More on MAX , January 1, 0001 This year MAX has been a whirlwind! Not only has it come rather quickly, it’s coming to a close just the same. Thanks to all those who came out to my session yesterday – especially those had to stand J ... More on MAX 0 0 0
No Soup for You! , January 1, 0001 Apparently, the catering crew at the Anaheim Convention Center didn’t prepare for the appetites of MAX attendees – they ran out of food! I showed up for lunch around 1:05 PM, and was shooed away by the ... No Soup for You! 0 0 0
Late Night Breezo Session , January 1, 0001 Still struggling to get over this damn cold, I pulled a late night yesterday to complete my Breezo for my sessions at MAX. I’m not sure when it’s going to be released, or if it’s going to be made publicly ... Late Night Breezo Session 0 0 1
Getting Ready for MAX ... svanvliet, January 1, 0001 Update 2010-03-23 – Sorry, but the images and downloads were hosted on a server that is no longer available. I will try to find the sample code bits and images on a backup sometime! With MAX 2005 just ... Getting Ready for MAX ... 0 0 0
.NET Reference MSN Messenger Bot Update #1 svanvliet, January 1, 0001 Update 2010-03-23 – Sorry, but the images and downloads were hosted on a server that is no longer available. I will try to find the sample code bits and images on a backup sometime! I've made a few changes ... .NET Reference MSN Messenger Bot Update #1 0 0 7
.NET Reference Bot for MSN Messenger svanvliet, January 1, 0001 I hate to rip people off, but Ben's brilliant idea to create an IM bot for the ColdFusion Live Docs got me to thinking; "Wouldn't this be great for the .NET Framework Class Libraries?" So, sitting here ... .NET Reference Bot for MSN Messenger 0 0 21
ColdFusion Live Docs Bot for Yahoo! and Google Talk svanvliet, January 1, 0001 Update 2010-03-23 – Sorry, but the images and downloads were hosted on a server that is no longer available. I will try to find the sample code bits and images on a backup sometime! Ben Forta has written ... ColdFusion Live Docs Bot for Yahoo! and Google Talk 0 0 1
Mono on OSx86? , January 1, 0001 With news of the hack to Apple's OS X Tiger for Intel-based x86 processors, I wonder if anyone out there has tried installing Mono on OS X x86. It would be interesting to run Mono ... on OS X Tiger ... ... Mono on OSx86? 0 0 2
Macromedia Studio 8 Announced! , January 1, 0001 There's some amazing new features in Dreamweaver (Zoom & Guides, CSS Visualization & Layout [DIV layout assitance - w00t!], direct RSS integration) and Flash (video composition, alpha channels, ... Macromedia Studio 8 Announced! 0 0 1
Macromedia MAX 2005 Session Schedule & Abstract , January 1, 0001 The schedules for MAX 2005 have been released! My session, Developing Hybrid Applications with ColdFusion and Java, will be held at the following times: Tuesday, October 18 - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Wednesday, ... Macromedia MAX 2005 Session Schedule & Abstract 0 0 1
Speaking at Macromedia MAX 2005 , January 1, 0001 I just received my invitation to present at Macromedia MAX 2005 in Anaheim, CA! Based on all of the positive feedback from my session last year, I’ve been invited back to present on the same topic, refactored ... Speaking at Macromedia MAX 2005 0 0 2
Day Four: Microsoft TechEd 2005 , January 1, 0001 It's by no coincidence that my posts are getting shorter as the week progresses here at TechEd. Today was another great day. I attended few really good sessions covering Globalization and CLR Internals ... Day Four: Microsoft TechEd 2005 0 0 1
Adobe to Buy Macromedia , January 1, 0001 It seems that Adobe is going to buy Macromedia pending stockholder and goverment approval. http://www.macromedia.com/m... ... Adobe to Buy Macromedia 0 0 0
New Page Framework Coming Soon , January 1, 0001 Due to some client demands, as well as too much free time, I've updated the Page Framework for ASP.NET 1.1. This updated version (1.3) includes support for HtmlForm Controls inside of a template configuration, ... New Page Framework Coming Soon 0 0 1
