Managing Parallel Team Development–Using NuGet Dylan Smith, January 1, 0001 For probably over a year now I’ve been hearing lots of hype around package managers and NuGet in particular. I’ve never really “got it” – that is until last week. So what, NuGet will download the nHibernate ... Managing Parallel Team Development–Using NuGet 0 0 1
Beware Singletons that Raise Events Jesse Taber, January 1, 0001 This blog post has moved:http://gruffcode.com/... ... Beware Singletons that Raise Events 0 0 2
Tip of the Day for Microsoft Products Jialiang, January 1, 0001 Tip of the Day for Microsoft Products The blog posts an amazingly useful tip about Microsoft products every 24 hours, covering Windows, Office, Windows Phone, Surface, Xbox, Internet Explorer, Visual Studio, ... Tip of the Day for Microsoft Products 0 0 0
Tips of the Day for Microsoft Products Tim Robinson, January 1, 0001 My friend Scott Ge started his “Tips of the Day for Microsoft Products” blog. http://www.scottge.com Scott posts an amazingly useful tip about Microsoft products every 24 hours, covering Windows, Office, ... Tips of the Day for Microsoft Products 0 0 0
Getting wired with Building a Stella Amp Mike Benkovich, January 1, 0001 Technorati Tags: Hardware,Woodworking,Maker Sometimes you need to do something different, crazy, out of the usual. A couple weeks ago while I was filming some courseware for AppDev my director John Wilson ... Getting wired with Building a Stella Amp 0 0 0
Using async/await with WebClient in Windows Phone 8 (or: TaskComp... Laurent Bugnion, January 1, 0001 When you share code between Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8, you can use async/await to code against asynchronous APIs, which is a nice step in the right direction. However there are Windows Phone APIs that ... Using async/await with WebClient in Windows Phone 8 (or: TaskComp... 0 0 0
Fix - TF51011: The specified iteration path does not exist Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 In this blog post I’ll show you the fix for the TF51011 exception (refer to the screen shot below), Blocked Tasks TF51011: The specified iteration path does not exist. The error is caused by «'Demo\Release ... Fix - TF51011: The specified iteration path does not exist 0 0 0
A Windows 7 looking Terminal Server Waclaw Chrabaszcz, January 1, 0001 Last time I posted as an old-school admin. You know what is wrong with old-schoolers ? Not old-schooled but rather outdated way of thinking. Many of us are still living in 80-thies and trying to develop ... A Windows 7 looking Terminal Server 0 0 4
Creating a Keyboard Buffer in Windows Store Apps Chris Gardner, January 1, 0001 NOTE: I created a better version of this control. There are some important facts in this post that you should read first. However, check out Improved Keyboard Buffer for Windows Store Apps for a much improved ... Creating a Keyboard Buffer in Windows Store Apps 0 0 3
So, you miss the Start Button in Windows 8? Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Let me ask the question again, do you miss the Start button orb or the functionality? One of the things I have found with us IT folk is that we always want to have the new shiny thing, but we don't like ... So, you miss the Start Button in Windows 8? 0 0 0
MVC Forms Styling from Twitter Bootstrap Aligned, January 1, 0001 I was looking at Twitter’s Bootstrap awhile back and found that their CSS, plus some validation CSS from the MVC template, and approach to forms will work nicely for my MVC project. I didn’t want to use ... MVC Forms Styling from Twitter Bootstrap 0 0 0
Accessing a UI control’s method using MVVM Light Messenger JuansAndZeros, January 1, 0001 I have been beating my head against the desk the last day and a half trying to figure out how to access a UI controls method from an MVVM View Model. I am using the DevComponents AdvGrid control and the ... Accessing a UI control’s method using MVVM Light Messenger 0 0 0
SharePoint Server Training now available in Bangladesh MJ Ferdous, January 1, 0001 Background: SharePoint is nothing new for us as it is already Implements in the most of Large Organization in Bangladesh. Most of the Telco Providers (GP, Robi Axiata, BanglaLink etc) are already using ... SharePoint Server Training now available in Bangladesh 0 0 8
