Random Hacks!

So long, and thanks for all the fish!!

sayangh — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:18:00 GMT

So this is it! This is my last post in this blog. As I come to the end of my stint with this great company, I would close out this blog. Thanks to all the visitors, and thanks to the company for giving me the chance to giving vent my random thoughts in...(read more)

New .NET Logo

sayangh — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:52:00 GMT

.NET - the coolest framework product in the world (IMHO) ......gets a cool new brand identity....and the new wave identity is COOL too!!...(read more)

"When caching is enabled for the XmlDataSource that is control tree it requires a UniqueID that is unique throughout the application" - Use an ID for XmlDataSource

sayangh — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:23:00 GMT

XmlDataSource class internally calls a private method called CreateCacheKey. Now, if you are using XmlDataSource without an ID, after upgrading the solution to ASP.NET 3.5, this might throw an exception - "When caching is enabled for the XmlDataSource...(read more)

Free SQL Server 2008 online trainings

sayangh — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:52:00 GMT

Get some cool SQL 2008 trainings here - http://sqlserver2008jumpstart.microsofttraining.com/ Neat stuff!!...(read more)

Jeff Prosise talks Silverlight on .NET Rocks

sayangh — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:20:00 GMT

It doesn't get better than this ... Jeff on Silverlight :) http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?showNum=302...(read more)

Visual Studio Gallery

sayangh — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:50:00 GMT

The one stop shop to get all the armory needed to defy all challenges!! http://www.visualstudiogallery.com/ Enjoy!...(read more)

Visual Studio 2008 does not show Solution view when there is only one project in the Solution (by default)

sayangh — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:40:00 GMT

Visual Studio 2008 does not show Solution view when there is only one project in the Solution by default, which makes it difficult to add another project to the solution. This persists even when we add a new (blank) solution. The solution is to go to...(read more)

Query to check for a text in All SQL Server 2000 sources in a database

sayangh — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:05:00 GMT

If you ever felt a need to perform a query to check for a particular text instance in all sources (SPs, functions, triggers et al) in your SQL 2000 db, chances are you might have already written this little goodie. But if you haven't and if you need some...(read more)

ROI of Web Services and the Challenges

sayangh — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:40:00 GMT

Web Services are the order of the day - and all the industry movers and shakers are betting big on them! But here's some authentic info on how web services are being used for good - and how they are driving down the costs. For starters, using Web services...(read more)

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 – Learning Portal Launched

sayangh — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:26:00 GMT

The Microsoft SQL Server 2008 – Learning Portal has been released to external customers now and is available at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/sql/2008/default.mspx Join there and discover the SQL 2008 Advantage with free e-learning clinics and trainings...(read more)

Msg 2812, Level 16, State 62, Line 1 - Could not find stored procedure 'S'. - Issues with osql

sayangh — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:12:00 GMT

If you are used to installing your SQL objects into the database server using scripts and osql command, you may sometime encounter this message Msg 2812, Level 16, State 62, Line 1 Could not find stored procedure 'S'. The error message will be the first...(read more)

The story of United Federation of Software and Services

sayangh — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:14:00 GMT

This is an enticing story of evolution of software architecture to today's SaaS model .... published in Microsoft Architecture Journal ........ Gianpaolo Carraro tells the story in an unique fashion which I loved and hopefully you will too....follow the...(read more)

Phishing - a social malice by e-Zombies

sayangh — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:08:00 GMT

Phishing has become a big concern - and it has started to hit Indians in large numbers. With the following two reports from ET - http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Internet_/Call_Centre_man_held_for_hacking_bank_account/rssarticleshow/2548793.cms...(read more)

Microsoft India - the Best Company to work for in India

sayangh — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:37:00 GMT

Can't resist making a non-technical post at this cool news! The business today-Mercer-TNS survey is out, and it has ranked us as the Best Company to work for in India - and all can be read here - http://businesstoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2257&Itemid=1&issueid=13&limit=1&limitstart=1...(read more)

Howto: undo another users check-out as a TFS admin

sayangh — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:11:00 GMT

Although its a task you seldom would want to do, it might become a necessity when someone leaves the team on hurry/short notice. The way out is aptly described by Matthew at http://blogs.msdn.com/mrod/archive/2007/01/08/undoing-a-checkout-that-belongs-to-another-user.aspx...(read more)