castle WcfFacility installers jeremyj, January 1, 0001 Stepping through IWindsorInstaller implementations in web services created using the WcfFacility[1] is not as immediately accessible compared to debugging the start up of a console application. Just pressing ... Debugging Castle WcfFacility installers 0 0 0
Apache 2.4 and the missing SSL certificate chain issue, my notes. TJ, January 1, 0001 I'm running Mahara in a Windows Server 2008 environment using Apache web server and just for fun I wanted to enable SSL :-). I setup SSL and tested the setup using a self-signed certificate, all good, ... Apache 2.4 and the missing SSL certificate chain issue, my notes. 0 0 0
The Forefront Identity Manager Service cannot connect to the SQL ... Leonard Mwangi, January 1, 0001 After configuring user profile you get the correlation id and in event logs you get The Forefront Identity Manager Service cannot connect to the SQL Database Server. The SQL Server could not be contacted. ... The Forefront Identity Manager Service cannot connect to the SQL ... 0 0 0
Project SET Day–Insights and Observations Lori Lalonde, January 1, 0001 A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of being able to participate in Conestoga College’s Software Engineering Technology project demo day as a guest judge, along with 4 other members of the IT community. ... Project SET Day–Insights and Observations 0 0 2
Extension method for outputting formatted JSON in LINQPad Elton Stoneman, January 1, 0001 Very simple, but a handy way of viewing nicely-formatted JSON in LINQPad: I use Json.NET as it does indented formatting, and represents JSON dates properly. To add as an extension, download Json.NET, add ... Extension method for outputting formatted JSON in LINQPad 0 0 8
Pre-Processing Directives for Multi-Platform Support Joe Mayo, January 1, 0001 Over the last several months, I’ve been modifying LINQ to Twitter to support multiple platforms. Originally, I had targeted full profile .NET, ASP.NET Web Forms, and ASP.NET MVC apps. An easy stop along ... Pre-Processing Directives for Multi-Platform Support 0 0 3
Announcing the Virtual Blogger Hub! Staff of Geeks, January 1, 0001 TechEd 2012 Orlando Blogger Hub We are proud to announce today that Geekswithblogs.net will be at Microsoft TechEd 2012 in Orlando, hosting the Blogger Hub for the event. This area in the Expo Hall will ... Announcing the Virtual Blogger Hub! 0 0 0
What should we do with our Windows CE/Windows Mobile apps? Webgui, January 1, 0001 I would like to share a post from the Visual WebGui Blog on ASP.NET. The post "The link between Windows CE/Windows Mobile applications, ASP.NET and HTML5" discusses the developer's alternatives when facing ... What should we do with our Windows CE/Windows Mobile apps? 0 0 0
Visual Studio error when adding a BizTalk HL7 (BTAHL7) Project to... Daniel Hester, January 1, 0001 When you try to add a BTAHL7 Common Project, e.g. BTAHL7V2XCommon, to your Visual Studio 2010 solution you may encounter the following error: “Object reference not set to an instance of an object” This ... Visual Studio error when adding a BizTalk HL7 (BTAHL7) Project to... 0 0 0
Document Your APIs Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 I have been working on a Windows Phone application for the user group that I help to run and have been experiencing head ache after head ache. The problem isn’t the Windows Phone development itself. The ... Document Your APIs 0 0 0
LINQ to Twitter for Windows 8 Metro Style Apps Joe Mayo, January 1, 0001 In the Developer Preview of Windows 8, Visual Studio 11 conveniently allowed references to .NET 4.0 apps. I had blogged previously on how to use LINQ to Twitter with Windows 8. Subsequently, the Consumer ... LINQ to Twitter for Windows 8 Metro Style Apps 0 0 2
Is Expression Web Moribund? - A response ihaynes, January 1, 0001 A post on the Expression Forum asked the question, 'Is Expression Web moribund?'. It was prompted by this article written by add-in developer Dennis DeRobertis. It gave rise to some interesting replies. ... Is Expression Web Moribund? - A response 0 0 0
Windows Azure ServiceBus EAI & EDI Labs SDK - April 2012 CTP Daniel Hester, January 1, 0001 Microsoft have released a 2nd CTP of the Windows Azure ServiceBus EAI & EDI Labs SDK – this is the new Integration Services platform that will likely eclipse BizTalk Server at some point in the next ... Windows Azure ServiceBus EAI & EDI Labs SDK - April 2012 CTP 0 0 0
ArgumentException with Windows Phone Mango SQLCE Decimal ToStringTheory, January 1, 0001 Quick math question… If I asked you, “is 8 both greater than 0, and less than 38,” what would be your answer?? Well, if you answered yes, than you would be wrong… At least according to LINQ-to-SQL: My ... ArgumentException with Windows Phone Mango SQLCE Decimal 0 0 0
Microsoft Press Deal of the Day - 8/May/2012 - TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 At http://shop.oreilly.com/pro... Microsoft press is offering Microsoft® Visual Basic® 2010 Step by Step as PDF for 50% off."Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to learning Visual Basic® ... Microsoft Press Deal of the Day - 8/May/2012 - 0 0 0
