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 Not old-schooled but rather outdated way of thinking.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
This is not the OnKeyDown you are looking for. Chris Gardner, January 1, 0001 I've been working on porting my sample game code to WinRT. One of the immediate things I found is that there is no direct access to the keyboard buffer. I mean, sure. WinRT is meant to work with devices ... This is not the OnKeyDown you are looking for. 0 0 0
Biztalk Application Testing Life Cycle -Part 3 AbhishekLohani, January 1, 0001 In BizTalk Application Testing Life Cycle -3 – Integration Testing In BizTalk Application Testing Life Cycle -1 – we have tested the Application Functionality on the basis of Function requirement agreed ... Biztalk Application Testing Life Cycle -Part 3 0 0 2
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
SharePoint Password Recovery Wayne H Magnum, January 1, 0001 Below is the powershell Script to recover SharePoint passwords.&$env:windir\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list apppool "SharePoint Central Administration v4" /text:ProcessModel.Password SharePoint Password Recovery 0 0 0
Biztalk Application Testing Life Cycle Part 2 AbhishekLohani, January 1, 0001 In Biztalk Application Testing Life Cycle Part 2 we cover Non Fuctional Testing In Non Fuctional Testing we required test below areas as a part of Non Fuctional Testing 1 Acess Right - Filesahre, SQL, ... Biztalk Application Testing Life Cycle Part 2 0 0 0
Access BCS Data via C# Wayne H Magnum, January 1, 0001 The below code snippet allows for access BCS data via C#SPFarm farm = SPFarm.Local;SPServiceProxy... spc = farm.ServiceProxies;BdcServ... sap = (BdcServiceApplicationProxy)( (from ... Access BCS Data via C# 0 0 1
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
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
Building a Repository Pattern against an EF 5 EDMX Model - Part 2 JuansAndZeros, January 1, 0001 I know it has been a couple months since I first wrote part 1 of building a repository pattern with an EF model, but here we are. I am finally getting around to writing part 2. If you remember, in part ... Building a Repository Pattern against an EF 5 EDMX Model - Part 2 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
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
The Importance Of R&D For Consultants Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 In most companies it is important to keep up with the latest technologies. In a consulting firm it is critical because what you are selling is knowledge and experience. The ability for a consultant to ... The Importance Of R&D For Consultants 0 0 0
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
Grouped Failover, a 2008R2 version of Availability groups remko, January 1, 0001 One of the new cool features in SQL 2012 is the SQL Server Availability groups. In other words being able to failover a group of databases which are logically connected. i.e. SharePoint databases. Well ... Grouped Failover, a 2008R2 version of Availability groups 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
What is the Ops in DevOps? Matt Watson, January 1, 0001 So what does DevOps mean exactly? What is the Ops in DevOps? Operations can mean a lot of things and even different things to different people. DevOps is becoming more and more popular but I also think ... What is the Ops in DevOps? 0 0 4
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
Setting a var property in the JavaScript Revealing Module Pattern... Aligned, January 1, 0001 See John Papa's article for more information on the revealing pattern.See http://www.addyosmani.com/r... for a great reference as well. ... Setting a var property in the JavaScript Revealing Module Pattern... 0 0 6
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
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
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
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
What You Need To Know About AllowUnsafeUpdates Madhawa Karunaratne, January 1, 0001 Very good insight on using "AllowUnsafeUpdates" in SharePoint object model.http://hristopavlov.w... ... What You Need To Know About AllowUnsafeUpdates 0 0 0
GetValueOrDefault() For An Expression of Arbitrary Length Using E... Steve Wilkes, January 1, 0001 This blog now lives here. GetValueOrDefault() For An Expression of Arbitrary Length Using E... 0 0 0
Windows Azure Mobile Services Update Clint Edmonson, January 1, 0001 It has been less than four months since we introduced the first public preview for Windows Azure Mobile Services and in this short time we have seen continual improvements to the service offering including: ... Windows Azure Mobile Services Update 0 0 0
My Thoughts on the future of BizTalk - Post BizTalk Summit 2012 Michael Stephenson, January 1, 0001 I thought I’d brain dump a few thoughts after the recent BizTalk summit and how some of the information will help shape solutions with the customers whom I work with. BizTalk On-Premise Traditionally for ... My Thoughts on the future of BizTalk - Post BizTalk Summit 2012 0 0 494
