I watched the dotNetConf .NET Open Source Panel last week. It was a bit disappointing to hear defeatism in the voices of OSS project leaders, because .NET’s future appears to rely entirely on the success of open source software for .NET. Here are a couple reasons:

Aspose.Email for Java 2.9.0 now supports adding contacts, notes, tasks, calendar, and journal items to PST files in the same way as messages are added to PST. We have also fixed a number of bugs, reported earlier by our valued customers and users, in this month’s release. Issues related to email conversion to other formats such as MHTML, saving image from a VCard, processing ICS files, creating PSTs with a large number of email messages, saving attachments from message using stream and some exceptions.

Learn how to build a NHibernate-based app with DHTMLX Scheduler .NET web calendar control. Detailed instructions include the creation of a database in SQL Server Management Studio. A demo sample is provided.

I am from Pakistan. Like most of Pakistanis, I am also a huge fan of Cricket. Yesterday, I got some time from my busy job. I thought to create a simple Cricket Live Score feature using ASP.NET SignalR. It is also Interesting to note that the guys(David Fowler from West Indies and Damian Edwards from Australia) that are heavily involved in SignalR development are also cricket fans(correct me if I am wrong). In this article, I will show you how to create a simple 'Live Cricket Score' feature using SignalR.

As I was working on a Windows Phone 8 project I needed a pivot that could hide its title, giving back some screen real-estate when needed. The basic pivot that is included in the Windows Phone SDK doesn’t have this kind of behavior so it was a great opportunity to try out custom controls in Windows Phone. I’ve build custom controls in XAML before but never based on an existing one, so fun times ahead. Let me start by showing a side-by-side comparison between both views of my pivot.

A short write up containing a few tips to assist those looking to land their first coding job.