Regional Directors

Solution for VS Error - The breakpoint Will Not Currently Be Hit

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:19:54 GMT

Guy Barrette writes "...looks like it is a common problem both with VS 2005 and 2008 however, it was the first time I experienced it...When you look at the Web/WCF breakpoint while debugging, the red dot displays an exclamation mark and this message: "The breakpoint will not currently be hit"...Looks like there are many solutions to the problem. Here’s what I did:"

Bloggers : Guy Barrette
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Visual Studio

IASA-Architect Connections Resources

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:21:02 GMT

Michele Leroux Bustamante writes "...Here are the resources you might want to look at for my sessions from IASA/Architect Connections in San Francisco this week....ARC15_Routing Patterns for Your SOA...IASA20_Federated Security Implementation Patterns..."

Bloggers : Michele Leroux Bustamante
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Security

Moving to .NET 3.5? Pick Up the Enhancements Training Kit

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:20:43 GMT

David Yack writes "...kit covers a lot of the .NET 3.5 SP1 features but there is also a training kit for .NET 3.5 – If you have new developers moving to .NET 3.5 you might want to check out that training kit here..."

Bloggers : David Yack
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

WSCF Tool For WCF on CodePlex

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:19:48 GMT

Christian Weyer writes "...we invite the community and everybody interested to participate in WSCF.blue development over at its new CodePlex home. Currently, there are three people trying to contribute to WSCF.blue..."

Bloggers : Christian Weyer
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Windows Communication Foundation

Top 10 Disruptive Technologies

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:19:47 GMT

Venkatarangan Tnc writes "According to a recent release from market research firm Gartner where it listed the Top 10 disruptive technologies it believes will reshape between 2008-2012:...If you ask me for one technology that is under-hyped from this list but most important it will be..."Contextual Computing"...all the other 9 technologies listed above have to evolve..."

Bloggers : Venkatarangan Tnc
InDepthTalk.net : Editors Picks
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

PDC Fresh Brain kommt nach Deutschland

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:38:26 GMT

Damir Tomicic writes "Frisch aus Australien nach einem Zwischenstopp in Neuseeland erreichte das PDC-Maskottchen die Räume von Axinom in Deutschland."

Bloggers : Damir Tomicic
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

Trends Show Cloud Computing Spiking

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:22:33 GMT

Steven Smith writes "PDC is fast approaching and Cloud Computing is the theme - and all the rage for everyone else in the Industry media...Here's a look at some recent trends in the tech industry...If I were a betting man, I'd bet on cloud computing to be a big upcoming trend in the next several years. It first hit the search term scene a little over a year ago, and it's gone up..."

Bloggers : Steven Smith
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

Mono and .NET at the PDC - Unexpected?

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:21:12 GMT

Morten Abrahamsen writes "This was slightly unexpected...Perhaps Microsoft is warming up to Mono – it would allow development of .Net clients on other platforms – convenient for their new Cloud Services push?"

Bloggers : Morten Abrahamsen
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

Types of Code Tests to Use While Building Silverlight Applications

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:16:47 GMT

Jonas Folleso writes "Automated unit testing of code has become a common development practice, and as developers we have a wide variety of frameworks to pick from to help us do testing. A common misperception is that any test written using a testing framework is a unit test. That is not necessary true...the types of tests I normally write when building Silverlight applications..."

Bloggers : Jonas Folleso
InDepthTalk.net : Editors Picks
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

How to Remove Duplicate Contacts in Outlook

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:08:30 GMT

Yosi Taguri writes "It probably happened to you too, you sync your mobile device to outlook and one second after that you find out you have duplicates in your contacts folder. Here is one way you can handle it."

Bloggers : Yosi Taguri
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Exchange

Now This is Useful: Silverlight How-Do-I Videos With VB Code

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:08:29 GMT

Jim Duffy writes "...the Silverlight team has posted VB sample code for all of their How-Do-I videos."

Bloggers : Jim Duffy
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

Workaround ADO.NET Data Services - Silverlight Cross Domain Access

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:08:28 GMT

David Yack writes "One of the issues I was hoping to see fixed in RTM of the Silverlight client for ADO.NET Data Services was the cross domain access. From the response to this forum post here it looks like that won’t be in the RTM bits either. One thing you can do as a work around is move the code for your data service"

Bloggers : David Yack
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

Reducing SQL Lookup Tables and Function Properties in NHibernate

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:08:26 GMT

Steven Smith writes "The nice thing about this approach is that there are fewer tables in the database that are dedicated to mere lookup data....Keeping the database more streamlined makes it easier to comprehend and easier to change...If the raw SQL in the mapping file is a red flag for you, replace them..."

