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Poshnet DNS CMDLet and DNS Lookup Script

Steve Schofield — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:36:53 GMT

Steve Schofield writes, "...script accepts a domain, resolves the IP(s) used in DNS, runs an HTTP Get on the host name and / or hostname with WWW. It returns a status code, the AbsoluteURI. This is handy when you are processing 100's of domains trying to determine if they are valid. PS - One of my favorite features is the EmulateDig option..." more

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:36:53 GMT

Easiest Way to Generate Connection String And Verify Database Connectivity

Deepak Kapoor — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:08:04 GMT

Deepak Kapoor writes, "There are two things which I as a consultant / developer come across many times. One is verifying connectivity to a database which is often a cause of production issues and second is creating valid connection string in the least amount of time. This is the way I do it. Hopefully it will be of help to you. First of all..." more

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:08:04 GMT

Easy Command Locates Obsolete Users and Computers

Dmitry Sotnikov — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:05:41 GMT

Dmitry Sotnikov writes, "Just got easier (and faster!) in AD cmdlets 1.4! Before this release you still could manually filter user or computer records by pwdLastSet or LastLogonTimestamp – now user and computer retrieval by a bunch of attributes with an easy command like:..." more

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:05:41 GMT

Code Sample Builds a Simple Recursive Descent Parser

Eric White — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:04:06 GMT

Eric White writes, "...using LINQ to write a recursive-descent parser for SpreadsheetML formulas..." more

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:04:06 GMT

Taking Distributed Applications to the Next Level with Savision Live Maps

Cameron Fuller — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:45:25 GMT

Cameron Fuller writes, "...I have 3 servers in a web farm I want the farm icon to go red when more than 2 of them are offline...I started with a simple distributed application as shown below which monitors two websites, which are dependant upon one service and two databases. The website is monitored by a distributed application. The distributed application is shown below:..." more

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:45:25 GMT

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for August 2010

Don Patterson — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:43:06 GMT

Don Patterson writes, "...This is an advance notification of one out-of-band security bulletin that Microsoft is intending to release on August 2, 2010. The bulletin addresses a security vulnerability in all supported editions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2, that is currently being exploited in malware attacks...." more

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:43:06 GMT

Problems with MEF and Silverlight 4 with VS2010

Albert Pascual — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:27:08 GMT

Albert Pascual writes, "...found that trying to load just one xap file was giving me this error: [System.InvalidOperationException...The package downloaded successfully but an error occurred while reading the contents of the package. I made sure there wasn’t any circular reference and the metadata was like the sample provided and still didn’t had any success. How can I load a xap containing other resources besides UserControls?" more

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:27:08 GMT

Code Sample Finds All Data Providers Installed on a Machine

Deepak Kapoor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:29:01 GMT

Deepak Kapoor writes, "...how to find Data Providers installed on a machine. Data providers in .NET Framework provide the plumbing necessary to connect to databases. There are different data providers available which can connect to SQL Server, Oracle or other databases through OleDb. You can find the data providers installed..." more

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:29:01 GMT

Fix for Pixel Thread Appearing on Windows Media Center

Philip Colmer — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:27:11 GMT

Philip Colmer writes, "...I’ve installed it on my PC and some quick testing of recorded TV programmes, a DVD, music, photos and videos all show that the problem does indeed seem to have been fixed. You can read more about the problem and the resolution for Windows 7 and Vista at KB 974324. The hotfix can be requested electronically and you’ll receive..." more

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:27:11 GMT

Windows Phone 7 - First Impressions

Scott Hanselman — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:24:31 GMT

Scott Hanselman writes, "...Here's some things I was impressed with:...Some things I had trouble with:...It'll take a while to get used to "it just works" from Microsoft. All in all, I'm pleasantly surprised as everything has just worked...I took a few moments and filmed some guerilla video of me exploring the phone..." more

