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Windows Mobile + Azure Workshop - March 17th

There is a Windows Phone 7.5 Application Development Workshop coming right here in Toronto which I am organizing on behalf of North Toronto .Net User Group. Read on... Our Mobile + Cloud Application Workshop is fast approaching! Have you reserved...
February 26, 2012 by Obi

DevTeach Ottawa (Nov. 2nd - 4th inclusive)

  Greetings Folks, Microsoft is excited to bring 19 Sessions to DevTeach from TechDays 2011. The sessions come from 7 focus areas including: Those of you who would like to avail a $100 discount (and why wouldn't you!), you could use the...
October 12, 2011 by Obi

How to delete all stored procedures at once

After manually deleting records, truncating the table and then dropping the table one at a time (being an old-fashioned and to some extent anal) I was left with a stack of stored procedures that I had to clean up as well. I was in no mood to go...
October 09, 2011 by Obi

Tech.days Canada 2011

I’ve already bought my Tech·Days ticket for this Fall – Don’t Miss your chance to come out to join me and save using my User Group promo code. Greeting Folks, I’m excited to let you know that this year, I’ll be attending Tech·Days...
October 05, 2011 by Obi

How to Get Free eBooks

  Do you have a constant thirst for knowledge? Would you like to have access to the newest books on leading edge technologies? Would you like it even more if these books were available to you for free? Do you love sharing your opinions...
September 22, 2011 by Obi

Building Business Applications with Visual Studio LightSwitch

Visual Studio LightSwitch is the simplest way to build business applications for the desktop and cloud. LightSwitch simplifies the development process by letting you concentrate on the business logic, while LightSwitch handles the common tasks for you....
July 25, 2011 by Obi

eBooks for Download

I was looking for an eBook and found this site. These guys allow for a free download...check it out: www.free-ebooks-download.orgWebsite to download latest free e-books on C#, vb.net, asp.net, 2.0, ado.net, sql 2005, web services, ajax, .net framework,...
May 21, 2011 by Obi

Web page crashes when passing data through Query String

If you are a web developer like me, then I am sure you have used QueryString collection at some stage. Although ASP.Net offers some nifty ways to transfer data, but regardless, there are still many situations in which you need to pass data from one...
October 26, 2010 by Obi

How to connect to SQL 2005 from inside SQL 2008 Management Studio

I recently ran into a problem where I needed to connect to SQL 2005 from inside SQL 2008 Management Studio. I have SQL 2008 installed on my machine and I run my sql scripts against the production environment which is hosted by my ISP. Although,...
March 20, 2010 by Obi

How to export Telerik's RAD Editor to MS Word

I am currently working with Telerik’s RAD Editor server control for ASP.Net. Needless to say, the control provides a plethora of features for styling, formatting and such. For all intents and purposes it’s a WYSIWIG tool and you can do practically...
December 29, 2009 by Obi

Talk on LINQ to SQL Stored Procedures

On June 17th, I gave a talk on LINQ TO SQL Stored Procedures at Manulife. Below, please see a link to the sample code that I used for demonstration: http://www.eoberoi.com/blogs/GrokTalk/sourcecode.html Thanks, Obi /> ...
June 18, 2009 by Obi

AJAX - Fileupload.HasRows returns false???

I have recently jumped on the AJAX bandwagon and am frantically trying to AJAX enable all my web pages through the use of asynchronous partial-page updates. A typical design pattern of an ASP.NET AJAX application involves it consuming web services...
May 01, 2009 by Obi

LINQ TO SQL Vs. Lambda Expressions

It is amazing how much you can achieve with Lambda expressions using a single line of code vs. several lines of Linq to Sql. Although, linq to sql is a better choice over traditional CRUD operations using sql and the like. Here's how... Create a...
February 04, 2009 by Obi

Tech Days is here...

TechDays is happening in Toronto. Tech Days is a technology training conference for Canadian IT professionals and developers. Although, it is a national event and will be held in all major cities of Canada with a single and two day workshops, however,...
October 22, 2008 by Obi

IE 7.0 Freezes

Recently what appeared to a be a problem with IE 7.0 on my Lenovo T61p drove me up the wall. Every time, I would open a second instance of the browser, it would not only freeze the browser but also all the active windows on my machine!!! I later found...
June 09, 2008 by Obi

Software in 2008

Here are some of the predictions of what future holds for the industry software in 2008. 1. User Experience Reaches the Enterprise. In 2008 we will see several major enterprises start efforts to build UX centric applications that increase worker productivity,...
January 03, 2008 by Obi

Definition of Interoperability

What does the term 'interoperability' really mean? What does it mean to 'interoperate' or be 'interoperable' when designing solutions? A number of definitions are available depending upon whom you speak to or where you search. Some define interoperability...
December 26, 2007 by Obi

ASP.Net Tutorial - A way to go!!!

What a better way to learn ASP.Net than reading the tutorial below... New Features in ASP.NET 2.0 ASP.NET 2.0 offers some of the following new features: Master Pages, Themes and Web Parts Security controls standardized Standard controls for...
September 20, 2007 by Obi

MSDN Real Development Reloaded Tour 2007

Hi Folks, Microsoft Canada has just announced the upcoming realDevelopment 2007 Tour."This tour is all about Web development and how to make better use ofcurrent technologies like AJAX and Visual Studio 2005 in your projects. Ifyou are a web developer...
August 27, 2007 by Obi

Virtual PC 2007 for download

Virtual PC 2007 was released in final form for download early this year.  You can read more about Virtual PC 2007, and download it, from the newly updated Virtual PC website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx....
June 19, 2007 by Obi

What's with IIS and Apache

How does IIS7 stack up against Apache? Bill Staples, who runs the server products within the Developer Division – Web Server, Media Server and Commerce Server recently wrote a great blog that talks about IIS versus Apache. It is a very well written piece...
May 26, 2007 by Obi

Seminar on SOA

Next week, I am attending a breakfast seminar on bridging Service Oriented Architecture organized by Object Sharp Consulting. Thanks to Rob Windsor who informed me about it. I am currently writing a thesis on 'Interoperability between Disparate Systems'...
May 25, 2007 by Obi

Learning VB.Net online

This how-to video series is dedicated to getting Visual Basic developers productive on areas of data-based Windows Application development. The series starts with the basics of database development with SQL-Server 2005 Express then walks through the details...
May 09, 2007 by Obi

Toronto Code Camp Videos just Released

As you'd probably know, there was a Toronto Code Camp held recently and was publicized all over the town. The Toronto Code Camp has just released the videos (17 of them). The members include the presenters and attendees.  Watch what they...
May 03, 2007 by Obi

How to execute a DTS Package

Executing a DTS package from .Net has never been simpler. Here's how:  '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------' NOTE: Requires reference to Microsoft DTS Package Object...
April 29, 2007 by Obi

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