Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR)

Like various runtime environments helping developers to create offline, online applications, there is one more runtime in the market from Adobe this time. It is called as Adobe Integrated Runtime or AIR. It allows developers combine HTML, Ajax, Adobe Flash, and Adobe Flex technologies to deploy rich Internet applications (RIAs) on the desktop.

I need to do more hands on this to give more feedback. In the meantime, you may want to have a look at the Adobe website to get more information.
Adobe AIR

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Amol

Common problems while creating a new TFS team project

After you have installed TFS, sharepoint etc, when you try to create a new team project then you may get following mysterious errors. Also, given below the resolution for the same. I have encountered this problem few times earlier and hence jotting it down here so that it may help others.

1. Unable to connect to the Windows sharepoint service
Resolution: Change the port number of Sharepoint admin website to 17012 and restart the IIS.
2. Error uploading report : Work Item with Tasks
Resolution: After trying all the things available on the newsgroups, websites etc., if still your problem is not solved then try using domain user for logon for the Microsoft Windows Share Point Search service. Restart the service and then try creating the project again. The same domain user should have access to the reports database.

Hope it helps.

Cheers,
Amol

The 7 deadly sins of IT managers

Here is one good article on the INFOWORLD which talks about the 7 deadly sings of IT Managers.

Following are the sins:
Sin No. 1: Lust for new technology
Sin No. 2: Information gluttony
Sin No. 3: Avarice as an action item
Sin No. 4: Slothful approaches to IT
Sin No. 5. In-house envy
Sin No. 6: Wrath management
Sin No. 7: Pride creep


Source:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/12/15/51FE-it-manager-sins_1.html


Cheers,
Amol