Issues Resolved

System.Security.SecurityException: Inaccessible logs: Security

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1274018/system-security-securityexception-when-writing-to-event-log http://geekswithblogs.net/timh/archive/2005/10/05/56029.aspx

Silverlight Features

AutoComplete Box

Jeff Wilcox – Introducing the AutoCompleteBox http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/2008/10/introducing-autocompletebox/

Resize with Browser

Silverlight Tip : How to Scale your entire App and its Elements to your Browsers Size http://blogs.silverlight.net/blogs/msnow/archive/2008/08/26/silverlight-tip-of-the-day-33-how-to-scale-your-entire-app-and-its-elements-to-your-browsers-size.aspx

Improve your user experience using the AutoCompleteBox - Jonas Follesø's http://jonas.follesoe.no/2008/10/28/improve-your-user-experience-using-the-autocompletebox/

On browser window size change/Full screen change http://forums.silverlight.net/forums/p/137122/306300.aspx

Getting Silverlight Plugin to resize on resize of Browser Window http://forums.silverlight.net/forums/p/4331/13007.aspx

Managed Extensibility Framework and Silverlight MVVM

http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2011/01/01/using-mef-to-expose-interfaces-in-your-silverlight-mvvm-apps.aspx

Toastmasters Speeches

Toastmasters Speech 1: Ice Breaker http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/toastmasters-speech-1-ice-breaker-icebreaker/

Ravi's World: TM CC-1 The Ice Breaker Speech - About Me http://ravisingal.blogspot.com/2008/04/toastmaster-1-ice-breaker-speech.html

#1 – the Ice Breaker Speech « LIFE IN OLEG http://lifeinoleg.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/the-ice-breaker-speech/

Silverlight Applications

http://grapholite.com/ online flow charting solution.

http://www.telerik.com/products/facedeck.aspx Silverlight Facebook Client for Desktop

iMeta Agility http://agility.imeta.co.uk/Cloud/

Silverlight Eyes - SliBall http://www.pay4foss.org/jumpstation/sliball/

DeepZoom http://www.wssdemo.com/livepivot/ http://www.mumbaiindians.com/DeepZoom.aspx http://thejit.org/demos/ http://roomseeker.eu/content/pivot.htm

Vista

How to disable/stop Vista’s Search Indexing (Windows Search) http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-disable-vista%E2%80%99s-desktop-search-indexing-windows-search/ Navigate to Control Panel/System and Maintenance/Indexing Options. There you can remove all locations or only those you use rarely. It is also possible to disable indexing for a certain drive or enable it only for selected folders. You can do this by changing the Properties of a drive or folder (right click on drive letter in Windows Explorer). The fasted way is to simply disable the Windows Search service. Run Services (just type “Services” at the Start Search bar), right click on the Windows Search service and select “Properties”. Then choose “Disabled” for the start type. Afterwards, you have to stop this service by right clicking on it and selecting “Stop”. Start - Control Panel - Indexing Options Modify - Show All Locations Change the folders that are indexed Under Advanced, you select file types and reset the index

Calvin and Hobbes for October 27, 2010

Calvin and Hobbes for October 27, 2010: ""

Handling DataGrid.SelectedItems in an MVVM-friendly manner

Handling DataGrid.SelectedItems in an MVVM-friendly manner: "

An interesting question from one of the MVVM Light users today:

Is there an MVVM-friendly way to get a DataGrid’s SelectedItems into the ViewModel?

The issue there is as old as the DataGrid (that’s not very old but still): SelectedItem (singular) is a DependencyProperty and can be databound to a property in the ViewModel. SelectedItems (plural) is not a DependencyProperty.

Thankfully the answer is very simple: Use EventToCommand to call a Command in the ViewModel, and pass the SelectedItems collection as parameter. For example, if the command in the ViewModel is declared as follows:

public RelayCommand<IList> SelectionChangedCommand
{
  get;
  private set;
}

and (in the MainViewModel constructor):

SelectionChangedCommand = new RelayCommand<IList>(
  items =>
  {
      if (items == null)
      {
          NumberOfItemsSelected = 0;
          return;
      }

      NumberOfItemsSelected = items.Count;
  });

Then the XAML markup becomes:

<sdk:DataGrid x:Name="MyDataGrid"
              ItemsSource="{Binding Items}">
  <i:Interaction.Triggers>
      <i:EventTrigger EventName="SelectionChanged">
          <cmd:EventToCommand
              Command="{Binding SelectionChangedCommand}"
              CommandParameter="{Binding SelectedItems,
                  ElementName=MyDataGrid}" />
      </i:EventTrigger>
  </i:Interaction.Triggers>
</sdk:DataGrid>

I slapped a quick sample and published it here (VS2010, SL4 but the concept works in SL3 and WPF too).

