Cruise Control.net and Team Foundation Services Michael Stephenson, January 1, 0001 Recently I have been working with a customer where we wanted to migrate some source code to TFS Services for source control but we had an existing Build Server setup running on-premise with Cruise Control. ... Cruise Control.net and Team Foundation Services 0 0 39
Truth, Equality, and the Meaning of Null Joe Mayo, January 1, 0001 There’s been some discussion recently about whether it’s proper for a language to support null values or not. My guess is that the people having these discussions are a whole lot smarter than myself, so ... Truth, Equality, and the Meaning of Null 0 0 0
Add a "Flagged Email" folder in Favorites (of Navigation Pane) fo... Kevin Shyr, January 1, 0001 I don't remember ever have to set this up before, but I don't see it in my Outlook 2010 at work. Here are the steps:In Navigation pane, right-click on "Search Folders", select "New Search Folder"In the ... Add a "Flagged Email" folder in Favorites (of Navigation Pane) fo... 0 0 21
Musings on Why I Switched Back to an iPhone from a WP8 Device MOSSLover, January 1, 0001 Last month I decided to switch to Verizon and in doing so switch to an HTC 8x after around 4 or 5 years with an Apple iPhone. I wanted to try something new and see what the other side was like and I wanted ... Musings on Why I Switched Back to an iPhone from a WP8 Device 0 0 1
A forgotten audience? Dennis Vroegop, January 1, 0001 Earlier this week I had an appointment at the Dutch Microsoft office to talk about people with disabilities and Apps. (You'll have to forgive me: I am Dutch and we don't care that much about being politically ... A forgotten audience? 0 0 1
WoodbaseChimpMailer in place... woodbase, January 1, 0001 So here it is... The first release of WoodbaseChimpMailer. A simple integration module for sending newsletters via MailChimp from the Umbraco CMS backend. (A backoffice extension in Umbraco terms)The current ... WoodbaseChimpMailer in place... 0 0 4
Variations on a Repository Pattern: Part II Justin Jones, January 1, 0001 In my previous post I laid out my current pet project and began showing the framework I set up to isolate CSLA business objects from the data access code. I listed (sans code comments for brevity) the ... Variations on a Repository Pattern: Part II 0 0 6
Azure VM - The word or phrase you selected is not allowed Michael Stephenson, January 1, 0001 Just wanted to put a note out for anyone who gets caught out like I did on this one.I was trying to create an azure VM and kept getting the below error message and Azure wouldnt even create my VM."The ... Azure VM - The word or phrase you selected is not allowed 0 0 45
Getting Started with MongoDB presentation (C#, MVC4) David Green, January 1, 0001 Another NoSQL presentation, this time on MongoDB. This was my first run at it….hopefully will present again at Carolina Codecamp, Codestock, and MADExpo…Inshallah! As with each attempt, hopefully the style ... Getting Started with MongoDB presentation (C#, MVC4) 0 0 5
Website Authentication with Social Identity Providers and ACS Par... Alan Smith, January 1, 0001 This is the second in a series of articles looking at using Windows Azure Active Directory Access Control (formally Windows Azure Access Control Service), to integrate the authentication services provided ... Website Authentication with Social Identity Providers and ACS Par... 0 0 1
EPiServer 7 – issue with debugging and creating login user ... Magnus Karlsson, January 1, 0001 Today I made a clean, brand new install of EPiServer 7 on a Windows 2012 server using VS2012. For googlers finding this post with any issue present in title, just look for the bold text to try my solutions ... EPiServer 7 – issue with debugging and creating login user ... 0 0 0
Exchange 2013: A new look… marc dekeyser, January 1, 0001 The Exchange Server product line experienced a few changes with the introduction of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013. Exchange Server 2013 brings with it a whole new set of services, technologies and features ... Exchange 2013: A new look… 0 0 0
