Microsoft OpenDoor Expo Jeddah 2010 November 13, 2010
Posted by Bilal in .NET, General, Microsoft, Tech News, Tips & Tricks, Updates, Windows.Tags: 2010, Azure, Cloud Computing, Jeddah, Microsoft, Mircosoft Web Platform, Mobile, office, Office360, OpenDoors, Riyadh, Sharepoint, Visual Studio, Web Matrix, Windows
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Microsoft OpenDoor 2010 Saudi Arabia took place in two cities Riyadh (2nd and 3rd Nov) and Jeddah (7th Nov) at Intercontinental Hotel. It was the first time that Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer visited KSA and delivered the Key Note but his visit was limited to one day and it was in Riyadh only.
The registration was web based and no registration fee was mentioned. I happen to know about Professional Developer Conference (PDC) that used to have separate registration fee for students and professionals. Anyhow, for this expo, a bar code was issued to each participant against his Windows Live ID.
The Expo started with the keynote of Developer & Platform group Manager
Adel Al-Massarani about Cloud Computing and Abdurrahman Al-Qahtani
Manager Windows Phone Group, about the new Windows Phone 7. It was followed by the presentation of the Platinum Sponsors
Mobily was also a platinum sponsor but they are already making too much advertisement through different mediums. No time was given to the Gold Sponsors. All of the sponsors have their stalls in the lobby where attendees can easily get their information.
After that there were three options to go:
- Track A for IT Professional
- Track B for Developers
- Track C for Technical Managers
Each track was taking place in separate hall. Attendees had full choice to attend any of the tracks at any time as per their taste.
I joined the Track B (Developers). It started with a presentation of Mohamad Halbi about Windows Azure Platform, the cloud service operating system. It was a brief but comprehensive overview of the Azure Platform right from the start to a live working demo. He showed how windows Cloud could be utilized to get a cost effective and reliable performance.
It was followed by lunch and prayer break.
The next session was about Microsoft Web platform by Abdurrahman Al-Qahtani. He demonstrated about the new Web Platform and also gave some working demonstrations.
After a break of about 15 min, the stage was conquered by Jerry Yasir about the advanced features in Microsoft Excel 2010 and its interaction with Microsoft Sharepoint 2010. He showed how we can get the graphical representation of data and its distribution/sharing with other people through SharePoint.
Then there was prayer break. Refreshment was available in the side room that can be utilized by anybody at any time.
Last session of the track was about Visual Studio 2010 from Architecture Point of view by Abdurrahman Al-Qahtani. He should that how the advanced tools in VS 2010 can help in understanding/designing the architecture of a system graphically using UML.
In the last, there was a combined closing session of all the tracks in which winners were selected through a lucky draw. Gifts include 3 web-cameras and 1 XBOX 360 and another set of 2 web-cameras and 1 Xbox360 for the female participants.
And so, a wonderful Expo by Microsoft came to an end. We wish to see more such events in the near future by international companies like Microsoft, Google, Apple, etc… Also, we expect to see Steve Ballmer in Jeddah next year.
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The language of this installation package is not supported by your system. October 12, 2010
Posted by Bilal in Microsoft, Tips & Tricks.Tags: beta, lanuage error, Microsoft, office, office 2010
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Yesterday I downloaded the Office 2010 trail and tried to install. Previously I have used the Beta1 also in its early days. After re-installing the Window I stick to the Office 2007 because I was facing some issues in the beta so I prefer to wait for the stable version.
The direct installation attempt was not successful because even after uninstalling the Office 2007 there were still some components (like office connector for WLM 2011) that were required to be removed. To avoid the delay in extraction each time then getting the error of still some components remaining for uninstall, I extracted the exe file (ProfessionalPlus.exe) with WinZip. After fully remove the required components, I executed the installer from the extracted files and I got a new error:
It was really strange for me because I clearly remember selecting the language as English. I cross checked the language of my system but I could not find the gap.