Cheers!

Laurent

Laurent Bugnion (GalaSoft)
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WCF

WCF : BasicHttpBinding compared to WSHttpBinding at SOAP packet level. *** http://geekswithblogs.net/claeyskurt/archive/2008/04/22/121508.aspx

Winterdom » Blog Archive » WCF Configuration Complexity ** http://winterdom.com/2007/02/wcfconfigurationcomplexity

WCF Binding: BasicHttpBinding vs WsHttpBinding - Fabian's Blog ** http://www.apexa.net/Blog/web_design_Blog_20080911.aspx

Configuring Message Logging – MSDN ** http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms731859.aspx

Stephen Covey’s Five Metastasizing cancers

Watch out for an organizational culture that produces any of these five:
1.    Criticizing
2.    Complaining
3.    Comparing
4.    Competing
5.    Contending

The above culture shows a victim mentality. Instead, strive to uphold the following values in your organization:
1.    Gratitude
2.    Forgiveness
3.    Abundance

Websites

Interview You need to identify this type of applicant quickly & the quickest way is the short coding interview. You don't even have to have them come into the office. Get a private site right here where you can watch your job candidate write code over the internet in real-time.

http://i.seemikecode.com/

Task management - Online http://www.producteev.com/

Photo Gallery http://tympanus.net/codrops/2010/06/27/beautiful-photo-stack-gallery-with-jquery-and-css3/

Simple Diagrams A small desktop application that helps you express your ideas quickly and simply. There's just enough functionality to describe a thought or capture a process. It keeps the visual expression clear through the simple design of library items and backgrounds.   http://www.simplediagrams.com/   We Used To Wait http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com An interactive short film for Arcade Fire's "We Used to Wait" track, utilizing Google's Chrome Browser, Google Maps and HTML5 http://www.thefwa.com/article/fwa-site-of-the-year-2010

Smart Answer

RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms

 

http://sirkenrobinson.com/skr/

Silverlight Offline Mode

Google Gears - Maybe all Rich Internet App needed was Local Storage and an Offline Mode - Scott Hanselman http://www.hanselman.com/blog/GoogleGearsMaybeAllRichInternetApplicationsNeededWasLocalStorageAndAnOfflineMode.aspx

Silverlight + Google Gears = Awesome! at least in Firefox                       http://www.mojoportal.com/silverlight-google-gears-awesome-at-least-in-firefox.aspx

Even a chimp can write code: Google Gears and Silverlight http://nerddawg.blogspot.com/2007/06/google-gears-and-silverlight.html

Microsoft Silverlight Offline Database Storage - Infosys http://www.infosysblogs.com/microsoft/2008/08/silverlight_offline_database_s.html

The Debut Of Cheteshwar Pujara

2nd Test: India v Australia at Bangalore - Oct 9-13, 2010

India 2nd innings (target: 207 runs)

CA Pujara b Hauritz 72 (89)

What a knock, though. You wait five years for the call from selectors. You keep scoring runs.

You finally get that call. You wait for six hours to bat and you get a grubber, a shooter.

You then get promoted ahead of your idol Rahul Dravid in the second innings. And play a super knock. Sometimes, dreams do come true. Sometimes..

http://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2010/engine/current/match/464527.html

Silverlight Applications

Telerik Recruitrer http://blogs.telerik.com/blogs/posts/10-04-08/silverlight_recruiting_application_wrap-up_and_source_code.aspx

Play free Silverlight games on Mashooo http://www.mashooo.com/SilverlightGames.aspx#Games

Expression Blend templates, Part 1 – Understanding templates http://expressioniq.com/?p=60

The SpiderWebControl for Silverlight http://blog.pixelingene.com/?p=500

Tech Tools

Convert VB >> C# or C# >> VB http://converter.telerik.com/ Blogging Tools http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/01/15-desktop-blogging-tools-reviewed/

Design Patterns

Books Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software *** Head First Design Patterns *** http://www.msquaredweb.com/DesignPatterns/HeadFirstDesignPatternsInCSharp.zip C# 3.0 Design Patterns **

