As a part of my job I often travel around Sydney so I use a Vodafone mobile Internet connection to keep myself connected. At home I connect to my wireless network. Recently I faced a problem with my new laptop. The issue was that I could not connect to wireless network at home. After many [...]

Developer Express the company that produces some of the best third party control libraries for .NET also have two very popular products for developer productivity. These products are CodeRush and Refactor Pro retailing for approximately $250. They have now released a free edition of CodeRush called CodeRush Xpress which can be downloaded here.
Even though Xpress [...]

An exciting news I found while reading Marquee de Sells is the launch of Oslo Developer Center. I have been following Oslo story for sometime now and I have to say that information has only trickled so far. Oslo Developer Center is the first step in taking the covers off Oslo and educating the [...]

I have encountered an issue with Word 2007 many times. The issue is that when I open a document, I cannot click anywhere within the document. I can however click on the ribbon, status bar and the chrome but somehow not on the document. I also cannot select anything in my document.
The solution to fix [...]

I am running a LINQ To SQL Training day on Saturday November 8th at Microsoft Office in North Ryde. The course is FREE for anyone to attend but there are only 20 places available. So if have not yet jumped into the wonderful world of writing LINQ queries. If you are considering LINQ To SQL [...]

CTP of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework is now available for download. Visual Studio 2010 takes the world’s best IDE to the next level by innovating on many fronts. Here is an overview from the download page.
Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0 mark the next generation of developer tools from Microsoft. [...]

As of 14th October 2008, Mainstream support for .NET Framework 1.1 has ended. However extended support will be available till October 2013. We’ll most likely be in .NET Framework 12 by then. Or will there even be .NET?

Microsoft has launched a new web site targeted at Web developers and web professionals. The goal of this site is to showcase blogs, products events etc. This web site will also be home for Microsoft Web Platform Installer and Microsoft Web Application Installer. What’s most interesting is that the site will also showcase open source [...]

To give Live Services a well deserved push Microsoft has organised Live Services Jumpstart 2009. The event is a 2 day training session to be held across 11 cities around the world. The sessions will be an opportunity for some in-depth technical training for Live Services. In Sydney Live Services Jumpstart will be held [...]

An exciting news in last few days has been announcements of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0. The actual products may be more than a year away. To get the ball rolling, Microsoft has posted many videos on Channel9 which give you a sneak peak into some features. Can’t wait to get my hands [...]

My SD Card which I use between my PC and PDA was giving me Error 0×80070052. The error would occur when I created a new folder on the card. Initially I suspected this to be a virus but I also wanted to explore other options. And I discovered the solution pretty much by accident.
Solution
I [...]

I could be the last one to spot this. I just saw that the official Windows site on microsoft.com has a new look with Deepak Chopra’s (no relation) image looking into your eyes and telling you that he is a PC. The new look is refreshing. Much better than the old Microsoft.com look with too [...]