After googling the issue I came to know that the cause of this error is the extraction method. Why it is so, it does not make any logic.
The result for the issue is fully explained HERE.
Some Visual Studio ShortCut Keys January 31, 2010
Posted by Bilal in .NET, Keyboard Shortcuts, Tips & Tricks, Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio 2008.Tags: Keyboard, keys, Shortcuts, Visual Studio
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Shortcut |
Description |
| F3 | Finds the next occurrence of the previous search text. |
| F5 | Start debugging |
| F7 | Jump to code behind file from .aspx files |
| F8 | Moves the cursor to the next item, such as a task in the Task List window or a search match in the Find Results window. Each time you press F8, you move to the next item in the list. |
| F9 | Toggle breakpoint |
| F12 | Go to definition of identifier under cursor |
| Ctrl+F5 | Start without debugging |
| Ctrl+F2 | Jump to the Navigation Bar (hit TAB to get to the right side) |
| Ctrl+F3 | Find word under cursor |
| Ctrl+TAB | Toggle between windows in Visual Studio |
| Ctrl+I | Incremental search (this is way better than Ctrl+F) |
| Ctrl+J | Force IntelliSense for field members |
| Ctrl+C (with nothing selected) | Copy whole line |
| Ctrl+Enter | Open line above line cursor is on |
| Ctrl-X or Ctrl-L (with nothing selected) | Cut whole line |
| Ctrl+] | Bounce cursor between matching parentheses/brackets/braces |
| Ctrl+PageDown | Toggle between Design and Source views in .aspx files |
| Alt+W, L | Close all windows |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+C | Comment out selection |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+U | Uncomment selection |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D | Format document |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+X | Insert snippet (or just type in the snippet name and hit TAB, TAB) |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+S | Surround selected lines with snippet |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+K | Toggle bookmark on/off |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+P | Jump to previous bookmark |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+N | Jump to next bookmark |
| Ctrl+M, Ctrl+M | Open/close current fold |
| Ctrl+M, Ctrl+O | Fold all methods |
| Ctrl+R, Ctrl+R | Enables or disables word wrap in an editor. |
| Ctrl+Shift+B | Build solution |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Displays the Class View window |
| Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Open line below line cursor is on |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Global Search |
| Ctrl+Shift+F9 | Delete all breakpoints |
| Ctrl+Alt+A | Displays the Command window, which allows you to type commands that manipulate the IDE. |
| Ctrl+Alt+I | Displays the Immediate window, where you can evaluate expressions and execute individual commands. |
| Ctrl+Alt+K | Displays the Task List window where you customize, categorize and manage tasks, comments, shortcuts, warnings and error messages. |
| Ctrl+Alt+L | Open the Solution Explorer (to find your file after you just closed them all) |
| Ctrl+Alt+T | View Document Outline |
| Ctrl+Alt+0 | Displays the Output window to view status messages at run time |
| Ctrl+Alt+R | Open browser within VS.NET |
| Ctrl+Alt+U | Displays the Modules window, which allows you to view the .dll or .exe files used by the program. In multiprocess debugging, you can right-click and select Show Modules for all Programs. |
| Ctrl+Alt+X | Open Toolbox |
| Shift+Alt+Enter | View editor in full screen mode |
Source: http://virendrablogs.blogspot.com/2009/12/visual-studio-list-of-some-shortcut.html
Firefox 3.0 – Download Day – Set a Guinness World Record June 18, 2008
Posted by Bilal in Firefox, Tech News, Tips & Tricks, Updates.Tags: Fastest Browser, Firefox, Firefox 3.0, Firefox Download Day, mozilla, World Record
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Set a Guinness World Record
Enjoy a Better Web
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Do we have to reach a specific number of downloads in order to set the record?
This is the first record attempt of its kind so there is no set number. We’d really like to outdo the number of Firefox 2 downloads on its launch day, which was 1.6 million. Let’s shoot for 5 million–the sky is the limit!