Bloggers : Steven Smith
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server

Silverlight 2 RC Issue - DataTemplate in the YouCard Application

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:07:43 GMT

Jonas Folleso writes "I didn’t bump into too many issues in the update...the only real issue I ran into was my use of user control inside a DataTemplate in the YouCard application...If you try to set a breakpoint and debug the DataContext property of your user control you will discover that it’s always null. It took some time to figure out the problem..."

Bloggers : Jonas Folleso
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

A Revived Browser Race - The Web Application Is Not Dead

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:07:42 GMT

Morten Abrahamsen writes "...most modern browsers also pass or score extremely high on the Acid3 tests. The latest addition being the daily builds of Google Chrome, or Chromium as it’s called, pushing a near perfect score. Once the latest wave of browser releases mature from their beta stage, we will probably see Acid3 compliance across the board -- with the unfortunate exception of IE8. Let us hope IE9 will catch up..."

Bloggers : Morten Abrahamsen
InDepthTalk.net : Editors Picks
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

Mono v2.0 has some.Net 3.5 Bits

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:31:46 GMT

Morten Abrahamsen writes "Now fully stocked with ADO.NET 2.0 / ASP.NET 2.0 / Windows Forms 2.0 as well as a C# 3.0 compiler and LINQ support. In other words, there are also some .Net 3.5 bits in there...Interesting to see..."

Bloggers : Morten Abrahamsen
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : ASPNET

Getting Started with Microsoft RDS and Lego NXT

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:40:03 GMT

Sondre Bjellas writes "First you have to download and install Visual Studio if you don’t already have it. RDS supports every version of Visual Studio, from Express to Team Suite. Secondly you have to download and install Microsoft RDS...now the robot will have a voice of it’s own... there are plenty of resources out there..."

Bloggers : Sondre Bjellas
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

Dublin - Code Name for WCF and WF 4.0 Features and Improvements

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:14:28 GMT

Stephen Forte writes "...Dublin is not really an application server, it is an upgrade of WCF, WF, WAS, and all of the application hosting capabilities built into Windows Server. This combination of enhancements will make it far easier to build composite applications......This is good news for developers and it is nice to see Microsoft take REST very seriously...Check it out."

Bloggers : Stephen Forte
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Windows Communication Foundation

Lessons Learned Presenting at Large Events

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:17:47 GMT

Greg Low writes "I often get asked questions about what's involved in presenting at TechEd and similar large events...I decided to record a four part series on it. I hope that many you find it useful..."

Bloggers : Greg Low
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

Learn About Measuring Server Performance

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:17:44 GMT

Carl Franklin writes "...digs into the intricacies of performance monitor and other tools for measuring server performance. One of the tools mentioned is Performance Analysis of Logs (PAL) Tool..."

Bloggers : Carl Franklin
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

Constructive Engagement...A Win For the Developer

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:14:47 GMT

Andrew Brust writes "...developer tool announcements from Microsoft. Taken individually each of these announcements is certainly positive but may appear somewhat inconsequential. Taken together I think they constitute a very important trend...Visual Studio Team System Database Edition, known informally as “Data Dude,” will be merged...shipping the Open Source jQuery JavaScript Library...Microsoft joined the Object Management Group..."

Bloggers : Andrew Brust
InDepthTalk.net : Editors Picks
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

Great News on Datadude Licensing

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:59:41 GMT

Greg Low writes "...there's great news that the developer and database professional editions will merge and in the meantime, people licensing the developer edition will now get DataDude as well. (and vice versa). This is a big step..."

Bloggers : Greg Low
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Visual Studio

S Somasegar and How He Anchors the Developer Division at Microsoft

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:00:21 GMT

Kate Gregory writes "...He talks to Carl and Richard about how he got to where he is now (he's been at Microsoft almost 20 years... The interview is full of behind-the-scenes glimpses into how decisions get made ... a fascinating conversation...."

Bloggers : Kate Gregory
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

How to Increase System.Transactions Timeout

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:03:30 GMT

Guy Barrette writes "...you may have an odd error when commiting. That's because the default transaction timeout is 1 minute. You can increase the timeout value..."

Bloggers : Guy Barrette
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

Color Tool Used Directly in Browser

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:03:29 GMT

Jonas Folleso writes "Kuler is a tool that helps you create color themes by applying different rules to find matching colors...You can create an account and save your colors online and share them with the community..Kuler is being a good Web 2.0 citizen and offers a REST-full API..."

