Developers

Populate Selected Item in DropDownList in Edit Mode MVC

By Abhimanyu Vatsa published on 04-21-2013

I am going to show you the best possible way to achieve this using Code First approach. Here is what we are going to….(more)

Server.MapPath variations

By Jalpesh Vadgama published on 04-21-2013

Those are working on in web technologies like ASP.Net and ASP are already familiar with….(more)

WinJS.Binding.optimizeBindingReferences for Windows 8 App

By Vasu Jain published on 04-21-2013

The Optimized Binding References test detected the following errors: Impact if not fixed: When using bindings, WinJS.Binding.optimizeBindingReferences….(more)

Error: Schema referenced by Map has been deleted. The local, cached version of the BizTalk Server group configuration is out of date.

By Rohit Sharma published on 04-22-2013

Schema referenced by Map '<Namespace>.<MappName>' has been deleted. The local, cached version of the BizTalk Server group….(more)

Building Windows Azure Cloud Services App with Web Role, Worker Role, Table Storage and Service Bus

By Shiju Varghese published on 04-22-2013

Windows Azure Cloud Services, provides a Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering for building multi-tier, highly scalable….(more)

Solved Exception in Passing Relative URI to Windows Runtime

By Dhananjay Kumar published on 04-22-2013

While working today on a Windows Store Application I had a requirement to work with URI. Business class was….(more)

Add heading and link to SharePoint left navigation through powershell

By Sundararajan Narasiman published on 04-25-2013

I was wondering whether there is a way to add the heading and link to the left navigation of a SharePoint site using Powershell script….(more)

Lifecycle of an ASP.NET Web API Message

By Suprotim Agarwal published on 04-27-2013

ASP.NET Web API, as we know now, is a framework that helps build Services over HTTP. Web API was introduced as a lightweight service….(more)

IT PRO

How to overwrite or disable the List View Threshold value for particular list in SharePoint 2010 Using PowerShell

By Amol Ghuge published on 04-22-2013

If you want to overwrite or disable the threshold limit of List View items for particular list then execute the following cmdlets….(more)

Exchange Server transport: Shadow Redundancy, Bifurcation and Duplicate detection

By Ratish Nair published on 04-22-2013

Introduced for the first time in Exchange 2010, Shadow Redundancy is a feature that provides redundancy for messages so long as they are….(more)

Lagged Mailbox Database Copy-Exchange 2013 Enhancements

By Manu Philip published on 04-23-2013

A Lagged Mailbox Database Copy is a mailbox database copy configured with a replay lag time value greater than….(more)

Show Calendar in workplace post Polaris

By Roohi Shaikh published on 04-24-2013

This blog post addresses the way one can add Calendar on workplace which was previously available on CRM 2011. This can also be achieved….(more)

Office 2013

Select a large data set which has blank rows and columns without using the Shift and arrow keys

By Ashish Mathur published on 04-24-2013

Assume a large data set spanning many rows and columns.  In the data set are entirely blank rows and….(more)

PowerPoint Friendly Audio Formats

By Geetesh Bajaj published on 04-27-2013

Different PowerPoint versions support a number of audio file formats – obviously, the new PowerPoint versions support a larger number….(more)

Developers

Setting up Dependency Injection for ASP.Net Web API

By Rami Vemula published on 04-14-2013

We use Unity IoC container to achieve dependency injection for Web API. Create a ASP.Net MVC4 Project and its associated Class Library as shown….(more)

Host ASP.NET MVC Apps on Azure WebSite Without Spending a Cent on Databases

By Suprotim Agarwal published on 04-15-2013

Host an ASP.NET MVC Web Application on Azure Websites for free and use a SQL Backing Store that you are not paying for separately….(more)

Dynamically adding Cascading Style Sheets from within a Javascript file

By Vasu Jain published on 04-17-2013

In this post I will discuss how to add Cascading Style sheets pragmatically from a Javascript file….(more)

IT PRO

Multiple management objects were found for Identity. When enabling Lync users.

