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MSDN Social Bookmarks

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:46:02 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.

Remotely Log Off Remote Desktop Users

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:16:02 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."

TimeZone vs. TimeZoneInfo in .Net

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:31:04 GMT

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

DateTime vs. DateTimeOffset in .Net

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:01:10 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 22:01:11 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.

REST Services and Metadata Endpoints in WCF

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:31:02 GMT

Exposing documentation for REST based services in WCF

WCF Metadata

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:47:11 GMT

An explanation of metadata in WCF and why it is opt-in instead of opt-out.

Extending WCF InstanceContext to store custom state

Thu, 29 May 2008 23:31:04 GMT

Demonstrates how to use WCF extension mechanisms to store additional state information with the InstanceContext of a service.

Understanding InstanceContext in WCF

Sat, 24 May 2008 01:03:26 GMT

Describes the InstanceContext of a service in WCF to help understand how it works to better enable your WCF services.

When to make an action Invisible or Disabled

Sat, 03 May 2008 02:31:02 GMT

General rules for when to make an action invisible or disabled

Have you tried Community-Credit.com?

Thu, 01 May 2008 04:01:03 GMT

A review of Community-Credit.com and why you should try it.

Sexagesimal Conversions in .Net

Thu, 01 May 2008 05:31:04 GMT

Provides a library for geo-spatial converstaions as well as ontroduces the concepts of sexagesimal conversions and geo-spatial translation.

Impersonate a Client's Identity in Wcf

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:02:16 GMT

Describes how to impersonate a client's windows identity through Wcf

How To: Specify a different serializer per endpoint in Wcf

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:28:48 GMT

Details how to specify a different serializer (xmlserizialer, datacontractserializer, etc) per endpoint in a Wcf service.

Creating an IDisposable Base Class

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:01:57 GMT

An example about how to build a "best practices" base class for the IDisposable interface. Article also provides a good IDisposable code snippet for when a base class is not possible.

How to grayout an image in .Net

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:31:02 GMT

This article shows how to gray out an image in .net programmatically. This can be useful for making "Disabled" versions of images, etc.

Async Operations in Wcf - Canceling Operations

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:52:38 GMT

The last in a 4 part series on asynchronous operations in Wcf. This article focuses on a mechanism for controlling pending operations including canceling them. This controller can be used for non-cancel operations as well. Canceling operations can be tricky, this article helps make it a bit easier.

XmlSerializer vs DataContractSerializer: Serialization in Wcf

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:41:24 GMT

An introduction to serialization in Wcf and a decent comparision of the XmlSerializer vs the DataContractSerializer.

Dont Wrap Wcf Service Hosts or Clients in a Using Statement

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:14:07 GMT

Why you shouldnt wrap Wcf service hosts or clients with a using statement, and best practices for opening and closing them.