Monthly Archives: March 2014

How to set Internet Explorer as default browser

Posted on March 31, 2014 by chanmingman

This one is particularly for IE 11. 1. Choose Tools from pull down menu (if you do not see the pull down menu then press the Alt key).   2. Select Internet Options. 3. Choose the Programs tag. 4. Click … Continue reading →

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System.Data.OracleClient requires Oracle client software version 8.1.7 or greater

Posted on March 25, 2014 by chanmingman

I hit this problem when I have 1. Windows 2012 Server 2. Running ASP.NET 4. To resolve this problem you need to download the correct client. 1. Go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/dotnet/utilsoft-086879.html. 2. Select ODAC 11.2 Release 5 and Oracle Developer Tools … Continue reading →

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Team Explorer Everywhere 2013 Update 1

Posted on March 19, 2014 by chanmingman

Let’s reemphasize the 3 key features here: ·         Java projects managed in Git can now be built on the hosted build service ·         Oracle Java JDK, Ant, and Maven libraries are available out-of-the-box on the hosted build image.  This means … Continue reading →

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Peek Definition in Visual Studio 2013

Posted on March 18, 2014 by chanmingman

In Visual Studio 2013, instead of Go to definition you can now see the can inline by right click then select Peek Definition.   Then the code will display inline. You can press Escape to get rid of the peek.

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How to get your MCP ID

Posted on March 15, 2014 by chanmingman

A lot of we have forgotten our MCP ID. Even worst is many of us do not know where to find the ID. Okay, do this. 1.     Go to http://mcp.microsoft.com. 2.     Login your account (if you have forgotten what is … Continue reading →

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Adding SQL Server Express 2012 Advanced Services to Existing Development Environment

Posted on March 13, 2014 by chanmingman

This article consists of three subsections: ·    Get the SQL Express 2012 Advanced Services installation file ·    Install SQL Express 2012 Advanced Services ·    Configure SQL Express 2012 Advanced Services More information please see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mvpawardprogram/archive/2014/03/10/adding-sql-server-express-2012-advanced-services-to-existing-development-environment.aspx

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CodeLens in Visual Studio 2013

Posted on March 9, 2014 by chanmingman

Finally you do not need a code map to fine all your code reference. Somehow if the code is MVC controller that will eventually called by the cshtml view then the CodeLens will still reflecting 0 reference such as the … Continue reading →

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Visual Studio 2013 notification

Posted on March 5, 2014 by chanmingman

You can always go and check the notification and see what updates are available for you to download.

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MVP Community Camp 17th March 2014 – 22nd March 2014

Posted on March 5, 2014 by chanmingman

This is the great Microsoft technical hybrid event. This community camp is divided into 6 days. The beauty of these 6 days is every day the camp is forcing in a particular important area of Microsoft technologies.  The sessions in … Continue reading →

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