BizTalk Message Archiving Michael Stephenson, January 1, 0001 Recently at the BizTalk Summit in London I was asked a question about Message Archiving from BizTalk and one of the most common solutions to this is the Message Archiving Pipeline Component which was written ... BizTalk Message Archiving 0 0 260
Visual Studio 2012 Set Default Target Framework to DotNET4 Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 First time you create a new project in Visual Studio 2012 the target framework is set us .NET 4.5. A lot of the fellow developers end up creating the project in .NET4.5 in accident. Figure 1 – Default ... Visual Studio 2012 Set Default Target Framework to DotNET4 0 0 0
Windows Azure Media Services Now Generally Available Clint Edmonson, January 1, 0001 I’m pleased to announce that Windows Azure Media Encoding, Encoding Reserved Unit, and On-Demand Streaming Reserved Unit are now generally available with the support of service level agreements. Media ... Windows Azure Media Services Now Generally Available 0 0 0
DZone MVB Goody Box Arrives Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 There are small perks that go along with blogging. In this case it looks like it is cubical war time. I got home yesterday to find that DZone had sent a goody box including stickers, post cards, a cozy, ... DZone MVB Goody Box Arrives 0 0 0
Windows Phone SDK Update for Windows Phone 7.8 Nikita Polyakov, January 1, 0001 For those who have been waiting to update their Windows Phone 7.x applications to take advantage of what Windows Phone 7.8 has to offer (New Live Tiles), the SDK including the new Emulators is now available. ... Windows Phone SDK Update for Windows Phone 7.8 0 0 0
WPF: How to Find Control Location. Ilya Verbitskiy, January 1, 0001 Hello everyone! Unfortunately I do not have enough time for blogging this winter. I hope the situation will change pretty soon, and I will find the time to write something here. Anyway. You know that WPF ... WPF: How to Find Control Location. 0 0 0
Learn A New Programming Language Every Year? Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 I heard someone mention the other day that they have forgotten more programming languages than most developers have learned and it made me remember all the suggestions to learn a new language every year. ... Learn A New Programming Language Every Year? 0 0 0
SCCM 2012 SP1 – Welcome PowerShell on board! Waclaw Chrabaszcz, January 1, 0001 I don't know how about you, but for me PowerShell is the only reason to migrate from SCCM 2007 to SCCM 2012. As an old-school SMS and SCCM admin I am not sure about user-centric distribution. Let's say ... SCCM 2012 SP1 – Welcome PowerShell on board! 0 0 15
How to change Rating values in Microsoft Feedback Client Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 I had a customer request that they would like to change the value the Microsoft Feedback Client Rating gets translated to. Currently the stars in the Rating are mapped as follows, 0 – Not Rated 1 – Poor ... How to change Rating values in Microsoft Feedback Client 0 0 0
Video Error TF298020: The assembly wmvcore.dll could not be found Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 If you start the Microsoft Feedback Client on a Server operating system and try to use any of the recording options you are likely to hit the error; “TF298020: The assembly wmvcore.dll could not be found. ... Video Error TF298020: The assembly wmvcore.dll could not be found 0 0 0
Why should I use an Embedded Operating System on an Embedded Devi... Valter Minute, January 1, 0001 This is a good question when it comes from people with no experience on embedded devices and a very bad one when you hear it coming from people that work on embedded devices. “I’m using a PC inside my ... Why should I use an Embedded Operating System on an Embedded Devi... 0 0 2
Quartz.Net scheduler exposed via a Web Service Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 I had been given a business requirement to provide a self service Website for job scheduling. Having worked with Quartz.Net, it seemed the perfect backend engine to schedule and process jobs. I decided ... Quartz.Net scheduler exposed via a Web Service 0 0 0