Links Design Patterns Uncovered: The Builder Pattern | Javalobby http://java.dzone.com/articles/design-patterns-builder .NET Design Patterns (GOF) – DoFactory http://www.dofactory.com/Patterns/Patterns.aspx GOF Patterns Series in C# Unleashed http://www.dotnetfunda.com/articles/article605-gof-patterns-series-in-csharp-unleashed.aspx The GOF "Chain of Responsibility" Design Pattern http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/rmcochran/chain_of_command01172007143425PM/chain_of_command.aspx OOP and Design Pattern Resources - David Hayden - CodeBetter.Com http://codebetter.com/blogs/david.hayden/archive/2006/01/18/136713.aspx Design pattern in .NET: template method - Zhanli's - MSDN Blogs http://blogs.msdn.com/b/zhanli/archive/2010/06/26/design-pattern-in-net-template-method.aspx GOF Design Patterns Quick Review. http://www.mydeveloperconnection.com/html/gof_design_patterns.htm Practically Applying Design Patterns – Amazed saint * * * http://amazedsaint.blogspot.com/2008/01/design-patterns-part-i-and-ii.html http://amazedsaint.blogspot.com/2008/01/practically-applying-design-patterns.html http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/applyingpatterns2/applyingpatterns2_src.zip Design Patterns: Object Creational: Abstract Factory http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1398599 Design Patterns in C# http://www.abhisheksur.com/2010/05/design-patterns.html

Coca Cola India – Diwali 2010 Ad

here are the lyrics

jaata kahan hai diwane.. sab kuchh yahaan hai sanam
jab honge hum sath tere.. khushiya chalen sang sang
o raaja tu aaja.. humare sang aaja.. o jhum le zaraa!

ita remix of a song form 1956 movie 'C.I.D'

Download http://cid-7786a33555a957e5.office.live.com/self.aspx/Music/Coca%20Cola%20-%202010%20-%20Diwali%20Special.mp3

Silverlight – Message Box

How to make a Silverlight MessageBox.Show that waits until a choice is made ? – Forum  http://forums.silverlight.net/forums/t/155304.aspx

Refactoring Silverlight ChildWindow for a non-modal use – Tim Heure ** http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2009/05/10/silverlight-childwindow-non-modal-refactor.aspx

Others * http://www.codeproject.com/KB/silverlight/CustomMessageBox.aspx http://ajdotnet.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/silverlight-bitspieces-part-9-a-messagebox-replacement/ http://www.lyquidity.com/devblog/?p=46

Threading

Using Delegates Asynchronously - O'Reilly Media http://ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2003/02/24/asyncdelegates.html

Refactoring

Martin Fowler http://www.refactoring.com/sources.html

Neil Ford: 10 Ways to Improve Your Code - InfoQ http://www.infoq.com/presentations/10-Ways-to-Better-Code-Neal-Ford http://nealford.com/downloads/10_Ways_to_Improve_Your_Code(Neal_Ford).pdf

Neal Ford – The Productive Programmer... Part 1        http://www.nealford.com/mypastconferences.htm

Code Smells Listing http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/People/SmellsToRefactorings

Refactoring – examples from the book (Java/JUnit) http://david.koontz.name/home/Projects/Entries/2008/4/13_Photo_of_the_Day.html

Refactoring – Chapter 1 (C#) http://www.thycotic.com/articles/refactoring/Csharphandout.pdf

Task Schedule Library

http://taskscheduler.codeplex.com/
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/tsnewlib.aspx
http://quartznet.sourceforge.net/

Skills Development

http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Sharpening-the-Tools Dan North advices programmers on how to advance from beginner to expert: practice the basics, learn from others, understand trends, share knowledge, maintain the toolbox, learn how to learn, and start all over again.

http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/

Personal development books http://www.whitetailedeagle.com/web/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=13

Pomzen Software http://www.whitetailedeagle.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=7

Pomodoro application https://sites.google.com/a/dylan.id.au/software-blog/home/pomodoro

InfoQ: Sharpening the Tools

InfoQ: Sharpening the Tools

Silverlight MVVM Validation

Input Validation – UI Exceptions & Model Validation Errors « Karl On WPF – .Net

http://karlshifflett.wordpress.com/mvvm/input-validation-ui-exceptions-model-validation-errors/

Using a ViewModel to Provide Meaningful Validation Error Messages « Josh Smith on WPF

http://joshsmithonwpf.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/using-a-viewmodel-to-provide-meaningful-validation-error-messages/

