Monthly Archives: January 2017

Free ebook: Containerized Docker Application Lifecycle with Microsoft Tools and Platform

Posted on January 27, 2017 by chanmingman

This sounds to me like I can develop an application in Windows Platform such as C# and run on Linux. There is no clear sample code you can use to try the application with the Docker. The book purely deliver … Continue reading →

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Upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 for Windows Phone

Posted on January 26, 2017 by chanmingman

This short blog shows you how to upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. I have upgraded my Nokia Lumia 735 from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. My son has upgrade his Microsoft Lumia 640 XL from Windows 8.1 to … Continue reading →

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Using node.js as a web server with Visual Studio Code

Posted on January 24, 2017 by chanmingman

This blog shows you how to use node.js as web server. If you just want to test html, JavaScript, and CSS then you can use node.js as web server. Do the following 1.       Download Visual Studio Code https://code.visualstudio.com/. 2.       Install … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Power BI vs Qlik vs Tableau

Posted on January 20, 2017 by chanmingman

Gartner 2016 reports shows Tableau, Qlik, and Microsoft are the leader in Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms. The full Gartner url is at the bottom. The Gartner link will be broken in sometime later, that was my experience with Gartner … Continue reading →

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Waze has no sound in Windows Phone running Windows 10

Posted on January 15, 2017 by chanmingman

Go to Waze sound setting (Go to Setting then swap your finger to the left). Choose Sound, Choose Direction only instead of Include street name. That was discovered by my son. Waze can talk now. Maybe you have some other … Continue reading →

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The trend of C#, VB.NET, and F#

Posted on January 14, 2017 by chanmingman

Below is the highlight of the long article for C#, VB.NET, and F# C# C# is also one of the few big mainstream languages to figure on the most loved top 10 in the StackOverflow survey. We will keep growing … Continue reading →

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The refactoring operation cannot be completed because it requires changes to generate code

Posted on January 10, 2017 by chanmingman

The short blog shows you the workaround to the error “The refactoring operation cannot be completed because it requires changes to generate code”. In one scenario, you will get this error is that you want to rename the namespace of … Continue reading →

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Unable to cast COM object of type ‘System.__ComObject’ to interface type ‘Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.ContactItem

Posted on January 3, 2017 by chanmingman

This short blog show you how to fix the error you might have when following a msdn article for Outlook Add-in. If you are following this article How to: Programmatically Search for a Specific Contact  https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms269001.aspx You might hit the … Continue reading →

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