Too Many AutoHotkey Shortcuts To Remember? There’s An App F... deadlydog, January 1, 0001 I love AutoHotkey (AHK). Ever since I discovered it a little over a year ago I am constantly surprised and pleased with what I am able to accomplish with it. And there in lied my problem. Out of the box, ... Too Many AutoHotkey Shortcuts To Remember? There’s An App F... 0 0 9
WinRtAuthorizer–A Better Way to do OAuth with LINQ to Twitt... Joe Mayo, January 1, 0001 Last July, I blogged about how to do OAuth in Windows 8 with LINQ to Twitter: http://geekswithblogs.net/W... A the time, that worked ... WinRtAuthorizer–A Better Way to do OAuth with LINQ to Twitt... 0 0 7
Example Privacy Policy for Windows 8 Store application Jim Becher - Untangle the Web, January 1, 0001 After publishing two apps to the Windows Store (GUID Generator) and (IPaddress Info) I learned a lot about the publishing process. I had error messages with both apps in certification regarding the "Privacy ... Example Privacy Policy for Windows 8 Store application 0 0 0
Quartz.Net Windows Service on Server Important Configuration Step... Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 Are you running Quartz.Net as a windows service on a remote server and trying to connect to it from a client to schedule jobs? Then I would highly recommend reading the below listed configuration steps ... Quartz.Net Windows Service on Server Important Configuration Step... 0 0 0
Using WPT For Batch Script Profiling Alois Kraus, January 1, 0001 In the process of digging deeper into WPT I did find many new ways to explore my system. The Windows Performance Toolkit for Windows 8 is NOT only for Windows 8 but it does run on Windows Vista and later. ... Using WPT For Batch Script Profiling 0 0 0
A Recipe for Integrating the XNA GS Content Pipeline projects int... Michael Cummings, January 1, 0001 Overview There are several series from fellow Microsoft Evangelists on using MonoGame for your Windows 8 Store apps. I don’t want to duplicate what they have already done, so instead I’ll refer you to ... A Recipe for Integrating the XNA GS Content Pipeline projects int... 0 0 4
MVP Summit 2013, part I Dennis Vroegop, January 1, 0001 For those of my readers who are not a Microsoft MVP: this post (first in a serie) is not for you. In February 2013 Microsoft will once again its annual MVP Summit. A gathering in Bellevue and Redmond, ... MVP Summit 2013, part I 0 0 0
In Beta: New GeeksWithBlogs “Minimal” Template Staff of Geeks, January 1, 0001 We’ve been working hard on a new template for GWB. We’re not there yet, but we wanted to release the Beta version for GWB bloggers to try out for themselves. Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re ... In Beta: New GeeksWithBlogs “Minimal” Template 0 0 5
iOS and WP7/WP8 in SharePoint 2013 MOSSLover, January 1, 0001 As you guys know I have decided to start delving into mobile development. I bought a Macbook Air a few months back and I am now getting an HTC 8x. Here are some things that I have learned in my attempts ... iOS and WP7/WP8 in SharePoint 2013 0 0 0
Solving the ALM puzzle using Microsoft Suite of tools Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 I presented a talk at the #vBug user group run by David Ringsell at Bristol. David in his day job runs his own venture known by the name of “Talk-IT” which provides training for developers. You can check ... Solving the ALM puzzle using Microsoft Suite of tools 0 0 0
ITA Big Data Event Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 The ITA/TechNexus host the Chicago Information Technology Architects Group meeting as well as many user groups and events. There is an upcoming event on Big Data that you may be interested in if you are ... ITA Big Data Event 0 0 0
Simple way to bind an Enum to a DropDownList in MVC Nick Harrison, January 1, 0001 I have always been surprised that this was not already baked into the framework, but it turns out it is fairly easy to add. There are just a few steps. In the end, we want a drop down that will list the ... Simple way to bind an Enum to a DropDownList in MVC 0 0 12