Silverlight, Validation and MVVM - Part II

http://www.thejoyofcode.com/Silverlight_Validation_and_MVVM_Part_II.aspx

Pervasive

http://www.connectionstrings.com/pervasive

http://www.techknowledge.co.jp/btc_e.html

http://www.pervasivedb.com/pages/results.aspx?k=exchange

http://www.pervasivedb.com/btrieve/Pages/Default.aspx

http://www.pervasivedb.com/PSQLv9/Pages/Default.aspx

http://cs.pervasive.com/forums/t/8018.aspx ACC: Description of Btrieve/Xtrieve .DDF files http://support.microsoft.com/kb/113877 Btrieve Data Types http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:CPddQnv7b9gJ:ww1.pervasive.com/library/docs/psdk/794/prog_api/BtrDType3.html+btrieve+byte+to+string&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk

Btrieve API programming using VB6 - Pervasive Community Site

http://cs.pervasive.com/forums/p/4227/4227.aspx

Btrieve API and VB.Net - Pervasive Community Site

http://cs.pervasive.com/forums/p/2771/12147.aspx

native Btrieve Access using Visual Basic 2005 / 2008 | dbcoretech

http://www.dbcoretech.com/?p=364

DacEasy Access via BTRCALL - Pervasive Community Site

http://cs.pervasive.com/forums/p/7421/7421.aspx

BTRCALL versus BTRV - PowerBASIC Peer Support Forums

http://www.powerbasic.com/support/pbforums/showthread.php?t=39390

Btrieve API and VB.Net - Pervasive Community Site

http://cs.pervasive.com/forums/p/2771/12147.aspx

C# (C sharp): Microsoft - Convert a struct to a Char[]

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=367798

Pervasive: Btrieve - Accessing Btrieve using VB6

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=25435&page=11

House Hunt..

http://www.indiaproperties.com *

http://www.makaan.com *

http://www.99acres.com *

http://www.magicbricks.com *

http://pune.quikr.com/ **

http://classifieds.sulekha.com/pune/rentals/home.aspx ***

http://pune.craigslist.co.in/ ***

Project Management

Principles 1: The Essence of Driving  A Crash Course in Project Management - Ivo Manolov http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ivo_manolov/archive/2010/07/18/10039624.aspx

Rock Solid Leadership http://www.rock-solidmovie.com/

Change is Good, You Go First by Mac Anderson

Kurt Lewin - Three step model and change theory http://www.scribd.com/doc/21556594/Change-Management-Lewin’s-3-Step-Model http://rapidbi.com/management/kurt-lewin-three-step-change-theory/

Silverlight MVVM

MVVM Frameworks

Laurent Bugnion’s Light MVVM http://www.galasoft.ch/mvvm/getstarted/

Nikhilk Kothari’s FX Framework http://projects.nikhilk.net/SilverlightFX

Michael Sync’s Silverlight MVVM Toolkit http://silverlightmvvm.codeplex.com/

Microsoft’s Prism and MEF http://compositewpf.codeplex.com/ http://mef.codeplex.com/

Caliburn and Caliburn Micro http://caliburn.codeplex.com/

source: http://wildermuth.com/2010/08/08/DevLink_Talks_-_Slides_and_Code

MVVM Resources

Laurent Bugnion’s:: Understanding the Model-View-ViewModel Pattern (MIX10) *** http://live.visitmix.com/MIX10/Sessions/EX14 http://blog.galasoft.ch/archive/2010/03/16/sample-code-for-my-mix10-talk-online.aspx

Shawn Wildermuth:: Silverlight Patterns: Model-View-ViewModel In Silverlight 2 *** http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd458800.aspx

Shawn Wildermuth - Architecting Silverlight 4 with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 1 ** http://wildermuth.com/2009/12/15/Architecting_Silverlight_4_with_RIA_Services_MEF_and_MVVM_-_Part_1

Jason Dolinger:: Model-View-ViewModel ** http://blog.lab49.com/archives/2650

Stack Overflow:: Good Silverlight-MVVM Practice Example http://stackoverflow.com/questions/413451/good-silverlight-mvvm-practice-example

Craig Shoemaker:: Hands-On Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) http://weblogs.asp.net/craigshoemaker/archive/2009/02/26/hands-on-model-view-viewmodel-mvvm-for-silverlight-and-wpf.aspx

Dan Wahlin:: Getting Started with the MVVM *** http://weblogs.asp.net/dwahlin/archive/2009/12/08/getting-started-with-the-mvvm-pattern-in-silverlight-applications.aspx

THE MODEL-VIEW-VIEWMODEL (MVVM) DESIGN PATTERN FOR WPF ** http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd419663.aspx

Advanced MVVM http://bubbleburst.codeplex.com/ http://www.identitymine.com/forward/?p=750 http://joshsmithonwpf.wordpress.com/advanced-mvvm/

MVVM in DataGrid

Handling DataGrid.SelectedItems in an MVVM-friendly manner http://geekswithblogs.net/lbugnion/archive/2010/05/19/handling-datagrid.selecteditems-in-an-mvvm-friendly-manner.aspx

