iFactr is a cross-platform mobile framework created by ITR Mobility . With iFactr as a plug in to Visual Studio 2010, developers can create iPhone, Android and Windows Phone apps by writing C# and .NET code. Essentially iFactr compiles the code to a native app for a specified target platform. It is worth...

Visual Studio 2010 is a powerful IDE that ensures quality code. Visual Studio 2010 is packed with new and enhanced features that simplify the entire development process from design to deployment. Customize your workspace with multiple monitor support. Create rich applications for SharePoint and the Web...

I went through the process of creating an asp.net web application (without database) and deploying it to my Windows Azure account. I followed step by step instructions during the process but ran into a few minor issues. So I thought I’d share what I learned here. 1. Creating two services in Windows Azure...

Deep Zoom Composer is a tool that allows the preparation of images for use with the Deep Zoom feature in Silverlight 3 and higher version. While the tool provides the user interface to compose an image with one or more images, it is often desirable to complete the same task with a scheduled task (without...

You may notice that the “Start Without Debugging” option is missing from the Debug menu, but it is still working if you hit “Ctrl + F5”. There is an easy fix: Tools menu >> Import and Export Settings >> Reset all settings. Then choose C# Development Environment. Check out this post for detail...

I reinstalled SQL Server 2008 Express on my dev machine recently and ran into an error below when I tried to open and run a Visual Studio application: “Failed to generate a user instance of SQL Server due to a failure in starting the process for the user instance. The connection will be closed.” One...

Microsoft Enterprise Library is a collection of application blocks designed to assist developers with common enterprise development challenges. Application blocks are a type of guidance, provided as source code that can be used "as is," extended, or modified by developers for use in enterprise...

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 launches on April 12, and you can be among the first to experience it in person. Discover how you can customize your workspace with multiple monitor support. Create rich applications for SharePoint and the Web. Target multiple versions of the .NET Framework with the same...

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VS2010 RC does not support developing Silverlight 4 applications. You can find more detail from Tim Heuer’s blog post . However, for some of us who would like to create and run SL 4 demos on the same machine where VS2010 RC is installed, enabling SL 4 on VS2010 RC is more than just interesting. Andrew...

Visual Studio 2010 RC has just been released. While the setup process should be very straightforward, it may fail even if you follow the instructions step by step, which was my case. The log file showed the following error: Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate RC - ENU: [2] CRootComponent::Install(...

The Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Release Candidate (RC) is available to MSDN subscribers on Monday, February 8th, with general availability on February 10th. Click here to find out more detail. Scott Guthrie talks about a few known issues and suggestions in his post . If you are working with...

The January 2010 release of the Training Kit works with Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2. It is available for download here . The Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos. This content is designed to help you learn how...

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit (October Preview) is available to download here . The Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos. This content is designed to help you learn how to utilize the Visual Studio 2010 features and...

The Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework Beta 2 is available to MSDN subscribers on Monday, October 19th, with general availability on October 21st. Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dd441784.aspx Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 Walkthroughs...