hack your own SQL Server 2008 with builtin\adminstrator

in my case we change the sa Pwd and this helped me out to reset:

http://blogs.msdn.com/raulga/archive/2007/07/12/disaster-recovery-what-to-do-when-the-sa-account-password-is-lost-in-sql-server-2005.aspx

write setup batch file based on processor architecure

take the following lines put it into a *.bat file and based on your OS the correct setup will be started.

@echo off
if /i "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%" == "X86" "%~d0%~p0\x86\setup.exe"
if /i not "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%" == "X86" "%~d0%~p0\x64\setup.exe"

TF30335: Connecting a Visual Studio 2008 Client SP1 to TFS 2010 (Team Foundation Server) Beta 2

Some Visual Studio 2008 SP1 installations can have a problem to connect TFS 2010 (Team Foundation Server) beta 2.



Simply add a Registry Key:
- Location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/VisualStudio/9.0/TeamFoundation/Servers
- String Type
- Value: http://your.tfs-machine.com:8080/tfs/DefaultCollection

Values to replace:
- your.tfs-machine.com: your FQNS (http://www.sharedcache.com)
- DefaultCollection: your collection name

Restart Visual Studio, done!

TFS WSS extension installation for MOSS 2008 64bit

I found quite a lot of information about this issue around there but I had my problems to figure out where to download the extension. Finally I found them as a download link under "Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server Power Tools - October 2008 Release"

In the download section there is a download button for: WssExt64Bit.msi

Facebook SDK Overview provided by Microsoft

copied from the announcement:

This toolkit is provided as a Facebook Client Library similar to Facebook's PHP Client Library or Facebook's JavaScript library. The goal is to enable .NET developers to quickly and easily leverage the various features of the Facebook Platform. This toolkit has evolved over time with input from the community and from Microsoft. The latest release (v3.0) includes new architectural improvements and provides an asynchronous interface for using the toolkit from Silverlight and from WPF.

The main entry point is the API (Facebook.Rest.Api) class in the Facebook.dll assembly. This class wraps the Facebook REST API and provides an easy to use interface for calling the different methods currently available in the Facebook API. We've also provided samples and tools for helping develop Facebook applications in the various .NET platforms including: ASP.NET, Silverlight, WPF and WinForms. Additionally, we've provided all the source code for the API, components, controls, and samples for you to explore.

The toolkit is comprised of the following core assemblies:

• Facebook.dll: This is the main assembly that will be used by all applications. This has all the logic to handle communication with the Facebook application. This assembly also has specific support of XAML applications (Silverlight and WPF) to enhance the Facebook platform to make databinding and data caching easier.
• Facebook.Silverlight.dll: This is the Silverlight version of the main assembly that will be used by all Silverlight applications. This has all the logic to handle communication with the Facebook application. This assembly also has specific support of XAML applications to enhance the Facebook platform to make databinding and data caching easier. The REST API in this assembly is Asynchronous only.
• Facebook.Web.dll: This assembly should be used by Canvas applications. The main functionality supported in this assembly is to encapsulate the handshake between the Facebook application and a canvas application (both FBML and IFrame)
• Facebook.Web.Mvc.dll: Provide a support building canvas applications using ASP.NET MVC. Separated from Facebook.Web.dll to avoid all developers from needing to install the MVC bits.
• Facebook.Winforms.dll: This assembly provides support for writing Facebook applications using Winform technology. This provides a Component that wraps the API to make it easier to use from Winforms. This also contains some user controls to help display Facebook data easily.
  

Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ee388574.aspx

Some links from Facebook:

• Anatomy of a Facebook App
• Platform Core Components
• How-to Guides
• Creating a Platform Application

Twitter oAuth with .NET

Shannon Whitley blog entry about "Twitter oAuth with .NET"