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Hidden Facebook Status Codes
I installed win7 today and had to post about it… Facebook converts <3 to a heart…how cute. What other hidden Facebook codes are out there?
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Solution to Method has no implementation (no RVA) Error
If you get this exception _System.TypeLoadException: Could not load type ‘x’ from assembly ‘xx, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null’ because the method ‘SendMessage’ has no implemen
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How to Reuse TreeNodeCollection in Windows Forms apps
I’m creating an app and need the same data set for two tree views. Nodes.AddRange only works with a TreeNode[] and the TreeNodeCollection is read-only and doesn’t have a ctor. I first tried something
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Delete All Outlook RSS Feeds
My Outlook RSS Feeds were in a really funky state this morning. I had to create a new profile and I had RSS Sync enabled. When that is the case Outlook re-adds all Feeds that you have ever added to th
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Solution to the SQL Server 2008 with Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Install Exception: "SQL Server 2008 setup requires .NET Framework 3.5 to be installed"
You would have never guess this by the error message, but "“SQL Server 2008 setup requires .NET Framework 3.5 to be installed” when you have Visual Studio 2008 SP1 installed means that you need t
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[object Object]
Got this error when logging into a machine that I hadn’t touched in months: “the security database on the server does not have a computer account for this workstation trust relationship” Not exactly s
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PDC Wrapup - My fav sessions
PDC was great this year! Here’s a quick list of my favorite sessions of technologies and products that Social Bookmarking will use soon… Stuff we’ll use this year: Velocity ADO.NET Data Services Vis
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Solution to SQL Server 2005 SP2 Upgrade Issue : KB921896 1603 29565
Try the following if you get errors when upgrading to SP2 Give explicit (not inherited) Full Control permissions to “c:\program files\microsoft sql server\mssql.x” for Administrators group Delete all
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Entering Credentials in Gmail App on BlackJack II
If you are using the Gmail Mobile App on Windows Mobile you may notice that it seems impossible to enter a username and password into the authentication screen. You can actually enter the data, but yo
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Solution to SqlCommand "expects parameter" Exception
I was getting this exception earlier today: Test method x threw exception: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Procedure or function ‘sp_get_x’ expects parameter ‘@x’, which was not supplied… I was 10
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New MSDN & TechNet Search URLs
Along with all the other new features of our recent MSDN & TechNet search release we also created “search” sub-domains for both of the sites. The new URLs are: http://search.msdn.com and http://se
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Backslash key on Blackjack II
The backslash key isn’t on the default key layout on the Blackjack. Just hold down the “sym” button and a list of symbols (special characters) will appear. Jon
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LINQ TO SQL Designer not updating Codefile Fix
I’m not sure exactly what leads to this issue, but in 2008 SP1 the designer doesn’t always update the codefile after dragging from Server Explorer. Hit F7 from the designer and move (or add) the “usin
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ASP.NET Dynamic Data - A property with name '[table].[column]" does not exist in metadata for entity type '[type]'.
Here’s the solution to the: A property with name '[table].[column]" does not exist in metadata for entity type ‘[type]’. issue in ASP.NET Dynamic Data. The links are generated incorrectly for ass
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Web Unit Tests Without HttpContext
Phil Haack created a very useful HttpSimulator to assist in unit testing code that accesses the HttpContext. I was up an running in a few minutes. Here’s a sample that worked for me. [TestMethod] publ
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New SQL Server Date DataTypes: Date, Time, DateTime2 & DateTimeOffset
Great video on the new Date DataTypes in in Sql [T-SQL Enhancements and Date/Time ](http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/5/1/851B0968-0BE0-417E-9DA9-B3A2A6E47A67/NewDateTime.wmv) SQL Server 2008
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Solution for "Download Failure" exception with Scottgu's DiggSample
WebClient will return a Download failure exception if you search the Digg API using an invalid search term. If you search with a valid term, say “microsoft”, then you will have no issues. Search with
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Solution to "Configuration system failed to initialize"
I got this error today: “Configuration system failed to initialize” while loading a config file. Looking at the web.config file it wasn’t obvious what the problem was. <?xml version="1.0" encoding=
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Windows Live SkyDrive - 5 GB of Free Online Disk Space
I regularly use SkyDrive for sharing files with my friends and family. You get 5GB free, the UI is super easy to use and you completely control the permission model on your folders and files. Check i
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System.Net.Mail.MailMessage Mail Header Casing Issue Fixed in .NET 2.0 SP1 & .NET 3.5
With the transition of MailMessage from System.Web.Mail to System.Net.Mail there were some mail header casing changes that caused mail sent to Hotmail and Live email addresses to appear as being succe