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Azure Workflow
  Workflow 1.0 beta provides new Azure functionality: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/jj193528(v=azure.10) – a scale-out enabled infrastructure for hosting Workflows installation...
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How to fix the CA0053 error in Code Analysis in Visual Studio 2012
Background You are opening a solution made in Visual Studio 2010 with VS 2012. When you run Code Analysis you get a series of CA0053 errors, saying it is unable to load the rule sets from the Visual...
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The Red Gate Guide to SQL Server Backup and Restore Book Review.
Earlier this summer I was reading the SQL Backup and Restore book by Shawn McGehee published by Simple Talk Publishing. There were many things that caught my interest and how this book was different...
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Issues with mixed C++ and C# projects in Visual Studio 2012 running Code...
If you have projects created under Visual Studio 2010 (SP1), and mixed C++ and C# projects in the solution, and you are using other configurations than Debug/Release x86 you may hit a very strange...
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Monitoring a BizTalk and Lagan Integration
Recently I was asked by a organisation about how to monitor their BizTalk integration with Lagan CRM to ensure their integration solution was working effectively. The organisation was happy with their...
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"There is no working folder mapping" error in the TFS build
After creating MS Build Definition for a new branch I've got an error "There is no working folder mapping for $\MyFolder".I was trying to find any permission issue for a build user, but...
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APress Deal of the Day - 19/Aug/2012 - Practical Load Balancing
Today's $10 Deal of the day from APress at http://www.apress.com/9781430236801 is Practical Load Balancing"Hardware isn't becoming that much faster, and Practical Load Balancing helps out by offering a...
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How to clear Visual Studio Team Explorer Cache
 Switching between Team Project Collections sometimes messes up documents and reports and gives a red X next to both these artefacts in Team Explorer. I have run into this several times in the last...
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The Visual Studio ALM Ranger projects you should be following
If you haven’t already, I would strongly recommend getting started with the great guidance documents produced by the Visual Studio ALM rangers. Project Name Description Release / Updated Applicable to...
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What is a Hi-Dad MVP?
Well, I am one. Not that that tells you anything. Ok, title of this post is not the official MVP title I have, but it helps me remember it. Officially, I am a Hardware Interaction Design and...
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A permanent fix for "unresolved ...KeycodeDecoder" in Sandcastle
The next release release of Sandcastle (due by October 3rd according to Eric Woodruff at http://sandcastlestyles.codeplex.com/discussions/360116) will include a fix to allow...
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MSChart disappearing on postback
MSChart disappears on postback. The easiest fix is to simply enable viewstate, which is turned off by default: <asp:Chart runat="server" ID="chartMyChart" EnableViewState="true" >
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Basics of oops
using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Text;namespace OOPS{Â Â Â /// <summary>Â Â Â /// Example for a class which is not allowing to create a object or instance by using private...
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Create WebServer Port using Command Prompt
The above command will create the port of web application named HSMPA1.1 without opening the web solution and run it.
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Inside the DLR - Invoking methods
So, we've looked at how a dynamic call is represented in a compiled assembly, and how the dynamic lookup is performed at runtime. The last piece of the puzzle is how the resolved method gets invoked,...
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Questions You Should Ask Before Moving Your App to the Cloud
Cloud Computing is currently the hot topic in the developer world these days, and it seems all anyone wants to talk about is the cloud. If you're like me you signed up for something like Windows Azure...
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Odd Behavior in Windows 8 and VS 2012
A pretty basic feature seems to be broken I upgraded my work laptop to Windows 8 Enterprise, tracked down the secret incantation to add the key and activate it. Installed VS 2012 Ultimate on it...
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Get Certified on Windows Server 2012 ... Join the "Early Experts" Challenge!...
The new Microsoft certification exams for MCSA on Windows Server 2012 will be released over the upcoming weeks and to help you prepare early for certification on Windows Server 2012, we're launching a...
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Asynchronous timer threading, TimerCallback.
There’re frequent times when I need to perform some sort of periodic tasks within the application: refresh in-memory shared data from the backend, status checks, emitting a health beat (pulse) with...
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Gambit RIP
 In November of 2004 my best friend, Leah, wanted me to watch her female cat and litter of kittens. The kittens eyes were supposed to open up during Thanksgiving or right after, so I would come by...
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