For Modernizr, Don’t Stop with NuGet Steve Albers, January 1, 0001 The ASP.NET MVC template drops a copy of Modernizr 1.7 in your project automatically, and if you check for NuGet updates the library is brought up to the current version - 2.5.3. The NuGet package is a ... For Modernizr, Don’t Stop with NuGet 0 0 1
Guncraft on Kickstarter - Last Chance this weekend! Michael B. McLaughlin, January 1, 0001 Andy Dunn, known far and wide as The Zman (accept no substitutes) has been a strong supporter of the XNA community for many years now (and the Managed DirectX community before that). This coming Sunday ... Guncraft on Kickstarter - Last Chance this weekend! 0 0 0
Windows Azure Service Bus Resequencer Alan Smith, January 1, 0001 Introduction I’ll be presenting a session at Sweden Windows Azure Group (SWAG) on Monday, as well as presenting on the Windows Azure Service Bus at various other events. I thought it would be fun to look ... Windows Azure Service Bus Resequencer 0 0 1
How to create Checkboxes that act like Radio buttons with Jquery hmloo, January 1, 0001 I have a post here to show code examples for check/uncheck all checkbox with Jquery. This time I will implement another request that the user should only be able to check at most one of the checkboxes, ... How to create Checkboxes that act like Radio buttons with Jquery 0 0 1
Page_BlockSubmit - reset it to False, if there is a scenario when... Vipin, January 1, 0001 Recently, I was facing a problem where if there was a validation error, and if I changed the state of checkbox it won't postback on first attempt. But when I uncheck and check again , it postbacks on second ... Page_BlockSubmit - reset it to False, if there is a scenario when... 0 0 5
NUStar - the next generation X-ray telescope TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 NASA is about to launch another X-Ray telescope - NUSTAR. It will achieve a much better angular resolution than previous telescopes. Source: SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration ... NUStar - the next generation X-ray telescope 0 0 0
Using HTML5 Today part 4–What happened to XHTML? Steve Albers, January 1, 0001 This is the fourth entry in a series of descriptions & demos from the “Using HTML5 Today” user group presentation. For practical purposes, the original XHTML standard is a historical footnote, although ... Using HTML5 Today part 4–What happened to XHTML? 0 0 0
The gestures of Windows 8 (Consumer preview): part 2, More about ... Laurent Bugnion, January 1, 0001 This is part 2 of a multipart blog post about the gestures and shortcuts in Windows 8 consumer preview. Part 1 can be found here! Read the rest of this entry » ... The gestures of Windows 8 (Consumer preview): part 2, More about ... 0 0 0
Using HTML5 Today part 3– Using Polyfills Steve Albers, January 1, 0001 Shims help when adding semantic tags to older IE browsers, but there is a huge range of other new HTML5 features that having varying support on browsers. Polyfills are the tool to work with many of these ... Using HTML5 Today part 3– Using Polyfills 0 0 0
Why do we (really) program to interfaces? Kyle Burns, January 1, 0001 One of the earliest lessons I was taught in Enterprise development was "always program against an interface". This was back in the VB6 days and I quickly learned that no code would be allowed to move to ... Why do we (really) program to interfaces? 0 0 1
Air Canada Will No Longer Be My Airline D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 If the constant labour disputes at Air Canada (the most recent being a week ago where pilots were locked out and mechanics and bag handlers were poised to strike) weren’t enough to make me reconsider moving ... Air Canada Will No Longer Be My Airline 0 0 7
Obtaining positional information in the IEnumerable Select extens... Kyle Burns, January 1, 0001 This blog entry is intended to provide a narrow and brief look into a way to use the Select extension method that I had until recently overlooked. Every developer who is using IEnumerable extension methods ... Obtaining positional information in the IEnumerable Select extens... 0 0 0
Converting NUnit tests to MSUnit. TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 I created the MSTest project by creating a new class library project and copying the test classes to it. I then followed the instructions in the following posts.http://social.msdn.mi... ... Converting NUnit tests to MSUnit. 0 0 0
Starting a new Open-source project - 2 - CommonEventLog is availa... TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 On this project I needed to provide unit tests both in NUnit and MSTest. I will write about this later.Once done, both projects ran without errors being detected. I loaded up the main project as source ... Starting a new Open-source project - 2 - CommonEventLog is availa... 0 0 0
Mirror git and mercurial repos the lazy way Greg Malcolm, January 1, 0001 I maintain Python Koans on mirrored on both Github using git and Bitbucket using mercurial. I get pull requests from both repos but it turns out keeping the two repos in sync is pretty easy. Here is how ... Mirror git and mercurial repos the lazy way 0 0 0
Large aperture space telescopes to come TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 Source Space.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration ... Large aperture space telescopes to come 0 0 0
Sunstorms TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 Another good infographic - this one about sunspots and their effect on us.. Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration ... Sunstorms 0 0 0