By Balasaheb Ilag published on 04-14-2013

Error itself says multiple management objects found means either Alias or first name / Last name same with….(more)

Start SSMS with a instance connected and logged in with a user at Windows Start

By Raghav Khunger published on 04-14-2013

Whenever I start my Windows. I open SSMS, select server, select user and database to connect to database. This process I have to do….(more)

Exchange 2013 Safety Net Vs Exchange 2010 Transport Dumpster

By Ratish Nair published on 04-15-2013

Safety net and transport dumpster are two features of Exchange 2013 and 2010 respectively. In fact, safety net is an improved version….(more)

Microsoft Silverlight Application Storage & Configuration Options

By Vasudev Gurumurthy published on 04-17-2013

Many of us have Microsoft Silverlight installed on our system, but we rarely make use of its configuration options. In this post we will see its configuration options….(more)

Fix : Media Player Server execution failed in Windows 8 , 7 , Vista, XP

By Shantanu Kaushik published on 04-17-2013

This post will help you fix an issue with your Windows PC, where you get an error “Server Execution failed” when trying to play….(more)

Public Folders Migration from Exchange 2007/2010 to Exchange 2013

By Prabhat Nigam published on 04-18-2013

Public Folders has been discussed before and after every new Exchange server release but there are many Microsoft customers who are using….(more)

Office 2013

The SharePoint Health Analyzer detected an error. One or more services have started or stopped unexpectedly

By Amol Ghuge published on 04-15-2013

To stop or start a service managed by SharePoint, use the SharePoint service management interface in the SharePoint Central Administration….(more)

Locate PowerPoint 2013

By Geetesh Bajaj published on 04-15-2013

You cannot locate PowerPoint 2013 on your computer? Or you are not sure if there are any other versions of PowerPoint on your computer….(more)

Determine cumulative expenses per employee when per diem rates vary by block of dates

By Ashish Mathur published on 04-16-2013

Assume per diem travel rates vary by block of dates (from and to).  So, assume the per diem rate for travel dates between….(more)

Developers

Nested Collection Models in MVC to Add Multiple Phone Numbers

By Abhimanyu Vatsa published on 04-10-2013

In this article (multi-part article) you will learn how to create MVC application that will allow adding multiple phone numbers….(more)

Getting CRM User Date and Time Format Setting in Silverlight Microsoft CRM 2011

By Mahender Pal published on 04-10-2013

If you are working with Silverlight web resource and you need to get current crm user date time format then you can query….(more)

Fetching Windows Azure Mobile Services Data in XAML based Windows Store Application

By Dhananjay Kumar published on 04-11-2013

In this post we will take a look on fetching records from table….(more)

Using async/await with Windows Azure Service Bus Client SDK

By Shiju Varghese published on 04-12-2013

The Windows Azure team has recently released Windows Azure Service Bus 2.0.0-beta which lets the Windows Azure developers to….(more)

Dependency Injection for Multiple Concrete Implementations of an Interface

By Rami Vemula published on 04-13-2013

Dependency Injection and Inversion of Control (IoC) are one of the key players in today’s web architectures. DI improves code reusability and guarantees loosely coupled systems….(more)

IT PRO

Exit code: ERROR_NO_DB_DRIVE_ACCESS (-42)

By Balasaheb Ilag published on 04-08-2013

While updating Lync Server 2010 Cumulative Update on SQL database you will see the above error. After updating Lync Server 2010….(more)

Using mouse efficiently

By Dr. Nitin Paranjape published on 04-08-2013

We have been using a mouse for decades. Now there is apparent competition from various touch devices….(more)

Looking for more real estate on Dynamics CRM page

By Roohi Shaikh published on 04-09-2013

This articles shows various ways in which you can increase the space on Microsoft Dynamics CRM home page….(more)