TextArea Cursor Position with JavaScript , January 1, 0001 I’d recently searched around for some good-quality JavaScript snippets to determine the cursor position within an HTML TextArea, but haven’t had any luck. So, like any fellow geek would do, I came up with ... TextArea Cursor Position with JavaScript 0 0 26
The National D-Day Museum , January 1, 0001 Not to downplay my excitement for MAX 2004 – but the best part about my recent trip to New Orleans was definitely the National D-Day Museum. I am a big Stephen Ambrose fan (Band of Brothers), and had read ... The National D-Day Museum 0 0 1
Countdown to MAX 2004 , January 1, 0001 Only 4 more days until Macromedia MAX 2004 begins in New Orleans! I am super stoked about this year's conference – there are so many great sessions on ColdFusion MX, Flash and many other great tools/technologies. ... Countdown to MAX 2004 0 0 1
Java Powered ColdFusion - Macromedia MAX 2004 , January 1, 0001 It’s my pleasure to announce that I will be speaking at Macromedia MAX 2004 this November in beautiful New Orleans! I will be presenting Java Powered ColdFusion, which will “explain how to leverage the ... Java Powered ColdFusion - Macromedia MAX 2004 0 0 3
Now Available: Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate Virtual Machi... John Alexander, January 1, 0001 From a message from Brian Keller: “Back in December we posted a set of virtual machines pre-configured with Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2, Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 Beta 2, and 7 hands-on-labs. ... Now Available: Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate Virtual Machi... 0 0 22
No Clipboard support in Windows Phone 7 Series – iPhone poi... Sarang, January 1, 0001 What exactly were you taking of late MSFT? So much for a spanking new mobile OS which wants to emulate the iPhone OS so badly that it even copied and pasted the iPhone’s erstwhile lack of clipboard support ... No Clipboard support in Windows Phone 7 Series – iPhone poi... 0 0 0
Rob Blackwell on interoperability and Azure Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 At QCon in March we had a sample Azure application implemented in both Java and Ruby to demonstrate that the Windows Azure Platform is not just about .NET. The following is an interesting interview with ... Rob Blackwell on interoperability and Azure 0 0 0
Local Events | Azure Bootcamp Jeff Julian, January 1, 0001 Coming to Kansas City April 8th and 9th is the Microsoft Azure Bootcamp. This event looks very promising for those developers who are looking into Azure for themselves or their companies. It covers the ... Local Events | Azure Bootcamp 0 0 1
MapReduce kaleidoscope, January 1, 0001 MapReduce is a programming model and an associated implementation for processing and generating large data sets. Users specify a map function that processes a key/value pair to generate a set of intermediate ... MapReduce 0 0 0
Azure Full trust permissions kaleidoscope, January 1, 0001 Under Windows Azure full trust, your role has access to a variety of system resources that are not available under partial trust File System Resources A role running in Windows Azure has permissions to ... Azure Full trust permissions 0 0 0
Two new features in November 2009 CTP kaleidoscope, January 1, 0001 Windows Azure Diagnostics Managed Library: The new Diagnostics API enables logging using standard .NET APIs. The Diagnostics API provides built-in support for collecting standard logs and diagnostic information, ... Two new features in November 2009 CTP 0 0 0
Building extensions for Expression Blend 4 using MEF Timmy Kokke, January 1, 0001 Introduction Although it was possible to write extensions for Expression Blend and Expression Design, it wasn’t very easy and out of the box only one addin could be used. With Expression Blend 4 it is ... Building extensions for Expression Blend 4 using MEF 0 0 17