Super-Fast Failover with VM Guest Clustering in Windows Server 20... KeithMayer, January 1, 0001 My good friend and colleague, Matt Hester, recently wrote a great article on Hyper-V Host Clustering as part of our latest article series, Become a Virtualization Expert in 20 Days! In this article, I’ll ... Super-Fast Failover with VM Guest Clustering in Windows Server 20... 0 0 2
APress Deal of the Day 22/Mar/2013 - .NET Test Automation Recipes TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 Today's $10 Deal of the day offer from APress at http://www.apress.com/97814... is .NET Test Automation Recipes"This book presents practical techniques for writing lightweight software test automation ... APress Deal of the Day 22/Mar/2013 - .NET Test Automation Recipes 0 0 0
Exchange 2013: The Client Access Server marc dekeyser, January 1, 0001 We've been beaten to death with it at this point: "Exchange 2013 introduces fundamental changes in roles and architecture compared to earlier versions." But what does this mean? Today we are going to have ... Exchange 2013: The Client Access Server 0 0 5
SQL Server: I need to get to a remote server and management stud... Paula DiTallo, January 1, 0001 Try using osql . It can be a life saver. Here's an example of the most common usage:osql -E -S myMSSQLServerName /* This uses windows authentication to connect to a server */osql -? /* lists all the switches ... SQL Server: I need to get to a remote server and management stud... 0 0 0
Windows Azure IT Roadshow Lab I Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 This lab was created for the Windows Azure IT Roadshow in Florida (first session). It covers the basics of creating a Windows Server 2012 virtual machine, a SQL Server 2012 virtual machine and a SQL Database. ... Windows Azure IT Roadshow Lab I 0 0 0
Speaking next week at VS Live! on WebMatrix3 Mark Rosenberg, January 1, 0001 Couldn't talk about this until today, but I am presenting WebMatrix3 at Visual Studio Live! next week in Las Vegas. This is brand new (CTP made public today), and I get to present before even the product ... Speaking next week at VS Live! on WebMatrix3 0 0 0
Accelerating the Cloud with Windows Server 2012 BranchCache KeithMayer, January 1, 0001 Traditional file sharing protocols, such as Server Message Block ( SMB ) in Windows Server 2012, are primarily designed for low-latency, high-bandwidth scenarios commonly found in Local Area Networks ( ... Accelerating the Cloud with Windows Server 2012 BranchCache 0 0 0
Thanks Nokia Australia & Microsoft Max, January 1, 0001 Just recently I entered into a Windows Phone App Download and one of my app came in the top 10 app download to win a lovely new “Lumia 920”. These days I spend nearly all my leisure time in the Windows ... Thanks Nokia Australia & Microsoft 0 0 0
Converting PHP’s “openssl_seal” and “open... Strenium, January 1, 0001 I've been doing a bit of external API integration work lately. Sounds mundane (and it is for the most part) - but there was one notable "gem" I had to tackle. To make long story short, there's this external ... Converting PHP’s “openssl_seal” and “open... 0 0 0
Sad that Google Reader is coming to an end Kevin Shyr, January 1, 0001 I just never liked Twitter; RSS is my way. But is that because Google Reader has been such a good tool? Now it's gone, what will I use? I don't know just yet, but I really don't think I'll go back to Twitter. ... Sad that Google Reader is coming to an end 0 0 0
Adding Background Audio Capability to Windows Store Apps Adam Grocholski, January 1, 0001 If you’re building a Windows Store app that plays audio you have the option of being able to play your app’s audio in the background (i.e. when the app is not running). Over the course of three posts I ... Adding Background Audio Capability to Windows Store Apps 0 0 0
Using MSBuild to publish a VS 2012 SSDT .sqlproj database project... deadlydog, January 1, 0001 Post and code updated on March 21, 2013, and again on March 22, 2013. We recently upgraded from VS (Visual Studio) 2010 to VS 2012, and with it had to upgrade our .dbproj database project to a .sqlproj. ... Using MSBuild to publish a VS 2012 SSDT .sqlproj database project... 0 0 0
Handling Sometimes-On Connectivity In Windows Phone Apps Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 There are a lot of conditions that you have to deal with when creating mobile applications that do not present themselves in other types of development. The largest elephant in the room is the unpredictable ... Handling Sometimes-On Connectivity In Windows Phone Apps 0 0 0
