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Has JavaScript Gone Too Far? Chris Gardner, April 16, 2014 Editorial JavaScript I, unfortunately and unwittingly, started a minor Twitter flame war earlier today. Of course, there is only one way that could turn out. The subject was on the importance of JavaScript. The original tweet ... Has JavaScript Gone Too Far? 0 0 2 Editorial JavaScript
Running MDX Studio against SQL 2012 Darren Gosbell, April 17, 2014 Even though MDX Studio has not been updated since SQL 2008 it’s still a fantastic tool for working with MDX. However if you have only installed SQL 2012 (or later) on your machine then you may get errors ... Running MDX Studio against SQL 2012 0 0 0
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Here’s My IP Joe Mayo, April 15, 2014 The Windows Phone App Store just certified my new app, Here’s My IP. This app shows your IP address and approximate location. @JoeMayo ... Here’s My IP 0 0 1
JSON Odata, baby steps Richard Jones, April 14, 2014 So this is what I feel are some really constructive steps for next gen. mobile. Allow your App. to talk to your backend datasource via OData. I've spent a tonne of hours trying to make a combination of ... JSON Odata, baby steps 0 0 0
Seeing Eclipse 1 of the current tetrad of Eclipses of the Moon TATWORTH, April 14, 2014 During an eclipse of the moon by the Earth, the moon can can fade to a dark coppery red. The first of an important series of 4 eclipses (known as a Tetrad) occurs tonight. Tonight's is essentially only ... Seeing Eclipse 1 of the current tetrad of Eclipses of the Moon 0 0 0
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Dynamically Load jQuery From Unobtrusive JavaScript Library intermark, April 13, 2014 I am tasked with dynamically injecting jQuery into each page if it is not already loaded from an Unobtrusive JavaScript Library. The normal way of injecting a script tag would be: Code Snippet var jq = ... Dynamically Load jQuery From Unobtrusive JavaScript Library 0 0 0
Meeting Azure - Top Azure features every ASP.NET developer should know about Vincent Grondin, April 13, 2014 On Monday April the 28th in Montreal comes the father of the first Azure UserGroup, Bill Wilder. Bill comes from Boston for this event and we know this is going to be a meeting the montreal devs won't ... Meeting Azure - Top Azure features every ASP.NET developer should know about 0 0 0
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Review for Learning Three.js: The JavaScript 3D Library for WebGL PhubarBaz, April 10, 2014 This book aims to teach you how to draw and animate 3D scenes in JavaScript using WebGL. It uses a library called Three.js which makes it easier to interact with WebGL. It starts off with the basics of ... Review for Learning Three.js: The JavaScript 3D Library for WebGL 0 0 0
Are your servers bleeding? Mike Benkovich, April 10, 2014 Looking at the news today I came across an article about how the latest exploit Heartbleed has the tech community in a frenzy. This is a flaw in OpenSSL which is used to encrypt data communications between ... Are your servers bleeding? 0 0 0
How much Azure kit do you need to serve 2,000 requests per second? Elton Stoneman, April 10, 2014 Architecture Azure I met with a prospective client looking to move an existing API to Azure, and they had an interesting problem. Part of their API is supporting over-the-air (OTA) auto-update, so an app calls home, finds ... How much Azure kit do you need to serve 2,000 requests per second? 0 0 3 Architecture Azure
CSSCOP (FXCOP for stylesheets) TATWORTH, April 9, 2014 At http://visualstudiogallery.... there is a free add-on for Visual Studio which will check CSS for conformance to standards. It runs the CSS Lint engine ... CSSCOP (FXCOP for stylesheets) 0 0 0
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How Do I Alphabetize the Application Icons on my Droid? Paula DiTallo, April 8, 2014 Android Practical Answers Click on the App Button (aka: "Drawer" ) -- That's the key with the multiple squares, click on menu , select view type, select alphabetical grid. How Do I Alphabetize the Application Icons on my Droid? 0 0 0 Android Practical Answers
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What to Build next? Might as well script it. Mike Benkovich, April 7, 2014 Last week was quite the week for new things, an internet of things maybe even. We had lots of announcements and great new stuff coming out of the Microsoft foundry. Everything from Universal apps to run ... What to Build next? Might as well script it. 0 0 0
Twitter Bootstrap Succinctly ihaynes, April 7, 2014 The Syncfusion Succinctly E-Books are coming thick and fast! The latest is one on the Twitter Bootstrap framework ... Twitter Bootstrap Succinctly 0 0 0
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Speaking at CRMUG Florida Regional Chapters on April 10th 2014 Nikita Polyakov, April 5, 2014 Join us for the next meeting of the CRMUG Florida Regional Chapters on Thursday, April 10 from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm. This is a prime opportunity to learn from the experience of other users in your area, ... Speaking at CRMUG Florida Regional Chapters on April 10th 2014 0 0 0
