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5 Reasons to use the “Feature” pattern in your product
A design pattern is a formal way of documenting a solution to a design problem. The "Feature" design pattern is a simple yet powerful mechanism that enables you to rollout features based on...
Making Your Windows Azure SQL Database Even More Secure
The only secure computer is one that’s unplugged, locked in a safe, and buried 20 feet under the ground in a secret location… and I’m not event too sure about that one. –...
Converting an ASP.NET MVC Web App to a Windows Azure Service
It seems I get 5-6 emails per week asking me how to move an existing ASP.NET MVC Web application to the Windows Azure environment. I have a short list of steps I’ve been copying and pasting...
CRM Duplicate Detection Part 2: Create & Run Duplicate Detection Jobs
The first installment of this two part series on duplicate detection in CRM 2011 addressed enabling duplicate detection as well as creating and editing rules. This installment will include the...
CRM Duplicate Detection Part 1: Configure Settings and Create Rules
In this first installment of a two part series on duplicate detection in CRM 2011, we will look at duplicate detection settings and rules. Let’s start with some basic information on duplicate...
Capturing a Windows Azure Virtual Machine Image for Reuse
If you follow this blog or Windows Azure news in general you already aware that one of the new features available with the June 2012 release of the Windows Azure Platform is Virtual Machines....
Add STS Reference Disappears from Visual Studio
(I've run into these issue enough times that I thought I'd do a quick post about as it can be incredibly frustrating if you don't know how to resolve this issue.) As you may know I do a lot of work...
Identity Terminology
I’ve been working with identity management and Azure’s Access Control Service for some time now, but I was recently reminded of how overwhelming it can be for a developer who has never dealt with...
How can I be notified if someone changes a critical code file?
With the TFS Power Tools add-in for Visual Studio 2010, it is easy to create an alert that will notify you when a file or files within a particular folder are changed. Let's say you are a...