Microsoft MVP for Visual C++ for 2009-2010

Dear All,

With great pleasure, I would like to inform you that – with god’s grace, I’ve been awarded as Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for Visual C++. At this moment I would like to thank all my readers for supporting me and making this happen! Please go through my MVP profile.

I really thank Microsoft for this wonderful MVP award and I really love their products. I really feel great about being a part of it. Well, I owe all this achievements to my fellow readers who motivated me to post more and more and atlast ended in being an MVP. So hearty thanks to you all, once again!

Best Regards,
Jijo. [Humble VC++ enthusiasit from Next Door]

Happy Birthday! WeSeeTips!!!

Image Courtesy – Corbis

Dear Visual C++ Enthusiasist,

Today is the first birthday of WeSeeTips. When i start this blog, my dream target was 1000 hits and at least 10-20 visitors per day. But at present, weseetips have 1,20,000 hits and more than 500~600 daily visits! Thanks a lot for making weseetips a grand success! All the credit goes to my fellow readers – that means you! Without you, this couldn’t be achieved. My sincere thanks to you all for reading weseetips and for keep watching! Lets grow together!

I would like to have a feedback from your side. About positives and negatives, points to improve, etc.. Kindly spend few seconds to drop some words! Please Help me to help you!

Very soon WeSeeTips will have a cosmetic change over! Well, whats it? Shhhhh! that’s a secret. Keep watching buddy, that day is not so far. Once again thanking you all,

For WeSeeTips,
Jijo.

Happy New Year 2009!!!

May all your dreams come true this year!!!

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Released!

Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 is released!
Download it from here.

Main features included in this service pack are -

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 features:

• Improved WPF designers
• SQL Server 2008 support
• ADO.NET Entity Designer
• Visual Basic and Visual C++ components and tools (including an MFC-based Office 2007 style ‘Ribbon’)
• Visual Studio Team System Team Foundation Server (TFS) addresses customer feedback on version control usability and performance, email integration with work item tracking and full support for hosting on SQL Server 2008
• Richer JavaScript support, enhanced AJAX and data tools, and Web site deployment improvements

The .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 delivers:

• Performance increases between 20-45% for WPF-based applications – without having to change any code
• WCF improvements that give developers more control over the way they access data and services
• Streamlined installation experience for client applications
• Improvements in the area of data platform, such as the ADO.NET Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data Services and support for SQL Server 2008’s new features

Enjoy the new Service Pack!!!

WeSeeTips crossed Milestone – 125+ tips and 25,000+ hits

We Crossed 25,000+ Hits

Hurreyyyyy!!! We have crossed 25,000 hits! Its quite important milestone for us. Few months before when Weseetips started, the average hit was below 20 ~ 30. Most of the visitors were my friends. But the growth was spontaneous, soon the daily average climbed to hundreds. I thank each and every one of you for watching my blog and for a true blogger, eternity is nothing but the satisfaction that he gets from being appreciated by others by reading his thoughts.

I know I’m Still a Kid!

I know its just the beginning of the journey. I’ve miles to go… And this 25K is just a footstep! Well, Several other blogs have impressed me and are my role models. I’m a great fan of TheOldNewThing. He used to tell a lot of interesting stuffs in his blog. Its one of the first blogs that thrilled me! Well, I was stunned, when i saw the hit count of my friend Sarath’s blog. He is going to cross 100,000 hits soon! Well, my journey has just started!!! May be one day, me too will become a “Old New Thing“.

At this moment, I dedicate this small milestone achievement to all important persons who were the turning points of my life.

1. My Father (One who took me to the world of Computers)
2. My Mother and Sister. (For everything)
3. Abdul Nazar. K (One who hold my hands when i started walking in world of computers)
4. Muhammed Ziyad. T.A (My C Guru, My mentor and My Well Wisher)
5. Yeshwant Kanitkar ( The man who thinks out of box! He is my role model)
6. John Robbins (Without him and his books, I’ll be zero in debugging)
7. Charles Petzold – (With his books I started my HelloWorld in Windows Programming)
8. Jeffrey Ritcher – (I’ve made my first design after reading his book!)
9. Last but not least – She. (The heartbeat of my life. The one, who is behind all my achievements. Without her, I’ll be nothing.)

Feedback – Yes! I would like to hear from you!!!

It is not the strongest, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

~ Charles Darwin

Yes! I just want to know what do you think about WeSeeTips. Please spend a few minutes to post me a feedback! Well, I’ve prepared a feedback form which make you’re life easier. Just post your feedback as comment to this post.

Feedback
1) What all do you like about WeSeeTips?
2) How WeSeeTips can be more better? Improvement suggestions, Something that you don’t like… etc.
3) Misc – Some thing more to say?

Thanks a lot for your kindness to spend a few minutes for me in between your busy schedule. Well, guys watch on… Once again thanks for you all for visiting and reading my tips. Expect more stunning tips… See you…

For WeSeeTips
Jijo.

I am Back!!!

Guys,

Did you miss me for last one week?
Oh my! I was on holiday with my parents.
I couldn’t even open my laptop!
Don’t worry, I’m back. Keep watching…

Some interesting stuffs are waiting for you,
very soon!

Okay, then… Enjoy the tips.

For WeSeeTips,
Jijo.