Windows Azure Primer–Basics

By Gaurav Mantri published on 04-12-2013

Through these series of blog posts I will try and explain Windows Azure as I understand it to users who are just starting out with….(more)

Developing a Responsive Web Design (RWD) layout

By Vasu Jain published on 04-13-2013

With the number of mobile devices and varied screen resolutions, there is a great need for a layout for….(more)

Office 2013

Summarise data from multiple sheets with multiple conditions

By Ashish Mathur published on 04-07-2013

Assume date wise revenue data has been shown on two sheets – Sports wear and Fitness equipment….(more)

Interactive USA Map Chart using X Y Scatter and Pie Chart

By Ashish Koul published on 04-08-2013

If you want to show pie images as markers on the map….(more)

Developers

How to change the Windows 8 Lock Screen Programmatically?

By Kunal Chowdhury published on 03-31-2013

Windows 8 already exposes settings panel to change the lock screen of the Windows, but this post will help you to programmatically access that….(more)

Introduction to Speech Capabilities in Windows Phone 8

By Vikram Pendse published on 04-02-2013

Today I am going to share few things about Speech Capabilities in Windows Phone 8, although I haven’t talked about it….(more)

Change Tracking and Committable data-binding using KnockoutJS and ASP.NET Web API

By Suprotim Agarwal published on 04-04-2013

This article builds up on our previous data binding article using KnockoutJS and Web API and uses the Protected Observable plugin which gives….(more)

REST vs. SOAP Web Services

By Vasu Jain published on 04-03-2013

A lot of web services are implemented using a REST style architecture these days instead of SOAP architecture….(more)

Creating and Deploying Windows Azure Web Sites with Microsoft WebMatrix 3

By Shiju Varghese published on 04-04-2013

Microsoft WebMatrix is a free, lightweight and cloud-connected web development tool which can be used for building and deploying….(more)

Update parent customerid in Contact using Soap Request

By Mahender Pal published on 04-06-2013

If you are looking to update parent customer id in contact record using soap request you can use….(more)

IT PRO

A few things beyond the scope of Content Security Policy

By Krishna Chaitanya published on 03-31-2013

During its creation, the World Wide Web was never imagined to have new constructs like social plugins, third party content, web APIs….(more)

MDX Query to fetch the possible attributes in a Cube

By Venkatesan Prabu published on 04-01-2013

Here is the MDX query to fetch all the possible attributes related to a cube in the database….(more)

Exchange 2010 Database backup and restore using DPM

By Prabhat Nigam published on 04-02-2013

This article deals with the steps of configuring and restoring exchange server backup using DPM….(more)

Best practices to deploy Cumulative Update for Lync Server 2010

By Balasaheb Ilag published on 04-04-2013

First deploy on LAB or Test environment wait 4-5 days and then deploy on Production server….(more)

Resolving – Disk Missing Issue for TempDB with a Twist

By Sarabpreet Anand published on 04-04-2013

A not so common but major issue could be missing Disk\Drive issue for any SQL Server, If there were user DB files on that disk….(more)

Windows Media Player- Playing songs in wrong track order

By Soumitra Sengupta published on 04-05-2013

You need to play the files within Windows Media Player Library. To do this open WMP12 in Library mode….(more)

Office 2013

Learn PowerPoint 2013 for Windows: Notes Pane

By Geetesh Bajaj published on 04-03-2013

PowerPoint 2013's tri-paned interface has three regions: the Slides pane, the Slide area, and the Notes pane. The Notes pane is placed right below the….(more)

Format dates like 1st, March 2013 2nd March 2013 etc

By Ashish Koul published on 04-05-2013

If you want to format dates like 1st March 2013, 2nd March 2013, etc. Try this macro….(more)

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We are excited to introduce the new MVP Awardees of April 2013:

Name                                                                                                                   Technology             

Mayur Tendulkar                                                                                                  Windows Phone Development

Prabhat Nigam                                                                                                     Exchange Server

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