Silverlight Tips & Tricks: Make Silverlight DataGrid be more MVVM friendly =) - Alexey Zakharov's Blog http://weblogs.asp.net/alexeyzakharov/archive/2009/06/06/silverlight-tips-amp-tricks-make-silverlight-datagrid-be-more-mvvm-friendly.aspx

Misc

A vent about MVVM Development http://forums.silverlight.net/forums/p/159237/356897.aspx

iPhone Sudoku in Silverlight using MVVM http://www.orktane.com/Blog/post/2010/01/23/iPhone-Sudoku-in-Silverlight-using-MVVM.aspx

Validation

1. Input Validation – UI Exceptions & Model Validation Errors « Karl On WPF – .Net
2. Using a ViewModel to Provide Meaningful Validation Error Messages « Josh Smith on WPF
3. Silverlight, Validation and MVVM - Part II
4. Data Driven Applications with MVVM Part III: Validation, Bringing the UI Closer

Music

Man Chandre Lyrics– Connections Album by A R Rehman http://www.mail-archive.com/arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com/msg58491.html

Background Score - JTYJN http://www.indianbackgroundscore.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=297&p=638&hilit=jaane#p630

Miscellaneous

Scientifically Tested Code Reading Skills http://omergertel.com/2010/07/04/how-to-read-code/

Optimizations For Improving Page Load Times - MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptjunkie/ff743754.aspx

Code Reviews http://codebetter.com/blogs/kyle.baley/archive/2010/06/22/rietveld-update-or-how-to-make-code-reviews-fun-without-canceling-them.aspx

Balsamiq – A Mockup Tool - http://www.balsamiq.com/builds/mockups-web-demo/ http://codeclimber.net.nz/archive/2009/11/26/why-sketchflow-is-not-a-mockup-software.aspx

http://blog.davidsandor.com/post/Mockup-to-XAML-e28093-A-Balsamiq-Mockup-to-XAML-conversion-tool.aspx

http://sixrevisions.com/user-interface/website-wireframing/

Wireframes Articles InfoQ http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/05/agile-usability-books http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/06/agile-wireframes

Wallpapers & Icons

http://simpledesktops.com/browse/

http://www.tutorial9.net/resources/icon-pack-256x256-business-icons/

Code Analysis – FxCop, Resharper, CodeRush

http://winterdom.com/2007/02/livingwithresharper http://devnet.jetbrains.net/message/5215136;jsessionid=F40F7E5B995D04C36BB1EBF0C721ABEC http://jesseliberty.com/2010/05/28/code-rush-vs-resharper/ http://ira.me.uk/2010/05/22/writing-better-code/ http://code.google.com/p/resharper-tdd-productivity-plugin/ http://blogs.msdn.com/fxcop/archive/2007/08/09/what-rules-do-microsoft-have-turned-on-internally.aspx

Source Control

TFS http://arcware.net/how-to-exclude-files-from-tfs-source-control/ TFS Power Tools http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb980963.aspx TFS Report Refresh http://usmanshaheen.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/tfs-2010-report-refresh-frequency/

Display Folder Size In Windows 7 and Vista [ Applies To All Windows ] http://www.troublefixers.com/display-folder-size-in-windows-7-and-vista-applies-to-all-windows/

Database Version Control

Coding Horror

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/12/is-your-database-under-version-control.html

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/02/get-your-database-under-version-control.html

Walkthroughs (Creating and Updating Version-Controlled Database Schemas) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa833298(v=VS.90).aspx Data Generation / Static Data 1. http://leon.mvps.org/StaticData/ 2. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa833237(v=VS.80).aspx

Lyrebird

Best Penalty Ever?

WCF Security Articles

Configuring WCF for client certificate authentication - Carlo Folini http://blogs.ugidotnet.org/cfolini/archive/2008/01/04/90561.aspx

WCF over HTTPS - Christophe Geers http://cgeers.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/wcf-over-https/ Transport Security(basic)/HTTPS UserNamePasswordValidator ServerCertificateValidationCallback

9 simple steps to enable X.509 certificates on WCF - CodeProject http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WCF/9StepsWCF.aspx?display=Print Message Security(Certificate)/PeerTrust

Securing WCF Services with Certificates.- CodeProject http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WCF/wcf_certificates.aspx Message Security(Certificate)/ChainTrust

How To Configure WCF Security Using Only X.509 Certificates - CodeProject http://www.codeproject.com/KB/webservices/WCFx509Security.aspx TransportWithMessageCredential Transport Security(Certificate) Message Security(Certificate)