Whats new in My Life:Robotics,Azure sonam, January 1, 0001 AZURE: I haven’t blogged from long time.I was actually busy with doing some Azure. For any starters with Azure,I would recommend to go with Neil: http://nmackenzie.spaces.li... ... Whats new in My Life:Robotics,Azure 0 0 0
Silverlight for Windows Embedded Tutorial (step 5 and a bit of Wi... Valter Minute, January 1, 0001 If you haven’t spent the last week in the middle of the Sahara desert or traveling on a sled in the north pole area you should have heard something about the launch of Windows Phone 7 Series (or Windows ... Silverlight for Windows Embedded Tutorial (step 5 and a bit of Wi... 0 0 0
JavaScript function to Redirect parent of IFrame to specified URL Michael Freidgeim, January 1, 0001 /// <summary> /// Redirects parent of IFrame to specified URL /// If current page doesn't have parent, redirect itself /// </summary> /// <param name="page"></param> /// <param ... JavaScript function to Redirect parent of IFrame to specified URL 0 0 2
XP Mode (Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7) no longer requires har... Liam Westley, January 1, 0001 Windows Virtual PC (aka XP Mode) When XP Mode was released, it insisted on hardware virtualisation being present on your CPU and enabled in the BIOS. Given that Windows Virtual PC was based on an improved ... XP Mode (Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7) no longer requires har... 0 0 0
Getting Started with Employee Info Starter Kit (v4.0.0) Mohammad Ashraful Alam, January 1, 0001 The new release of Employee Info Starter Kit contains lots of exciting features available in Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0. To get started with the new version, you will need less than 5 minutes. Minimum ... Getting Started with Employee Info Starter Kit (v4.0.0) 0 0 0
Click Once Deployment Process and Issue Resolution Geordie, January 1, 0001 Introduction We are adopting Click Once as a deployment standard for Thick .Net application clients. The latest version of this tool has matured it to a point where it can be used in an enterprise environment. ... Click Once Deployment Process and Issue Resolution 0 0 1
Personal | Going For A Long Drive Jeff Julian, January 1, 0001 This weekend, we were planning on going to Mt. Rushmore, but with the weather the way it is, we decided to head south instead. So what are we going to do? A tour of different restaurants on the show Diners, ... Personal | Going For A Long Drive 0 0 3
Leaving /n software, headed to new startup Lance Robinson, January 1, 0001 I've been extremely fortunate to work at /n software, but after more than 9 years, the time has come for me to say "goodbye". This Friday will be my last day. The people behind the amazing machine that ... Leaving /n software, headed to new startup 0 0 2
Two-way data binding in ASP.NET - Part 2 panpra, January 1, 0001 In part 1 of this article I talked about how Object Container Data Source (OCDS) can be modified in WCSF to make two-way binding possible with complex objects. In this part I am going to talk about different ... Two-way data binding in ASP.NET - Part 2 0 0 0
Visual Studio 2010 RC – Silverlight 4 and WCF RIA Services ... Harish Ranganathan, January 1, 0001 MIX is happening and there is a lot of excitement around the various releases such as the Windows Phone 7 Developer Preview, IE9 Platform Preview and few other announcements that have been made. Clearly, ... Visual Studio 2010 RC – Silverlight 4 and WCF RIA Services ... 0 0 389
Windows Phone 7 Series - Tools and Resources (updated) TechTwaddle, January 1, 0001 Unless you've been living in the caves of Lascaux for the past couple of days, you probably know what's happening in the world of Windows Phone. Microsoft unveiled the developer tools required to develop ... Windows Phone 7 Series - Tools and Resources (updated) 0 0 2
#MIX Day 2 Keynote: Put the Phone Down and Listen andrewbrust, January 1, 0001 MIX day 1’s keynote was all about Windows Phone 7 (WP7). MIX day 2’s was a reminder that Microsoft has much more going on than a new mobile platform. Steven Sinofsky, Scott Guthrie, Doug Purdy and others ... #MIX Day 2 Keynote: Put the Phone Down and Listen 0 0 1
