Ranking Part III PointsToShare, January 1, 0001 © 2011 By: Dov Trietsch. All rights reserved Ranking Part III In a previous blogs “Ranking an Introduction” and “Ranking Part II” , you have already praised me in “Rank the Author” and learned how to create ... Ranking Part III 0 0 0
SkyDrive and Consumer Cloud Services Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 Paul Thurrrott recently posted an article on the future of SkyDrive and I was asked what I thought about its future by @UserCommunity. So let’s take a look. The breakdown from Microsoft that Paul described ... SkyDrive and Consumer Cloud Services 0 0 0
Lync Server 2010 ManojDhobale, January 1, 0001 Microsoft Lync Server 2010 communications software and its client software, such as Microsoft Lync 2010, enable your users to connect in new ways and to stay connected, regardless of their physical location. ... Lync Server 2010 0 0 0
Ranking - Part II PointsToShare, January 1, 0001 © 2011 By: Dov Trietsch. All rights reserved Ranking Part II In my introduction to ranking I also introduced the Ranking Game. This is actually a much more sophisticated program than the one we need to ... Ranking - Part II 0 0 0
Initial review of Developer's Guide to Collections in Microsoft® ... TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 The code is well illustrated by diagrams. The approach is practical. The code is well commented, however the C# code samples would be better had they been fully Style Cop compliant. I am looking forward ... Initial review of Developer's Guide to Collections in Microsoft® ... 0 0 0
Dependency Injection Introduction MarkPearl, January 1, 0001 I recently was going over a great book called “Dependency Injection in .Net” by Mark Seeman. So far I have really enjoyed the book and would recommend anyone looking to get into DI to give it a read. Today ... Dependency Injection Introduction 0 0 0
Priority Manager–Part 1- Laying out the plan Patrick Liekhus, January 1, 0001 Now that we have shown the EDMX with XPO/XAF and how use SpecFlow and BDD to run EasyTest scripts, let’s put it all together and show the evolution of a project using all the tools combined. I have a simple ... Priority Manager–Part 1- Laying out the plan 0 0 0
To ORM or Not to ORM. That is the question… Patrick Liekhus, January 1, 0001 UPDATE: Thanks for the feedback and comments. I have adjusted my table below with your recommendations. I had missed a point or two. I wanted to do a series on creating an entire project using the EDMX ... To ORM or Not to ORM. That is the question… 0 0 6
The provider did not return a ProviderManifestToken string Entity... Justin Oehlmann, January 1, 0001 Moved from Home to work and went to fire up my project and after long pause "The provider did not return a ProviderManifestToken string" or even More Abscure ProviderIncompatable Exception Now after 20 ... The provider did not return a ProviderManifestToken string Entity... 0 0 0
Best Easiest Fastest No Install USB Boot Disk in 4 Simple Steps :... Justin Oehlmann, January 1, 0001 USB Boot Disk When you look how to create USB Boot Disk on the web it is a nightmare Here is the easiest I use that works for all MS prods At a computer running Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows Server ... Best Easiest Fastest No Install USB Boot Disk in 4 Simple Steps :... 0 0 1
ADDS: 1 - Introducing and designing marc dekeyser, January 1, 0001 Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; ... ADDS: 1 - Introducing and designing 0 0 1
Converting .docx to pdf (or .doc to pdf, or .doc to odt, etc.) wi... robertphyatt, January 1, 0001 Ok, so I needed to convert .docx files to .pdf files on the fly, but none of the free php libraries that were available let me do it on my server (a webservice was not good enough). Basically either I ... Converting .docx to pdf (or .doc to pdf, or .doc to odt, etc.) wi... 0 0 69
Screen shots and documentation on the cheap Kyle Burns, January 1, 0001 Occasionally I am surprised to open up my toolbox and find a great tool that I've had for years and never noticed. The other day I had just such an experience with Windows Server 2008. A co-worker of mine ... Screen shots and documentation on the cheap 0 0 2
