Just recently, I noticed that my blog still carried the default About page that normally comes with free WordPress accounts – shame! I’m certain there aren’t many of you out there who care about who I am, you care about the content. Either way, bare with me while I re-introduce myself. My name is Khalil [...]
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Getting to Know Me
Posted by micaleel on April 28, 2011
http://khalilmuhammad.com/2011/04/28/about-me/
Enable Debugging in Silverlight Applications
If you ever wonder why the breakpoints in your Silverlight application are never hit, it is simply because you have not enabled debugging for it. The following steps describe how you can enable debugging for your Silverlight apps. From the Solution Explorer, select the web project that hosts your Silverlight XAP files, and then Double-click [...]
Posted by micaleel on May 13, 2010
http://khalilmuhammad.com/2010/05/13/enable-debugging-in-silverlight-applications/
Create CSV From a Simple Collection.
Here is a handy snippet I normally use to create a CSV string from a simple collection of strings: 1: public string ToCsv(IEnumerable<string> collection){ 2: return string.Join(“,”, collection.ToArray()); 3: }
Posted by micaleel on March 17, 2010
http://khalilmuhammad.com/2010/03/17/create-csv-from-a-simple-collection/
10 LINQ Myths
While brushing up on my LINQ, I stumbled upon this LINQ myth buster. If you haven’t heard, now you know.
Posted by micaleel on August 8, 2009
http://khalilmuhammad.com/2009/08/08/10-linq-myths/
Vista, Where’s My Hibernate Button
I noticed that Windows Vista annoyingly hides the hibernate button when one performs a Disk Cleanup or defragmentation operation. This behaviour may not exist with your system, but if it does then you can bring back your hibernate option. From the command prompt, enter the command: powercfg –H on Note that you’ll need to be [...]
Posted by micaleel on July 12, 2009
http://khalilmuhammad.com/2009/07/12/vista-wheres-my-hibernate-button/
The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever!
Haha, this was really a timewaster considering the fact that I had no difficulty getting as far as I can (Level 5). Hehe. You may want to test your might with the “toughest developer puzzle ever“!!!
Posted by micaleel on July 6, 2009
http://khalilmuhammad.com/2009/07/06/the-toughest-developer-puzzle-ever/
Motivation is Hard; Failure is Easy
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Posted by micaleel on April 16, 2009
http://khalilmuhammad.com/2009/04/16/motivation-is-hard-failure-is-easy/
Microsoft Offers Free Certification to Students
I have lived with the conviction that certifications do not determine the best of developers, or the level of growth in our profession; many other things do. Statistics (from DreamSpark) claims that 55% of hiring managers consider certification as a criterion for hiring; 46% consider it as a criterion for promotion; and 43% of individuals [...]
Posted by micaleel on April 3, 2009
http://khalilmuhammad.com/2009/04/03/microsoft-offers-free-certification-to-students/
Data Models for Free
Just yesterday, I discovered an article about a Library of Free Data Models,I knew I had to see the website for myself. I must say, the collection there is quite fascinating. To those who find it important, Enjoy!
Posted by micaleel on December 6, 2008
http://khalilmuhammad.com/2008/12/06/data-models-for-free/
Windows XP Style XPlorerBar for WPF on CodeProject
I’ve used the XP Style explorer bar several times in my Windows Forms projects. Here is pretty impressive CodeProject article written by Olivier Simon with an implementation of a fully customizable XPlorerBar for WPF.
Posted by micaleel on December 6, 2008
http://khalilmuhammad.com/2008/12/06/windows-xp-style-xplorerbar-for-wpf-on-codeproject/