Fundamental Aspects of Methods L. Charles Andersen, January 1, 0001 One of the things that I consider fundamental concerns a method or function. Historically, a method does exactly one thing, which its name describes. It starts at the top and ends at the bottom; i.e., ... Fundamental Aspects of Methods 0 0 0
Fundamental Pride in Code Craftsmanship L. Charles Andersen, January 1, 0001 I regularly rant about programmers not knowing the fundamentals without giving any concrete examples. An acronym that I coined with an esteemed colleague during one such rant is FBC (Fully Buzzword Compliant). ... Fundamental Pride in Code Craftsmanship 0 0 0
Two default gateways–how to force “the other one&rdqu... Brian Biales, January 1, 0001 I’ve been fighting this issue for a long time, and just the other day discovered the solution to my problem. Here is the issue… My laptop is connected to my home / work / internet via its wireless (WiFi) ... Two default gateways–how to force “the other one&rdqu... 0 0 0
Step-by-Step: Build a FREE SharePoint 2013 Lab in the Cloud with ... KeithMayer, January 1, 0001 My good friend and colleague, Tommy Patterson, recently blogged about leveraging the Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) preview offering to build a FREE lab environment in the Cloud. You ... Step-by-Step: Build a FREE SharePoint 2013 Lab in the Cloud with ... 0 0 7
2012 in review Laurent Bugnion, January 1, 0001 It seems it was only yesterday that I was writing about starting my 4th year at IdentityMine, and here we are now, more than a year later. The year 2012 has been particularly interesting for all of us ... 2012 in review 0 0 0
Chapter Review: The Utility Database (by Chris Shaw) and how it a... Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 Sometimes you end up reading a great chapter and feel like writing a review about it… well here it is! Chris Shaw (@SQLShaw, http://chrisshaw.wordpress.com ) wrote a chapter in the PRO SQL Server 2012 ... Chapter Review: The Utility Database (by Chris Shaw) and how it a... 0 0 0
Excel ODBC on OSX, Connect to SQL Server Richard Jones, January 1, 0001 Oh goodness. What a shocker. How hard can it be, to simply make Microsoft Office Mac (Excel) connect to Microsoft SQL Server. I've spent the last 2 hours being told to go spend $xx to go buy ODBC drivers ... Excel ODBC on OSX, Connect to SQL Server 0 0 0
Accessing GAC-files in Explorer without registry hacks Marko Apfel, January 1, 0001 Problem If you go in Explorer to the GAC folder (%windir%\Assembly) a shell extension gives you a special view of the content there: In this view you couldn’t copy the DLLs to somewhere else. Solution ... Accessing GAC-files in Explorer without registry hacks 0 0 3
Bridged Adaptors in Windows 8 Chris Gardner, January 1, 0001 So, this just happened. I just took down an entire corporate network with bridged adaptors in Windows 8. Let's back up. Last night, I was preparing for my talks at CodeMash. When I give Xbox development ... Bridged Adaptors in Windows 8 0 0 1
Passing Certification For Enterprise Windows Phone 7.5 Apps Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 Your Enterprise Windows Phone 7.5 application has different requirements and restrictions than the majority of apps in the store. While we now have Windows Phone 8 with different distribution methods, ... Passing Certification For Enterprise Windows Phone 7.5 Apps 0 0 0
Google Code Prettify for geekswithblogs.net Soe Tun, January 1, 0001 This blog post is based on the information I found from this blog post http://geekswithblogs.net/w... I find it very difficult and tedious to ... Google Code Prettify for geekswithblogs.net 0 0 1
MVC ModelState.IsValid Fails When Reserved Word Used for Table Na... Bob Hardister, January 1, 0001 When a table name uses a reserved word: for example, “Action,” model validation will fail even though the model is valid. The error message from ModelState is: “The parameter conversion from type 'System.String' ... MVC ModelState.IsValid Fails When Reserved Word Used for Table Na... 0 0 0
How to install PVS server Waclaw Chrabaszcz, January 1, 0001 Is it good to have a streaming server …. Hmm … it is a good to know how it works. Let's install one: "D:\Server\PVS_Server_x64.exe" /S /v" /qn""D:\Console\PVS_Console... /S /v" /qn" And configure ... How to install PVS server 0 0 9
YAGNI and Professional Code Jesse Taber, January 1, 0001 This blog post has moved:http://gruffcode.com/2012/12/31/yagni-and-professional-code/ YAGNI and Professional Code 0 0 0
The year 2012 in highlights! Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 2012 has been an overwhelming year, I had my share of up’s and down’s. The year started on a high note with Microsoft presenting me the MVP award for Visual Studio ALM. I changed my availability status ... The year 2012 in highlights! 0 0 2
APress Deal of the Day 30/Dec/2012 - Pro Expression Blend 4 TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 Today's $10 deal of the day from APress at http://www.apress.com/97814... is Pro Expression Blend 4"Pro Expression Blend 4 will take you well beyond the basics and provide you with a detailed examination ... APress Deal of the Day 30/Dec/2012 - Pro Expression Blend 4 0 0 0