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120 Run Commands In Windows XP May 31, 2008
Posted by Bilal in Tips & Tricks, Windows, XP.Tags: RUN commands, Tips & Tricks, Windows XP
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Click the “Start” button and then “Run” to open up the window where you can write the following commands called as “Run” commands in XP.
Accessibility Controls – access.cpl
Accessibility Wizard – accwiz
Add Hardware Wizard – hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs – appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools – control admintools
Automatic Updates – wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard – fsquirt
Calculator – calc
Certificate Manager – certmgr.msc
Character Map – charmap
Check Disk Utility – chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer – clipbrd
Command Prompt – cmd
Component Services – dcomcnfg
Computer Management – compmgmt.msc
Control Panel – control
Date and Time Properties – timedate.cpl
DDE Shares – ddeshare
Device Manager – devmgmt.msc
Direct X Troubleshooter – dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility – cleanmgr
Disk Defragment – dfrg.msc
Disk Management – diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager – diskpart
Display Properties – control desktop
Display Properties – desk.cpl
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility – drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility – verifier
Event Viewer – eventvwr.msc
Files and Settings Transfer Tool – migwiz
File Signature Verification Tool – sigverif
Findfast – findfast.cpl
Firefox – firefox
Folders Properties – control folders
Fonts – control fonts
Fonts Folder – fonts
Free Cell Card Game – freecell
Game Controllers – joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (for xp professional) – gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game – mshearts
Help and Support – helpctr
HyperTerminal – hypertrm
Iexpress Wizard – iexpress
Indexing Service – ciadv.msc
Internet Connection Wizard – icwconn1
Internet Explorer – iexplore
Internet Properties – inetcpl.cpl
Keyboard Properties – control keyboard
Local Security Settings – secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups – lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows – logoff
Malicious Software Removal Tool – mrt
Microsoft Chat – winchat
Microsoft Movie Maker – moviemk
Microsoft Paint – mspaint
Microsoft Syncronization Tool – mobsync
Minesweeper Game – winmine
Mouse Properties – control mouse
Mouse Properties – main.cpl
Netmeeting – conf
Network Connections – control netconnections
Network Connections – ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard – netsetup.cpl
Notepad notepad
Object Packager – packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator – odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard – osk
Outlook Express – msimn
Paint – pbrush
Password Properties – password.cpl
Performance Monitor – perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor – perfmon
Phone and Modem Options – telephon.cpl
Phone Dialer – dialer
Pinball Game – pinball
Power Configuration – powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes – control printers
Printers Folder – printers
Regional Settings – intl.cpl
Registry Editor – regedit
Registry Editor – regedit32
Remote Access Phonebook – rasphone
Remote Desktop – mstsc
Removable Storage – ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests – ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (for xp professional) – rsop.msc
Scanners and Cameras – sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks – control schedtasks
Security Center – wscui.cpl
Services – services.msc
Shared Folders – fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows – shutdown
Sounds and Audio – mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game – spider
SQL Client Configuration – cliconfg
System Configuration Editor – sysedit
System Configuration Utility – msconfig
System Information – msinfo32
System Properties – sysdm.cpl
Task Manager – taskmgr
TCP Tester – tcptest
Telnet Client – telnet
User Account Management – nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager – utilman
Windows Address Book – wab
Windows Address Book Import Utility – wabmig
Windows Explorer – explorer
Windows Firewall – firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier – magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure – wmimgmt.msc
Windows Media Player – wmplayer
Windows Messenger – msmsgs
Windows System Security Tool – syskey
Windows Update Launches – wupdmgr
Windows Version – winver
Windows XP Tour Wizard – tourstart
Wordpad – write
sendto – Open SendTo folder in XP
msinfo32 – System Information
control userpasswords2 – Local machine accounts
Source: Takveen