Bloggers : Jonas Folleso
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

Cool New Feature Allows Multiple Logins With Live Messenger

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:03:28 GMT

David Yack writes "...It turns out there’s a cool new feature in the new beta that allows you to login multiple times...In the past, the only way I was able to do this was to have separate accounts on each computer. It drives people nuts because the never know...Now you can just login..."

Bloggers : David Yack
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Exchange

Code Optimization When Speed is Not The Only Goal

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:20:59 GMT

Patrick Hynds writes "...every single time I talk about optimization to a developer they always jump to the same conclusion. They think I mean speed of execution. I grant that the majority of the time when people talk about optimization that is what they mean, but it is not 100% of the time correct..."

Bloggers : Patrick Hynds
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

Cloud Computing: A New Place For My Stuff

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:07:11 GMT

Bill Wagner writes "... I've said before about relational databases: It's just a place for my stuff. I'm more than happy to let others that are more skilled in T-SQL and optimizing that layer...like the old George Carlin monologue..."

Bloggers : Bill Wagner
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

Strategy Pattern With Ninject

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:07:10 GMT

Steven Smith writes "...The magic happens on line 8. If you leave the default constructor with the hardcoded implementation, then that's what is used. Removing it and leaving only a constructor expecting an ISendEmail implementation allows Ninject to manage this dependency injection, and lets you manage it across your entire application from one location."

Bloggers : Steven Smith
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

Issues That Won't Fly in Cloud Computing

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:07:09 GMT

Bill Evjen writes "There are some tricky areas that still have to be addressed. Especially in the area of private content..Backing up in the cloud and not being able to pull the data out of the cloud seems a big problem to me...organizations are going to want to get their physical hands on their own backups. It seems a way to trap..."

Bloggers : Bill Evjen
InDepthTalk.net : Editors Picks
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

PDC Speculation

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:53:05 GMT

Mauro SantAnna writes "It only happens when Microsoft “has something new to say”. Because of that, its contents are somewhat foggy; the real news is “saved” for the event itself.– as far as I can tell – will be “Extending the Platform to the Cloud”. From a developer point of view it seems it’s a new set of APIs..."

Bloggers : Mauro SantAnna
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

Read and Recommended: Murach ASP.NET 3.5 Programming with VB

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:56:17 GMT

Steven Smith writes "Specifically, they lay out their books such that typically the left-hand page is providing some explanatory text, while the right page has the corresponding figures, source code, etc. The result is that you pretty much always have everything you need in front of you, unlike 99% of the technical books out there..."

Bloggers : Steven Smith
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Suggested Reading

How Do Your .NET Applications Know if They're Running Under Vista?

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:56:16 GMT

Jim Duffy writes "There are features in Vista that are NOT available in earlier version of Windows so there may be times when you need to know what OS your application is running under...other useful pieces of information in the System.Environment namespace such as GetFolderPath..."

Bloggers : Jim Duffy
InDepthTalk.net : Editors Picks
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

Silverlight Job Board App. Offers Really Rich User Experience

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:03:18 GMT

Gill Cleeren writes "...a great looking - and real world...Silverlight LOB application. It offers a really rich user experience to the client..."

Bloggers : Gill Cleeren
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

SQL Server 2008 Tip - How to Save Table Changes

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:03:44 GMT

Vinod Unny writes "One of the new things that happens in SQL Server 2008 is that it prevents saving table structure changes that require the table to be dropped and re-created...on a developer machine it can be quite frustrating...Turn this option off and you will be able to save the tables again..."

Bloggers : Vinod Unny
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server
InDepthTalk.net : Editors Picks

I'm a PC - Breadth of Fresh Air

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:11:43 GMT

Bill Wagner writes "It's great, and shows the incredible breadth and diversity of the PC and Windows community. Breadth of interests, breadth in geography, breadth of thought, breadth of problems, breadth of solutions...You can view the videos..."

Bloggers : Bill Wagner
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

"Brianna The Brain" Did Not Compute

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:08:30 GMT

Gill Cleeren writes "PS: I was kinda disappointed with her answer on my question...You say: who is gill cleeren? Brianna says: That is a great question! Bummer...PPS: I'm now sure on the sex..."

Bloggers : Gill Cleeren
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

I'm a PC, You Got a Problem With That?