WCF certificate authentication under Windows Vista - Windows Live http://romualdas.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!DCDC5E439E70339D!1006.entry?sa=894596551 Transport Security(Certificate) PeerOrChainTrust/mapClientCertificateToWindowsAccount

Use Transport Security and Message Credentials – MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms789011.aspx

WSHttpBinding + Transport Security (Code/Config) NetTcpBinding + Transport Security (Code/Config)

WCF – 2 Way SSL Security using Certificates - Imaya's Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/b/imayak/archive/2008/09/12/wcf-2-way-ssl-security-using-certificates.aspx Transport Security (Certificate)

Thoughts on BasicHttpBinding, Security and SSL - Sajay MSDN Blogs http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sajay/archive/2007/01/05/thoughts-on-basichttpbinding-security-and-ssl.aspx BasicHttpBinding UserNamePasswordValidator TransportWithMessageCredential

Programming WCF Security - MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms731925.aspx

Improving Web Services Security Guide - patterns & practices http://wcfsecurityguide.codeplex.com http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff648360.aspx wsHttpBinding Message Security Certificates

Certificate Authentication – MSDN Forum http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/wcf/thread/4e12a513-ba7f-485d-93a7-2f093f1ccd8d

Misc http://webservices20.blogspot.com/ http://wcfsecurity.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=How%20Tos http://www.grimes.demon.co.uk/workshops/secWSThirteen.htm

[.NET 1.1] How to send a client certificate by using the HttpWebRequest and HttpWebResponse classes in Microsoft Visual C# .NET http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895971

SSL & Client Certificates http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3107625/ssl-works-without-client-certificate

message security in WCF http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/wcf/thread/78e45a28-1c56-427b-a776-6e22f5cf2c19

WCF Interoperability http://www.schnieds.com/2008/08/multiple-wcf-endpoints-net-20-clients.html http://devlicio.us/blogs/ziemowit_skowronski/archive/2007/07/18/interoperability-between-wcf-and-wse-3-0.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff648129.aspx

Working with Certificates http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms731899.aspx

How to: Secure a Service with an X.509 Certificate http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms788968.aspx

Securing Services and Clients http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms734736.aspx Message Security in WCF http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms733137.aspx Transport Security Overview http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms729700.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Exam.aspx?ID=70-513&Locale=en-us#tab1

Best Practices for Security in WCF – MSDN *** http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms731059.aspx

WCF Throttling & Concurrency

Configuring WCF Throttling Behaviors - Csharp Code Samples *** http://csharp-codesamples.com/2009/04/configuring-wcf-throttling-behaviors/ http://csharp-codesamples.com/2009/02/data-transfer-using-self-hosted-wcf-service/

WCF Throttling – CodeProject ** http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WCF/WCFThrottling.aspx

Shivprasad Koirala *** http://computerauthor.blogspot.com/2010/06/wcf-concurrency-single-multiple-and.html http://computerauthor.blogspot.com/2010/06/3-ways-to-do-wcf-instance-management.html

InstanceContextMode and ConcurrencyMode : The Official Microsoft Silverlight Site * http://forums.silverlight.net/forums/p/153655/345670.aspx

Cryptic WCF error messages (part 5 of N) - Yaron Naveh's Web Services 2.0 Blog *** http://webservices20.blogspot.com/2008/10/cryptic-wcf-error-messages-part-5-of-n.html

Misc * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1826955/getting-system-servicemodel-communicationobjectabortedexception-from-a-single-cli http://geekswithblogs.net/SoftwareDoneRight/archive/2008/05/23/clean-up-wcf-clients--the-right-way.aspx http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-IE/wcf/thread/97f7b58f-0b1d-442b-b4ee-d298585419c3

RIA Screen Layouts

Check out this SlideShare Presentation:
http://uxmag.com/design/rich-internet-application-screen-design

RIA Screen Layouts

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Seth Godin: The difference between running and managing a project

If you choose to manage a project, it's pretty safe. As the manager, you report. You report on what's happening, you chronicle the results, you are the middleman.

If you choose to run a project, on the other hand, you're on the hook. It's an active engagement, bending the status quo to your will, ensuring that you ship.

Running a project requires a level of commitment that's absent from someone who is managing one. Who would you rather hire, a manager or a runner?

