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Running a PowerPoint Slideshow From Your Windows Mobile Phone

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:59:25 GMT

During the recent .NET University, I had my first iPhone envy. Leon Gersing was giving a presentation on the basics of OOP (which was excellent), and I noticed that he was carrying around his iPhone while he talked. On closer inspection, he was actually using his iPhone as his presentation clicker. He was able to move forward and backward in his presentation, and his phone was actually displaying his speaker notes in his hand! How cool is that? Frustrated, I was convinced that there must be a way to do this on a Windows Mobile phone. THERE IS.

Architecture of RIA from JAOO

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:16:03 GMT

In this amazing blog post, Josh describes the meaning of RIA, design patterns to consider when architecting RIA, as well as the top 10 best and worst practices. There are so many nuggets of information in this article that make it a _very_ important read for the beginner and seasoned RIA architect/developer.

How to run ASP.NET MVC on Windows Azure

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:31:02 GMT

A quick how-to on getting ASP.NET MVC up and running on Windows Azure.

nPlus1.org: A New Resource For Architects

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:46:04 GMT

I came across a new resource for developers and architects at nPlus1.org. With it just recently going live, this user submission site holds a lot of promise on the information that will be provided.

Boy Scout Check-ins

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:16:02 GMT

How to leave your code campground cleaner than you found it.

7 Steps To Shameless (Successful) Self Promotion

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:46:13 GMT

How do you get yourself known in the community and in the industry? Jeff offers 7 steps on how to get yourself out there.

Windows Strata: Microsoft's Cloud OS?

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:01:02 GMT

Microsoft PDC session lists hints at the name of the new Cloud OS

WCF Test Client - Extended!

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:29:44 GMT

This blog post and the accompanying source code shows you have you can wrap the WcfTestClient.exe that is a part of the Visual Studio 2008 installation, so that you can save & load the test data you enter.

How Do Locks Lock?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:31:02 GMT

A detailed explanation of how a locks like ReaderWriterLockSlim really work.

More Microsoft PDC 2008 News

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:02:51 GMT

More Microsoft PDC 2008 News including pre-beta copies of Windows 7, new sessions, new keynotes, portable hard drives, Software + Services, etc

Webcast: Understanding REST

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:58:52 GMT

A webcast on understanding the basics of REST

MSDN Social Bookmarks: FeedBurner Flare

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:55:24 GMT

A Feedburner FeedFlare item for the new MSDN Social Bookmarks.

MSDN Social Bookmarks

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:46:02 GMT

MSDN Social Bookmarks was released today. This is a candid look at what it's all about and why you should consider using it.

Getting started with Managed Extensibility Framework

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:01:44 GMT

Last Friday Managed Extensibility Framework Preview 2 (MEF) was published on CodePlex. MEF is a new library in .NET that will simplify adding extension points to your applications. It enables discovery, loading and composition of the extensible components.

Indispensable Wordpress Plugins

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:37:53 GMT

Another list of useful wordpress plugins

Changing the default Clock Skew in WCF

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:44:27 GMT

It is possible that if you use a WCF binding that has a security binding element, you may encounter the the following exception:

Remotely Log Off Remote Desktop Users

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:16:02 GMT

How to remotely log off remote desktop (terminal service) users when you get that annoying: "The terminal server has exceeded the maximum number of allowed connections."

Meta-FizzBuzz

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:13:34 GMT

Create a language implementation and write a solution to the FizzBuzz problem using it.

Json.NET 3.0 Released

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:46:02 GMT

The latest version of Json.NET brings lots of new features including Silverlight support.

TimeZone vs. TimeZoneInfo in .Net

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:31:04 GMT

Understanding the TimeZoneInfo classin .Net 3.5 and how it compares to the standard TimeZone class.

DateTime vs. DateTimeOffset in .Net

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:01:10 GMT

Understanding the DateTimeOffset struct in .Net 3.5 and how it compares to the standard DateTime struct.

ObservableServiceHost - An InstanceContext aware WCF ServiceHost

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:01:11 GMT

ObservableServiceHost is a custom WCF ServiceHost that adds an event when a new serice InstanceContext is created. This can be a useful addition to some, but hopefully the it will help demonstrate the flexibility of the extension mechanisms in WCF.

What happened to the WCF Extensions for Visual Studio 2005

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:18:45 GMT

What happened to the WCF Extensions for Visual Studio 2005. They made it up to CTP 3, but when Visual Studio 2008 came out they were stopped. And now the links are avialable for download. So those using Visual Studio 2005 need to upgrade to 2008 just to use Wcf and other .Net 3.0 components.

Why you should attend Microsoft PDC 2008

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:13:02 GMT

A summary of why you should consider attending Microsoft PDC 2008 what what it is.

The Complete Reference for Any jQuery Developer

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:31:02 GMT

If you ever to do something with jQuery, you should find it in this extensive list.