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:02:56 GMT

Jim Duffy writes "Whether you liked them or not the Gates/Seinfeld spots created some buzz...I like the direction Microsoft has taken with these new spots. I like the Ultimate Fighter..."

Bloggers : Jim Duffy
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

PC Pride - I'm a PC

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:02:54 GMT

Guy Barrette writes "Some PC pride to go along [with] the new Microsoft ad campaign:"

Bloggers : Guy Barrette
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

I'm a PC - Free To Be You and Me

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:17:27 GMT

Andrew Brust writes " What I really liked about the ad was its focus on diversity. Showing people from all walks of life, and from different countries… is a good message. This really serves as a metaphor for the Windows platform...the sub-text there is very important too..."

Bloggers : Andrew Brust
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

I'm a PC - Proud Of It

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:16:50 GMT

Vinod Unny writes "95% of the world uses PCs with Windows. and not only that, the PCs come in a gazillion different combinations with another gazillion types of hardware and software setups. Whereas Apple..."

Bloggers : Vinod Unny
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

I'm a PC - Game-Changer Ad

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:02:13 GMT

Rob Howard writes " Bottom-line, while I think people in the tech industry could connect with the first two ads. Most people -- at least those that I know that aren't techy -- let out a collective "Huh?" That changed...The new "I'm a PC" ad..."

Bloggers : Rob Howard
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

Source for Recursive FindControl

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:01:44 GMT

Steven Smith writes "I've been asking for a recursive FindControl() method as a method off of System.Web.UI.Control for years but so far no luck. You find yourself needing these frequently when you work with composite controls, like most of the Login family of controls introduced with ASP.NET 2.0. In particular, LoginView, CreateUserWizard, and Login frequently require a technique like this to access their contents.."

Bloggers : Steven Smith
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : ASPNET
InDepthTalk.net : Editors Picks

Infrastructure Online - What it Means

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:52:50 GMT

Joe Homnick writes "...Under this scenario all those things related to infrastructure, such as the buying, configuring and maintenance of servers along with the installing and maintaining of the software is borne by Microsoft for a flat fee. The thing that Microsoft is doing that differentiates from other online infrastructure offerings such as SalesForce..."

Bloggers : Joe Homnick
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

I'm a PC Too

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:53:50 GMT

Scott Golightly writes "If you want you can get into the act as well by uploading your video that explains why you are a PC and why you are proud of it..."

Bloggers : Scott Golightly
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

I'm a PC Just Like B.G.

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:53:22 GMT

Derek Hatchard writes "While Apple ads mock PC users in order to goad them into switching to Macs, these commercials encourage PC users to take pride in what they do. I like the feel-good vibe. I like the international mix of faces and places. But I don’t think people will talk about these ads..."

Bloggers : Derek Hatchard
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

Vista Tip to Find People in Your Active Directory

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:57:48 GMT

Venkatarangan Tnc writes "In Windows Vista there is no stand-alone program or shortcut (searching for People yields nothing useful) to do this. The answer I found out is to run the Network Applet...then click on the Search Active Directory button in the top tool bar...This brings up the applet Find Users, Contacts and Groups..."

Bloggers : Venkatarangan Tnc
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Windows Server

EF Makes it Easy to Expose Your Data in the Cloud

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:57:46 GMT

Stephen Forte writes "What you may not have heard about is just how easy the EF makes it to expose your data as a cloud service in ATOM format over the REST protocol. I'll show you just how easy it is to do here....You can even filter inside of the URI with some rudimentary WHERE clauses...you can also bind this data via client side JavaScript..."

Bloggers : Stephen Forte
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

Database Mirroring Requires Transaction Log Backup Regardless

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:57:45 GMT

Greg Low writes "Somewhere along the way, the need to have a transaction log backup has crept in...This seems pointless behaviour and it didn't used to work that way. I have an RTM SQL Server 2005 in a virtual machine and it works fine without doing this..."

Bloggers : Greg Low
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server
InDepthTalk.net : Editors Picks

Codebehind Files in ASP.NET MVC Are Evil

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:27:15 GMT

Steven Smith writes "The problem with having a codebehind file for a View comes down to temptation and habit. If it's there, anybody who's been using "classic ASP.NET" for the last 8 years or so is accustomed to putting all kinds of things into the ASP.NET codebehind files. From click handlers to..."

Bloggers : Steven Smith
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : ASPNET

Zune Keeps Getting Better

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:27:12 GMT

Sondre Bjellas writes "This is a premiere demonstration of the Windows Presentation Foundation framework for rich applications that Microsoft introduced with .NET Framework 3.0. The UI is very slick and smooth, although the application (and the background encoder for music and videos) does takes up a good bunch of memory...Big new features in 3.0 is the mixview..."

