I have been experimenting a bit more recently to see what I can do with Powershell and Analysis Services. The following small script executes an MDX query using an XMLA connection. I have borrowed …

Go to the Apache download page and download the version (apache\2.0.54-win32-x86-no\ssl.msi) of Apache web server. I tried downloading some latest versions also but faced few issues in installation…

Working on a DotNetNuke Project we had a requirement which was pretty.NET'ish and had nothing to do with DotNetNuke. All we wanted to do was to store a Generic list of <T> in the view state - where…

I had an generic object that implements and I was just trying to store that object in ViewState. THis was where i first stumbled as it was giving me an error that basically tells that “Cannot seria…

This time I wanted to write something about the.NET Framework that is solved not optimal of the.NET Framework. My unsuspecting victim is the well known System.Diagnostics.Trace class. Static classe…

Did you know that a laptop can double as a vacuum cleaner? At least that's what it feels like when you go in to clean out the heatsinks around the fan(s), and find what seems like a vaccuum cleaner…

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I was in denial when this happened!!! I am going to rattle a little - if you googled to this place in search for a specifc answer (and don't want to waste time) you're probably looking for stuff wa…

It is bound to happen. You will have a developer come up to you one day and say, "Remember the DLL file that we shipped in the previous release, we have consolidated its functionality into the core…

While in Japan a week and a half ago I picked up Sony's new teeny ultramobile (UMPC), the Vaio VGN-UX50. Strongly reminiscent of the OQO, its sliding screen reveals an integrated keyboard. And alth…

BizTalk 2006 R2 - RFID SupportThe Microsoft RFID Infrastructure Services in BizTalk 2006 R2 provide device abstraction and manageability to RFID-based solutions. An integrated engine for rich data …

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This isn't exactly a "gotcha" since it just has to do with writing mappings correctly and thoughfully. But if you are like me, you use CodeSnippets in VisualStudio 2005 to create all your mappings.…

Apologies for the delay but you can now access all the materials from my DDD3 Presentation, 'How to start your own Software Development company for £5000' on line;

Now, I'm a geek at heart (obviously, since I'm here) and this is just cool...

After listening to recent HanselMinutes show on Life Hacks I've got myself a Moleskine Pocket Notebook today. If you never heard of this it's a small (9 x 14 cm), lightweight notebook that fits per…

I was poking through blog today when I came across one of his interesting links (which are usually pretty interesting btw). It pointed to a post by Phillip Haack titled A Testing Mail Server for Un…

- Recover your XP product key from the registry using C#,

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A few weeks ago, I linked to a list of What Great .NET Developers Should Know. I then came up with the idea of adding more of my own through my own experiences. I found this list to be helpful and …