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Poshnet DNS CMDLet and DNS Lookup Script
Steve Schofield writes, "...script accepts a domain, resolves the IP(s) used in DNS, runs an HTTP Get on the host name and / or hostname with WWW. It returns a status code, the AbsoluteURI. This is handy when you are processing 100's of domains trying to determine if they are valid. PS - One of my favorite features is the EmulateDig option..." more Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:36:53 GMT

Easiest Way to Generate Connection String And Verify Database Connectivity
Deepak Kapoor writes, "There are two things which I as a consultant / developer come across many times. One is verifying connectivity to a database which is often a cause of production issues and second is creating valid connection string in the least amount of time. This is the way I do it. Hopefully it will be of help to you. First of all..." more Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:08:04 GMT

Easy Command Locates Obsolete Users and Computers
Dmitry Sotnikov writes, "Just got easier (and faster!) in AD cmdlets 1.4! Before this release you still could manually filter user or computer records by pwdLastSet or LastLogonTimestamp – now user and computer retrieval by a bunch of attributes with an easy command like:..." more Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:05:41 GMT

Code Sample Builds a Simple Recursive Descent Parser
Eric White writes, "...using LINQ to write a recursive-descent parser for SpreadsheetML formulas..." more Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:04:06 GMT

Taking Distributed Applications to the Next Level with Savision Live Maps
Cameron Fuller writes, "...I have 3 servers in a web farm I want the farm icon to go red when more than 2 of them are offline...I started with a simple distributed application as shown below which monitors two websites, which are dependant upon one service and two databases. The website is monitored by a distributed application. The distributed application is shown below:..." more Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:45:25 GMT

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for August 2010
Don Patterson writes, "...This is an advance notification of one out-of-band security bulletin that Microsoft is intending to release on August 2, 2010. The bulletin addresses a security vulnerability in all supported editions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2, that is currently being exploited in malware attacks...." more Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:43:06 GMT

Problems with MEF and Silverlight 4 with VS2010
Albert Pascual writes, "...found that trying to load just one xap file was giving me this error: [System.InvalidOperationException...The package downloaded successfully but an error occurred while reading the contents of the package. I made sure there wasn’t any circular reference and the metadata was like the sample provided and still didn’t had any success. How can I load a xap containing other resources besides UserControls?" more Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:27:08 GMT

Code Sample Finds All Data Providers Installed on a Machine
Deepak Kapoor writes, "...how to find Data Providers installed on a machine. Data providers in .NET Framework provide the plumbing necessary to connect to databases. There are different data providers available which can connect to SQL Server, Oracle or other databases through OleDb. You can find the data providers installed..." more Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:29:01 GMT

Fix for Pixel Thread Appearing on Windows Media Center
Philip Colmer writes, "...I’ve installed it on my PC and some quick testing of recorded TV programmes, a DVD, music, photos and videos all show that the problem does indeed seem to have been fixed. You can read more about the problem and the resolution for Windows 7 and Vista at KB 974324. The hotfix can be requested electronically and you’ll receive..." more Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:27:11 GMT

Windows Phone 7 - First Impressions
Scott Hanselman writes, "...Here's some things I was impressed with:...Some things I had trouble with:...It'll take a while to get used to "it just works" from Microsoft. All in all, I'm pleasantly surprised as everything has just worked...I took a few moments and filmed some guerilla video of me exploring the phone..." more Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:24:31 GMT

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