Latest GeeksWithBlogs Features - Disqus Integration, Social Share... Staff of Geeks, January 1, 0001 Hey bloggers! This is just a quick update about some of the new features we’ve been releasing: New details for your most popular posts: Select the statistics icon… … to reveal total views and “hot topic” ... Latest GeeksWithBlogs Features - Disqus Integration, Social Share... 0 0 0
BizTalk Automated Multi Server Deploy RobBowman, January 1, 0001 Background I’ve been working with BizTalk since 2006r1 (the one without the handy WCF adapters). Since that time I’ve tried various community offerings to improve the deployment process. In 2008 I was ... BizTalk Automated Multi Server Deploy 0 0 8
Ingres Vectorwise Client Tools Rahul Anand, January 1, 0001 There are different tools available to connect to the Ingres Vectorwise database server. Actian (the parent company) offers following tools: 1. DBA Tools (current version is 10.1.0) 2. Director Client ... Ingres Vectorwise Client Tools 0 0 0
Speaking at Orlando Code Camp 2013 Nikita Polyakov, January 1, 0001 Code Camp season is in full swing in Florida. I will be speaking at Orlando Code Camp 2013 on March 16th 2013. Here is my session list: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM WP8: PushNotification + LiveTiles - Nikita Polyakov ... Speaking at Orlando Code Camp 2013 0 0 0
Managing Remote Sessions on Linux Rahul Anand, January 1, 0001 Recently I started working with Linux and the first day itself I felt a need to let the remote session continue while I wanted to disconnect my laptop and leave for home. Searching around for such a session ... Managing Remote Sessions on Linux 0 0 5
Feature Toggles vs Feature Branches – Dylan’s $0.02 Dylan Smith, January 1, 0001 There’s been some chatter lately about an old debate between Feature Branches vs Feature Toggles. I used to be firmly in the Feature Branches camp, but about a year ago (at the ALM Summit) I became convinced ... Feature Toggles vs Feature Branches – Dylan’s $0.02 0 0 8
BizTalk: the Naming Conventions in Examples Leonid Ganeline, January 1, 0001 See the BizTalk: BizTalk Solution Naming Conventions article. In small application we do not really care about names. When the number of objects start growing, we start pay attention to the names. Experienced ... BizTalk: the Naming Conventions in Examples 0 0 2
SCCM 2012 SP1 – How to install Remote Desktop Service role within... Waclaw Chrabaszcz, January 1, 0001 It is very simple: use the standard command line: and the command line will be: … but there must be one more thing …. and it is … ServerManagerCMD exit codes: Message Exit code Text string Success, no ... SCCM 2012 SP1 – How to install Remote Desktop Service role within... 0 0 1
Leveraging Generation App Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 Generation App is the place for developers to get started building solutions on the latest Microsoft technologies. I originally understood it to be for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 development, but you ... Leveraging Generation App 0 0 0
Ready for .NET Code Camp in South Florida? Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 Here we go again! South Florida Code Camp is about to start tomorrow, Saturday Feb 9 2013, at NOVA University in Fort Lauderdale. I have seen this event grow every year; over 900 people were registered ... Ready for .NET Code Camp in South Florida? 0 0 0
Pentaho Data Integration (Kettle)–Continuous processing by ... Rahul Anand, January 1, 0001 Many articles on implementing a loop in PDI suggest to put a ‘Wait For’ step and join the output hop back to a previous step. Something as suggested by below screen shot: But I would like to warn about ... Pentaho Data Integration (Kettle)–Continuous processing by ... 0 0 2
Binding to a UI Element From a Background Thread in Windows Store... Chris Gardner, January 1, 0001 This post should be considered part two of the series of posts called "Recreating XNA in Windows Store Apps." I'm basically creating a DrawableGameComponent. However, let's face it, I've discovered that ... Binding to a UI Element From a Background Thread in Windows Store... 0 0 0