Fix a jQuery/HTML5 dynamic content issue by upgrading jQuery Steve Albers, January 1, 0001 The default NuGet template for MVC3 pushes down jQuery 1.5.1. You can upgrade to a new version (1.7.1 is current when this was written) to avoid a problem with the creation of “unknown” HTML5 tags in IE6-8: ... Fix a jQuery/HTML5 dynamic content issue by upgrading jQuery 0 0 3
Using HTML5 Today part 2–Fixing Semantic tags with a Shiv Steve Albers, January 1, 0001 Semantic elements and the Shiv! This is the second entry in the series of demos from the “Using HTML5 Today” talk. For the definitive discussion on unknown elements and the HTML5 Shiv check out Mark Pilgrim’s ... Using HTML5 Today part 2–Fixing Semantic tags with a Shiv 0 0 1
How to nest transactions nicely - "begin transaction" v... Brian Biales, January 1, 0001 Do you write stored procedures that might be used by others? And those others may or may not have already started a transaction? And your SP does several things, but if any of them fail, you have to undo ... How to nest transactions nicely - "begin transaction" v... 0 0 4
Development Quirk From ASP.NET Dynamic Compilation jkauffman, January 1, 0001 The Problem I got a compilation error in my ASP.NET MVC3 project that tested my sanity today. (As always, names are changed to protect the innocent) The type or namespace name 'FishViewModel' does not ... Development Quirk From ASP.NET Dynamic Compilation 0 0 0
Using HTML5 Today part 1–Simplify your syntax Steve Albers, January 1, 0001 Simplify your HTML Syntax This is the first in the series of demos from the “Using HTML5 Today” talk. One of the great features HTML5 offers is the chance to minimize some of the longer tags in your template, ... Using HTML5 Today part 1–Simplify your syntax 0 0 2
Android–Setting up a Kindle Fire emulator Bill Osuch, January 1, 0001 Developing for the Kindle Fire is pretty much the same as developing for any other Android device (aside from Amazon’s long review process…). Amazon’s developer FAQ lists most everything you need to know, ... Android–Setting up a Kindle Fire emulator 0 0 0
.NET developers finally get their HTML5 Mobile Framework Webgui, January 1, 0001 The new mobile framework we released today extends to Enterprise Mobility the revolution that Visual WebGui brought to Enterprise RIA Applications. Just like Visual WebGui for Web, the new Enterprise Mobile ... .NET developers finally get their HTML5 Mobile Framework 0 0 6
Cats Paws - walking across the page - jQuery TJ, January 1, 0001 This is just a little script to have cat paws walking across the page using jQuery.I searched for something similar, but couldn’t find anything so this is what I ended up with… <!DOCTYPE html><html><hea... ... Cats Paws - walking across the page - jQuery 0 0 1
HTML5–Challenges and Opportunities Steve Albers, January 1, 0001 The new HTML standard is part of a proliferation of challenges and opportunities that developers face today: Browser Wars v2.0 Going back 10 years ago, Internet Explorer could claim 95% of the browser ... HTML5–Challenges and Opportunities 0 0 1
SSIS 2012: How to Share Cache Among Multiple Packages Compudicted, January 1, 0001 Prior to SSIS 2012 it was not possible to re-use or share the same cache across packages. What that meant is if you created a cache you will be able to consume it only in the very package where the cache ... SSIS 2012: How to Share Cache Among Multiple Packages 0 0 2
Packaging custom checkin policies for Visual Studio using VSIX terje, January 1, 0001 Deployment of custom checkin policies can be done using either an MSI or VSIX. There are many reasons to prefer using the VSIX format. It is more lightweight, and thus more suitable for small components ... Packaging custom checkin policies for Visual Studio using VSIX 0 0 7
Custom HTTP response header to identify server in a farm. Michael Freidgeim, January 1, 0001 We wanted to follow recommendation from http://omaralzabir.com/best... to“add “From” header and set the server name. I do this on each webserver and specify different ... Custom HTTP response header to identify server in a farm. 0 0 2
Performance tips - GZIP compression AnkitAgrawal, January 1, 0001 Ankit Normal Ankit 3 9 2012-03-08T14:34:00Z 2012-03-08T14:36:00Z 1 395 2255 18 5 2645 12.00 Clean Clean false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable ... Performance tips - GZIP compression 0 0 0
Free Book Samplers at O'Reilly TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 O'Reilly are offering a number of free PDF book samplers at http://oreilly.com/store/samplers.html Free Book Samplers at O'Reilly 0 0 0
Project Novus Update–now called Mixtio Reader rodelljr, January 1, 0001 Ok, so as the title suggests, I have decided to release the name of my upcoming Window Phone application. Mixtio Reader will take advantage of various cloud services to provide you with access to your ... Project Novus Update–now called Mixtio Reader 0 0 0
RadGrid PagerStyle in Code Behind Bunch, January 1, 0001 Recently I ran into an issue where the paging text in a RadGrid control needed to be customizable. In my case I was specifically looking at the "Page size" and "xx items in yy pages" text. Getting around ... RadGrid PagerStyle in Code Behind 0 0 0
Another tale from the coalface - why did Firefox run slow on my d... TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 Continuing my series of lessons learnt from practical experiance...For some time my development PC has been running slow when acessing certain web sites such as Hotmail, yet when I used my wife's PC, same ... Another tale from the coalface - why did Firefox run slow on my d... 0 0 0