Exchange 2013: The store process marc dekeyser, January 1, 0001 Exchange 2013, the end of the store as we know it… In the years leading up to the development of Exchange 2013 we had a process called store.exe. Many an administrator cursed at this process for taking ... Exchange 2013: The store process 0 0 4
Website Authentication with Social Identity Providers and ACS Par... Alan Smith, January 1, 0001 This article is the first in a series of three articles looking at using the Windows Azure Access Control Service to implement web site authentication using social identity providers. It will show how ... Website Authentication with Social Identity Providers and ACS Par... 0 0 8
Exchange 2013: Managing exchange marc dekeyser, January 1, 0001 Much has changed with Exchange 2013 and the new way of administering the service is what we will be discussing in this article. The console is gone! Rest in piece dearest console… Frankly, the old style ... Exchange 2013: Managing exchange 0 0 0
Upcoming Technology Events MOSSLover, January 1, 0001 Hey guys it’s been a busy year so far. I have a lot of goals unrelated to technology, but fear not I will be at Code Camps, Other Tech Events, and SharePoint Saturdays. Here is a list of my upcoming speaking, ... Upcoming Technology Events 0 0 0
Default Enum initialisation by MS Create Unit Tests wizard. Michael Freidgeim, January 1, 0001 VS 2012 doesn't show Create Unit Tests wizard. However it can be used - see Where is the “Create Unit Tests” selection? andhttp://dl.my/2013/create... found ... Default Enum initialisation by MS Create Unit Tests wizard. 0 0 1
WCF Transactions are not supported by Azure. Michael Freidgeim, January 1, 0001 We have a service operation, for which it is very important to ensure that a client receives the status, that was determined at the end of operation.If client does receive the response, the server status ... WCF Transactions are not supported by Azure. 0 0 0
2010 version of TF (TFS command tool) unable to determine the wor... Michael Freidgeim, January 1, 0001 We upgraded to VS 2012 and TFS 2012 a month ago.I have a backupShelve.cmd that used to work before upgrade, but when I run it yesterday caused the errorUnable to determine the workspace. You may be able ... 2010 version of TF (TFS command tool) unable to determine the wor... 0 0 0
Released LINQ to Twitter v2.1.04 Joe Mayo, January 1, 0001 Today, I released the latest version of LINQ to Twitter, v2.1.04. Many of the modifications include new parameters for commands and queries, or new Entity properties. A few items were deprecated, so look ... Released LINQ to Twitter v2.1.04 0 0 0
Creating Multi-Environment Windows Installers with Visual Studio ... Alex Hildyard, January 1, 0001 In part 1 we looked at the structure of a WiX setup project, and created a simple installer. We looked at the staging paradigm which gave us complete flexibility in the way we harvested files and packaged ... Creating Multi-Environment Windows Installers with Visual Studio ... 0 0 0
Visual Studio Test Professional 2012 90-day trial AbhishekLohani, January 1, 0001 Hi All, Visual Studio Test Professional 2012 is ideal for testers, business analysts, product managers, and other stakeholders who need team collaboration tools, but not a full development IDE. After installation, ... Visual Studio Test Professional 2012 90-day trial 0 0 9
Tips : Quality Centre :Copy and Paste Test suite from one Project... AbhishekLohani, January 1, 0001 1. Open the QC link in two separate browser windows 2 Select the Test suit 2.1 Edit – Copy from first browser 3 Edit -Paste as second browser. 4 select the option Paste Test SetsfTest Set Folders to Target ... Tips : Quality Centre :Copy and Paste Test suite from one Project... 0 0 0
Shared resources and stopped services Waclaw Chrabaszcz, January 1, 0001 A hypervisor is like a bank. It is offering inexistent CPU cycles and HDD I/Os up to 150% of real capacity. In normal situation VMs consumes about 20% of declared (maximum) RAM, CPU and disk IO, and business ... Shared resources and stopped services 0 0 0
