Exchange 2013: A new look…
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EPiServer 7 – issue with debugging and creating login user on brand new...
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Website Authentication with Social Identity Providers and ACS Part 2 –...
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...
View ArticleGetting Started with MongoDB presentation (C#, MVC4)
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...
View ArticleAzure VM - The word or phrase you selected is not allowed
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...
View ArticleVariations on a Repository Pattern: Part II
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...
View ArticleWoodbaseChimpMailer in place...
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...
View ArticleA forgotten audience?
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...
View ArticleMusings on Why I Switched Back to an iPhone from a WP8 Device
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Add a "Flagged Email" folder in Favorites (of Navigation Pane) for Outlook 2010
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...
View ArticleTruth, Equality, and the Meaning of Null
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,...
View ArticleCruise Control.net and Team Foundation Services
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...
View ArticlePondering Azure PAAS vs IAAS
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...
View ArticleStreetlight Store - Part II: Black Boxing Products and Improved Architecture
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Streetlight Store - Part III: Implementation in an MVC 4 Application
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Announcing Android Support for Mobile Services
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
List of Software on TFS Service Hosted Build
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...
View ArticleMonoTouch MKMapView Zoom Level
[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...
View ArticlePLINQ–Not Just a Cool Sound
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Microsoft Global MVP Summit 2013
Pictures - 2013 Microsoft Global MVP SummitVIEW SLIDE SHOWDOWNLOAD 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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Streetlight Store–Part IV: Relational Entities and Product Categories
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...
View ArticleCreating Multi-Environment Windows Installers with Visual Studio 2012 and Wix...
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Solving Performance Problems with nHibernate (or any ORM)
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Disabling DirectAccess Functionality in Windows 8
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...
View ArticleShared resources and stopped services
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...
View ArticleTips : Quality Centre :Copy and Paste Test suite from one Project to Another
1.Open the QC link in two separate browser windows2 Select the Test suit 2.1Edit – Copy from first browser3 Edit -Paste as second browser.4 select the option Paste Test SetsfTest Set Folders to Target...
View ArticleVisual Studio Test Professional 2012 90-day trial
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...
View ArticleCreating Multi-Environment Windows Installers with Visual Studio 2012 and Wix...
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...
View ArticleReleased LINQ to Twitter v2.1.04
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...
View Article2010 version of TF (TFS command tool) unable to determine the workspace that...
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...
View ArticleWCF Transactions are not supported by Azure.
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...
View ArticleDefault Enum initialisation by MS Create Unit Tests wizard.
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-unit-tests-function-not-available-or-disabled/I've...
View ArticleUpcoming Technology Events
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Exchange 2013: Managing exchange
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Website Authentication with Social Identity Providers and ACS Part 1
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...
View ArticleExchange 2013: The store process
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Handling Sometimes-On Connectivity In Windows Phone Apps
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...
View ArticleUsing MSBuild to publish a VS 2012 SSDT .sqlproj database project the same...
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....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Adding Background Audio Capability to Windows Store Apps
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...
View ArticleSad that Google Reader is coming to an end
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Converting PHP’s “openssl_seal” and...
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thanks Nokia Australia & Microsoft
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Accelerating the Cloud with Windows Server 2012 BranchCache
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 (...
View ArticleSpeaking next week at VS Live! on WebMatrix3
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows Azure IT Roadshow Lab I
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...
View ArticleSQL Server: I need to get to a remote server and management studio is broken....
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 -?...
View ArticleExchange 2013: The Client Access Server
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...
View ArticleAPress Deal of the Day 22/Mar/2013 - .NET Test Automation Recipes
Today's $10 Deal of the day offer from APress at http://www.apress.com/9781430250777 is .NET Test Automation Recipes"This book presents practical techniques for writing lightweight software test...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Super-Fast Failover with VM Guest Clustering in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
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,...
View Article