HTML5 data-* (custom data attribute) Renso, January 1, 0001 Goal: Store custom data with the data attribute on any DOM element and retrieve it. Previously under HTML4 we used to use classes to store custom data, something to the affect of <input class="account ... HTML5 data-* (custom data attribute) 0 0 0
ASP.NET developers turning to Visual WebGui for rich management s... Webgui, January 1, 0001 When The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) decided they needed a web application to allow easy access to the expenses management system they initially went to ASP.NET web forms combined ... ASP.NET developers turning to Visual WebGui for rich management s... 0 0 7
Silverlight Cream for November 16, 2011 -- #1167 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: Michael Crump, Andrea Boschin, Michael Sync, WindowsPhoneGeek(-2-), Erno de Weerd, Jesse Liberty, Derik Whittaker, Antoni Dol, Walter Ferrari, and Jeff Blankenburg(-2-). Above the Fold: ... Silverlight Cream for November 16, 2011 -- #1167 0 0 0
Finding a person in the forest PointsToShare, January 1, 0001 © 2011 By: Dov Trietsch. All rights reserved finding a person in the forest or Limiting the AD result in SharePoint People Picker There are times when we need to limit the SharePoint audience of certain ... Finding a person in the forest 0 0 0
Time Warp Jesse Taber, January 1, 0001 This blog post has moved:http://gruffcode.com/2011/11/15/time-warp/ Time Warp 0 0 0
Rules for Naming PointsToShare, January 1, 0001 © 2011 By: Dov Trietsch. All rights reserved Naming Documents (or is it “Document, Naming”?) Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What's Montague? It is nor hand, ... Rules for Naming 0 0 0
Guide to reduce TFS database growth using the Test Attachment Cle... terje, January 1, 0001 UPDATED March 24th 2016: Test Data Retention is now added to TFS 2015 Update 1, see this post for more information.UPDATED Apr 15th 2013: Corrected to VS2012 Update 2 UPDATED Mar 23rd 2012: Added information ... Guide to reduce TFS database growth using the Test Attachment Cle... 0 0 10
Visual WebGui helps Dawsons put its Windows Forms HR system on th... Webgui, January 1, 0001 Dawsons needed to upgrade their existing Windows Forms LAN human resources system to allow better and flexible access to the ever increasing data size as labor hire clients are demanding easy access to ... Visual WebGui helps Dawsons put its Windows Forms HR system on th... 0 0 7
XPath & XML EDI B2B PearlFactory, January 1, 0001 GoodToGo :) Best XML Editor is Altova XMLSpy 2011 http://www.torrenthound.com... ... XPath & XML EDI B2B 0 0 0
How to Troubleshoot TFS Build Server Failure? Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Ever found your self in this helpless situation where you think you have tried every possible suggestion on the internet to bring the build server back but it just won’t work. Well some times before hunting ... How to Troubleshoot TFS Build Server Failure? 0 0 0
Tampa Bay WinDev 1st Meeting Announced ! Nikita Polyakov, January 1, 0001 This is very exciting for anyone close to Tampa Bay, FL Tampa Bay WinDev Meeting #1: Intro to Metro UI Our first meeting as Tampa Bay WinDev (formerly known as Tampa Bay Silverlight) will show off the ... Tampa Bay WinDev 1st Meeting Announced ! 0 0 0
Computer Bugs - Etymology and Entomology PointsToShare, January 1, 0001 © 2011 By: Dov Trietsch. All rights reserved Whatever bugs you My wife and I used to take some of our summer vacation in a cabin on the shore of Lake Atsion in NJ. It is a delightful place in the Wharton ... Computer Bugs - Etymology and Entomology 0 0 1
Free eBook "Troubleshooting SQL Server: A Guide for the Accidenta... TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 "SQL Server-related performance problems come up regularly and diagnosing and solving them can be difficult and time consuming. Read SQL Server MVP Jonathan Kehayias’ Troubleshooting SQL Server: A Guide ... Free eBook "Troubleshooting SQL Server: A Guide for the Accidenta... 0 0 7