How to get the current Build version in a Windows 8 Store Applica... Mike Benkovich, January 1, 0001 Sometimes you spend a lot of time searching online for an answer, but the truth is that it’s a lot easier just to open up the debugger, spend a few minutes, and find it yourself. In the context of today’s ... How to get the current Build version in a Windows 8 Store Applica... 0 0 1
Powershell Script: Deploying Virtual Machines marc dekeyser, January 1, 0001 I’m a lazy bastard and am constantly looking for ways to deploy my lab machines faster and with less effort. I’m interested in learning and testing as much as I can but I just don’t want to be installing ... Powershell Script: Deploying Virtual Machines 0 0 4
Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation Iso Sha-1 Alex Moore, January 1, 0001 Since I couldn't easily find this information on Google, here's the checksum info for the Windows 8 Enterprise Edition x86 Evaluation iso from Microsoft (http://msdn.microsoft.com/... ... Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation Iso Sha-1 0 0 1
AppFx.ServiceBus – One Way Error Handling Michael Stephenson, January 1, 0001 In this article we will revisit the first sample about one way messaging and look at how the AppFx.ServiceBus framework implements error handling and retries. In this article we want to achieve the following: ... AppFx.ServiceBus – One Way Error Handling 0 0 232
AppFx.ServiceBus – RPC Sample Error Handling Michael Stephenson, January 1, 0001 In this article I will discuss extending the RPC sample from the previous article to include some error handling incase the server could not process your message. In this scenario we want to achieve the ... AppFx.ServiceBus – RPC Sample Error Handling 0 0 124
Microsoft: A Brave New World BizTalk Visionary, January 1, 0001 9th of February will be the start of the ‘Brave New World’ for Microsoft punctuated by the launch of Surface Pro and the re-launch of Windows 8. After the launch of the disappointing Surface RT we now ... Microsoft: A Brave New World 0 0 3
Passed the 70-480 Exam, Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and ... JuansAndZeros, January 1, 0001 This morning I took the 70-480 Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 exam and passed with a 900. I figured since there was a free voucher for the exam I might as well try. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/le... ... Passed the 70-480 Exam, Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and ... 0 0 5
Azure Deployment Error: requested resources are too large for the... charlie.mott, January 1, 0001 source: http://geekswithblogs.net/c... I am using the Windows Azure PowerShell CmdLets to perform deployments of Cloud Services. This was all working well until I started to receive the error “total ... Azure Deployment Error: requested resources are too large for the... 0 0 0
TFS Build Custom Activity : TODO Counter charlie.mott, January 1, 0001 Article Source: http://geekswithblogs.net/c... Tracking the count of TODO’s in your solution can be used for the following: Use as an additional measure of code quality. Predict estimated completion ... TFS Build Custom Activity : TODO Counter 0 0 1
Tip of the Day–Set ReadOnly for AutoGenerate Columns in Gri... Vincent Maverick Durano, January 1, 0001 This question was asked from the forums.asp.net and thought I’d blog about it for future reference. The question is “how do we set ReadOnly for autogenerated columns in gridview when it’s on edit mode?”. ... Tip of the Day–Set ReadOnly for AutoGenerate Columns in Gri... 0 0 0
West Palm Beach Meeting with Wayne Filin-Matthews 1/29/2013 Sam Abraham, January 1, 0001 Wayne Filin-Matthews, Microsoft’s Architect Role Owner, was our special guest speaker for the West Palm Beach Developers’ Group January meeting. Wayne shared with us his vision for the future and what ... West Palm Beach Meeting with Wayne Filin-Matthews 1/29/2013 0 0 0
AppFx.ServiceBus – RPC Sample Michael Stephenson, January 1, 0001 In this article I will discuss implementing the RPC pattern using the AppFx.ServiceBus framework. In this scenario we want to achieve the following: Setup Windows Azure Service Bus to support this sample ... AppFx.ServiceBus – RPC Sample 0 0 21