SharePoint 2010 set ‘Start this workflow to approve publish... Steve Clements, January 1, 0001 Took me a little while to figure this one out, you’ve assigned your workflow to a library and you can set all other other flags like “AllowStartChange” and “AllowStartCreate”, but cant see how to set “Start ... SharePoint 2010 set ‘Start this workflow to approve publish... 0 0 0
Top 10+ SSIS 2012 Improvements Compudicted, January 1, 0001 If you have not heard the latest technical news yet, the SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch event is today March 8, 2012! Register to not to miss this opportunity to interact with technology experts and win ... Top 10+ SSIS 2012 Improvements 0 0 16
The gestures of Windows 8 (Consumer preview): part 1 Laurent Bugnion, January 1, 0001 This blog post started as a simple one, but grew to be quite large and time consuming. I am splitting it, because I really want to publish the first findings already. Stay tuned for more! I am sure that ... The gestures of Windows 8 (Consumer preview): part 1 0 0 0
Why ReSharper always suggests to use vars instead of explicit typ... TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 The answer to this simple question is at http://devnet.jetbrains.net... forces you to use more thought in naming variables. Can't code withoutIn-depth ... Why ReSharper always suggests to use vars instead of explicit typ... 0 0 0
Resharper 7 EAP (Early Adopter Program) TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 Those hard-working developers at Jetbrains are making Resharper 7 for Visual Studio 11 Beta available by what they refer to as the Early Adopter Program (EAP).Build 7 EAP is just for Visual Studio 11 Beta ... Resharper 7 EAP (Early Adopter Program) 0 0 0
My Big Fat Indian Wedding! Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 I have been off the circuit for over a month now for guys wondering if I have fallen off the planet, I was getting married! Indian Weddings are grand and the festivities start months in advance while the ... My Big Fat Indian Wedding! 0 0 2
WireShark - A free TCP/IP and HTTP monitor TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 Wireshark is a free tool for monitoring network traffic. The wireshark download is at http://www.wireshark.org/do... - there are downloads for Windows and several Unix platforms.At http://www.youtube.com/watc... ... WireShark - A free TCP/IP and HTTP monitor 0 0 1
HTML5 - A quick introduction TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 At http://www.codeproject.com/... there is an excellent article by Jennifer Marsman entitled "Learn HTML5 in 5 minutes". It does just what it says!The article also ... HTML5 - A quick introduction 0 0 0
Creating a Custom SSIS Data Flow Component - an Example With a Pu... Compudicted, January 1, 0001 Last week I was asked to mask or obfuscate a large volume of data residing in a production database for our software quality assurance team to use in testing some functionality. The data resided in various ... Creating a Custom SSIS Data Flow Component - an Example With a Pu... 0 0 3
PDF and CHM versions of Windows Azure Service Bus Developer Guide... Alan Smith, January 1, 0001 I’ve just added PDF and CHM versions of “Windows Azure Service Bus Developer Guide”, you can get them here. The HTML browsable version is here. I have the first delivery of my 2-day course “SOA, Connectivity ... PDF and CHM versions of Windows Azure Service Bus Developer Guide... 0 0 0
NASM – writing to the console MarkPearl, January 1, 0001 If you are new to NASM like me – you might find the following code snippets useful just to get started… (this is targeted to the Windows environment, it may be different in Linux) Printing the number 6 ... NASM – writing to the console 0 0 0
The solar system to scale (well almost) - Long! TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 I have just found an interesting diagram on Space.com showing the scale of the solar and where the various space probes have reached. Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration ... The solar system to scale (well almost) - Long! 0 0 0
Save 50% on Data-related Ebooks and Videos to March 2nd TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 At http://oreilly.com/data/ind... O'Reilly are offering 50% on a large number of E-Books and Videos.The list also includes a number of free reports:Data for the Public Good - http://shop.oreilly.com/pro... ... Save 50% on Data-related Ebooks and Videos to March 2nd 0 0 0
Super-Jumbo Aircraft for Launching Spacecraft TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 When the Space Shuttle was developed so many years ago, it was just the first step in developing a re-usable launch system. Regrettably this further development never took place, however plans are now ... Super-Jumbo Aircraft for Launching Spacecraft 0 0 0
Stylecop 4.7.11.0 Released TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 Stylecop 4.7.11.0 has been released at http://stylecop.codeplex.co... urge all C# developers to use StyleCop and Resharper. Can't code withoutIn-depth C# code analysis with instant errorand ... Stylecop 4.7.11.0 Released 0 0 0
New version of SourceMonitor released TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 Version 3.2.7.230 has been released at www.campwoodsw.com/sourcemo... Monitor is a very useful programme for statisticly analysing a variety of source codes VB.NET / C# and so on. Historical ... New version of SourceMonitor released 0 0 0