Sorting a List in ASC/DESC order using LINQ

Most of the developers are unaware of the capabilities of .NET 3.5 and above. Still going for old way of sorting calling List.Sort and implementing a delegate or lambda expression to specify the sort expression.  But the slight problem is what you will do for “ASCENDING”  and “DESCENDING” order sorting. You have to specify the… Continue reading

Tech Presentation Tips – Checklists for an effective presentation

Today I came across an article by Phil Haack through his tweet. The article is Presentation Tips Learned From My (Many) Mistakes . A good informative article by Phil, by the way may of you know him through his blog http://haacked.com. Phil has shared his past experiences and mistakes he done while doing Technical presentations.… Continue reading

How to Download MIX 2011 Videos

Scott Hanselman has shared a nice article on how to download the videos of MIX2011 – Conference LAS VEGAS, happened last week. These are good presentations about Windows Phone 7,  MVC, Silverlight 5, XBOX, and Azure.. Don’t miss it!! Read through the link Mix 2011 Videos – article by Scott Hanselman Thanks Scott!! for such… Continue reading

Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7

Today I was searching for good resources for Windows Phone 7 application development and I came across a cool set of libraries in Codeplex.com. What is Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7? The Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 is designed to make it easier for you to build mobile applications that leverage… Continue reading

Silverlight 5 Beta Released & Microsoft Silverlight 5 Beta Tools for Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1

Microsoft has just released first beta of upcoming Silverlight 5. Microsoft Silverlight 5 Beta Tools for Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 is an Add-on and pre-requisite files for Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 to develop Silverlight 5 Beta and Microsoft WCF RIA Services V1.0 SP2 Preview (April 2011) applications. Download: Silverlight 5 Tools Beta Microsoft®… Continue reading

IE(Internet Explorer) 9.0 Final(RTW) Released – Version 9.0.8112.16421

Microsoft has today released the final version of Internet Explorer(IE) 9.0. The version number of the final build would be 9.0.8112.16421 (RTW – Release to Web). New features that make its appearance in IE9 include: Streamlined design with compact user interface. Pinned Sites for accessing frequently visited web pages directly from the taskbar on Windows 7… Continue reading