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WPF did you now series #1: you can run XAML from Internet Explorer
Dear reader, It’s being a while, I know. Got married, changed jobs, moved cities, and a newly minted daddy to a beautiful daughter. Saying that, I started reading “WPF Unleashed by Adam Nathan” and I thought I would blog and share some of the things I learnt reading the book. So it goes, did you […]
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Apps I Use
Sometimes I get asked what apps I use on my phone and iPad. On my Google Nexus S, I mostly use: Chrome Beta: it looks quite sleek. Google has done a good job in laying the tabs browsing very well. You could even see the preview of the tabs when you click on the tabs […]
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Do you get confused identifying which w3wp.exe to attach to in Visual Studio?
Two options for you: Option 1 (from command prompt) – In IIS 6: run %windir%system32cscript iisapp.vbs – In IIS 7: %windir%system32inetsrvappcmd.exe list wp This should give you process id with the corresponding application pool you’re interested in. Option 2 Open Windows Task Manager Add PID and Command Line to the Processes tab Find the w3wp.exe processes Look for […]
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Custom Type in C# Settings
Today I was working on having custom type for settings in C# and I couldn’t see my type when I browsed for it in the Settings.settings visual designer in Visual Studio 2008. I was able to get round the problem following the steps below: 1. Open your Settings.settings visual designer in Visual Studio. 2. Click on […]
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My take on Android 2.1
Two weeks back, I went into my local phone store here in Vancouver to get myself a Huawei U8100 with Android 2.1. I previously owned Windows Mobile 6.5 for about two years. After this, a Samsung which unfortunately was stolen at my local swimming pool. This is my take on the Android mobile platform: Likes […]
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Are you unable to load due to AppBase location issue in NUnit?
Error I have been getting this error lately: System.ApplicationException: Unable to load ‘NUnitAssemblyName’ because it is not located under the AppBase—-> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly ‘NUnitAssemblyName” or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. Environment Windows 7 32-bit NUnit version 2.5.3.9345 Visual C# Express 2010 .Net Framework 4 […]
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Attribute cannot be added after a sub-element node
Background The other day, I was working on an XSLT that transforms XML into HTML page. By fluke or some other means I got this error I wasn’t prepared for: Error Attribute and namespace nodes cannot be added to the parent element after a text, comment, pi, or sub-element node has already been added. XSLT […]
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Find Regular Expression for words that contain only letters?
Problem Return words that only contain letters a-z and A-Z. Output Return True or False if there’s a match. Source Code (in C#) static bool IsAllLetters ( string input ) { Regex rg = newRegex ( @”^[a-zA-Z]+$” ); return rg.IsMatch ( input ); } Notes/Analysis of Source Code The regular expression pattern contains: “^[a-zA-Z]+$”. “^” […]
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Getting started with Windows Azure
I got the idea of blogging about Windows Azure and Cloud Computing from a Microsoft MSDN Event I attended in Seattle, Washington in March 2010. It was titled Cloud Computing and Azure. I have since gotten hooked after the event to see where I can learn a thing or two about cloud computing and Azure. […]
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Could not open a connection to SQL Server 2008 Express
If you are working with Visual Studio Express 2008 or even trying to connect to a SQL Server Express data source and you see the error below, then this guide is for you. Please follow the steps below to solve the problem: Click Start, click Run, in the Open box, type SQLServerManager10.msc, and then click […]
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