ASP.NET MVC 4 pluggable application modules Cory Koski, January 1, 0001 Original article by Nilesh Hirapra, February 29th, 2012 Updated and revised by Cory Koski, January 15th, 2013 History This article is an updated version of the “ASP.NET MVC - Pluggable application modules/components/area/fea... ... ASP.NET MVC 4 pluggable application modules 0 0 56
Configure Outlook as the TFS SMTP client Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 In this blog post, I’ll show you how to use Outlook.com as the SMTP client for your TFS. Figure 1 – Email Alert Settings for Outlook.com as a SMTP client for TFS When I was asking around for these settings ... Configure Outlook as the TFS SMTP client 0 0 0
Blog Goals For 2013 Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 It is the beginning of a new year. No better time to take a look what we want to accomplish over the next year. My first goal is to have more Windows 8 and Windows Phone development content. This is a ... Blog Goals For 2013 0 0 1
Reasons to Attend a Mobile App Development Workshop Lori Lalonde, January 1, 0001 Mobile app development is hot right now and the need for skilled developers is only going to increase over time. This arena requires a mind shift for most traditional desktop and web-based developers. ... Reasons to Attend a Mobile App Development Workshop 0 0 9
Using Lambda’s to Isolate Temporal Coupling Dylan Smith, January 1, 0001 One of the most awkward things to deal with in code is Temporal Coupling. It leads to messy fragile code, that is difficult to maintain. What do I mean by Temporal Coupling? When you consume a class/component ... Using Lambda’s to Isolate Temporal Coupling 0 0 4
Cisco VPN client 5.x windows 8 issue–SOLVED andywe, January 1, 0001 Cisco VPN has been a standard my company has used for quite some time. Although there are other VPN tools out there that you can finesse to work with Cisco client profiles and protocols, this article relates ... Cisco VPN client 5.x windows 8 issue–SOLVED 0 0 7
VS12 Team Member Photos not showing in Chrome Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 Issue The Team Members photo doesn’t show up in the Members section in the Team Home Page in Team Web Access when browsing using Chrome. However, the team members photo does show up as expected when browsing ... VS12 Team Member Photos not showing in Chrome 0 0 2
CodeMash 2013 Fun Mike Benkovich, January 1, 0001 This week was my 2nd visit to CodeMash in Sandusky OH, where I spoke on Building with the Microsoft Data Stack. We covered a lot of ground and had a great conversation about the various choices a developer ... CodeMash 2013 Fun 0 0 0
Add a drop shadow across the top of your page. Nick Harrison, January 1, 0001 This is a subtle trick to add some depth to your page. By adding a drop shadow across the top of your page, it looks like the page slides up under the toolbar. Subtle affect but nice and easy to achieve. ... Add a drop shadow across the top of your page. 0 0 0
Step-by-Step: Build Linux VMs in the Cloud for FREE with Windows ... KeithMayer, January 1, 0001 The Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering supports running Windows virtual machines and Linux virtual machines in the Cloud. In this article, I provide step-by-step guidance for running ... Step-by-Step: Build Linux VMs in the Cloud for FREE with Windows ... 0 0 0
Windows 8 Hackathon Scott Dorman, January 1, 0001 Windows reimagined. Extraordinary apps.Combining the broad reach of Windows, best-in-class developer tools, a re-imagined user experience, and a built-in store, Windows 8 is the largest developer opportunity ... Windows 8 Hackathon 0 0 4
UI Automation: Automating key strokes using .NET and Win32 API Om Talsania, January 1, 0001 Win32 API offers a lot of functionality for Windows platform, which the .NET Framework doesn’t have for good reason – One of them being ‘managed’. However, that doesn’t stop us from doing some unsafe things! ... UI Automation: Automating key strokes using .NET and Win32 API 0 0 13
Is Android Good For Consumers? Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 This Christmas our household got its first Android devices. They were a couple of off-brand tablets and I have come to hate them. We bought them because they were cheaper. In this post I will be looking ... Is Android Good For Consumers? 0 0 4