Windows Azure Step by Step, Roberto Brunetti; Microsoft Press Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 A while back I started my path with Windows Azure and in general the surrounding technologies and changes that have happened since the start of it. Finding resources now has become rather easy, from the ... Windows Azure Step by Step, Roberto Brunetti; Microsoft Press 0 0 0
Visual Studio 2010: Version and update information tool terje, January 1, 0001 Download from VS Gallery In my work I meet many developers, tester and project managers, all using Visual Studio. When I ask them if they have updated it to the latest version, there are many who simply ... Visual Studio 2010: Version and update information tool 0 0 19
Membership Provider Parte 2. Creación de un Modelo de Base... Jason Ulloa, January 1, 0001 En mi post anterior se hablaba sobre la importancia del Membership Provider de asp.net y algunas de sus funciones. Sin embargo, para los que ha usado el proveedor se habrán dado cuenta de que contiene ... Membership Provider Parte 2. Creación de un Modelo de Base... 0 0 1
Catch Exceptions in Concurrent Flows Using Causalities Ralf Westphal, January 1, 0001 The previous article showed you how to easily parallelize flow operation execution with NPantaRhei (download the sources from github). Once operations run concurrently, though, you´ve to pay your dues. ... Catch Exceptions in Concurrent Flows Using Causalities 0 0 0
GIMP - A Free Image manipulation program - 2.8 RC TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program.Version 2.8 RC of GIMP is available from http://gimp-win.sourceforge... 2.8 has been announced as:"We are happy to announce immediate availability ... GIMP - A Free Image manipulation program - 2.8 RC 0 0 0
Web Fashion: Tight and Tidy is Out of Style! jkauffman, January 1, 0001 Most New Landing Pages Look the Same I’ve been hitting the web more than usual the past few months as part of R&D for various needs. I’ve come to realize that the winds of web fashion have taken a ... Web Fashion: Tight and Tidy is Out of Style! 0 0 3
Algonquin Regional Programming Team Continues Winning Ways Daniel Forhan, January 1, 0001 Algonquin Regional Programming Team won first place in regional computer programming competition at Fitchburg State University. This is now the second regional event the team has won this Spring (also ... Algonquin Regional Programming Team Continues Winning Ways 0 0 0
Windows 8 Consumer Preview and HP Printer drivers Kit Ong, January 1, 0001 Granted Windows 8 Consumer Preview is only 2 months old but you would expect most common Printers to work with it. This wasn't the case when I tested a HP Deskjet Printer with it. Although HP has released ... Windows 8 Consumer Preview and HP Printer drivers 0 0 5
Searching for multiple files in Windows 7 Search Renso, January 1, 0001 Goal:Searching for more than one file in the windows search feature in windows explorer. For example I want to search for different types of images, tif, gif, jpg, etc or file names that contain different ... Searching for multiple files in Windows 7 Search 0 0 1
Bubbling Up released! raccoon_tim, January 1, 0001 I’m extremely happy to announce that Raccoon Interactive has finally released it’s first game on the Android platform. The game can be found on Google Play. If you are on your Android device, you can get ... Bubbling Up released! 0 0 0
Microsoft Press Deal on Windows 7 books until May 9, 2012 at 11:5... TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 At http://shop.oreilly.com/cat... Microsoft Press are offering a selection of Windows 7 E-books at 50% off until May 9, 2012 at 11:59pm PT ... Microsoft Press Deal on Windows 7 books until May 9, 2012 at 11:5... 0 0 0
Easily Parallelize Operations in Flows Using the Flow Execution E... Ralf Westphal, January 1, 0001 My previous article introduced the Flow Execution Engine NPantaRhei (download here from github). It showed how to define a data flow and register its operations. By default such flows are executed synchronously ... Easily Parallelize Operations in Flows Using the Flow Execution E... 0 0 0
Four Recommendations to Improve Internet Explorer Market Share Steve Albers, January 1, 0001 Whether you believe the StatCounter hype from last month or not, everyone can agree that Internet Explorer market share is down from previous years. Chrome usage is creeping up, and changes in the market ... Four Recommendations to Improve Internet Explorer Market Share 0 0 3
Free book from APress - Metro Revealed: Building Windows 8 apps w... TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 Until 24:00 1st May, APress at http://www.apress.com/event... are offering "Metro Revealed: Building Windows 8 apps with HTML5 and JavaScript" for free ... Free book from APress - Metro Revealed: Building Windows 8 apps w... 0 0 1