My name is Khalil Muhammad, I am a scholar, a developer and a gentleman. I have spent years developing software – desktop, web, and mobile applications. Currently, I am independent freelance developer, which means I scour the lands searching for worthwhile projects, manage different kinds of clients, solve diverse problem scenarios, and enjoy the bliss of being my own boss.

As a scholar I enjoy learning new stuff, sharing the new stuff I learn, and building new stuff with all these new stuff! If I ever make it back into the academics, I’ll dive into Machine Learning and Data Mining, hopefully one day computers will summarize newspaper articles based on our news reading preferences.

On the side I enjoy photography, chess, football and chasing storms – I believe life without risks is a waste of oxygen. I am a Nigerian, and if possible I’d still come back as a Nigerian in my next life.

I will do my best to engage you with tips from the trenches, (tech) life in Nigeria & Africa, and other innuendos that may just be worth your while.

From the Solution Explorer, select the web project that hosts your Silverlight XAP files, and then Double-click on the Properties icon (see screenshot below) in the project.

This will bring up the Properties page for you web project. Now all you need to do is click on the Web tab, scroll to the bottom of the tab page, and ensure that the Silverlight checkbox is ticked.

It’s that simple! Now you can litter your code with breakpoints and they will surely get hit where necessary.

From the command prompt, enter the command:

powercfg –H on

Note that you’ll need to be logged on with administrative privileges in order to execute the command successfully.

Of course, this problem has been rectified in Windows 7. Enjoy!

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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 said they have increased salaries due to some sort of certification. So there you have it: certification does have its purpose.

Microsoft has decided to offer some FREE certifications through its Students to Business program. The offer is only for the Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist Certification. I am not sure if the offer is exclusive to members of the S2B program; but if it is, then you can register for free at the Microsoft S2B website.  Oh, and the offer expires by June 30th, 2009. For more information, visit the DreamSpark website.

So, If you have been dragging your feet about being certified, or you could not afford one (hardly unlikely), then here is an opportunity to prove yourself to these “businesses”. Personally, I have decided to get certified for several reasons. One of them is to see if I can do it (success is sweet). Find your own reason to get certified and enjoy this opportunity.