Recently, I had my first Windows 8 app going through the process of certification for the Windows Store. Certification did not going smoothly the first time. For a Windows 8 app to be certified, it has to meet a number[…]
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Microsoft DevDays 2011– I’ll be there
This year, I’ll be at the annual Microsoft DevDays in The Netherlands where you can ask me anything on web development. My base of operation at the conference will be somewhere in the ‘Ask-the-Experts’ area. Though you may also[…]
Read moreSending Tweets with C#
If you ever want to send updates to Twitter from C# it fairly easy to do. Recently, we added the option to send a tweet when someone registers for our upcoming dotNed user group meeting. Below is the client[…]
Read moreWhy Silverlight?
Here’s a video I shot at the Silverlight panel discussion at TechEd Europe 2009 in Berlin. Question was: what is the problem that Silverlight is trying to solve? From what I could get out of the answers, the idea is[…]
Read moreAdd bindings to a website (quickly)
As you know, IIS 7 is a powerful webserver. Just last month, after only three months of development time, we deployed the new website http://www.beurs.nl/ on an IIS 7 platform (with SQL Server 2008 back end). This site, with over[…]
Read moreOpenSpaceCode code
These are the sessions for the OpenSpaceCode day.
Read moreBack to one week of TechEd Europe
Even though the Dutch Microsoft DevDays are still ahead of us, here’s a chance to look even further at TechEd Europe 2009. This year, it will be hosted in Berlin. But what is more surprising is the change back to[…]
Read moreWorking around “Cannot create an object of type ‘System.Boolean’ from its string representation”
In ASP.NET Web Forms most times there’s a need to set ASP.NET Server Control properties at runtime. This, for instance: <asp:Button runat="server" id="Button1" visible="true" /> It is pretty straightforward to set the value of the visible-property in a code-behind page,[…]
Read moreSharepoint Designer 2007 free download
Yes, that’s right. If you are working with Sharepoint, you can download the designer for free. Here’s where you can donwload it: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=baa3ad86-bfc1-4bd4-9812-d9e710d44f42
Read moreRenewed as an MVP
For some reason, the e-mail took a detour, but I got it (thanks Gerard): “Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2009 Microsoft® MVP Award! This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their[…]
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