Bloggers : Sondre Bjellas
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Windows Presentation Foundation

CodePlex Supports TortoiseSVN

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:28:42 GMT

Steven Smith writes "...due to the extreme popularity of Subversion (SVN), an open source tool for source control configuration, CodePlex has just announced support for TortoiseSVN...full details (including step-by-step instructions) in the official announcement, here...and access the root of the SVN tree via the web here..."

Bloggers : Steven Smith
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Team Foundation Server

Chrome Developer Build Fixes Silverlight 2 Bugs

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:28:41 GMT

Jonas Folleso writes "On the sites I tried Chrome would render the application, but any interaction from keyboard or mouse wouldn’t get passed to the application. This is now fixed...This is great news for the Silverlight community as this clearly indicates that Chrome will have full Silverlight support when it comes out of beta. I've included some screenshots..."

Bloggers : Jonas Folleso
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

Team Explorer 2005-2008 Downloading Options

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:28:39 GMT

Mark Michaelis writes "...there is a better solution and it doesn't even require logging on to MSDN. It turns out that to connect to codeplex you also have the option...Since developers won't necessarily have MSDN subscriptions..."

Bloggers : Mark Michaelis
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Team Foundation Server

Great Tool for Learning LINQ to Entities

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:34:24 GMT

Jackie Goldstein writes "...this app organizes it large set of sample queries into differnent categories and often offers both the standard LINQ and the method form of the queries. In addition to the queries, you can see the results of their execution against different versions of SQL Server and SQL CE. A great learning tool..."

Bloggers : Jackie Goldstein
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : SQL Server

Slide Deck With Good Advice on Software Design

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:29:41 GMT

Steven Smith writes "It makes a great case for favoring interfaces over inheritance and avoiding property getter/setters in favor of delegating work to the object being referenced..."

Bloggers : Steven Smith
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

Free MS Office Add-in for Saving PDF or XPS

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:29:40 GMT

Kate Gregory writes "...enables “save as PDF” from a variety of Office products."

Bloggers : Kate Gregory
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Office System

Cram Your Brain With Information - PDCnoggin

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:37:43 GMT

Kate Gregory writes "if you are starting a project that will take several years to finish and you want to use the latest technology while you’re building it, or if you just love making software and can’t wait to see what’s next, then the PDC is for you.... it will just cram your brain with information you actually can’t use to write code quite yet -- but that you really need to..."

Bloggers : Kate Gregory
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

How to Port the Silverlight Dive Log App. to WPF

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:32:43 GMT

Jonas Folleso writes "The Dive Log application is a fairly trivial application, yet complex enough to give a decent indication of what it would take to port an application from Silverlight to WPF. I was pleasantly surprised with how easy it was to port the application to WPF. However you will have to do some manual work...I've uploaded the current source code, as well as a compiled version of the WPF application..."

Bloggers : Jonas Folleso
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Windows Presentation Foundation

Is VB Just C# Without Semi Colons?

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:37:57 GMT

Kate Gregory writes "...a huge list (77 at the moment) of things you should know if you want to write VB code. Required reading for C# people who have to write VB, entertaining for those who like VB, and what's more, plenty of experienced VB developers could learn a thing or two..."

Bloggers : Kate Gregory
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

Big Problem Solved - No More TypeLibBuilder.exe Crashes

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:32:33 GMT

Bill Evjen writes "It seems that there is a conflict with using a fingerprint reader while you are working with AJAX...You have to open up your processes...and kill...Doing this immediately got everything working..."

Bloggers : Bill Evjen
InDepthTalk.net : Editors Picks
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : ASPNET AJAX

Turning Off IE Enhanced Security From the Command Line

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:51:55 GMT

Mark Michaelis writes "I have much of the install for Windows 2008 operating system and programs automated...way to turn off IE's Enhanced Security...This seems to work well for Windows 2008. I haven't tried it on other operating systems."

Bloggers : Mark Michaelis
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Windows Server

P3P Trouble with Internet Explorer

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:51:28 GMT

Steven Smith writes "...I'm having difficulty bypassing the IE6+ behavior even on my own sites, where I wish to share common scripts between domains. The issue is that along with the evil eye of death, the cookies are actually blocked...I tried to find a P3P compact policy"

Bloggers : Steven Smith
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : Security

Community Effort on VB and CSLA

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:51:27 GMT

Rockford Lhotka writes "...offer to help maintain the VB version of the framework, if those offers still stand. The idea would be to have the community keep the VB code base in sync with the C# code base as it evolves...If you are interested in making this happen..."

