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Over A Month On Windows 8
I have been using Windows 8 on my main machine for over a month. My machine is at least five years old; Dell Inspiron 1720. I have to admit I have come to really like Windows 8. Actually using it...
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How To Delete A Team Project
This is something that took a little searching to find. How to delete a team project from Team Foundation Service Preview. In the end it is actually fairly simple. First, for all of the details you...
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Using LINQ And Converting DateTime To A String
The problem, I need the DateTime, but I really only need the date and I need to use it for something else. Something that would like it to be a string. How can I do this using LINQ? Well it really...
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MVC3 Custom Validation
I’m still trying to find the time to truly learn MVC. I know I like it better than web forms, it is just a matter of spending the quality time with it at home and at work to get as comfortable with it...
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This was a great extension for Visual Studio 2010 so I am certain it will be...
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Free ebook: Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Microsoft Press has finally made the epub and mobi versions of this free ebook available. You can go to the link to download the format that works for you; pdf, mobi, epub. The link also contains...
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The WebGrid In MVC
Something that new comers to MVC may wonder about, is how to create something like a GridView in MVC. I know this was something I ran into, but quickly found the answer. Meet the WebGrid. The...
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MVC Regex Phone Numbers and Emails
This is just a quick bit on Phone Numbers and Emails in MVC. Well, at least MVC3. The [DataType(DataType.PhoneNumber, ErrorMessage = "You must provide a valid phone number.")] and...
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Ubuntu for Phones, Tablets, and Everything
Yesterday Ubuntu made an announcement, which on the surface might seem like not a big deal. They are releasing their operating system for phones and tablets. The really neat stuff is in the details....
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How To Move An Off-Screen Window Into View
Isn’t it nice to have dual 21″ or larger wide-screen monitors in the office? Don’t you wish you had them at home, especially when an application opens itself off-screen? Well, this won’t magically...
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Renaming Your Team Foundation Service Account
Brian Harry made a post that some people might find very useful. How to rename your Team Foundation Service account. Apparently, in the past, you basically deleted your account and created a new one....
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How To Create A Console Application In Visual Studio Express 2012 For Web
If you use the Web Express version of Visual Studio 2012, you will notice one thing missing; creating a console application. The solution is fairly simple. I found a blog post at Possibly the most...
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Installing Flash Player without admin rights - [En]
Reblogged from Overmind of Borg's Sector: Lots of people in various situations don't have administrative rights so they can't install Flash Player on computers they use. Here's how you install it with...
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From Troy Hunt – The beginners guide to breaking website security…
This post should motivate some people to be more security minded. I know I am not perfect but I did not realize all of the capabilities that are shown in this post. Mainly the ability for it to use...
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Scheduling Prometric Exam Advice
I have a bit of advice to pass on that I just learned at the School of Hard Knocks. What Happened I wanted to schedule my next exam with Prometric. I had entered everything, including my 3 for 1...
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WebMatrix Collapsible Areas
Just a quick post about something I noticed in WebMatrix today. It has some very cool collapsible areas, something I wish I had in Visual Studio 2013 Premium. Take a look at the screenshot below,...
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Some History Of I, J, And K
I learned a little bit of geek history today. A lot of us have used the variable I (or i rather) in our loops, and sometimes for nested loops we would use j and then k. Do you know where that...
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The JavaScript Object Literal
I have been really trying to beef up my JavaScript skills lately. One really interesting aspect from this experience is how cool I find the object literal. You can use it to create really any kind of...
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One Advantage of CodeWriter
A few weeks ago I posted about WebMatrix, which is a really nice light weight tool if you don’t want to fire up full Visual Studio. I also indicated that I was using CodeWriter. I have noticed one...
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Left or Right Curly Braces
Should you put your curly braces on the left or right? function foo(){ //My curly brace is on the right. } function bar() { //My curly brace is on the left. } For the longest time I really did not...
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