M Rajesh's Blog

Hello world!

2010-11-10T06:37:55Z

Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!...(read more)

Installing Internet Explorer 9 Beta on Windows 7

2010-09-21T09:27:24Z

Last week Microsoft made available Internet Explorer 9 Beta for public availability and it has a host of new features and some of them are interestingly tied to the OS as explained in a previous blog entry. As it is beta software it is best to install it on non-productive desktops so as to minimize the risk of corrupting the desktop when your important day to day applications are installed and vital data is there. I thought to give it a try on my Windows 7 computer but as soon as the download finished...(read more)

FAQ about the ASP.NET Security Vulnerability

2010-09-21T05:22:06Z

As most of you know that there is a critical flaw in the Cryptography library for .NET and it affects the websites hosted on IIS. Scott Guthrie had explained about this issue here . The latest is that he has raised all questions/issues in a FAQ. Read it here . Best for all of you (ASP.NET Web developers) to ensure that your web config maps all custom errors to a single error page. It is not enough to simply enable customErrors....(read more)

Internet Explorer 9 Beta

2010-09-20T07:44:46Z

The exciting news on the Microsoft Platform is the release of the beta version of Internet Explorer 9. Yes it is now refreshed and comes with a new set of intuitive features which will appeal to all. “People go to the Web for sites, not the browser, much as they go to their PC for apps, not Windows.” That’s what Microsoft Corporate Vice President Dean Hachamovitch told attendees of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) 9 beta launch in San Francisco this week. One of the new features is that IE 9 Beta...(read more)

Bala Vidyalaya Carnival

2010-01-11T09:45:21Z

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Windows 7 finally done with

2009-08-04T07:17:47Z

Finally Windows 7 is done with and will be available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers on Thursday 6th July. Waiting to grab my copy and then move my development environment to Windows 7. Also waiting to see what the final version will look like and will there by any final suprise in store for us. So if you are a MSDN or TechNet subscriber then you know what has to be done on 6th. Please no pressing F5 continously and hammering the download servers....(read more)

Custom List: Custom List

2009-01-20T09:38:18Z

Silverlight Vs Flash A very good website that shows you how to develop a scene both in Flash and Silverlight along with real live samples that you can preview and see for yourself....(read more)

All that you wanted to know about Azure but didn’t know where to look

2008-12-04T05:00:04Z

Have you wished that you wanted to know what (Azure) cloud computing is all about but can’t find the information in simple layman’s language. Look here for this article that explain in a clear precise way....(read more)

Accessing your SkyDrive account from the desktop

2008-12-03T06:44:59Z

Do you love the 5GB (soon to be 25GB) of free online storage provided by SkyDrive, but wish you could access it browser-free? That’s the promise of a new application called Gladinet, a desktop software program that delivers web applications and online files to your desktop. With Gladinet installed, online storage sites like SkyDrive and others become available through Windows Explorer, where they exist as a virtual drive. Gladinet provides an application on your desktop that enables you to map SkyDrive...(read more)

Floods everywhere

2008-12-03T06:33:54Z

Well the silence for the past 1 week was due to the floods in Tamil Nadu. A cyclone brought its due of rains and filled up the reservoirs in the state but left a trail of destructions and havoc. And worse to add to all this misery was the power shut down in the entire state to prevent electrocution. Low voltage coupled with high voltage was enough to destroy some of the electrical appliances in most of the houses. Flooding of the roads and streets in the ground floor as well as water entering the...(read more)

Community Tech Days 2008

2008-11-26T06:43:02Z

It was a great time to host the Community Tech Days 2008 on Saturday 22nd November. We had the event in 2 places on the same day (one for developers and another for IT pros). I managed the IT pro session in Anna university and we had some cool sessions. In spite of raining on that day, the event had a good reasonable turn over. The sessions also had something new in store for the audience. At the end of the day, we had a quiz contest and some of the attendees walked away with cool prizes. Also since...(read more)

Silverlight Tips of the Day

2008-11-19T05:31:58Z

Have you wished that you knew something about the internals of Silverlight but didn’t know where to look and what is good to know about. Now there is a blog that is written exclusively for tips in Silverlight. Good one and I encourage you to read it. It even has a list of blogs to refer to in the Silverlight community....(read more)

Community Tech Days 2008 – 2 Events, 1 Day. Updated

2008-11-16T04:36:07Z

Dear Friends, The Community Tech Days 2008 has been updated as follows. Both events (IT Pro and Developers) will happen on a single day (22nd November 2008). All IT Pros are requested to note this and attend on Saturday 22nd November 2008....(read more)

ASP.NET Team Blogs

2008-11-14T07:25:18Z

Harish Ranganathan has compiled a list of all the informative blogs which are pretty active, precise and more importantly straight from the people of the ASP.NET Team in Microsoft. You can get the list here and then subscribe to the blogs that are of interest to you....(read more)

Evangelists from Microsoft India now blogging

2008-11-14T07:11:29Z

Now the developer and technical evangelists from Microsoft India are blogging exclusively for you. Here are the links for the 2 categories. Tech Net (IT Pro) MSDN (Developer) The latest articles include all your questions asked in Virtual Tech Days 2008. If you had asked any questions there you can find the answers in these blogs....(read more)