Bloggers : Rockford Lhotka
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

Favorite File Management Tools

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:51:25 GMT

Steven Smith writes "This app is awesome for finding out why you suddenly have no disk space. I sometimes still miss my old MS-DOS dirtree command, though (at least I think that's what it was called). SpaceMonger belongs in your"

Bloggers : Steven Smith
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : TechTalk

WCF Authentication Services, Silverlight and Smelly Cookies

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:51:23 GMT

Jonas Folleso writes "When I started porting the application to WPF I wanted to reuse the same WCF service used by Silverlight. But since I’m not going to logon using my browser I know that I had to provide some authentication mechanism for my WPF application. I assumed this should be fairly trivial...I’m sure some WCF experts have a better solution for this, and I would love to hear suggestions in the comments..."

Bloggers : Jonas Folleso
InDepthTalk.net : Editors Picks
InDepthTalk.net : Topics : NET Framework

Regional Directors

Solution for VS Error - The breakpoint Will Not Currently Be Hit

IASA-Architect Connections Resources

Moving to .NET 3.5? Pick Up the Enhancements Training Kit

WSCF Tool For WCF on CodePlex

Top 10 Disruptive Technologies

PDC Fresh Brain kommt nach Deutschland

Trends Show Cloud Computing Spiking

Mono and .NET at the PDC - Unexpected?

Types of Code Tests to Use While Building Silverlight Applications

How to Remove Duplicate Contacts in Outlook

Now This is Useful: Silverlight How-Do-I Videos With VB Code

Workaround ADO.NET Data Services - Silverlight Cross Domain Access

Reducing SQL Lookup Tables and Function Properties in NHibernate

Silverlight 2 RC Issue - DataTemplate in the YouCard Application

A Revived Browser Race - The Web Application Is Not Dead

Mono v2.0 has some.Net 3.5 Bits

Getting Started with Microsoft RDS and Lego NXT

Dublin - Code Name for WCF and WF 4.0 Features and Improvements

Lessons Learned Presenting at Large Events

Learn About Measuring Server Performance

Constructive Engagement...A Win For the Developer

Great News on Datadude Licensing

S Somasegar and How He Anchors the Developer Division at Microsoft

How to Increase System.Transactions Timeout

Color Tool Used Directly in Browser

Cool New Feature Allows Multiple Logins With Live Messenger

Code Optimization When Speed is Not The Only Goal

Cloud Computing: A New Place For My Stuff

Strategy Pattern With Ninject

Issues That Won't Fly in Cloud Computing

PDC Speculation

Read and Recommended: Murach ASP.NET 3.5 Programming with VB

How Do Your .NET Applications Know if They're Running Under Vista?

Silverlight Job Board App. Offers Really Rich User Experience

SQL Server 2008 Tip - How to Save Table Changes

I'm a PC - Breadth of Fresh Air

"Brianna The Brain" Did Not Compute

I'm a PC, You Got a Problem With That?

PC Pride - I'm a PC

I'm a PC - Free To Be You and Me

I'm a PC - Proud Of It

I'm a PC - Game-Changer Ad

Source for Recursive FindControl

Infrastructure Online - What it Means

I'm a PC Too

I'm a PC Just Like B.G.

Vista Tip to Find People in Your Active Directory

EF Makes it Easy to Expose Your Data in the Cloud

Database Mirroring Requires Transaction Log Backup Regardless

Codebehind Files in ASP.NET MVC Are Evil

Zune Keeps Getting Better

CodePlex Supports TortoiseSVN

Chrome Developer Build Fixes Silverlight 2 Bugs

Team Explorer 2005-2008 Downloading Options

Great Tool for Learning LINQ to Entities

Slide Deck With Good Advice on Software Design

Free MS Office Add-in for Saving PDF or XPS

Cram Your Brain With Information - PDCnoggin

Suggested Reading: Lean Software Development

How to Port the Silverlight Dive Log App. to WPF

Is VB Just C# Without Semi Colons?

Big Problem Solved - No More TypeLibBuilder.exe Crashes

Turning Off IE Enhanced Security From the Command Line

P3P Trouble with Internet Explorer

Community Effort on VB and CSLA

Favorite File Management Tools

WCF Authentication Services, Silverlight and Smelly Cookies