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Override bitlocker PIN entry during reboot

One of my machines has bitlocker enabed but doesn't have a TPM chip. This translates into an...

Author: David Obando [MSFT] Date: 10/29/2015

Debugging startup crash of a universal app

You'll need a few tools: NP Profiler Make sure to select the Store App version of NP...

Author: David Obando [MSFT] Date: 10/09/2015

MVP Stream (in Spanish)

Matías Quaranta, an MVP from Argentina, created this amazing tool that aggregates blog...

Author: David Obando [MSFT] Date: 05/26/2015

Entity Framework performance whitepaper

The Entity Framework team first published the EF performance considerations whitepaper for EF5 back...

Author: David Obando [MSFT] Date: 11/14/2014

Power BI - big data analysis in three easy steps

Pedro Ardila from Microsoft writes about obtaining actionable insights out of your big data in three...

Author: David Obando [MSFT] Date: 09/11/2014

Quick tip for concurrency when using Entity Framework

Entity Framework does a great job at simplifying the way we interact with storage. Sometimes we need...

Author: David Obando [MSFT] Date: 08/27/2014

Quick tip for large applications using Entity Framework Code-First

Quick tip. When using Entity Framework and its Code-First way of working your code to configure the...

Author: David Obando [MSFT] Date: 08/15/2014

How to get the EDMX metadata from a Code First model (and why you need it)

Entity Framework provides a very good experience with its Code First development model. In it you...

Author: David Obando [MSFT] Date: 07/30/2014

Wrapping IQueryable objects for testability

In some cases, testing IQueryable objects can be difficult. They are hard to mock and the LINQ magic...

Author: David Obando [MSFT] Date: 06/11/2014

Changing EF's default connection factory from LocalDb to Sql Server

When you create a new project that makes use of Entity Framework 5, you'll notice how it uses...

Author: David Obando [MSFT] Date: 08/14/2012