SCCM 2012 SP1 – Welcome PowerShell on board!

I don't know how about you, but for me PowerShell is the only reason to migrate from SCCM 2007 to SCCM 2012. As an old-school SMS and SCCM admin I am not sure about user-centric distribution. Let's say ...

How to change Rating values in Microsoft Feedback Client

I had a customer request that they would like to change the value the Microsoft Feedback Client Rating gets translated to. Currently the stars in the Rating are mapped as follows, 0 – Not Rated 1 – Poor ...

TFS Build: Running Static Code Analysis for Specific Configuration

Running Static Code Analysis (SCA) is something that you should be doing regularly to verify your code base against a large set of rules that will check your code for potential problems and how it comply ...

Video Error TF298020: The assembly wmvcore.dll could not be found

If you start the Microsoft Feedback Client on a Server operating system and try to use any of the recording options you are likely to hit the error; “TF298020: The assembly wmvcore.dll could not be found. ...

Why should I use an Embedded Operating System on an Embedded Device (updated 21/4/2013) ?

This is a good question when it comes from people with no experience on embedded devices and a very bad one when you hear it coming from people that work on embedded devices. “I’m using a PC inside my ...

Quartz.Net scheduler exposed via a Web Service

I had been given a business requirement to provide a self service Website for job scheduling. Having worked with Quartz.Net, it seemed the perfect backend engine to schedule and process jobs. I decided ...

2012 Year in Review and Goals for 2013

It’s been quite a while since I’ve written a blog entry. I seem to start every year with a goal of writing X number of blog entries per month or week or something, so let’s see if I do any better this ...

Building a Repository Pattern against an EF 5 EDMX Model - Part 2

I know it has been a couple months since I first wrote part 1 of building a repository pattern with an EF model, but here we are. I am finally getting around to writing part 2. If you remember, in part ...

Too Many AutoHotkey Shortcuts To Remember? There’s An App For That!

I love AutoHotkey (AHK). Ever since I discovered it a little over a year ago I am constantly surprised and pleased with what I am able to accomplish with it. And there in lied my problem. Out of the box, ...

WinRtAuthorizer–A Better Way to do OAuth with LINQ to Twitter in Windows 8

Last July, I blogged about how to do OAuth in Windows 8 with LINQ to Twitter: http://geekswithblogs.net/W... A the time, that worked ...

Example Privacy Policy for Windows 8 Store application

After publishing two apps to the Windows Store (GUID Generator) and (IPaddress Info) I learned a lot about the publishing process. I had error messages with both apps in certification regarding the "Privacy ...

Quartz.Net Windows Service on Server Important Configuration Steps To Remember

Are you running Quartz.Net as a windows service on a remote server and trying to connect to it from a client to schedule jobs? Then I would highly recommend reading the below listed configuration steps ...

The Golden Rule of Programming

Originally published on http://www.stackify.com/gol... is one particular issue that seems to be the root of most bugs in software programs. I see it over and over and over. Like ...

MVP Summit 2013, Part II

So you read my post, talked your boss into letting you go for a week and booked the flight to Seattle. You have found a hotel through the Summit Website and reserved a room there. You had the option of ...

Using WPT For Batch Script Profiling

In the process of digging deeper into WPT I did find many new ways to explore my system. The Windows Performance Toolkit for Windows 8 is NOT only for Windows 8 but it does run on Windows Vista and later. ...

Using Json.Net JObject with WebApi GET Requests

I needed to pass some data from JavaScript to my WebAi Controller and came across Rick Strahl's passing multiple POST parameters to Web API article, his use of the JObject from Json.Net and dynamics works ...

A Recipe for Integrating the XNA GS Content Pipeline projects into your MonoGame projects

Overview There are several series from fellow Microsoft Evangelists on using MonoGame for your Windows 8 Store apps. I don’t want to duplicate what they have already done, so instead I’ll refer you to ...

MVP Summit 2013, part I

For those of my readers who are not a Microsoft MVP: this post (first in a serie) is not for you. In February 2013 Microsoft will once again its annual MVP Summit. A gathering in Bellevue and Redmond, ...

The Importance Of R&D For Consultants

In most companies it is important to keep up with the latest technologies. In a consulting firm it is critical because what you are selling is knowledge and experience. The ability for a consultant to ...

In Beta: New GeeksWithBlogs “Minimal” Template

We’ve been working hard on a new template for GWB. We’re not there yet, but we wanted to release the Beta version for GWB bloggers to try out for themselves. Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re ...

Goals for 2013

Another new year, another set of goals. Over the past few years I have set goals (2010, 2011, 2012) and done retrospectives at the end of the year (2010, 2011, 2012). This year already has a number of ...

Running isNaN(undefined) come true in JavaScript !

In Javascript if you try to run this code then only #4 statement will print the value. <script type="text/javascript"> function print(obj){ console.log(obj); } if(undefined){ print ("undefined"); ...

iOS and WP7/WP8 in SharePoint 2013

As you guys know I have decided to start delving into mobile development. I bought a Macbook Air a few months back and I am now getting an HTC 8x. Here are some things that I have learned in my attempts ...

Solving the ALM puzzle using Microsoft Suite of tools

I presented a talk at the #vBug user group run by David Ringsell at Bristol. David in his day job runs his own venture known by the name of “Talk-IT” which provides training for developers. You can check ...

Grouped Failover, a 2008R2 version of Availability groups

One of the new cool features in SQL 2012 is the SQL Server Availability groups. In other words being able to failover a group of databases which are logically connected. i.e. SharePoint databases. Well ...

