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Mon, Oct 27 2008 15:00

How to convince developers and management to use automated unit test for AJAX websites

Everyone agrees that unit testing is a good thing, we should all write unit tests. We read articles and blogs to keep us up-to-date on what’s going on in the unit test world so that we can sound cool talking to peers at lunch. But when we really sit down...
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Mon, Oct 20 2008 19:08

Tips and tricks to rescue overdue projects

One of my friends, who runs his own offshore development shop, was having nightmare situation with one of his customers. He's way overdue on a release, the customer is screaming everyday, he's paying his team from his own pocket, customer is sending...
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Sat, Oct 11 2008 8:21

An Agile Developer's workflow when SCRUM is used

If you are planning to start SCRUM at your company, you might need to train developers and QA to get into the mindset of an Agile developer. SCRUM is only successful when the developers and QA get into the habit of following the principles of SCRUM by...
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Mon, Oct 6 2008 7:59

ASP.NET website Continuous Integration+Deployment using CruiseControl.NET, Subversion, MSBuild and Robocopy

You can setup continuous integration and automated deployment for your web application using CruiseControl.NET, Subversion, MSBuild and Robocopy. I will show you how you can automatically build the entire solution, email build report to developers and...
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Sun, Oct 5 2008 11:29

Using multiple broadband connections without using any special router or software

I have two broadband connections. One cheap connection, which I mostly use for browsing and downloading. Another very expensive connection that I use for voice chat, remote desktop connection etc. Now, using these two connections at the same time required...
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Tue, Feb 5 2008 13:10

Desktop RSS Feed Aggregator client with Outlook Integration

Back in 2005, I built an open source RSS Feed Aggregator Desktop client which has been quite popular since its release. It has 48,672 downloads so far. From the activity I see on sourceforge statistics, it's being used about 20,000 times per day....
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Fri, Mar 16 2007 9:56

Live OneCare - don't try this at home

I honestly and sincerely tried to use Windows Live OneCare for a month. It made my computer crawl to death, I still insisted on using it. It made Visual Studio Build process 5x slower, I still kept it on. It made my every day email check at least 40 mins...
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Sat, Nov 4 2006 6:04

MVP Award

I have been awarded MVP Award 2007 on Visual C# again. This is my second year. This time the gifts are realy nice. This program is getting better and better every year. The level of support and appreciation MVPs receive from Microsoft by this award is...
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Sun, Sep 24 2006 18:40

My university life

When I was in univerisity, from day 1 at my first semester, I looked for oppotunities not to attend classes or do homeworks instead go and work at my office more. Attending classes, taking class tests, collecting lecture notes, paying dues in long queues...
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Tue, Aug 15 2006 11:41

Blogging Tools

Today I am trying to use Windows Live Writer Beta. Previously I have tried using One Note 2007, MS Word 2007, InfoPath template. None of these were good enough. Although MS Word 2007 is really good for writing and quick publishing, but it generates bloated...
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Thu, Aug 10 2006 16:10

Blogging from InfoPath

I'm trying to Blog from InfoPath. There's a fantastic InfoPath template available here: http://gqwu.members.winisp.net/blogeditor/ I have tried Word 2007's new blogging feature. It works fine for posts without code. But if you insert code...
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Mon, Aug 7 2006 17:59

Mac OSX vs. Windows Vista

Today we purchased an iMac (Intel Dual Core) in order to test Safari 2.0 support for Pageflakes . My first impression, I am totally blown away by its performance. The UI is unbelievable well done and the visual effects you see are 10 years ahead of time...
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Sun, Aug 6 2006 17:09

Testing blogging from Word 2007

Does it work? Looks like it does. I can now blog directly from MS Word! Amazing new feature! But beware about the configuration. I pulled out my hair trying to configure the Community Server configuration with MS Word. But nothing work and I repeatedly...
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Fri, Nov 4 2005 8:46

New Model-Driven RAD Tool Generates up to 95% of a Custom Application

Model-Driven Development is a hot topic in the developer community, but many still don't know how to make it work in real-life projects. By offering developers built-in guidance, tangible architect makes Model-Driven Development finally accessible...
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