TFS - Get List Of Software Installed On Build Agent Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 Introduction It is common for your code projects to reference Microsoft or Non Microsoft SDKs, this requires that the build agents has the SDK’s installed. It is also natural that some of your projects ... TFS - Get List Of Software Installed On Build Agent 0 0 2
AppFx.ServiceBus - Hello World Michael Stephenson, January 1, 0001 In this article we will introduce a very simple messaging scenario which we will implement using the AppFx.ServiceBus framework to show how easy it can be to get up and running with Windows Azure Service ... AppFx.ServiceBus - Hello World 0 0 71
Follow me thin client Waclaw Chrabaszcz, January 1, 0001 In smartphone era it is obvious that for "fast tasks" e.g. reboot the server or logoff a user you don't need your laptop to connect XenApp farm. But try to work for 8 hours using mobile or tablet J. For ... Follow me thin client 0 0 10
The Office 365 conundrum BizTalk Visionary, January 1, 0001 At long last we have the Office 365 we deserve or do we? The concept of Office as a service is exciting and means for the average user both business and consumer access at a sensible price to the full ... The Office 365 conundrum 0 0 1
Another excellent week in my life at Solidsoft! BizTalk Visionary, January 1, 0001 One of the joys of my working life is the variety and contrasting nature of each day. This is in part due to the very nature of working at Solidsoft and of course with the cutting edge technology I work ... Another excellent week in my life at Solidsoft! 0 0 9
Tips of the Week for Microsoft Products Jialiang, January 1, 0001 Tip of the Day for Microsoft Products Learn an amazingly useful tip about Windows, Office, Windows Phone, Surface, Xbox, Visual Studio, and any other Microsoft products every 24 hours! Windows Tip: Dock ... Tips of the Week for Microsoft Products 0 0 0
Scratch–Programming For Kids Or Going Old School Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 I was watching the TED session on Scratch after seeing it linked to in the DZone newsletter. I was interested to find out what it was and see if my kids might be interested in playing with it. Of course ... Scratch–Programming For Kids Or Going Old School 0 0 0
Feed Reader For Windows Phone 8 Has Me Reading Blogs Again Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 While I post on a regular basis, Twitter has become my pointer to any blogs that I read. I haven’t logged into a RSS app or Google Reader in a long time. When Feed Reader was featured on a web site recently ... Feed Reader For Windows Phone 8 Has Me Reading Blogs Again 0 0 1
Why you Should be Using SQL Prompt! Nick Harrison, January 1, 0001 You have probably seen this ad floating around the Internet. Probably see it on this very blog. If you are already familiar with this wonderful tool, the ad makes perfect sense to you. SQL Prompt is to ... Why you Should be Using SQL Prompt! 0 0 2
Windows Tip: Print PDF in Windows 8 Reader Tim Robinson, January 1, 0001 Tip of the Day for Microsoft Products Learn an amazingly useful tip about Windows, Office, Windows Phone, Surface, Xbox, Visual Studio, and any other Microsoft products every 24 hours! Offered by Scott ... Windows Tip: Print PDF in Windows 8 Reader 0 0 0
How to Update to Windows Phone 7.8 Nikita Polyakov, January 1, 0001 If you want to find out how to check/update your Windows Phone 7.x to Windows Phone 7.8 check this out: Software Update for Nokia Lumia with Windows Phone 7.8 http://www.nokia.com/global... ... How to Update to Windows Phone 7.8 0 0 0
Creating an XNA GameComponent in Windows Store Apps Chris Gardner, January 1, 0001 It was unofficially announced yesterday that XNA has officially hit the end of its life. Fortunately, as mentioned in the last post, I'm working on porting everything out of XNA. However, there is stall ... Creating an XNA GameComponent in Windows Store Apps 0 0 0
Windows Store DirectX C++ Sample Base Michael B. McLaughlin, January 1, 0001 I’ve been working on this on and off for over a year now (having essentially restarted entirely in the latter half of 2012). At last it is finished. I give you a Windows Store DirectX C++ Sample Base. ... Windows Store DirectX C++ Sample Base 0 0 4
