Mar 20 2008

Happy Mother's Day

Category:Bil@l @ 20:40

This is a very special day for me! In Lebanon, it is Mother's Day today!

I want to wish first of all my lovely mother, Lebanese mothers, mothers' of the world, a Happy Mother's Day! God keep you safe always!

 

Bilal

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Mar 18 2008

Using Visual Studio 2008 with IIS 7.0

Category:Bil@l @ 09:54

Mike Volodarsky has a new article on using Visual Studio 2008 with IIS 7.0.

Check it here: Using Visual Studio 2008 with IIS 7.0 (http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/387/using-visual-studio-2008-with-iis-70/)

 

Hope this helps,
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Mar 18 2008

LINQ Framework Design Guidelines

Category: DLinq | Linq | XLinqBil@l @ 09:34

There is a very good resource on LINQ design guidelines that you can read more on it here:

LINQ Framework Design Guidelines (http://blogs.msdn.com/mirceat/archive/2008/03/13/linq-framework-design-guidelines.aspx)

 

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Mar 14 2008

Source Code Converters from Tangible Software Solutions

Category:Bil@l @ 21:03

I received an email from Tangible Software Solutions informing me of their new releases of the C# --> VB.NET and VB.NET --> converters. I have been using their converter for a good time and they were always powerful! With the new releases they have some bug fixes and new additions.

In addition, they have new converters from C# --> C++, from Java --> C#, and many other usefull and handly converters! Make sure to visit their website and check their valuable products:

Tangible Software Solutions(http://www.tangiblesoftwaresolutions.com/index.htm)

Hope this helps,
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Mar 10 2008

Client Application Services - Articles

Category:Bil@l @ 20:56

Two new articles have been published for on the www.aspalliance.com. The two new articles are part of the 3-article series on Client Application Services. CLAS allow you to access the ASP.NET 2.0 Application Services from within Windows Client applications.

Here is a link to both articles, and make sure to read them before article 3 comes in ;)

  1. Client Application Services - Part 1
  2. Client Application Services - Part 2

Hope you enjoy reading them!

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Mar 9 2008

IIS7 Managed Module Starter Kit

Category:Bil@l @ 11:00

I have discovered today a very nice starter kit that helps developers develop a custom .NET managed module to be installed on IIS 7.0.

You find the starter kit here: IIS7 Managed Module Starter Kit(http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1302)

 

Hope this helps,
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Mar 6 2008

ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview

Category: ASP.NET Extensions 3.5Bil@l @ 07:35

ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview is now updated, more information can be found here: http://www.asp.net/downloads/3.5-extensions/

Quickstarts also has been updated: http://quickstarts.asp.net/3-5-extensions/default.aspx

 

Hope this helps,
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Mar 6 2008

Silverlight 2 Beta 1 Now Available!

Category: ASP.NET Extensions 3.5 | SilverlightBil@l @ 07:09

Silverlight 2 Beta 1 is now available!! You can download from here: Microsoft Silverlight Tools Beta 1 for Visual Studio 2008

Here are some good links:

  1. asp:MediaPlayer and asp:Silverlight controls update
  2. Islands of Richness with Silverlight on an ASP.NET page
  3. Silverlight 2 Hands-On Labs
  4. "How Do I?" with Silverlight 2

In addition you have the updated quickstarts now which you can reach them here: ASP.NET 3.5 Controls for Silverlight

Hope all this helps,
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Mar 6 2008

ASP.NET MVC Preview 2 tutorials

Category: ASP.NET Extensions 3.5 | ASP.NET MVC | MVCBil@l @ 06:54

Here is a great post by Scott Hanselman where he provides links to download 4 valuable screencasts on the ASP.NET Preview 2. You can check it out at:

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ASPNETMVCPreview2ScreencastTutorials.aspx

 

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Mar 3 2008

Microsoft.Web.Administration API

Category: IIS | IIS 7.0 | Internet Information ServicesBil@l @ 06:59

In IIS 7.0, you can use one the following 4 ways to configure the IIS 7.0 settings configuration system:

  1. IIS 7.0 Manager tool.
  2. appcmd.exe command-line tool.
  3. Microsoft.Web.Administration managed API.
  4. Manual editing for the ApplicationHost.config file.

In this post I will introduce the Microsoft.Web.Administration API. The IIS 7.0 team thought of the developers and provided this managed API that allows you to access the configuration system of the IIS 7.0. The API get loaded into the machince once you install IIS and it is located at: %SystemDrive%\Windows\System32\Inetsrv\.

The major object in the API is the ServerManager class. It is a factory class that contains several important properties like the Sites, ApplicationPools, VirtualDirectories, etc .... For example, to create a new website on II 7.0, you can write the following:

            // Get a reference to the factory object
            // ServerManager
            var manager = new ServerManager();

            // Define a new website
            manager.Sites.Add(
                "ProgrammaticSite",
                @"D:\ProgrammaticSite\",
                8080);

            // Commit changes to the ApplicationHost.config
            manager.CommitChanges();

That's it!!

For a more detailed reference on the API, you can check the following article How to Use Microsoft.Web.Administration (http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/165/how-to-use-microsoftwebadministration/)

Hope this helps,
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