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Windows Phone 7: application development caveat with ViewModel entity class

Created: Aug 26, 2011
The other day I played around with the newest release of the Windows Phone 7 SDK (7.1 Beta 2) and started by using the base application template. I created a new class that serves as the entity definition for the view model. The data is bound to a list box. Nothing spectacular. In design time (Visual Studio) my static sample data that I created showed up just fine. During application start I created some “real” data and bound it to the list box.

Entity Framework Code First Migrations ... sounds like a dream come true

Created: Jul 29, 2011
Check this out: I just read this post from Scott Hanselman about an upcoming release from the entity framework team. This really sounds like a dream come true. For very long time now, I had to struggle with updates to database schemas. In almost any custom software development project you have to somehow take care of such issues. I used different tools from different vendors (e.g. Schema Compare, UDB Workbench, Altova DatabaseSpy, etc.

SharePoint 2010: 'Access Denied' when using Managed Metadata Service terms in custom list

Created: Jul 13, 2011
Within my SharePoint 2010 environment, I have created my own Managed Metadata Service including a specific term hierarchy. After doing so, I wanted to use these terms as a managed metadata column in a custom list. I was able to create new list items leaving the newly created metadata field empty. But, as soon as I started typing in the metadata field, the system prompted me with appropriate synonyms of the matching terms.

Samsung RS21KPSM Side-by-Side refrigerator not cooling (not it-related)

Created: Jul 04, 2011
By way of exception, this post is not it-related. Since I have struggled to find some information on the web, I think this still could be interesting for some folks out there. A couple of days ago my wife noticed that our refrigerator is quite warm inside and it does not get to the specified temperature anymore. As you can see on the following photo is was quite hot inside:

Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA)

Created: Jun 03, 2011
If you are interested in cloud technologies, this is a great place to learn more about all Microsoft Cloud Technologies. You will find information on topics such as Hyper-V, SQL Azure, Windows Azure, virtualization and much more. I think it is a great source of information and learning experience.

C# and .NET Framework for Java Developers

Created: May 24, 2011
For all you Java developers out there, have a look at this link in order to learn more about C# and the .NET framework.

ASP.NET: very slow page load leads to extremely poor user experience

Created: Nov 28, 2010
Last week I learned a very interesting lesson. I am just in the end phase of a custom software delivery project. Using OLIVANOVA’s model driven software development approach, I created a three-tier application with an ASP.NET client, a COM+ based server tier and MS SQL Server as the persistence layer. The COM+ application is deployed to a dedicated server along with the SQL Server database management system. The ASP.NET application is created on another server that lives in a DMZ (demilitarized zone).

OlivaNova application: performance comparison for H2 Database

Created: Nov 18, 2010
A couple of days ago I did some performance tests between Oracle 10g (Express) and Oracle TimesTen. As with any commercial products, there is some licensing and costs involved. Obviously, our idea was then to look for a more cost efficient solution in order to get the same results. We specifically looked at H2, a Java SQL Database. This DBMS can operate in several different modes such as embedded, server and in-memory and has compatibility modes for certain commcercial database products like DB2, MySql, MS SQL Server, Oracle and some others.

Windows Phone 7: syncing calendars between different devices

Created: Nov 18, 2010
A couple of days ago, I bought some new Windows Phone 7 (WP7) devices for my wife and myself. I really love the new look & feel and the live tiles and hubs.One of the things I kind of struggled was the ability to sync calendars on both of the devices. After entering your Windows Live ID, you already get your contacts, email and calendar. However, only the primary calendar is synced to the device.

Windows Phone 7: tickWell social networking

Created: Nov 18, 2010
If you care about privacy when sharing status updates then have a look at this Windows Phone 7 app named <strong>tickWell</strong>. tickWell is a social networking platform with a focus on privacy which enables you to record and share selected moments of your life.
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