Windows Azure: Virtual Machines & Affinity Groups
I’ve been working with Windows Azure Virtual Machines recently and they are great. I initially worked with them when they were still in preview mode and they were not as stable and robust as they are now. One of the most interesting features is the ability to re-configure them by just selecting the new characteristics […]
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Book: Pro Telerik ASP.NET and Silverlight Controls
Hi all. It’s been a while since I wrote something here but I’ve been busy writing something else. I’m proud to announce the availability of the book I have been written for the past few months: Pro Telerik ASP.NET and Silverlight Controls. This book provides a complete guide to implementing Telerik’s range of ASP.NET and […]
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Twitter contest thanks to Apress
Hi all. Thanks to the wonderful people of Apress I have 5 coupons worth each for a free copy of the ebook: If you want one just need you to do 3 simple tasks: Follow me on Twitter: @jrguay (this is mandatory because I will DM you the code if you are selected […]
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The ASP.NET Capsule #24: Examine Output Compression
Hi all. After an interesting discussion with Cristian Prieto (ASP.NET MVP) he pointed me in the right direction of a problem I was having. The issue was with a web application I recently published to IIS. A new page I added was throwing an exception but instead of showing the error as I would expect, […]
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News: New Free Tools from Telerik
TFS Work Item Manager & TFS Project Dashboard in a Nutshell These two free applications have been designed to make working with Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server faster and easier. By promoting robust yet flexible project management practices, TFS Work Item Manager Beta and TFS Project Dashboard Beta allow for rapid delivery of high-quality software. Both […]
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Video: Webcast JetBrains ReSharper en Español
Hola a todos. El día 31 de Agosto tuvimos un webcast sobre JetBrains ReSharper. Acá está el video para quienes no pudieron asistir. Adjunto también la presentación de PowerPoint debido a que por un problema técnico no se visualiza. Descargar la presentación aquí y el video aquí. Felicitaciones a Jorge Albergo Gamba Porras de Colombia […]
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News: JetBrains YouTRACK (Formerly ‘Charisma’) Enters Beta Phase
YouTrack (previously code-named Charisma) is a keyboard-centric bug and issue tracker web application. Whatever you do with your issues, you can do it much faster because most of your actions involve two simple controls: Search for issues by typing queries in the search box using query completion. Read more » Modify multiple issues […]
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News: JetBrains new product “Charisma” now in Early Access Program
Hi all. The JetBrains team have created a new product codename “Charisma”. What is Charisma? Charisma is a web-based issue tracker. Charisma’s key features include: Query-based issue search as an alternative to traditional issue filters. Lightweight AJAX-based user interface to allow working with issues really fast. Extensive keyboard support to make it easy to create, edit, […]
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The ASP.NET Capsule #23: Telerik RadControls for Silverlight 3
Hi all. The guys from Telerik are very busy this days. Now they have just launched SP1 of their RadControls for Silverlight Q2 2009 with Silverlight 3 Support. Acording to Hristo Maradjiev the service pack not only includes the official supported controls for Silverlight 3, but also a bunch of bug fixes and enhancements. The bad news […]
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The ASP.NET Capsule #22: Official Support for ASP.NET MVC by DevExpress
Hi all. So, the guys from Developer Express can’t be far behind, actually today they also announced officially the support for ASP.NET MVC in a blog post by Mehul Harry (DevExpress Technical Evangelist). The post also announces the inmediate availability of a FREE demo application with source code included called DevExpress Mail Demo. The post […]
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