Uber Event/Complex Location Pickup

This is a product idea I have for Uber. I’m hopeful they will, one day, implement it.

Intent

Allow users to better understand and communicate pick-up locations at complex locations (stadiums, airports, conference centers, etc.) and special events (Super Bowl, Golf Tournament, etc.)

Reason

In many of these instances it is very difficult for a requestor to understand and communicate their location to the driver in a manner that is consistent with the vehicle pick-up regulations.
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Error 20000009 on Windows Update – Windows Server 2012

I was recently attempting to install SQL Server 2012 SP1 (KB2674319) via Windows Update on a VM. This is a Dev VM – specifically a new one I had built for working with SharePoint 2013 & CRM 2013. Nice new environment: Windows Server 2012, Visual Studio 2013, ReSharper 8, Dynamics CRM 2013, SharePoint 2013, and even Office 2013…heck 2013 is sounding like a great year!

Anyway, while letting Windows Update install SQL Server 2012 SP1 I kept getting the dread red install failure and an error 20000009. I did several searches but couldn’t find anything. I performed a repair on SQL Server 2012 using the install media – still no luck. It was only went I back that next day and tried to copy a large file that I received an out-of-space error. (more…)

Open LINQPad

Using LINQPad for Dynamics CRM Development

You are likely already familiar with the excellent development tool LINQPad and if you are a Dynamics CRM Developer you, hopefully, are familiar with LINQPad Plugin for Dynamics CRM. Using LINQPad along with the LINQPad CRM Plugin is a great way to learn the ins and outs of writing LINQ queries for Dynamics CRM.

In this article I will show you how, with just a minimal of effort, you can start using LINQPad to directly call Dynamics CRM. This will allow you to go beyond just building LINQ queries and execute code to test Request/Response messages, QueryExpression retrieval, FetchXml, and much more. Using LINQPad allows you to test and learn in real-time without waiting to compile your code and execute your test cases (if you even have test cases! You do have test cases, right?) (more…)