Silverlight Cream for November 13, 2011 -- #1166 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: Pontus Wittenmark, Jeff Blankenburg(-2-), Colin Eberhardt, Charles Petzold, Dhananjay Kumar, Igor, Beth Massi, Kunal Chowdhury(-2-), Shawn Wildermuth, XAMLNinja, and Peter Kuhn(-2-). Above ... Silverlight Cream for November 13, 2011 -- #1166 0 0 0
Load and Web Performance Testing using Visual Studio Ultimate 201... Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Welcome back once again, in Part 1 of Load and Web Performance Testing using Visual Studio 2010 I talked about why Performance Testing the application is important, the test tools available in Visual Studio ... Load and Web Performance Testing using Visual Studio Ultimate 201... 0 0 1
Load and Web Performance Testing using Visual Studio Ultimate 201... Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Welcome back, in part 1 of Load and Web Performance Testing using Visual Studio 2010 I talked about why Performance Testing the application is important, the test tools available in Visual Studio Ultimate ... Load and Web Performance Testing using Visual Studio Ultimate 201... 0 0 2
Windows Azure AppFabric: ServiceBus Queue WPF Sample xamlnotes, January 1, 0001 The latest version of the AppFabric ServiceBus now has support for queues and topics. Today I will show you a bit about using queues and also talk about some of the best practices in using them. If you ... Windows Azure AppFabric: ServiceBus Queue WPF Sample 0 0 1
FTP Upload ftpWebRequest Proxy Rodney Vinyard, January 1, 0001 Searchable: FTP Upload ftpWebRequest Proxy FTP command is not supported when using HTTP proxy In the article below I will cover 2 topics 1. C# & Windows Command-Line FTP Upload with No Proxy Server ... FTP Upload ftpWebRequest Proxy 0 0 3
How do I run (execute) a .bin file in Linux (Ubuntu) ? Paula DiTallo, January 1, 0001 If you are on a desktop version of Ubuntu, you can right-click on the file icon, click the permissions tab and click on "allow execution". If you are on a server copy without the desktop bells and whistles ... How do I run (execute) a .bin file in Linux (Ubuntu) ? 0 0 0
Windows Phone Camp Hands On Accelerator Lab in Dallas Bill Osuch, January 1, 0001 Microsoft is hosting another Windows Phone Accelerator lab this December 13-15 in Dallas: Do you have the next million dollar idea that you just can’t find the time to finish? Do you already have an app ... Windows Phone Camp Hands On Accelerator Lab in Dallas 0 0 0
Testing Entity Framework applications, pt. 3: NDbUnit Thomas Weller, January 1, 0001 This is the third of a three part series that deals with the issue of faking test data in the context of a legacy app that was built with Microsoft's Entity Framework (EF) on top of an MS SQL Server database ... Testing Entity Framework applications, pt. 3: NDbUnit 0 0 2
How to Control Screen Layouts in LightSwitch ChrisD, January 1, 0001 NOTE: This information applies to LightSwitch Beta 1 ONLY. This post originally copied from here. Visual Studio LightSwitch has a bunch of screen templates that you can use to quickly generate screens. ... How to Control Screen Layouts in LightSwitch 0 0 0
xcopy file, suppress “Does xxx specify a file name…&... MarkPearl, January 1, 0001 Today we had an interesting problem with file copying. We wanted to use xcopy to copy a file from one location to another and rename the copied file but do this impersonating another user. Getting the ... xcopy file, suppress “Does xxx specify a file name…&... 0 0 0
APress Deal of the Day - 9/Nov/2011 - Pro ASP.NET 4 in C# 2010 TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 Today's $10 Deal of the day from APress at http://www.apress.com/97814... is "Pro ASP.NET 4 in C# 2010". "ASP.NET 4 is the principal standard for creating dynamic web pages on the Windows platform. ... APress Deal of the Day - 9/Nov/2011 - Pro ASP.NET 4 in C# 2010 0 0 0
Silverlight Cream for November 08, 2011 -- #1165 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: Brian Noyes, Michael Crump, WindowsPhoneGeek, Erno de Weerd, Jesse Liberty, Derik Whittaker, Sumit Dutta, Asim Sajjad, Dhananjay Kumar, Kunal Chowdhury, and Beth Massi. Above the Fold: Silverlight: ... Silverlight Cream for November 08, 2011 -- #1165 0 0 0
