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Team Foundation Build 2008 TFS

2011-12-06T08:54:00.000-08:00

Here are some usefull videos to show Building VS projects with Build and View Build Definition and writing Custom tasks. Understanding Team Foundation Build Configuration Files

Regex Validation for English strings in C#

2011-11-14T02:36:00.001-08:00

string English_pattern = "^([\u0000-\u007F]+)*$"; string Noallowed_pattern = "^[^*?<>:\\//|]*$"; string content = userFile.FileName; if (!Regex.IsMatch(content, English_pattern) || !Regex.IsMatch(content, Noallowed_pattern)) { //English } else { Non-English }

Restaring SQL Server Agent Service on Windows

2011-09-21T05:11:00.000-07:00

Usually after a long run time of SQL service, ther process takes a lot of memory resources. by restarting the service the token memory resource will be released. restarting can be accomplished using the net stop net start A full list of the exact services is found in the registry (run regedit.exe) under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services key. Alternatively, you can

How to backup your IIS 7 configuration

2011-09-09T07:47:00.000-07:00

you can use web Deployment tool or IIS Remote manager to migrate from one IIS server to another. Easily right click on IIS and Deploy -> Export Server Package .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 or greater Web Deployment Tool IIS 7.0 or IIS Remote Manager http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/514/export-a-package-through-iis-manager/ http://www.iis.net/download/WebDeploy

Setting Default Network Adapter in Windows

2011-09-09T03:46:00.000-07:00

If you have multiple network adaptor, for example network adaptor and Lan adaptor and you want to change the default adaptor which is used by windows follow the instruction: you have to manually add a "metric" to each interface. Windows will automatically use the interface with a lower metric. To check and change your network adapters' metric: 1. Open Command Prompt and type: route print - you

Some usufull Functions for C#

2011-08-02T07:02:00.000-07:00

Create Your Own Test Certificate and add it to your solution (key certificate) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff699202.aspx How to run application in startup in registry Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey key = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run", true); key.SetValue("sysadmin", Application.ExecutablePath.ToString()); Get

How to snatch and backorder expiring domain

2011-08-02T05:08:00.000-07:00

Domain backordering refers to a service that most domain registrars offer which will allow you to register a domain name that will soon be expiring in hopes of capturing the rights to that domain name before someone else grabs it. to read more: http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2005/03/how-to-snatch-an-expiring-domain http://www.registercompass.com/wiki/domains/backorder.aspx these

Encryption and Decryption of Web.config in ASP.net

2011-08-02T03:36:00.000-07:00

For security its recommended to encrypt web.config after deploy. MSDN article is here Encrypting and Decrypting Configuration Sections cmd should run as Administrator in Windows Server 2008 Example: Encrypt: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -pe "connectionString" -app "/appname" Decryption: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -pd "

Nominal vs Book vs Market Value

2011-08-01T06:24:00.001-07:00

Nominal Value The stated value of an issued security that remains fixed, as opposed to its market value, which fluctuates. Book Value 1. It is the total value of the company's assets that shareholders would theoretically receive if a company were liquidated. 2. By being compared to the company's market value, the book value can indicate whether a stock is under- or overpriced. 3. In personal

How to set up Windows 7 as an wi-fi access point

2011-08-01T05:40:00.000-07:00

i you want to make a wireless lan which use your lan internet follow the instruction: go to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections right click on your local area connection and share the connection. allow you wlan connection with name "Microsft Virtual WiFi Mniport Adaptor" which is usually Wireless network Connection 2 run command prompt as administrator and type netsh wlan set

Mobile Phone OS review

2011-07-11T00:40:00.000-07:00

OS Company Mobile WebOS HP HP Android Google HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola WP7 Microsoft HTC, Nokia, Samsung iOS Apple iphone, ipad Bada Samsung Samsung Symbian Symbian Sony Ericsson, Nokia Meego Intel – Nokia Nokia Blackberry OS – Play Book Blackberry Blackberry

Facebook applications

2011-07-10T06:56:00.001-07:00

There are some great applications that can be used to setup a fanpage for music like http://www.rootmusic.com/ rootmusic is free for fanpages more than 50k fans. http://www.facebook.com/iFrameWrapper professional version is 15 € donation. http://www.damntheradio.com Fan bridge.

HTML5 features

2011-07-07T07:47:00.000-07:00

HTML5 is not just about having Audio & Video. there are many important features like Web SQL DataBase Web Socket Web Storage Offline Web Apps Web Workers to read more visit html5rocks.com and dont forget to view this slides

Debugging in VS 2010

2011-07-06T08:29:00.000-07:00

IntelliTrace Debugging with IntelliTrace, available in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, provides an enhanced picture of your application compared with traditional debuggers. read more Debugger Canvas Debugger Canvas is a new user experience for the debugger in Visual Studio Ultimate. It pulls together the code you’re exploring onto a single pan-and-zoom display. read more PS:Please

Nuget Extension for Visual Studio 2010

2011-07-06T08:18:00.000-07:00

NuGet is a free, open source developer focused package management system for the .NET platform intent on simplifying the process of incorporating third party libraries into a .NET application during development. you can download it from http://nuget.codeplex.com/ and here is short video to show how to get the latest packet of some libraries.

Productivity Power Tools for Visual Studio 2010

2011-07-06T06:39:00.000-07:00

Productivity Power Tools is a Visual studio Extension which help you coding easier. you can get the extension from here http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/d0d33361-18e2-46c0-8ff2-4adea1e34fef/ you can read about it from scottgu's blog or here and there are some video introducing features in visual studio 2010. Part 1 Part 2

How to Fix skype Crash on upgrading to version 5.3

2011-05-27T01:04:00.001-07:00

Windows Vista and Windows 7 1. Close Skype. a. Right-click the Skype icon in the system tray (at the bottom right of the screen) b. Choose Quit. 2. Ensure that "Show hidden files and folders" is switched on. a. Click Start, type run and press Enter. b. Type control folders and click OK. c. Select the View tab and ensure relevant entry is enabled. 3. Locate the shared.xml

Comparing two files in windows

2011-02-10T02:19:00.000-08:00

1. using Notepad ++ to compare files using notepad++ you need to install compare plugin download the plugin (.ddl) from http://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-plugins/files/ComparePlugin/ go to notepad++ and from Import -> import plugin restart notepad++ 2. DiffMerge is a free product from sourcegear http://www.sourcegear.com/diffmerge/ 3. TFS (Team Foundation System) in visual studio right

ASP.NET MVC 2 Strongly Typed Html Helpers

2011-01-18T03:31:00.000-08:00

using Strongly Typed Html Helpers will map the model to the view and it will help to have compile time checking of the views. in views instead of using <%=Html.TextBox("username", Model.UserName)%> you can use <%= Html.TextBoxFor( m => m.UserName)%> in controller: public ActionResult LogOn(string userName, string password) use public ActionResult LogOn(LoginViewModel loginviewModel)

Visual Studio Web Test - Toolbar add-ons is not loaded

2011-01-13T01:44:00.000-08:00

I was trying to record some web test via Internet explorer 8 and the problem was that the plugin is not loaded. the problem was that "Microsoft Web Test Recorder Helper" was disable. so to fix this , go to TOOLS -> Manage Add-ons and Enable the "Microsoft Web Test Recorder Helper" and try to restart IE. for more infomation you can visit Diagnosing and fixing Web Test recorder bar issues.

How to embed bing map into your website

2011-01-05T08:01:00.000-08:00

this is the html code to embed Losvegas map: