Matlus - Internet Technology & Software Engineering

Have you ever needed to use LocalDB to run Unit Tests on your CI Build Server in Visual Studio Online? If so and you've been banging your head against a wall, this post will get you to that goal. Here are the steps you'll need to take.
Create a batch file that Creates a named instance of LocalDB and starts it up...

There are many ways in which to implement Startup tasks for your Web and Worker Roles in Azure. However, contrary to what is commonly understood, none of them runs as Administrator or administrative privileges. Yup, that’s right, none of them.
The misunderstanding stems from the word “elevated”. People assume this means “As Administrator”. However, it should be noted that in Azure, Startup Tasks run as the local SYSTEM account. The SYSTEM account is a much more “powerful” account but is not...

In this post, we’ll take a look at installing MSMQ in an Azure WebRole (or WorkerRole) instance. Of course immediately, you’re asking, WHY?
The knee-jerk reaction I’m sure most people will have goes something like:
1. Use Storage Queues or ServiceBus Queues/Topics, they are durable, available...

So, you’ve built your brand spanking new RESTful service and it all works as expect only in the same domain. When you test it from a different domain, the GET methods work but the POST, PUT and DELETE methods don’t work as expected. Heck they don’t work...