IASA Kansas City to host discussion on Google Fiber Project in Ka... Patrick Liekhus, January 1, 0001 One of the groups that I am currently President of (IASA Kansas City) is hosting an event by Rachel Hack (Google Community Manager) about the Google Fiber Project in Kansas City. The event will be hosted ... IASA Kansas City to host discussion on Google Fiber Project in Ka... 0 0 0
Load and Web Performance Testing using Visual Studio Ultimate 201... Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Performance testing is almost always conducted to address one or more risks related to expense, opportunity costs, continuity, and/or corporate reputation. But not everyone thinks their application requires ... Load and Web Performance Testing using Visual Studio Ultimate 201... 0 0 3
SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model – CAML Query inaccurate... Kelly Jones, January 1, 0001 I ran into a frustrating scenario today, while working with SharePoint 2010’s Managed Client Object Model. My application queries a SharePoint document library using the file’s name (the FileLeafRef field). ... SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model – CAML Query inaccurate... 0 0 0
Books to learn Any Technology veera, January 1, 0001 Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; ... Books to learn Any Technology 0 0 0
Testing Entity Framework applications, pt. 2: Typemock Thomas Weller, January 1, 0001 This is the second of a three part series that deals with the issue of faking test data in the context of a legacy app that was built with Microsoft's Entity Framework (EF) on top of an MS SQL Server database ... Testing Entity Framework applications, pt. 2: Typemock 0 0 9
Visual Studio Tools and Tricks Patrick Liekhus, January 1, 0001 I decided it was time to share some of my favorite tools and tricks that I use to make my time in Visual Studio more productive. Naming Standards If you do not already know the name and website IDesign.net, ... Visual Studio Tools and Tricks 0 0 4
SQL Server Denali CTP 3 - Dockable Windows! MikeParks, January 1, 0001 The future of SQL Server Management Studio looks pretty promising. I downloaded SQL Server Denali CTP 3 the other day and was really happy to see that they've finally implemented dockable windows. I always ... SQL Server Denali CTP 3 - Dockable Windows! 0 0 1
Haven't we been down this road before? Chris G. Williams, January 1, 0001 Two months ago, almost to the day, I opened Big Robot Games. This is my 4th game store (the 3rd actual Brick & Mortar store, in the 4th physical location.) I opened my first store in 1999. It was called ... Haven't we been down this road before? 0 0 2
Interaction Design Course Summary MarkPearl, January 1, 0001 The following sections are covered in the Interaction Design book – the sections in blue are examinable for 2011, the sections in pink are not examinable. A brief example of questions to be expected in ... Interaction Design Course Summary 0 0 12
Silverlight Cream for November 06, 2011 -- #1163 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 Yikes... left off all my information last night! In this Issue: Jay Kimble, Charles Petzold, Peter Kuhn, Adam Kinney, Ollie Riches, Abhinaba Basu, Mike Taulty, Erik Mork, Kunal Chowdhury, Cheryl Simmons, ... Silverlight Cream for November 06, 2011 -- #1163 0 0 0
Testing Entity Framework applications, pt. 1 Thomas Weller, January 1, 0001 For good or bad, Microsoft’s Entity Framework (EF) has become one of the most widely used ORM tools out there. While some may state that it's not among the better ones (or that it's not even a real ORM), ... Testing Entity Framework applications, pt. 1 0 0 2
Getting started with the Azure Hosted TFS (aka TFSPreview): Updat... Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Once you have configured your online preview, then you can proceed to connect to it using Visual Studio 2010. In order to get Live ID authentication working and such, there is an update you need to apply. ... Getting started with the Azure Hosted TFS (aka TFSPreview): Updat... 0 0 0