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:24:31 GMT

Microsoft Focusing on Eight Core Businesses

Mary Jo Foley — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:16:11 GMT

Mary Jo Foley writes, "...Microsoft execs attempted to clarify where the company is focusing its efforts currently and in the coming year. Officials also emphasized repeatedly that in spite of all its talk and high-profile marketing push on the consumer front, Microsoft’s enterprise products constitute a huge part of the company’s revenue base. Actually, Microsoft has eight core focus areas..." more

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:16:11 GMT

jQuery Code Snippets for Visual Studio 2010

Public Sector DPE Team — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:22:00 GMT

Public Sector DPE Team writes, "...very cool...131 Visual Studio 2010 Code Snippets for use with jQuery”..." more

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:22:00 GMT

Visual Studio 2010 Undock Windows is Great for Comparing Code

Robert MacLean — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:53:21 GMT

Robert MacLean writes, "Visual Studio 2010 has the ability to undock code windows by clicking and dragging on the code window tabs...I like the ability to undock the windows because it lets me view two different parts of the same file at the same time...get a full screen side by side view which is GREAT for comparing code..." more

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:53:21 GMT

How to Install OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat Server on Server 2008 R2

Aaron Tiensivu — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:45:31 GMT

Aaron Tiensivu writes, "To begin, follow the instructions here for the usual Server 2008 R2 workaround/fixes for Server 2008 R2 and OCS 2007 R2. 1. From an elevated PowerShell prompt...[8 steps]...Celebrate, at this point you'll have a working Group Chat install on Server 2008 R2..." more

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:45:31 GMT

Modify 2 CustomErrors Settings to See Full Stack Trace in SharePoint 2010

Joris Poelmans — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:37:02 GMT

Joris Poelmans writes, "On a SharePoint 2010 development machine you typically want to see the full stack trace when an error occurs. In SharePoint 2010 you will need to modify 2 web.configs:..." more

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:37:02 GMT

Setting up Windows 7 Remote Assistance in a Corp. Environment

Helmers Blog — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:34:46 GMT

Helmers Blog writes, "...in a corporate environment it’s really easy to setup Windows Remote Assistance without additional costs and installation! The only thing you have to configure are a few Group Policies, which can be done in a few minutes. With Remote Assistance it’s even possible to chat with the person who..." more

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:34:46 GMT

Comprehensive Guide on Addressing Exchange Calendaring Issues

Jeff Guillet — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:31:06 GMT

Jeff Guillet writes, "...article covers lost appointments, duplicate appointments, odd delegate issues, etc. This article is based on the real-world experience we as a company have gained working with many organizations of all sizes...my recommendation is to adjust the Cached Mode latencies to 1 second using Group Policy. There is virtually no network performance impact and it..." more

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:31:06 GMT

Solution to Empty Graphs - Reports for NICs Based on HP Teamed NIC

Marnix Wolf — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:28:19 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "...Bumped into this issue at a customer. SCOM R2 is deployed, many MPs in place, among them the Server OS MP (of course). Also the Reporting component is installed...some Server reports did not show any data related to the NICs:...The server experiencing this issue is a HP server...Even with the HP Proliant MP loaded in SCOM R2 it does not collect any performance data at all.." more

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:28:19 GMT

Resolution to SharePoint 2010 Error 403 When Updating Metadata

Sean Earp — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:32:52 GMT

Sean Earp writes, "...I have spent a month troubleshooting a crazy problem with SharePoint 2010, stumping everyone that worked on it. The problem was just resolved, and it involves something I’ve never seen before, so I thought I would share...It turns out that SharePoint 2010 has a hidden list at the site collection level called… appropriately enough, “TaxonomyHiddenList”. You can access this by going to..." more

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:32:52 GMT

Powershell Script for SharePoint 2010 MUI Enabled

Joris Poelmans — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:29:21 GMT

Joris Poelmans writes, "...If you try to enable alternate languages for a SharePoint 2010 meeting workspace you will get an error stating “this site is based on a template that does not not support alternate languages”...if you want to find out which webtemplates support MUI you can run the following Powershell script:..." more

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:29:21 GMT