ITA Big Data Event

The ITA/TechNexus host the Chicago Information Technology Architects Group meeting as well as many user groups and events. There is an upcoming event on Big Data that you may be interested in if you are ...

January 2013 Chicago IT Architect Group Summary

This month we had a great turn out. I was glad to see so many people come out on a cold Chicago evening. Shankar kept the subject as light as possible with a number of humorous images and one liners. The ...

So very nearly finished... please stand by...

You folks have been so patient waiting for new material and I'm very grateful for that. I do have new things to write about, but wrapping up the move to Seattle has been very time-consuming! Yesterday, ...

Simple way to bind an Enum to a DropDownList in MVC

I have always been surprised that this was not already baked into the framework, but it turns out it is fairly easy to add. There are just a few steps. In the end, we want a drop down that will list the ...

What is the Ops in DevOps?

So what does DevOps mean exactly? What is the Ops in DevOps? Operations can mean a lot of things and even different things to different people. DevOps is becoming more and more popular but I also think ...

One week offers from O'Reilly

O'Reilly are offering two week offers.Offer 1 to Jan. 23, 2013 at 23:59 PT This is for books by C.J.Date of database design http://shop.oreilly.com/cat... 2 is to ...

Force shrink of transaction log after a full backup

After installing vCenter and connecting it to a SQL Server 2008R2 database server and making it high available with the help of database mirroring, somthing anoying started to take place. After a full ...

Microsoft BizTalk Summit 2013 - Part 1

As I write this I am on my way into Manchester to catch the train down to London to attend the Microsoft BizTalk Summit 2013. With speakers including members of the BizTalk product team and numerous Integration ...

jQuery snippet to make fieldsets collapsible

I often will put stuff like report filters or control break groups inside fieldsets.Its also nice to group related input fields. This snippet will automatically wire up event handlers to allow you to show ...

Have you seen Chosen?

Chosen just may be the definitive jQuery plugin for cleaning up drop downs in your MVC applications.Add this to your document ready event handler: $("select").chosen();and enjoy the magic. Everything else ...

Diversity in Tech: Conferences are Not the Problem

I’m a conference organizer. I’m also the father to two daughters. Over the last 11 years that I’ve been in the IT industry, I’ve seen and heard the cries for more women representation. It’s not a secret ...

Analog Clock with jqGauges - HTML5 jQuery Gauges

Official Site | Samples | Download | Documentation | Forum | Twitter Here is an example of creating analog clock with jqGauges - Analog Clock Example. Official Site | Samples | Download | Documentation ...

Setting a var property in the JavaScript Revealing Module Pattern requires a setter and a getter

See John Papa's article for more information on the revealing pattern.See http://www.addyosmani.com/r... for a great reference as well. ...

How to install and configure DHCP server

Today I needed to create DHCP server ASAP in my LAB. Maybe this code is not so pretty … but it works. start /w ocsetup DHCPServersc config dhcpserver start= autonet start dhcpservernetsh dhcp add server ...

Samsung in, Apple out

Having been users of both Samsung and Apple mobile devices, I can understand why Samsung can overtake Apple in the smart phone market, I am perfectly happy with my Samsung device even if it's not made ...

Configure Outlook as the TFS SMTP client

In this blog post, I’ll show you how to use Outlook.com as the SMTP client for your TFS. Figure 1 – Email Alert Settings for Outlook.com as a SMTP client for TFS When I was asking around for these settings ...

Blog Goals For 2013

It is the beginning of a new year. No better time to take a look what we want to accomplish over the next year. My first goal is to have more Windows 8 and Windows Phone development content. This is a ...

Reasons to Attend a Mobile App Development Workshop

Mobile app development is hot right now and the need for skilled developers is only going to increase over time. This arena requires a mind shift for most traditional desktop and web-based developers. ...

CodeMash Content

Greetings. Just a quick note that 99.9% of my CodeMash content is now up. Look in the sidebar under Projects, and got to GitHub Repositories. Or, if you're lazy, click this: https://github.com/freestyl... ...

Using Lambda’s to Isolate Temporal Coupling

One of the most awkward things to deal with in code is Temporal Coupling. It leads to messy fragile code, that is difficult to maintain. What do I mean by Temporal Coupling? When you consume a class/component ...

Cisco VPN client 5.x windows 8 issue–SOLVED

Cisco VPN has been a standard my company has used for quite some time. Although there are other VPN tools out there that you can finesse to work with Cisco client profiles and protocols, this article relates ...

Cowtown Code Camp

Pier 1 Imports and the Fort Worth .net User’s Group have teamed up to create the first annual Cowtown Code Camp. It will be held at the Pier 1 headquarters in downtown Fort Worth on March 16, 2013. I am ...

Dallas Day of .NET

RIA Consulting, LLC is hosting the third annual Dallas Day of .NET at the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving Texas on February 8th and 9th 2013. This year brings several highlighted speakers including ...

VS12 Team Member Photos not showing in Chrome

Issue The Team Members photo doesn’t show up in the Members section in the Team Home Page in Team Web Access when browsing using Chrome. However, the team members photo does show up as expected when browsing ...

iOS and Windows Phone Session Slides and Code Samples

Here are my slides and code samples from SPS UK, SPS STL, and SPS VB: https://skydrive.live.com/#cid=8E2654C5F01E6069&id=8E2654C5F01E6069%21138