TFS2012 QU2 - New Feature - Work Item Tagging Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 Microsoft has just switched the flag ON and released a whole bunch of new features in CTP1 as part of the TFS 2012 QU2 release. In this blog post I’ll be talking about some practical uses of ‘Work Item ... TFS2012 QU2 - New Feature - Work Item Tagging 0 0 1
FAIL VODAFONE (sorry Nokia) Charles Young, January 1, 0001 I can't say I follow things that closely in the Windows Phone world, but I am aware of the upgrade to Windows phone 7.8. I've been looking forward to this for a while. The improvements in the UI look nice, ... FAIL VODAFONE (sorry Nokia) 0 0 3
Introducing AppFx.ServiceBus Michael Stephenson, January 1, 0001 AppFx.ServiceBus is a new framework we have developed based on some real world experience on projects involving Windows Azure Service Bus queues and topics. The overall aims of the project are as follows: ... Introducing AppFx.ServiceBus 0 0 40
Html5 is like pajamas; and native app is like an Armani suit subodhnpushpak, January 1, 0001 I was doing some introspection on the work I have been doing last year and realized that I have some really strong opinion on stuff which wasn’t there a year back. These opinion are mainly influenced by ... Html5 is like pajamas; and native app is like an Armani suit 0 0 9
Microsoft Embedded Conference, the week after Valter Minute, January 1, 0001 Ecco il resoconto della splendida giornata trascorsa in quel di Napoli a parlare di sistemi embedded: http://dotnetcampania.org/b... ... Microsoft Embedded Conference, the week after 0 0 0
A Day In The Life… of a Software Development Manager / Exe... jasont, January 1, 0001 I’ve realized as of late that I come home nearly every day (which, quite often is the next day) and do the following: - Say something along the lines of “what a day!” -Pour a big glass of a nice rye whiskey ... A Day In The Life… of a Software Development Manager / Exe... 0 0 6
Configuring FTP Over TLS In IIS With User Isolation Adam Pooler, January 1, 0001 Since this has consumed rather more of my afternoon than I had anticipated, it seems worth sharing.There don't seem to be too many articles out there on configuring FTP in IIS 7/8 with user isolation, ... Configuring FTP Over TLS In IIS With User Isolation 0 0 0
Resolving SharePoint Workflow Publish Error MJ Ferdous, January 1, 0001 Errors were found when compiling the workflow. The workflow files were saved but cannot be run. Advanced: Unexpected error on server associating the workflow This is a SharePoint 2010 SP1 Bug and Error ... Resolving SharePoint Workflow Publish Error 0 0 13
TFS API - Reporting Visual Studio Solution And Project Versions Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 Problem Definition I am about to take ownership of a TFS 2005 repository that has projects for BizTalk, SharePoint, SSIS, SSAS, different flavors of .NET, to complicate things, the customer is using different ... TFS API - Reporting Visual Studio Solution And Project Versions 0 0 0
deploy Internet Radio Rodney Vinyard, January 1, 0001 Internet Radio AdvantagesInternet Radio is static free, high fidelityInternet Radio can be high bandwidth, rich stereo thru your current amplifier.Virtually every "traditional, over the air" radio station ... deploy Internet Radio 0 0 0
My first Windows 8 game - Roman Empire Jacek, January 1, 0001 Hi,Today I wanted to share a link to my first Windows 8 application - Roman Empire. Took me 6 months to create it but I am happy from the results and I hope you will also like it :)Link to Roman Empire: ... My first Windows 8 game - Roman Empire 0 0 0
Latest GeeksWithBlogs Release Today: Related Posts, Improved Cate... Staff of Geeks, January 1, 0001 We launched another release of GeeksWithBlogs this morning with the following changes: Added a new “Related Posts on GWB” area to the footer of posts of blogs using the new Minimal template. This allows ... Latest GeeksWithBlogs Release Today: Related Posts, Improved Cate... 0 0 2
C++ Unit Testing with GoogleTest JoshReuben, January 1, 0001 Unit testing is critical for quality code – they help you: find problems early facilitate change by avoiding breakage of other functionality simplify integration via a bottom up approach document the code ... C++ Unit Testing with GoogleTest 0 0 1