Silverlight 4 release on Feb 13

Remember Feb 13, 2007... Silverlight went public for the first time and yeah, here post 3 yrs later at Feb 13,2010, Silverlight 4 got released... This seems to be a intresting fact isn't it .. :) .. There are lots and lots of capabilities coming on Silverlight 4 . The RIAs support seems to be increasing in Silverlight on their every release.. So if you would like to know what's new in Silverlight 4, click here
Silverlight 4 application requires VS 2010 as an IDE. I would be blogging more on Sharepoint 2010 , VS 2010, Silverlight 4 and few more upcoming Tech.. in coming day and will talk about specific features of each of them..

WCF error "No end point listening at net.pipe://server name:port/service name that could accept the message

Often, While having client and server communication via WCF, one of the typical error that is received is no endpoint is listening. I am blogging the error and resolution for the benefits of all blog readers

Error : There was no endpoint listening at net.pipe://servername:portnumber/ that could accept the message.This is often caused by an incorrect address or SOAP action. See InnerException, if present, for more details.
Resolution:
If you get above error, ensure to follow the below steps
Step 1. Ensure you are pinging the server only if it is started. Normally, this is a typical issue while accessing the service, client pings the server even if it is not started.
Step 2. Ensure that config file in both client and server does not have different address.
Step 3. netpipe/named pipe only works if client and server resides in same machine.Use netTcp binding incase they are not in same machine or if there is any chances in future that both of them does not resides in same machine.

Also, ensure that your IP is been correctly accesed via the client. Normally, this does not happen if you are using load Balancing techniques provider the hardware components. If still the problems does not solve, email me :)

Review Sharepoint Prep kits for UCertify

I have been asked to review Prep kits for 70-630 exam titled Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuring (70-630). Though I have not got a chance to review each questions but I did found that the concepts related to 70-630 are clearly outlined and thoroughly covered.

There are few small things that has been take care of in this prep kits. For e.g. Pause button which provide a reader to take a break while preparing for the exams.This is very nice and extremely useful. The other noticeable things that I like are adding Tags to each questions, providing review etc to name a few. Also like other prep kits, they did explain the reasons for correct as well as incorrect answers.Few things that I really liked in this Prepkits is its GUI and study notes section.



SharePoint 2010 is on the way. If you are a SharePoint geek, I would still reckoned to get through this exam titled “70-630 – TS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007” since still the basics are same. Being my blog reader, you are also entitled to a 10% discount for this prep kit. The discount code is "UCPREP".

MOSS Service Pack 2 Released

Microsoft have released Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) Service Pack 2. This can be download from here. This service pack include all the unreleased fixes, security updates etx. It is strongly recommend to go through the link Service Pack 2 Improvements to know about the improvements in SP2

Free ASP.NET MVC Book

ASP.NET MVC framework brings a lots of easiness for creating MVC applications in ASP.NET. There are already lots of tutorials, documentation for new ASP.NET MVC Framework. If you need the sum of all , do go through the upcoming book called ASP.NET MVC 1.0 of Wrox publication. Scott Guthrie has written one of the chapter and is also available for free download. Click here to download the first chapter written by scott Guthrie

Microsoft Software + Services: The Greater Sum :)

Tech Ed 2009

This year, MS Tech Ed 2009 is happening at Hyderabad from May 13th-15th‏.
What's New this time in Tech Ed , 2009 ?

• 28 Technical tracks
• Technical Learning Center (TLC) : With more than 100 Demo Stations, 24 Instructor-led Hands-on-Lab sessions, 12 Technology Tents (hosted by Microsoft Product Development Teams), product-specific Ask-the-Expert rooms
• Microsoft Certification for free at Tech ED : One of the unique opportunity of its own
• Speakers : Chance to hear from 78 eminient speakers that includes Steve Balmer, CEO of Microsoft.

How to view Tech Ed online
Click here to view Tech Ed Online

Where to Register ?
Go and get register for Microsoft TechEd India 2009 at www.msteched.in now

Virtual Techdays in back

Virtual techDays is back again. it will be on 24-26 November 2008.
for more information and registration, go on http://www.virtualtechdays.com/

WCF REST Starter Kit Now Available

if you have seen noticed about whats new in .NET 4.0 for WCF. One of the things that have been brought into the attention is the support for creating RESTful Services. So does that mean that in order to create RESTful services via WCF, one need to wait for .NET 4.0. Well.. Not really.. if you are working on .NET 3.5 SP 1, then you got a WCF REST Starter Kit. It is available for download on CodePlex. This kit simplifies the development of REST services by adding new features and guidance tightly integrated with ASP.NET and the existing WCF release in .NET 3.5 SP1. Click here for Learning Resouce on WCF REST Starter Kit

Ramp up- a free, online, community-based program

Recently i have got a chance to got a visit a wonderful site called Ramp Up program (http://www.myrampup.com/) . Ramp Up is a free, online, community-based program that can help users save time in learning Microsoft technology. The easy-to-access content (provided by subject-matter gurus) is specifically tailored to the Ramp Up program, and offered in a variety of forms (whitepaper, v-lab, codecast and slidecast). There are lot of tracks in it SharePoint track, along with the other currently offered tracks (eg, Visual Studio 2008), teaches the important skills in a guided path, making the learning process easier and more efficient. Currently, there are no assessments in the program, so it's quicker than ever to graduate and receive the reward (25% off on certification and 50% off on e-Learning - only for graduates of Ramp Up).

Enterprise Library 4.1 Just Released

Quick Links:
– MSDN site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/entlib
– Community Forum: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=119312
– Community Extensions: http://codeplex.com/entlibcontrib
What’s New?
This release of Enterprise Library is a service release that includes the following:
– Unity interception mechanism and integration of the Policy Injection Application Block with the Unity Application Block
– Added support for generics in the Unity Application Block
– Added support for arrays in the Unity Application Block
– Performance improvements
– Usability improvements to the configuration tool
– Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 support
– Bug fixes
For the detailed list of all changes, see About This Release of Enterprise Library.

Eclipse tool for silverlight

The Eclipse Tools for Microsoft Silverlight Project will integrate advancedSilverlight development capabilities into the Eclipse IDE and Eclipse RichClient Platform (RCP). Have a look on http://www.eclipse4sl.org/

Silverlight 2 Released

Silverlight is out now.
Click Here to get Started and Install Silverlight2
Click here for Videos of Silverlight 2