BingMatrix updated to get parameters directly in the URL

In a previous blog post, I described the BingMatrix search tool: http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2010/12/21/bingmatrix-a-windows-azure-application-that-provides-a-fun-way-to-mine-data-from-bing.aspx I have now updated it to allow you to pass the parameters directly in the URL. The updated version is already uploaded to Azure. For example, here are direct links to the 12 sample queries provided in the main page of the site: … Continue reading BingMatrix updated to get parameters directly in the URL →

Experimenting with Windows Azure and understanding its runtime environment better

Overview I recently learned how to develop, test and deploy a Windows Azure application. This post describes how created and deployed a sample application. Please note that I am not a member of the Windows Azure team and this post covers my own personal experience with the service. Tools My experimentation was made easier by the … Continue reading Experimenting with Windows Azure and understanding its runtime environment better →

Using PowerShell V2 to gather info on free space on the volumes of your remote file server

Overview In a previous blog post, I have examined some of PowerShell’s control structures and included an example gathered some information from web. If you haven’t seen it, you can check it at http://blogs.technet.com/josebda/archive/2010/04/04/experimenting-with-powershell-v2-scripting-variables-and-control-structures.aspx. At the end of that post, I suggested a project to check free spaces on file servers. That’s what this post … Continue reading Using PowerShell V2 to gather info on free space on the volumes of your remote file server →

Experimenting with PowerShell V2 scripting, variables and control structures

Last week I was testing Visual Studio 2010 to write a C# application to export all my blog posts to a file. I described that in some detail at http://blogs.technet.com/josebda/archive/2010/03/21/experimenting-with-visual-studio-2010-and-backing-up-the-entries-on-my-blog.aspx I am performing the exact same task, but this time using PowerShell V2. The basic idea is still the same and I am still using … Continue reading Experimenting with PowerShell V2 scripting, variables and control structures →

Experimenting with Visual Studio 2010 and backing up the entries on my blog

I spent some time today experimenting with the Visual Studio 2010. As I learned a long time ago, the best way to experience a development environment or programming language is to try to implement a solution with it. So I set out to create a small tool to download all my blog posts at http://blogs.technet.com/josebda. … Continue reading Experimenting with Visual Studio 2010 and backing up the entries on my blog →

Strings, Arrays and Functions in PowerShell v2 (and some sample code that speaks for itself :-)

I spent some more time experimenting with PowerShell v2 and here goes my second post about it. This time around I am focusing on how to define variables, use expressions and create functions. The "problem" we're solving 🙂 To make it fun, I decided to create a little script that creates some random … Continue reading Strings, Arrays and Functions in PowerShell v2 (and some sample code that speaks for itself 🙂 →