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Display Name Generation Activity - A Custom ILM2 Action Activity

I have tried in a few of my posts regarding the Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" request...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/06/2008

Display Name Validation Activity - A Custom ILM2 Authorization Activity

I have tried in a few of my posts regarding the Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" request...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/06/2008

Setting Up Visual Studio For ILM Custom Activity Development

The first step in getting started writing custom Windows Workflow Foundation activities for use in...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/06/2008

A New Look at The ILM 2 Request Processing Model

Ok, so I was sitting around my house one weekend trying to determine how best to continue my dive...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/04/2008

A Week of Surprises

I know it has been awhile since I posted anything, and I apologize for not keeping up with my...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/04/2008

Give A Product An Extensibility Point, Feed A Community

Another week of heads down coding and bug fixing for the latest Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/24/2008

News and Updates from the UK MCS Talks Team : Session 5 Details: Registration Now Available

I have been heads down writing code and fixing bugs for the latest Microsoft Identity Lifecycle...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/18/2008

Advice To Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 Consultants: Transitioning from ILM 2007 to ILM "2"

In recently helping a Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 solutions expert solve a problem for...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/04/2008

Automating Group Management: A Dynamic Group Primer

Well a "short break" turned into something a bit longer than I anticipated. My laptop is back in...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/21/2008

Short Break

Well my laptop is nearly recovered (I still have a few applications I need to reinstall), and I am...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/25/2008

AuthN, AuthZ, and Action, oh my: Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" Request Processing

This week my laptop decided it was time for a career change and made the transition to door stop....

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/18/2008

A Discussion of Computed, Explicit, and Temporal Sets in Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2"

I would like to take a short detour from my current discussion of the Microsoft Identity Lifecycle...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/11/2008

Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" Policy Service: A Look Behind the Curtain

In my previous post I gave a very brief overview of the different components of the Microsoft...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/06/2008

A Lap Around Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2"

Let me start my discussion about Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" with a quick overview of...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/03/2008

Celebrate good times, come on...

This week the Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" product team celebrated the shipping of Beta...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/21/2008

Dust off the keyboard, I am open for business again!

I am glad to say that the nearly two year silence has come to an end. During this time of silence I...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/14/2008

Cannot Find Server (404) or plain text return for WCF .svc Files From IIS after installation of .NET Framework 3.0 RC1 release

Craig McLuckie just compiled documentation that details work around instructions for common .NET...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/20/2006

Installation of .NET Framework 3.0 RC1 blocks subsequent registration of ASP.NET

Craig McLuckie just compiled documentation that details work around instructions for common .NET...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/20/2006

Stale machine.config entries referencing ‘2.0.0.0’ versions of .NET Framework 3.0 assemblies blocks installation of the .NET Framework 3.0 package

Craig McLuckie just compiled documentation that details work around instructions for common .NET...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/20/2006

IIS Metabase Corruption Blocks Installation of the .NET Framework 3.0 package

Craig McLuckie just compiled documentation that details work around instructions for common .NET...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/20/2006

Some WCF Registry Keys are not deleted on uninstall of some preview .NET Framework 3.0 (‘WinFX’) releases

Craig McLuckie just compiled documentation that details work around instructions for common .NET...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/20/2006

Seven Segment Countdown Timer

Sometimes the inspiration for funny little applications induces as much laughter as the application...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/09/2006

ServiceModelReg and FileLoadException

When ServiceModelReg runs and checks if a given section [group] handler is installed, if that...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/07/2006

ServiceModelReg, WCF Setup, and Exceptions...Oh my!

During WCF install, or while troubleshooting a WCF configuration related issue, you may have run...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/07/2006

WCF July CTP Missing Config Intellisense

Recently, I received a question about the WCF configuration intellisense in our July CTP release...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/01/2006

Configuration Merge Behavior

.NET Configuration Merge Default Behavior General Behavior In general, the .NET configuration system...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/27/2006

How do I know what collections support , , ?

I recently received this question on the WCF Forums and promised a more in depth answer on my blog....

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/25/2006

Sorry For The Silence

Please accept my appologies for the silence over the past month or so. I recently took ownership of...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/20/2006

So What Is A WCF Configuration Extension Anyways?

I apologize in advance for the rushed tempo of this discussion. Unfortunately, I still struggle with...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/26/2006

Nothing this week

I have to appologize for the lack of posts this week. My family flies into town and I will be...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/16/2006

Enumerating Binding Element Extensions

As a follow up to my previous posts “Is there an easy way to enumerate the bindings listed in...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/08/2006

Enumerating Behavior Extensions

As a follow up to my previous post “Is there an easy way to enumerate the bindings listed in...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/03/2006

Is there an easy way to enumerate the bindings listed in configuration?

This question has crossed my desk in a couple of different forms: Is there an easy way to enumerate...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/27/2006

Introducing ... 'Me'

Greetings and salutations to all of you blog readers out there, and thank you for taking the time to...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/27/2006