SIMD Support for .NET Arrived! Alois Kraus, April 4, 2014 Finally after long years of stagnation the JIT compiler got significant attention to support SIMD instructions. As an experienced .NET Developer your might think SIMD? What? Never heard of! Don´t worry: ... SIMD Support for .NET Arrived! 0 0 0
APress Deal of the day for 4/Apr/2014 - Pro Spatial with SQL Server 2012 TATWORTH, April 4, 2014 Today's $10 deal of the day from APress at http://www.apress.com/97814... is Pro Spatial with SQL Server 2012 "Pro Spatial with SQL Server 2012 introduces SQL Server’s spatial feature set, and covers ... APress Deal of the day for 4/Apr/2014 - Pro Spatial with SQL Server 2012 0 0 0
Visual Studio 2013 Succinctly ihaynes, April 3, 2014 Syncfusion have released another of their free ‘Succinctly’ e-book series, on Visual Studio 2013. With every release of Visual Studio there’s additional functionality, some of which may not be obvious ... Visual Studio 2013 Succinctly 0 0 0
I am Microsoft ALM MVP for 2014 Utkarsh Shigihalli, April 4, 2014 MVP Personal This has been my dream from couple of years now and it happened finally! I received a mail 2 days back from Microsoft announcing I have been awarded as MVP for my contributions to ALM. Below is the mail ... I am Microsoft ALM MVP for 2014 0 0 0 MVP Personal
Free book from Syncfusion on Visual Studio 2013 Succinctly TATWORTH, April 3, 2014 VS2013 At http://www.syncfusion.com/r... Syncfusion are offering a free book on Visual Studio 2013 "Visual Studio 2013 brings many new improvements to the ... Free book from Syncfusion on Visual Studio 2013 Succinctly 0 0 0 VS2013
Thinking about Productive Work as a Software Developer Aligned, April 3, 2014 Productivity UI Automated Testing Unit Testing Since I started my career as a Software Developer about 7 years ago, I’ve realized that perception of what a valuable use of my time while at work has changed. Scott Hanselman blogged his productivity ... Thinking about Productive Work as a Software Developer 0 0 0 Productivity UI Automated Testing Unit Testing
Quick Look at What’s New in VS 2013 Update 2 RC Lori Lalonde, April 3, 2014 Windows Phone Visual Studio Universal Apps Windows Store One of the major announcements at BUILD 2014 was the topic of universal apps. What are universal apps? u·ni·ver·sal apps [yoo-nuh-vur-suhl aps] - an app that is developed using a common Windows runtime ... Quick Look at What’s New in VS 2013 Update 2 RC 0 0 0 Windows Phone Visual Studio Universal Apps Windows Store
Orleans–Cloud Services at Scale D'Arcy Lussier, April 2, 2014 Putting this here as a growing data dump of links/resources around Project “Orleans”. What is Project Orleans? Project “Orleans” provides a straightforward approach to building distributed high-scale computing ... Orleans–Cloud Services at Scale 0 0 0
Working with IFrame elements and Selenium 2+ in C# Aligned, April 2, 2014 Selenium UI Automated Testing .Net I added a lengthy answer to the StackOverflow question on switching focus to an iFrame when using Selenium to automate a UI for testing and thought it deserved a blog post. First you need to select the ... Working with IFrame elements and Selenium 2+ in C# 0 0 0 Selenium UI Automated Testing .Net
New Horizons reaches 29 AU! TATWORTH, April 2, 2014 At 08:00 hrs UTC today, the New Horizons spacecraft reached a distance of 29 A.U. from our Sun. New Horizons on its way to fly past Pluto has now reached 29 times the average distance of the Earth from ... New Horizons reaches 29 AU! 0 0 0
APress Deal of the day for 2/Apr/2014 - Windows 8 App Projects - XAML and C# Edition TATWORTH, April 2, 2014 Today's $10 deal of the day from APress at http://www.apress.com/97814... is Windows 8 App Projects - XAML and C# Edition "Windows 8 App Projects - XAML and C# Edition takes you through the process ... APress Deal of the day for 2/Apr/2014 - Windows 8 App Projects - XAML and C# Edition 0 0 0
Handy Windows end-of-support page John Breakwell, April 1, 2014 Reference articles Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support is ending soon Microsoft Ends Support of Windows XP, Office 2003 in 2014! What does the end of support of Windows XP mean for Windows Embedded? Product ... Handy Windows end-of-support page 0 0 0
Demystifying Point of Sale Malware and Attacks John Breakwell, April 1, 2014 Orla Cox has blogged about the various threats to Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminals on Symantec’s website: Demystifying Point of Sale Malware and Attacks There’s an associated whitepaper which is also worth ... Demystifying Point of Sale Malware and Attacks 0 0 0
Style Cop 4.7.49.0 now released TATWORTH, April 1, 2014 Style Cop 4.7.49.0 now released at http://stylecop.codeplex.co... Install order should be : VS2008 VS2010 VS2012 VS2013 R# StyleCop This version is now compatible with R# 5.1 (5.1.3000.12), ... Style Cop 4.7.49.0 now released 0 0 0