My New BDD Style Liam McLennan, January 1, 0001 I have made a change to my code-based BDD style. I start with a scenario such as: Pre-Editing * Given I am a book editor * And some chapters are locked and some are not * When I view the list of chapters ... My New BDD Style 0 0 0
AppFabric Caching Feedback Michael Stephenson, January 1, 0001 We are running a survey to collect feedback around scenarios where people were experimenting with velocity on windows 2003 in the CTP but are now in a position where the beta requires windows 2008. We ... AppFabric Caching Feedback 0 0 0
MIXing it Up a Bit andrewbrust, January 1, 0001 Another March, another MIX. For the fifth year running now, Microsoft has chosen to put on a conference aimed less at software development, per se, and more at the products, experiences and designs that ... MIXing it Up a Bit 0 0 0
Microsoft Silverlight Analytics Framework - Day 2 Part 2 of MIX 2... GeekAgilistMercenary, January 1, 0001 I went to the session on Microsoft Silverlight Analytics Framework (MSAF) today while here at MIX 2010. It was a great walk through the features, ideas, and what the end goal is. Michael Scherotter did ... Microsoft Silverlight Analytics Framework - Day 2 Part 2 of MIX 2... 0 0 1
MIX 2010 Covert Operations Day 2 Silverlight + Windows 7 Phone GeekAgilistMercenary, January 1, 0001 Left the Circus Circus and headed to the geek circus at Mandalay Bay. Got in, got some breakfast, met a few more people and headed to the keynote. Upon arriving the crew I was hanging with at the event; ... MIX 2010 Covert Operations Day 2 Silverlight + Windows 7 Phone 0 0 0
Error: The base type 'System.Web.UI.MasterPage' is not allowed fo... Patrick Olurotimi Ige, January 1, 0001 I came across this error when i was trying to ajaxify my sharepoint site. After adding the AjaxifyMoss from the codeplex developed by Richard Finn. And tried loading my site i got the error Error: The ... Error: The base type 'System.Web.UI.MasterPage' is not allowed fo... 0 0 0
Are you ready to take a walk in the clouds? Steve Loethen, January 1, 0001 Cloud computing is here, whether we want it or not. When I say "a walk in the clouds” I am not talking about a pleasant romantic comedy, but a real alternative to hosting applications on-premise. For years ... Are you ready to take a walk in the clouds? 0 0 0
Windows 7 Virtual PC - “RPC server unavailable” Kelly Jones, January 1, 0001 I use Windows 7 Virtual PC on my current project and I often bring home the files, so I can work some in the evenings. Since my VHDs are large, I’ll only copy the undo disks, saved state, and virtual machine ... Windows 7 Virtual PC - “RPC server unavailable” 0 0 0
Validation of viewstate MAC failed - MVC Nettuce, January 1, 0001 This gave me a WTF moment recently. MVC? Viewstate? Eh!? All was fine on the dev server, but as soon as I deployed to the web farm this error appeared every time I recycled the app pool. It turns out it ... Validation of viewstate MAC failed - MVC 0 0 1
UppercuT – Custom Extensions Now With PowerShell and Ruby Robz / Fervent Coder, January 1, 0001 Arguably, one of the most powerful features of UppercuT (UC) is the ability to extend any step of the build process with a pre, post, or replace hook. This customization is done in a separate location ... UppercuT – Custom Extensions Now With PowerShell and Ruby 0 0 1
My Interview with Microsoft Victor Hurdugaci, January 1, 0001 This post is for those who want to apply or have already applied (but not finished the interview) for a Microsoft Job. The recruitment process is quite similar for everyone and consists of a few steps. ... My Interview with Microsoft 0 0 2
Day 1: iPhone Web Development BizTalk Visionary, January 1, 0001 Preamble: In an attempt to keep an ageing mind alive I have decided to write an iPhone web app. The app will pull together a whole host of disciplines and should be a challenge. The App: Over the last ... Day 1: iPhone Web Development 0 0 0