Agile Software Development is said to be today’s methodology. The modern definition was started around 1990.  It is pretty an old term now but would like to say something about it since it is now a big trend in Software Industry. I hope this will be good for beginners at least.
Agile Software Development is a [...]

The Microsoft Vine Beta connects you to the people and places you care about most, when it matters. Stay in touch with family and friends, be informed when someone needs help. Get involved to create great communities. Use alerts, reports and your personal dashboard to stay in touch, informed and involved.
Well, seems Vine is yet [...]

Just came though an interesting banner when I was reading my friend Vikram’s Blog. There was a quiz which gave me result 75%
 
75%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?
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Well some thoughts on my Internet Browsing model:

When I use to browse?

I usually do not allocate time for browsing unless it is an R&D task
Usually check mails in morning and in evenings. Average time required is from 5 to 10 minutes. I rarely get mails which need a reply.
Do browsing while development. While my application [...]

using System.Net;
 
 
IPHostEntry he = Dns.GetHostByName(Dns.GetHostName());
Text = he.AddressList[0].ToString(); // returns IP address

Well, this will return multiple IP addresses if you have multiple IPs (multiple ethernet cards etc.)
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Download latest SQLLite – System.Data.SQLite provider from - http://sqlite.phxsoftware.com/
You can get a good tool for SQLLite administration at - http://sqliteadmin.orbmu2k.de/.

Refer the System.Data.SQLite.dll file in your project
Now you should be able to do this - using System.Data.SQLite;
Now you should be able to use ADO.NET statements in your project. Eg: SQLiteDataAdapter, SQLiteConnection etc.

 
Here goes a sample code [...]

“The Art of XSD - SQL Server XML Schema Collections” is a book by Jacob Sebastian (who is a Microsoft MVP) which is available for public as free download.
URL: http://www.red-gate.com/specials/Ebooks/XSD_0409.htm (Registration required)

Also, the Mr. Jacob (author) maintains a forum specific to answer the queries from readers. You can reach there with this URL: http://beyondrelational.com/groups/the_art_of_xsd/forum/default.aspx
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What is a Microsoft Tag?
It is Microsoft’s own 2D barcode. It allows data to be stored in a graphical bitmap using shapes and colors. But with a twist.
 

Start here: http://tag.microsoft.com/
Another: http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090108/microsoft-tag-microsofts-own-2d-barcode/

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Here is a simple method in .NET to detect whether your OS is 32 bit or 64bit.

int size = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(IntPtr));
if (size == 8)
{
Text = "64 bit";
}
else if (size == 4)
{
Text = "32 bit";
}

Namespace: System.Runtime.InteropServices
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Just installed a twitter writer plugin for Windows Live Writer. This post is a test for it.
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