Disabling DirectAccess Functionality in Windows 8 Adam Grocholski, January 1, 0001 Let me start by saying I love DirectAccess in Windows 8. It’s great for accessing resources on the Microsoft network when I’m not in the office (which is about 90% of the time). DirectAccess, is case you ... Disabling DirectAccess Functionality in Windows 8 0 0 1
Notes Upgrading To Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 Ctp4 Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 Notes Upgrading To Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 Ctp4 0 0 0
Solving Performance Problems with nHibernate (or any ORM) Dylan Smith, January 1, 0001 I’ve spent a bunch of time lately with clients helping them understand why their applications are so slow and how to improve performance. This often comes down to their use (or misuse) of ORM frameworks ... Solving Performance Problems with nHibernate (or any ORM) 0 0 8
Creating Multi-Environment Windows Installers with Visual Studio ... Alex Hildyard, January 1, 0001 MSI is one of those technologies that has stood the test of time, and WiX is an increasingly popular way of creating these installer databases. There’s a perception that WiX is convoluted, complex and ... Creating Multi-Environment Windows Installers with Visual Studio ... 0 0 2
Streetlight Store–Part IV: Relational Entities and Product ... Doug Lampe, January 1, 0001 In Part III, we started creating a very basic MVC application to host our store. We also created a simple table to store products and methods to perform CRUD transactions and validate data. Now we we introduce ... Streetlight Store–Part IV: Relational Entities and Product ... 0 0 0
Microsoft Global MVP Summit 2013 Randy Walker, January 1, 0001 Pictures - 2013 Microsoft Global MVP Summit VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Back in February, I had the honor to attend Microsoft’s annual Summit for MVP award winners. As an award winner we get invited to ... Microsoft Global MVP Summit 2013 0 0 0
PLINQ–Not Just a Cool Sound ToString(theory);, January 1, 0001 One of my favorite features in .Net 4 is the addition of the PLINQ extensions off the IEnumerable<T> for parallel queries of type ParallelQuery<T>. Even after talking to bunches of developers, ... PLINQ–Not Just a Cool Sound 0 0 0
MonoTouch MKMapView Zoom Level Sazzad Hossain, January 1, 0001 [cross posted]I needed to implement a zoom level similar to Google Maps style for MonoTouch iOS and lucky me after doing little search on the web I found this article http://troybrant.net/blog/2... ... MonoTouch MKMapView Zoom Level 0 0 0
List of Software on TFS Service Hosted Build Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 A couple of weeks back I had posted a blog post on getting a list of software installed on the build agent by simply customizing the build process template. Building on top of the same solution, I have ... List of Software on TFS Service Hosted Build 0 0 0
Announcing Android Support for Mobile Services Clint Edmonson, January 1, 0001 I'm extremely excited to announce the release of our official Android SDK for Windows Azure Mobile Services. Android developers now have easy access to structured data storage, authentication, push notifications ... Announcing Android Support for Mobile Services 0 0 0
Streetlight Store - Part III: Implementation in an MVC 4 Applicat... Doug Lampe, January 1, 0001 To keep things simple, I am going to retain the default security framework created by Visual Studio when I created the application. However, I am going to change the database name to something more meaningful. ... Streetlight Store - Part III: Implementation in an MVC 4 Applicat... 0 0 4
Streetlight Store - Part II: Black Boxing Products and Improved A... Doug Lampe, January 1, 0001 In Part I, I introduced the concept of the Streetlight Store and the architecture. In this segment, we will walk through the creation of a data contract for products, interfaces for managing transactions, ... Streetlight Store - Part II: Black Boxing Products and Improved A... 0 0 3
Pondering Azure PAAS vs IAAS Michael Stephenson, January 1, 0001 I was having a chat with one of the guys in the office today and was wondering about the considerations you would make when deciding between a web/worker role and a VM in Azure.To give an example we have ... Pondering Azure PAAS vs IAAS 0 0 7