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November 2007 - Posts

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:54 PM

Microsoft Workflow Foundation Webcasts

I have been browsing online to locate some Web casts on WF and found this blog post by Paul Andrew, which lists several Web cast links: http://blogs.msdn.com/pandrew/articles/460630.aspx   I am sure you will appreciate that blog post when you start
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007 1:16 AM

let clause in C#

I have discovered a new reserved C# word called let . "let" can be used inside your LINQ queries to store the result of a sub-expression that can be used in subsequent sections of the query. For example, here is a sample from MSDN: using System;
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:15 AM

System.Data.DataSetExtensions Exception in VS 2008 RTM

I got the exception shown below when I opened an application that was developed under VS 2008 beta 2: ASP.NET runtime error: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Data.DataSetExtensions, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007 9:18 AM

Client Application Services

I have noticed today something new in the VS 2008 (Orcas) and .NET 3.5 which is Client Application Services . As I understood, since in ASP.NET 2.0 you have Application Services which includes Membership, Role, and Profile services, they can be only used
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Monday, November 26, 2007 8:47 PM

Silverlight 1.1 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 available for download

There is a new updated version of the Silverlight 1.1 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 that works with the latest release of the Visual Studio 2008. You can read more about it here: http://blogs.msdn.com/webdevtools/archive/2007/11/27/silverlight-1-1-tools-for-visual-studio-2008-available-for-download.aspx
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Saturday, November 24, 2007 10:20 AM

Unit Testing in Visual Studio 2008 Professional

I have been browsing through the Visual Studio 2008 Training Kit and noticed on one of the slides that Unit Testing is now available in VS 2008 Professional . I believe this is great and forces people to use unit testing even if companies or individuals
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Thursday, November 22, 2007 5:06 AM

Lebanese Independence Day

Today is the Lebanese 64’Th Independence Day which is on the 22nd of November of every year. This year comes the Independence Day and the country is busy with the presidential elections where tomorrow (Friday), the last day of the current president’s
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Thursday, November 22, 2007 5:00 AM

Steps to install Visual Studio 2008 Final Release

Scott Guthrie, blogged on his website about the steps required to uninstall any previous versions of the Visual Studio 2008 Betas and how to install the VS 2008 final release. You can check that post here: Steps to Uninstall VS 2008 Beta2 before installing
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Thursday, November 22, 2007 4:53 AM

Comments disabled on my blog

Dear all, I have disabled commenting on my blog because of the large number of spam posts that I am receiving. For this reason, if you have anything to pass to me, please use the feedback form on this blog to send me an email! Thanks and hope you understand
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Monday, November 19, 2007 7:52 AM

VS 2008 is out!!

I would like to inform you that VS 2008 is now available for MSDN Subscribers!! Go it now :)   Lots of new features integrated which you can read more about on Soma's blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/somasegar/archive/2007/11/19/visual-studio-2008-and-net-framework-3-5-shipped.aspx
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Friday, November 16, 2007 9:38 AM

Another Lebanese in the TechEd 2007 Speaker Idol

I would like to congratulate my friend Maral Topalian for getting the First Runner in the Speaker Idol - TechEd IT - Barcelona!! Great job Maral!!! Here is a photo for Maral taken from Jeff's website: Another photo Maral sent me:
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Friday, November 16, 2007 9:21 AM

Moments from the Speaker Idol - TechEd Developers 2007 - Barcelona

Here are some of the pictures I found online on Jeff Wharton's web site (speaker idol 2007 winner) and just selected mine here (Thanks Jeff):         Here is one of the photos taken by my friend Raed Gharzeddine for the highly esteemed
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:56 AM

MVC Framework - Scott Guthrie

Here is Scott's second psot on the MVC Framework: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/11/13/asp-net-mvc-framework-part-1.aspx . As I believe, Scott will be delivering a series of tutorials on this topic, so expect much much more!!! Thanks Scott
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Monday, November 12, 2007 8:40 AM

Back to Lebanon

I arrived today to Lebanon from the long trip that I had starting from Egypt, moving to Athens, then to TechEd in Barcelona, back to Athens, and finally to Lebanon!!! I will be back to posting and my normal work just 2 days break to take my breath!! Regard
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Thursday, November 08, 2007 5:16 AM

Speaker Idol - 2

I had a great presentation as the jury said, but I was the second ... Which means, I didn't make it to the finals. Hopefully next year, I will make it!! As a first experience, it was OK. Regards
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Thursday, November 08, 2007 12:38 AM

Speaker Idol - TechEd Developers 2007 - Barcelona

In 45 minutes from now, I will be participating in the Speaker Idol for this year in the TechEd - Barcelona. Wish me good luck friends :), I really need it!!   Regards
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007 12:09 PM

Meeting @ TechEd Developers 2007 - Barcelona

I had great meetings today and yesterday with great colleagues and friends that I only met through the Internet and emails!! Yesterday I had the honor to meet Matt Gibbs, Fredik Normen, and Fritz Onion. It is so nice when you meet people you have been
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Monday, November 05, 2007 5:15 AM

Staying at TechEd 2007 or Developers - Barcelona

This is my fist day in the first TechEd in my life :). I am working as a HOL and ATE. Just attending the first lecture for me on Visual Studio 2008 and ASP.NET 3.5. I will be staying in the conference area most of the days, so if you want to meet with
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