Slides and Scripts from SPTechCon Boston 2012
This week I presented two sessions at SPTechCon Boston 2012. Below are the slides for both presentations. The PowerShell for SharePoint Dev download also includes my demo scripts plus some...
View ArticleSTLDODN 2012 Session Agenda Posted
We’ve posted the session agenda for St. Louis Days of .NET 2012! IMPORTANT: This session agenda is subject to change up until the last minute – usually this is because speakers are finalizing their...
View ArticleDisappearing Boundaries in the Post-PC/BYOD World
A lot has been written recently about how we live in the Post-PC world. But what does mean practically? Up until relatively recently, even as smartphones became more technology capable and...
View ArticlePart 2–PassBook Server
So now that we’ve established we are going to-do a glorified mail merge to build up our individual passes. The next step is to construct a database that is going to drive the entire process. I’ve...
View ArticleThe Truth About .NET Objects And Sharing Them Between AppDomains
I have written already some time ago how big a .NET object is. John Skeet as also made a very detailed post about object sizes in .NET. I wanted to know if we can deduce the object size not by...
View ArticleDrinks for Windows Phone
My first Windows Phone app has finally reached over 500 downloads as of today! Although it seems like a small number in the grand scheme of things, it’s exciting for me. To be honest, I was...
View ArticleAPress Deal of the Day - 26/Jul/2012 - Pro jQuery
Today's $10 Deal of the Day from APress at http://www.apress.com/9781430240952 is Pro jQuery"jQuery is one of the most popular and powerful JavaScript libraries available today. In this book, learn how...
View ArticleRunning Sandcastle and FXCOP on projects using Crystal Reports for VS 2010
There is regrettably a long history of problems running Sandcastle and FXCOP on dot net projects that use Crystal Reports for VS 2010, cause by a missing DLL, BusinessObjects.Licensing.KeycodeDecoder.I...
View ArticleAn Introduction to WebGL
What is WebGL? low-level JavaScript API to access the GPU from within scripts on web pages Usage: performant real-time 3D graphics in the browser. It's a web standard doesn't need a plugin managed by...
View ArticleData Analysis Expressions (DAX)
Intro Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) In Excel 2010 PowerPivot DAX: Excel data analysis functions to construct dynamic analysis custom pivots on front end – instead of SSAS MDX. PowerPivot - building...
View ArticleMaking PDF open in same Browser(Sharepoint)
By default Sharepoint will not open pdf file in browser, rather it will force the user to save the pdf file and open. This is becuase pdf file by default is not a supported mime type. You can change...
View ArticleThe UK makes it at last ! - No more IE6 support required unless the client...
According to the latest figures at http://www.ie6countdown.com/ and after many months, the UK's IE6 usage has gone below 1%, so no more IE6 support unless the client specifically requests it!Other...
View ArticleSubmain releases GhostDoc 4 Beta
SubMain have released an updated beta version of Ghost Doc version 4 at http://submain.com/download/ghostdoc/beta/There are two version - the free version and the Pro version. I have been using the...
View ArticleComponentOne Ultimate 2012 v2 released!
The ComponentOne team released the 2012 v2 of ComponentOne Ultimate with the new 10 new features. Some of the highlights includes: Complete collection of Microsoft® LightSwitch extensions GanttView...
View ArticleaspConf videos available on Channel9
The aspConf videos are available on Channel9. You can browse and see over 60 sessions of all great contents. Check it out here.
View ArticlePaste without formatting using a single hotkey
Have you ever tried to copy text from one place and when you try to paste it, it ended up with all the formatting from where you copied from?Word, Excel, and even GMail suffer from this.Normally what...
View ArticleTFS In The Cloud
One of the greatest barriers to entry for many developers getting into TFS is the setup and install of the system. Fortunately, Microsoft has made it possible for anyone to stand up an their own...
View ArticleJoint West Palm Beach and Gold Coast Users’ Groups July 2012 Meeting...
Our July 2012 joint user group meeting featured Joe Homnick, Microsoft Regional Director. Mr. and Mrs. Homnick braved a tough storm and roads plagued with electrical problems to make it to our group...
View ArticleBizTalk Anti Pattern – 5 minutes on the lips a lifetime on the hips
Name: 5 minutes on the lips a lifetime on the hips Description: I wish I had a pound for every time a work around is implemented in a BizTalk solution to make up for some issue with an application...
View ArticleLookup for Person or Group Column in SharePoint 2010
Hi, One of the very unexpected SharePoint issue is, you cannot create lookup for Person or Group Column. If you will do, you will get #ERR. The reason given in internet is, though the person or group...
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