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/07/the-difference-between-running-and-managing-a-project.html

Garfield

Loser

Techno Dog

WCF: Miscellaneous

 

WCF Concurrency (Single, Multiple and Reentrant) and Throttling http://computerauthor.blogspot.com/2010/06/wcf-concurrency-single-multiple-and.html

WCF, Interop, and the elusive BinarySecurityToken http://threeisit.com/post/WCF2c-Interop2c-and-the-elusive-BinarySecurityToken.aspx

WCF Callbacks http://idunno.org/archive/2008/05/29/wcf-callbacks-a-beginners-guide.aspx

Create WebService From WSDL http://objectmix.com/csharp/119152-creating-web-service-wsdl-file.html http://www.thinktecture.com/resourcearchive/tools-and-software/wscf/wscf-walkthrough http://forums.asp.net/p/1313373/2598687.aspx http://forums.asp.net/p/1576711/3962009.aspx

The Power of Saying "I Don't Know" - VerticalResponse

Imagine six business colleagues in a meeting and the leader of the meeting says: "Did everyone get the TPS report?" Everyone in the room nods. If you have no clue what a TPS report is and you’re like me, you raise your hand and say, "At the risk of sounding like an idiot, I don’t know what a TPS report is, can you elaborate?"

The leader then elaborates and you see a sign of quiet calm come over all of the people that now know what a TPS report is, because you asked. They wouldn’t risk looking like an idiot or risk showing a sign of weakness, but you actually showed a sign of strength.

In today's ultra competitive work environment, many people feel the need to be "super workers" and have an answer to every question. But, it's not always a good thing if you have people who work for you that are afraid to admit they don't know something, and it's the kind of behavior that can ultimately get you in trouble with potential clients.

I once worked with a guy who was a stereotypical Sales Shark! His problem? He sold whatever the prospect wanted, even if we didn’t have it. One particular prospect asked a ton of questions about our service and instead of saying "I don’t know if we can deliver that, I’ll check on it and get back to you," he said "Yes, we can do that." After closing and signing this pretty big deal, it turned out that the service that our new customer wanted wasn’t anything that we could deliver on. The customer wasn’t happy, which is the worst way to start a business relationship.

In another incident, I was recently on a conference call with someone who was trying to get our business. During the call, I asked this gentleman if he had seen the latest news on a company we were both tracking. He told me that he had, as I heard his fingers frantically scrambling on the keyboard for him to Google it and read it to me. Was I born yesterday? I don’t think so.

Why do people have to pretend to know everything? At my company, VerticalResponse, if we don’t know the answer to a question I encourage people to say, "I don’t know, but let me find out and get back to you with an answer." There is no value in dancing around something that isn’t true just to look good, because in the long run, if you’re wrong, you just look bad.

The Bottom Line: The Truth Doesn’t Hurt
I work in a male-dominated industry, so that’s probably the reason I see it happening with guys more than women. In any case, my opinion is those three little words are not any sign of weakness. Saying “I don’t know” is a sign of strength because it’s the most honest thing you can say.

It’s critical that your people/staff understand that they can actually earn respect by being confident in the fact that they aren’t expected to know every answer to every question. And your company can earn more business as a result.

The Power of Saying "I Don't Know" - VerticalResponse
Column by Janine Popick
February 11, 2010

WCF Security Articles

WCF over HTTPS - Christophe Geers http://cgeers.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/wcf-over-https/ Transport Security(basic)/HTTPS UserNamePasswordValidator ServerCertificateValidationCallback

9 simple steps to enable X.509 certificates on WCF - CodeProject http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WCF/9StepsWCF.aspx?display=Print Message Security(Certificate)/PeerTrust

Securing WCF Services with Certificates.- CodeProject http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WCF/wcf_certificates.aspx Message Security(Certificate)/ChainTrust

How To Configure WCF Security Using Only X.509 Certificates - CodeProject http://www.codeproject.com/KB/webservices/WCFx509Security.aspx TransportWithMessageCredential Transport Security(Certificate) Message Security(Certificate)

WCF certificate authentication under Windows Vista - Windows Live http://romualdas.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!DCDC5E439E70339D!1006.entry?sa=894596551 Transport Security(Certificate) PeerOrChainTrust/mapClientCertificateToWindowsAccount

Use Transport Security and Message Credentials - MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms789011.aspx

WSHttpBinding + Transport Security (Code/Config) NetTcpBinding + Transport Security (Code/Config)

WCF - 2 Way SSL Security using Certificates - Imaya's Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/b/imayak/archive/2008/09/12/wcf-2-way-ssl-security-using-certificates.aspx Transport Security (Certificate)

Thoughts on BasicHttpBinding, Security and SSL - Sajay MSDN Blogs http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sajay/archive/2007/01/05/thoughts-on-basichttpbinding-security-and-ssl.aspx BasicHttpBinding UserNamePasswordValidator TransportWithMessageCredential

