How to Avoid .NET Performance Problems
Every time I work with one of our .NET customers to help them with managing their application performance I come across the same problems as seen with other clients before: lots of ADO.NET queries,...
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PowerShell Basics for SharePoint 2010
I’m not expert in PowerShell, but I thought I would share a few basics I picked up at Ignite and various other places along the way when it comes to getting started with PowerShell. The easiest way to...
View ArticleCalling Client Side JavaScript from a BIRT Chart
A couple of months ago I detailed a new feature for BIRT charts that allows multiple hyperlinks to be attached to one the supported events. That post is available read more
View ArticleBackup to Windows Azure Storage in 3 Easy Steps
Azure was in Public Preview for quite some time now. In our previous posts about Windows Azure, we went directly into how to map a network drive to Azure Blob Storage and start setting up backup tasks...
View ArticleBook Review: Pro BAM in BizTalk Server 2009
If you are considering learning BAM, this is by far the best option available. This book covers everything you could possibly need to know about implementing a BAM solution. It is THE BOOK on BAM. No...
View ArticleGoodbye .NET Reflector
It was nice while it lasted. I received the email below this afternoon announcing a $35 charge will soon be in place. From this forum, it looks like Red-gate was hoping for a big pay day from...
View ArticleBook Review: SQL Antipatterns
I never thought I would ever describe a technical book that I have reviewed as delightful but that is exactly how felt when I read the book SQL Antipatterns by Bill Karwin. The book’s subtitle...
View ArticleBook Review: Developer's Guide to Microsoft Prism 4
This is a nice concise overview of all the topics related to development with Microsoft PRISM 4.0. It is not exactly the same content that is available for download. It is a trimmed down version of it....
View ArticleBook Review: Beginning ASP.NET 4 in C# 2010
It’s a daunting task to author a book of over 1000 pages and maintain the interest of the reader. Matthew MacDonald is able to do so for several reasons. He maintains a good sense of humor and he is...
View ArticleBook Review: Microsoft Expression Blend Unleashed
This book has moved Blend from a tool I use once in a while to one that I feel confident enough about to use for any UI development. I have not taken the time I should have to get to know Microsoft...
View ArticleBook Review - Enterprise Model Patterns: Describing the World
If you are a business analyst, DBA, or software architect this book is mandatory reading. When I first started reading this book I became discouraged because it seemed as thought the author had...
View ArticleBook Review: Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed
If you are in anyway involved with Windows Server 2008 R2, you owe it to yourself to get this book. It will not leave my side!!!! This thing is gargantuan. It is a whopping 1653 pages of high quality...
View ArticleBook Review: Essential SharePoint 2010: Overview, Governance, & Planning
So I had all the technical how to books, and some of them covered some governance and planning, but I was left wanting more. I hoped this book would fill in the gaps and it did. The biggest problem I...
View ArticleContext Switching in the IT World Can Be Harmful to Schedules
One of the biggest issues I see in a lot of IT / Software Development environments is the lack of understanding when it comes to context switching. There are a lot of managers that don't understand how...
View ArticleBook Review: Practical Code Generation in .NET
One of the things I like the most about the book is that the author really shows you how to take advantage of existing tools and libraries that are intended to be used for code generation. When it...
View ArticleHow to Start Unit Testing .NET Projects
The benefits of unit testing such as shortening the development time, reducing development costs and releasing higher quality products, are well known. Below you can see a Software testing guide about...
View ArticleBook Review: Parallel Programming with Microsoft .NET
This book is a must read for anyone considering moving into parallel programming with the .NET Framework. This is a book of patterns that achieve potential parallelism. It is very important concept...
View ArticleBook Review: Pro ASP.NET MVC 3 Framework
This is the perfect book for the beginner and the advanced MVC developer. It is a one stop shop for learning the ASP.NET MVC 3 Framework. It starts out with a nice little sample application that will...
View ArticleBook Review: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services
This is the time to start learning about Microsoft's Master Data Services and this book is a great place to start. With the release of Denali we will be getting some nice improvements to the MDS...
View ArticleToday Microsoft Killed .NET - Good-Bye WCF, WPF, WF, and Silverlight
I don't need to pay $5000 a year for an MSDN to develop HTML, JavaScript, and CSS applications. I am afraid I am not as optimistic as some of the Microsoft gurus who make their money on Silverlight and...
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