Microsoft Session at Cloud Expo
I checked with the Windows Phone 7 team before putting this post out, and got
the OK to write about it. I hit this bug when building out my FriendLinks
Windows Phone 7 application, and was surprised to find it was a bona fide bug
and not a problem with my coding skills. If there was a default value in
the constructor for any new project I start, it would look something like:
codingErrorResponsibilty == this.programmerName;
In any event, here’s the cruxt of the bug. If you are using
HttpWebRequest developing on Windows Phone 7, and you get a 301 redirect
returned from the web server, and that web server sets a cookie, the current
build (as of 03/16/10 at Mix10) of Windows Phone 7 will throw an exception.
In the case of my applications, I was trying to determine the title of the
page as defined by the “
” tags for a given ... (
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DES MOINES, Iowa, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Technical certifications in fields
such as project management and security boost salaries, according to a recent
survey of technology professionals by Dice Learning, a service that allows
technology professionals to easily obtain technical training and
certifications. Gathering the responses of nearly 17,000 technology
professionals, Dice Learning determined the top 10 certifications that helped
technology professionals command higher salaries at all experience levels.
"Not all certifications are created equal in terms of paycheck impa... (more)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine chatting with Albert Einstein,
building an underwater robot, lunching with a Nobel Laureate, or managing
cargo in the space shuttle within a virtual reality environment. These are
just a few of the many activities planned for the first USA Science &
Engineering Festival. Organizers hope to have a million people join in across
the nation, and the best part--IT'S ALL FREE.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100217/PH55185LOGO )
The USA Science and Engineering Festival announcement comes at the height of
National Engineers We... (more)
MCLEAN, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/08/10 -- QinetiQ North America (LSE: QQ)
announced today that it is working with Brewer Science and Applied Systems
Intelligence on a program to develop an autonomous, self-deploying sensor
that will serve as a roving, early-warning detector of biological warfare
activity.
The program is being funded by the U.S. Army Research Office. Work on the
project will be performed primarily at the Jordan Valley Innovation Center
(JVIC) at Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo., and the Waltham,
Mass., office of QinetiQ North America's Technology Solut... (more)
~ Career Expert Provides DOs and DON'Ts for Job Seekers on Social Networking
in the New Year ~
As social networking grows increasingly pervasive, more employers are
utilising these sites to screen potential employees. More than half (53 per
cent) of employers reported in a recent CareerBuilder.co.uk survey that they
use social networking sites to research job candidates. Another 12 per cent
plan to start using social networking sites for screening. More than 450
employers participated in the survey, which was completed in December 2009.
Of those who conduct online searches/backgr... (more)