Programming WCF Security - MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms731925.aspx

Improving Web Services Security Guide - patterns & practices http://wcfsecurityguide.codeplex.com http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff648360.aspx wsHttpBinding Message Security Certificates

Certificate Authentication - MSDN Forum http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/wcf/thread/4e12a513-ba7f-485d-93a7-2f093f1ccd8d

Misc http://webservices20.blogspot.com/ http://wcfsecurity.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=How%20Tos

Books

http://www.readprint.com/

Free online books library for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast.

http://webdesignledger.com/freebies/10-free-online-books-for-web-designers

10 Free Online Books for Web Designers | Freebies

http://www.infoq.com/resource/minibooks/domain-driven-design-quickly/en/pdf/DomainDrivenDesignQuicklyOnline.pdf

7 Freely available E-Books/Guides I found essential for .NET Programmers and Architects http://amazedsaint.blogspot.com/2010/09/7-freely-available-e-booksguides-i.html

Seth Godin: Validation is overrated

If you're waiting for a boss or an editor or a college to tell you that you do good work, you're handing over too much power to someone who doesn't care nearly as much as you do.

We spend a lot of time organizing and then waiting for the system to pick us, approve of us and give us permission to do our work.

Feedback is important, selling is important, getting the market to recognize your offering and make a sale--all important. But there's a difference between achieving your goals and realizing your work matters.

If you have a book to write, write it. If you want to record an album, record it. No need to wait for someone in a cubicle halfway across the country to decide if you're worthy.

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/06/validation-might-be-overrated.html

Pearls Before Swine: Expectations

Calvin: People's attention

Web Design:: Wireframe/mockup

http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/06/agile-wireframes

http://www.balsamiq.com/products/mockups/desktop#download

http://www.wireframeshowcase.com/

IIS7: SSL Certificate binding issue

Problem

I recently tried installing a certificate into IIS7 on an new Windows 2008 server at work. The import went well but when I tried to bind a site to use the new certificate I got a dialog box with the following message

There was an error while performing this operation.

Details:A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070520)

Solution

You have to check the "Allow this certificate to be exported" box when you import the certificate file to certificate store

Source

http://blog.freakcode.com/2009/02/iis7-certificate-binding-issue.html

SSIS: Unable to execute web service task

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Error Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.WebServiceTask.WebserviceTaskException: Could not generate the proxy for the specified Web service. The following errors were encountered while generating the proxy: Source file 'C:\Windows\TEMP\xyz.cs' could not be found . No inputs specified

Solution Make sure that the account that the job is running under (the proxy account) has permissions to C:\Windows\TEMP.

Source http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sqlintegrationservices/thread/3249cb4e-00ea-419b-be90-d47394630673

WebDesign:: Icon Sources

del.icio.us Tags: Icons

Graphs http://graphs.nicer2.com/

Default Icon http://www.defaulticon.com/bellocc.php?u=http://www.DEFAULTiCON.com/assets/defaulticon.zip

http://wizzart.at/stylekit/#http://wizzart.at/stylekit/Welcome.html

C#:: Code Factory

Split string in equal sized chunks

private IEnumerable<string> SplitIntoChunks(string text, int chunkSize) { int offset = 0; while (offset < text.Length) { int size = Math.Min(chunkSize, text.Length - offset); yield return text.Substring(offset, size); offset += size; } }

source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1632078/split-string-in-512-char-chunks-c

Find the Date for the Start of the Week?

public static class DateTimeExtensions { public static DateTime StartOfWeek(this DateTime dt, DayOfWeek startOfWeek) { int diff = dt.DayOfWeek - startOfWeek; if (diff < 0) { diff += 7; } return dt.AddDays(-1 * diff).Date; } }

source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38039/how-can-i-get-the-datetime-for-the-start-of-the-week

Chained null checks and the Maybe monad - CodeProject

OLD string postCode = null; if (person != null && person.Address != null && person.Address.PostCode != null) { postCode = person.Address.PostCode.ToString(); }

NEW public static TResult With<TInput, TResult>(this TInput o, Func<TInput, TResult> evaluator)     where TResult : class     where TInput : class {     if (o == null) return null;     return evaluator(o); } string postCode = this.With(x => person)                       .With(x => x.Address)                       .With(x => x.PostCode);

source: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/maybemonads.aspx

C# Puzzlers http://streaming.ndc2010.no/tcs/?id=E915B78B-D9B7-4CE9-96DA-2B794391AD2F